“Once infamous — and in many places illegal — the reselling of tickets for profit has gone mainstream. Accelerated by the Internet and changes in state laws across the country, it is now a multibillion-dollar business serving consumers who want that last-minute ticket to Taylor Swift or Wicked.”
Tag: 08.30.09
Twin Cities Nonprofit Space Sees Boom In Demand
“Theater Space Project is a nonprofit that has spent nearly a decade providing low-cost performance space to theaters and dance companies. In 2008, the group couldn’t give its space away, and its very livelihood was threatened. These days, though, the venue, which recently expanded to 120 seats, is enjoying an unprecedented period of activity.”
Learning To Read The Books You Want
“Fans of the reading workshop say that assigning books leaves many children bored or unable to understand the texts. Letting students choose their own books, they say, can help to build a lifelong love of reading.”
Is Talk Radio On The Decline?
Ratings for talk in Seattle are down. “I think music is more enjoyable, and news causes you to think and contemplate.” In a recession, contemplation apparently isn’t a ratings booster.
A Reading System That Rewards… What?
“Accelerated Reader, introduced in 1986, is currently used in more than 75,000 schools, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The Web site for Renaissance Learning, which owns the program, describes it as a way to build ‘a lifelong love of reading and learning’.”
Baryshnikov At 61
“It appears to be a good time for Mikhail Baryshnikov. A new theater downstairs is nearly done, the youngest of his four children is now a teenager, and his performing career is both ample and varied.”
Charles Saatchi Talks Art And The Creativity Business
“By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.”
As Theatres Produce “Smaller” Plays, Actors Find Themselves Out Of Work
“Seattle’s theater scene is busy with talk about the work drop-off. Though no one expects every role to be filled here, most are stunned that their own work options went south so quickly.”