“Eight years and $200 million in the making, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, or Empac, resembles an enormous 1950s-era television set. But inside are not old-fashioned vacuum tubes but the stuff of 21st-century high-tech dreams dedicated to the marriage of art and science as it has never been done before, its creators say.”
Tag: 09.23.08
Huge Free Theatre Ticket Giveaway
As many as 95 publicly-funded theatres in England will offer £2.5-million worth of free tickets to young adults as part of a government-funded scheme.
Smithsonian Chooses New Reformer Chairwoman
“Patricia Stonesifer, a member of the regents since 2001, serves on its executive committee and has been a leader in reforming how the regents operate since the Smithsonian faced a severe crisis of management last year.” She formerly ran the $38 billion Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Judge Allows Dan Rather’s Suit Against CBS to Proceed
“A New York state Supreme Court judge on Monday limited the scope of Dan Rather’s $70-million lawsuit against CBS Corp., tossing out his claims that the network committed fraud and unlawfully interfered with his contract… [but] allowed Rather to proceed with his claims that CBS broke the terms of his contract… in the wake of a controversial story about President Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard.”
What’s Lorin Maazel Doing After The NY Phil?
Why, starting his own festival, of course. The Castleton Festival will take place next summer on Maazel’s Virginia estate, with the maestro at center stage.
Making Cav / Pag Vital Again
“If the term verismo in opera really does mean “realism” and “truth”, then [director Richard] Jones’s unflinching directness is long overdue… For once, the pay-off line – ‘The comedy is over” – is no laughing matter.”
Columbus Symphony Rescues Itself With New Contract, Salary Cuts
The new agreement keeps 53 full-time musicians but cuts their pay (as well as administrative costs) and shortening the season.
Board president: “We can go to bed tonight relived that we have a symphony orchestra.”
Union official: “I don’t think there will be any parties tonight… This is not a win-win; it’s a survival issue at best.”
How to Write a Theatre or Film Script (Yes, the Secret’s Out)
A West End director, a film producer and the associate director of the Royal Court Theatre explain it all for you , from plotting to dialogue to visuals to getting your manuscript read. (And thousands of frustrated writers wonder why they didn’t share this info until now.)