Scott Walters over at Theatre Ideas had some thoughts on yesterday’s post and then I responded to his entry and, if I didn’t mess up my submission while running back and forth preparing my dinner, just replied to his response.
With all that thinking and writing, I pretty much figure I have done my blogging contribution of the day. Whew!
Actually, I did want to highlight a project Scott has been working on in conjunction with other arts bloggers, over the course of a number of blog entries called Theatre Tribe. This project is dedicated to finding viable way to do theatre in the changing economic/political/social landscape. Since he has been developing the concept essentially from scratch in entries interspersed over the course of several months, he has set up a central page that organizes his thoughts for easy reference. I have read some of his entries at various points though when I clicked through the headers on the central page, I realized how many I had missed. Scott presents some interesting ideas for revising the way performances are mounted and the nature of the artist-community relationship.
There are times when I find Scott’s writings to be strident and in opposition with my own thoughts. But he is also very thoughtful and reflective. Which is why I keep going back.
Well, I’m glad you keep coming back, despite my stridency. In person, I’m a pussycat. *L* Thanks for the shout out.
Note I was careful to specify that it was your writing I occasionally find strident. As you point out, I don’t know you as a person. Your picture on the blog actually makes me think teddy bear instead of pussycat, but I would imagine we will both survive that difference of opinion.