Admit it—you’ve done it. I sure have.

It’s a Shakespeare Play and Someone Grabs His Crotch To Indicate A Dirty Joke.

How to be a Bad Director [Minnnesota Playlist]

What We Work For

Hours of rehearsal can go into the most sublime, subtle, and sensitive acting moment on stage.Then, at any given performance, some guy with too much phlegm can just cough right over it…and no one will notice your work.

via Playgoer

The Social Network is Better Than Any Play I’ve Seen This Year

Isaac Butler, on Parabasis, observing that The Social Network is better than any play he’s seen this year:

We have to understand that this is what we’re competing with. We have to understand this both in terms of aesthetics and business practices. We have to stop assuming our audience shares our prejudices about different mediums being superior or the intrinsic value of live experience.  This is why things like the advertised ticket price matter, even if the average ticket price is lower.  If we think our audience isn’t calculating cost and quality and value to determine whether going to see shows is worth it at a particular theatre, we’re being naiive.  Yes, in some cases studies show that raises prices will trick people into thinking what they’re going to see is better, but that’s not a universal phenomenon, it’s untested with theatre specifically  and there’s no evidence that the effect doesn’t degrade over time.