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Re: RAT ratscoop
1. I would like to remind everyone that at the upper right hand corner of
their keyboard is a delete button.
2. I will try to behave.
3. I swear that I don't have a gun.
love
matty
"Sylvain, John" wrote:
> 1. I would like to apologize for the extended rif on Matt Bretz origins and
> my part in it. Sorry if it bored anyone for even a second.
>
> 2. Part of the reason that L.A. rats post so much to this list is that we
> have our own local listserve that gets us energized and fired up and has had
> a huge impact on the local theater scene. We have met each other, seen each
> others work and have exchanged wheelchairs (don't ask, don't tell). One of
> the liabilities of a national theater list serve is that theater is a local
> phenomenon. The reason I am saying all this is to encourage everyone around
> the country to create local small theater list serve. It's remarkable what a
> little communication will do.
>
> 3. Part of the reason L.A. rats post so much is that only the most insane,
> opinionated, self absorbed, stubborn, block-headed and socially inept people
> would actually do theater for theater's sake in Los Angeles.
>
> 3.5 Part of the reason LA rats post so much is that Mitch Gossett from
> Bottom's Dream has been a local evangelist for RAT. I suspect that in other
> parts of the country some theaters in the rat circle keep RAT as their own
> secret. As if being in RAT gave them a leg up over local competiton.
>
> So it may be that you are the first person from KY to sign on the RAT list.
> That doesn't mean you should go away. Be the evangelist in your area. Use
> RAT as an excuse to meet the people doing what you do in your area.
>
> 4. I don't know why Seattle Rats post so much.
>
> 5. Why don't y'all post more?
>
> Love
> John
>
> PS Skip, what do you mean filmakers' abandoned narrative in favor of
> 'commercial viability'. I thought narrative was commerically viable.
> Non-narrative is certainly not commerically viable so it seems to me that
> the contrapositive (sort of) would be true.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Glen-Skip-Newell [SMTP:skipworthy@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 12:32 AM
> > To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
> > Subject: Re: RAT ratscoop
> >
> > Hello, HANK...pleeezed to meetcha (in his best fake southern accent...)
> >
> > It frightens me to think of what you might think of 'US' after the short
> > period of time you have been 'tuned in' here. Let me see if I may be of
> > some assistance...
> >
> > 1) 'WE' aren't 'centered 'anywhere...it's just that the LA and Seattle
> > folks have the biggest mouths and the most time on thier hands...except of
> > course NashGAy, who , well, has a whole other problem.
> >
> > 2) What is this 'Radical Theatre' that you speak of ? I thought theatre
> > was dead...killed off by cookie-cutter sitcoms and a thing called film (
> > which seemed to hold promise for awhile, until the 'filmakers' abandoned
> > narrative in favor of 'commercial viability'...)
> >
> > 3) Welcome to the List. Caveat Emptor....
> >
> > (I'll let someone else take care of the other details you need...)
> >
> > Skip
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: HANK BULLITT <mailto:hmbullitt@hotmail.com>
> > To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com <mailto:rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 6:14 PM
> > Subject: RAT ratscoop
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Rats,
> > I have just tuned in,and was told
> > that I may find other radical theatre
> > workers,and the like,here.It seems
> > from what I've read that most rats
> > have an intimate,or atleast working,
> > history with each other. It also
> > seems to revolve around seattle,which
> > is wonderful I have family and friends
> > there, but I'm wondering if any are
> > geographically closer to my residence
> > (Louisville,Ky)or have worked at
> > Actors Theatre.Let me hear the lowdown.
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
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> >
> >