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Re: New to RAT Communique`

actually, werner, not all are gratified by that.  mitch may chime in here.  i
should have mentioned that i always check with a playwright and either get a
blanket OK to give out their material and/or contact info or agree to inquire on a
case by case basis.

Werner Trieschmann wrote:

> As a playwright, I must say this is an encouraging thing to read. Not so long
> ago, Moving Arts helped put together a pamphlet that promoted the work of
> playwrights who had productions there. This was a great way to get playwrights
> names out to theatres around the country.
>
> I remember in the RAT conference during the big discussion with Erik, Nick and
> Ben from TCG that Erik said (and I'm going to paraphrase) that "plays couldn't
> die fast enough" for him. Though I think I understood what he was getting at,
> I disagree. I personally want to see my plays live. I would think that RAT
> theatres would be gratified to see plays they premeired staged at theatres big
> and small across the country.
>
> Werner T. (Mack Chili Daddy)
> _______________________________________________________________________________
>
> >From: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com on Wed, Dec 22, 1999 2:55 PM
> >Subject: Re: New to RAT Communique`
> >To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
> >
> >incidentally, our attention to the life of plays and the careers of
> >playwrights (please note -- we are not always successful) was an
> >approach evolved in association with jillian armenante and allison
> >narver.  i always figured we were ripping off what they built along with
> >sylvain and others at annex.  the point is that one of the greatest
> >payments we can offer since we have no money is recommendations to
> >places with more money and people who may be able to get paying work for
> >our playwrights (agents, producers, etc.)  its easy to do but also easy
> >to forget to do.   especially in the crush of RAT style production.  i
> >encourage everyone reading this to pick up a phone, or an envelope or a
> >URL right now -- contact a theatre and recommend directly and
> >forthrightly that they produce a work that you admire and respect.
> >
> >audie, if you haven't read it, i'd like to forward you a copy of our
> >latest Louis Slotin Sonata by Paul Mullen.  we just closed a very
> >successful run in Los Angeles and people are nibbling all over the
> >country to follow suit.  the playwright is still basking in the warm
> >afterglow of his recent nuptials, so if you get to him quick, you might
> >be able to get the play for cheap : )
> >
> >love
> >
> >mab
> >
> >Audie McCall wrote:
> >
> >> --- "Sylvain, John" <jsylvain@station.sony.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Shows open, shows close. People fall in love with
> >> > each other, people move
> >> > on. The art that is created is Powerful and vital
> >> > yet ephemeral. It is
> >> > there, the most important thing in your life and
> >> > then it evaporates. The set
> >> > is struck and the lights come down and the actors
> >> > start looking for another
> >> > project. We're building beautiful, powerful sand
> >> > castles.
> >>
> >> So stop building castles out of sand.  (Though sand
> >> mixed with other stuff can make a pretty strong and
> >> wonderful concrete.)
> >>
> >> In other words, if we pay more attention to the PLAYS
> >> we produce (yes, I'm speaking primarily of new works
> >> here); offer them more care and consideration in their
> >> development, perhaps they'll have a life beyond our
> >> single premiere production of them.  As you know,
> >> Johnny, Annex premiered many, MANY new plays, and
> >> essentially abandoned most of them to the trash heap
> >> half-finished once they'd been put up once.  (What I
> >> wouldn't give to see another production of BESSEMER'S
> >> SPECTACLES with an hour cut out of it!)
> >>
> >> Circle X has engendered a different approach, actively
> >> shepherding plays they've produced AFTER they premiere
> >> them.  Hence, playwrights like Glen Berger and Louis
> >> Broom are getting subsequent productions at places
> >> like Empty Space, Yale and Florida State Theatre.
> >>
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