Welcome to ‘What the What?’ – A Blog Journey that curates posts, observations and revelations about the state of Theater.
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Theater Makers Social Hour – YOU are invited! Thursday, November 16, 2023
Theater Makers Social Hour is open to the community. We have lots of new programming to talk about and are actively looking for community partners. Pizza and light beverages will be served. Our Social Hour is a space being held for theater makers to gather, share experience and resources and mostly, just a fun time…
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Theater and the Curate’s Egg
In trying to understand the barriers that the privilege pipeline in theater creates systemically, it is important to acknowledge that it is not all bad. It is like the Curate’s egg. Since I personally believe that art itself is class blind and so belongs to all of us, it stands to reason that the privilege…
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Trouble in Discomfort
I was lucky enough to catch Alice Childress’ “Trouble in Mind” last night at Hartford Stage and it stirred up a lot. The play was written in 1957 (the year of my birth) and the conversations in the play could have taken place today. That we are still having the same conversations about race and…
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Makers Make
Welcome to Theater Makers Lab. Our purpose is to connect theater makers from all disciplines for honest discussions and opportunities to build new relationships and capacity in our community, with diversity at the inception – not as an afterthought. The COVID years have decimated audiences, frustrated producers and otherwise disrupted theater making. Let’s face it…