tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post197517430244439383..comments2023-04-29T02:13:14.351-07:00Comments on Lois Backstage: Be The AudienceSMLoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10500836672245004999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post-84982968814251056582009-03-16T00:01:00.000-07:002009-03-16T00:01:00.000-07:00At the same time we can't be vindictive in what we...At the same time we can't be vindictive in what we see. Saying "He didn't see my show so I'm not going to see his" robs all of us. It has to be about being a community rather than getting the next gig or any of that. <BR/><BR/>NJK - I think you're right with your "how do you expect to get in if you're not supportive of what they do?" I know that this field is always competitive, but if its ONLY ever competitive and never supportive, there would never be new companies sprouting up. <BR/><BR/>Theatricalmusings - I find working with new people exhilarating both because I get to meet them and becuase the network they bring with them is a huge influx of energy for a production. If my same 10 friends who come to see everything I do were the only 10 to ever come, it'd be a sad day. But when my 10 meet with the 20 who come to see any given actor, they grow as a community and the show is given new life.<BR/><BR/>Lindsay - We have to find a way to stop being an insiders club and reach out. I'm not sure what that looks like exactly. How do we connect to the audience off stage that draws them into community? And I don't mean this from a marketing standpoint.SMLoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500836672245004999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post-18279916035090380202009-03-12T05:52:00.000-07:002009-03-12T05:52:00.000-07:00This is something that drove me crazy when I lived...This is something that drove me crazy when I lived in Toronto. The theatre going audience seemed to be such an inside club filled with people in the know, actors who knew each other and those on stage, and worse, actors trying to get hired by the director of the show. There's nothing more maddening than listening to the 'look I'm laughing at your show, love me HIRE ME!' reaction.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220176768032026111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post-10496356976112025502009-03-11T08:45:00.000-07:002009-03-11T08:45:00.000-07:00Absolutely wonderful post. I think this trend hap...Absolutely wonderful post. I think this trend happens all over. In San Diego, I get e-mails all the time begging me to see people's shows, but only a fraction actually comes and see mine. I think that we DO need to be less "cliquey" and more open. I really try to include everyone who walks in the door of my theatre and appreciate them for what they can bring to the process. My current show has about 80% new people involved in it and the influx of new blood has been wonderful. We need to go out and meet our fellow artists and engage them. They can help us and we can help them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post-13957686349380715672009-03-11T07:38:00.000-07:002009-03-11T07:38:00.000-07:00Absolutely brilliant post! I completely agree wit...Absolutely brilliant post! <BR/>I completely agree with you. I try and see everything pro/semi-pro that comes out in Ottawa for many reasons: I want the community to grown and thrive, which means bums in seats, including my own; I want to know who else is doing stuff and what it is because how else am I suppose to know what to get involved in; I want to support my colleagues (though it would be nice if they supported me too); I like to be able to have an opinion on the shows being nominated for the Rideau Awards; ect.<BR/><BR/>But yes, my question to everyone who says it's difficult definitely is how do you expect to get in if you're not supportive of what they do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com