tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post96621411399067124..comments2023-04-29T02:13:14.351-07:00Comments on Lois Backstage: Why Do I Have a Blog Anyways?SMLoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10500836672245004999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post-47080306479993483522009-04-12T09:43:00.000-07:002009-04-12T09:43:00.000-07:00I hear you, friend! I love my blogs about Theatre...I hear you, friend! <BR/><BR/>I love my blogs about Theatre. The theory, economics, future, etc. And I have a good brain wrestle with them and from time to time find meaningful things to contribute to the conversation. But I haven't been around long enough to make it my main focus, yet.<BR/><BR/>And I love the stories. I think we can learn a lot from the stories of others. Theatre is, after all, about telling stories. I think they have just as much educational value as anything else.<BR/><BR/>And I will gladly read them!<BR/><BR/>Also, I see where you're coming from on burning bridges. But I agree with Sterling, sometimes you have to risk it...And anyone worth working with shouldn't be so easily offended by your opinions. In fact, the voice of dissent is often the best one to have around--it forces you to reconsider and to rearticulate your ideas.<BR/><BR/>So write away, I can't wait!bfghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874511458271612067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post-86777508151806874052009-04-11T19:25:00.000-07:002009-04-11T19:25:00.000-07:00Most theatre blogs I've encountered are by actors,...Most theatre blogs I've encountered are by actors, writers, directors, and other wankers (of which I am a proud member... ugh bad pun). <BR/><BR/>I am sure if you write about what you want to write about and avoid the common themes you've identified, it will be a useful addition to the on-line conversation. Tho, I should say, good topical writing always demands the risk of a few smoking bridges.Sterling Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389804460666320940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696432200692342064.post-61212119489316305722009-04-11T19:16:00.000-07:002009-04-11T19:16:00.000-07:00LoisI hear you. I find that whilst I read quite a ...Lois<BR/>I hear you. I find that whilst I read quite a lot of blogs that deal with dramatic and theatrical theory that it comes too close to the other side of what I did (quite recently) as a theatre professor. Like you, I prefer to read and write and connect in other ways with theatre practitioners - this is as a corollary to my theatre professor ID.<BR/><BR/>So I tend in my blog to comment and reflect on my own practice as an actor/director/teacher/theatre advocate and enthusiast and find (I think) I'm at my best when commenting in this way on colleagues' work.Kate Foyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256761134266335966noreply@blogger.com