tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post4347640970734838499..comments2023-09-29T04:00:21.951-07:00Comments on followspot: Much Ado About Nothingfollowspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05390128032621439981noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-39147201688478714382008-06-07T22:59:00.000-07:002008-06-07T22:59:00.000-07:00Good script, deft direction from Dan Shaw and (fro...Good script, deft direction from Dan Shaw and (from Beatrice to Balthazar) the strongest cast I've seen at NWClassical. <BR/>In praising few I run the risk of diminishing others. I've come to expect strong performances from the NWClassical regulars and they do not dissapoint. Standing out in particular is Rachael Erickson's Beatrice, a character I didn't think I could be emotionally invested in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-81989480448367585822008-06-07T15:16:00.000-07:002008-06-07T15:16:00.000-07:00does anybody know if it's good? anybody seen it?does anybody know if it's good? anybody seen it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-78537524410255532882008-06-03T16:40:00.000-07:002008-06-03T16:40:00.000-07:00The above comment was awesome, if you are going to...The above comment was awesome, if you are going to producing comments of that awesominity, feel free to avoid being "anonymous". There are too many jerkfaced haters who already share that moniker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-90859102182325485582008-06-01T10:02:00.000-07:002008-06-01T10:02:00.000-07:00Does anyone reading this thread really conceive of...Does anyone reading this thread really conceive of followspot as a marketing venue? <BR/><BR/>A - virtually no-one but us venal theatre types read it (not a potent market force) and B - many of us seem to be far more interested in critizing insignificant details in the posts than supporting each other's work. <BR/><BR/>notable exceptions only prove the rule.<BR/><BR/>It reminds me of the old "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-5775342031118123602008-05-31T14:26:00.000-07:002008-05-31T14:26:00.000-07:00i don't think that anyone's bashing the show. at l...i don't think that anyone's bashing the show. at least not the way i've read the comments. i think that people were poking fun at danlshw's wording "the complaints have been minimal" as a selling point for the show. ya gotta admit that it's not the best way to go about marketing your theater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-57450753819961868532008-05-31T11:24:00.000-07:002008-05-31T11:24:00.000-07:00I saw the show last weekend and it really was very...I saw the show last weekend and it really was very very good. I think that danlshw really is being modest. anonymous who is bashing the comment should get a life and go see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-63982820045173623502008-05-31T01:16:00.000-07:002008-05-31T01:16:00.000-07:00kinda like "doesn't suck that bad"kinda like "doesn't suck that bad"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-53215937200716748452008-05-31T01:06:00.000-07:002008-05-31T01:06:00.000-07:00Oh? Is that what it is? Sheesh! I thought it was j...Oh? Is that what it is? Sheesh! I thought it was jocularly modest understatement. Let me re-phrase that then to better suit your sense of humor. <BR/><BR/>NWCTC's MUCH ADO is the best production of the play since 1604, and very possibly better. <BR/><BR/>Does that get you more in the mood? whoever you are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-37003401588864103872008-05-30T16:06:00.000-07:002008-05-30T16:06:00.000-07:00well, that's damning with faint praise, danlshw. ...well, that's damning with faint praise, danlshw. Nothing makes me want to rush to the theater like hearing that "complaints have been minimal."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-68258241904556565892008-05-29T09:47:00.000-07:002008-05-29T09:47:00.000-07:00please do. so far, the complaints have been minima...please do. so far, the complaints have been minimal. <BR/><BR/>(btw- reso's are goin' fast)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-29149172475319926102008-05-29T04:52:00.000-07:002008-05-29T04:52:00.000-07:00Shouldn't somebody go see it?Shouldn't somebody go see it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-1817967278072399202008-05-28T14:46:00.000-07:002008-05-28T14:46:00.000-07:00I don't think the first 't' was making a comment a...I don't think the first 't' was making a comment about the quality of the shows as much as they were about the volume of work that nw classical theater puts out in a single season. I haven't seen this show either so I don't know if it's any good or not and whether or not this 'pumping' has any 'averse effects on the craft'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-66454164609082324012008-05-27T19:31:00.000-07:002008-05-27T19:31:00.000-07:00For the record.Though a spirited advocate against ...For the record.<BR/><BR/>Though a spirited advocate against art 'pumping' and its averse effects on the craft, this remark was not mine.<BR/><BR/>I've not see the show and so have no opinion on the matter. <BR/>You have me confused for another 't'.<BR/><BR/>Nor have I been wearing red and blue spandex in the last month. So, keep me clear of those rumors also.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Yours,T. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324088789523751355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-20963976156489838652008-05-23T13:44:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:44:00.000-07:00i believe it runs until the 15th, not the 1st.i believe it runs until the 15th, not the 1st.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524728.post-89184088189606815192008-05-22T15:38:00.000-07:002008-05-22T15:38:00.000-07:00this company just keeps pumping shows out don't th...this company just keeps pumping shows out don't they? do they ever take a break?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com