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Discouraging trends in today's theatre 8 Articles

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    by Eric Goudie

    What a depressing subject! I don't know whose bright idea it was to ask for articles about discouraging trends in today's theatre, but you asked for it, so here we go. Audiences are in a state of decline, they have...read more

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    by Faye Hollins-Moore

    I first began writing our beautiful play years ago. I came across an artist who had written, produced and performed his own CD, titled, "Secrets in the Sand". As I listened to his music, I found that it created a story fo...read more

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    by Michael Bettencourt

    "What Is" Theatre vs "What If" Theatre Consider these blurbs from a recent listing of shows here in New York City (I've de-listed the names of the shows and the actors): In _____________, _________ portrays warlords...read more

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    by Cassidy Perkins

    When I first entered Junior High, I was (and still am for that matter) a bit of an outcast. I had an abnormal obsession with musical theatre and would listen to nothing but show-tunes. On my first day I heard some kids s...read more

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    by Andrew Venning

    How do you solve a problem like reality/celebrity? Gimicks,publicity, money, box office. A lot of producers see nothing but pound signs floating through their heads. In The Times (12/03/07) there was an aritcleon rev...read more

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    by Ralph Sabean

    I find a trend as many I'm sure already do about the nature of the film industry. First of all I find in more and more newer movies and television serials there is a greater trend in Homosexuality. Everybody has to make...read more

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    by AJ Cooke

    Most people wouldn't notice this, but as a bigger girl. I do. One of the worst trends in today's theatre is uniformity of "perfect" body types. If a larger girl wants to sing she is doomed to be in Hairspray for the rest o...read more

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    by Harper Penman

    The Gooseberry plant in the Theatre. The concept of theatre in the twenty-first century reminds me of the gooseberry plant. Gooseberries are a small green fruit that grows on a prickly bush according to the mini oxford ...read more

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