tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post296658207349007145..comments2024-02-27T16:59:54.089-05:00Comments on (The New) Theatre Ideas: Life Is a Verb: Chapter 2: Start With "I"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-88569228967253836172008-09-24T15:56:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:56:00.000-04:00*LOL* I have taught from that book so many times I...*LOL* I have taught from that book so many times I can probably quote it myself. The downfall of the Warrior is that he has to create dragons in order to justify his warrior-ness. Yes, a fatal downfall of mine. I get that Shadow Warrior thing going all the time.Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465161646609405658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-64710303735510849882008-09-24T13:46:00.001-04:002008-09-24T13:46:00.001-04:00Psst.Joshua . . .I'm a woman.:PPsst.<BR/><BR/>Joshua . . .<BR/><BR/>I'm a woman.<BR/><BR/>:PRVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-5380229983712132712008-09-24T13:46:00.000-04:002008-09-24T13:46:00.000-04:00Scott,Am I going to have to quote the Warrior chap...Scott,<BR/><BR/>Am I going to have to quote the Warrior chapter of "The Hero Within"?RVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-4277057140643092632008-09-24T12:38:00.000-04:002008-09-24T12:38:00.000-04:00Joshua -- Thank you for your kind words -- they ar...Joshua -- Thank you for your kind words -- they are appreciated. <BR/><BR/>I think at this point I am a little gun shy. Because it is difficult to determine affect in the writing, not to mention intonation, questions can be read as questions or as sarcasm. I couldn't tell where we were, so I asked -- which, like the original questions, sounded like sarcasm rather than questions! Comedy of errors.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, in the transition from my normal type of writing to this more introspective focus, I'm a little jumpy about comments. I welcome them -- I'm just a little jumpy.<BR/><BR/>I have read "Blink," and found it really thought-provoking. <BR/><BR/>Suffice to say, I have reached a point where I am tired of constantly wrangling with people, and I'm trying to figure out a better way of putting forward unconventional ideas in a way that prompts thought and discussion rather than mud-slinging.<BR/><BR/>That's the goal. On a broader level, it is also about my own personal orientation to the world.Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465161646609405658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-78155749324417978242008-09-24T12:28:00.000-04:002008-09-24T12:28:00.000-04:00Scott, I know we're not exactly friendly with each...Scott, I know we're not exactly friendly with each other, but I wanted to stop by and compliment you on the what you've written thus far on LIFE IS A VERB. I hope you keep coming along this vein, I really do. I enjoyed reading the two posts you've shared so far. <BR/><BR/>I'll respect the wishes of the blog and stay out after this, but I though perhaps you'd be interested to know that I found it enlightening. <BR/><BR/>Feel free to delete this comment if you wish. <BR/><BR/>I would like to add: <BR/><BR/>"Perhaps my comments box should start with the Shakespearean question "Friend or foe?"<BR/><BR/>Scott, I do think that the above is part and parcel of the problematic issue I have had in the past. You need to define who you're talking to in terms of "friend or foe" (which to me means "us vs them") before you can really listen to them.<BR/><BR/>The reality is, there isn't two teams. There does not exist a "pro-Scott team" and a "against-Scott" team anymore than there is a "pro-Joshua team" and an "anti-Joshua team".<BR/><BR/>There are people who agree with some of what we say, people who disagree with what we see, and a bunch of others who could care less. <BR/><BR/>there are not two teams. <BR/><BR/>I know it sometimes feels that way (believe me, I know) but life and people are often more complex than that - and it also leads one to the dreaded THEY, doesn't it? Defining Friend or Foe means there's US and THEM, WE and THEY, right? <BR/><BR/>As a reader, I didn't take rvcbard's question to be an attack (nor do I know him), it seemed a reasonable question in light of your recent activities online. <BR/><BR/>You've probably read it, but if you haven't, after LIFE IS A VERB, I recommend the book BLINK. I'm just about done with it and learned a lot about myself.Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-19913647478922562292008-09-24T10:48:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:48:00.000-04:00Whoa! See, I used a question mark because I was as...Whoa! See, I used a question mark because I was asking a question, not making a statement. I was <I>asking</I> whether you meant to zing me. Apparently, the answer is no, which helps to know. I don't know you well enough to know your tone of voice yet. Perhaps my comments box should start with the Shakespearean question "Friend or foe?" Which is what I was asking.Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465161646609405658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-36700680199920815192008-09-24T10:17:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:17:00.000-04:00Scott,I am not Don. I am not Joshua. I am not Bob....Scott,<BR/><BR/>I am not Don. I am not Joshua. I am not Bob.<BR/><BR/>Please don't dump your baggage on me if you want a constructive conversation.RVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-91226670356802697852008-09-24T08:35:00.000-04:002008-09-24T08:35:00.000-04:00I have been working on a how-to book for the <1...I have been working on a how-to book for the <100K Project theatres, and I wrote a grant to the NEA for support in bringing together a variety of experts to help me flesh it out more fully. So I am trying to create an national organization for education and support for the creation of theatre in places with populations under 100K.<BR/><BR/>As far as the theatrosphere, this exploration is a process, and I would prefer not to be rushed toward some conclusion. If what you are asking is whether I think that those who are creating theatre should receive acknowledgment of their work: of course, but I always have felt that way. However, I will also say that this chapter is about actions that are taken to change an undesirable status quo. A great deal of work is done to support the status quo, to work within the status quo for personal satisfaction. While that is also laudable, it is not something I find all that exciting, innovative, or heroic.<BR/><BR/>Now let me ask you something: did you mean your question to sound like an attack?Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465161646609405658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-78291791552560495022008-09-24T07:40:00.000-04:002008-09-24T07:40:00.000-04:00So what are you going to do? And does this put the...So what are <I>you</I> going to do? And does this put the rest of theatrosphere into a different perspective for you?RVCBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481089855894764409noreply@blogger.com