tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post3604547104593662626..comments2024-02-27T16:59:54.089-05:00Comments on (The New) Theatre Ideas: More SLAWUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-11926085410670810772008-02-02T07:20:00.000-05:002008-02-02T07:20:00.000-05:00I was thinking more the gasoline or airplane fuel ...I was thinking more the gasoline or airplane fuel necessary to bring them from NY.Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177922467901223790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-63549635369874190732008-02-02T01:09:00.000-05:002008-02-02T01:09:00.000-05:00No alternative ideas to suggest for now, but I'll ...No alternative ideas to suggest for now, but I'll give it some thought.<BR/><BR/>Fairly sure you're the gasoline exchange is closer than you might think, though. It's either Equity or LORT rules -- pretty sure it's Equity, but not absolutely sure -- requires that theatres hiring actors from out of town provide housing within 1/2 mile of the theatre. Compare a single round trip for an out-of-town actor to the daily round trip commute for an actor who lives "locally" -- which could mean anything up to 50 miles away -- over at least six weeks, up to ten in most nonprofit theatres and longer in commercial situations -- and that's a lot of gas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-75666543172169592652008-02-01T17:27:00.000-05:002008-02-01T17:27:00.000-05:00I am a theatre artist in Providence, RI (mostly an...I am a theatre artist in Providence, RI (mostly an actor/student). I love your SLAW plan of action and have been telling anyone who would listen about it. I also teach a few theatre classes and have lively (sometimes) discussions about the desperate and important need to support new work and local talent. I have been to the SLAW website a few times and must confess I like it, but am at a loss as to how to add to it (not technically, but content-wise). Providence has a few national tours stops, but on the whole does very well with local talent (Providence Black Rep, Perishable Theatre [a lovely haven for new work], the Gamm, and of course Trinity Rep.) I don't get to Boston or NY to often to see shows, but will certainly tear a page when I do! I say all this to simply say: don't lose heart. We are out here. Just not necessarily in the right geography.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-75915904406848779592008-02-01T16:53:00.000-05:002008-02-01T16:53:00.000-05:00That's true (if a lot of people do it), but the id...That's true (if a lot of people do it), but the idea is to make the expression as easy as possible. And yes, the paper will have to be cleaned up, but in some ways this is a protest, and protests have to do something to attract attention. It is hard to ignore papers in the aisle. Think of it this way: if it worked, the amount of gasoline saved on travel for the imported actors will offset the paper cost many times over. Or -- do you have a better idea? One that is 1) anonymous, 2) easy?Scott Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177922467901223790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16876687.post-6175570168511694292008-02-01T16:07:00.000-05:002008-02-01T16:07:00.000-05:00I follow the idea, but that's a lot of paper to le...I follow the idea, but that's a lot of paper to leave lying around for a theatre's employees or volunteers to clean up. Not likely to promote a GOOD feeling at the theatre about employing the local actors or premiering the new play that has resulted in... litter.<BR/><BR/>Also, tearing out pages also means that programs can't be reused by patrons at a later performance, a green practice that a lot of theatres are using now.<BR/><BR/>So, endorsement for the underpinning idea, but questions about the method of expression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com