Seasonal Theatre

Robert Butler at Ashdenizen, another excellent blog devoted to ecologically sustainable theatre (see also Mike Lawler's edoTheatre) has an interesting post entitled "A Little Seasoning," in which he suggests different performance venues according to the season. Give it a read!

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Thanks for the link!
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