From: "Preston Foerder" <preston-AT-pfpuppetry.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:52:14 -0400 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] yet another long xmas ride =93In the act of stealing, the artist is so guilty that he tries to cover his tracks. The act of covering his tracks is the act of creation.=94 Ned Rorem, composer and author -----Original Message----- From: puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org [mailto:puptcrit-bounces-AT-puptcrit.org] On Behalf Of seankeohane-AT-aol.com Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 10:08 AM To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] yet another long xmas ride Congratulations, Nancy! =A0The video clip showed off the puppets well. =A0And you're spot on, one should think, in your comments below. =A0each new production, of any theatre piece, is its own 'long ride', even if previous productions, or the script, at least, might serve as a road map. Sean K. -----Original Message----- From: wipuppets-AT-aol.com To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Sent: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 5:53 pm Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] yet another long xmas ride Thanks, Mark. It's interesting to me, the comments regarding this production from puppeteers and theatre folks. Interesting because Paula Vogel wrote a script which has been produced many times by many theatre organizations, and the feeling I get from some is that Basil Twist's work should be considered definitive, as the original designer. (btw- the Magic Theatre production was not the original, that was done more than a year after the premiere, and Basil freely admitted how grateful he was to Ms. Vogel for writing a play which could be produced by so many, giving him the opportunity to work for so many companies in their productions). And don't get me wrong- I saw the Magic production, and thought Basil's work was beautiful. It's interesting because when a play becomes available to theatre producers, they may select it to become part of their season, and then they?will then find the designers and actors within their communty to produce it. This play has, and will continue to have a different collaborative team working on the show, wherever it is done. Perhaps it will always be compared to shows that Basil worked on. I accept that challenge. My main concern, however,?is with the quality of the show for the audiences here in Portland, based on my interpretation of the script, and my work?with the director and designers. I am fortunate that the director of the show has the overall vision which incorporated the puppets and interpreted their role within the overall context of the play respectfully. The interesting thing is that this is a great example of how the puppet theatre and the established 'actors' theatre might learn from each other. Puppeteers aren't accustomed to seeing their characters, sets and scripts reinterpreted by other people. Paula Vogel has done us a great service, and the response in the theatre community has been great. Let us not, as puppeteers, deny the creativity which each production team will bring to it. Don't we want puppets to be more widely accepted within the theatre??We do not?have to be Basil Twist (or Julie Taymor, or any other of the current stars of puppetry) to create quality theatre.? Personally, I have seen many productions of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream." I would not consider any of them definitive. It's always fun to see how each production differs. Some are better than others, in my opinion. Thanks for your input and attention, Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Mark S. Segal <segalpuppets-AT-comcast.net> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Sent: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 5:03 am Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] yet another long xmas ride Jim, I found your response to the posted trailer -interesting- Because mine was just the opposite. Guess that is why there is chocolate and vanilla. Or Republicans and Democrats. I liked the trailer and it interested me in seeing the show. I want to know more! I want to see what this show is about. Everything in it was attractive to me and left me wanting more. If I lived in that area - would definitely go to the show. Mark S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Menke" <jim99jr-AT-gmail.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] yet another long xmas ride > Sorry, but the editing was just too jumpy and nothing long enought to > suggest what was happening. It actually made me dizzy. If anything it > would > make me stay away from the production. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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