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From: GRUBIDGE-AT-vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:26:34 -0600 (CST)
Subject: PUPT: 4a.m.discussion . . . . .


Date sent:  12-AUG-1999 15:00:25 

Thank you Robert for sharing some of the discussion/questions with those 
who never could have stayed up until 2 a.m.,let alone 4 a.m.  But, I would 
have liked to be a part of a discussion.  My colleague went to the "Meet 
the Artists" session and was impressed with some of the comments there.

Over the years and the festivals I have been able to attend, I believe that 
Lubbock (1978) had the best critique sessions.  Too bad that the 
organization backed off critiques after an/some artist(s) complained about 
the response to his/her/their production(s).

The conference held at  Vancouver, WAshington in 1990 was the best 
balanced: good panels/discussion on theory/aesthetics, great performances 
at the International Childlren's Theatre site, etc..

I liked the WAshington D.C. performance schedule, but it was nerve wracking 
getting the "right" tickets or being at the first of the line for some 
smaller venues.

AS for the sites -- hotels vs. university campuses -- almost any 
inconvenience is tolerated if the quality of the shows and workshops (and 
discussions, if held) is tops.  When my roomie and I walked into the 
dorms at Washington, D.C. we really wished we could turn around and go back 
home -- we were housed in the old dorm. But the rest of the festival was so 
great the rooms and bathrooms faded into insignificant issues.  Heck, we 
even became philosophical about the food and cockroaches at Talequah.
Admittedly, I just like to go to university campuses -- long time interest 
in the competition.

I believe that the Seattle planners managed the performances well -- blue 
and red -- considering they did not have a venue large enough to handle 
large shows and audiences; San Francisco probably had the best mix of 
theatres.
That's my 2 cents worth,

Dorlis

 
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