Hug-An-Actor
So I've been hearing all these rumors about local playhouses being on the brink of a nervous breakdown. (Re: Folks are worried that they might be going out of business.) I'm hearing it all over the place.
David Zent's Candlelight is folding and moving down to Rosedale. (Irregardless of the man's dislike of me, Jesus tells me to love him. So I do! I LOVE YOU, DAVID ZENT! Nothing but LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! What are we? Biggie and Tupac? Let's squash the beef man! So I hated "Pajama Game?" I'm 27. To me it's corny! And it's been like seven months. Who's still talking about that?
Well, every other actor I run into.
But still, man. I love theater. So I love you. I love everybody. I'm lovable, dammit!
But back to the rumors. I know a lot of theaters are struggling (so I know there will be some grumbling when folks learn that we're cutting out the play reviews and only doing seasonal previews and mini-previews now, with the occasional feature on a big show in town at The Californian). So I encourage folks to GO SEE A PLAY! Any play. Like I know you might think you're too young to go to Stars or too old to go to The Empty Space (You guys TOTALLY changed your web address and didn't tell me. Where's the love Guinevere Park-Hall? Keep a sister updated!) But it's THEATER. Do something classy for once. We all can't hang out in the Taco Bell parking lot comparing the rims on our Honda Civics.
The BCT wants some serious lovin'! Not just some "wham, bam, thank you, ma'am."
Spotlight Theatre serves food before shows now. (Yum!) So they're even trying to feed you! It's like their a bunch of "desperate housewives" trying to get your attention. Would you like them more if they got bigger boobs? If they dyed their hair blonde? If they performed "West Side Story" for the millionth time? What do you want from them? Why won't you love them? They just want to be loved? WHY WON'T YOU LOVE THEM!
Why won't you love them, Bakersfield?
For theories as to why you won't give local theater some lovin', post below.
David Zent's Candlelight is folding and moving down to Rosedale. (Irregardless of the man's dislike of me, Jesus tells me to love him. So I do! I LOVE YOU, DAVID ZENT! Nothing but LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! What are we? Biggie and Tupac? Let's squash the beef man! So I hated "Pajama Game?" I'm 27. To me it's corny! And it's been like seven months. Who's still talking about that?
Well, every other actor I run into.
But still, man. I love theater. So I love you. I love everybody. I'm lovable, dammit!
But back to the rumors. I know a lot of theaters are struggling (so I know there will be some grumbling when folks learn that we're cutting out the play reviews and only doing seasonal previews and mini-previews now, with the occasional feature on a big show in town at The Californian). So I encourage folks to GO SEE A PLAY! Any play. Like I know you might think you're too young to go to Stars or too old to go to The Empty Space (You guys TOTALLY changed your web address and didn't tell me. Where's the love Guinevere Park-Hall? Keep a sister updated!) But it's THEATER. Do something classy for once. We all can't hang out in the Taco Bell parking lot comparing the rims on our Honda Civics.
The BCT wants some serious lovin'! Not just some "wham, bam, thank you, ma'am."
Spotlight Theatre serves food before shows now. (Yum!) So they're even trying to feed you! It's like their a bunch of "desperate housewives" trying to get your attention. Would you like them more if they got bigger boobs? If they dyed their hair blonde? If they performed "West Side Story" for the millionth time? What do you want from them? Why won't you love them? They just want to be loved? WHY WON'T YOU LOVE THEM!
Why won't you love them, Bakersfield?
For theories as to why you won't give local theater some lovin', post below.
posted by Danielle Belton @ 9:48 AM
1 Comments:
At 10:31 PM,
Anonymous said…
I love Dave Zent, wish to someday work with him again... hmm, who knows.
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