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Re: “Theater: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog”
“Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog -ONSTAGE-” will run Feb. 5th- 9th at 8pm and Feb. 10th- 11th at 6 pm. Ticket prices are 12$, 10$ for those who come dressed in costume and online.
“Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog” is the musical tragicomedy written by Maurissa Tancharoen, Joss, Jed, and Zack Whedon. It tells the story of Dr. Horrible, an aspiring super villain; Captain Hammer, his nemesis; and Penny- their shared love interest.
Tickets for shows are available online at www.citizensoftheunivese.org (Paypal).
The ‘Chop Shop’ is located at 399 E. 35th st,, Charlotte, NC 28205. (Location and free parking are available across the railroad tracks behind Cabo Fish Taco.)
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Re: “As Marijuana Hits the Mainstream, Black People Aren't Being Invited to the Party”
She doesn't write for you. This is an old article you slapped a new date on.
Fuck you loaf.
Re: “Who killed El Barto?”
Oh DLP... Maybe you're missing my point. Wait- you obtuse little prick- you are. To make this a felony is sickeningly bad in almost every way and reeks of overreaching by elected officials when it comes to what might possibly be a free speech issue. If you have trouble seeing that and what I was - admittedly colorfully- trying to say... Then you're a wanker. So- ye of little brains and probably sympathy or culture- your can kiss my hairy posterior and suck excrement right from the source while I toss poo bricks at officials while, happily, watching a live feed of my house being tagged.
Re: “Who killed El Barto?”
This is why we should take our elected officials to task by hitting more of them with literal bricks of shit. (wear gloves people). Rarely these days do any officials have the greater good in mind and only focus on increasing their wallets or the state's insane budgetary needs- in this case by adding more to the even more nonviolent people to the insane prison- industrial complex. Do you have your shit bricks ready? Maybe we should track every member of the state house, senate, city council, mayor and governor and give them a shit-brick Sunday. come on- fuck these people. Vote em all out.... and hit them with shit bricks. Also- we should have a "Graffiti the State" day.
Re: “The odiousness of local theater's boards of directors”
Odiousness indeed.
Re: “Controversial I-77 toll-lanes project close to being a done deal”
HOLY CRAP!
Re: “CAST set to close after Gruesome Playground Injuries”
As it stands now- yes. Theatre is a niche activity that currently is not the first choice of our potential mainstream audience members in our neck of the woods. We have pussyfooted around for far too damn long sulking in our own whathaveyou's since the rep dust up. none of daring to push hard or to make too much of a ruckus. Keeping our collective heads down lest we piss off some invisible 'them'. Ask a random person on the street abotui lcoal theatre- I bet you they can't name but 2... maaaaybe three places. And actor's Theatre isn't going to be on that list. 5 bux one of them isn't even a theatre company. We have not made our ways into the mainstream and it's our fault. Children's theatre has made quite a push- even some of the smaller folks (like Shakespeare Carolina) have done their part. Let's not forget the work that Charlotte Shakespeare does each summer to reach out to the greater masses. Even so- it' too little effort. The flags we are waving blend into the background. WE ARE THEATRE DAMMIT- WE ARE BOLD! But as artists we live in fear. This is our town's mistake... and that's a sad sack to keep. And it's our fault. The theatre community has even been shunned on the loaf- wedged, when they can fit it, into a tiny 8 point font on page 25. We need to become a nuisance to the city. We need to hit them with a firggin sledgehammer that can't be ignored. We need to show them the importance of our presence- economic and otherwise... until there's a critical mass. And not at the point that it's almost too late as in the CAST/ Angels in America attempt via the loaf.... Theatre in this town should be in your face- everyday. Letting all of them know... what they are missing by just going to the big box, traveling MickyD's theatre throwups.
Re: “CAST set to close after Gruesome Playground Injuries”
wow- SupportProfessionalArtists... You're an ass. There are a lot of professional workers in the local theatre scene- along with up and coming people and some who just like to perform as a hobby. I sincerely doubt that an abundance of small shows running about town distract from bigger companies or even the touring shows. Should we say that Visual artists who haven't had time to hone a craft yet should not have a place to put their work on display- to gain support or criticisms. Musicians looking to hone a voice to just to play for the hell of it- or to really bring the house down.
No- look at any other city that is close to scale- Austin, San Diego, Phoenix, Portland, Minneapolis (cities I've been in)... and they thrive on the fact that you can't throw a cat without hitting a small upstart company. The fact that each little company mixes in a new set of people who might not come out at all helps bring up the entirety of the community. Of course some of the community supports itself- that's why theatre goers are called theatre goers.
Charlotte has yet to even tap out their talent pool- have you ever been to an MTA awards... not that that is happening now. There are so many folks there who have not had a chance to work on a small or large scale who all have high caliber talent that the theatre companies have to do a better job of working outside their chosen few- IF THEY WANT TO.
There is a huge problem of retaining talent. With so few paying opportunities in the realm of art out there- across all art in this city- THAT is where the talent problem lies. Not overabundance of theatre companies.
That aside- my personal belief on the problems of theatre in Charlotte occurs in our choice of showings. The people aren't coming because we aren't giving them something they want to see. You can make art all damn day but if you don't have something that brings in the door- then you're eventually going to have to pack it up. Too many years of presenting stuff that is too 'theatre' and you end up with the general public giving up coming to see shows. Even once you do something people want to see- there's the issue of overpricing that has become rampant. All these items- plus other economic issues- combined with attitudes like yours (Those who can't see the forest for the damnable trees) have added up to such little support, public and governmental, (besides the tiresome and endless touring shows that pop through here) that those who are professionals can't afford to work in their craft here cause cranks like you won't come support their small efforts when given the chance. I think that does more to bring down a company in this city.
