Archiving Technical Theater History

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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

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TheatreTimes.com - “DE LEGE ZAAL: BROKEN SHAPES” – RIMAH JABR AND DAREEN ABBAS / MOUSSEM

TheatreTimes.com - DRINK FROM THE WELL OF YOURSELF: “PLAY IN YOUR BATHTUB” AS QUARANTINE COMFORT THEATRE

TheatreTimes.com - TRY AGAIN. FAIL AGAIN. FAIL BETTER.

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“There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. There's only us. There's only this. Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road. No other way. No day but today. I can't control my destiny. I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be. There's only now, there's only here. Give into love, or live in fear. No other course, no other way.

- Johnathon Larson (Playwright of the Musical "Rent")

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TheatreTimes.com - CULTURE MATTERS: LLUÍS PASQUAL, PEDRO ALMODÓVAR AND SPAIN’S CULTURAL SECTOR RESPOND TO THE SEEMING INDIFFERENCE OF THE COUNTRY’S MINISTER OF CULTURE

StageDirections.com - Live Streamed Webinar, Tech Table hosted by KC Wilkerson Premieres May 2, 2020 with Natasha Katz

StageDirections.com - A talk with BroadwayHD founders Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane

Playbill.com - Theatre Community Bands Together to Help Children Affected by COVID-19 With The Homebound Project

Playbill.com - Celebrate Jonathan Larson's Rent With These 10 Iconic Quotes

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“What’s the secret of success? Right decisions. How do you make right decisions? Experience. How do you get experience? Wrong decisions.” 

– John Wayne

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Theatre Times - “ISOLATION” BY THE UNKNOWN PEN

Theatre Times - "ALEXANDRIAN ARTIST DANCES DURING QUARANTINE IN EMPTY PUBLIC SPACES"

Theatre Times - MUSICALS DOMINATING TEHRAN’S THEATERS: THE BOX OFFICE’S POPULAR TREND

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Stage Directions - Backstage@Home: Antique Letter Writing with Props

Stage Directions - The Winchester Little Theatre Miniature Prop Room: An Eye for Detail

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"A wise bear always keeps a marmalade sandwich in his hat in case of emergency."

Paddington Bear

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The Guardian - 'Theatre kept my mind so activated': the existential crisis of Sydney's 'standing ovation man'

WhatsOnStage - A theatre in Massachusetts is planning to re-open this August with strict social distancing measures and solo shows

WhatsOnStage - Rose Theatre Kingston launches poetry reading series featuring Christopher Eccleston, Angellica Bell and more

Playbill.com - Opera Philadelphia to Stream Its World Premiere Productions of Breaking the Waves, Denis & Katya, More

Playbill.com - 16 Theatre-Related Online Resources for Kids and Families to Get You Through COVID-19

Stage Directions Magazine - National Theatre at Home: Next up, Frankenstein Streaming for Free

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“There are always and only two trains running. There is life and there is death. Each of us rides them both. To live life with dignity, to celebrate and accept responsibility for your presence in the world is all that can be asked of anyone.”

— August Wilson

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Passing of Tony Hall - Trinidad Theatre Workshop

Theatre Times - THEATRE DURING SELF-ISOLATION: DANGER AS OPPORTUNITY

WhatsOnStage - English National Opera to hold drive-in performances at Alexandra Palace

WhatsOnStage - Watch the Bring It On UK and Ireland tour cast rehearse in isolation

Playbill.com - Watch: Celebrating 50 Years of Company

The Guardian - Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online

The Guardian - 'It felt like shutdown took my future': 50 creatives launch online dramas

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"The life of a play begins and ends at the moment of the performance. It is here that authors, actors and directors express what they have to say. If the play has a future, a chance to last, it can only reside in the memory of those who were present and who have kept a trace of it in their hearts. No form or interpretation is eternal. In theatre a form must be fixed for a short time, then it must pass. As the world changes, there will always be and must always be new and totally unpredictable performances".

Peter Brook

News and Notes:

TheatreTimes.com - THE MAGIC IS IN THE MINIATURE: TOY THEATRE THRIVES ONLINE DURING QUARANTINE

TheatreTimes.com - VR, THEATRE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMERSION

The Stage - Coronavirus: Three more months of lockdown could end our careers, say 35% working in comedy

Playbill.com - Cast of Broadway's Sing Street to Perform Benefit Concert From Their Homes Around the World

Playbill.com - Watch Drew Gasparini's Virtual Concert for We Aren’t Kids Anymore

WhatsOnStage - Six musical releases worldwide performance from isolation featuring casts from the West End, Broadway and more

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“We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you. You are this person right now. You’re the person who has learned from those failures. Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired.” 

-Joe Rogan

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Theatre times.com - ITALIAN RESILIENCE AGAINST COVID-19: SINGERS AND VIRTUAL CHOIR

WhatsOnStage.com - Olivia Colman and Gary Oldman to perform children's work in special online showcase

Playbill.com - Annie Dorsen, 600 Highwaymen, and More Among Artists Commissioned to Make Work for Onassis USA's Enter Project

Timeout.com - The best live streams and online initiatives by local theatre groups (Singapore)

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“Integrity is everything to me. I will not die ashamed. I will live on my deathbed knowing that I gave it my best shot, and everything else is meaningless to me.”

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The Theatretimes.com - THE CRISIS STAGE - Posted by Lara Staal | 24th Apr 2020 | Essay, Germany, Theatre and Science

Stage Directions - OPERA America: COVID-19 Updates for Relief - Stage Directions • Industry NewsTheatre Buzz • April 24, 2020

Playbill.com - 1 Month Later: How The Actors Fund Is Navigating a Difficult Time for the Performing Arts Community 

Timeout.com - The best theatre to watch online right now

Orlando Sentinel -  ‘Virtually Yours’: Athens Theatre sells tickets to carefully produced show

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 “The weight of this sad time we must obey,

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TheatreTimes.com - MUST THE SHOW GO ON DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK? - Posted by Nobuko Tanaka

TimeOut Sydney - Four female composers present awesome new one-act operas on Facebook  / Carriageworks Facebook - 

Playbill.com - Track Upcoming Virtual Theatrical Live Streams, Performances, Panels, and Classes

Stage Directions Magazine - Stratford Festival Offers Free Shakespeare Productions Virtually

Stage Directions Magazine - Joint Letter: A Message to the Working Professionals in the Entertainment Industry from Unions and Guilds

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USITT - Alex Pregel Sound design

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Show Quote:   “The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” —John Paul II

News and Notes:

WhatsOnStage.com - Shakespeare's Globe's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream to be streamed on BBC iPlayer

WhatsOnStage.com - All or Nothing West End musical to be streamed on YouTube

Playbill.com - How to Support a Theatre Company and Stream a Show While Social Distancing

Playbill.com - Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces Virtual School Program, #EduHam at Home

StageDirections.com - Stratford Festival On Film: King Lear for Shakespeare’s Birthday

StageDirections.com - 2019 Stage Manager Survey Results!

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