LA Stage Blog - Beta

Too often do theater schools celebrate vanity and fame. Whether overtly stated or not, most theater training is geared towards individual aggrandizement: getting on the soaps or landing an agent.
Particularly in LA, acting training is sold as a commodity rather than imparted as a way of life. The NoHo Arts District, with its endless storefront [...]

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Check this out:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2008/10/financial-crisi.html
I’ve been on this kick lately about the financial crisis and the arts, as those of you who have been following my recent posts undoubtedly have noticed. I am convinced that somehow we artists must respond to this crisis as a matter of survival. LA Times’ Culture Monster blog is–thank goodnes–addressing this as [...]

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Although I still subscribe to the print edition of the LA Times, that paper seems to get worse by the day. This year they fired their dance critic. They buried their book review and opinion sections, not to mention the Guide of LA Cultural happenings, relegating their best pieces of journalism to the back pages.

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Hi All,
The great grand blogosphere of the theater exists, and is filled with riches waiting for us to discover.
Check out these sites, which are the ones that I frequent, and feel free to post any comments on what you find, or to leave links to other sites you like.
I think that LA Stage Blog could [...]

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