tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post8828451946404300616..comments2023-12-20T17:20:22.032-05:00Comments on 99 Seats: Countries for Old Men (and Women)99http://www.blogger.com/profile/11955916620902994495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-61767761995531830152010-01-16T00:34:47.617-05:002010-01-16T00:34:47.617-05:00"But I'm careening into my late thirties ..."But I'm careening into my late thirties and thinking, Do I want to settle down? Do I want to have kids? How am I going to pay for that? How am I going to hold on to my day job when all I want to do is write and produce?"<br /><br />I am wondering all the same questions, while in the midst of babyland. There is a reason why 91% of theater practitioners are childless, when my little girl has to be in bed by 7-8pm, how am I to be able to go to rehearsal?<br /><br />The OOB/independent theater does not allow for a family because we still have to work our day jobs to pay for life and then one either chooses to devote the rest of his/her waking ours to a child or to the OOB theater that they are help run.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing the struggles out in the open and hopefully there will be more dialogue around how we can have sustaining, supportive, and ongoing theater lives while still having a family and growing older.Dennis Bakerhttp://www.dennisbaker.net/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-28653494974188420292010-01-15T19:07:05.251-05:002010-01-15T19:07:05.251-05:00Kristen,
There's Young Jean Lee, who has take...Kristen,<br /><br />There's Young Jean Lee, who has taken her company up and out of the OOB ghetto somewhat (she's now in that realm that comes up that is technically still OOB, but tends to get placed and listed in Off-Broadway as she's now known enough). I think the lion's share of 13P is female as well.<br /><br />As someone who's had a hand in running OOB theatres for a few years, I think I can safely say that the majority of female-driven OOB companies I've seen have been based around a director/producer who does the plays that she wants to. I'm not sure why that is, necessarily, but you can take my anecdotal word for what it's worth.Ian W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331302978162530012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-25097562978431681362010-01-15T17:49:38.815-05:002010-01-15T17:49:38.815-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kristen Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614560879130581868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-57252604632951687702010-01-15T17:49:22.732-05:002010-01-15T17:49:22.732-05:00these stats are interesting. AND the thoughts abo...these stats are interesting. AND the thoughts about off off theaters that coalesce around a playwright is so true - and I agree with Freeman, awesome. But - are there any of these companies (playwright driven or otherwise) that are coalescing around a female playwright? and if not, why not? seems like the gender balance is pretty even among those working in the field.Kristen Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614560879130581868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-61589284034487914022010-01-15T11:38:51.255-05:002010-01-15T11:38:51.255-05:00Mad props where props is due.Mad props where props is due.99https://www.blogger.com/profile/11955916620902994495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-38782297530864917052010-01-15T11:30:53.623-05:002010-01-15T11:30:53.623-05:00Rhetorically, should this not engender at least a ...Rhetorically, should this not engender at least a little respect, or maybe compassion, for the "fogeys" who have stuck to our convictions despite the bleak outlook?RLewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-52531910031326860072010-01-15T00:01:18.600-05:002010-01-15T00:01:18.600-05:00Ahh! Thanks for typing out all of my fears for the...Ahh! Thanks for typing out all of my fears for the future!joshcon80https://www.blogger.com/profile/13493227172042089467noreply@blogger.com