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• Happy Friday: Running Scared Edition

  Created: Friday, 19 December 2008 10:45 Author: Tony Adams

  For the second time in a week I left a comment over at the Theatre Loop that was posted, then removed.Here I asked if The Hypocrites are onboard with the transfer of their show to NY or if it was only Cromer going. The story was updated saying they weren'...

• Better News

  Created: Thursday, 18 December 2008 13:19 Author: Tony Adams

  I'll be in and out through the rest of the year. We leave Sunday to go down to Texas to see my Mom. It should be an interesting drive with a month-old infant and Tony Jr. He loves being in cars though, so I'm hoping the drive isn't too bad. My brother and...

• A Tale of Two Critics

  Created: Wednesday, 17 December 2008 10:20 Author: Tony Adams

  Criticism is subjective. Every critic has tendencies towards preferring certain types of work. Some would say if they don't, and don't argue strongly for them, they're a hack.Life experiences color everyone in the audience's perceptions of a work. No matt...

• Calling Yourself One

  Created: Wednesday, 17 December 2008 09:34 Author: Tony Adams

  One of the things I hear often about folks who write about theatre online vs. in print (or food, film etc.) is that anyone with a url or a blog can start writing and call themselves a critic. I've been thinking about this more and more lately. Some see t...

• Rejecting Writers

  Created: Monday, 15 December 2008 12:56 Author: Tony Adams

  I've been sending out a lot of rejection letters lately. And though my outward appearance and demeanor doesn't always show it, I have a lot of empathy for writers submitting their work. As a writer myself I know first hand how it feels to be on the other ...

• An Open Letter to the Senior Senator from Illinois

  Created: Friday, 12 December 2008 11:06 Author: Tony Adams

  Dear Mr. Durbin, I am increasingly dismayed more and more with each passing day. It is true I got caught up in watching the hopefulness that the Obama campaign and election brought out in people. That has fairly rapidly eroded since election day. Every ...

• Holiday Party

  Created: Thursday, 11 December 2008 10:57 Author: Tony Adams

  Heading to office holiday Party, in lieu of a post today I'd direct you to two great posts on critics and artists: over at Travis' and over at Devilvet's Check 'em out. I'm off for some free calamari....

• This One Has Something Special

  Created: Wednesday, 10 December 2008 12:40 Author: Tony Adams

  I just finished reading a new work. I've been actively reading new plays for about a decade. Some have been great, some have been pretty awful, and lots have been at every point in between. But this one, this one is special. It's quite a remarkable achie...

• Wading Back In

  Created: Monday, 08 December 2008 11:59 Author: Tony Adams

  Stepping back in the water lightly, but so much to talk about. A couple of things I missed:Apparently in a time where all businesses are having difficult times, both for and non-profits; only one House of self-importance keeps Chicago from sliding toward...