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Notes from Arden
In the Land of Ancestors
These honors recognize how individual artists and productions were affectionately remembered by individuals belonging to our team of generationally, ethnically and gender-diverse writers.
Featured Column
Two Stage Raw Critics Honored
“Stage Raw Managing Editor Vanessa Cate and Senior Editor Deborah Klugman have been recognized for their writing via an audience vote, administered by the theater/aggregator website better-lemons.com.”
Got It Covered
“The document suggests that two events changed the mood of Arney’s tenure at the Geffen, the first being the transfer of Gil Cates, Jr. (son of the theater’s late producing director and Board Chair, Gil Cates) from Board Vice Chair to Executive Director. The second event occurred when Arney manifested early stroke-like symptoms of Bell’s Palsy.” — BY PAUL BIRCHALL
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Ask Corbett: Crowdsourcing
“Generally speaking, your ability or inability to raise 20% of your goal is an excellent indicator of your overall fundraising capacity. For example, if you can only raise $1,600 in foundational gifts then consider lowering your campaign from $10,000 to $8,000 to keep the 20% ratio.” — BY CORBETT BARKLIE
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Around Town
Domenico says the idea for the company came after learning that one of the guys in his unit had committed suicide. He was sitting in his acting class at Marymount Manhattan College when he received a text with the devastating news.
“Shortly afterwards, pictures started circulating online of one of our bases being overrun,” Domenico shares, “and the guys were texting one another, Do people back home even know what we did over there or even care?”
With that question in mind, Domenico says it hit him: “I know what would fix this: a theater company.”
The Summer of our (Dis)Content
Our Town
Veteran L.A. Critic Myron Meisel Is Now Seriously Pissed Off
“Like Rome to Carthage, Equity’s new Agreement will sow the ground with salt as to render it infertile ever after. Without those talents, the aesthetic glory that is our local theater scene will wither as if in time-lapse photography virtually overnight. This conflict was conceived, generated, and has been unremittingly conducted in bad faith, and no amount of persuasion, goodwill or parsing of the opposition’s deliberate and dishonest arguments or contorting contentions is going to alter the outcome.” — BY MYRON MEISEL
Decidedly Delin
It’s Not Easy, Bein’ Seen
“The truth is, most people in Los Angeles don’t know that intimate theater even exists.” — KEVIN DELIN