2nd Annual Chester Horn Short Play Festival
A note from Artistic Dirctor Jeff Love:
Last weekend I had the magnificent pleasure of partaking in Theatre Rats' 2nd Annual Chester Horn one-act festival.
Theatre Rats is a great company of people who are focused on developing the community of theatre in New York. I got to meet and work with such visionaries as Alexis Hadsall and Michael Ruby, the Artistic and Associate Artistic Directors (respectfully) of Theatre Rats.
And I really do have to call them visionairies.
They are able to see theatre in New York as a whole and not just as a collection of individual companies. It's easy to get so wrapped up in the feeling of competition for fame or fortune when you feel like there are only so many audience members to go around, but nothing could be farther from the truth!
Theatre Rats managed to bring over sixty people together to produce some wonderful work. Most of us had not worked together before.
If there is any sort of competition out there, it would seem that it is from those who are not interested in making good work as much as gaining popularity and wealth.
In that sense, Theatre Rats is an inspiration to everyone. Imagine in this day of infomercials and commericals that tell you how to make a quick buck and / or how you can become the most popular / happy / smart / rich kid on the block, having someone who just wants to see you succeed and have a good time doing it?
It was fabulous and a relief.
I certainly hope that we'll be able to work again in the future and I wish them the absolute best in luck.
Last weekend I had the magnificent pleasure of partaking in Theatre Rats' 2nd Annual Chester Horn one-act festival.
Theatre Rats is a great company of people who are focused on developing the community of theatre in New York. I got to meet and work with such visionaries as Alexis Hadsall and Michael Ruby, the Artistic and Associate Artistic Directors (respectfully) of Theatre Rats.
And I really do have to call them visionairies.
They are able to see theatre in New York as a whole and not just as a collection of individual companies. It's easy to get so wrapped up in the feeling of competition for fame or fortune when you feel like there are only so many audience members to go around, but nothing could be farther from the truth!
Theatre Rats managed to bring over sixty people together to produce some wonderful work. Most of us had not worked together before.
If there is any sort of competition out there, it would seem that it is from those who are not interested in making good work as much as gaining popularity and wealth.
In that sense, Theatre Rats is an inspiration to everyone. Imagine in this day of infomercials and commericals that tell you how to make a quick buck and / or how you can become the most popular / happy / smart / rich kid on the block, having someone who just wants to see you succeed and have a good time doing it?
It was fabulous and a relief.
I certainly hope that we'll be able to work again in the future and I wish them the absolute best in luck.
posted by Melanie at
8:40 AM
1 Comments:
In the words of JetBlue, we like you, too. :)
Big thanks to Jeff and all of the POY folks who have supported and/or collabortated with the RatPack thus far.
Congrats on your most recent production and here's to many great things to come.
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