Comments on Midnight Honesty at Noon: I Can haz Value?

Nick,I think one way to look at your description o...

2008-03-20T16:43:00.000-05:00

Nick,

I think one way to look at your description of the church is how the most successful theatre companies brand. They are corporations/institutions that offer experience. The Canon could be their Dogma.

The only doubt I have about the theater as church ...

2008-03-20T11:04:00.000-05:00

The only doubt I have about the theater as church angle - and don't be fooled, it's religious for me as well, though I tend to keep that bit to myself - is that church to me means spiritual experiences felt through the institutionalization of dogma, and for me theater shouldn't be about institutionalization or dogma... it should be about rediscovering individuality and self-generated energy (two of the values that were bandied about elsewhere yesterday), and the community is secondary to that experience - though still a big part of the theatrical experience. What do you think?

This church idea is something I'm into exploring, ...

2008-03-20T10:30:00.000-05:00

This church idea is something I'm into exploring, as well ... so, how do we make our audiences as devoted as the weekly church-going crowd?

RZ

Great post Travis, and synchronous, I had this ver...

2008-03-19T22:33:00.000-05:00

Great post Travis, and synchronous, I had this very discussion with a young guy at work today. I have referred to myself as a member of the church of theatre many times, but the veracity of that statement really popped out at me reading this.

And our creed encourages the exploration of free will at that, and not only examines belief, but can challenge it.

Good value for your money, I'd say.