Secret Squirrel Transmogrified
Mon, 21 May 2001, 08:31 pmGrant Malcolm10 posts in thread
Secret Squirrel Transmogrified
Mon, 21 May 2001, 08:31 pm*groan*
I'm sure it's not really our very own SS transmogrified, but you can't help wondering if these people aren't following his lead...
"We, the Statue Poopers, do solemnly swear to berate sub-standard forms of entertainment and burst bubbles of self-denial wherever me may find them. AND BY GOD WE WILL SEEK OUT AND DESTROY THEM"
i wonder if they have any understanding of the concept of irony?
:-)
Cheers
Grant
I'm sure it's not really our very own SS transmogrified, but you can't help wondering if these people aren't following his lead...
"We, the Statue Poopers, do solemnly swear to berate sub-standard forms of entertainment and burst bubbles of self-denial wherever me may find them. AND BY GOD WE WILL SEEK OUT AND DESTROY THEM"
i wonder if they have any understanding of the concept of irony?
:-)
Cheers
Grant
RE: Secret Squirrel Transmogrified
Thu, 24 May 2001, 12:50 pm >I can't help but think that these are the kids who never got cast in the school >plays and then looked at all the cool kids having all that fun
This is a typical reaction. Why are we all so sensitive to criticism?
While there is a lot of excellent community theatre, there is much that could be considered less than par (of course, none of the shows I've been involved with fall in this category). Yet no-one seems able to give an honest opinion.
The fact that I'm doing it for free does not give me a right to do it badly.
True, I do not like to be brow-beaten with every little thing I did wrong or harangued about what went wrong with a show and would much rather hear positives than negatives, but a few well chosen words of constructive criticism could be taken and would be used to improve my next performance. If it must come anonymously then so be it: although anonymous critics must earn my respect.
Is it that we worry too much about upsetting our friends/fellows/anyone that encourages people such as Secret Squirrel and Statue Poopers to set up shop? Whatever the reason, I am sure that people such as these are much needed in community theatre.
This is a typical reaction. Why are we all so sensitive to criticism?
While there is a lot of excellent community theatre, there is much that could be considered less than par (of course, none of the shows I've been involved with fall in this category). Yet no-one seems able to give an honest opinion.
The fact that I'm doing it for free does not give me a right to do it badly.
True, I do not like to be brow-beaten with every little thing I did wrong or harangued about what went wrong with a show and would much rather hear positives than negatives, but a few well chosen words of constructive criticism could be taken and would be used to improve my next performance. If it must come anonymously then so be it: although anonymous critics must earn my respect.
Is it that we worry too much about upsetting our friends/fellows/anyone that encourages people such as Secret Squirrel and Statue Poopers to set up shop? Whatever the reason, I am sure that people such as these are much needed in community theatre.
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