tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post113893616538673452..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1148104700214679462006-05-20T15:58:00.000+10:002006-05-20T15:58:00.000+10:00Thanks for the note here, and I too am a little la...Thanks for the note here, and I too am a little late...<BR/><BR/>I guess not-for-profit in the US and subsidised theatre here (which is barely subsidised by European standards) face many parallel problems. However, if it's such a struggle even to put on audience-friendly work this this, then woe betide anything that's attempting to be at all innovative, serious or challenging - Of course, like Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1147362951325143262006-05-12T01:55:00.000+10:002006-05-12T01:55:00.000+10:00I just discovered this thread so the comments are ...I just discovered this thread so the comments are a little late ....<BR/><BR/><I>"so I am 99 per cent sure that Spelling Bee in the US is a wholly commercial enterprise"</I><BR/><BR/>Like many small and medium size musicals, Spelling Bee was developed in the subsidized theatre world, first at Barrington Stage in Massachusetts and then at Second Stage in New York. Critical and audience success atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1139454445324513402006-02-09T14:07:00.000+11:002006-02-09T14:07:00.000+11:00Hi anonymous persons -As I recall, the MTC's subsi...Hi anonymous persons -<BR/><BR/>As I recall, the MTC's subsidy amounts to about 13 per cent. To compare: US theatre has very little state subsidy at all (it doesn't exist in the same way as it does here), so I am 99 per cent sure that Spelling Bee in the US is a wholly commercial enterprise - though I might be wrong there. It seems to be making a packet at the moment, all the same. In France, on Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1139453959185874632006-02-09T13:59:00.000+11:002006-02-09T13:59:00.000+11:00I'd be interested to know how much, if any, govern...I'd be interested to know how much, if any, government subsidy was allocated to this production. If MTC can do a show in its season without the need for subsidy, that means more government funding is available for more challenging works or commissioning. Seems fair to me - although obviously it's a balancing act, and the 'commercial' shows it programmes still need to be creative and interesting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-1139322805749212242006-02-08T01:33:00.000+11:002006-02-08T01:33:00.000+11:00Why indeed run commercial, American shows? Good po...Why indeed run commercial, American shows? Good point madam.<BR/>Is it due to a lack of quality Australian Theatre made for it's artistic merit, to perform in it's place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com