tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post8200531873526565621..comments2023-11-03T11:44:32.218-04:00Comments on Full Force Theater Musings: Day 9: What will become of us?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-83295659826057741642010-02-25T10:30:31.070-05:002010-02-25T10:30:31.070-05:00my God, i thought you were going to chip in with s...my God, i thought you were going to chip in with some decisive insght at the end there, not leave it with ‘we leave it to you to decide’.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-23604377854529844432007-11-22T00:47:00.000-05:002007-11-22T00:47:00.000-05:00Thank you for your post "r.." Know that it was a p...Thank you for your post "r.." Know that it was a person from the program who said he believed the program's practices were "odd and unsafe." I'm not saying I believe that--I don't know enough about them. My point was just looking into them would be more worthy of examination than focusing on the crap we're all focusing on.carajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559397338012386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-58613836365935089372007-11-20T02:58:00.000-05:002007-11-20T02:58:00.000-05:00I really appreciate your commentary on the strike....I really appreciate your commentary on the strike. Its very insightful given the rhetoric from both sides in the mainstream media. I do, however, take a bit of issue with your characterization of the Yale Rep. I worked on many shows as a student at Yale, both at the Rep and at the university theatre, and in my experience, we were always conscientious of safety and we were rigorously mentored about safety. I learned everything I know about technical theatre there as have many others. What happened to that student is tragic, but I'm quite comfortable saying its the exception not the rule, in terms of how safely load ins and strikes are handled.R. Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005379821276342931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-61610936802903174292007-11-19T23:05:00.000-05:002007-11-19T23:05:00.000-05:00Rocco and Steve, thank you for your very nice comm...Rocco and Steve, thank you for your very nice comments. (Rocco--despite my criticism of The Grinch last year, I was actually going to go back this year, as my friend involved told me it is much improved!)<BR/><BR/>Rlewis... I may exhibit some wishful thinking. Though, again, I had no hope this weekend... But, yes, overall I do think we'll see Local One in the theater before February 14. It might not be next week, but I think it will be before cupid comes around.<BR/><BR/>As for the Yale comment, my apologies if I mischaracterized the accident. Someone called me and said it happened during the strike in preparation for the load-in, so that is what I believed. I did not investigate and for that I am sorry. The difference in timing does not change the overall point, but I’m very sorry to get the details wrong. It is unfair. And yes, as I should have stated, all condolences go out to his family. It’s just a terrible, terrible thing.carajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559397338012386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-27855653431308938462007-11-19T22:22:00.000-05:002007-11-19T22:22:00.000-05:00The Yale incident is quite an unfortunate accident...The Yale incident is quite an unfortunate accident and I know that thoughts and prayers of people throughout the industry are with the Yale community and the young man's family.<BR/><BR/>However, please note that the activities the student was participating in were related to a load-in Sunday morning, not strike from the previous evening. The student was helping to unload a truck (and wearing a hard hat), when the load shifted as the strap was released, crushing him against the opposite side of the truck.<BR/><BR/>It is not fair to the student or the community to misrepresent what happened here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-78760382372456490022007-11-19T16:37:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:37:00.000-05:00Cara Joy, I just found your site because of Rocco ...Cara Joy, I just found your site because of Rocco at "What's Good/What Blows" (my apologies for not finding you earlier).<BR/><BR/>You've pretty much summed up how I feel in a much more articulate and elegant way. Thank you.Steve On Broadway (SOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04353077627991682499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-50877096648123730612007-11-19T16:34:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:34:00.000-05:00ok, I don't do Broadway, but I gotta say that I th...ok, I don't do Broadway, but I gotta say that I think you've been a lil' over optimistic with this strike from the start - didn't think it was gonna happen. Having been downsized 3 times in the last 2 years at my current day-gig, maybe my perspective is different. Since the econ' bust last decade almost every major industry has cut back and re-organized. Wasn't it only a matter of time before Broadway had to do the same?<BR/><BR/>Now you find T-giving week off to be overly lengthy, but by the time this is over, I'll guess this week is a very small number of the strike days total. And isn't getting the Grinch running just a clue that is thing is going into January without losing its breath?<BR/><BR/>I feel bad for the union members; I carry 3 cards myself, but times have changed, and you don't bring in someone like C.St.M. unless you're ready to do the distance. She'll go back to where she came from - unblemished - when this is all over.<BR/><BR/>My best guess has the hiring of replacement workers in January, and no new deal before Valentine's day. I hate that all the Broadway Babies like yourself must hold your applause, but feel free to come downtown and join us for some edgy thrills till this all blows over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24709038.post-84105531207261160242007-11-19T10:54:00.000-05:002007-11-19T10:54:00.000-05:00I could read this post over and over. It the only...I could read this post over and over. It the only thoughtful coverage of the strike anywhere. Thanks for making me feel like I'm not crazy for being "anti-both".<BR/><BR/>But reopening The Grinch actually does make lots of sense to me. They're running on a completely different contract than all the other shows. Whether Local 1 decided to lump them in or the producers stood by in solidarity, I don't know. But now that The Grinch (and all its crying children) has become the face of the stike, it would seem smart for the stagehands to go back to work there, since they have a valid reason to not strike on that show and it'll make it not seem like they're ruining Christmas.<BR/><BR/>However, I couldn't care less about The Grinch...so consider my christmas ruined.Roccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257263438117207663noreply@blogger.com