I’ve now watched all of the movies shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
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Author: Steven Strauss
The Satire is Coming from Outside the House
A production is not confined to the confines of its stage.
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P.S. In the Beginning…
Revisiting A Christmas Carol on Broadway made me realize a detail I missed regarding its generational stagecraft:
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Straight Line
Theater is a localized art form.
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Between Truth and Artifice
While we’re on the topic of actorly attributes that contribute to a thoroughly-embodied performance:
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Putting the Audio in Audiobook
While we’re on the topic of the ways performance can fundamentally change how we process the meaning of an artistic text:
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The Quiet Voiceover
When adapting a book into a movie, voiceover is a reliable fallback.
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Mm Whatcha Say?
The rise of home viewing has led to an increase in the use of open captions, even when the viewer is fluent in the language spoken in the movie.
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Samuel L. Parsons
While we’re on the topic of looking as acting, and acting as looking:
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Crafting the Stage
While we’re on the topic of generational stagecraft:
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Write All Nite 