The Arlington Commission on the Arts, headed by John Seal, has just released a proposal with recommendations for Arlington County support of the arts over the next 20 years. Titled ‘Arlington Arts 2030’, it includes an interesting look back on its 25 year history, and deals with support issues, increased funding and revenue generation moving […]
Archives for June 2, 2011
Venus in Fur
“I always think a playwright’s job is to let actors do their stuff,” playwright David Ives asserts. “I think what we’re supposed to do is write wonderful things for actors, who are much more important and interesting than we are.” Wow. Did Ives ever get it right with his marvelous Venus in Fur, now receiving […]
The B Team
In his play The B Team, David Holstein, who, it should be noted also writes scripts for the Showtime series “Weeds”, asks and partially answers a question kind of fundamental to our times: can terrorists—and terrorism and suicide bombers—be funny? The answer will likely come out as something like this: well, yeah, kinda, maybe, sometimes, […]