Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "When Ted Pappas sets out to create a new production, a calendar and his Rolodex of contacts are two of his most valuable tools.
Artistic ability and a vision of what you're hoping to achieve is important, says Pappas, producing artistic director of the Pittsburgh Public Theater. But they're no substitute for having the right artists at the right time."
4 comments:
I love this play. I think it's interesting that the director got every single first choice he had. I don't agree with his thought of moving the play until everything could work out. In the real world that wouldn't happen and sometimes you have to compromise and just make do with what you have/ what's available .
I've seen several productions at Pittsburgh Public Theater this season, and what I always find impressive is how drastically the space seems to have changed for each production. The small stage makes it necessary for designers to stretch their creativity, and I think they do it very well. I am seeing Midsummer on Saturday, and I am once again looking forward to see how the set and staging works out.
I think it’s impressive that the director was willing to move the show around to get exactly what he wanted. He felt strongly enough about having those key players and worked hard enough to get them so that he could put on the show he really wanted to put on. If directors have a running list of shows they've always wanted to do, then they are only going to be able to confidently cross that show off their list if they've done up to their standards. I'm glad he got all of his first choices and now that I know that Midsummer Night's Dream is playing, I am going to go see it. I've read the show a few times but I've never seen it, so this should be exciting!
This article was very boring. I do agree with the others that it was great that the director got his first choices but that seemed to be the only thing that the article was about. It was very annoying. The article should have had more to do with the process and directors vision, not that he just got his first pick. I wanted to know more about the design aspect of this show. What makes this show different because I do like Midsummer Night's Dream but it seems to be way overdone. I do agree with Dev though in the theatre world there needs to be compromise to get what you need from what is available.
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