Why You Procrastinate (It Has Nothing to Do With Self-Control)
The New York Times: If you’ve ever put off an important task by, say, alphabetizing your spice drawer, you know it wouldn’t be fair to describe yourself as lazy.
After all, alphabetizing requires focus and effort — and hey, maybe you even went the extra mile to wipe down each bottle before putting it back. And it’s not like you’re hanging out with friends or watching Netflix. You’re cleaning — something your parents would be proud of! This isn’t laziness or bad time management. This is procrastination.Environmentalism Behind the Scenes on Broadway and Beyond
HowlRound Theatre Commons: Sustainability and Broadway are two words that, on the surface, might not go together. Sustainability is a complex concept that seeks to ensure the natural environment is able to meet current and future needs, while Broadway is a cultural hub where theatregoers can escape and immerse themselves in the worlds of plays and musicals. But sustainability and Broadway are much more interconnected than you might think.
For Parents Working In Theater, Raising A Family Is No Child’s Play
WAMU: Being a parent and a professional in theater can feel like a dramatic performance with no intermission, no last act and certainly no curtain call.
When Marni Penning landed a part in Studio Theatre’s “Admissions,” she took solace in the fact that the schedule of rehearsals would allow her to drop off and pick her six-and-half-year-old son at his school in Falls Church.
But once the performances began, there was a tradeoff.'Jungle' scenic designer Miriam Buether disrupts tradition with site-specific concepts
Datebook: When audiences enter the Curran to see “The Jungle,” they’ll no doubt be surprised by the extent of the Geary Street theater’s transformation from a plush proscenium stage to a makeshift migrant camp built out of a patchwork of found materials. But this kind of radical reinvention – turning traditional theaters into immersive, site-specific fantasies – is the hallmark of acclaimed German scenic designer Miriam Buether’s work. She once called the most successful designs “those that don’t look like designs at all,” and isn’t averse to disrupting the actual architecture of a performance space to bring her unconventional visions to life.White Actors Suing 'Hamilton' for Discrimination? Supreme Court Hears Warning
Hollywood Reporter: Is Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda at risk for being sued by only casting African-Americans in the role of George Washington in his award-winning musical? According to a new petition before the Supreme Court, he very well might be. Charter Communications, one of the biggest cable operators in the nation, is now telling the Supreme Court that if a recent Ninth Circuit ruling is left in place, white actors could attack Miranda's magnum opus with viable discrimination suits.
