Datebook: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the region’s third-largest nonprofit theater, has won the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award, the highest honor that an American theater company not on Broadway can achieve.
The award recognizes the influence TheatreWorks has had on the art form locally and nationwide, as an incubator for scores of artists, developing and premiering countless new works, many of which have gone on to long life elsewhere.
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It's really great to see the Tony Awards rewarding and recognizing the great work of amazing regional theaters like TheatreWorks. Regional theatre I think a lot of the time can be forgotten for whatever reason. An event like the Tony's which is so important for our industry focuses almost solely on that which we see on broadway. Rather than this its good to see how we can look at the theatre in most people's back yards and the ones that they are most likely to see. Regional theatre is most often the most accessible and informative theatre that people see. I know for me the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta wasn't jus the first place that I saw a theatrical performance but was also a great organization in development and exposure as I spent every Thursday morning until
kindergarten acting and playing in shows. Without regional theatre's I feel a large portion of people would have little to no exposure to theatre.
Normally bad acting is not awarded but rather a tabloid or ignored. In this article, it talks about how the “bad” acting or different approach to shakespeare is being brought to light. “When I read the script I thought, oh my god, I get to play all three of these characters? For somebody who probably had ADHD but was never diagnosed, that sounded great. It really captured my imagination”, said Dylan Baker, the alleged bad actor in Hamlet. I personally found this quote funny because of its blunt honesty. When someone finds out about a role in which that entails multiple characters and personalities, I would assume they would feel overwhelmed. Baker, on the other hand, was excited to hear the news that we was going to be playing three roles and he backed it up by saying how his ADHD would come to life. He thought that the fact that he was playing three different characters captured his ADHD and made his imagination work. The director was immediately appointed to Baker because she knew he would be up for this role. I find it really fascinating that someone could be acting badly on purpose, especially when portraying shakespeare. I think it’s a really admirable risk that seems to work and bring attention.
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