Arts Holy Shit! Local Playwright Leaves Town!
Sometime Seattle playwright Steven Dietz (Lonely Planet, God’s Country) is leaving us for a “sweet gig” as a playwriting teacher at the University of Texas at Austin.
And he makes the case for the post-play discussion, which I always thought was the worst thing you could possibly see in a theater. Including fire.
Read the interview here.
That's so sad that he's leaving--I'm definitely a fan of his work.
One time when post-play discussions can be interesting: Seattle Children's Theatre. If you've ever been there for one, you know what I mean. Kids really cut through the esoteric bull and get to the heart of the matter like: "how'd you get your hair to stand up like that?"