Slog - Comments on Hello, I Must Be Going, Part Two: In Which We Speculate About Why David Esbjornson Is Leaving the Rep So Soon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/hello_i_must_be_going_part_two_in_which One of the first things David Esbjornson did when he became artistic director of the Seattle Rep was decline to give an interview with The Stranger. "He is still in the process of learning about Seattle," a Rep publicist said by way of polite refusal back in late 2005. It appears Esbjornson never fully succeeded in decoding the city. Last week, the Rep announced that he would leave in 2009, as soon as his first contract expires. (Four years is a relatively short tenure for an artistic director in Seattle: Bart Sher took the helm at Intiman in 2000. And... Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:40:07 -0800 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:30:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe But of course! And go him.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/hello_i_must_be_going_part_two_in_which#c1003556 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/hello_i_must_be_going_part_two_in_which#c1003556 Theater Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:50:49 -0800 Comment by Roscoe What a shame. One of the best directors in America doing a revival of a third rate play starring an increasingly embarassing joke of a movie star who hasn't quite figured out that his career really should have ended about 10 years ago.

David. Please. Do more work like THE NORMAL HEART and THE GOAT. We need you.

]]> Roscoe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/hello_i_must_be_going_part_two_in_which#c1003784 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/hello_i_must_be_going_part_two_in_which#c1003784 Theater Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:30:32 -0800