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Mon, 26 Mar 2001, 09:36 pm

Walter Plinge25 posts in thread

First of all I would like to congratulate Grant and Julia for getting having ambition to form their own company. Secondly I would like to offer a piece of advice. I don't consider myself to be an expert, but I have been heavily involved with non-professional theatre for the past 10 years. In my expereince being part of the creative team and performing on stage do not mix. I saw Chicago on Sunday night and I felt that the production suffered from lack of direction. It is very difficult for the director/choreographer to be objective when they are on stage themselves. I could definitely see the talent and potential of the cast, but I could not shake the feeling that something was missing.

RE: Chicago

Sat, 31 Mar 2001, 08:56 am

Walter Plinge

Don't you think you are being just a tad biased. I should think that you would be glad to find out what people not connected with Chicago thought of the production.

Being a performer myself, I would like to think that everything I am in "kicks ass" but I also understand that because I have vested so much of myself in each production, that i can not have an objective opinion on the show. That is what critics and reviews are for.

I personally quite enjoyed it, it was no professional production, but I didn't expect it to be.

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Chicago— Walter Plinge26 Mar 2001

RE: Chicago— Babar27 Mar 2001
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        RE: Critique the Critics— Walter Plinge30 Mar 2001
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