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The Greatest Show on Earth
All I’ve been able to do is grab my popcorn lately while theater is shuttered and watch the show happening behind the scenes. Much like I do with this current administration in what resembles the White House, I read between the li(n)es, to predict what the future will hold in real time. I watch with…
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Cheese, Beer, a 🦠 and Actors Equity
How are you doing? If you ask an actor, or any theater worker that question, you will probably hear “not so good”. As we limp towards 8 months of no work and theater being essentially shut down, thousands of actors and artists are getting desperate. The Met is closed until at least September of 2021.…
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Sitting in the back row with the house lights on
In the late 80’s, I was sitting in the back row with the house lights on during a rehearsal for “Les Mis” at the Forrest Theater in Philadelphia when the unmistakable, sinking realization washed over me that someone was gonna kill themselves. True story. After the ecstasy of being cast as an original member of…
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I Decided to Answer(even though we’re busy dying)
The demands are in. While I’m looking around at the bodies piling up during a global pandemic, I thought I’d take a break and digest this list of demands. But I have some questions. And I want to do the right thing. The first thing anybody who is successful in theater asks is this: who’s…
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The Cast(e) System and The Circle Game
The winds of change are blowing. I’m all in for change, and equality. I stand with fellow human beings who are, especially at this moment, looking…demanding…seeking… racial equality and justice. It’s time for change. The conversations are difficult, and at times unwelcoming. They’re tough. However, commercial theater lives in it’s own world. Some of the…
Robert DuSold 