Dear Friends:

Welcome to the Writers’ Theatre blog.

It has always seemed to me that intimacy, as we define it in our mission, is not merely a function of space but rather the entire approach to our programming. Because everything that we do is focused towards providing you with a direct relationship to the art on and around our stages, intimacy must breathe in every area of our organization. We seek to provide our artists with an experience that allows them to directly impact the productions on our stages. The engagement of the Board of Trustees with our organizations results in a visceral, direct impact upon the company. We offer our donors opportunities to enjoy real-time, backstage, up-close and personal observations of the artistic process. And we strive to offer all of our patrons a personal and distraction-free interaction with the plays on our stages.

It makes sense then that we should also blog.

Here, on this website, we can and will engage you in direct interaction with our artists and staff. We’ll give you an opportunity to ask questions you’ve always wanted to ask and to read about the creative process from the perspective of the artists and staff members who are taking the words on the page and realizing them on the stage.

On my personal entries, I’ll occasionally share thoughts and observations from my travels, theatrical viewing, culinary experiences, film and television observations and my own process as artistic director.

Your comments will generally be posted unedited. I will gently point out however, that because we are committed to providing our artists with a safe and nurturing environment, we’ll refrain from posting personal attacks on them of course, but you’re welcome to share your thoughts about our productions whether they were to your taste or otherwise.

If you’ve never posted to a blog before, consider telling us what you liked about a show, when you were engaged or where you were confused. Feel free to ask us a question about our process or a programming choice. Make suggestions for programming you’d like to see…. You get the idea!

So what are you waiting for? Let the posting begin.

Yours,
Michael