Wow. What a fascinating and poetically written description of... so many things (so thank you, Steven) especially of our present (and timeless) geo-political atmosphere. As a musician and sometimes theatre director and poet (and daughter of a Shakespeare professor), I very much appreciated this description of the the actual physical Civic theatre ( I must visit someday!) and your Life as a stage allegorical approach to observing and describing life -and all it's characters. And as definitely someone caught up and concerned about the political happenings here in the U.S. where I am I may have to re-examine my involvement in the Cheap Seats...
The Civic Theatre in Auckland really is the coolest. If you are going, check to see if there's an event or you can get on a tour, I understand it may not always be open to the public otherwise. My grandmother was always proud to recount how her father (who was a master carpenter) was responsible for building the dual staircases that come up from the front doors to the balcony above the entrance gallery and ticket office. This video gives a really good idea of the amazing architecture and ornate detailing throughout.
Thanks Steven. I like your analogy. I walked out of the theatre several years ago, integrity intact, and never regretted it. The amount people invest in this sham is incredible to me: 'if only red/blue get in this time everything will change!' They attack you tooth and claw when you try to point out that the two comedians that had that 'debate' a few weeks back are literally actors, even when these two both have their own IMDB pages! As they say, if voting actually changed anything it would not be legal.
Wow. What a fascinating and poetically written description of... so many things (so thank you, Steven) especially of our present (and timeless) geo-political atmosphere. As a musician and sometimes theatre director and poet (and daughter of a Shakespeare professor), I very much appreciated this description of the the actual physical Civic theatre ( I must visit someday!) and your Life as a stage allegorical approach to observing and describing life -and all it's characters. And as definitely someone caught up and concerned about the political happenings here in the U.S. where I am I may have to re-examine my involvement in the Cheap Seats...
The Civic Theatre in Auckland really is the coolest. If you are going, check to see if there's an event or you can get on a tour, I understand it may not always be open to the public otherwise. My grandmother was always proud to recount how her father (who was a master carpenter) was responsible for building the dual staircases that come up from the front doors to the balcony above the entrance gallery and ticket office. This video gives a really good idea of the amazing architecture and ornate detailing throughout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kSaFzk5Vww
Thanks Steven. I like your analogy. I walked out of the theatre several years ago, integrity intact, and never regretted it. The amount people invest in this sham is incredible to me: 'if only red/blue get in this time everything will change!' They attack you tooth and claw when you try to point out that the two comedians that had that 'debate' a few weeks back are literally actors, even when these two both have their own IMDB pages! As they say, if voting actually changed anything it would not be legal.
Yes, exactly so. Glad you managed to escape integrity intact, so many don't.