tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post1709961604424773325..comments2023-10-30T14:18:09.345+00:00Comments on Symbiotic Life: Theatre Geek CritiqueSymbioticLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031252021001637647noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-17445984784306743882012-01-28T16:31:08.078+00:002012-01-28T16:31:08.078+00:00Doing the sets is so much fun. I learned so much a...Doing the sets is so much fun. I learned so much about building and decorating through it. I also got into costume design but I wish I'd had more exposure as I didn't do a whole lot. The graphic design component of the posters, the programs handed out to the audience, and any web presence was also fascinating. The whole thing was so creative and artistic. They say it's never too late so I keep thinking some day, I'll go for it again.RachelsSLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-40775347402943367552012-01-28T13:40:26.272+00:002012-01-28T13:40:26.272+00:00Great post!! I've always had friends into the...Great post!! I've always had friends into theatre and I've always wanted to be the artist working on the shows, like doing the posters and such lol :)Cindyhttp://iamartistfartsy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-14845687033431506952012-01-25T08:05:05.912+00:002012-01-25T08:05:05.912+00:00Thanks Marina! I agree that exposing children to a...Thanks Marina! I agree that exposing children to as much as we can is what will inspire them later in life. I would love to take mine on all the fabulous trips you go on. I think it provides such a wonderful world perspective and really opens the mind in great ways.Rhorsleyhttp://rachelssymbioticlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-30774784477868821872012-01-25T08:03:05.931+00:002012-01-25T08:03:05.931+00:00I truly agree. If the jokes had been cleaned up an...I truly agree. If the jokes had been cleaned up and 45 minutes of material cut (15 mins were an intermission which was beyond needed) it would've been just ducky for children. However, they could've just full on committed to making the piece a proper cultish Rocky Horror like experience just for adults and had a hit that would've gone down well with adults who get to enjoy having a regular social life. (Something as a parent, I don't get to participate in too regularly.) This whole idea of straddling the two types of audiences just didn't serve them well.Rhorsleyhttp://rachelssymbioticlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-56328021724032260592012-01-25T07:36:12.430+00:002012-01-25T07:36:12.430+00:00your critique is well written and very useful. I ...your critique is well written and very useful. I think you are a wonderful mother because you give to your children the great opportunity to enjoy of the theater. All these experiences are really important! When my daughters were little I tried to give them a lot of incentives, the children will treasure of everything.<br />ciao my dear friend!marina di guardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-15979609127463390422012-01-25T03:15:18.041+00:002012-01-25T03:15:18.041+00:00I seriously love your photos, Rach! Great critique...I seriously love your photos, Rach! Great critique of the piece! It seems so strange they would advertise for children, especially being 2.5 hours long and those poor jokes.Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-13784333181762210432012-01-24T11:29:25.658+00:002012-01-24T11:29:25.658+00:00Thank you Laura! The make up was DiorShow mascara ...Thank you Laura! The make up was DiorShow mascara in black, 17's Eye Liner in Plum, with Stila eyeshadow that I got from Sephora. If they gave singular names for the shadows I'd give them but it doesn't. I really love Stila because you can pack it on, it doesn't settle in creases and it stays in place for hours.Rhorsleyhttp://rachelssymbioticlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-12980171416114828032012-01-24T11:23:47.896+00:002012-01-24T11:23:47.896+00:00Hehehe, most definitely. :DHehehe, most definitely. :DRhorsleyhttp://rachelssymbioticlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-80805990694779473592012-01-24T11:23:18.109+00:002012-01-24T11:23:18.109+00:00I might have to forfeit my metal. You see, there w...I might have to forfeit my metal. You see, there were lots and lots of candies involved. I don't normally give my kids candy unless it's a super special occasion. I'm an uptight anti-refined sugar warrior after finding out how icky it is for our bodies. My back was up against a wall though. There was flopping about, crying, laying down across people...but if you stick a gummy bear in their mouths, it makes it much tougher for them to whine or cry and the sugar gets them perky enough to sit back up. Horrible isn't it? :D<br /><br />I think there's definitely an acceptable way to incorporate more adult material into a children's show without it crossing a line. I think Shrek is an excellent example of doing that. This was well over the line though. I really really disliked having Cousin Tom coming on stage acting and talking crudely to young women while having a large audience of adults laughing and thereby sending the message to my boys that people will find it funny/acceptable. I think that small isolated incidents that don't happen very often in a child's regular daily life is navigable and won't have much affect. However, (this is where I climb on my soap box for a minute so forgive me.) I think that culturally we're tolerating more and more inappropriate material to younger and younger audiences where accidental over exposure is almost impossible to avoid unless you partake in something like home-schooling. It's to the point now that toddlers are dressed up like prosti-tots for Halloween and often sent off to school in a similar fashion. It does my head in. As a parent, I just want to preserve their innocence and let them be children for as long as I can. I can't tell you how horrified I was the day I was standing outside the classroom to pick my kid up from school, to sit there and listen to two older brothers who were there to pick up their younger brother, talk about "climbing all up on that," about one of my child's teachers. They didn't care that they were standing in front of an adult. They looked to be about 10 yrs old. Maybe that's the norm for 10 yr olds today. It certainly wasn't the norm in my head at 10. :( <br /><br />(Alright, putting the soap box away hehehe.)<br /><br />I think purple is probably my favorite eye make up color for now. I'll be honest though, I don't know how ppl pick a fave and stick with it. I'm always rolling on to something new.Rhorsleyhttp://rachelssymbioticlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-2709983362151169992012-01-24T11:03:45.112+00:002012-01-24T11:03:45.112+00:00It really is a blast isn't it? Sometimes, I th...It really is a blast isn't it? Sometimes, I think about volunteering at one of the local theatre's to see if I still enjoy it in the same way but I just can't imagine how I would fit it into my schedule right now. Maybe some day!Rhorsleyhttp://rachelssymbioticlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-41838662743214321592012-01-24T11:02:37.354+00:002012-01-24T11:02:37.354+00:00I would love to see more but my budget doesn't...I would love to see more but my budget doesn't allow for it. I might get to see one next month which I'm very excited about but it's only because a friend of mine has an extra ticket they bought ages ago. The Improv pub sounds hilarious and I'd love to see something like that. I'm going to keep an eye out and see if there's around.Rhorsleyhttp://rachelssymbioticlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-78915513521175118742012-01-24T09:03:55.929+00:002012-01-24T09:03:55.929+00:00Oh I love the theater as well! I was in a Drama cl...Oh I love the theater as well! I was in a Drama club in high school and for 3 years it was my life! Unfortunately I didn't get to go see plays a lot. They're a bit expensive...Here in Dublin I usually go to a small Improv pub where actors improvise based on the request of the audience. It's a lot of fun!<br />Btw, love the venetian mask! So sexy and mysterious!:)Diana Teodoronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-20532579868116360032012-01-24T04:57:58.740+00:002012-01-24T04:57:58.740+00:00Pantomime sounds like a fun experience! I wish the...Pantomime sounds like a fun experience! I wish there were events like that here or that I could go to one. I would be throwing rotten fruit all the time, ok maybe not ;) and I LOVE these photos! Your purple makeup looks amazing!laurahttp://theblogofworldlydelights.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-79581780484394490782012-01-24T02:42:08.131+00:002012-01-24T02:42:08.131+00:00I have always loved acting and watching production...I have always loved acting and watching productions and movies just make me want to perfect what i see through my acting! it is such a enjoyable experience to fully exercise the ever changing variety of human emotion through a small snippet of timeLa Mode Operandihttp://lamodeoperandi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-34076435098527174402012-01-24T02:12:51.105+00:002012-01-24T02:12:51.105+00:00I love your photos!!!! My favorite color is purpl...I love your photos!!!! My favorite color is purple, so anything with purple I instantly love. That's so cool that you were/are a theater geek. I think once you are hooked into theater, you are forever hooked into it. <br /><br />2.5 hours is long. OH my! i don't even like my movies to be that long. I don't know how you kept your little one in a seat. You deserve a metal or something! You know, I've noticed that a lot of cartoons and movies I used to watch when I was younger had a lot of sexual jokes that I didn't even know it was in there. For example, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, I never thought Jessica Rabbit was sexy. I know that sounds weird, but when I was younger, I didn't know what sexy was. Now, I see Jessica Rabbit as a super charged sexy gal. I can't believe I was allowed to watch that. LOLJen Kakiohttp://www.jenkakio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-76116324054214963062012-01-24T01:03:52.531+00:002012-01-24T01:03:52.531+00:00"It might be worth a night of entertainment t..."It might be worth a night of entertainment to a slightly older audience who've had a few drinks." HA! Isn't everything entertaining to that segment of the population? ;)<br /><br />xo,<br />Hannah<br />www.chillairandperfume.blogspot.comchillairandperfumenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016481461081716660.post-57810737881401976942012-01-23T23:58:09.843+00:002012-01-23T23:58:09.843+00:00great post! i haven't been to the theatre in y...great post! i haven't been to the theatre in years!! loving the mask :)<br /><br />thanks for the comment on my blog :) I will write a review very soon for the glitter eyeliner :)Sammynoreply@blogger.com