Comments on: Mind Adventures: Chatroom http://indi.ca/2007/02/mind-adventures-chatroom/ I'm a Sri Lankan American Canadian graduate trying to make something of myself in Colombo Thu, 24 May 2012 15:12:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: cerno http://indi.ca/2007/02/mind-adventures-chatroom/comment-page-1/#comment-42701 cerno Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:57:43 +0000 http://www.indi.ca/2007/02/mind-adventures-chatroom/#comment-42701 Nothing beats the immediacy of live theater (when its done well) - may be other than good conversation. But conversation doesn't have the formality of a play - the whole stage/actor/audience thing - which gives it an added power. Screen based media frees (forces?) live theater to survive by being interesting. Screen gazers are perhaps more sensitive to the power of live theater - assuming that there's a compelling story to be carried through with good acting. Bad acting and poor scripts have few places to hide these days. The last time I saw a live theater (due to the logistics of life) was almost a year ago. In a small theater just enough to hold 20 within touching distance of the actors. It was good enough to remember the slap of feet on the old cement stage. Clearly I don't have the cred to back up my cheering. One good piece of theater can do that to you. Chatroom seems like a good one. So least one of Indi's reviews has sold a potential ticket. Nothing beats the immediacy of live theater (when its done well) – may be other than good conversation. But conversation doesn’t have the formality of a play – the whole stage/actor/audience thing – which gives it an added power. Screen based media frees (forces?) live theater to survive by being interesting. Screen gazers are perhaps more sensitive to the power of live theater – assuming that there’s a compelling story to be carried through with good acting. Bad acting and poor scripts have few places to hide these days.

The last time I saw a live theater (due to the logistics of life) was almost a year ago. In a small theater just enough to hold 20 within touching distance of the actors. It was good enough to remember the slap of feet on the old cement stage. Clearly I don’t have the cred to back up my cheering. One good piece of theater can do that to you.

Chatroom seems like a good one. So least one of Indi’s reviews has sold a potential ticket.

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