ArtsMemphis is now hosting a rave! Well, sort of. The Rants & Ravers is a group of community leaders, art experts, and interesting people who are engaged in and enjoy the arts. Read what they have to say about current plays, exhibits, and arts events. Choose your favorite and feel free to respond to their reviews by submitting a comment or review of your own. The Rants & Ravers cover everything from Playhouse to Voices of the South, Theatre Memphis to Hattiloo. We even have some “rovers” and never know where they will show up.
Here’s the best part…you can be a raver, too! When it comes to Arts & Entertainment, everyone’s got an opinion. And you’ll see at that ArtsMemphis.org users are a vocal bunch! Familiar with a show? You can rate it, review it, or write anything you want about it, and help other folks to make a more informed decision.
You can also check the raves, reviews, comments, and more on the ArtsMemphis iPhone app. Say you are in a show and you can’t wait to share your critique with the world. Pull out your iPhone and your reviews and comments post live to the app and the site, just like the reviews on our website.
Meet the Rants & Ravers: Bob Arnold, George Conroy, Julia “Cookie” Ewing, Dorothy Kirsch, Bo List, Glenda Mace, David Prete, Billy Pullen and Linda Ostrow Schlesinger. You can read their bios and the beats they cover here.
While the Rants & Ravers just cover theatre, comments and reviews on the website are for all arts genres. That’s why we need your two cents! While you are out and about in the city, let us know what you think.
Personally, I have been so excited about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Theatre Memphis that I could pop. Here is a sample of David Prete’s preview of the show:
“Jerre Dye wants to know what could be new about the classic Jekyll and Hyde tale, and he is wise to ask, because most of us think we already know that story. Jekyll is us on a regular day: we wake up, go to work, make nice with our family and friends and call it a day. Hyde is us when everything hits the fan: when we entertain fantasies about ripping out our boss’ throat, beating our kids, and shooting the lousy driver in front of us. But Dye says the story is not just about good vs. evil, dark vs. light. It’s about the struggle all humans go through trying to integrate the many facts and facets of themselves.”
Jerre Dye’s commentary on the human condition set on the Theatre Memphis stage with phenomenal talent? Yes, please!
For Colored Girls opens at Hattiloo this weekend and Elizabeth blogged about Gorey Stories at Germantown Community Theatre earlier this month. So much going on and plenty to be excited about!
Check back with the Rants & Ravers and send your opinions in, too. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Thanks for oinnpeg this discussion.Two brief remarks about this issue: If we lament that our grey-haired audiences are dying off, we should remember that dozens of people are turning 65 every day. At the same time, many people in that age group cannot afford regular-priced tickets. Just look at the audiences at the Met in HD and now at the National Theatre in HD, mostly grey heads paying around $18 per ticket. The seats are comfortable, the sightlines are superb, showings are either in the morning (Met) or early evening (NT), and the productions are the best in the world. How can local live theatre compete? I believe this is a serious question that no one is yet asking seriously.