Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (Part One)

 So... You might have noticed some changes around Parabasis lately. There's more writers now, and the look is different.  What's going on?

Well, dear reader, I decided it was time for a change. I've been writing Parabasis since 2003. In that time, the blog has become one of the top theatre blogs in the country, it's lead to a lot of great opportunities (including serving on Barack Obama's Arts Policy Committee) and it's been consistently a pleasure to write. 

Seven years is a long time to continue doing the same thing. Due to some life changes on my part that are decreasing my time to write (more on that in a subsequent post) along with the move away from pursuing a professional director career and, frankly, some exhaustion/boredom on my part on having so theatre- a blog (perhaps more on that in a subsequent post) has lead me, and this blog, to this moment.

And what is this moment?  Well, I've expanded the writing staff on Parabasis.  You've met two of the new writers, Ben Owen and Anne Moore already (and you'll get to know more about them soon).  There are two more writers coming on board whom you'll meet soon. We're going to be writing about a wider variety of subjects.  Some of the writers will be focusing on one subject (like Ben with comics) and some will be writing more generally.

I'm very excited about this move forward.  It feels like a big step up, and I'm humbled to have so many great writers come on board the USS Parabasis. 

Enjoy! Let me know your thoughts as things develop at parabasisnyc at gmail dot com!

Comments

[RLewis]

Change will do you good. Terrific work! Break a leg with the new stuff. But please don't forget give some love to the links section. From Nosedive to Playgoer to Angry Chi Guy, I live by bloggers links. I could continue to go through the old Critic-o-meter to get to StageGrade, and through the old nytheater i to get to the new nytheater blog, but wouldn't it be grand if all theater bloggers updated their links this spring. Well, it would for me, and if I'm the only one, feel free to ignore this. lol. Congrats on the new Parabasis.

[isaac]

Hey R.

I'm just redoing the blogroll to get rid of some dead links etc. it'll be back up next week! And we'll keep doing short hit-n-run "this is interesting, read it!" type stuff.

[Laura A.]

Congrats on your decision. Your blog is one of the few that I've read consistently - even after I "left" theater. Reading about your decision has put my own decision back in 2007 or so into context - especially since I recently decided to go back to writing plays but not take part in "theater" the way its done in this country (US). I don't know what that decision means or what a "career" outside of NYC and institutional theater looks like - or even if it is a career. But I do know that I'm far happier with my decision now and I'm more at peace with theater than I ever have been before.

I look forward to reading about this new chapter in your life and blog.