Putting it Together is my Monday “artist talking about art stuff blog”.  The title comes from “Sunday in the Park with George,” the best (and possibly only) musical that is entirely dedicated to an artist talking about his art.  Is that pretentious enough?

Collaboration is one of those words that theatre people throw around in the same way corporate America throws around the word “Paradigm.”  We make it sound really important.  Can you actually produce theatre without collaborating?

Can you produce business without a paradigm?

While I’m certain that you can do business without paradigms (or synergy), it’s pretty hard to produce theatre without collaboration.   Even if you are writing a one person show and the person in question is you, you probably aren’t going to be running your own lights.  You might want someone else to direct your show.

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