Posted on 08/01/2004 2:53:36 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Andrew Cunanan: The Musical--The American Taxpayers Money At Work
This is so abusrd, so completely brainless, it's almost funny. But there is nothing funny about spending taxpayer money on such a thing.
Considering he was a gay serial killer who killed his rich gay "sugar daddy" sex partners, a musical is kind of fitting.
I guess they consider mass murder art.
Sick bast*rds.
FMCDH(BITS)
Wasn't 'The Capeman' a broadway musical about a murderer of two children?
It had a lot of hype, was Paul Simon's broadway baby, I think, and then died a quick death, even after the terminally hip critics couldn't even muster lukewarm reviews.
"Why do we fund the NEA in the first place?"
That's a good question. Bush's failure to even cut its budget makes no sense to me.
Let me guess: "Springtime for Hitler?"
Now hold on.
That pubbie revolution led by Newt G. way back in the last century took care of that. And people spending 70 years in 'public service' (BARF). And Federal fingers in the education business.
The bigger 'gains' we get the more we lose...
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Two peas....but different pods.
More of your taxes at work (these are but a few... notice the price tags)
Fotofest, Inc.
Houston, TX
$48,000
To support FotoFest 2004, a biennial photographic festival that includes exhibitions, new media art events, artist portfolio review, and a catalogue. FotoFest works with more than 60 organizations to present the month-long event that attracts more than 225,000 visitors worldwide.
Creative Time, Inc.
New York, NY
$29,000
To support the Coney Island Sign Painting Project featuring the work of contemporary artists and traditional sign painters led by project director and artist Stephen Powers. Artists will create hand painted and sculpted signs for local rides, attractions, and businesses.
Theatre for a New Audience, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the production of two plays. Frederick Wiseman will direct The Last Letter, adapted from the Russian novel Life And Fate by Vassily Grossman, and Bartlett Sher will direct Pericles, Prince Of Tyre by William Shakespeare.
South Coast Repertory, Inc.
Costa Mesa, CA
$55,000
To support the development and production of Safe in Hell by Amy Freed. The play will be directed by Artistic Director David Emmes.
Signature Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the world premiere production of Mr. Fox: A Rumination by Bill Irwin. Irwin will serve as playwright, director, and performer for the production.
Seattle Children's Theatre Association
Seattle, WA
$35,000
To support the premiere production of a new play for middle school audiences. Canadian playwright Joan Macleod wrote The Shape of A Girl in response to the actual murder of a 14-year-old girl, committed by a group of primarily adolescent girls.
Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the premiere production of a new play. Intimate Apparel, by Lynn Nottage, will inaugurate the opening of Roundabout Theatre Company's new Off-Broadway home in New York City.
Ping Chong & Company (Fiji Theater Company, Inc.)
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the development and production of three new theater works through the Undesirable Elements series. The company will tour to communities in Florida, Kansas, and Washington, creating a new community-based work in each location.
Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the development and production of a new play, tentatively entitled Human Beings with Multiple Brains, by artistic director Richard Foreman.
Mark Taper Forum (Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, CA
$55,000
To support the development and production of Sex Parasite, a new play by Jessica Goldberg. Luis Alfaro, producer of the Taper Too performance space, will oversee the production process.
Goodman Theatre (Chicago Theatre Group, Inc.)
Chicago, IL
$60,000
To support the world premiere production of Electricidad by Luis Alfaro, directed by Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez. Subtitled "A Chicano Take on Sophocles' Electra", Electricidad is a retelling of the Greek story of murder and matricide.
Circus Center
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the creation, rehearsal, and presentation of an original circus production. The New Pickle Circus will integrate the work of guest artists and company performers to create a circus performance featuring acrobatic skills.
Arizona Theatre Company
Tucson, AZ
$35,000
To support a guest artist residency with an adaptation of a series of one-act plays into one full-length production for the stage. Actor and clown Geoff Hoyle will conduct classes in farce and clowning and create an evening of farce based on the plays of Georges Feydeau, an early 20th century French master of the genre.
Miami Light Project, Inc. (consortium)
Miami, FL
$30,000
To support the International Hip-Hop Exchange. The annual celebration of hip-hop music, dance, theater, spoken word, visual art, film, and video will feature work by local, national, and international hip-hop artists.
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support a new production of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Maestro James Levine will conduct 15 performances at the Lincoln Center Opera House.
For other worthwhile projects:
http://www.nea.gov/grants/recent/04grants/Creativity.html#visual
I'm sure glad we pumped extra bucks into the NEA. Something about Shakespeare...
Because we're "compassionate"..
(/snicker).
Spring Time for Saddam ?
Hey! Where in the hell is the "Shakespeare"?
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