Quite frankly, I feel the need to explain something as intangible as a theatre experience by comparing it to something tangible that the reader has probably experienced, like a pizza or a puppy. If I can make it something quirky, all the better, as more people are likely to read a review that uses familiar terms in a new way. The notion of producing a new work based on the seeds of an experience is a driving force in my writing. Plus, it's all part of my master plan to make theatre more accessible to those who wouldn't know a Fresnel from a fire escape but still want to be entertained or enlightened. Well, that and I like to promote the notion that I'm a little bit odd.
Strange metaphors seem to do the trick.
Someday, I'll tell you about the ones that I've decided not to use. Uh, Wink, that would be false. It only seems fair. But, in case you haven't noticed, I don't run the world. On the Statesman side, both Michael Barnes and Jamie Smith hold Ph.