Wednesday, January 04, 2006
What do we call what we do?
It's an incredibly busy time for Active Eye at the moment, as we gear up for work on our latest production (an adaptation of an 18th century Japanese play by Chikatmsu--check it out at the AE home page, link to the right). Part of that process is drafting our fundraising letter, to send out to the people who've been supporting our work for the last few years.
One problem we're having is finding a simple word for what we make. Plays are the traditional choice, but as Rika has pointed out, when people hear the word "play," they think acting, they think dialogue, they think sets and costumes, but they don't think music, and they probably don't think movement either (talking about a general audience here). So what do we use instead? Suggestions have included work, stage productions, and performances, but while they're all adequate, they don't quite give an immediate feeling of what we do.
Any suggestions? Those of you who've seen our work--how would you describe it?
One problem we're having is finding a simple word for what we make. Plays are the traditional choice, but as Rika has pointed out, when people hear the word "play," they think acting, they think dialogue, they think sets and costumes, but they don't think music, and they probably don't think movement either (talking about a general audience here). So what do we use instead? Suggestions have included work, stage productions, and performances, but while they're all adequate, they don't quite give an immediate feeling of what we do.
Any suggestions? Those of you who've seen our work--how would you describe it?
