Todd Olson
Todd Olson
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A lot of that is because this is the first time through for us. But we've had regional basketball tournaments here, so as a venue with games going on at the same time, we're pretty familiar with that.
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It's traditional to have a live tree. It supports American farmers. Most the tree farms are in Oregon so it keeps a lot of the money in the Northwest. The truckers make a lot bringing them back and forth. It's one of the few American made products left.
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People said that they would be much more willing to attend American Stage in the Park if we would program something other than Shakespeare, specifically musicals. The musicals we will do will still be uniquely American Stage. They will be musicals you would not likely see a (touring) Broadway series.
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Originally I thought I'd go back to the H.G. Wells novel. But gradually I realized the beauty of the Howard Koch and Orson Welles version.
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It's half radio play and it's half theater. It's not a film and it's not all special effects, but it's very theatrical.