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The brat-packish Drama Dept., Inc. is the producer of the current off-Broadway successes, As Bees in Honey Drown and the revival of June Moon. They call themselves "a collective of actors, directors, designers, writers and producers who collaborate to create new works and revive neglected classic plays."
Their site is attractively designed (albeit typo ridden — "This site is best viewed in Netcape") and provides a great deal of information about the company. Although you'll find many headshots of their company members and creative staff, there are few bios. Altogether, one wishes for slightly more detail overall — I would have liked to have gotten a clearer understanding of the company's mission, and where are those bios? — and visitors should be aware that despite the implications, a lot of underlined text is not actually linked to anything. Also, there are a number of very attractive graphics (check out the posters of their current productions), but little has been done to reduce their file sizes so loading them can be very time consuming (said posters are a combined 218k). There are some very high expectations for this company, so drop by and find out what this fascinating group is up to. 1986 was the year in which the first group of baby boomers turned 40. Estimates say that over a third of the consumer market is comprised of this new, 40+ group — a proportion that's increasing by the minute. Yet based on what you see in the media, you'd never know this is the case — TV shows, commercials, films and theatres are filled with youth, quite often cast in roles of supposedly much older characters. In an effort to combat this "age-ism," Actresses @ Work was formed "to encourage the entertainment industry to recognize the power and potential of women who represent the "Baby Boomer" era and beyond" and "to be a source of information, support and strength for actresses." From their origins as a support group to their activism (through their grass roots letter writing campaign designed to keep media creators informed about the actual age of their real audiences) to their plans to create projects that reflect their goals, the group has striven to inform and effect change. Their site contains much more detail about their objections and objectives, including information on how you can join and/or participate in their letter-writing campaign, awards (Bravos and Boos) to image and media groups, and the complete text of their newsletter, Go To Page: 1 2 |
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