Content and Trigger Warning Guide: Hereditary
This guide was completed by Cam Cope, a film student at Colorado Film School.
Content and Trigger Warning Guide: Midsommar
This guide was completed by Cam Cope, a film student at Colorado Film School.
“Cancel Culture” vs “Flawlessness Culture?”
In the current world climate there has been a lot of, what has come to be known as, “Cancel Culture.” “Cancel Culture,” is the idea that if one part of something good is bad, then the whole thing is bad. I don’t agree or disagree with the idea of “Cancel Culture” yet, I am still trying to make up my mind and figure out where I stand. What I think is interesting is how people are now also flipping it and saying if one part of something is good, then the whole thing is good.
Content and Trigger Warning Guides (CTWG) Introduction
Introducing…Content and Trigger Warning Guides: a new series posting every Wednesday exclusively on sambairdconsulting.com.
May All Who Desire, Enter the Gate
One of the most harmful practices in the arts community is gatekeeping.
Educating Young Theatre Artists
Anyone who has gone to a public high school knows that you have core classes and then elective courses to round out your schedule. How about arts education?
Guest Writer: Theater for the Common Man vs. Broadway Elitism
Let’s talk about Broadway elitism, shall we?
What is Dramaturgy: About the Field and Its History
I have mentions all over my website about dramaturgy, but how many of you know what a dramaturg is?
Guest Writer: Unmasking our Past to Preserve our Future
I don’t know what the future holds for theater. We will bounce back from this eventually, but I don’t know how long it will take or how many theaters and dreams will be lost on the way. Perhaps we can use our theatrical past to inspire our future.
A True Homage to the 2020 Tony Awards
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and social distancing, the 2020 Tony Awards have been indefinitely postponed and theatremakers and theatregoers everywhere are feeling its absence. Please enjoy the “Best of the Last 5 Tony Awards (as decided by Samantha Baird).” Featuring, a special honoree as this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award (as decided by Samantha Baird).