******************************************************************* NOTE: If you would like to play a role in this vote make sure you follow the instructions at the end of this file and be VERY careful to make sure that your ballot is returned to [log in to unmask] and not this mailing list. ******************************************************************* FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2) unmoderated group rec.arts.theatre.misc (replaces rec.arts.theatre) unmoderated group rec.arts.theatre.musicals unmoderated group rec.arts.theatre.plays unmoderated group rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft Newsgroups line: rec.arts.theatre.misc Miscellaneous topics and issues in theatre rec.arts.theatre.musicals Musical theatre around the world rec.arts.theatre.plays Dramaturgy and discussion of plays rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft Issues in stagecraft and production Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 29 April 1994. After this CFV appears on news.announce.newgroups it will be sent to an infinite number of mailing lists. See below. This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting questions only contact [log in to unmask] For questions about the proposed group contact Mark Kupferman <[log in to unmask]>. CHARTER (Proponent) rec.arts.theatre.musicals: Rec.arts.theatre.musicals is a new newsgroup intended to provide a home for everyone to share their experience, ideas, thoughts, and comments about musicals. It is a place to talk about musicals being performed on Broadway, musicals being performed in community theaters, musicals performed in college theaters, and musicals being performed in community theaters. Rec.arts.theatre.musicals is a place to discuss subsidiary issues related to musical theater, such as cast albums and televised performances. It is a place to talk about the actors you loved in _______ and the actors you hated in __________. It is a place to share gossip and tidbits about upcoming performances and a place to ask questions about what musicals are playing where. It is a place to ask about ticket prices. Ask anyone you meet on the street, and chances are they've heard of _Cats_, _Phantom_of_the_Opera_, _Oklahoma!, _Hair!_, _A_Chorus_Line_, and any of the other hundreds of musicals that get revived time after time throughout the world. Musicals such as _Falsettos_ and _Miss Saigon_ have helped us to deal with contemporary issues in a way not possible in any other medium, while other shows such as _Forever_Plaid have taken us back to the music of our youth. In all cases, the spirited song from the stage seems to bear a magical quality that sets our toes tapping, our lips moving, and our hearts free. rec.arts.theatre.plays: While musicals and operas seem to have captured part of the limelight for the last few hundred years, plays have been delighting audiences since thousands of years ago. Whether you're a fan of the tragedies performed at the City Dionysus in 534 bc, Roman fabula togatas of 150 bc, Sanskrit dramas of the fourth century A.D., liturgical dramas of the early middle ages, religious cycles of the fourteenth century, morality plays of the sixteenth century, neoclassical theater, naturalistic theater, or contemporary theater, rec.arts.theatre.plays is the place to bring to light all of your dramaturgical questions and comments. rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft: This group would cover the art of stagecraft. It was once said that the only thing you need for theater is some actors and an audience, but the fact is we enjoy performances a lot more when there is some kind of atmosphere and context. We've grown used to seeing magic happen on the stage, but what it takes to create that magic is a lot of technical knowledge that can only serve the world better if it is distributed. rec.arts.theatre.misc: There are a lot of questions that clearly don't fall into the discussion of plays, the discussion of musicals, or the discussion of stagecraft. Rec.arts.theatre.misc is a new group intended to cover all of these issues including but not limited to topics such as: acting, directing, theater management, design, and stage management. What is the purpose of theater? What purpose is theater going to serve in the twenty first century? Does theater need to serve a function? What is appropriate dress to wear to the theater? How does one go about finding a theater? How does one spell theater? This group will replace rec.arts.theatre, which will be removed after three months if the proposal passes. Reasons for the Proposal: Many rec.arts.theatre readers and many members of the USENET theatre community have come to feel that it is time to break theatre discussion into chewable pieces. Kill files aren't solving the problem because people still want to read all of the messages--they just need them organized in such a way that it makes sense (i.e., all of the musical messages are seperated from the play messages, all of the play messages seperated from the stagecraft messages, etc). Prefixes have been tried, but it hasn't worked. Many people have even left rec.arts.theatre because it was too confusing. It is hoped that this re-organization will provide a happy home for everyone to keep up with thier personal interests in the theatre. 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