[title of show] Arizona Theatre Company Play Guide 1

[title of show]
YOUNG
"Othello." And, if your ragtag company thinks of a legit-enough name, you just might
dupe an agent or two into coming and seeing your (no doubt) brilliant work. A friend
of mine, in fact, most recently played Hamlet in a freezing cold warehouse that housed
a giant (working!) antique carousel that took up literally 95% of the space (that sorta
stuff goes on on Off-Off-Off-Way-Off Broadway all the time).
• Dating: You have no money. Therefore, your possibilities of successfully dating are
immeasurably affected. But fear not. While Sex & the City
may have made you think that everyone spends all their time
dressed in designer fashions, wobbling happily around bars in
6 inch stilettos and paying $20-$30 a drink at a local hot spot,
there are better (i.e. cheaper) date options. Use what’s at your
disposal. Think Central Park –
they can’t make you pay money
to come in there. And they even
Some people see trees, you do Shakespeare for free in there
should see free date
during the summers. Free theatre
tickets just for waiting in line
might just mean you get lucky.
And who says a picnic can’t just
be saltines and a thing of peanut
butter (or Nutella if you got a Maybe skip to research room at the NYPL
bonus this week)? Add fine wine for a less crowded/more romantic spot
available from $3-$5 a bottle and you’ve got yourself a date.
Another option - technically, I don’t think they can make you
pay to go into the Met. I’m just saying - “suggested donation”
Suggested donation =
doesn’t sound to me like something they can boot you out for
suggested great date location not giving them, at least if you can scrounge a penny for you
and one for your date. The list of free date activities is endless! Think stalking celebrities
after Broadway shows at the stage door – borrow a program, get your picture taken
with one and it looks like you saw the show! Think New York Public Library – who can
find the Kama Sutra the fastest – talk about foreplay! Think window shopping on Fifth
Avenue – keep track of the number of plastic surgeries you see go by! Okay, I’m not
gonna lie – it’s going to be an uphill battle on the dating front. But use your imagination
so hopefully someday you can use that mattress you de-germed just for this special
occasion.
• “Freegan” Living: A variation on the aforementioned finding
furniture outside, but more hardcore. Look it up. It’s just like it
sounds. Find everything you need to eat, to wear, and to use
on the streets of the city. But heads up, day-old bagels are one
thing, day-old sushi is a completely different story. Being young
and having no money in New York usually means no health
insurance, so you’ll just have to think of that parasite as a pet
until you make it big.
Need we say more? Yes, actually we
do need. FREE STUFF!!!
Arizona Theatre Company Play Guide 18