http://travisbedard.disqus.com/enMon, 27 Oct 2008 14:04:56 -0000http://frawst.blogspot.com/2008/10/ti-i-i-ime-is-on-my-side.html#comment-3327534<p>Awesome, Travis! Thanks for the rundown on the Austin scene. So helpful!</p><p>And speaking from the experience of Chicago, where the Jeff Award nominating process is very draining for the committee folk (the highly circuitous guidelines are at <a href="http://jeffawards.org/index.php?action=about_nonequity_eligibility" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://jeffawards.org/index.php?action=about_nonequity_eligibility">http://jeffawards.org/index...</a> , but functionally each review committee person sees 40 - 100 shows a year! Herculean.), I agree - it's ultimately better to strike a balance where more working artists can be involved in the nominating process, even if it means that fewer people actually get to evaluate the show. We're in a very fast-changing field and design especially is not evaluated well by retirees who used to work (or not work) in a very different theater process (we're talking vaudeville in some cases, though I'd say the majority of folks are much more savvy when it comes to more post-modern work)</p>Nick KeenanMon, 27 Oct 2008 14:04:56 -0000http://frawst.blogspot.com/2008/10/ti-i-i-ime-is-on-my-side.html#comment-3299623<p>Travis, thanks for the kind words. My advantage: I retired early from the Feds with a respectable pension, my wife the educator is still working, and we promised ourselves we would explore Austin. And there's a lot to explore!</p>MichaelSat, 25 Oct 2008 13:57:10 -0000