[NEohioPAL]RE: Beacon Journal Arts Coverage - Important News

Thu Aug 31 14:05:57 PDT 2006

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Sorry, but this has not been confirmed.  As of right now - word is that no reviews will be written except for special cases. (?!?!?)  What is currently being discussed at ABJ is a shift away from reviews and more towards previews for arts and entertainment. And all of the arts beats WILL be rolled into one impossibly big megabeat, obviously cutting back on how many events are actually covered. 

  It is most certainly true that Kerry Clawson won't have a theater beat anymore and many reporters will be reassigned, forcing them to leave the beats that they truly love and of which they have deep knowledge. Please keep in mind the Beacon Journal will still continue SOME Arts coverage - although it will definitely be much less in column inches than what we've had before. 

  Please continue to contact the Akron Beacon Journal.  From what I can ascertain from letters that I've been copied on, they have been flooded with letters.  It's imperative that the letters specify a concern over REDUCED arts coverage.  Some letters have stated "No Arts Coverage" which incorrect.

      Please send correspondence to ALL of the following people at the Akron Beacon Journal in response to the following:

1)   MAJOR cuts in their coverage of arts and cultural events.

2)     The possible reassignment of theatre reviewer Kerry Clawson to an entirely new beat

3)       A new “no reviews” policy which would limit coverage of all arts events to preview articles only.

Akron Beacon Journal
44 East Exchange Street
P.O. Box 640
Akron, OH 44309-0640

Publisher, Edward Moss
330-996-3483
emoss at thebeaconjournal.com

Editor, Debra Adams Simmons
330-996-3501
dasimmons at thebeaconjournal.com

Managing Editor, Mizell Stewart
330-996-3507
mstewart at thebeaconjournal.com

Features Editor, Mitch McKenney
(Coverage of features/entertainment)
330-996-3543
mmckenney at thebeaconjournal.com

Afi Scruggs <aoscruggs at hotmail.com> wrote:
          According to Debra Adams Simmons, who is the editor of the paper, there will be no cuts in reviews. 

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<div>Sorry, but this has <U><STRONG>not</STRONG></U> been confirmed.  As of right now - word is that no reviews will be written except for special cases. (?!?!?)  What is currently being discussed at ABJ is a shift away from reviews and more towards previews for arts and entertainment. And all of the arts beats WILL be rolled into <STRONG><U>one impossibly big megabeat</U></STRONG>, obviously cutting back on how many events are actually covered. </div>  <div> </div>  <div>It is most certainly true that Kerry Clawson won't have a theater beat anymore and many reporters will be reassigned, forcing them to leave the beats that they truly love and of which they have deep knowledge. Please keep in mind the Beacon Journal will still continue SOME Arts coverage - although it will definitely be much less in column inches than what we've had before. </div>  <div> </div>  <div>Please continue to contact the Akron
 Beacon Journal.  From what I can ascertain from letters that I've been copied on, they have been flooded with letters.  It's imperative that the letters specify a concern over REDUCED arts coverage.  Some letters have stated "No Arts Coverage" which incorrect.</div>  <div> </div>  <div>    <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><BIG><BIG><BIG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 110%"><STRONG><EM>Please send correspondence to ALL of the following people at the Akron Beacon Journal in response to the following:</EM></STRONG></SPAN></BIG></BIG></BIG></SPAN></div>  <DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 6px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: red 2px solid; COLOR: red"><BR><BR><SPAN><EM><FONT color=#7f3f00><STRONG>1)</STRONG><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 90%">   </SPAN></SMALL></FONT></EM></SPAN><I><FONT color=#7f3f00><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">MAJOR cuts in their coverage of arts and cultural
 events.</SPAN></B><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2)</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 90%">     </SPAN></SMALL></SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT color=#7f3f00><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">The possible reassignment of theatre reviewer Kerry Clawson to an entirely new beat</SPAN></B><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3)</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><SMALL><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 90%">       </SPAN></SMALL></SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT color=#7f3f00><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">A new “no reviews” policy which would limit coverage of all arts events to preview articles only.</SPAN></B><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><BIG><BIG>Akron Beacon Journal</BIG></BIG></SPAN></B><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><BIG><BIG>44 East Exchange
 Street</BIG></BIG></SPAN></B><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><BIG><BIG>P.O. Box 640</BIG></BIG></SPAN></B><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><BIG><BIG>Akron, OH 44309-0640</BIG></BIG></SPAN></B><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Publisher, Edward Moss</SPAN></B><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">330-996-3483</SPAN><BR></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: #669999">emoss at thebeaconjournal.com</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Editor, Debra Adams Simmons</SPAN></B><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">330-996-3501</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: #669999">dasimmons at thebeaconjournal.com</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Managing Editor, Mizell Stewart</SPAN></B><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">330-996-3507</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new
 roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: #669999">mstewart at thebeaconjournal.com</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Features Editor, Mitch McKenney</SPAN></B><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(Coverage of features/entertainment)</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">330-996-3543</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: #669999">mmckenney at thebeaconjournal.com</SPAN></SPAN><BR></I><BR><B><I>Afi Scruggs <aoscruggs at hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">  <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR>  <STYLE></STYLE>    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>According to Debra Adams Simmons, who is the editor of the paper, there will be no cuts in reviews. </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR><P><FONT lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> </P></FONT><p> 
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>From The Bang & The Clatter Theatre Company <andthe at bnctheatre.com>  Fri Sep  1 02:58:53 2006
From: The Bang & The Clatter Theatre Company <andthe at bnctheatre.com> (The Bang & The Clatter Theatre Company)
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 1:58:53 -0000
Subject: [NEohioPAL]The Ohio Premiere of "Romance" by David Mamet at BNC Theatre
Message-ID: <20060901015846.30CF84CE55 at braxton.siteprotect.com>

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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 31, 2006

Contact: Kristan A. Oelbracht / Sean Derry 
From: The Bang and The Clatter Theatre Company

Summit ArtSpace Facility
140 E. Market St. 
Akron, OH 44308

Phone: 330.606.5317
E-mail: andthe at bnctheatre.com
Website: www.bnctheatre.com
The Bang and The Clatter Theatre Company Presents The Ohio Premiere of Romance by David Mamet
Akron, OH - The Bang and The Clatter Theatre Company presents The Ohio Premiere of Romance, by David Mamet. Performances run from Sept. 8 - Oct. 1., Thur. - Sat. at 8pm, every Sun. at 3pm, and Sun., Sept. 17 at 7pm, in the Summit ArtSpace facility, 140 E. Market St.
All Tickets are $15. All students and seniors "Pay as You Can" for every show. Two "Blackout Monday" performances, provided for all regional actors and theatre technicians, will be held on Sept. 18 & 25 at 8pm. Tickets are $7.00 for "Blackout Monday" performances. For ticket reservations call the box office at 330.606.5317. "Dinner and a Show" packages are also available through Crave restaurant. For more information call the box office or visit www.bnctheatre.com.
Romance, directed by Sean Derry, is an outrageous courtroom farce which roasts the American legal system and reveals the hypocrisy surrounding personal prejudices and political correctness. Wildly hilarious, the play is set in a courtroom in New York City. It's allergy season, and the judge (Ralph Cooley) is popping antihistamines like candy, constantly forgetting whether he's taken them or not. He listens to the case of a Jewish chiropractor (Scott Shriner), who's "a liar", according to his anti-Semitic defense attorney (Tony Weaver). The homosexual prosecutor (Richard Worswick) is having a domestic squabble with his lover (Ryan McMullen), who makes an appearance in court in a leopard-print thong. Outside the walls of the courtroom, a Middle East peace summit is taking place. The court case is completely unrelated, but the defendant and counsel come up with a plan to solve the conflict in the region.
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