I picked up tickets to see Gore Vidal talk up at the Pen Center in November today and I am so, so excited. I just adore him, I think he’s brilliant, and even when I disagree with him, there’s something about his style that really works for me; he just takes me there. He occasionally deeply offends me, and I love that too. It’s good to be offended now and again… Especially by such a sexy beast. Oh yes, I so did just go there.
Anyway, this talk is part of The Actors Gang WTF?! Festival. WTF?! because they’re pressing on with a heavy schedule despite the fact that most theaters have seriously cut back, because it’s cheaper to do nothing. In Tim Robbins’ words, “We’re not very good at doing nothing.” So they’re doing more than ever before. I support that sort of thinking wholeheartedly… and if Gore Vidal is involved, so much the better.
A lot of their events are free or “give what you can” and the rest are $10-$15. Excellent.
