charliesmum: (zombie shakespeare)
charliesmum ([personal profile] charliesmum) wrote2011-03-31 03:14 pm
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Ug. The 'quota time' is back on here at work, so I can't go on LJ as often. Hate that.

We have started a new theatre company. Whether or not it will be successful remains to be seen, but we did come up with what we all agreed was a good name.

We wanted something sort of irreverent that basically hinted at what we did without limiting us or scaring off people - I think one of the problems with having "Shakespeare" in the title were all the people who immediately assume Shakespeare=boring. We also didn't want to limit ourselves to a town - another problem with using "Collingswood" in the name is it was hard to get outside businesses interested in promoting us, because they tended to feel like they'd be sending people to Collingswood instead of their town, etc.

We want this new group to have more of a sense of 'hey kids, lets put on a play' rather than 'let's be a serious group that Does Important Things for the Township' as well.

So...our new name is.....

Dead Playwrights Repertory

What do you think?

We're also pondering ideas for a logo, so any thoughts you all might have let me know and I'll steal them pass them along to the group.

PS: Appropriate Icon is Appropriate

[identity profile] kibbles.livejournal.com 2011-03-31 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I like that!

No logo ideas, though.

[identity profile] pairika.livejournal.com 2011-03-31 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I still like the "skull with crossed quills" idea, but Douglas will nix that for being too morbid. Morbid?! That's like totally the theme of most of the plays we'll be doing!

I think it's Irreverent. That is totally our theme now. Irreverent.

"We few... we happy few... we band of ruthless bastards!"

[identity profile] placeboweek.livejournal.com 2011-03-31 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I like the name!

[identity profile] king-duncan.livejournal.com 2011-03-31 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
LURVE IT

[identity profile] brownkitty.livejournal.com 2011-03-31 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
A skeleton holding Shakespeare's head would be too difficult to do well for a logo, wouldn't it?

[identity profile] geishawhite.livejournal.com 2011-03-31 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Logo idea -- skull and crossed quill-pens? Scroll with 'R.I.P' on it?

[identity profile] erinlin-w.livejournal.com 2011-04-01 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
I love that name. How I wish you guys were local, so I could go!

[identity profile] drakonlily.livejournal.com 2011-04-01 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Break a leg, guys!