Talk:Theatre in Chicago
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[edit] Chicago Theatre image
I removed the Chicago Theatre image because I feel that it led to confusion between Chicago Theatre, the article on the landmark, and Chicago theatre, this article on the movement. I've added the image to the Chicago Theatre article.
While I don't have such an image, I'd like to see a picture of one of the other theatres put up as an alternative. It might also be nice to see images of actual Chicago performances or playbills. --Mindfrieze 17:22, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Chicago Theater List
I'm about halfway through a comprehensive update of the list of active & resident theater companies in Chicago, as well as few inactive & historic ones. I found the old classifications of "Theaters" and "Companies" to be unclear, so I tried to refine as best I could... suggestions would be great. -- Nickkeenan (talk) 04:42, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
- I've been looking at doing much the same thing for Toronto, and have been grappling with how to categorize the relevant lists. First, there's value in separating venues/stages and companies — the where and the who.
- For stages, I'm thinking of a table along the lines of List of concert halls with columns for venue with street address, resident companies, room, and # of seats. I'm also thinking of two such tables, one for stages that are mostly used for professional productions, and another for generally non-professional stages in institutions like universities, public libraries, community centres, etc.
- There's also the criteria for inclusion: I'm omitting stages in secondary schools and also studios and rehearsal spaces that are seldom used for public performances.
- I don't think I see the usefulness of distinguishing between resident and itinerant companies, and I find in Toronto that there are companies who fall into a grey area that's difficult to resolve. I am thinking that the companies list might be more meaningful as a table with a column giving a few words about the focus of as many companies as possible. This can be sourced from directory-type web sites where companies have listed themselves. This would not count as original research, in my opinion, since it involves paraphrasing other people's words.
- I'd be interested in your feedback. – Cheers! Epanalepsis (talk) 04:46, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Spelling
If most Americans use "theater," shouldn't the article be keyed to what they're likely to search on? Moreover, correct American spelling is "theater" and Chicago is about as American as it gets.
And the list of theaters/companies contains a number of "theatres" that are actually "theaters." In the case of the list, the names ought to be spelled according to what the company uses. 75.57.116.206 (talk) 04:12, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
