User talk:Nickkeenan

Chicago Theater List

I've been looking at doing much the same thing as you, but 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. What am I missing here? 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) 04:52, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

I've responded to your great post on my talk page. We can run the thread there, if you like. Cheers, Epanalepsis (talk) 00:14, 24 February 2008 (UTC)