Talk:Guthrie Theater

I added a lot of content here but I think more could be added, possibly how the Guthrie is funded and the construction of the new theater and the issues surrounding the old space. An image would be good but I'm pretty new here and I'm not really familar with copyright issues here. Rx StrangeLove 17:50, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

What's the focus of this page?
This page seems to be focused primarily on the architecture of the Guthrie (on Vineland and on the River), but has very little to say about the business of the Guthrie. This seems to me to be a very big omission. I plan to update this page with more information about the business of the Guthrie. Those of you interested in the architecture of the Guthrie, please post any concerns about this proposal on this page so that I may accomodate them. Bfx12a9 17:46, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Actually, that focus is correct -- the title of this page is 'The Guthrie Theatre'. That is the building. The 'business' of the Guthrie should be in a separate article about the Minnesota Theatre Company, which is the formal name of the company that performs in the Guthrie Theatre building. T-bonham 07:54, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

While it is true that the company that peformed in the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in 1963 was called Minnesota Theatre Company, the company abandoned that name fairly early on in its life (just as it moved from the "-re" spelling to the "-er" spelling). What is currently know as the "Minnesota Theatre Company" is located in Rochester, Minnesota, some 85 miles south of the Guthrie. "Guthrie Theater" refers to both the building and the production organization. Bfx12a9 22:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

"Guthrie selected Rapson..."
The following text as dubious or unclear: "Guthrie selected (dubious; discuss) architect Ralph Rapson to design the new theater." All of the sources I've checked indicate that Rapson was selected by the building committee, not Tyrone Guthrie. Bfx12a9 18:54, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Ralph Rapson did not design the new Guthrie, he designed the old theater that opened in 1963 that is being/has been torn down. French architect Jean Nouvel was the designer of the new Guthrie located on the riverbank which Ralph Rapson stated is uninspiring and impersonal (during an arch. class discussion which he attended).

fyi - "new theater" in the context quoted above referred to the theater on Vineland Place (ie, new in 1963), not the theater on the river. But the text quoted above has since been updated and moved specifically to a section about the 1963 building. Please view historical versions of the article for full original context. Bfx12a9 21:57, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

External Links to Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Architectural Alliance
After reviewing Wikipedia guidelines for extrnal links (WP:EL), I've removed the links to both Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Architectural Alliance for primarily one reason: Neither site directly expands on the content of the article. The link to Ateliers Jean Nouvel is available from the wiki article on Jean Nouvel (linked to from within this article). The link to Architectural Alliance would be appropriate to an article about that firm (if one existed. Since the firm is referenced in the article, people interested in knowing more about Architectural Alliance can readily search the internet for the site).

Please discuss (on this page) rationale for keeping these links in this article if you feel strongly that they should stay in this article.

Bfx12a9 17:20, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Normandale Collage (sic) reference
[13] This should be cited as "The Lions' Roar" http://www.lionsroar.info If more explanation would be helpful, this is the student newspaper of Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minn. The references themselves are uneditable (is this typical?) because they're contained in a separate file.

All the items in the References section need to be reviewed and updated or eliminated. Some of the links don't support the information they reference (for example, reference [1] links to the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, but this page contains no information to support the referenced sentence: "Out of the seven cities that responded, the Twin Cities showed not only interest but also eagerness for the project.") Some are mislabeled (for example, reference [12] links to the Theatre Communications Group, not the "Twin Cities Guide".  And most references can be substantiated using primary resources (the books listed in "Further Reading").  I'm in the process of reviewing these references and will be updating them shortly.  (fyi - please sign your discussion entries)  Bfx12a9 17:12, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

History Section
Most of the information in the history section can be sourced to the "Theater History" section of the Guthrie website. This section in Wikipedia could be condensed for readability and specifically referenced to the primary source for more detail on history (the Guthrie website).

Also deleted a couple of sentences from this section that need to be reinstated: "During this time the Guthrie also had a $3.5 million facelift that maintained Tyrone Guthrie's desire for an intimate theater-going experience." (move to section titled "1963 theater building" and find a better source) and "Dowling continued the Guthrie's commitment to repertory theater [citiation: ] and presided over a return to national touring." (This has a few problems, per MPR reference Dowling intended to -- and did -- return to repertory in the new building, which I read as meaning that he *** did not *** continue repertory when he took over as AD.) Bfx12a9 (talk) 19:31, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion
According to Wikipedia content policy, "Those promoting causes or events, or issuing public service announcements, even if noncommercial, should use a forum other than Wikipedia to do so." Please refrain from posting promotional text. Bfx12a9 (talk) 01:20, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Auditoriums and Performance Spaces
Reverting sub-heading to Auditoriums in place of Performance Spaces. That section is intended to refer to both seating and performance areas. I would argue that "Performance Space" excludes the seating areas. Happy to discuss here, though, if there are strong arguments otherwise. Bfx12a9 (talk) 18:34, 2 April 2018 (UTC)