Caryl Churchill

Haven't heard of her, either.

I'm not surprised folks haven't heard of her. She's a late 20th century playwright. Amazing stuff, a very strong woman writer. It's a shame that she and others like her are not better known.

I have to wonder if it's only the restaurant(s) and bars in the resort that have the rule. One would hope...

yes, it's just the restaurant. there's a poolside grill that doesn't have a dress code.

only 50, Sean?

Possibly as much as 66% awesome. Maybe even a little more. But the way it played out prevents it from being too much more awesome than that.

The songs were fantastic, though.

It's a shame that she and others like her are not better known.

True. I got the chance to do some design conceptualization and dramaturgy on Top Girls while in grad school. We also read and discussed Cloud Nine in my Race, Gender and Performance class.

I designed a production of Fen years ago.

I suspect the full extent of the awesomeness will creep up on you, Sean.

Seeing a great production of Twelfth Night is what got me interested in theatre, period.

I think he's important because of his influence on how our language developed--which makes him very important when teaching about theatre as literature.

A skillful introduction to Shakes can foster a further interest in plays and the theatre, which can only help other playwrites (modern & classic).

I don't envy any English teacher who has to develop a curriculum because deciding what to teach would be VERY diffcult. Sure, you want to introduce other exciting writers, but you have such a limit on time and opportunity that it's probably easier to stick to the biggies, rather than go out on a limb with an obscure artist.

ND, your experience is enviable because your job has exposed you to great plays.

I'm still glad I had the chance to take a Shakespeare class in high school. And I also got to take a great history of theatre class in college.

ND has had such an incredible and extensive education in theatre that I hesitate to doubt him too much whenever we debate this topic. Seriously, he knows more about theatre history than anyone I know (including former professors), and I don't doubt that there are influences outside of Shakespeare and the Greeks who have had a profound influence on Western culture that goes largely unknown.

Btw, I'm sure the Carly/Caryl thing was a typo on his part which I blithely copied without thinking about it since we've discussed her work in the past and I hear her name as "Caryl" when I think about her.

Amazingly enough, Caryl Churchhill I know. My best friend in high school was in a community theatre, and they did "Top Girls."

She was also in "Nunsense II." The same summer "Silence of the Lambs" was in theatres, and I slept in the sunroom. Stuff grew in our coffeepot and her cat ate my beta, Solzeneitzen. Good times.