I'm looking for a big, isolated concrete or asphalt lot in San Francisco that butts up against a tallish brick wall. I want to be able to bounce hard rubber lacrosse balls off of this wall for hours at a time and never be bothered by anyone. Anyone know of a place like this?
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 5 answers

What are the worst on or off Broadway shows playing currently?
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 13 answers

What is the cheapest USB mic I could find for a mac? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - 6 answers

Looking for plays with courtroom/trial scenes. [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 24 answers

Why does my radio play when it's turned off and there is no battery inserted? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2008 - 15 answers

Children's backyard play structure filter: recommendations wanted. [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 7 answers

I've been given the opportunity to direct a one-act play of my choice, and I need help finding one. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 15 answers

I'm thinking of getting tickets to see Speed-the-Plow at London's Old Vic theatre: I loves me some Mamet, and Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum are in the lead roles. Hot dog. How can I optimise my chances of seeing Spacey and Goldblum together rather than one of them plus an understudy? My concerns may be groundless... but do the stars tend to skip an occasional performance, and if so, do they usually skip mid-week shows, or matinees? Any insider knowledge would be much appreciated. (In general I have nothing against understudies, who are often amazing in their own right. I just really want to see these guys at it.)
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 5 answers

What playwrights produced bodies of work rife with monologue material? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 18 answers

A number of years ago I witnessed a comedic reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, a decidedly non-comedic play. Can anybody direct me to more information on this version of the play? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2007 - 7 answers

My FIV+ cat is bored. Help! [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2007 - 15 answers

I like to plug in my guitar to my computer and play, but i just bought a new HP machine with Vista and it won't work. Anyone encounter this problem with not being able to plug in devices and play back through the microphone jack?
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 4 answers

I will be spending the day in White Plains, New York, and I'm looking for some activities for my 3&4 year old kids. Anyone know of an online resource that could help, or perhaps familiar with the area?
posted on Sep 29, 2007 - 7 answers

My son is entering that awkward teen stage and wants to put aside childish things. To that end, he would like to change his rather "kiddish" gamertag to something more intimidating (and less likely to be berated by his older sibling). Obviously, he's not looking for something like "Fluffy Wumpkins." He asked me to help him with suggestions for cool, edgy, threatening names. So, Hive mind, any ideas? Bonus points if it sounds particularly impressive or humiliating to the enemy after, "you were killed by..."
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 101 answers

My male cat is afraid to use his outdoor house because my dominant female cat has claimed it. How do I get him to re-claim his house? How do I get her to relinquish control of the house? [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 7 answers

Where is the best "play money" poker online? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 13 answers

How can I find a recreational soccer team to join this fall in the bay area? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2007 - 2 answers

How do you, as a writer, invite and embrace constructive criticism? [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2007 - 19 answers

One-act play: I'm looking for a funny, perhaps topical, and maybe edgy one-act play for my family members to read as part of a family gathering. [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 8 answers

For kids (boys) what would make for the coolest back yard ever? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2007 - 71 answers

My husband has written a brilliant play which is a take-off on a famous Greek myth. Its dark, funny and very timely politically but he can't find a theater to take notice of it even though he has sent it around all over the country. What does a person have to do to get a theater's attention? It has a large cast (Greek chorus) and some video but other than that it can be staged pretty simply. It would have to be a theater that would take a risk and isn't afraid of hot political topics. There are so many revivals being done nowadays its a shame such great, creative new works often go unnoticed. Thanks.
posted on May 2, 2007 - 20 answers

A friend of mine recently wrote a play, and now someone who read it has written and is producing a show very similar to it. What can be done to prevent this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2007 - 16 answers

What is a good way for an eight year old to respond when he feels that his friends/playmates are ganging up on him? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2007 - 9 answers

I'm thinking about starting a new Play By Post RPG for some friends, and wondered if anyone had any recommendations. [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2007 - 7 answers

Any ideas for interacting with a newborn? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 35 answers

I'm looking to purchase a few cheap Mexican professional wrestling masks in Chicago. And some capes! [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me think of phrases that come exclusively from game play. Some examples would be: "Ollie ollie oxen free" and "ready or not here I come" and "ring a round a rosy".
posted on Aug 9, 2006 - 60 answers

Are there memory / brain games I should play with my three year old? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2006 - 13 answers

I had a discussion a while back where the girl I was talking to mentioned a play she had been in. It's about God going insane which in turn causes the angels to rebel in an attempt to save creation and I know it's not Angels in America. Does someone know the title of the play I'm talking about?
posted on Aug 3, 2006 - 6 answers

How can I make sense of Beckett's play Waiting for Godot [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2006 - 25 answers

i am looking for the title of an obscure play; all I have for reference is the content on the preface page of the play. [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2006 - 4 answers

Anyone know the name of a UK television play (1980s?) about people with Alzheimers, starring real patients and actors playing the patients' younger selves. Probably with period music.
posted on Apr 27, 2006 - 4 answers

I'm looking for a very simple USB gamepad. It should have a d-pad, no analog sticks, and as few action buttons as possible, ideally only two. Current trends in gamepads are packing them ever-tighter with buttons, so I despair of finding a gamepad with less than 8 buttons and triggers. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm trying to find a serial radio play that CBC Radio ran around 1985-1989. The show was about a regular guy who is elected prime minister of Canada. His cabinet consist of just a couple people including the minister of defense, an Indian Chief who is in some way associated with a turtle. [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2006 - 5 answers

Sunday New York Times, probably November 27th, an article about urban games, possibly on the front page? [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2005 - 9 answers

I'm having trouble remembering a playwright I read about long ago. IIRC, this playwright is considered an heir to the Brechtian tradition, and he accordingly hated using professional actors with practiced mannerisms. In order to achieve verfremdungseffekt when directing, he would sometimes cast high schoolers with no previous acting expreience. I think it might be Edward Bond, but I'm not sure. Any ideas? I'm pretty sure that he's British.
posted on Dec 12, 2005 - 3 answers

I need a few good fonts for various props in a 1956 play. Does anyone know of a list of several 1950's fonts? I need a sign, window lettering, and I'd like the program to have a fifties feel as well.
posted on Aug 23, 2005 - 11 answers

I want to keep an accurate play count of my songs in iTunes: to do this, I want the play count to reflect not only what I play on iTunes at my computer but also on my iPod. Is it possible to have the iPod update the play count on iTunes when I connect it to the computer? Is there any way to make a smart playlist of most frequently played tracks that inludes BOTH iTunes and the iPod? Or am I stuck with independent counts? [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2005 - 3 answers

My theatre company is trying to pick our next play. We only produce "classics," but we have a broad definition of the term: basically, the play must be written prior to the 20th Century. [+]
posted on Nov 30, 2004 - 25 answers

Would non-arabic speaking people get anything out watching this performance? Could anyone clue me in on what is to be expected of those performers?
posted on Sep 21, 2004 - 1 answers

My classroom is starting a production of Twelfth Night, and I need music for the songs sung by Feste, the Clown. We aren't going to be able to pull off live music. All of the versions of the songs I find on Google already have vocals. Does any one know of instrumental versions of the songs ("Wind and the Rain", "O Mistress Mine", etc.)? I'll even settle for sheet music and creating a MIDI version if I need to.
posted on Mar 18, 2004 - 2 answers

I'm looking for a good play to write a term paper on that isn't a play commonly used for such assignments. It'd be nice if it wasn't totally obscure so I could find critical analyses of it, but I don't really want to write about an extremely common one. Any suggestions?
posted on Mar 14, 2004 - 35 answers