Starr Hardgrove's Blog - Tulsa Creative Network

One Man's As Good As Another: A Review from The Stage

Is it possible to write a review from the other side of the fourth wall. The fourth wall may be a term that is foreign to some people so I will explain, it is the imaginary wall between the audience and the play. It is our voyeuristic side coming out where we can come out and see something that we are not supposed to see. It is the same reason that people watch reality tv shows. But it is rare that we can actually see something that is new behind that fourth wall. John Cruncleton's play, "One Ma… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on June 9, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

How Are We As Artists Using Mayfest to Our Advantage?

How are you using Mayfest to your advantage? There are a considerable amount of people at Mayfest and it is always a good idea to look at how we are going to use Mayfest as a promotional tool or opportunity to get the word out. I would suggest a couple of things: -Make Some Flyers About Your Event and Hand Them Out -Get some info about your organization and put it on a card. -Make Some T-Shirts that Promote the Event That You Are Doing And Wear Them -Get to Know Some People, and Invite Them To… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on May 9, 2009 at 3:44pm — No Comments

"Why I Love Tulsa" Thanks Tulsa Creative Network for Making The Auditions A Success

To the TCN Members and Staff, I was just contemplating the idea of thanking myself for my continued support and realized something about this network. Tulsa Creative Network has never and will continue to never be just about me. Not only am I the creator of this website, but I am an active user of the site as well. That being said, I want to thank each and every member of the Tulsa Creative Network for their support of "Why I Love Tulsa" yesterday afternoon from 2pm-6pm. Because of you, we rec… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on May 3, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

New Chat Feature

Maybe some of you have noticed? Maybe you haven't, but you will see a grey bar at the bottom of the page. This new feature is an always on Chat Room that can be used to chat privately or publicly. You can click on the "Tulsa Creative Network - Online" part of the grey bar to instantly see who is online and chat back and forth with people. Just another way that Tulsa Creative is connecting and supporting Tulsa artists. Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on April 28, 2009 at 2:23pm — 2 Comments

Sign Up Your Organization for Volunteer Central!

Now more than ever, community service is being valued. Your volunteers for the organization can receive credit for the work that they do. I am an advisor for Tulsa Community College as well as the founder of Tulsa Creative Network and I am seeing a big influx of students who are needing community service. These students will need hours that can be directly related to your organizations goals. If you are a non-profit organization, please follow this link.… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on April 24, 2009 at 2:18am — No Comments

World Theatre Day Message 2009-Augusto Boal

All human societies are “spectacular*” in their daily life and produce “spectacles” at special moments. They are “spectacular” as a form of social organization and produce “spectacles” like the one you have come to see. Even if one is unaware of it, human relationships are structured in a theatrical way. The use of space, body language, choice of words and voice modulation, the confrontation of ideas and passions, everything that we demonstrate on the stage, we live in our lives. We are theatre!… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on March 27, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

TCC Students Win Top Honors At American College Theater Festival

For the first time, three TCC Theatre students were selected to go to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival national competition in Washington, D.C. They competed with students from four-year and graduate studies programs. They are… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on March 20, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Here I Am, Rock You Like A Hurricane

So I have just come back from the TCN Town Hall Meeting that happens every Sunday at the Collective Coffee House at 2pm. And I must say that there are some exciting things happening at TCN this year. One of them being that we are working ourselves ever closer to becoming a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting and supporting Tulsa artists. That being said, I find that these words are misleading in what we try to do and accomplish in the sense that you are doing the work. You are making… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on March 15, 2009 at 6:47pm — No Comments

New Features Coming To Tulsa Creative Network

This is a Note that I recently received from Ning, our service provider: On February 23rd, we’re releasing new video, photos, and music players as well as the major improvements to Chat we talked about a few weeks back. There will also be a few more visual changes you may notice as well. Today, your social network on Ning comes with video, photos, and music players that are uniquely branded for your social network. Your members can take these media players and embed them anywhere on the Intern… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on February 13, 2009 at 4:52pm — No Comments

A New Way Of Thinking

One of the tricky parts about running a social network is that it can get very confusing with new features and advances. There are many tools out there that can be integrated into Ning networks, and it gets to the point that something that may be useful to some is not to others. I have recently added two features that make it easier to listen to music and other things as well find out what other music people like. I have also added classifieds and already the seem to be a hit with many people,… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on January 8, 2009 at 1:36am — No Comments

I'm In An L.A. State of Mind

Hello All, I am writing this letter to my dear friends that have been of great comfort and help to me over the past few years, and I want to thank you for your love and your support in what have been good times and bad times. When I originally moved to Tulsa, I was not expecting to stay but a month. The plan was to move in with my mother and then move directly to Los Angeles. Mainly because I had never done it before, and mainly because I was done with grad school and was ready to move on with… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on November 28, 2008 at 12:33am — No Comments

The Great Dane is Finally Great (A Review of Hamlet at ORU)

I have never been to the ORU campus in my 5 years total of living in the Tulsa area to see a theatrical production. ORU theatre has always been a myth to me in reguards to what they do and who they are. And being Agnostic, I would say that I didn't really look forward to going to the ORU campus either. And who honestly wants to see another version of Hamlet? There were plenty of reasons not to go to this production at the Howard Auditorium on Saturday night...all of which failed to keep me from… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on October 5, 2008 at 2:18pm — 1 Comment

Success Isn't A Competition: Boosting Others Helps You In The Long Run(From Zen Habits)

Reposted fromZEN HABITS Success Isn’t a Competition: Boosting Others Helps You in the Long Run by Leo “The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.” - Bertrand Russell As a blogger who has found some success amongst the seemingly endless sea of blogs, I’ve had to confront some old and rusty ideas I used to have about success and competition. I examined these long-held beliefs early on in my blogging career, and discovered that th… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on October 1, 2008 at 9:12pm — No Comments

What I've Been Up Too Lately?

Not Much...Isn't that what everyone seems to say. "What have you been up too?" "Not Much". Not Much is usually getting the conversation going or getting past to the meet. I would say that Not Much is definitely not what I have been up too. A couple of things are really exciting for me right now. First of all, I changed jobs. I was working for Lowrance Electronics under the megaconglomerate Navico industries. And I hated that job, mainly because I couldn't do the fishing thing anymore. I couldn'… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on September 4, 2008 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Dr Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog

Hello all, I just wanted to share my recommendation for something to watch if you are bored.... http://www.drhorrible.com It is a new online musical by Joss Whedon. The first part is up today, so go on over and check it out! Later, Starr Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on July 15, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Audience...What Do We Do?

I went to see a show last night, and extremely enjoyed it....and I was able to enjoy it with a group of people who were all seeming to have a good time, to share an experience. It wasn't a great spectacle, or there weren't fireworks, but there was definitely something going on. Something that was really fun. We were basically watching other people have fun and try to tell a story. In the world of Explosives, Summer Blockbusters, and the Phantom of the Opera....large spectacle has taken place ov… Continue

Added by Starr Hardgrove on July 12, 2008 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

What Does It Take for a Community to Rise Up?

"Every 200 years it is the resonsibility of the people to overthrow their government." ~ Thomas Jefferson

Every day, I drive down I-44 trying to dodge potholes and cracks in the road. While doing this, I notice the trash that is littered along the highway. I notice a lot of people talking about doing stuff, and a lot of people walking around the issues. But what are the real issues that make our blood boil. What are the things that get under our skin?

Usually when I am

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Added by Starr Hardgrove on November 14, 2007 at 9:27am — 2 Comments

A Good Website For Accents

Check this site out. If you are doing a play, it's a great one for accents. It is the International Dialects of English archive. People read the same passage, "Comma gets a cure" which contains all the sounds in the english language in various dialects. Wonderful stuff.

http://web.ku.edu/idea/

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Added by Starr Hardgrove on October 29, 2007 at 4:02pm — 1 Comment

What Happened to The October Podcast...

Well, I've been busy. Let's just say...it's coming but it is not here yet. Hope to get a kind of October November Podcast together...any ideas. If you want to be included, then send me a message.

Starr

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Added by Starr Hardgrove on October 26, 2007 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Our First Event! Fall Karaoke at The Bar!

Okay, so let's get together. If you are 21 and over, then let's meet up at "The Bar" at 71st and Memorial this Friday, October 26th. It's right next too the Bust Stop and Incredible Pizza. I will be off rehearsal at 9:30-10pm. People can come earlier if you want. If you are a member, then wear a "A LEAF" somewhere in plain site! Hope to see you out there this Friday. Let's Party Like It's Fall of 2007. The Bar is located here: