#also bc it was related to the dumbass 'noel is talia theory' which like. is so fandom-brained its insane | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

teruthecreator · 2 years ago

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i love that the rise of the internet is contributing to theatre culture on a whole, especially with bringing eyes to certain off-broadway or underground productions (speaking more directly about ride the cyclone). but i am very annoyed by the internetification of theatre in the way of like. fandom culture and forcing these poor actors to be permanently related to certain roles and having to pull back the curtain on certain things that should just always remain a mystery, bc theatre is all about that mystery and of letting the audience sit down unaware and be immersed in something completely new

#ignorance cloud on #im thinking abt how the actor for noel was like. answering questions people had abt his time on ride the cyclone #and like q&as are fine. theyre often nice bc it humanizes the actor rather than the character #but then at the end he teased answering like a very Fandom Specific Question and it bothered me #bc its like. peeling back the curtain of the show #some things are left unsaid bc thats how stories work. u dont need the actor spelling it out for u #also bc it was related to the dumbass 'noel is talia theory' which like. is so fandom-brained its insane #and it completely destroys the concept of noel and mischa as characters bc it implies an inherent maliciousness in noel w his relation to #mischa. in the way that its predatory to fake being someone and then like. string out this relationship #and it also reduces mischa down to an over-extended gay joke????? which is sad #like his song is full of so much longing and passion #i wish people just left it as is #but the fact that like. even the actor for noel is being bothered abt this is just -__-#i kno fandom culture has been harassing actors abt fan bullshit for decades #but its sad to see it in theatre bc theatre is my home and where i derive the most significant meaning #and i want more people to derive their happiness from theatre bc theatre is so wonderful!!!!!!!!!#but i dont want it to be fandomized in the ways it becoming since the hamilton days #which ig could have something to do w guerilla broadway marketing #but for a smaller production like ride the cyclone its like! a double edged sword basically #bc this show is getting the attention it deserves but its also being dragged to the spotlight in a way that can attract fandom culture #and fandom culture itself is a double edged sword so. yeah #thats ur insane mich rant for the night i will now return to thinking about miku's weird gay kids

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