{"id":22872,"date":"2010-11-21T23:12:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T07:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/?p=22872"},"modified":"2010-11-21T20:28:40","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T04:28:40","slug":"only-in-ny-futura-the-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/archives\/22872","title":{"rendered":"Futura, the play"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘Can a font change the future? On her first day back at the University, a rogue Professor sets out to avenge her missing husband – and the lost art of ink on paper – by conducting a dangerous lesson on typography. When the Professor’s lecture jumps the rails, we peer into a near future where desperate people search for the tangible in an ever more virtual age.’<\/em><\/p>\n

Futura, as a play, is an interesting concept. It starts with a history of typography lecture – then weaves in its own story about a paperless future.<\/p>\n

But is a type history talk good enough to stand on its own – without a play attached? The NYT thinks so.<\/a> There’s a lot of cool stuff in type history.<\/a><\/p>\n

The play closed last week, but here’s a few more details.<\/a><\/p>\n

Found via H&FJ<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\t

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