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Shakespeare on Stage
American Shakespeare Center, The Lion in Winter. To Nov. 24, 2012.
Atlanta Shakespeare Company, As You Like It. To Jun. 24, 2012.
American Shakespeare Center, The Winter's Tale. To Jun. 16, 2012.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Comedy of Errors. To Jul. 29, 2012.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Henry IV, Part One. To Jun. 24, 2012.
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STAA Conference, Washington DC, January 2002

imageThe user and usability

  • Who is your visitor?
    • Adults respond differently from kids
  • How long will he or she stay on your site?
    • Ease of loading is crucial here: not more than 10 seconds (on a modem!)
    • Initial impression should be cool and classy, not cluttered
  • Can someone who is not a theatre person find their way around?
  • Can a web user not especially literate find their way around?
  • Will the site work on older machines, and on all makes of computers?
  • Test the site with someone not in theatre, and not a geek
    • Set a simple task, or ask them simply to explore
    • Ask then to say what they see and why they do what they do
    • Don't comment at all (it breaks the spell)
    • Keep careful notes of their backtrackings and "mistakes"

Red check marks highlight points that will be of interest to established sites as well as new ones.

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