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1. Real Estate markets are cyclical and unfortunately for sellers in most areas of the country, we're in a buyer's market right now. If your home is on the market, it's probably 1 of 10 or 20 or 30 houses from which buyers can choose. Why should they choose yours, and when they do, how do you get the best price? ™ Here's tip #1: List your home with a professional agent. I know what you're thinking - "I need the most money out of my home that I can get. How is that possible if I have to pay an agent a healthy percentage of the purchase price?" According to a study done by the National Association of Realtors, the truth of the matter is that, on average, homes that are listed with Realtors sell for 13% more than home that sell without the services of a professional. So even after paying a real estate commission, a seller puts more money in his pocket than he would have if he sold it "by owner". For the skeptics, let me remind you of the concept of supply and demand. As we all learned early on in our education, the less of something that there is, the more that something is worth. And the more demand there is for that something, the more it is worth. So think about it, as a seller, how many buyers can you attract who both love the house and can afford to buy it? And if you are fortunate enough to find that buyer, how difficult will it be to get your price out of that buyer if the buyer knows that there's absolutely no competition from other buyers? Very. In addition, agents bring a lot more to the table than just potential buyers. They bring advice on a variety of topics including commission, condition, marketing, options, buyer qualifications, etc. All of these contributions by an agent add up to the 13% more that they'll get you, on average. So don't focus on the commission when you're considering whether to list or not to list. It's only part of a bigger picture. Bite the bullet and list your home. But make sure you list with someone competent, experienced, and full-time. And just how do you find that person? Look for tip #2 in my next article. We scanned the Stratford Festival's announcement of its 2009 season with interest. If its 2008 lineup is losing a lot of money, as reported, will the 2009 lineup do better? (See my recent article, "The leadership debacle at the Stratford Festival," on the artistic director fiasco at the Stratford Festival and its unfortunate consequences.) More selfishly, how many of the shows will I personally want to trek all the way from Rochester, New York in 2009 to see? Let us compare this year's lineup with next year's and judge: Hamlet (2008) vs. Macbeth (2009) (both at the Festival Theater) It's a box-office draw. Hamlet is the world's best known and most popular play, and Ben Carlson gives a strong performance. (See my review of this year's Hamlet.) But Macbeth isn't nearly as long, and it has witches and moving forests. Will I see the 2009 show? Maybe. Macbeth is lower on my list of favorite Shakespeare plays. Romeo and Juliet (2008) vs. A Midsummer Night's Dream (2009) (both at the Festival Theater) The 2009 show is likely to draw more. Both appeal to romantics, but people will expect, and will probably get, crowd-pleasing Lion King-style special effects from A Midsummer Night's Dream. And the 2008 Romeo and Juliet production is a dud. Will I see the 2009 show? I hope so. It's not my favorite Shakespeare comedy because I don't get its jokes in time to laugh. But I'm ready to give it a fair chance.

2. The Taming of the Shrew (2008 at the Festival Theater) vs. Julius Caesar (2009 at the Avon Theater) The 2009 show will be a better draw. A lot of people known Julius Caesar from school. And it's better crafted than The Taming of the Shrew, which some people may avoid because they see it as misogynist. Will I see the 2009 show? For sure. I love Julius Caesar, and I've never seen it on stage. All's Well That Ends Well (2008) vs. Cyrano de Bergerac (by Edmond Rostand) (2009) (both at the Festival Theater) In probable popularity, a draw. This year's Shakespeare play isn't well-known, but there have been enough different versions of the Cyrano story over the years that audiences will come. But will they come in large enough numbers to fill the Festival Theater? I doubt it. As for me, my level of interest in Cyrano just isn't that high. (We liked this year's All's Well That Ends Well.) Love's Labour's Lost (2008) vs. Bartholomew Fair (by Ben Jonson) (2009) (both at the Tom Patterson Theater) In probable popularity, an edge to 2008. The general public doesn't know either play, but Shakespeare has more fans than Ben Jonson, and this year's Love's Labour's Lost is a delight. Will I see Bartholomew Fair? I hope so. Undeterred by an eye-glazing Edward II several years ago, I want to try another Elizabethan playwright. Fuenta Ovejuna (2008) vs. The Three Sisters (2009) (both at the Tom Patterson Theater) In probable popularity, an edge to 2009. Theater-goers who only want to see "fun" plays will steer away from Chekhov. But they'll see Chekhov before they'll buy tickets for a 400-year-old Spanish drama they never heard of. Will I see the 2009 show? Maybe. We saw a remarkably fine production of The Three Sisters at the Shaw Festival several years ago, and I do want to see the play again. But it may be too soon. If Martha Henry is acting as well as directing, that could tip the scale in favor. Caesar and Cleopatra (2008) vs. The Importance of Being Earnest (2009) (both at the Avon Theater) In probable popularity, an edge to 2009. Sure, Christopher Plummer is a draw, but who'd want to miss Brian Bedford in drag? Stratford Festival patrons love Oscar Wilde. As for us, we thought the production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Shaw Festival several years ago couldn't be improved upon, but we love the play and can't see it too often. And Bedford slays us. The Trojan Women (2008 at the Avon Theater) vs. Phedre (by Racine) (2009 at the Tom Patterson Theater) In probable popularity, an edge to 2009. Classical plays have narrow appeal. But one would also guess that interest from French-speaking Canadians would make the Racine play a better draw. We'd like to see Phedre. Our interest in the French classics was whetted long ago by a college course in French literature (in translation), and we regret missing other promising opportunities to see plays by the French master dramatists. The Music Man (2008 at the Avon Theater) vs. West Side Story (2009 at the Festival Theater)

3. In probable popularity, a draw. But more tickets will be sold for West Side Story in the larger Festival Theater. But I probably won't go. West Side Story leaves me cold, as I mentioned in an earlier post praising Bernstein's Wonderful Town, which is playing at the Shaw Festival this year. Cabaret (2008) vs. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (2009) (both at the Avon Theater) In probable popularity, an edge to 2008. Sondheim's A Funny Thing is a better show, in my view, but Cabaret has been hot on Broadway, in Toronto, and on the movie screen for the last ten years. We want to see the 2009 show. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a hilariously funny show with a great score. And we'll need something lighter after a heavy dose of the classics. There Reigns Love (2008) vs. Ever Yours, Oscar (2009) (both at the Tom Patterson Theater) In probable popularity, an edge to 2009. The combination of Oscar Wilde and Brian Bedford will pull them in. Will I see the 2009 show? Probably not. Somehow, we find we don't go to see performances made up of readings. Hughie/Krapp's Last Tape (2008) vs. The Trespassers (by Morris Panych) (2009) Palmer Park (2008) vs. Zastrozzi (by George Walker) (2009) Moby Dick (2008) vs. Rice Boy (by Sunil Kuruvilla) (2009) (all at the Studio Theater) In probable popularity, an edge to 2008. People know and like Brian Dennehy (Hughie/Krapp's Last Tape), and everyone's heard of Melville's novel. It may be that the three Canadian playwrights scheduled for 2009 have constituencies in Canada, but Americans in general don't know them. Will I see any of the 2009 shows at the Studio Theater? Probably not. If I do, it might be the Panych play. We've seen his work as a director at the Shaw Festival. The Stratford Festival's affirmative action program for Canadian playwrights is fine, but the Festival should understand that its numerous American patrons don't care whether a playwright is Canadian or not. Frankly, looking at the 2009 season as a whole, I don't see why the management at the Stratford Festival would expect it to be more profitable than the 2008 playbill. It's a good financial decision to put a big musical back in the Festival Theater. And personally, I'm glad to have a chance to see Racine and Ben Jonson. But besides the Shakespeare plays, the only straight play that seems likely to draw full houses is The Importance of Being Earnest. Personally, I'm disappointed that only three Shakespeare plays will be presented in 2009 -- a bit ironic, now that they've changed the name to the Stratford "Shakespeare" Festival. I wanted a history play this year, like Richard II or Henry V. I'm not mollified by the Festival's excuse that the two musicals have their roots in Shakespeare. That's weak. And I'm seriously disappointed that no Shakespeare play is scheduled for serviced offices stratford 2008 in the Tom Patterson Theater. Shakespeare works better in this venue than in any of the other theaters in Stratford, and perhaps better than in any other theater anywhere.