HOW THEATER FAILED AMERICA: It's time to break some rules, people! - Artsy Schmartsy:
This might seem like a Sysiphisian riddle, where the theater in America gets it’s act together and then does something to self-destruct. But I don’t see it that way if we as theater artists in this country can start the tidal change needed in this country regarding the troubles with getting audiences to remain engaged in new ideas in the theater. That tidal change will come when theater artists decide to take off the mantel of persecution and fear and change the rules mid game of the mad dash hopscotch match that is theater.
The hard fact of the matter is that America actually wants theater to fail us. We don’t want theatre to be the be all end all, we don’t want it to keep its promise to us to be dedicated to making regional stories happen at regional theaters, and we don’t want actors and actresses being involved in the day-to-day operations of producing theater.
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