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I agree. And I don't despise the
"mainstream audience" per se, but I get disgusted with people for
settling. On a personal level, I am continually disappointed by people in
even the most basic day to day interactions. Not because I think they suck
or I think they're idiots. But because I know people CAN be so much better
than they're frequently willing to be.
That's my feeling about art and theatre.
It CAN be so much more than just entertaining. I still believe in
all that crap about theatre and ritual and how we can have transformative
experiences. Again--it's not about art being "good for you" so we have to
sugar coat it so you can tolerate it. Theatre can be
transformative. It's depressing when people settle for
less.
That's when we all start going "fuck 'em" and
do what WE want to do.
How do we make a theatre worthy of its
audience? --Julian Beck
Laura Winton
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