Bleak Outlook on Theater (wasRAT Marx in Soho (in LA)

[Cat Hebert <virtualdrama@juno.com>]

Greg Romero wrote:
> I'm just glad I don't have such a bleak outlook
> on things.  I'm over here trying to make a
> difference, however small that might be.

Right. I just wanted to lay out my view of  the way theater has tended to
function in the U.S.  I left out another major factor, of course, and
that is that the large drama publishers have become the wholesale
distributors of play products that are selected, for the most part, on
the basis of productions in major cities and at major theater festivals.

I think it's important for people to accept that because of the
prevailing market forces, the work they want/need to do may only reach a
niche audience. That's one reason I'm so interested in Internet-based
live performance -- since even a small niche can have quite sizeable
numbers when you magnify it internationally. 

My belief is that every single person on the planet has some unique
higher-functioning talent to offer and some story to tell, and it's a
test of our success as a species to see just how many people get to
fulfill that talent and to tell that story.

Cheers,
Cat Hebert
________________________________________________________________
GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO!
Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less!
Join Juno today!  For your FREE software, visit:
http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.



---------------------------------------
To [un]subscribe to the rat-list, send an email to "majordomo@ratconference.com"
with [un]subscribe rat-list" in the body of the message.
For information on other functions send a message containing the word
"help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.
---------------------------------------
You may also [un]subscribe on the web at http://www.ratconference.com/cgi-bin/web_domo.pl?list=rat-list