Sunday, September 23, 2007
Dramatist Donald Margulies sees the stage in a fresh light
Los Angeles Times: "More than a quarter century ago, the critic Robert Hughes called the public's response to Modern art 'the shock of the new.' The role of art was to stimulate ideas, provoke thought, challenge ways of seeing. Today, we are experiencing a different, troubling phenomenon: a popular culture that embraces the comfort of the familiar."
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This was actually a pretty interesting article. While articles earlier this week blamed shows on roller blades for theatre's downfall, this author blames the originality of theatre. I fully agree I think that this could definitely be a reason why no one is interested in theatre anymore and why films are now so popular. The show that the author notes sounds good it makes me curious as to why he reads "Our Town" before he sees a new show. Maybe Broadway should lower their prices in order to fill more seats, and maybe Disney should stop making revivals.
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