Post Gazette: "In these hard times for the city's arts groups, the Pittsburgh Public Theater is seeking safety in the conventional and familiar.
Its 2009-10 season, the Public's 35th, depends on such tried-and-true playwrights as William Shakespeare, Lillian Hellman, Allan Ayckbourn and Jeffrey Hatcher, offering plays that have stood the test of time -- and critics."
2 comments:
Its really sad that with the economic slump that the arts have to suffer. With theaters sticking with "safe" shows to guarantee audience attendance then there is no room for new and upcoming playwrights to promote and showcase their work. It seems that for a while at least their will be a shortage of fresh air in the theatre.
I think for a Theatre like the Public to survive, such methods are not only needed, but totally rational and smart. While I am saddened by the fact that our art form is suffering, the Public's decision to 'play it safe' is just a way of creating art in a way that won't mean its eventual demise. the Public won't close if they continue to pay attention to detail in this way, and thus, we won't be denied their contribution.
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