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Los Angeles Times: "The stock market is in turmoil. Unemployment is climbing. Banks are closing. Retail sales are slowing. TV analysts are sounding like so many Chicken Littles. What we have here is ... a marketing opportunity."
This is a fantastic idea. It is good to see a theater is really giving back to the community in ways other than providing art. Everyone should read that chapter of their book. The comment made at the end of the article is harsh and out of place. The theater is not hoping people give money before they realize their finances are in trouble. They are just trying to survive these financial hard times themselves.
The way this theatre is choosing to run during this hard time really solves two problems. The audience will still be able to come and enjoy theatre, which they normally wouldn't be able to afford. But at the same time the theatre will not drastically lose their audience. The idea that people who don't normally go to the theatre will start going because of these low prices is also a very valid point.
We talked about this quite extensively in Directing class. People are looking for an escape from stressful times. What better way than to place yourself in a world free the problems at hand. Also, a lot of shows tend to be allegoric, which allows us to reflect upon what is happening in the present day
This is a fantastic idea. So many people are worrying about how their lifestyles have to change due to money troubles, and it's great that La Jolla is helping to ease some of that stress. I just hope people don't take advantage of the policy and pay way less than they can afford.
I feel that the theatre usually reflects the situations of the times. And this is a perfect example of this theory. I wonder however if the content of these shows should be adjusted to fit the attitude as well as the prices. Then again theatres need money to run themselves and to hire people, buy materials as well as general running expenses; the list goes on. I hope that this economic slow down will not totally kill theatre but perhaps usher in a new phase of theatre.
So its a great idea, and considering that during harder times, people often flock to entertainment to help remove them from their problems. If you look during the great depression, theater and movies were receiving large numbers of patrons, despite nobody having any money.
I agree with everyone else here that the method this theatre is using to make money is a ingenious idea. My first thought when the economy started to show a decline was, "Oh, shit. I'm going to be living in a cardboard box when im 23 b/c no one will have the $ to hire me as a designer.", but that is thinking about the glass as half-empty. This just proves that there is always a solution and a bright side to anything. Thanks for sharing this fantastic idea. It soothes all my job security fears!
the arts always tend to do better during hard financial times. Whether it is people coming to get their minds off of the trouble or people coming to get answers or opinions on the situation, people flock to the arts during difficult times. the hard part for some artists though is making good and entertaining art on a very small budget.
This is a fantastic idea. It is good to see a theater is really giving back to the community in ways other than providing art. Everyone should read that chapter of their book. The comment made at the end of the article is harsh and out of place. The theater is not hoping people give money before they realize their finances are in trouble. They are just trying to survive these financial hard times themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe way this theatre is choosing to run during this hard time really solves two problems. The audience will still be able to come and enjoy theatre, which they normally wouldn't be able to afford. But at the same time the theatre will not drastically lose their audience.
ReplyDeleteThe idea that people who don't normally go to the theatre will start going because of these low prices is also a very valid point.
We talked about this quite extensively in Directing class. People are looking for an escape from stressful times. What better way than to place yourself in a world free the problems at hand. Also, a lot of shows tend to be allegoric, which allows us to reflect upon what is happening in the present day
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic idea. So many people are worrying about how their lifestyles have to change due to money troubles, and it's great that La Jolla is helping to ease some of that stress. I just hope people don't take advantage of the policy and pay way less than they can afford.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the theatre usually reflects the situations of the times. And this is a perfect example of this theory. I wonder however if the content of these shows should be adjusted to fit the attitude as well as the prices. Then again theatres need money to run themselves and to hire people, buy materials as well as general running expenses; the list goes on. I hope that this economic slow down will not totally kill theatre but perhaps usher in a new phase of theatre.
ReplyDeleteSo its a great idea, and considering that during harder times, people often flock to entertainment to help remove them from their problems. If you look during the great depression, theater and movies were receiving large numbers of patrons, despite nobody having any money.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone else here that the method this theatre is using to make money is a ingenious idea. My first thought when the economy started to show a decline was, "Oh, shit. I'm going to be living in a cardboard box when im 23 b/c no one will have the $ to hire me as a designer.", but that is thinking about the glass as half-empty. This just proves that there is always a solution and a bright side to anything. Thanks for sharing this fantastic idea. It soothes all my job security fears!
ReplyDeletethe arts always tend to do better during hard financial times. Whether it is people coming to get their minds off of the trouble or people coming to get answers or opinions on the situation, people flock to the arts during difficult times. the hard part for some artists though is making good and entertaining art on a very small budget.
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