Monday, March 17, 2014
The Curse of the Experienced Eye
Butts In the Seats: Ken Davenport recently talked about how he enjoyed Broadway shows much more when he was younger. Part of the reason he has a harder time now is because he analyzes the show with the eye of a producer. The other reason is because when he was younger, he was often ignorant about disparaging news about a show in the absence of social media and websites and thus approached each show without any bias.
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It's definitely an interesting sort of dilemma, the idea that the more you know about how something works, the more possibility there is for you to become jaded. I can easily see that happening, but I think personally I relate more to what the author said about science -- that more knowledge lets you see things in completely different ways. I certainly can't claim the same amount of experience, but for me knowing something about the hidden workings of theatre makes it more interesting, and I like thinking about how certain effects were done, though I suppose there's a chance that I'll feel differently over time.
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