On Wednesday afternoon, PTC announced it will offer no new self-produced plays for the 2017-18 season, concentrating instead on a series of special events and a thorough revamping, rebooting, and reorganization.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Philadelphia Theatre Company goes semi-dark for 2017-18 season
On Wednesday afternoon, PTC announced it will offer no new self-produced plays for the 2017-18 season, concentrating instead on a series of special events and a thorough revamping, rebooting, and reorganization.
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The decisions made by The Philadelphia Theatre Company in this article both thrill me and upset me. The choice to take a production hiatus in order to reinvent the theatre creatively is honorable. Art is a form that is ever changing, and if one attempts to create something without having a purpose or drive, they risk creating work that is not true to themselves. As a visual artist, I have experienced this multiple times. I become too rushed to meet a deadline or keep up quantity that I lose sight of the quality of what I am making and what it means that I am creating it. Therefore, I respect the Philadelphia Theatre Company's decision to take a break for these purposes. However, later on in the article it is said that the company will use this year to reinvent a company to please both audiences and donors. Yes, this is important. no one can deny that money makes theatre, but I worry if this company rebrands to fit other people’s ideas, than they will lose all grip they have artistically.
I think the Philadelphia Theatre Company is incredibly brave for doing such a drastic change. Not only that, but the fact that the hiatus and re-design is so public. Being able to admit weakness and take a hiatus really shows how much art matters to this theatre. I don't know any artist who hasn't gone through that moment of: what am I doing? so it seems right that a theatre can go through the same thing. Although I am happy that the theatre decided to take time for self-discovery, I really hope they return to continue producing local, original works. Philadelphia has become such a well-known name for original work. Being one of the larger theatres in Philadelphia, I hope they stick true to the city's wants, not just money. While they are on hiatus, I thought is was interesting that they are still going to do events, concerts and low maintenance art. I was curious whether that was for artistic reasons, or strictly to make some revenue.
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