A new era of resource sharing in Bay Area theaters

San Francisco Chronicle: Theater has never been among the Bay Area’s most cutthroat industries, but for years, the scene was marked by a polite but determined “every theater for itself” mentality. Not so any more. Changes in the economy, in the habits of theatergoers and even in the population makeup of the Bay Area have prompted a new era of cooperation and partnerships, which not only benefit the theaters but audiences as well.