Theatre Ideas on a Roll!
Dunkirk NY - There has not been much need to write since my tooth has been fixed (root canal this past Monday), largely because Scott Walters over at Theatre Ideas has gotten on one hell of a roll! Amazing what a sabbatical can do for someone 
Scott is doing and saying all the right things concerning the regional theatre situation. He has done the research, crunched the numbers, proposed small actions people can take if they are dissatisfied with the status quo, and has been getting some good positive attention from many of the big-city bloggers. It’s very inspiring and very timely - things seem to be coming to a tipping point which may produce some real change.
So for the time being, grab some of the debate going on about the regional theatre scene and follow up on the comments and links from Scott’s site. Add him to you blogroll or RSS reader if you haven’t done so already. I’ve really nothing to add to the debate for the time being, so for now just forget about me and read up on this issue. And if you’re a theatre person struggling to figure out what to do with your life in relation to your art, consider not thinking anymore about the status quo. Think about something other than NYC or the west coast. Throw away anything you may have learned in school about headshots, resumes, and begging other people to cast you. Think, instead, about serving the community or region you grew up in and finding ways to offer them a theatre scene which is connected to their lives and situation. You may find more reward in that than in anything you could possibly do elsewhere. -twl