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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2022-04-07 04:51 pm

[ SECRET POST #5571 ]


⌈ Secret Post #5571 ⌋

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Transcript by OP

[personal profile] fscom 2022-04-07 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Transcript: So I live in a fairly large metropolitan area with a healthy regional theatre scene. A lot of my friends are theatre people, and so I get a front row seat (lol) on the struggles when it comes to putting on new and less established works in particular. Part of me is really tempted to make a Facebook group or subreddit or something that would put an equal spotlight on smaller regional theatres and new works - there's always a major disparity in local press between the two or three "big theatres" and the rest of them, and it's particularly bad in the area I live in.

The problem? Like a lot of places, the major theatre-going audience is pretty old and VERY risk-adverse - a couple years ago there was a LOT of public drama when a major regional theatre decided to do "Pacific Overtures" for their annual Sondheim musical over one of his better-known works because people felt like that theatre was "wasting" that year's Sondheim musical slot. I know for a fact that if I started something up I would either a) not get engagement except for the stuff that already gets a bunch of press as it is, b) not get engagement at all, or c) end up being the person stuck moderating a ton of petty drama that I already hate being on the periphery of.

TLDR: I'm a coward and regional theatre drama sucks.
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[personal profile] akacat 2022-04-07 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I miss going to good small community theater. Since I moved here I haven’t found one I really like.
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[personal profile] meadowphoenix 2022-04-08 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
I think I know what theater you're talking about, lol, it was discussed on the Sondheim youtube series.

Honestly OP, I understand your fear of too much engagement and too little, so I would actually try to find a facebook group that already exists that is sorta similar to your desire and see if they would mind you posting.

(Anonymous) 2022-04-08 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
I want to FIGHT the people complaining about Pacific Overtures, it's on my list of shows I wish I could see live!