A lot of theater companies here and across the country are in trouble. The pre-pandemic audiences have not returned.
SEATTLE, WA - MARCH 26: Dance group Shaping Sound performs during the 'After The Curtain' show at Paramount Theatre on March 26, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. My wife and I have been going to the theater in Seattle for 45 years. We subscribe to five theater companies because there is nothing more magical than the energy that’s released when a group of talented performers bond with a live audience.
But a lot of theater companies here and across the country are in trouble. The pre-pandemic audiences have not returned.In June, Seattle’s Book-It Repertory Theater closed after 33 years. We lost the Empty Space Theatre, the Group Theater at the University of Washington, that little theater in Pioneer Square where, back in the 80s, Angry Housewives ran for almost seven years.
In addition to being defensive, we’re either dying off or not as eager to drive downtown at night, especially if it’s the theatrical equivalent of a kale salad. But at some point, you have to bond with the old and defensive audience of the present, even as you try to attract the young and pugnacious audience of the future.
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