Discouraging trends in today's theatre 8 Articles

by Eric Goudie

What a depressing subject! I don't know whose bright idea it was to ask for articles about discouraging trends in today's theatre, but you asked for it, so here we go. Audiences are in a state of decline, they have...read more

by Faye Hollins-Moore

I first began writing our beautiful play years ago. I came across an artist who had written, produced and performed his own CD, titled, "Secrets in the Sand". As I listened to his music, I found that it created a story fo...read more

by Michael Bettencourt

"What Is" Theatre vs "What If" Theatre Consider these blurbs from a recent listing of shows here in New York City (I've de-listed the names of the shows and the actors): In _____________, _________ portrays warlords...read more

by Cassidy Perkins

When I first entered Junior High, I was (and still am for that matter) a bit of an outcast. I had an abnormal obsession with musical theatre and would listen to nothing but show-tunes. On my first day I heard some kids s...read more

by Andrew Venning

How do you solve a problem like reality/celebrity? Gimicks,publicity, money, box office. A lot of producers see nothing but pound signs floating through their heads. In The Times (12/03/07) there was an aritcleon rev...read more

by Ralph Sabean

I find a trend as many I'm sure already do about the nature of the film industry. First of all I find in more and more newer movies and television serials there is a greater trend in Homosexuality. Everybody has to make...read more

by AJ Cooke

Most people wouldn't notice this, but as a bigger girl. I do. One of the worst trends in today's theatre is uniformity of "perfect" body types. If a larger girl wants to sing she is doomed to be in Hairspray for the rest o...read more

by Harper Penman

The Gooseberry plant in the Theatre. The concept of theatre in the twenty-first century reminds me of the gooseberry plant. Gooseberries are a small green fruit that grows on a prickly bush according to the mini oxford ...read more