Our theater is made for an audience.

Seems pretty obvious, no? Jess, Mary and I had a discussion on Friday about this statement. They feel that most theater these days is just like TV, or, to quote Jess as I steal from our e-mail chain, “made as a masturbatory artistic gesture to one’s own brilliance. (i.e. They don’t serve cookies. They do serve long silences.) What it means is that we are always making theater that is welcoming and appreciative of the people that come to it. So, it will never smell like horse shit, be 200 degrees, or force the audience to cry from pain or boredom.”

And, can I be honest? Our cookies are damn good.

-L