Pirates!
Karen Liea and I got to see Pirates of Penzance at the Bass Hall on Tuesday. It was great and made me think about two things.
One I really like Vaudeville the popular entrainment of the late 1800's and early 1900's. Comedy acts, dancers, music, magicians and a host of other just simple quick acts. This is my most loved art form.
The second is that local artists get the shaft when the arts in a city get large donors. Pirates of Penzance was put on by the Fort Worth Opera, a very nice and well supported Opera company. So well supported they only auditioned leads from New York. Local actors were relegated to the chorus. This disturbs me. While I understand the lack of full time actors in Dallas and Fort Worth, one of the reasons I go to local arts is to see local artists. … I went right out and bought a subscription to Theater 3, a local theater that uses local artist. This is the best why I could think of to help. So get out and help… go see something local.
When we win this fight, we will start to take on Actor Unions. We can do it.
Comments
Right on brother!
I too enjoy local talent at Theater 3. I also am involved in and support Lakeside Players, my local community theater. I'm always amazed at the talent in my own neighborhood.
kathy
Posted by: kathy | January 19, 2004 11:18 AM