Having started my career with a desire to be a theater director, I've always found entering a theater, particularly an empty one, to be a practically mystical experience, a place where one expects miracles to happen. Alas, miracles are rare. Several years ago, my wife and I went to a whirlwind of plays on Broadway. Tragically, no miracles were to be found. It soured me quite a bit on going to see plays, and an even greater reluctance to see anything on Broadway. The price/reward differential was far too great. I will go to see plays locally these days, which generally cost far less than Broadway. Some of them have been acceptable, at least when thinking of the cost/benefit relationship. But too many are just plain bad. It's discouraging.
Having started my career with a desire to be a theater director, I've always found entering a theater, particularly an empty one, to be a practically mystical experience, a place where one expects miracles to happen. Alas, miracles are rare. Several years ago, my wife and I went to a whirlwind of plays on Broadway. Tragically, no miracles were to be found. It soured me quite a bit on going to see plays, and an even greater reluctance to see anything on Broadway. The price/reward differential was far too great. I will go to see plays locally these days, which generally cost far less than Broadway. Some of them have been acceptable, at least when thinking of the cost/benefit relationship. But too many are just plain bad. It's discouraging.