And a year ago many people quoted were on salary.
That's not glib; financial hardship, historically, creates a pragmatic prism for examination of tiered issues in any arena. A profit-oriented industry provides livelihood, benefits, both a present and future for participants. It's no surprise that the current climate of anxiety and dread inspires more complex analysis, from ticket pricing to non-profit malfeasance and hubris. The essay bothered me (I posted about the two play thesis elsewhere) but I fully acknowledge that its entire range of subjects is worth discussion, and beneath some of the Addison DeWittishness, substantive. |
