I think it was very clear from the beginning that the previous administration had NO INTEREST in the arts even before the crisis. They were not going to take the lead. The article faults the huge amount of creativity and capital in the film and television world that could have rallied to the cause of artists across the country. Regional theater, off Broadway and arts training have been the life blood of film and television for decades. Half the television writers and show runners began as off and off off broadway playwrights. These theaters and training program have been the "farm teams' supplying the major talent.
