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By: Fall 2012: Our Theatre and Comedy Picks | One Stop News Stand

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:05:34 +0000

[…] For theatre, this is a good thing. The past year has, well, been a rocky one. The Vancouver Playhouse shut down; Michael Healey left Tarragon over (speculated) artistic censorship; and there’s currently an industry-wide boycott of Factory Theatre since the Board of Directors fired longtime artistic director Ken Gass. Artists young and old are feeling discouraged. […]

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By: Fall 2012: Our Theatre and Comedy Picks | culture | Torontoist

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:39:58 +0000

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By: Michael Wheeler

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:04:48 +0000

After I posted this I realized that ‘morality and the economics of the theatrical creative process’ is a common thread that ties together these discussions:

Is it moral to fun older artists but not younger ones?

Is it moral to create a superstructure that creates a perpetually semi-pro poverty condemned status for theatre creators?

Is it moral to fire a founding artistic director over a capital campaign without informing all board members?

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Is it moral to raise $14 million (minimum) for a building that pays homage to the work of traditional text-based work by older more established artists given questions #1 and #2?

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