The Theater

I presented my proposal today to the theater board and most seem to really like it. I should say all in attendance liked it. There was one gent from the world of the upper crust and academia who wasn't present that panned it (I had sent advanced copies to the board) before ever hearing from me. Can't please everyone. It seems he wanted to maintain a course that has been tested and failed time after time for this particular theater in this particular town. The board was looking for new ideas and a commercial approach. I believe I can bring that to the theater. Especially since I have vast experience and vast connections in the real world of commercial entertainment and not from the non-profit sector, or the world of college arts, or similar programs that could not survive in the commercial world but are subsidized by schools, foundations, tax money or the like.
Our approach will be a grass roots outreach to the thousands of people in the area who have never ever ever ever been inside a live theater and bring family friendly (don't be a moron and ask, "what is family friendly"....common sense rules the day here) entertainment. We will also have the artsy stuff that everyone should be exposed to for the sake of seeing things from various perspectives but it will only be house-produced if it shows the potential for being profitable. Otherwise a school, foundation, or some other entity will have to sponsor it ...because the goal is to keep the doors open...and if a show doesn't put butts in the seats or has a sponsor to pay for the use (regardless if there are butts or not in the seats) then it should be done in a park for free. Harsh? The reality is the reality and the bottom line is the bottom line. The employees, the utilities, the bankers, etc are not going to be happy unless they get paid. Our hope is to make sure they do get paid and perhaps help this economy out a bit.