Roche Schulfer: What is the future of not-for-profit American theater?
Unless there is a major infusion of capital into American theater, adventurous productions will be made only in small theaters.
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Roche Edward Schulfer: It is essential that not-for-profit and commercial theaters begin to work together
In the 1960s, American theater producers and professional artists who were frustrated with the artistic limitations of Broadway's commercial theater established not-for-profit theaters in communities across the country based on...
A memory of a lifetime: Shopping with August Wilson at Jazz Record Mart
Like many Chicagoans, I noted with sadness the closing of the Jazz Record Mart last week. For those of us of a certain age, it represents the loss of a...
THEATER’S FUTURE
The problems of Livent Inc.'s operations ("Theater plan not living up to billing," Page 1, Jan. 15) are certainly of concern. But the article provides misconceptions and an incomplete picture...
DEFENDING NEA
Once again the Tribune has chosen to attack the National Endowment for the Arts without considering the facts ("The arts learn to earn their way," Editorial, Aug. 30): - The...
NEA IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS
Sarah Bryan Miller (Op-Ed column, Feb. 7) laments, "What's a libertarian opera singer to do about the NEA?" Well, she might start by becoming more aware of the facts surrounding...
WE ALL BENEFIT FROM SUPPORTING ARTS
The Tribune editorial, "Time to liberate America's artists" (Sept. 11), states that the National Endowment for the Arts should not fund new art or artists in order to eliminate the...