tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post529251366672303513..comments2024-03-15T05:16:17.601-04:00Comments on Flux Theatre Ensemble: Theatre and MoneyAugust Schulenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-54394420374636004902010-08-10T18:08:54.914-04:002010-08-10T18:08:54.914-04:00Aaron,
Thanks! I agree that the philanthropic mod...Aaron,<br /><br />Thanks! I agree that the philanthropic model makes a lot of sense; it has, after all, been around since Athens. My concern is that some theatres act like engines of civic good only on the ask, and not on the act; as a result, the argument that our true value cannot be sounded by the market carry increasingly less weight; and theatre ends up being seen as a luxury product ratherAugust Schulenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707611220473062833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3037381095504508998.post-8589131227123891292010-08-09T20:41:52.233-04:002010-08-09T20:41:52.233-04:00Great post. Because we are humans, I guess, we are...Great post. Because we are humans, I guess, we are internally conflicted when we tell ourselves one thing about our own value, and somebody else (i.e. the "invisible hand" of the market) tells us another.<br /><br />I think there are ways to reconcile this conflict, however. The classic one is philanthropy. Philanthropy operates in a market, just like ticket sales. We tell people who Aaron Andersenhttp://twentydollarplays.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com