[NEohioPAL] State of the theatre

[Seth Gordon]

Mr. Dolan, as I type this email 315 students are watching Gee's Bend, the
current offering at the Cleveland Play House, at no cost to them. During the
course of our season over 40,000 students of all ages see plays at the
Cleveland Play House, both our plays for children and our mainstage
productions, at no cost to the student.
 
The Play House also has a program that teaches high school students to be
advocates for theatre at their schools, and substantial discounts for all
students. More information on our extensive education programming is
available on our website.
 
Best wishes,
 
Seth Gordon 
Associate Artistic Director 
Cleveland Play House 
8500 Euclid Avenue 
Cleveland, OH 44106 

216 795 7000 x207 
www.clevelandplayhouse.com 






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[mailto:neohiopal-bounces at listserve.com] On Behalf Of Fred Dolan
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:39 AM
To: neohiopal at listserve.com
Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL] State of the theatre 


When I was a kid in the 50s maybe 5th grade, I remember going on a field
trip to see the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. It was a
life-changing event. 
When I was in high school in the 60s, it was possible to get student tickets
to some of the annual Metropolitan Opera performances through school for
about $1.25.
When I was teaching in the 70s, I offered those same discounted student
opera tickets to my students and sometimes the most unlikely students would
dress up and go to the opera.
I don't know how various theaters handle encouraging young audiences to
attend their performances today, but when I see empty seats at theater,
ballet, and opera performances,
I wonder if any effort is being made to offer high school or college
students those tickets at drastically reduced prices - like those Met Opera
tickets that I grew up using.
I understand that most theaters are understaffed and that a program like
this takes someone to be in charge of it, but the first order of business in
building an audience for tomorrow is getting them in the seats today.
Fred Dolan
WJCU-FM, 88.7 & wjcu.org
Arts On The Heights &
Visiting The Folks on Sunday nights from 9:00PM - Midnight
 
  
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