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[cwazy_wexican]

"And as theater’s foothold in American culture has steadily shrunk over the last 50 years or so, the chance that a play could have any significant influence on social or political discourse has also waned. To be influential a playwright’s voice has to be heard, and it’s become harder to hear the lonely cry of the outraged playwright as the media

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[moviemakerpirat]

I still think it can change.

I am still young enough to be idealistic.

[wbourland]

We were talking about this- isn't it sad that when people look back on the great plays of our age in 50 years, they will all be either huge lavish musicals or things that were made into movies. I read a review that called "Closer" a quintessential play of the 90's, and I was like, "No one had even heard of it till the movie."