Where's Ray [2] Shepardson? It's time to restage Jacques Brel! Or maybe some depression era plays [3].
“I don’t agree with Schwarz that protest is futile. I think that every voice that is raised has its effect. My opinion is that if you have convictions, you shouldn’t be afraid to express them” (Elmer Price, We, the People: A Play in Twenty Scenes [New York: Coward-McCann, 1933], 138).
More: [4]Lakewood Observer story [5] with images [6]. How about some Furious Improvisation [4]?
Litt's article states "The urban core is hollowing out." OK all you exurban GCP, Clevelandplussers - here's a reasonably sized project for you. It's a real "opportunity" for creativity.
Note that Cleveland Restoration Society is not mentioned anywhere in the article. Did Dobush contact them? Did he get a busy signal? A call back?
Beck Center? Shoulda woulda coulda... [7]
Stimulus funds for arts or theater projects? Not yet.
Links:
[1] http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2009/04/its_never_good_to_hear.html
[2] http://www.rayshepardson.com/
[3] http://library.syr.edu/digital/exhibits/g/GrapesOfWrath/case3.htm
[4] http://www.furiousimprovisation.com/active/
[5] http://lakewoodobserver.com/read/news/features/a-tour-of-hilliard-theaterby-thealexa-becker
[6] http://lakewoodobserver.com/read/4/18/a-tour-of-hilliard-theaterby-thealexa-becker/photoGallery/2
[7] http://realneo.us/Beck-great-vision-for-arts