Positives vs. negatives. (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)

I was very disturbed by Jaan Whitehead's essay "Art Will Out" (Oct. '02). Her indictment of hundreds of institutional regional theatres is unfair to thousands of artists and other theatre professionals.

Ms. Whitehead clearly believes that institutions have a negative impact on artistic creation. In fact, institutional theatres provide extraordinary support for artistic development. Regional theatres have made it possible for artists and other theatre professionals to have careers in the theatre. There are certainly companies that fall short of their goals, but Ms. ...

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