What is the current state of academic theatre, especially in design training?
Academic theatre, and especially those who are engaged in training designers, must recognize that the entertainment world is rapidly changing. Young audiences are expecting to tune in to the entertainment they choose on their own time and with their preferred delivery devices and styles. While I am strongly committed to teaching the fundamentals of design first, I recognize that we must be cognizant of our audiences and their demands for new forms of delivery. The challenge then becomes meeting the needs of a new generation of students who come to the table with a different set of expectations. This is not a new phenomenon. Robert Edmond Jones, in his book Dramatic Imagination, talks about the challenges facing traditional theatre during the middle of the 20th century with film and television. Today’s delivery systems include Blackberries, iPods, and, of course, YouTube. While change is always in the air, one thing is constant: good design. And, as Jones so aptly states, that will alwa
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