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Mid-Career Playwrights Trampled In Rush Toward Youth
"[U]nless you are Keats or Kane or Dunbar or Büchner, most young playwrights and theatre-makers eventually go on to become mid-level artists. But what sort of career support do they go on to have? Or are they simply forgotten in the endless rush for the new? ... Ultimately, theatres must start seeing that they have a responsibility to really help playwrights to develop their careers and not just look to the next great find." The Guardian (UK) 08/03/09
"[U]nless you are Keats or Kane or Dunbar or Büchner, most young playwrights and theatre-makers eventually go on to become mid-level artists. But what sort of career support do they go on to have? Or are they simply forgotten in the endless rush for the new? ... Ultimately, theatres must start seeing that they have a responsibility to really help playwrights to develop their careers and not just look to the next great find." The Guardian (UK) 08/03/09
Posted August 3, 2009 08:42 PM
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