I was going to start my follow-up the rather negative post from the other day by saying something along the lines of ... "Most of the problems associated with the American theater in the 21st Century has to do with the fact that it costs too much to create."

But Don Hall beat me to it.

Then I was gonna talk about how space is the big bully in our budgets and that marketing cash-sucking beast that'll never be sated. I was gonna say something like ... "the most cost prohibitive aspects of producing live theater are the rental fees for viable and legally sanctioned venues and the ability to openly and effectively promote the existence of specific shows."

But Don Hall beat me to it.

I don't know what I was gonna write after that, but Don Hall wrote a specific action plan for his own town that should give a few folks in other parts of the country a couple of really worthwhile ideas. Please read it here.

Hey, Don, tomorrow I'm gonna write more about RSS feeds, you got any good ideas for that one?

PS. I saw Be Kind Rewind last night, right after I wrote that sad post. It re-invigorated me a bit. It's really movie about the power of creativity/ I recommend it.

And today I met a couple dozen people from all over the country who've come to Columbus to campaign for Obama. That was inspiring too.

Lastly, Adam Szymkowicz sent me a comment email. (Sorry, I haven't gotten around to fixing the commenting yet.)

What is good about theater? It's still a great way to
spend your time. There's no where I'd rather be than
in a theater seeing a show. Nothing inspires me more
and it can be a place of great beauty.

That said, all the things you say above are true.