Beginnings: out of the workshop and into the waiver
Read the first article in the Los Angeles Times--by the esteemed Sylvie Drake--that refers to the Waiver contract.
"...workshops in the area (which total roughly 35) would be able to charge admission...solicit donations, or continue to operate for free. They would be able to run for as many performances as they see fit. And their audience capacity...would go all the way up to 99."
"...a whole new level of inter-workshop competition will automatically set itself up as different groups cope with their emancipation..."
"..this move stands a fine chance of pleasing most of the people most of the time, particularly those whom it will directly affect."
[workshops: the old contract for small theatres, limited to 49-seats, no admission, 9 performances, and no advertising.]
"...workshops in the area (which total roughly 35) would be able to charge admission...solicit donations, or continue to operate for free. They would be able to run for as many performances as they see fit. And their audience capacity...would go all the way up to 99."
"...a whole new level of inter-workshop competition will automatically set itself up as different groups cope with their emancipation..."
"..this move stands a fine chance of pleasing most of the people most of the time, particularly those whom it will directly affect."
[workshops: the old contract for small theatres, limited to 49-seats, no admission, 9 performances, and no advertising.]
