I’ve been feeling badly all week about the grumpiness of Saturday's main B&Me post on summer theater festivals, particularly that line where I said " there are too many people doing theater in
New York and many of them should be doing something else."
I still think the shows I saw were weak but I do recognize the value of
the festivals. There are some truly talented
artists who participate in them and the festivals provide a place for those theatermakers to
hone their craft and for theater lovers to discover them.
That case has been
well made in a few pieces I’ve read, including this one and this one. Plus, you can find reviews of all the this year's Fringe
shows here.
