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Director's Blog
03/20/2012 - Posted by Freddie Ashley
When sitting down to write about Theatre in the Square's closing, it's hard to find words to describe what it feels like. Honestly, when I first heard the news I felt like someone I knew had died. It's a devastating loss to our theatre community.
I remember the first show I ever saw at Theatre in the Square. It was Love Letters with the late Frank Wittow and the late Mary Nell Santacroce. I was 20 or 21 years old and it was an awe-inspiring experience. I've never forgotten that special night in the theatre. From that night on, almost every time I went to a show there I would go the back hallway near the restrooms at intermission and look at all the show photos from past productions. I was always in awe of those photos and would always try to imagine the production in my mind.
I'm sure there will now be a lot of speculating and handicapping "what went wrong." And indeed, there may emerge from this loss important lessons to learn. But you know, there's time enough for that later. Right now is the time to reflect on a theatre that has been a major cultural institution for the past 30 years.
My heart breaks for the staff who've lost their jobs. My heart breaks for the artists who won't get to create more beautiful work there. And my heart breaks for the theatre community that has lost a company that has meant so much to so many.
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Yes, it's really hard to imagine such a well-established, well-respected arts institution not being able to survive. I, too, have enjoyed many wonderful productions at Theatre in the Square through the years ... I remember the moment many years ago when they were about to produce a controversial play and the Cobb County Commissioners pulled ALL arts funding ... I remember the huge outcry and donations that flowed in ... how sad that they have now closed for good.
04/17/2012 - Posted by Jackie Goodman
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