The political nature of 'Threepenny Opera' is immediately visible. I just think that that's not always a part of acceptable and fun entertainment that we're exposed to - that political side.
My theater has always been a political battle on the stage.
Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or dead.
Ronald Reagan plays with fire! He sees the world like the theater.
Politics is theater. It doesn't matter if you win. You make a statement. You say, "I'm here, pay attention to me
Charity in the theater begins and ends with those who have a play opening within a week of one's own.
With my good friend Rob Penny, I founded the Black Horizons Theater in Pittsburgh with the idea of using the theater to politicize the community or, as we said in those days, to raise the consciousness of the people.
Often, directors toss playwrights out of rehearsals.
It's important for me, politically, to see that theater isn't just about the powerful.
I was the classic liberal, left-wing, 'Theater is going to change the world' kind of person. You know, very, very boring.
The mysteries and scandals of the Kremlin are nothing compared to the mysteries and scandals of the Bolshoi.
