Immediate actions for the Theatre

Opening statements from my upcoming untitled book on the state of theatre.

The theatre needs more public martyrs.
The theatre needs fewer patrons.
The theatre needs more insight
The theatre needs fewer cues.
The theatre should remove cushions from all seats.
The theatre needs a new space.
The theatre needs a burning of the books.
The theatre needs fewer playwrights.
The theatre needs more scents.
The theatre does not need more sense.
The theatre needs fewer fundraisers.
The theatre needs more productions.
The theatre does not need equality
The theatre needs more adaptations and fewer revivals.
The theatre must have more languages.
The theatre should vacate the bars and the church – leave them to the priests and whores – and move into the city square, alley ways, and garages.
The theatre must have more languages.
The theatre needs to forget itself.
The theatre needs to remember who's watching.
The theatre can embrace technology – but it is not necessary.
The theatre needs new full time positions: a mechanic, a doctor and an oracle.

The theatre is in need of a good shave.