“The musical theater is a glorious and distinctly American innovation in the history of theater.” TheaterInnovationMusicalGloriousMusical Theater Author:Diane Paulus
“Im always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with our lives in an enriching way.” WayOur LivesTheaterEnriching Author:Diane Paulus
“My generation of director has no illusions that we are going to be fed and cared for by subsidized theater in America.” AmericaGenerationsDirectorsIllusionTheaterFedsMy Generation Author:Diane Paulus
“Art cannot be looked at as an elite, sacred event anymore. It has to be embraced as an accessible, popular form, which is what I believe theater is at its roots.” BelieveArtFormI BelieveEventsRootsTheaterSacredElites Author:Diane Paulus
“At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather giving the audience a voice and a role in experiencing theater.” GivingMeanBeliefVoiceRolesAudienceTheaterCorePopulismDumbing Down Author:Diane Paulus
“I had to drop a boulder to wake people up about the A.R.T. We've done that, and now we have audiences again who want cutting-edge work, who want to be challenged, but who also won't be falling asleep at the theater.” PeopleWantDoneFallAudienceCuttingTheaterEdgesCutting EdgeBouldersFalling Asleep Author:Diane Paulus
