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“The League of Independent Theater represents a coming together of actual artistic and theatrical forces that may yet undo the difficulty of our times in maintaining the highest artistic standards in a period of economic crisis. Who can save us from the downhill trend of our economy except the vigor of our arts? Theatre, music and education are our only hopes to lift our times beyond their despair and create a viable, prosperous culture.”

“Good drama must be drastic.”

Drama Theater Theatre Drastic Good Drama

Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

“The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.”

Knows Enough Character Life Is Passion Conflict Theater Theatre Mask New Life

Book:Selected works: Edited by Roger Shattuck and Simon Watson Taylor

Source: Selected works: Edited by Roger Shattuck and Simon Watson Taylor

“The virtue of dress rehearsals is that they are a free show for a select group of artists and friends of the author, and where for one unique evening the audience is almost expurgated of idiots.”

Shows Artist Audience Virtue Groups Unique Theater Dresses Theatre Evening Idiot Rehearsal Select

Book:Selected works: Edited by Roger Shattuck and Simon Watson Taylor

Source: Selected works: Edited by Roger Shattuck and Simon Watson Taylor

“See, there's only two theaters, man that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that - the Fillmore and The Capitol Theatre. And those are the only two in the whole country.”

Men Two Country Whole Stage Theater Theatre Smooth Lighting Capitol Groovy Good Lighting

Author:Jerry Garcia

“I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love. I will give all my soul to prove this once more.”

Thinking Giving Art Made Two Soul Prove Theater Theatre Painter My Soul Adore

Author:Marc Chagall