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Karla Hartley is today’s guest on Arts Alive! The producing artistic director of Tampa’s venerable Stageworks Theatre has a lot on her mind, including the show that debuts tonight: The musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.
Our conversation leads into uncharted waters, namely the struggles facing nonprofit, professional theater companies in the bay area. The shrinking audience phenomenon, which began with the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to be an issue. And in today’s rocky economy, an evening at the theater is less important than, say, a tankful of ultra-expensive gasoline.
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