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The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre ::: 05/06 SEASON ::: classic. contemporary. cutting-edge.
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Facing Forward. I was recently at the 100th birthday party for Ireland's National Theatre, the Abbey Theatre. Now there's a theatre that has never been without an edge! They brazenly celebrate the “three C’s”, classical, contemporary and cutting edge. As the President of their board said, they don’t want to be "anodyne and uninteresting.” Theatre is about sharpening the senses, not dulling them. Even their great slab of a birthday cake was not our conventional sheet cake, but a myriad of flavors with sections of sweet vanilla, spicy chocolate, and nubbly conventional Christmas fruitcake all covered in marzipan icing!
I sometimes think of theatre as a great meal prepared for special guests. There's always meat, potatoes, and a few sweets; but lots of spices, a couple of good squirts of lemon and vinegar, and some chili peppers to stimulate the palate.
Theatre is about keeping us alive. This is why it is important for us, in our 31st season and the many seasons to come, to stay fresh. To honor the classics, while still actively pursuing the contemporary and the cutting-edge; to build on our traditions, while continuing to find new works that exemplify our mission statement.
