Bringing theater to the masses
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Theater">Theater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marginal">marginal</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="alleviation">alleviation</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="culturally">culturally</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feasibility">feasibility</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="opera">opera</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="halls">halls</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Orange">Orange</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="angles">angles</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span>.</p><p><span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="architect">architect</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> "<span word="function">function</span>" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overtake">overtake</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="politically">politically</span> <span word="themed">themed</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="showcases">showcases</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>.</p>
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