Calling All Center-Right Playwrights: Put Up, Or Shut Up.

Although Big Hollywood is still in its infancy, a recurring theme seems to be running through the posts and the comments:  (paraphrasing)

“Stop bitching about the left in show business, go out and make a new reality with your own creativity and get those butts in the seats.  That’s the only way to change things!” 

And as a conservative, it’s hard to argue with that kind of “pull yourself up by the boot straps” kind of thinking. 

Now, I recognize that it’s difficult to just write a screen play and make a movie.  But, the fact of the matter is, theatre is much different.  It actually IS pretty easy to get something up on the boards and seen in an obscure venue.   Writers in LA have always known that the small, “99-seat” or “Equity Waiver” houses are a perfect venue for getting their ideas on their feet.  But, it’s also a labor of love and rarely ends up producing real, tangible dividends. 

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