The Creative Corner - Guest Blog #1: Jennifer Arfsten

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The Creative Corner - Guest Blog #1: Jennifer Arfsten

Our first guest is Jennifer Arfsten. I met Jenn last year as part of the Bristol Valley Theater callback process for their 2019 summer season. She’s a wonderful performer and an absolute delight in the room. Jenn made an impression right away with both her talents and her humor, and I was delighted when she was cast to play Anne Boleyn in the premiere production of The King’s Legacy. Her performance was beautiful and nuanced, and she was a joy to work with this summer. Jenn has become a good friend of mine in a very short period of time, and I look forward to watching where this friendship and our continued work will take us!

And now, without further ado, The Creative Corner #1: Jennifer Arfsten - Where Are All The Women?

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There's A Place For Us...

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There's A Place For Us...

I was at a networking event earlier this week and got into a conversation - one that I’ve had countless times with theatre professionals and audience members alike - where the central questions are:

“Should Broadway shows be about the art or the money?”

“Is there a place on Broadway for shows that are only light and feel-good? What about dark, depressing shows?”

“How do you expect to get new audiences if all shows look, feel, or sound alike?”

Now, I don’t find the mere asking of these questions to be problematic, but I do find the heart of this oft-had conversation to be problematic. Whichever side you fall on - and yes, there do ultimately seem to end up being two sides to this conversation - there is an insinuation that one type of theatre should exist on Broadway and another type should not.

But my big question is: Why?

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