The musical theater is a glorious and distinctly American innovation in the history of theater. Diane Paulus americandistinctlyglorious Change image and share on social
I grew up with a beautiful gold harp sitting in our living room. My older sister played it. Diane Paulus beautifulgoldgrow Change image and share on social
Politics, to a degree, is about legislation, administration. You can't be there in the trenches. Diane Paulus administrationdegreelegislation Change image and share on social
You have to think about why you're asking an audience to come to the theater. It's not that they should come because it's good for them, because it's the vegetables that they should eat and the culture shot that they should get... It's about experience and building community and catalyzing dialogue and bringing people together. Diane Paulus audiencebringbuild share on social
It's freeing to not be caught up in your own personal baggage. Diane Paulus baggagecatchfree Change image and share on social
The mission of the A.R.T. is to expand the boundaries of theater through works of the canon and the new works of tomorrow. Diane Paulus boundarycanonexpand Change image and share on social
I've gotten to the point that I don't even know what tomorrow brings. When I'm teaching, obviously I'm in town for the class every week. Diane Paulus bringclasshave Change image and share on social
I listen to music, I read scripts, and I know pretty intuitively if I can unlock it in a way. It's actually very liberating when you understand that not everything is for you. Diane Paulus intuitivelyliberatelisten Change image and share on social
We're a depraved civilization. All this technology, all the computer games and the iPhones... nobody will sit for art anymore. What a dismaying state of humanity. Diane Paulus anymoreartcivilization Change image and share on social
I had to drop a boulder to wake people up about the A.R.T. We've done that, and now we have audiences again who want cutting-edge work, who want to be challenged, but who also won't be falling asleep at the theater. Diane Paulus asleepaudienceboulder share on social