If I ever see another Shakespeare production where somebody drives a Jeep on stage, I'm going to run screaming up the aisle. Terry Teachout aisledrivejeep Change image and share on social
Tom Stoppard, the English-speaking world's brainiest playwright, thinks that British audiences have grown too dumb to understand his plays. Terry Teachout audiencebrainybritish Change image and share on social
What is true of ballet is no less true of the other lively arts. Change is built into their natures. You watch a performance, and then... it's gone. Terry Teachout artballetbuild Change image and share on social
Ai Weiwei, who is both a widely admired conceptual artist and a fearless human-rights activist, has been on the bad side of the Chinese government for years. Terry Teachout activistadmireartist Change image and share on social
In a world without any criticism at all, although there are many actors who would think they would be delighted to see that happen, would in fact be a far more problematic world than they could ever imagine. Terry Teachout actorcriticismdelight share on social
The wonderful thing about theater as an art form is it's a purely empirical art form. It's all about what works. And every show, every production, is created anew right from the moment you go into the rehearsal hall. Terry Teachout anewartcreate share on social
To me, an intellectual is a person who is primarily interested in ideas. What I am is an aesthete, a person who is primarily interested in beauty. That's why I write about art. Terry Teachout aestheteartbeauty Change image and share on social
Charles Ives was writing radically innovative music, but nobody performed it, and nobody knew about it. Terry Teachout charleinnovativeives Change image and share on social
I'm not rigid about directorial changes: I judge them on a case-by-case basis. In the case of a play whose text is widely familiar, I'm open to drastic changes that may alter the author's meaning, perhaps even considerably. If the results don't work, then I say so. Terry Teachout alterauthorbasis share on social
Life usually tells the best stories - but sometimes it takes an artist to show us what they mean. Terry Teachout artistlifeshow Change image and share on social
