Caridad Svich quotes

Plays are events in time and space. Plays are music. Word music. Visual music. I've always thought of plays as a form of composition-of text and the architecture of the experience of the full-length evening... (Caridad Svich)

The vanishing middle-class, distinct rich/poor class divisions in the US and poverty continue to be issues that nag and tear at the social fabric but rarely are put front and centre in plays and works for live performance. I don't think every play needs to address these topics, of course. I do think the daily lives of citizens-the sheer struggle to get by, make do, and the increased dependency on credit (and therefore, debt) are issues that affect everyone...

Caridad Svich

These type of stories still go on. This is something that has to be said. It's been done in many ways, but I think that theater being done live has a different impact. And when we come out of the show we stop and think–”What can I do in my society to make it better?”.

Caridad Svich

Caridad Svich

Occupation: American Playwright
Born: July 30, 1963
Quotes count: 3
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