There you are sitting in a theatre watching a play. You say to yourself, this play could be so much better if they would do that different. Of course the designers could do things differently, they might have even considered the same things that you have, the only thing wrong with that is that type of stuff takes money. What most people don't realize is that the theatres in Wyoming are very under funded. Theatres in Wyoming are not able to support themselves alone they need outside funding.Every play that is put on has a budget. This budget is split into different amounts for each department in the theatre. This is all of the money that they're allotted. The department has to try extremely hard to stay under budget. Of course this is common sense. Except this is hard to do when a performance needs things and the set needs things. All of these things that the departments need and want costs money. This is why the technical director has to decide exactly what the show can have to make it great and what it can't. That's why people say that the play could be better if We just don't have the funding.People that agree with the statement theatres in Wyoming are not able to support themselves alone have their own reasons for this belief. Tammy Jackson of Cody says, "No because educational and non- profit theatre isn't a high priority among the entities that primarily fund them." I agree with this statement. Until there is a bigger interest in the theatre this will always be a problem. If the theatres were supported the same as sports then this problem wouldn't be such a problem (Eckardt). Chuck Erven responds to this statement by saying, "No. Audiences are limited, Wyoming has a lower arts endowment and private giving than any other state."Some people disagree with my opinion. Some people think that the theatres in Wyoming can support themselves. Ann Eckardt says, "Yes, they can but it would be the equivalent of substance farming. The learnin...
