THE ART OF LISTENING

“Having problems hearing the play these days? You are not alone. Directors of Canada’s larger theatres say their audiences increasingly complain they just can’t hear the actors speaking. Is it a case of collective deafness? Are modern theatres poorly designed for acoustics? Have actors lost the art of projecting a whisper back to the rear balcony? Or have theatregoers lost the art of listening?” – The Globe and Mail (Canada)