“Because everyone pretends that they know what good acting and good theater is, and because every actor thinks that their talent gives them reality on the stage (so long as there’s a good director and good blocking and good sets and lights and costumes) . . . and because everyone wants to pretend that there’s nothing special about James Cagney and Marlon Brando and all of the rest of the greats we once had . . . the community is suspicious of theater that professes to be alive. “