Jesse Green
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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And I just want to start by saying, particularly given what the two of you do, that, of course, seeing theater live is the best possible way to experience it.
But I think we all know that it's not always possible.
It's not always accessible.
It can be rather expensive sometimes.
So today we're going to talk about all the ways to experience theater if you cannot actually get there.
Jesse, what was your first encounter with theater before you ever saw a live performance?
Like the inferior cast?
Well, of course, in the years since then, besides cast recordings, which we're going to get into in a little bit, the only way to actually experience theater live was to go and see it live.
I am curious, since you were avid theater enthusiasts during this time, was it just, it was like, if you don't see it live and you don't have a cast recording, that's it.
Like, there's no other way to experience.
It sort of feels like how it used to be with movies decades ago.
Like, if you didn't catch a movie in a theater before, VHS beta, DVD, et cetera, you could go a decade without seeing it unless you caught it on TV.
you know, late night TV, Channel 11 or what have you.
But it is a true thing.