In Elizabethan England or classical Athens... theater was at the center of, not culture, but society and politics and religion and civic engagement. Those things have a different audience. — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
Look at where I lived! Four blocks from Lincoln Center. I used to play in the fountain. And then I started taking dance lessons. I was in 'The Nutcracker' for the N.Y. City Ballet when I was 8 and dancing… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
I am always looking for what piece, what artists, what playwrights, what directors, what subject matter is going to catalyze an audience. — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
We're a depraved civilization. All this technology, all the computer games and the iPhones... nobody will sit for art anymore. What a dismaying state… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
Im always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
Creativity and the world of the imagination - the beauty of what we see as a child and the kind of play that we… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
The idea of making audiences feel like they matter, that the theatre matters, and that they're a partner in the event—that's what fuels me… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
I think every theater in America wants a younger audience... and you can't just hope to have a younger audience, you have to program… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
You have to think about why you're asking an audience to come to the theater. It's not that they should come because it's good… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
I listen to music, I read scripts, and I know pretty intuitively if I can unlock it in a way. It's actually very liberating… — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
