Robert DuSold

In the late 80’s, I was sitting in the back row with the house lights on during a rehearsal for “Les Mis” at the Forrest Theater in Philadelphia when the unmistakable, sinking realization washed over me that someone was gonna kill themselves. True story. After the ecstasy of being cast as an original member of…

The demands are in. While I’m looking around at the bodies piling up during a global pandemic, I thought I’d take a break and digest this list of demands. But I have some questions. And I want to do the right thing. The first thing anybody who is successful in theater asks is this: who’s…

The winds of change are blowing. I’m all in for change, and equality. I stand with fellow human beings who are, especially at this moment, looking…demanding…seeking… racial equality and justice. It’s time for change. The conversations are difficult, and at times unwelcoming. They’re tough. However, commercial theater lives in it’s own world. Some of the…

THEATER IS CHANGING, A PLAY ACT ONEIt’s clear that theater is being reshaped by a 🦠. Like so much else it seems, it’s sorta being torn down and will emerge, in every way, different.The financial structure of theater, particularly regional theater, relies on foundations and grants to pay the bills.I hope that sees some changes.There’s…

As a giant Sondheim fan, I’ve noticed that sometimes the second acts of his shows are very different from the first acts. I don’t know, the tone is different… and it seems they’re sorta mismatched with the first act, or go on tangents that aren’t entirely clear to me. I’ve always wondered, after seeing so…