The producer. This is a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It mocks producers as people hired to hide the fact that actors lack talent.
- In plain terms
- Producers are hired to hide that actors cannot act.
- What can you take from it?
- Producers may mask poor performance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who really makes theater work?
- Is this true for all producers?
Another view
It is a cynical generalization that ignores real producer contributions.
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