点评:I've always loved HS and have been a supporter since high school, That's more than 45 years of productions. Graduated in 1977 after seeing plays sponsored by the school. Now 66 years old I never stopped going. My opinion is that they've gotten away from the "Art"and more of a commercial venue. I've seen fantastic productions in the past, some breathtaking. Now I go sparingly in the past few years only because of the type of shows they offer. More commercial, fewer original shows and more built more on just raising money not promoting the craft. Question? How many christmas shows can you have after 20 years? When do we put shakespeare away and offer something NEW and exciting around the holidays? I love HS but it's not something that I put at the top of my list after so many years. To be 100% honest Theater Works is what HS used to be, and 90 % of the shows I see there. I've seen Olympia Dukakis, Richard Thomas and Hal Holbrook all on the same stage at HS. Shows like "Our town" "the Milk train doesn't come here anymore" and Peer Gynt. Great performances not just because they are celebrities but for the "Art " form. This year they're doing "Dracula" for Halloween. Come on... is that commercialism? I will continue to support HS after looking through the seasons but it's tough for real aficionados to enjoy something great that's' been compromised.
翻译:我一直很喜欢HS,从高中起就一直是它的支持者了。算起来,我观看演出的历史已逾45年。1977年毕业后,我还继续观看学校赞助的戏剧演出。如今我66岁了,也从未间断过观剧。在我看来,他们现在已逐渐背离了“艺术”的初衷,变得更像是一个商业演出场所了。过去我曾看过许多精彩的演出,有些真是令人叹为观止。不过这几年来,由于演出的类型发生了变化,我去看戏的次数也就变少了——现在的演出更加商业化了。原创剧目越来越少,大多数演出只是为了筹款,而非为了推广戏剧艺术。疑问是:20年过去了,还能推出多少圣诞主题的演出呢?我们什么时候才能把莎士比亚的剧目收起来,在节假日期间呈现一些新颖又令人兴奋的新作品呢?我很喜欢HS,但这么多年过去后,它已不再是我心目中的首选了。说实话,Theater Works才是曾经的HS,我去看的90%的演出都是在那里看的。我还见过奥林匹亚·杜卡基斯呢。理查德·托马斯和哈尔·霍尔布鲁克都在HS的舞台上同台演出。他们出演了《我们的小镇》、《牛奶列车不再停靠此处》以及《皮尔·金特》等剧目。这些表演非常出色,不仅仅是因为演员们是名人,更因为那是“艺术”本身的魅力所在。今年万圣节期间,他们将上演《德古拉》。拜托……这算是商业行为吗?虽然我看过历年的演出后仍会继续支持HS,但对于真正的艺术爱好者来说,要欣赏到未被商业化所破坏的优秀作品实在不易啊。