To what do you attribute the resurgence of streaming options?
In 2021 we saw tons of streaming because of Covid and social distancing. In 2022 we saw it largely disappear, but now in 2023 the ‘streaming’ section of your newsletter is full again. Is it just the ‘holiday bump’ with theaters desperate for any revenue at year’s end? Or will we be seeing it as a part of normal programming? I hope it’s the latter. While it’s not my favorite way to watch a play, I do enjoy seeing what’s playing in different parts of the country. And it allows people to support theaters they don’t have physical access to.
I was ruminating on this as I was writing my year-in-review post! I think it helps that there seem to be more services -- Overture+, Stellar, Broadway on Demand, League of Live Stream Theater -- that are providing the technology & platforms to theatres so they don't need to shoulder the costs/labor alone. But I do hope it's becoming a cornerstone of internal accessibility conversations.
To what do you attribute the resurgence of streaming options?
In 2021 we saw tons of streaming because of Covid and social distancing. In 2022 we saw it largely disappear, but now in 2023 the ‘streaming’ section of your newsletter is full again. Is it just the ‘holiday bump’ with theaters desperate for any revenue at year’s end? Or will we be seeing it as a part of normal programming? I hope it’s the latter. While it’s not my favorite way to watch a play, I do enjoy seeing what’s playing in different parts of the country. And it allows people to support theaters they don’t have physical access to.
I was ruminating on this as I was writing my year-in-review post! I think it helps that there seem to be more services -- Overture+, Stellar, Broadway on Demand, League of Live Stream Theater -- that are providing the technology & platforms to theatres so they don't need to shoulder the costs/labor alone. But I do hope it's becoming a cornerstone of internal accessibility conversations.