Manny Azenberg hoping to start a 'national actors troupe'

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Posted: 11/19/08 at 9:10am

"While Ms. Hays’s recession plan would be to mount a festival of limited-run shows by emerging playwrights in Broadway’s empty theaters, Mr. Azenberg’s ideal solution would be a national actors troupe. He wants theatrical stars — Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Al Pacino — to commit to appearing in limited-run plays at least once every three years. (He has his eye on two Shubert theaters.)

“They only have to run three or four months, and you charge a normal price, no premium,” Mr. Azenberg said. “We’ve proven that in three months those shows can be eminently profitable. You might not be rich, but you can certainly make a living.”"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/theater/19bway.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1