EXCLUSIVE: The VERY SOUL of Los Angeles theater is being SOLD OFF, replaced by a single director’s “unorthodox” vision. Cameron Watson, hailed by a fawning critic as the city’s theatrical SAVIOR, is now seizing control of the historic Skylight Theatre Company, sparking fears of a dangerous MONOCULTURE.
This SHOCKING consolidation of power comes as America’s stages cling to life “by a thread.” Watson’s anointment is portrayed as a morale-boosting miracle, but insiders whisper it’s a DEATH KNELL for true artistic diversity. The Skylight, built over 40 years as a genuine incubator for new voices, is now being handed to one man with a specific, “intelligent” taste. This is not a transition; it’s a TAKEOVER.
Watson’s current production of “Heisenberg” EXPOSES the grim reality. Critics admit the set is “drab,” performances are uneven, and the female lead is “intensely annoying.” Yet, we are told to see “humanity shining through.” This is the CRITICAL GASLIGHTING plaguing modern arts: applauding mediocrity as profound, mistaking chaotic emotion for depth.
The real scandal? The audience is being CONDITIONED. Told that “serious, humane” drama is only found in Watson’s hands, they are herded like sheep to his anointed stages. His “playful dramatic form” is a SMOKESCREEN for emotional manipulation, reducing complex human relationships to a director’s laboratory experiment. What happens to the radical, the truly risky, when one man’s sensibility becomes the city’s benchmark?
This isn’t the salvation of LA theater. It’s the final, elegant step in its CORPORATIZATION, where safe, critic-approved “brilliance” replaces the messy, democratic pulse of a real scene. The curtain is rising on a curated, soulless future—and we’re all expected to give it a standing ovation.
