On Wednesday, January 6th, Bailout Theater made its first steps out of the 2D screen and into the playing field of live theatre. Carolyn Swartz played the piano as audience members watched Charlie Chaplin in The Rink and Buster Keaton in Seven Chances. Even though none of us were alive during the actual production of those two films, a sense of comfort filled the air of the room. The connectivity between every person in the audience became strong and a large part of that was due to the live piano...and possibly because there were over 100 of us!

This night definitely marks a successful night for Bailout, but we did come across a few hiccups. We chose films that are obviously dated and represent ideals that are not shared by us. There were traditional stock characters in black face and other conventions and humor of the time that Bailout would never want to be associated with. It is our fault that we did not catch it in time and it is definitely something to learn from.

This also brings forth a question that I would like to pose to you!
At what point do you consider film, television and theatre to be crossing a line? Is anything fair game? What is not? Is it alright, like Spike Lee's Bamboozled, to use certain subjects for social awareness and political statements?

Please take these questions into consideration and answer with honesty.

- A Misfit Producer at Large