Extravagant memory

There are lots of live performance ideas I'd like to work on but I'm always stopped by the inefficiency of theater. Both of the current shows required months of rehearsal with five actors and the director. Plus there were the efforts of live musicians, a featured singer, video designer, a lighting designer, stage designer, sound designer, stage manager, two crew people, a producer, a site liason, site tech, and site sound man. All this for just four shows. And yet, theater—and live performance—lingers. In the end, unlike video, we're left with an inefficient, extravagant memory.