C.S. Lewis wrote a book called “Mere Christianity”, in which he boiled down the essence of Christianity (as he saw it) and put it in a book. He claimed that this was the merest essence of Christianity, that the rest was basically politics.

An article I read recently did something similar. The author discussed boiling down all the advice you can give for a given topic into seven words. Here’s a quote from the article:

“The author Michael Pollan offered an elegant seven-word mantra in his best-selling book “In Defense of Food” that provides clarity amid the bounty of choices on supermarket shelves: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Boiling down investing is a similar exercise: Index (mostly). Save a ton. Reallocate infrequently.”
(source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/business/yourmoney/17money.html?_…)

As you can see, they boiled down the advice for food (”Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”) into seven words, as well as investing (”Index. Save a ton. Reallocate frequently.”)

I’d like to hear your thoughts and see what you guys can boil down regional theatre (or theatre in general) into seven words. No more, no less.

Bring it on!