Where you make your art can make a world of difference.

I've been spending August away from home co-producing one of my own plays. And I have to say I'm noticing what a difference it makes when you're working in a place where most people you bump into actually do agree with the following statements:

Life is better with art.

Therefore we should all support the people who make it.

In fact, things have been going so swimmingly well here that I've been asked by some of our crew not to reveal the name of this city for fear it may lead to even more overcrowding and the kind of housing shortages that turn great amazing cities into... well, San Francisco.

Here are just a few examples of what I'm talking about: