Remote over Zoom or in-person using a studio, our live streams can seem slap-dash next to shows with million-dollar budgets. But they don’t have to. TV solved many challenges in its hundred-year history. Using TV techniques, we too can make our art shine. Framing is the key.

Streaming a live event is not the same as being in the theatre, but that doesn’t mean the stream has to be less than being in the room. Contempo Arts’ Fused shows one way live events can be streamed effectively.

“Explain to me why you think the world needs streaming digital theatre.” – I stumble for words, but after two blinks, I proceed to explain why it’s important.

I heard this question more than once at Assembly, the Urbit software conference this year in Miami Beach, but not nearly as often as I expected.