Before my time as Marketing Director at Astoria Performing Arts Center, my pal and Artistic Director Tom Wojtunik directed a little show called Ragtime in 2009.
It was a big show for APAC at the time.
During my research into the history of APAC I came across an interview with Tom that presents and interesting quote that seems applicable for all of us now.
Here’s the quote:
Ragtime kept coming back into my head as a story that needed to be told again now. I think it’s more relevant today than when it first premiered on Broadway in 1998.
Here we are at the turn of another century and our country is once again in the midst of major social, political and economic change. As scary as that can be, it’s also an exciting and intoxicating time to be alive.
The characters in Ragtime experience a similar set of circumstances, and I think we stand to learn from them. Those who are able to adapt in the face of change are the ones that succeed—those who don’t pay a price.
Ragtime kept coming back into my head as a story that needed to be told again now. I think it’s more relevant today than when it first premiered on Broadway in 1998.– Tom Wojtunik, Artistic Director, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Doesn’t this seem applicable now too?
That last sentence seems especially poignant, “Those who are able to adapt in the face of change are the ones that succeed—those don’t pay a price.”
These stories we tell seem to teach us a lot about the world around us. I wonder if it’s enough to just tell the story. Especially now in this age of new media that changes how many of us operate or think about what’s possible. How do we become the story?
“As scary as that can be, it’s also an exciting and intoxicating time to be alive.”
What is the price to pay if we don’t adapt in the face of change? Share your thoughts in the comments.