This was written by the one and only “Aura Fedora.”

Theater is as much a part of our cultural history in New Orleans as music and food. While their has been growth in the New Orleans theater community and some renewed interest since Hurricane Katrina, media coverage of local theater is decreasing. It’s important to keep the conversation alive so that interest and support will thrive.

To find out more about the performing arts in New Orleans, you can visit some great resources including StageClick.com, Backstage on the Bayou.com, On Stage Magazine, Gambit, and Where Y’at. And contact your favorite local media outlet, be it a radio station, television station, newspaper or magazine to demand more coverage of the performing arts in New Orleans.