ABSTRACT
In “The Art of Failure,” Katherine McGerr defines the theatre as “the art of making failure the beginning and not the end,” as “a rare place in our culture where vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness,” a medium that, through the process of rehearsal and performance, allows her to teach “resilience, empathy, and adaptability to the next generation.” She talks about directing a musical where her first goal was “to set up a space where everyone … felt safe failing in front of each other,” and advises not to mistake what is lacking in one’s work for deficiencies in oneself.
