Why I Love Talkbacks and Why You Should Too

I love talkbacks. As an audience member, I appreciate the opportunity to learn more about what I've just seen. There are those who think poorly of talkbacks. They think theater, in many ways an ephemeral art, is to be experienced, not analyzed. This is the same argument made by those who think you shouldn't hold poetry interpretation classes. I understand the sentiment -- you should experience art yourself, through your own eyes. However I don't think a talkback (or a class or lecture or book cl...