First Things blog has an interesting article on the new Sheen Center in New York City, named after the Venerable Fulton Sheen. The last sentence in the article should perhaps be the first:
[The] Sheen Center is the archdiocese’s monument to post-Catholicism.
As a Catholic, I am scratching my head over the
Sheen Center and plans for its use. First Things' Maureen Mullarkey writes in
Sheen Center Pre Partum Blues,:
Described by its own in-house consultant Nick Leavens as simply a "new off-Broadway arts complex." it will "function as a hub for the circulation of tax exempt monies."
How exactly is running an off-Broadway theater a function of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York? Perhaps the answer is simply what Leavens said above, essentially
follow the money, one more way for the Archdiocese of New York can get its hands in the taxpayers' pockets -- through government grants to the arts.
According to the center's press release:
Companies who have already signed on to use The Sheen Center include The New York International Fringe Festival, Strange Sun Theater, /the claque/, Terranova, Wingspan Arts, MorDance and Voyager Theater Company.
Let's take a look at a few of these theater companies.
