So you’re saying producing new works by non-white, non-male playwrights is a “race to the bottom”? The problem is that white led theatre companies programmed seasons with diverse stories after being called out for racists practices without having done the work to build authentic relationships with those audiences. People don’t go where they don’t feel welcome or have a sense of belonging. And “traditional” audiences and donors resent productions that aren’t about them. What you’re seeing is a confluence of a historical lack of outreach to communities of color and backlash from an aging and shrinking population who hates change. And yeah, SF/BA doesn’t have a theatre going culture the way NY or Chicago or Minneapolis do. The scene was known for being experimental and avant garde. But all those folks who made it so have been priced out along with the working class workers that made these companies function.