Yale Daily News

Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 6:43 p.m.

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Online ads for theater

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, October 31, 2008

In the age of technology, using posters to advertise theater shows may become a thing of the past.

For the production of Bertolt Brecht’s “MAN=MAN,” which runs from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 at the New Theater, the School of Drama created four behind-the-scenes videos that are currently posted on Facebook, YouTube and the Drama School Web site. These videos, which are the first of their kind at Yale, aim to draw in a younger, more targeted audience and increase interest in the Brecht play for those who may be unfamiliar with it.

“Facebook and YouTube seemed like ideal venues for...

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