Dems Consider "Theater In The Round" For Convention At Fleet Center

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It's a setup that has worked for everyone from William Shakespeare to Neil Diamond. Now, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are considering a theater-in-the-round stage that would place the presidential nominee smack in the middle of the FleetCenter floor at July's gala.

The idea is to inject life into the otherwise predictable proceedings with fresh camera angles that create the appearance of an interactive event. But the question remains: Are the Democrats agile enough to pull it off?

"Bill Clinton could do it in a blink, but some others would have more difficulty using that context," said Don Fowler, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "It would be a great theatrical ploy if you could do it."

In previous conventions, the stage has been built at a side or an end of the arena, with cameras mounted on platforms directly opposite. But cameras are mobile enough to be moved into position as necessary, as they are at sporting events, officials said.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/12/02/democrats_consider_the_unconventional/

It would give the convention that "Town Meeting" kind of feel....

I also love the idea of letting Jon Stewart do the play-by-play. He's the best political commentator there is these days.

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