The last 3 live arts performances I went to had to turn away people because they didn't have the capacity to seat everyone who wanted to attend. 2000 seats isn

The last 3 live arts performances I went to had to turn away people because they didn't have the capacity to seat everyone who wanted to attend. 2000 seats isn't 2000 people. Add performers and stage crew and support staff -- and then consider that most of them have to leave town after the buses stop running for the night (and certainly can't afford downtown Amazon-esque rent). Do you think adding hundreds of cars downtown in the evenings isn't a major logistical problem? In recent history, a significant theatre (not the 5th) was bought and sold under terms which turned out to be completely false. This isn't some libertarian fantasy where we're only giving people what they want. People in power are literally lying and cheating to keep the arts away from citizens.