Theaters in Seine-Saint-Denis are trying to diversify their audience. Theaters set up their sets outside the stage to attract a "distant" population.
The goal is not to go to poor neighborhoods and say that afterwards they will come to the theater. Theater must be seen as a public service, says Julia Vidit, head of the Théâtre de la Manufacture in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle). “ Am I playing for everyone or a white audience? It’s a question that drives me,” she confides.