Out-of-town actors ... in Seattle

In the Aug. 30 Seattle Times, Misha Berson reports on the 400 or so AEA actors in the Seattle region feeling squeezed out by theaters' decisions to import actors and entire casts from out of the area.
But note the final four grafs: donors sponsoring individual actors; young actors banding together to fund-raise and do a quality production (apparently) about once a year -- instead of indulging in lamentation, doing something positive by creating more opportunities for them to act and create
And while Bobo doesn't have time to engage just now, the comments on Misha's article raise several interesting issues.