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non-profit theatre
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360 storytelling podcast, audiences, conversation starter, ideas, non-profit theatre, theatrical ecosystem
The New Storytelling
07.28.10 | Permalink | View CommentsPerformance Art. Spoken Word. Don’t stop reading yet. David Sedaris comes to my town fairly often, once or twice a year. He can fill up a 4,000-seat theater, or quickly sell out an eight-night run at a smaller one. Last year, the Associating Writing Programs conference, a gathering of folks affiliated with BFA and MFA writing programs, [...]
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corporate sponsors, funding and support, non-profit theatre, social media, sponsorship, storefront theatre
Leveraging psychology
07.12.10 | Permalink | View CommentsIn our irrational minds, this is no longer about Chase’s money that we might win. Instead, this is our $20,000 to lose. This is a big difference, and it makes us more more anxious, and it will feel a lot worse to lose the $20,000 than it would have felt good to win it.
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audiences, charity, conversation starter, corporate sponsors, designers, development, directors, funding and support, ideas, non-profit theatre, presenting, producers, rabble rousing, sponsorship, storefront theatre, technical work, the process, theatrical ecosystem
Dream a dream
06.24.10 | Permalink | View CommentsAfter the first sustained pause in the conversation between (sober) theatremakers the party question of choice is “what is your dream project?” It’s a fun topic and generally it means you don’t have to talk for a minute which limits your probability of saying something stupid. It works best for actors and directors and pretty [...]
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charity, conversation starter, corporate sponsors, funding and support, ideas, non-profit theatre, rabble rousing, sponsorship, theatrical ecosystem
Where your mouth is.
06.22.10 | Permalink | View CommentsYou can vote for my theatre company if you want to, I won’t stop you. And I do appreciate the gesture. Note, I’m not saying what the vote is for, or who will benefit from it. Because in the end, it won’t be my theatre company, will it? Chase, Pepsi and American Express are all [...]
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awards, major regional theatre, non-profit theatre, storefront theatre, theatrical ecosystem
Why We Need Award Shows Like the Jessies
06.22.10 | Permalink | View CommentsMonday night, here in Vancouver, we celebrated The 28th Annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Vancouver cultural landscape, The Jessies are our answer to Toronto’s Doras or Broadway’s Tony Awards. They honour theatre excellence over the past year. You can say what you like about awards shows: [...]
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audiences, conversation starter, development, funding and support, ideas, marketing, non-profit theatre, presenting, producers, storefront theatre, theatrical ecosystem
Ushers and Entryways: Audience Expectations
06.10.10 | Permalink | View CommentsThe space and conventions around a live performance determine whether it is fundamentally inclusive or exclusive. When an arts organization or producer decides to charge $100 for a ticket, and another decides to put on a show for free, either performance can be “legitimate” and draw a large crowd, if the conventions of the space [...]
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conversation starter, follow friday, ideas, non-profit theatre, rabble rousing, social media, theatrical ecosystem
Follow Friday: 28 May 2010
05.28.10 | Permalink | View CommentsHere’s an extra-large helping of stories to get you through the Memorial Day weekend. What have we been following at 2amt this week? Storefronts and stories, history and hopes. Recipes and blueprints, restaurants and royalties. Responsibility and sustainability, creativity and reality. Also, if you’ve ever said, “Bring me the head of Travis Bedard,” now you [...]
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conversation starter, development, funding and support, ideas, major regional theatre, marketing, non-profit theatre, presenting, producers, rabble rousing, theatrical ecosystem, video, watch this
Watch This: Michael Kaiser
05.17.10 | Permalink | View CommentsOr more precisely, just listen, as this is just the audio from Michael Kaiser’s appearance at Portland Center Stage last week. Whether you agree or disagree with his advice and observations, it’s worth a listen. Some of his advice applies more towards the large, institutional theatres and, in many ways, echoes some of the idea [...]
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audiences, conversation starter, ideas, major regional theatre, marketing, non-profit theatre, social media, storefront theatre, theatre festivals, theatrical ecosystem
Delete Twitter Theater Profiles
04.18.10 | Permalink | View CommentsIf Rocco Landesman claims that artists are entrepreneurs, I think it is important to look at other entrepreneurial models, outside the theater world, to see what they are saying about the work they do, and how their work connects to customers and community. On person I follow pretty closely is Gary Vanyerchuck. His is very [...]
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Uncategorized, audiences, conversation starter, ideas, marketing, non-profit theatre, producers, storefront theatre, theatrical ecosystem
Who It’s For, You or Someone Else
03.26.10 | Permalink | View CommentsA Thai restaurant opens on your block. Or a taqueria, or a sports bar, or a coffeehouse with nightly live music. At some point, if the signs are in a language you understand and the place has windows and the price is right, you’re likely to check it out. Now: a house of worship opens [...]
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conversation starter, development, funding and support, ideas, major regional theatre, marketing, non-profit theatre, presenting, rabble rousing, theatrical ecosystem
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03.17.10 | Permalink | View CommentsI have talked time and again over at the Cambiare Productions blog about relationships and trust metrics and “street cred” and…. yes I’m as surprised as you are that anyone reads… but I’m going to restate it here because it needs restating. Ask a theatre artist what they don’t have, wind them up, and go [...]
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audiences, conversation starter, development, ideas, major regional theatre, marketing, non-profit theatre, playwrights, presenting, producers, rabble rousing, social media, theatrical ecosystem
Arms Against a Sea of Troubles
03.16.10 | Permalink | View CommentsFull disclosure. I am by trade a playwright. I may be an artist-in-residence, producer, sound designer, graphic designer, voiceover artist and marketing department for my own theatre company, which, yes, I co-founded. Those are things I do and can do. But I identify myself as a writer. With that in mind, you’ll understand why I [...]
