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Devised Theatre: Terrible Practicalities
Previously in this column: Bright Alchemy Theatre, a very young company devoted to the creation of devised work, decides to begin work on a narrative and thematic sequel to A Cre@tion Story for Naomi, which explored the world’s creation myths. We began this new process with a question: Why do we feel the need to [...]
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advocacy, audiences, conversation starter, ideas, non-profit theatre, rabble rousing, supply / demand, theatrical ecosystem
Just What Are We Supplying?
03.04.11 | Permalink | 6 CommentsSupply, Demand, and Quality in the American Theater Or, Just What Are We Supplying? NEA chair Rocco Landesman’s comments at the recent Arena Stage New Works convening – that we have a supply and demand issue in the American Theater, and that we should consider decreasing supply – has started a welcome controversy in the [...]
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conversation starter, devised work, ideas, non-profit theatre, playwrights, producers, rabble rousing, storefront theatre, technical work, the process, theatrical ecosystem
Devised Theatre: WTF?
What the F@#k is Devised Theatre (Or How I Accidently Helped Start a Theatre Company) One of the great conversations that has arisen from Arena Stage’s New Play Convening is this discussion about devised theatre: what is it; who does it; why do they bother? As people started trying to answer these questions, there were [...]
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advocacy, funding and support, major regional theatre, non-profit theatre, supply / demand
The Legitimacy Paradox, or: What to do about Intiman
02.17.11 | Permalink | 11 CommentsUp here in the Northwest, the crisis du jour has been all about Intiman Theatre’s recent public cry for help… they need about $1 mil by summertime or they are going to need to close their doors. Suddenly, Rocco Landesman’s provocative statements about the American theater being oversupplied had a poster child/test case. Was Intiman, [...]
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ideas, non-profit theatre, producers, rabble rousing, supply / demand, theatrical ecosystem
Don’t Start…
02.15.11 | Permalink | 22 CommentsPlease Don’t Start a Theater Company, I Say Again… In 2009, I read with interest a call from Edward Clapp, a graduate student at Harvard, for essays on the future of the arts by arts workers under 40. Thinking about what to write, I recalled a conversation I’d had just before that with a young [...]
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arts service organizations, conversation starter, ideas, non-profit theatre, storefront theatre
Waiting Rooms & Living Rooms
02.11.11 | Permalink | 2 CommentsThis is an extension of last year’s post, What’s in Your Lobby? Whether your theater company is itinerant or in a permanent space, and whether you are an arts administrator, an artistic director, or a fan, ask yourself: what is your lobby? Is it a living room? Is it a waiting room? Is it the [...]
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meetups, new plays, non-profit theatre, producers
#NewPlay: Los Angeles (#LAThtr)
02.07.11 | Permalink | 4 CommentsThe main thrust that came out of the #NewPlay Los Angeles (#LAThtr) watch party was that the issues we were hearing during part one of the action steps portion were not the same issues expressed from the Los Angeles theater practitioners in the room. Photo taken by Cindy Marie Jenkins We started the meetup discussing [...]
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about 2am, advocacy, ideas, non-profit theatre, social media, storefront theatre, theatrical ecosystem
What We Talk About When We Talk About: #NeverBeDark
Some days the internet seems like nothing more than a jargon factory. It pops out new words, phrases and memes that we are somehow supposed to instinctively know moments after coinage and knowledge of the day’s watchword becomes a hard demarcation of inclusion or exclusion. It is imperative for those pockets of the internet that [...]
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advocacy, audiences, conversation starter, development, ideas, major regional theatre, marketing, new plays, non-profit theatre, playwrights, presenting, producers, rabble rousing, the process, theatrical ecosystem
#Newplay: The Undelivered Rant
02.03.11 | Permalink | 3 CommentsIndulge me in a little rhetorical drama, I have, on occasion, so indulged many of you. The USA needs theatre. We are a potentially free and democratic people, but when the citizens become disenchanted and politically disengaged, we disenfranchise ourselves and cede leadership to those who can tolerate swimming in a political cesspool. Theatre makes [...]
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conversation starter, funding and support, non-profit theatre, rabble rousing
Dear Rocco
01.31.11 | Permalink | 20 CommentsMr. Landesman has responded personally on the NEA blog (did you know the NEA had a blog? I did not.) to the conversation/controversy regarding his statements about the supply and demand of the American theater. Its a great read, I highly recommend it, with much to agree with actually. After reading it, I have the [...]
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conversation starter, development, meetup, new plays, non-profit theatre, playwrights, presenting
#Newplay: New Orleans
FROM SOUTHERN REP, New Orleans, LA A CONVERSATION IN RESPONSE TO NEW PLAY PANEL When you talk about diversity – what does that really mean? If your audience doesn’t reflect that – what is diverse? If you want a diverse audience, are you doing work that would reflect that? Only the institution knows what kinds [...]
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meetup, meetups, new plays, non-profit theatre, playwrights
Seed Capitol: On the Eve of the #Newplay Convening
This week marks the third year of the city-wide new works festival I founded in Portland: The Fertile Ground Festival. It’s happening as I type this: 70 world premiere works of theater, dance, comedy and multimedia all over the Portland area for the next 10 days. And I will not be there. I will be [...]
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