The Producer’s Perspective: Why The Flick Winning the Pulitzer is an Example of Artistic Producing at Its Best

In this post by Ken Davenport, a Broadway producer, he states why Playwrights Horizons’ world premiere of The Flick (written by C1 artist Annie Baker) is an example of good artistic producing. Read his thoughts here.

HowlRound: Unpaid Internships, or Getting Your Foot in the Door

In this HowlRound article written by Greg Redlawsk, he talks about how many non-profit theatre companies are currently benefitting from unpaid labor and why that needs to change. Read the article here.

Jacqueline E. Lawton: Thoughts on Mentorship

On her blog, Jacqueline E. Lawton talks about what it means to be a mentor, to be mentored, and what it takes to be successful at mentoring someone. Read her thoughts here.

The Kilroys: THE LIST

This is a list of the 46 most recommended plays written by female playwrights. The Kilroys asked 127 theatre professionals from around the country to recommend the best female authored plays they have encountered in the past year. The list in its entirety has 300 nominated plays that were eligible. You can see the entire list here.

This is an interview that Polly Carl of HowlRound did with members of The Kilroys regarding “The List.” Read the interview here.

Even the New York Times picked up on the list here.

The Kilroys are a group of LA-based playwrights and producers who are tired of just talking about gender parity and “were ready to act.”

JSOnline: Mamet Letter Forces Alchemist to Cancel ‘Oleanna’ After 1 Performance

Alchemist Theatre ended its production of Oleanna by David Mamet after the company received a “cease-and-desist” letter from Dramatists Play Service because the company decided to cast a male in the role of Carol. Read the article here.

American Theatre: Seattle’s TeenTix Offers a Simple and Efficient Solution to Enticing Teens to buy Tickets

This American Theatre article by Eliza Bent shows how Seattle’s TeenTix have lured more teens into buying theatre tickets and what strategies work and what doesn’t. Read the article here.

Community Partnerships Between Arts & Non-Arts Organizations

We’ve been researching a metric ton of literature on community/arts partnerships for the last few weeks, and we think we’ve finally found some good material.

Here are two reports.

The first one is called Arts & Non-Arts Partnerships: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies.
It addresses:
– Mutual Benefits of Community Partnerships
– The Connections of Non-arts Organizations to the Arts
– Partnership Assets Can Also Be Liabilities
– Understanding the Risks
– Types of Partnership Risks

The second item is Partnership as an Art Form: What Works and What Doesn’t in Nonprofit Arts Partnerships. We recommend in particular the section called “Part I: How to Think About Partnerships,” and can be found on numbered pages 9-12 (pages 10-13 of the pdf file).

These readings provide some background to the how and why of arts & community partnerships, and can lend guidance on how theatres might think about possible collaborations for individual plays, or season initiatives.

TCG Conference: To the Mountaintop

At the TCG Conference in San Diego this past June, playwright Kristoffer Diaz (The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity) gave remarks at the To the Mountaintop plenary. The session dealt with the future of diversity and inclusion in theatre. Read Diaz’s speech here.

American Theatre Magazine: Debt Sentence

This article by Diep Tran talks about the high amount of debt those who go to college for theatre incur, the struggle artists have to repay that debt, and how colleges can better prepare and talk to their students about the cost of their education. Read the article here.

MASS Creative: Arts and Cultural Community Cheers State Budget Investment in Arts Community

On June 30, Massachusetts lawmakers approved a $12 million budget for arts, cultural, and creative communities. This is an 8% increase from last fiscal year’s budget. Read the article here.