Greetings from Atlanta. I'm here in the South this week at the 32nd annual League of Historic American Theatre's conference (of which we are a member). Most of the theatres that are a part of the league are different than us (they present work and rent, but don't produce).
I find us to be very unique...a professional theatre company that owns a historic building.
The sessions so far have been eye-opening and head-splitting (try figuring out the process of getting Tax Credits...if you do, I'll give you a prize!)
As I write this, I'm sitting on a bus awaiting take-off for a four-hour tour of small communities in Georgia that have historic theatres that have recently been renovated and restored. Perhaps these theatres we see today will be more like the Bangor Opera HOuse than our host theatre (the FABULOUS Fox theatre in Atlanta, 4000 seats!!!) is.
More later,
Scott
PS I'm really excited that tonight I will be leaving my conference mates and going to check out Actor's Express' production of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. Thanks to artistic director Freddie Ashley for hooking me up with tix.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
National Performing Arts Convention
It's been 6 months since my last blog posting. Sorry.
Mostly, that's because the spring season at the theatre was so chock full of activity that there was no time. In the end, the 2007-2008 season was the most successful (biggest audience) in the theatre's 34-year history. Thanks to all of you for making that happen.
I seem to have time to write now as I am sitting in my 28th floor hotel room in Denver after the third day of the National Performing Arts Convention. Every year around this time, TCG (theatre Communications Group) holds a national conference, and that's whats happening now. Except this year 1/2 of the time is spent with just the theatre folk (artistic and managing directors, board members, other staff and a FEW individual artists from all around the country), while the other 1/2 is combined with the orchestras, choruses, dance companies, operas, etc.
There are about 3,500 people here from all over the country and so far it's been somewhat overwhelming, somewhat inspiring, and oftentimes relevant to thinking the big thoughts.
In the end, I feel like I will leave here with a better sense of how theatre needs to be relevant to the community its in. Our growth in box office suggests that we are already doing that and I look forward to creating new initiatives and deepening the relationship with our already existing programs in the coming year.
More Soon. Happy Summer.
--Scott
Mostly, that's because the spring season at the theatre was so chock full of activity that there was no time. In the end, the 2007-2008 season was the most successful (biggest audience) in the theatre's 34-year history. Thanks to all of you for making that happen.
I seem to have time to write now as I am sitting in my 28th floor hotel room in Denver after the third day of the National Performing Arts Convention. Every year around this time, TCG (theatre Communications Group) holds a national conference, and that's whats happening now. Except this year 1/2 of the time is spent with just the theatre folk (artistic and managing directors, board members, other staff and a FEW individual artists from all around the country), while the other 1/2 is combined with the orchestras, choruses, dance companies, operas, etc.
There are about 3,500 people here from all over the country and so far it's been somewhat overwhelming, somewhat inspiring, and oftentimes relevant to thinking the big thoughts.
In the end, I feel like I will leave here with a better sense of how theatre needs to be relevant to the community its in. Our growth in box office suggests that we are already doing that and I look forward to creating new initiatives and deepening the relationship with our already existing programs in the coming year.
More Soon. Happy Summer.
--Scott
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