Robert Reich argues that in terms of economic recovery, there's no going back to our old ways. Richard Florida suggests that a recession is the perfect time to reset current strategies. Paul Romer declared, "a crisis is a terrible this to waste." It's now clear that in order to survive, arts orgs will need to embrace new models of fundraising and art-making. Our question: in what ways might the North American theatre use the current economic crisis as an opportunity for a kind of "reset?"
What We're Up To
Welcome! This blog started as a forum for research into issues related to the economic crisis and North American theatre, in preparation for the 2009 conference of Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). At the conference we had a chance to initiate a larger conversation on these topics, and have committed to continuing this blog to gather news, information, and resources as we continue to puzzle through questions.
Visitors are invited to leave comments responding to material that sparks a reaction, or incites connections to other things.
Who We Are
Ilana Brownstein
-Dramaturg; Faculty, Boston University School of Theatre
-Member, LMDA
- pwrites [dot] commons [at] gmail [dot] com
Julie Civiello
-Actor; Dramaturg; Playwright
-Member, LMDA
Allison Horsley
-Dramaturg; Faculty, University of Denver
-Member, LMDA
Disclaimer: this is no surprise -- we are not economists! As dramaturgs, our goal is to curate information for use, and to present it in a manner that allows others to excavate provocative connections.
What is a Dramaturg?
Ask 10 dramaturgs to define their vocation, and you'll probably get 15 different answers. Here's mine:
Another favorite definition (courtesy of Robert Cohen's "Theatre Brief"): the dramaturg is a scientist of the art of drama.
Links of Particular Interest
Blogs That Often/Significantly Engage Questions of the Economy & the Arts
Crisis: Theatres (etc.) Calling for Assistance, Altering Programming/Staffing, or Forcing Furloughs
- A.C.T. San Francisco, SF CA
- About Face Theatre, Chicago IL
- Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery AL
- American Shakespeare Center, Staunton VA
- Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford CT
- Center Theatre Group, LA CA
- Childsplay Theatre, Tempe AZ
- Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland OH
- Dance at the Music Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles CA
- Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington DE
- Denver Center Theatre, Denver CO
- Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Meyers FL
- Georgia Shakespeare, Brookhaven GA
- Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis MN
- House Theatre, Chicago IL
- Huntington Theatre Company, Boston MA
- In the Heart of the Beast Theatre, Minneapolis MN
- Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven CT
- Madison Rep, Madison WI
- Magic Theatre, San Francisco CA
- New Vista Theatre, Palm Beach FL
- Opera Delaware, Wilmington DE
- Overture Center for the Arts, Madison WI
- Portland Center Stage, Portland OR
- Sacramento Theatre Co, Sacramento CA
- San Francisco Opera, SF CA
- Seattle Rep, Seattle WA
- Shakespeare by the Sea, Southern California
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
- Shakespeare Theatre, Washington D.C.
- State Theatre, New Brunswick NJ
- Strand Theatre, Shreveport LA
- Syracuse Stage, Syracuse NY
- Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa Bay FL
- Temple Theatre, Sanford NC
- The Metropolitan Opera, NYC NY
RIP: Theatre (etc.) Companies Recently Deceased
- American Musical Theatre, San Jose CA
- Baltimore Opera, Baltimore MD
- Beckmann Theatre, Indianapolis IN
- Carousel Dinner Theatre, Akron OH
- Connecticut Opera, Hartford CT
- Foothills Theatre, Worcester MA
- Forum Theatre, Metuchen NJ
- Gabreau's Dinner Theatre, Sacramento CA
- Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke VA
- Milwaukee Shakespeare, Milwaukee WI
- North Shore Music Festival, Beverly MA
- Opera Pacific, Santa Ana CA
- Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo NY
- The Gathering Dinner Theatre, Jacksonville FL
- The Zipper Theatre, NYC NY
- Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis MN
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Blog Archive
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- Case Study: The Amish Project
- When Audiences Become Creditors
- Theater Task Force of Community Board Five in Manh...
- Julie's Notes: Richard Florida's "Rise of the Crea...
- The Case for Manual (rather than "Creative") Labor
- Good News in Bay Area
- TYA Company Leverages Word of Mouth
- A New Model for Community Arts Support
- Rocketing Through Hard Times in Austin
- Effects in Boston
- Kaiser on the Bailout for Arts
- Michael Kaiser / Kennedy Center's Arts in Crisis I...
- Bridge Project
- Theatre Talk radio story about The Bridge Project
- Re-imagining Dead Commercial Space
- The Imagination Economy
- The Flexibility of Smaller Companies
- Artists and Obama: Studio 360
- $$ -- 2009?
- Big Post of Mike Daisey Stuffs
- Jack Reuler of Mixed Blood Theatre
- Philanthropy
- Monroe Journal's "Promises and Perils of the Art I...
- Florida's creative class homepage
- More Fractured Atlas
- Refuting Florida
- Baseball Analogy
- Scott Walters' Theatre Ideas
- Ravenhill takes on $$
- TCG's Theatre Facts 2007
- Some Older Materials
- The NYT Addresses the Issue
- It begins...
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