Playwright Ruth McKee sent me the following info when I put out a general call for reports of what's actually working these days, vis a vis creating art in this economy:
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Here's one for the positive column: I, along with some friends from UCSD, recently started up a new company in the midst of this downturn. It's called Chalk Rep, and the mission to to produce plays in unconventional spaces - not necessarily site-specific work, but plays outside of traditional theatres. We've been able to save tons of money on rent and design, since we're finding spaces that are already inherently interesting, and don't need a big fancy set.
We've produced two shows so far this year, and have two more coming up. We lost a little money on the first show, but the second play broke even, and with any luck the third show will do even better! This is with a small amount of donations and no grant money so far.
You can read more about the company at our site www.chalkrep.com
We've produced two shows so far this year, and have two more coming up. We lost a little money on the first show, but the second play broke even, and with any luck the third show will do even better! This is with a small amount of donations and no grant money so far.
You can read more about the company at our site www.chalkrep.com
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It brings to mind the exciting work that Jess Dickey and Morgan Jenness have done with The Amish Project at Rattlestick in terms of thinking outside the standard producing/funding box.
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