The Future of Theatre Is Young
The executive director of TYA/USA makes the case for building the audiences of tomorrow by serving them and their needs today.
Category Archives: What Is To Be Done
New Work or Old Subscribers? It’s a False Choice
A nonprofit consultant makes an evidence-based case for spinning off mission-driven new work from theatres’ board-supported mainstage programming.
Artistic Directors Should Create Space, Not Control It
The leader of 59E59, an Off-Broadway theatre complex that programs more than 30 shows a year, offers a vision for the sustainability of the art form.
We Must Resist With Radical Imagination
In a recent keynote address at the New School, a Russian-born theatremaker stirred graduates with a message of hope in the face of despair.
A Manifesto for the Future Stage: Performance Is a Human Right
How we can make the most of the possibilities of liveness, technology, and human innovation.
How U.S. States Could Fund Repertory Resident Theatres
Though much talk has surrounded possible federal funding, let’s imagine a world based in repertory theatre and funding from the state level.
Does Your Arts Organization Deserve to Come Back?
If you haven’t committed to dismantling racism and ending harassment, don’t rush to reopen your doors.
The Road Less Chosen and the Pathway Unknown
How our theatre got through a trying and bewildering year, and is poised to move forward this year and beyond.
What Is Theatre Invested In? A Vision for a Regenerative Future
Where we put our time, our money, and attention needs to change, can change, and is already changing.
Whose Professionalism Matters?
The theatre field’s unexamined standards and hierarchies are too frequently oppressive, exploitative, and white supremacist. Here’s how we can change them.
