Tag Archives: board governance
Danger, Will Robinson
As a child, I heard the Robot on “Lost in Space” warning “Danger, Will Robinson, danger, danger!” As an adult, I sometimes find myself in the precarious position of the Robot seeing danger signs before me, but being a human, … Continue reading
Why Arts Entrepreneurship?
After “Hey Where’d Your Creativity Go?,” the questions I get asked most often is, “WHY Arts Entrepreneurship?” It seems fitting that for the 100th posting on Creative Infrastructure, I answer that question. There are many reasons why I decided to … Continue reading
Of Missions and Diversity
But at the end of the day, and let me be very clear about this: at the end of the day, the job that I am entrusted to do is to find plays that I believe as artistic director will … Continue reading
1100 Seats
If you are a stakeholder in the American nonprofit theatre community, you probably heard about or took part in the heated discussion last week about the announcement by the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis of its 50th anniversary season, a season … Continue reading
Other People’s Mission
This post originally appeared on the 2am theatre blog (#2amt). “Other people’s money” is not just the name of a play by Jerry Sterner. It is the temptation put before an “agent” when working on behalf of a “principal” that … Continue reading
Reflections on YES and NO
Arena Stage’s Polly Carl wrote a really beautiful piece on the HowlRound blog about “The Theatre of Yes.” This was followed up in HowlRound’s weekly tweet chat (#newplay) with the question: “How do we start to say yes?” I believe the … Continue reading
Urban Density
I considered myself lucky when I flew into New York La Guardia last week from the south. I like that approach because it takes you right over the whole of NY Harbor with a view of the Statue of Liberty … Continue reading
Is Crepe-hanging Premature?
What a way to start the week!* Intiman Theatre in Seattle cancelled the remainder of its 2011 season to “pause, plan, and prepare for strong seasons in 2012 and beyond” and Philadelphia orchestra filed for bankruptcy protection. A week earlier, … Continue reading
