Managing Expectations

How Karamu House Went From Deficit to Durability

Four years ago the Cleveland theatre was losing money. Now, thanks to savvy, responsive leadership, it’s running a surplus.

As a new generation of producers become nonprofit artistic leaders, they are redefining the parameters of the job.

Many theatres consider ‘excellence’ a priority, even a mission. But what do we mean by that word?

Our engagement efforts will fall short if we don’t ask who we’re serving and why—and consider a new model to reach new goals.

This epic ‘gay fantasia’ emerged from the recession-wracked regional theatre of the early 1990s, but the field may be even more risk-averse now.

Three theatres that didn’t let a crisis stop them—or go to waste.

Sure, theatres can find ways to spread the word without critics, but patrons still want—and deserve—disinterested reviews.

In a state that tipped red decisively in 2016, the opportunity for theatrical dialogue across divides seems ripe and freshly urgent.

Caution may make sense in a crisis, but our long-term missions require us to make bolder choices.