Artistic Directors: Let’s Do Better
Four theatre leaders give ‘vision statements’ in response to the question: How does the role of artistic director need to change in the 21st century?
The nonprofit theatre field is gathering in St. Louis, June 14-16, for Theatre Communications Group’s annual conference. Check here for American Theatre‘s full reporting, which will post live from the conference and in the succeeding weeks.
Four theatre leaders give ‘vision statements’ in response to the question: How does the role of artistic director need to change in the 21st century?
This year I geeked out with fellow theatre folks, sampled local cuisine and culture, and took away a notebook full of practical tips.
This episode was recorded live at #TCG18 in St. Louis, where Midwestern theatre journalists Kerry Reid, Judith Newmark, and Rosalind Early talk about theatre coverage in the age of clicks.
Samples of St. Louis stage work and an award for the Kranzberg Foundation highlighted both the city’s triumphs and its challenges.
Awards for Black Rep’s Ron Himes and Ten Thousand Things’ Michelle Hensley, and Jer Thorp’s ‘data humanism.’
The opening event of the 2018 TCG National Conference, headlined by Naomi Shahib Nye, found poetry and persistence in storytelling.
This year’s recipient of the Alan Schneider Director Award at #TCG18 has grown into an expert on collaboration and leadership.
For the first time in 15 years, dozens of arts organizations of color convened to share challenges, practices, and community.