Why Theatre
There are not a few regional theatres circling the drain right now. I got a letter from an attorney with a list of inventory he is liquidating on behalf of a Florida theatre.
But lo! An impassioned stand by Shakespeare Santa Cruz, which leaped from the fire back into the pan with a week-long rally to raise over $400,000 from 2000 donors. Artistic Director Marco Barricelli makes a salient statement about why we bother, and what it's all worth. And it couldn't be timelier: he makes a direct reference to the matter in the comments of my last post - how theatre can create a singular transformation in a collective context.
I also came across this nugget in a RAND report this morning - a mission statement (more or less) from a state arts agency: to provide “valuable and transformative arts experiences that impact individuals and communities—and to help participants recognize the value and power of their experiences.”
When we think about what it is we do, and why we do it, let's consider those things: that our mission is to create transformative theatre for individuals and communites - and to create ways in which the communities we serve can recognize the value of what we offer.
But lo! An impassioned stand by Shakespeare Santa Cruz, which leaped from the fire back into the pan with a week-long rally to raise over $400,000 from 2000 donors. Artistic Director Marco Barricelli makes a salient statement about why we bother, and what it's all worth. And it couldn't be timelier: he makes a direct reference to the matter in the comments of my last post - how theatre can create a singular transformation in a collective context.
I also came across this nugget in a RAND report this morning - a mission statement (more or less) from a state arts agency: to provide “valuable and transformative arts experiences that impact individuals and communities—and to help participants recognize the value and power of their experiences.”
When we think about what it is we do, and why we do it, let's consider those things: that our mission is to create transformative theatre for individuals and communites - and to create ways in which the communities we serve can recognize the value of what we offer.
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