Posts Tagged ‘theatre’
Extremely Public Displays of Privacy
A couple weeks ago, I wrote something about the live industry in general (and theatre and performing arts specifically) needing to find a way to broaden the business model by delivering content outside the confines of a live performance. I stumbled across this and had to mention it. They’ve done several things, but the one [...]
Is Live Entertainment An Industry?
I might be the only person who refers to “live entertainment” as an industry. Most people I deal with professionally say that they are in the concert industry, professional sports, theatre, arts or something specific like that. So I’m the oddball when I say that Live Entertainment, meaning all of these diverse things, is an [...]
What Do You Mean, Price Gouging?
If your plane crashed in the desert and after days of struggling across the blazing sands, you were thirsty, and if you finally bumped into a person with a supply of cold water, and that person told you that each bottle was $1000, you’d probably evaluate your choices in the matter as pay the $1000 [...]
Does Quality Matter to You? What the Heck is Quality Anyway?
In live entertainment, “quality” is not a word that gets kicked around a lot. And I don’t think that’s because no one cares about quality; it’s just not a frequent topic. So we’ll give it a little airtime here. Is quality important to you, your organization or your venue? Here’s a story that may be [...]
Is Theatre Oversupplied or Underdemanded?
A couple weeks ago, I had an interesting discussion with @aaronmandersen on Twitter about supply and demand in the world of theatre. His contention, if I’m stating it correctly, is that the market for theatre is in equilibrium. Yet, many taking part in the discussion felt that surely, theatre was either oversupplied or underdemanded. I [...]
“Popular” is Not the Opposite of “Relevant”
If you have a moment, read the piece from the LA Times the other day wherein two local LA critics talk about the small theatre scene. It’s worth reading for its own merits, and it is an interesting discussion with a number of really perceptive insights from the two critics, Charles McNulty and Steven Leigh [...]
Ken Davenport Chat, part 3
Here’s the last piece of my chat with all-around interesting and talented guy, Ken Davenport. (Be sure to check out parts 1 and 2 first.) Share and Enjoy:
Ken Davenport Conversation, Part 2
Ken Davenport, Broadway and Off-Broadway producer and general renaissance man, continues his conversation with me…(here’s part 1) Share and Enjoy:
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