Saturday, November 01, 2008
Curtain closing on kindness?
Variety: "Legit nonprofits around the country are facing high anxiety prompted by the recent weeks of fiscal turbulence. From Lincoln Center Theater in Gotham to Center Theater Group in Los Angeles, such orgs are vulnerable on two fronts: Worries of potential slips in consumer spending are compounded by a heavy reliance on donations from both corporations and individuals -- and both seem less likely to feel generous in the coming months."
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I found this article very enlightening. I keep reading about the economy and how devastating it is to the theatre: how audiences aren't going and how long running shows (and some new goodies) are being forced to close their doors before anticipated. This article told me what the real concerns were and what some companies were doing about it. I know that when Joe the Plumber loses his job, it effects a lot, but sometimes you forget that it effects all the organizations he used to contribute to annually.
It's interesting in that it's not forcing non for profits to try and find ways outside of the stage area to cut their budgets down to keep the quality of the shows still up. Obviously you can't cut the show quality without researching any other ways you can "tuck in your belt". With that internal focusing you loose a lot of the support structure for the people on the production side. Graphic departments, etc... that really are there to allow the production team to focus on the production, and the company management team to take care of facilities, contracts, hotels, rights, etc.
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