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Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Kevin R. Free appointed artistic director of a SECOND theater. “I’m never not busy”
New York Theater: Kevin R. Free, who is one of the busiest theater artists I know– actor, playwright, director, producer, mentor, teacher, audiobook narrator – has taken on two new jobs…. both of them artistic director.
I was confused as to how Free had the time to be an artistic director at two different theaters, but it was interesting to learn how one job has Free working as a mentor and one as a more traditional artistic director. In class we talked about how different theaters have different structures, and for some reason I registered that for internal positions, but didn't think it would extend to higher-up positions like an artistic director.
It's also interesting to hear how eager Free is to pursue digital theater in the future. Given all the shows that have been able to go up both in Pittsburgh and on Broadway, I hadn't heard about anyone actively producing online shows in a long time. I think the fact that to Free, the prospect is exciting rather than a setback or a non-ideal, speaks to the fact that maybe online shows bring something to the table that in-person shows don't. I'm thinking specifically that they'd allow for working with new collaborators and provide an opportunity to show your work to more people, but there are likely other advantages as well.
I was confused as to how Free had the time to be an artistic director at two different theaters, but it was interesting to learn how one job has Free working as a mentor and one as a more traditional artistic director. In class we talked about how different theaters have different structures, and for some reason I registered that for internal positions, but didn't think it would extend to higher-up positions like an artistic director.
It's also interesting to hear how eager Free is to pursue digital theater in the future. Given all the shows that have been able to go up both in Pittsburgh and on Broadway, I hadn't heard about anyone actively producing online shows in a long time. I think the fact that to Free, the prospect is exciting rather than a setback or a non-ideal, speaks to the fact that maybe online shows bring something to the table that in-person shows don't. I'm thinking specifically working with new collaborators and an opportunity to show your work to more people, but there are likely other advantages as well.
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I was confused as to how Free had the time to be an artistic director at two different theaters, but it was interesting to learn how one job has Free working as a mentor and one as a more traditional artistic director. In class we talked about how different theaters have different structures, and for some reason I registered that for internal positions, but didn't think it would extend to higher-up positions like an artistic director.
It's also interesting to hear how eager Free is to pursue digital theater in the future. Given all the shows that have been able to go up both in Pittsburgh and on Broadway, I hadn't heard about anyone actively producing online shows in a long time. I think the fact that to Free, the prospect is exciting rather than a setback or a non-ideal, speaks to the fact that maybe online shows bring something to the table that in-person shows don't. I'm thinking specifically that they'd allow for working with new collaborators and provide an opportunity to show your work to more people, but there are likely other advantages as well.
I was confused as to how Free had the time to be an artistic director at two different theaters, but it was interesting to learn how one job has Free working as a mentor and one as a more traditional artistic director. In class we talked about how different theaters have different structures, and for some reason I registered that for internal positions, but didn't think it would extend to higher-up positions like an artistic director.
It's also interesting to hear how eager Free is to pursue digital theater in the future. Given all the shows that have been able to go up both in Pittsburgh and on Broadway, I hadn't heard about anyone actively producing online shows in a long time. I think the fact that to Free, the prospect is exciting rather than a setback or a non-ideal, speaks to the fact that maybe online shows bring something to the table that in-person shows don't. I'm thinking specifically working with new collaborators and an opportunity to show your work to more people, but there are likely other advantages as well.
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