NPR: "Largely white, affluent, older."
That's Jacob Padrón's description of the traditional audience for Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn., where he's artistic director. But that profile applies to other established regional theaters as well. "That was the demographic, that continues to be the demographic, but that's changing," he said.
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This was a pretty inspiring article to read. It is really nice to read about these pretty cool theaters who are dedicated to advocacy and community engagement being able to receive funds in order to aid them in that mission. Regional theaters dedicated to presenting unique work, diverse perspectives, and engaging in advocacy and community are a vital part of the theater world, and it is theaters like that which drew myself and many others I know into theater as a whole. A unique piece of this grant is how the money is very specifically targeted for the people running them, rather than just being granted to the company as a whole. So much of what a theater company is depends on who the artistic director is, and how they elect to run it, and I kind of like how this approach to the grant forces that person to be front and center. It establishes them as someone who is doing good work, and hopefully now has the resources to do more good work, rather than a vague figure behind the name of the theater.
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