Can We Talk About Success? The Pregones/PRTT Story

AMERICAN THEATRE: Before founding Pregones in 1979, Rosalba Rolón considered a job in marketing for Miriam Colón at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (PRTT). Rolón, then in her 20s, recalled that she was nervous in Colón’s presence. She looked up to the iconic actress and director, who had paved the way for Latine theatremakers by founding PRTT in 1953 as one of the first Puerto Rican theatres in the U.S., and the only one in Manhattan’s theatre district. When Colón offered Rolón the marketing gig, Rolón accepted, but with a disclaimer.

POC Arts Nonprofits Face Severe Staffing Challenges, Survey Finds

hyperallergic.com: How do you operate a museum or cultural center without any full-time staff? The nonprofit Museum Hue surveyed institutions founded and led by people of color (POC) across the Northeastern states and found that over a third of respondents lacked a single full-time employee.

What Happened to the U.S. Nonprofit Theatre Movement?

AMERICAN THEATRE: Following interviews with 13 people who participate in the leadership of some of the country’s most influential professional nonprofit organizations, I thought it wise to consult with a group of people who know quite a bit about all this, but are not currently themselves helping to run theatres. All are sharp observers of the field, as I believe this chapter demonstrates. I was curious to see what they thought of what artistic leaders had told me in my interviews, and how these different perspectives might help us draw some conclusions and perhaps come closer to answering the question I posed at the beginning: Are we going to make it?