51 stories by "Julie Hennrikus"
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Three years ago I brought some friends with me to see the T Plays. We had dinner and then walked over to The Factory Theatre. As we walked through the parking lot, and down the stairs, I …
Dear Manager of Piano Craft Guild, By now you have no doubt been bombarded with negative response to your recent decision not to renew the lease for the Factory Theatre. See my colleague Ed …
I have always been an arts advocate, but in the past year I have come to realize how important this work is, and the change it can create. Last fall’s mayoral race was thrilling here i…
Summarized by Joan Lancourt It's wonderful when worries prove groundless. Twenty-five people showed up to the first StageSource Gender Parity Task Force meeting. We actually had to move the …
by Joan Lancourt It's an old story " too old for the 21st century and getting stale! In a recent HowlRound, they asked, "Where are the women?" Well, there were about 50+ of us at the StageSo…
On Saturday, StageSource hosted the Defining Gender Parity Town Hall at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. For twitter, we used the hashtag #ParityBOS. And happily, Howlround was there to li…
When we announced the Diversity/Inclusion/Gender Parity conversations that StageSource was going to hold in the fall of 2012, a few people asked me why we included gender parity. Pointing to…
(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline'…
This morning’s Arts & Culture Hearing at the Boston Public Library was a great event. More than 60 people testifed, myself included. Our friends at Howlround were livestreaming it,…
Last year, I was one of dozens of people who worked on MASSCreative’s #CreateTheVote campaign. The goal of the campaign was to make sure that the arts were part of the platforms for th…
Best of/Worst of: Year in Review. We have come to expect it. The list, the discussions around why "x" was added, but "y" wasn't. Several media outlets have created their lists, including the…
If you're waging a campaign " for mayor of Boston, better schools, cleaner air, more funding for the arts " what do you need to win? Ask any seasoned activist and you'll get a laundry list o…
We are one week away from starting a new series of classes here at StageSource. Called “Basic Training: Strengthening Your Administrative Core“, these are more than just best pra…
Jeremy Johnson interviews Maureen Keiller in this episode of “Live from the Library”. Maureen Keiller was last seen in 33 Variations at the Lyric Stage of Boston. Other credits:Ã…
Last fall I had an interesting conversation with someone who was new to the arts community, but not to advocacy. “The problem with the arts community,” I was told, “is that…
[Note: On June 29 over 150 theater artists from all over New England convened at the ART for the StageSource Theater Conference: Reframing Success. Actor Jessica Chance was there, and sent t…
As I finish this post, it is Tuesday morning, three days after the StageSource Theater Conference: Reframing Success. There will be many more blog posts, pictures, videos, and emails sharing…
Join StageSource on July 10th to Make Arts, Culture, and Creativity a Priority in the Mayor's Race For the first time in twenty years, Boston will elect a new Mayor. For the first time in a …
What is a life coach? Jeremy Johnson interviews keynote Stever Robbins. DON’T MISS THE STAGESOURCE THEATER CONFERENCE JUNE 29. REGISTER HERE!
Dawn Simmons explains what the workshop “Speed Dating for Playwrights and Directors” is. Networking, practicing your pitch, and having fun are all involved. DON’T MISS #STC…
Joan Lancourt (Board Chair of Underground Railway Theater) is going to do a workshop at the conference about non-profit boards. She is passionate about this subject, and the role boards can …
StageSource Board member Margaret Ann Brady talks about planning the conference, some of the workshops, and the ideas behind the theme. Don’t miss #STCRS! REGISTER HERE!ÂÂ
Breakout sessions at conferences can be panels of experts, with a short Q&A afterwards. The StageSource Theater Conference: Reframing Success is going to have a different structure for t…
Listen to this great conversation about violence design, stage combat, fight choreography, and the difference between the three. Meron Langsner, Angie Jepson, Robert Najarian, and Ted Hewlet…
