92 stories from StageSource
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By the SpaceFinder team at the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston The Boston arts community is bustling with new productions, exhibits, and performances every day, and artists are…
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…
Sharing the sentiments of members who are not on the social media, but wanted to show their appreciation  just the same! My love of StageSource; When you need something minor, it’s …
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…
One of the great things about StageSource gatherings is the opportunity to talk to people who come to theater from the "other" side. I work on the administrative side " marketing, fundraisin…
Going to The Greater Boston Theatre Expo? Not sure what to talk to people about? Watch Julie’s latest video for a quick tutorial on how to create a pitch. What are your tips and tricks…
StageSource Executive Director, Julie Hennrikus talks to Michael Maso of The Huntington Theatre Company and David Colfer of Emerson Stage about the Greater Boston Theatre Expo. More than 50 …
Back in March, Barbara Lewis, Director of the Trotter Institute on campus, came to me with an idea. This idea was the Emancipated Century/August Wilson Readings. We discussed produci…
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…
The Top 5 Secrets to Amazing Headshots by Joe Henson, New York Headshot Photographer How do you measure the value of your headshot? Is it by how many friends & family click “like&#…
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 …
