Heather Beasley

Running. The arts. Running the arts.

[Heather Beasley @culturerunner]

@TomHoefWrites @petermarksdrama Nope, FOR-PROFIT theatres' goal is to entertain. Nonprofit theatres commit to "literary arts or education" to hold tax-exempt status. If more people and orgs understood this, we'd have fewer nonprofit theatres, but audiences would have clearer expectations.

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@ThatEricAlper The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, flawless from beginning to end

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@schatzmatt78 And fewer funders support new play development. Why invest when there are no data-based metrics for 'success' and no one thinks of playwrights as a group requiring social-services interventions?

[Heather Beasley @culturerunner]

@annegmorgan I'm seeing what you're seeing.

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@diepthought Is there a reason you think they don't see other plays?

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@annegmorgan I also have the same concerns about donor entitlement and access issues that I see with artist sponsors - the age-old problem of "I sponsored that artist, does that mean they go to coffee / have dinner with / must spend time with me beyond the stage as a donor benefit?"

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@annegmorgan I would love to see funding support for wages happen across the board too! My point is that I shouldn't have to put someone else's name before my own as literally part of my job title. No one should be "owned" by a sponsor or major donor. (1/2)

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@NationalTheatre The Life Changing Magic of Burning it All Down to the Ground, by Heather Beasley.

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@KariAnnWrites See, this is why we should visit more often! We are a center household, and leave the corners to dry up in the pan. When socially combined we can be a #totalbrownie option.

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@Csvich Funders require budgets then don't read carefully. No way they're going to track that info aurally. Plus time to edit audio, and software expertise many artists/nonprofits lack. How about in-person or Zoom meetings to apply? Same time investment for funder and applicant that way.

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@halvorsen Also they can't replace midlevel talent on the unduly low wages they offer, and they hand the reins over to someone external who wants a new team instead of hiring from within and promoting talent and hard work.

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@LiteraryLynde Oh, so you're almost to the last-5%-of-random-stuff-in-the-cabinets! Congrats? #packingtapeninja

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@cfroning BOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I hope the suckiness is mild and transitory.

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@JessHutchinson ...full of typos when you only have "commenting" and not "editing" role approved.

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@dancema2008 @SAMGREIS That is what nonprofit theatre is for. Broadway is what the open market looks like. Literally over a thousand theatres in the country exist to fill the affordability gap between Broadway and what audiences can afford. And the work is often better beyond Manhattan.

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@johnzaozirny “Where is my Mind” by the Pixies, at the end of Fight Club.

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@epfeffin This was inspiring today, since it's the day we start workshopping the first musical I've co-written the book for. At least it could be reviewed as "especially" something.

[Heather Beasley @culturerunner]

It begins today! Who else on my Twitter feed is in? #playwriting #newplays

[Dramatists Guild @dramatistsguild]

It's time to embrace your creative magic because End of Play.® starts today!

Over the next 30 days, End of Play.® participating writers will create and complete new theatrical writing projects. Take a deep breath and get ready to enjoy the journey.

#EndofPlay

[Heather Beasley @culturerunner]

@MooreTheatre @ATLouisville OTOH some plays need full production before they can develop into "great." Some really important things can only be learned in the production stages beyond a reading/ workshop, esp for plays where designers are critical contributors to story.