Notes From The Management

I love the theater. I think that the theater is a wonderful place full of human interactions and scintillating dramatics. The theater is one art form that is truly a collaborative experience. There would be no theater if the community did not bind together to create it. A playwright can write a beautiful, layered play, but without a director and a producer, who will bring it to life? A director can have a unique vision for a play, but without actors, who will bring the characters to life? The actors can create revelatory representations of human life onstage, but without the designers, they will look as though they're still in rehearsal. The designers may bring innovative interpretations of the language of the play, but without an audience, who will see it?

More so than any other art form, the theater depends upon the communication between and artistic responses among a group of artists. Similarly, arts management depends upon an understanding and collaborative nature with all of the departments of the theater staff. I work primarily under Benjamin Moore, the managing director. Like Ben, I attend meetings with board members, I work on projects for different departments, and I learn how the managing director really serves as the glue that holds together the theater.

I've been having a great time so far, but I know there's still so much more to learn!

This blog post was written by Alyssa Simmons, Arts Management intern.