[NEohioPAL]CTC Forum: Nurturing the Artistic Environment on 11/21 4-6 pm

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The Cleveland Theater Collective continues STAGES (Strategic Theater Agenda=20
for Growth Excellence and Success) 2005 and Beyond, to strengthen profession=
al=20
theater in the northeast Ohio region. =20
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The fifth meeting of the series of roundtable discussions, =E2=80=9CNurturin=
g the=20
Artistic Environment,=E2=80=9D  is scheduled for Monday, November 21, 2005 4=
:00-6:00 pm,=20
at the Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Avenue, Rehearsal Room B.  Megan Va=
n=20
Voorhis, Director of Research and Business Practices for the Community=20
Partnership for Arts and Culture, will moderate the discussion.  Kathleen Ce=
rveny=20
(Program Director at The Cleveland Foundation) will provide a context for th=
e=20
discussion, as outlined below. =20

TO:        Cleveland Area Theater Artists
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FROM: Kathleen Cerveny, Program Director, The Cleveland Foundation
=20
RE:       Nurturing the Artistic Environment: A Discussion with Theater=20
Artists
 Cleveland Theater Collective Planning Session
 November 21, 2005
=20
I am pleased to have been asked to be the discussion leader for this session=
.=20
 So that we can have a fruitful conversation, I am posing several questions=20
as an agenda.  I would appreciate it if you could consider these questions=20
before we meet and be prepared to share your thoughts.  I hope, of course, t=
hat if=20
there are questions and issues not presented here, that you will bring them=20
and add them to the agenda.  I won=E2=80=99t presume to know all the concern=
s, issues=20
and opportunities in the environment for individual theater artists.
=20
Disclaimer
Please know that this conversation is for the benefit of CTC as your service=
=20
organization.  While I am certainly interested in the subject and the work=20
that CTC is doing on your behalf, you should not assume that the Cleveland=20
Foundation is making any commitment to funding as an outcome of my participa=
tion as=20
discussion leader for CTC.
=20
I look forward to our discussion.
=20
Discussion Questions
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Have you had any experiences with theater service organizations in other=20
cities?  What were the good, bad and ugly of these experiences?
=20
What do you find most rewarding about working in Cleveland=E2=80=99s theater=
=20
environment?
=20
What is most frustrating?
=20
What sort of services might you find useful as a theater artist?
Professional development as an actor, designer, stage manager, director,=20
administrator, playwright, etc?  For example, master classes, critiques, bus=
iness=20
planning,, voice training, creative writing support, etc.?
Livelihood needs: Health insurance, live-work space, business loans, etc.
Self promotion support: head shots, audition prep, video taping, resume=20
writing, showcases, etc.
=20
What are the different needs for individual artists with solo careers vs. th=
e=20
individual within a theater organization, if any?  Is this something worth=20
exploring?
=20
So help me understand the difference between theater and theatre.  Everyone=20
seems to be going British in recent years.

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bsp;Euclid Avenue, Rehearsal Room B.  Megan Van Voorhis, Director=20=
of Research and Business Practices for the Community Partnership for Arts an=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>I am pleased to have been asked to be the discussion leader f=
or this session.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>So that we c=
an have a fruitful conversation, I am posing several questions as an agenda.=
<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I would appreciate it if you=
 could consider these questions before we meet and be prepared to share your=
 thoughts.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I hope, of course,=
 that if there are questions and issues not presented here, that you will br=
ing them and add them to the agenda.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
 </SPAN>I won=E2=80=99t presume to know all the concerns, issues and opportu=
nities in the environment for individual theater artists.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times=20=
New Roman" size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<H1 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3=
>Disclaimer</FONT></U></H1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>Please know that this conversation is for the benefit of CTC=20=
as <U>your</U> service organization.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
 </SPAN>While I am certainly interested in the subject and the work that CTC=
 is doing on your behalf, you should not assume that the Cleveland Foundatio=
n is making any commitment to funding as an outcome of my participation as d=
iscussion leader for CTC.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times=20=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>I look forward to our discussion.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times=20=
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<H2 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3=
>Discussion Questions</FONT></U></H2>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>Have you had any experiences with theater service organizatio=
ns in other cities?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>What were=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times=20=
New Roman" size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></P>
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oman" size=3D3>What do you find most rewarding about working in <st1:City w:=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>What is most frustrating?</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times=20=
New Roman" size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>What sort of services might you find useful as a theater arti=
st?</FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New R=
oman" size=3D3>What are the different needs for individual artists with solo=
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