I'm the artistic director, which basically means I'm the CEO, at least the way this particular theatre is set up. I decide what we're going to do, when, where, with who, and for how much, and then I make it happen. (Since it's still a very small company - one that's just starting out - I don't yet have anybody to whom I can delegate any of this.) In some ways, this is frustrating for me - effectively, I was hired because I'm a good *director* and happen to have a good business mind - because I have a good business plan and a great artistic vision, and instead of working on those I have to spend my time trying to find a place we can perform in. This is tough because I have very specific needs, and because, well, Dallas tends to tear down its old interesting buildings and everyone lives in the suburbs. And since I don't like Dallas in the first place, I start thinking: why not look at places in Australia as long as I'm searching? After that, things get increasingly unreasonable, and eventually I'm talking about founding the first theater in space. Crazy.
How did you work up the guts to found your own business, if you don't mind my asking? It can be a tough leap, yet you obviously made it work for you.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2004-01-11 09:10 am (UTC)How did you work up the guts to found your own business, if you don't mind my asking? It can be a tough leap, yet you obviously made it work for you.
cheers,
Romie