Free Night of Theater NYC Managing Partners
The Mission of Free Night of Theater New York City is to seek out new audiences and invite current theatergoers to try new theater venues, as well as ignite interest in and create awareness about the incredible variety of live theater options across all five boroughs.
Free Night New York City is a joint initiative of the Arts & Business Council of New York, The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, the League of Independent Theater, The New York State Council on the Arts, and Theatre Development Fund brought together under Theatre Communication Group's national program.
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Free Night of Theater New York City Managing Partners
The Arts & Business Council of New York (ABC/NY) creates partnerships between arts and business. It serves both the arts and the business communities of New York, with programming in volunteerism, professional development, leadership development and economic impact. From interns to board members ABC/NY makes matches that benefit everyone. www.artsandbusiness-ny.org.
The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is the service and advocacy organization for the nation's largest, most artistically influential, and most culturally diverse theatre community: Off Broadway. Founded in 1972, A.R.T./New York serves over 325 not-for-profit theatres throughout New York City. They annually offer nearly 30 technical assistance workshops, roundtables and seminars. A.R.T./New York also provides consultancies with highly respected and experienced arts professionals, low-interest loans, cash grants, and affordable office, meeting and rehearsal space. Our members serve 3 million theatre-goers annually, constitute the single largest source of new work entering the American repertory, and have produced 9 of the last 11 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. www.art-newyork.org
The mission of the League of Independent Theater (LIT) is to promote and protect the economic and artistic interests of its members. Its aim is to ensure that independent theater remains economically viable for its practitioners and to advocate on behalf of the decades-old community of Off-Off Broadway theater. Membership in LIT is open to any artist, company, technician or administrator working in theaters of 99 seats or less in NYC who can demonstrate participation in a minimum of three productions. More information can be found on LIT's website: www.litny.org.
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is dedicated to preserving and expanding the rich and diverse cultural resources that are and will become the heritage of New York's citizens. The Council believes in supporting artistic excellence, the creative freedom of artists without censure, the rights of all New Yorkers to access and experience the power of the arts and culture and the vital contribution the arts make to the quality of life in New York communities. NYSCA strives to achieve its mission through its core grant-making activity and by convening field leaders, providing information and advisory support, and working with partners on special initiatives to achieve mutual goals. www.nysca.org
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American not-for-profit theatre, offers a wide array of services in-line with its mission: to strengthen, nurture, and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre. Through its artistic, management, and international programs, advocacy activities, audience programs and publications, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of its member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field, and promote a larger public understanding of, and appreciation for, the theatre field. TCG has over 470 member theatres nationwide. www.tcg.org
Theatre Development Fund (TDF) has played a unique role in advancing live theatre and dance in New York City for the past 40 years. This not-for-profit service organization's programs have filled 72 million seats at discount prices (with theatre lovers who would normally not be able to attend live performance) and returned over 1.5 billion dollars in revenue to thousands of theatre, dance and music productions. Best known for its TKTS Discount Booths, TDF's membership, voucher, access and education programs, as well as its Costume Collection, help to make the unique experience of theatre available to everyone. For more information, go to: www.tdf.org.
| Free Night of Theater Managing Partner Representatives | |
|---|---|
| The Arts & Business Council of New York |
Will Maitland Weiss, Executive Director |
| The Alliance of Resident Theatres /New York |
Ginny Louloudes, Executive Director Frances Black, Director of Member Services Taylor Gramps, Executive Assistant |
| League of Independent Theater | John Clancy, Executive Director Mark Lonergan, Programming Committee Head |
| National Alliance for Musical Theatre | Kathy Evans, Executive Director Adam Grosswirth, Membership Director |
| New York State Council on the Arts | Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, Chairperson |
| Theatre Communications Group | Teresa Eyring, Executive Director Ruth Eglsaer, Special Projects Coordinator |
| Theatre Development Fund | Victoria Bailey, Executive Director Doug Smith, Director of Web Services |
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts.