In this episode, part one of two, we are honoured to be joined with four of the six founding members of Acting in Good Company: Shannon Tosic-McNally, Grace Gordon, Kaleigh Choiniere and Gabriela Saltiel. We touch on many of the pervasive issue
In this episode, part one of two, we are honoured to be joined with four of the six founding members of Acting in Good Company: Shannon Tosic-McNally, Grace Gordon, Kaleigh Choiniere and Gabriela Saltiel. We touch on many of the pervasive issue
This is part two of our chat with Alisa MacKinnon and Alèn Martel of PIVOT. In this episode, we talk about the things they don’t teach things you in art school and Alisa shares their budgeting tips. For more information on PIVOT. check out thei
This is part one of our chat with Alisa MacKinnon and Alèn Martel of PIVOT. In this episode, we talk about the different ways that PIVOT. helps provide much-needed support and consulting to Canadian arts organizations, from arts admin to event
SummaryKate and Tom are delighted to have Kenji Maeda on the podcast. Kenji is—among many things—the Executive Director of the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA). He shares about the systemic issues he's passionate about, f
In this episode, Tom and Kate talk about personal branding and tackle Kate’s personal issues with it head on: does personal branding make you egotistical? Kate also puts together content marketing in her head for the first time. Then we talk ab
How do you take care of the people you share an art form with? What are the steps involved in planning for a production? Where do you find funding in Canada? Doing Value-Based workWhen you’re doing value-based work and you’re really clear about
With reopening somewhere on the horizon, it’s important for theatre companies to plan how to bring an audience back. In this episode, we talk about the elements involved in building a personal brand. We then explore Seth Godin’s concept that ma
Episode notesThe pandemic’s effect on the arts was complete. Overnight, theatres went from having an audience to zero. We are honoured to have Patti Pon, President and CEO of Calgary Arts Development (CADA) join us for this episode. Here she sh
Look, nobody’s really surprised. It’s not like pre-pandemic, governments had lavished attention to the arts, throwing more money at the industry than anybody really knew what to do with it. If you work in the arts, particularly in North America
How much do you charge for tickets? How much do you pay artists? How do you change a culture of scarcity mentality? The question of the value of theatre has more complex implications than just the philosophical conclusion that it's inherent.
Kate and Tom talk about theatre company mission statements and value statements and when it might be time to change them. They also close their first season with things that gotta die.
Tom and Kate take their Twitter spat to the airwaves and end up sharing marketing wisdom, take on colour blind casting and straight actors playing queer.
Kate and Thomas talk about marketing for theatre companies and give 3 tips on how to go about it. Then they close with a reflection on how life in theatre is not always glamorous.
Kate and Thomas talk about the importance of Front of House to the theatre experience and have a chat about the affordability crisis and how theatres are making a difference.
Kate and Thomas talk about tokenism and why it's a problem and have a frank chat about the future of critics. In a digital world where everyone can publish their opinion, what role do critics play in theatre?
Merry World Theatre Day! Welcome to our first Bonus Special Extra episode where we talk about why theatre matters. Is it economically viable? What are the benefits to society and to us as individuals?