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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

LCT3

I missed this last week, but now Lincoln Center Theatre has jumped on the New Work @ $20 Ticket bandwagon with their "LCT3" series.

The 3 refers to "3rd Space," I presume. But good for them for not waiting to build one...

Citing the need to develop strong relationships with a new generation of artists, and recognizing the frustrations that young playwrights have with the current system of readings and workshops, LCT3 will offer its artists full, modestly produced productions. All tickets to LCT3 productions will be priced at an affordable $20.00.

"Opportunities create artists," commented Andre Bishop. "And it is essential that institutional theaters provide as many intelligent opportunities as possible because that is how theater artists grow - in production."

Lincoln Center Theater's long term plans for LCT3 call for the creation of a permanent venue to present the work of these artists; to that end a 99-seat theater will be built in or near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. For the first three years, until its new theater is ready, LCT3 will present its productions each year at an off-site theater.

Paige Evans, former Associate Artistic Director/Programming at the Manhattan Theatre Club, has joined Lincoln Center Theater's Artistic Staff as Director of LCT3. She will work with LCT Artistic Director Bishop in producing the new program.

The message is getting through...

Hat tip: Jaime.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

i gotta say, despite LCT's staid profile Andre Bishop and Paige Evans are pretty fantastic. They boh have a flair for the countercultural that's not really reflected in the programming they do at the Beaumont and the Mitzi. Also -- they've started commissioning really young and pretty much unknown writers...I'm excited to see what happens with this program.

Ken said...

Ridiculous question, but here goes:
Do you think there's a way to submit work to this new series?
Or do THEY find YOU...which in my case means nothing, since no one ever seems to find me.

Anonymous said...

No, I do think they find you -- and the channels are pretty much the usual ones (i.e. juilliard, agents, bleh bleh)...it is Lincoln Center after all, not Mark Russell...still, the old biddy's got some life in her which is kinda cool.

david

Ken said...

Well, since I don't have an MFA or an agent, I guess I'll have to be satisfied with just being an audience member for this series.

Anonymous said...

I hear you..it is a tortuous road, this theater biz. I read that there really isn't a staff there yet, so Paige Evans is doing all the scouting herself, but that could change...