tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post3201019285989460826..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Kitty NibblePlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-39862169836398232282008-08-14T23:33:00.000-04:002008-08-14T23:33:00.000-04:00As the former artistic director of a small theatre...As the former artistic director of a small theatre company, I think about these things too. And my opinion is that clear and strong mission statements best serve all - artist, audience and the art form itself. If a company seeks to simply serve the artists, eventually the vision and demands of the most powerful (or persuasive) artists will dominate, often unchecked. This may be brilliant at times but will eventually be deadly. If you seek to serve the audience, the dominant (and often bland) tastes of the majority will prevail; the eventual result is also theatrical pablum. A well-crafted mission statement is the most secure ballast through all the tensions and troubles, internal and external, that will roil a theatre company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com