tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post7743974223461050207..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Netroots Theatre Fundraising?Playgoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-80873097369829710622007-04-18T17:16:00.000-04:002007-04-18T17:16:00.000-04:00The Castillo Theater began in exactly this way, re...The Castillo Theater began in exactly this way, relying primarily on small contributions from individual donors. Over 25 years it has grown to be a leading political theater in New York City, acquiring their own performance space (first in Soho and then on 42nd St) and one of the few independently-funded theaters in the country. They accept no money at all from the government.<BR/><BR/>It's an amazing story and it offers a model of building an theater that is more based on community organizing models than on traditional arts organization paradigms. The history is chronicled by Castillo dramaturg Dan Friedman in a chapter entitled "Everyone's an Angel" in a new book, "Angels in the American Theatre: Patrons, Patronage, and Philanthropy," edited by Robert Schanke and published by Southern Illinois University Press.<BR/><BR/>I work for Castillo's youth theater, Youth Onstage! You can find out more at www.castillo.orgYouth Onstage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08643283646439829127noreply@blogger.com