Invisible Emergency
There is an invisible "emergency" at Manhattan Theatre Source?Yes.How is it invisible?It's "invisible" because it's the inverse of the kind of thing which periodically happens to Theatresource which looks like an emergency but isn't. OK. So what's the deal?Normally we have decent cash flow and not much cash in the ...
Whither Theatresource
OK, so there's this theater I helped start about 10 years ago. About 2 years ago it was decided that we needed an Artistic Director. At the same time, the general manager (who was one of our founding members) got what we might call a "real job" and so we ...
Good 9 Years
Tonight is the 10th Anniversary party of Manhattan Theatre Source. Last night we were holding auditions and I was talking to an actor telling her how great the place is and going into my spiel about how much is going on when I realized that other than the two of ...
The Problem With Theatresource
I'm there every day seeing what a mess it's become (and over the last 10 years I've seen quite a few messes, but none on the scale of the present non-management.) Artistically the place is a disaster. We can't get volunteers because organizationally (and artistically) it's such a trainwreck. And, ...
Blurry Proof
That 10 years ago today Prague Spring was the first performance at Manhattan Theatre Source.
This Week at the Source
The brilliant Sharon Fogarty has two shows this week at Manhattan Theatre Source.The dashing and handsome Jason Grossman performs the Fogarty directed It's a Wonderful (One-Man Show) Life. That's right, the one-man show version of Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. And it's exactly as much fun as it sounds. The ...
Moribund
More about the theater I helped found ten years ago.In November of 1999 I was looking for a theater for the winter concert that Prague Spring would perform in January of 2000. My high school friend Ed McNamee said "Hey, Andrew Frank is looking at a shoe store where he ...
Dissimulation
OK, so here's a thing. A Balance sheet is a simple piece of paper. It's a hard number. Now there may be cash flow estimates on it (or near it), and some numbers may be guesses, and it's more important to be accurate than precise. But your Balance Sheet is ...
Religious Bigotry — Alive and Well
So my theater, Manhattan Theatre Source, has finally updated their financial position. From a mass email I got today:"Manhattan Theatre Source is delighted to announce we are in a position to sign a lease for five more years here at 177 MacDougal. We couldn’t have gotten to this point without ...
Conversations
Here's a conversation I keep having.They: How can you say the terrible things you've been saying?Me: Because they're factual and the analysis is dead-on.They: Well you must not know the actual facts.Me: OK, what are the actual facts?They: Well, did you know that the previous administration was really terrible at ...