I got a few good stories emailed to me when I posted my theatre horror stories back in 2005. I have had a few since then that I will have to share when I get back. In the meantime, read some of the oldies and goodies and feel free to share your stories either here on the site or by email.
Accessibility References
by:
Joe Patti
Always worth repeating, a few years ago I posted some reference materials about how to train staff and volunteers to interact with persons with disabilities. The post also included a link to the National Endowment for the Arts’ handbook on designing cultural facilities for accessibility.
Pro-Am Divine Part Deux
by:
Joe Patti
Back in 2004 I followed up the entry I referenced yesterday with another one tracking how an organization of amateurs can find themselves pressured into professionalizing their operations to the point where good intentions suddenly accumulate some burdens that draw attention away from those core good intentions.
Pro-Am Divide
by:
Joe Patti
Today I harken back to a time when the discussion of Pro-Ams as a term had yet to really take off, but people had started to get a sense something was going on in this respect that was worth talking about. In this entry, I make a tongue in cheek assertion that mismanaging arts organizations is best left to the professionals.
"Though while the author wishes they could buy it in Walmart..." Who is "they"? The kids? The author? Something else?…