“There’s No Place Like Home”
It may sound like a fairytale, but it’s true. Arena Stage, a well known (and now well endowed, thanks to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) theatre in D.C. is putting playwrights on their payroll and the opportunity to get involved with the theatre as an artistic home.
Aside from the obvious benefits like health insurance, a steady income, and access to office supplies, the real benefit is the emotional and psychological feelings of being compensated and valued, and therefore free to focus on the work. Arena Stage might just be changing the tide for American playwrights, and American theatre.
–Sue
Add comment June 23rd, 2010
