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Author: Ian Mackenzie
Twitter theatre?
Three questions for any theatre people out there who are using the social networking tool Twitter: 1) How does Twitter help you be a better theatre professional?2) How do you find other theatre people on Twitter?3) Who would you recommend Twitter to? Come to think of it, any thoughts on Twitter and its relationship to […]
The passion of the blogs
A look back on a good year in the theatrosphere By Simon Ogden and Ian Mackenzie Time to put 2008 to bed? Good idea. But not before we take one last look at the year that was in theatre blogging. And what a year it was! From epic online dust-ups to Internet-wide collaborations, here’s our […]
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10 things I learned about theatre in 2008
When in doubt, make a numbered list. That’s at least part of the thinking behind Praxis Theatre Director of Marketing Ian Mackenzie’s recent guest post at The Next Stage theatre blog: 10 things I learned about theatre in 2008. Quasi-cantakerous, painfully obvious, or productively blunt?You decide. Please check out the full list of 10 at […]
Everything I know about theatre today I learned from blogging
Image courtesy of Katy’s Non-Profit Marketing Blog Branding the independentsBy Simon Ogden When I started my theatre blog in March of 2007, I had no idea there were other theatre bloggers out there, much less an organism called the theatrosphere. For real. It honestly didn’t occur to me. I had only just found out what […]
Theatre is Territory 2.0
So. What the fuck is going on with this blog? I know. Things have been a bit slow around here lately. It’s my fault. After more than two years, 426 posts, 78 “10 questions” interviews, and more comments section brawls than I can count, I must admit that my capacity for pumping this stuff out […]
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Exciting new work
Coming to The Centre Centre in Toronto on November 13, Kick Theatre presents “a radical new Canadian adaptation of August Strindberg’s play.” Miss Julie. More info here.
Toronto theatre – defining the landscape
SWOT-ing the industryBy M.K. Piatkowski A standard business practice for an organization as part of its strategic planning is to do a SWOT analysis. This looks at the internal realities of the organization (Strengths, Weaknesses) and the environment in which it operates (Opportunities, Threats). Looking around the not-for-profit theatre industry in Toronto, this is what […]
Digging for theatrosphere gold
In no particular order, four pieces of theatrosphere gold: The good people at Umbrella Talk interview Canadian master Daniel MacIvor. A new Toronto theatre blog: Emerging Art Productions. Vancouver’s Lyric Stage Project is marketing its upcoming production with this intriguing campaign. Chicago-based theatre advocate Don Hall continues his painfully honest series of posts on divorce. […]
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Giving up the dream?
American marketing guru Seth Godin’s October 15 blog post Maybe you can’t make money doing what you love? Read it. Live it. An excerpt: “That blog you’ve built, the one with a lot of traffic . . . perhaps it can’t be monetized. “That non-profit you work with, the one where you are able to […]
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