Author: Theatre Communications Group

Publication Year: 1979

Media Type: Conference paper/presentation

Summary:

Proceedings of the Theatre Communications Group National Conference held at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, June 18-24, 1980. The complexity of our society and the variety of forms by which we now receive information make it almost impossible for artists to be aware of major discoveries and visions of such thinkers as social and natural scientists. This conference will help us gain insights into the forces shaping our society, while at the same time affording us the opportunity to share ideas about the craft and visions that go into our art.

Abstract:

Proceedings of the Theatre Communications Group National Conference held at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, June 18-24, 1980. The complexity of our society and the variety of forms by which we now receive information make it almost impossible for artists to be aware of major discoveries and visions of such thinkers as social and natural scientists. This conference will help us gain insights into the forces shaping our society, while at the same time affording us the opportunity to share ideas about the craft and visions that go into our art. (Introduction.)

CONTENTS
Introduction.
Director's note.

Part 1. Toward expanding horizons.

Welcome.
Opening remarks.
Presentations:
     Cultural demography of a society in transition by William Simon.
     Power and place: the end of the beginning by Sheldon Wolin.
     Up against the flow of history by Richard Falk.
     Molecular biology and society by Boris Magasanik.

Part 2. Exploring our art.

Playwrights panel.
Directors panel.
Actors panel.
Designers panel.
A fireside chat by Joseph Chaikin.

Part 3. Theatres as growing institutions.

Institutionalization: Bane or blessing to the art of theatre? by Robert Moss and Sara O'Connor.
Why people go to the theatre: Marketing to reach artistic goals by Charles Ziff.
Press and public relations by Danny Newman.
Why people don't go to the theatre: An anthropologist's impressions by Kenneth Brecher.
New materials for the stage: Sources and resources [panel].
New materials for the stage: Contacts and contracts [panel].
Evolution of the board: An organic process [panel].
A board meeting the changing needs of an institution by Peter Donnelly.
The role of the board in fund-raising by Albert Andrews, Jr.
Advocacy by Laurence Fishkin.

In conclusion -- A Princeton summary by Kenneth Brecher.
Final remarks by Gordon Davidson.
A Princeton [photograph] album.
List of participants.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Performing Arts Organizations