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The next Theatre Community Forum will be:
UNIONS, GUILDS AND THE FUTURE OF THE LOS ANGELES THEATRE COMMUNITY
Monday, June 22
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Furious Theatre Company, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA
To RSVP to this forum, just email your name (and organization, if applicable) with JUNE FORUM in the subject line, to Events@LAStageAlliance.com.

PAST MEETINGS

COMMUNITY RESOURCES
April 25th, 2009
Hosted by the Crown City Theatre Company

CLICK HERE for the current Outline of Resources for Theatre Producers in Los Angeles
CLICK HERE for the current Resource Gaps Document

Over forty members of the theatre community gathered on a Saturday morning in North Hollywood and fleshed out the first draft of a document called RESOURCES FOR THEATRE PRODUCERS IN LOS ANGELES.
They also identified a number of resource 'gaps' that exist in the resources to theatres and theatre artists, and began discussions of possible ways to fill those gaps through new initiatives and programming.

Attendees included representatives from LA Stage Alliance, USC, Theatre Unleashed, Deaf West Theatre, Umbrella Co., Vibrant Production Management, Eclectic Company Theatre, Divorce!, Up & Running, Steve Moyer PR, Elephant Theatre Company, Robey Theatre Company, Salem K Theatre Company, Crown City Theatre Company, United States Veteran Artists Alliance, Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre, Footlights, Actors Forum Theatre, NoHoArtsDistrict.com, Theatre Unlimited, The Michael Chekov Studio, TheatreCo-Op.com, and Ark Theatre Company - and others!

COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE WITH MIKE DAISEY
March 20th, 2009
Co-presented by LA Stage Alliance and Center Theatre Group
at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

After a packed performance of his monologue HOW THEATRE FAILED AMERICA, Mike Daisey moderated a roundtable of prominent figures from the theatre community, and took questions from the audience.
The panelists included:
Terence McFarland, Executive Director, LA Stage Alliance
Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director, Center Theatre Group
Steven Leigh Morris, Critic-at-Large, LA Weekly
Nancy Keystone, Artistic Director, Critical Mass Performance Group
Ron Sossi, Artistic Director, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Damaso Rodriguez, Artistic Director, Furious Theatre Company and Associate Artistic Director, Pasadena Playhouse
Adriana Sevan, Actor
Bahni Turpin, Actor/Cornerstone Theater Ensemble Member

An article on the event will appear on LAStageBlog.com by mid-May.

THEATRE COMMUNITY FORUMS PLANNING MEETING
Monday, January 26, 2009
Forty-eight active members of the Los Angeles theatre community and the staff of LA Stage Alliance came together to cull the topics and plan the focus of future community forums.

Click here to see the LIVING AGENDA created from the planning meeting.
Click here to download a PDF.

For questions or to volunteer time, space and/or expertise please contact Doug Clayton.
Check back here ofter for updates on upcoming forums dates and locations. or Visit LA Stage BLOG.


	ACTIONS TAKEN/IN PROGRESS Apr/May - LA Stage staff have meetings with representatives of the theatrical unions, in preperation for a possible community forum with union reps in June. Feb/Mar/Apr 2009 - LA Stage Alliance staff have ongoing meetings with patrons, critics, artists, producers and editors about the state of theatre criticism in Los Angeles and the country, and possible new platforms for criticism. March 2009 - LA Stage launches a revamped version of LA STAGE TIMES, including new design elements, lower general prices, and THE LIST, a $25/week option for performing arts events to include their title and company name in the LA Times. March 2009 - LA Stage makes an agreement to partner with Peter Finlayson and FOOTLIGHTS magazine/program company to provide editorial and listing content for the Footlights publications. Jan. 2009 - LA Stage Executive Director Terence McFarland is in ongoing meetings with the LA Weekly and key players in the theatre community regarding theatre criticism and specifically, the recent elimination of the theatre editor position at the Weekly.


LA Stage Alliance is supported in part by American Express, The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation, California Community Foundation, Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Shubert Foundation and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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