A.R.T./New York, in partnership with Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations (APASO), is conducting another very short snapshot survey to get an up-to-the-minute sense of how your arts organization is faring. The information gathered in this survey will contribute to a regional and national picture of the fiscal health of the arts, so we urge you to complete it! Even if you don't think all of the questions are relevant to your organization, we do ask that you participate as long as you are a not-for-profit arts organization.

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

1. This survey will not require you to crunch any numbers and should only take 5-10 minutes. You must begin and submit it during the same session; you cannot save your answers and submit them later.
2. If you receive this survey from more than one service organization, please fill it out only once, but do select all service organizations with which you are affiliated on the preliminary information page.
3. If your fiscal year 2011 is not yet over, please estimate where you will be.
4. In order to provide an accurate analysis of the data, this survey is intended only for not-for-profit arts organizations. Those who should NOT fill this survey out include arts service organizations, individual artists or teachers, commercial producers or companies, and for-profit theatre camps or studios.
5. If you have any questions about the survey, please email Chris Shuff at [email protected]. 

The link to the survey is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJHPKPD

The survey deadline is Friday, October 7, 2011.

Reach new audiences through the new-and-improved Free Night NYC.

It is that time of year again for Free Night NYC. We’ve heard your feedback and have exciting changes to announce. These changes address concerns around the ticketing system and the no-show rates, so please take a look and sign up to participate by September 1, 2011.

In partnership with LA Stage Alliance and through a generous grant from Sony Pictures Entertainment, a brand new, enter-to-win ticketing system has been created for use across the country. 

What’s different about this system?

1. It will no longer be a race to the finish for our patrons to get tickets. Instead, audiences will have one week to peruse the site and choose their top 5 picks in priority order.
2. Participating theaters will no longer need to allocate the number of tickets to any given performance until seeing the demand for the particular show. Once the number of requests is received, theaters can determine how many tickets to give.
3. Free Night NYC will offer two blocks of ticket releases to the patrons. The first block is for performances between October 1-16 and the second block is for performances between October 17-31. This will not affect the inputting of shows for participating theaters, but will assist in the curbing of no-show rates.
4. There will be a webinar training session hosted by LA Stage Alliance and NYC’s Regional Administrator on Monday, August 15 at 2pm EST.  This will be between 45-90 minutes in duration.

Who participates in Free Night of Theater?

Last year 140 theatres across all five boroughs offered over 400 performances that were enjoyed by 10,000 theatergoers; 80% of whom were first-time visitors to their FREE NIGHT theatre.  54% of these audience members were under the age of 35; 20% between 35 and 44 years old!  Women accounted for 66% of the participants, and they were quite diverse: 36% were White; 16% Hispanic/Latino; 14% African-American; and 12% Asian American/Pacific Islanders.  In fact, New York City’s audience was much more diverse than the national average (52% White; 10.7% Hispanic/Latino; 10.6% African-American and 9.8% Asian-American/Pacific Islanders) and skewed slightly younger. 

New to Free Night NYC? For more information or to sign up to participate, visit www.freenightnyc.net or email Jennifer Conley Darling at [email protected].

Free Night NYC Managing Partners

The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
The Arts & Business Council of New York
The League of Independent Theater
Theatre Development Fund
Theatre Communications Group

On Monday, August 1, 2011, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation announced the contenders for its 2011 IT Awards. Out of 121 total nominees, A.R.T./New York's member theatres racked up an astounding 51 nominations and were represented in all 19 award categories!

Since 2004, the IT Awards have honored the outstanding work being done by New York City's Off-Off-Broadway artists. And as this year's nominations affirm, A.R.T./New York's prolific small and emerging theatres play a significant role in the continued vitality of this important community. We are so proud to support these innovative artists!

The IT Awards Ceremony will be held on September 19, 2011. For more information, visit www.nyitawards.com. Below is a list of A.R.T./New York members who were nominated for awards.

Outstanding Ensemble

Tonya Canada, Megan Hill, Polly Lee, Michael Levinton, Hugh Sinclair, Laura von Holt, Donya K. Washington, Stephanie Weeks, Merlin Whitehawk, (oh my god I am so) THIRST(y), Little Lord (a theater company)

Whitney Branan, Jennifer DiDonato, Tauren Hagans, Robert Anthony Jones, Edward Juvier, Lorinne Lampert, Aaron J. Libby, Jake Mendes, Trey Mitchell, Jan-Peter Pedross, Colin Pritchard, Megan Rosenblatt, Chloe Sabin, Dawn Trautman, Craig Treubert, Tyler Wallach, Eric Weaver, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Solo Performance

Andrea Caban, Questions My Mother Can't Answer, Coyote REP Theatre Company & the terraNOVA Collective

Nat Cassidy, Things At The Doorstep: An Evening of Horror Based on the Works of H.P. Lovecraft, Manhattan Theatre Source

Greg Oliver Bodine, and Nat Cassidy Grant Neale, Polanski, Polanski, terraNOVA Collective

Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role

David Darrow, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Colin Pritchard, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role

Becky Byers, Dog Act, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Nicole Taylor, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Laura von Holt, (oh my god I am so) THIRST(y), Little Lord (a theater company)

Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

Trent Dawson, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Jeff Paul, Interchange, WorkShop Theater Company

Craig E. Treubert, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

Kelly Anne Burns, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Daphne Gaines, The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Director

Michole Biancosino, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Hans Friedrichs, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Leslie Kincaid Burby, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Paul Zimet, The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Choreography/Movement

Karina Casiano and Daniel Irizarry, The Orphans, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club presents La Criatura Theater

Aaron Haskell, Wake Up, You're Dead, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Christine O'Grady, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Lighting Design

Ben Hagen, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Duane Pagano, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Stan Pressner, Pass The Blutwurst, Bitte, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Costume Design

Machine Dazzle, The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Ryan J. Moller, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

Outstanding Set Design

Kevin Judge, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Duane Pagano, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Jason Paradine, Dog Act, Flux Theatre Ensemble

Outstanding Sound Design

Quentin Chiappetta, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Christopher Loar, (un)afraid, New York Neo-Futurists

Amit Prakash, The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company

Outstanding Innovative Design

Volodymyr Klyuzko and Mikhail Shraga, Projection Design, Raven, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Alex Koch, Video and Projection Design, Feeder: A Love Story by James Carter, terraNOVA Collective

Outstanding Original Music

Live Footage, Displaced Wedding, New Worlds Theatre Project

Colonna Sonora, Woyzeck, Toy Box Theatre Company

Outstanding Original Short Script

Vincent Marano, My Baby, Ingenius Short Play Festival, Manhattan Theatre Source

Outstanding Original Full-Length Script

Eddie Antar, The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

Outstanding Performance Art Production

(un)afraid, New York Neo-Futurists

Hold Music, PegLeg Productions / Culture Project's Women Center Stage 2011

Locker #4173b, New York Neo-Futurists

Wake Up, You're Dead, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Woman of Leisure and Panic, terraNOVA Collective

Outstanding Production of a Musical

(oh my god I am so) THIRST(y), Little Lord (a theater company)

Reefer Madnes the musical, The Gallery Players

The Drowsy Chaperone, The Gallery Players

The Human Comedy, Astoria Performing Arts Center

The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club

Outstanding Production of a Play

The Navigator, WorkShop Theater Company

The Revival, Project Y Theatre Company