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    • UK Equity Threatens Strikes In London’s West End This Summer

      “The reason? Minimum pay and terms settlement negotiations between Equity and the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) have hit a snag after ‘constructive’ beginnings, with Equity saying that there were still question marks over ‘expectations on pay, holiday, rehearsal working time, injury, and stage management differentials.’” – WhatsOnStage (UK)

    • How AI Looks Set To Change The Actual Printing Of Books

      “A new report from the Book Manufacturers’ Institute on the state of the book industry predicts that printing is on the cusp of potential major changes.” – Publishers Weekly

    • Venice’s Opera House Fires Controversial New Music Director Over Interviews

      After months of protests from musicians and others over the slender qualifications of conductor Beatrice Venezi, the board of La Fenice confirmed her appointment and it looked like she was all set. Then she trash-talked the opera house and its audience to an Argentine newspaper. – The Guardian

    • How Chicago’s Arts Institutions Are Coping With Federal Funding Cuts

      “The defunding of arts and humanities programming across the state has left leaders skeptical as to whether government funding can be a reliable source in the future.” – Crain’s Chicago Business

    • Director of Production-Seattle Children’s Theatre working with Management Consultants for the Arts

      Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), one of the nation’s premiere organizations for theatre-for-young audiences, invites applications from dedicated and collaborative leaders for its Director of Production position. The Director of Production is responsible for the comprehensive production execution of SCT’s artistic vision, set by the Artistic Director.

      This role reports to the Artistic Director and supervises a Production Manager, Technical Director and a staff of eighteen Artisans. This role leads all production related activities at SCT including but not limited to; design and rehearsal phase, running of shows, building of productions, sending SCT’s physical productions out, receiving touring productions, as well as partnering closely with the Artistic Director on commissions and workshops.

      The Director of Production also carries responsibility for artist care and company management functions, ensuring all guest and resident artists are supported with housing, travel, hospitality and wellness resources. In addition, as part of SCT’s Directors team, this role takes shared responsibility in full staff activities such as; all-staff meetings, leading and participating in antiracism efforts, engagement with the board of trustees and promoting a healthy organizational culture.

      Seattle Children’s Theatre has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to lead the search, and interested candidates may apply for this position by visiting this link: https://www.mcaonline.com/searches/director-of-production-sct

      SCT hopes to make a hiring decision by the summer of 2026, with the selected candidate transitioning into the position shortly after to be prepared to lead the 2026/27 set of responsibilities for the new season starting this fall. The salary range for the position is between $91,000-$106,000 annually and includes a full benefit package that includes:

      • Generous Vacation & Sick Time
      • Health, Dental, and Vision: Employer-paid coverage (You can explore the current benefits SCT offers on the SCT Benefits Website http://www.benefitspage.com/ PASSWORD: sct)
      • Retirement: Optional 403(b) plan
      • Additional: FSA options, Discounted ORCA Passport or Parking Plan

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    • UK Equity Threatens Strikes In London’s West End This Summer

      “The reason? Minimum pay and terms settlement negotiations between Equity and the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) have hit a snag after ‘constructive’ beginnings, with Equity saying that there were still question marks over ‘expectations on pay, holiday, rehearsal working time, injury, and stage management differentials.’” – WhatsOnStage (UK)

    • How AI Looks Set To Change The Actual Printing Of Books

      “A new report from the Book Manufacturers’ Institute on the state of the book industry predicts that printing is on the cusp of potential major changes.” – Publishers Weekly

    • Venice’s Opera House Fires Controversial New Music Director Over Interviews

      After months of protests from musicians and others over the slender qualifications of conductor Beatrice Venezi, the board of La Fenice confirmed her appointment and it looked like she was all set. Then she trash-talked the opera house and its audience to an Argentine newspaper. – The Guardian

    • How Chicago’s Arts Institutions Are Coping With Federal Funding Cuts

      “The defunding of arts and humanities programming across the state has left leaders skeptical as to whether government funding can be a reliable source in the future.” – Crain’s Chicago Business

    • Director of Production-Seattle Children’s Theatre working with Management Consultants for the Arts

      Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), one of the nation’s premiere organizations for theatre-for-young audiences, invites applications from dedicated and collaborative leaders for its Director of Production position. The Director of Production is responsible for the comprehensive production execution of SCT’s artistic vision, set by the Artistic Director.

      This role reports to the Artistic Director and supervises a Production Manager, Technical Director and a staff of eighteen Artisans. This role leads all production related activities at SCT including but not limited to; design and rehearsal phase, running of shows, building of productions, sending SCT’s physical productions out, receiving touring productions, as well as partnering closely with the Artistic Director on commissions and workshops.

      The Director of Production also carries responsibility for artist care and company management functions, ensuring all guest and resident artists are supported with housing, travel, hospitality and wellness resources. In addition, as part of SCT’s Directors team, this role takes shared responsibility in full staff activities such as; all-staff meetings, leading and participating in antiracism efforts, engagement with the board of trustees and promoting a healthy organizational culture.

      Seattle Children’s Theatre has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to lead the search, and interested candidates may apply for this position by visiting this link: https://www.mcaonline.com/searches/director-of-production-sct

      SCT hopes to make a hiring decision by the summer of 2026, with the selected candidate transitioning into the position shortly after to be prepared to lead the 2026/27 set of responsibilities for the new season starting this fall. The salary range for the position is between $91,000-$106,000 annually and includes a full benefit package that includes:

      • Generous Vacation & Sick Time
      • Health, Dental, and Vision: Employer-paid coverage (You can explore the current benefits SCT offers on the SCT Benefits Website http://www.benefitspage.com/ PASSWORD: sct)
      • Retirement: Optional 403(b) plan
      • Additional: FSA options, Discounted ORCA Passport or Parking Plan

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    PEOPLE

    • UK Equity Threatens Strikes In London’s West End This Summer

      “The reason? Minimum pay and terms settlement negotiations between Equity and the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) have hit a snag after ‘constructive’ beginnings, with Equity saying that there were still question marks over ‘expectations on pay, holiday, rehearsal working time, injury, and stage management differentials.’” – WhatsOnStage (UK)

    • How AI Looks Set To Change The Actual Printing Of Books

      “A new report from the Book Manufacturers’ Institute on the state of the book industry predicts that printing is on the cusp of potential major changes.” – Publishers Weekly

    • Venice’s Opera House Fires Controversial New Music Director Over Interviews

      After months of protests from musicians and others over the slender qualifications of conductor Beatrice Venezi, the board of La Fenice confirmed her appointment and it looked like she was all set. Then she trash-talked the opera house and its audience to an Argentine newspaper. – The Guardian

    • How Chicago’s Arts Institutions Are Coping With Federal Funding Cuts

      “The defunding of arts and humanities programming across the state has left leaders skeptical as to whether government funding can be a reliable source in the future.” – Crain’s Chicago Business

    • Director of Production-Seattle Children’s Theatre working with Management Consultants for the Arts

      Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), one of the nation’s premiere organizations for theatre-for-young audiences, invites applications from dedicated and collaborative leaders for its Director of Production position. The Director of Production is responsible for the comprehensive production execution of SCT’s artistic vision, set by the Artistic Director.

      This role reports to the Artistic Director and supervises a Production Manager, Technical Director and a staff of eighteen Artisans. This role leads all production related activities at SCT including but not limited to; design and rehearsal phase, running of shows, building of productions, sending SCT’s physical productions out, receiving touring productions, as well as partnering closely with the Artistic Director on commissions and workshops.

      The Director of Production also carries responsibility for artist care and company management functions, ensuring all guest and resident artists are supported with housing, travel, hospitality and wellness resources. In addition, as part of SCT’s Directors team, this role takes shared responsibility in full staff activities such as; all-staff meetings, leading and participating in antiracism efforts, engagement with the board of trustees and promoting a healthy organizational culture.

      Seattle Children’s Theatre has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to lead the search, and interested candidates may apply for this position by visiting this link: https://www.mcaonline.com/searches/director-of-production-sct

      SCT hopes to make a hiring decision by the summer of 2026, with the selected candidate transitioning into the position shortly after to be prepared to lead the 2026/27 set of responsibilities for the new season starting this fall. The salary range for the position is between $91,000-$106,000 annually and includes a full benefit package that includes:

      • Generous Vacation & Sick Time
      • Health, Dental, and Vision: Employer-paid coverage (You can explore the current benefits SCT offers on the SCT Benefits Website http://www.benefitspage.com/ PASSWORD: sct)
      • Retirement: Optional 403(b) plan
      • Additional: FSA options, Discounted ORCA Passport or Parking Plan

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    THEATRE

      VISUAL

      • How Short-Form Video Clips Took Over The Internet

        Once you start looking, you realize that short video clips—not tweets, or posts, or static photos—have become the atomic unit of online content. Short-form video, of course, isn’t new, but the prevalence of the clips is. – The Atlantic

      • AI Can Make Anyone An “Influencer”

        Across social media, an influx of A.I.-generated avatars is reshaping what it means to be an influencer. A Facebook group called Baddies in AI, geared toward women who are using A.I. to either augment their own social-media presence or create entirely new figures from scratch, has more than three hundred thousand members. – The New Yorker

      • What Is Truth?

        That, basically, is what’s at stake in the low-grade shots fired (culturally speaking) across the internet about Michael. – Wired

      • A Cultural Critic Admits They Were Very Wrong About A 2010s Flashpoint

        “There was something very intentional to Girls, something that spoke to me. I could’ve connected with it. Instead, I rejected it dramatically. I wasn’t the only one.” – Slate

      • The Deep, Strange Comfort Of A Rewatch

        “Familiar things require less from us; they deliver the emotional payoff we expect. But repetition is also a way of revisiting earlier versions of ourselves.” – The Atlantic

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