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Seth Lepore

Seth Lepore is a performing artist, educator, and connector. He currently tours an audience-driven solo show, does a monthly observational satire show in his hometown of Easthampton, MA when he isn’t on the road, and teaches artists how to get their business chops in order through workshops, consultations, and group networking.

His crash course The Nuts and Bolts of Being a Performing Artist has been hosted by Springboard for the Arts, SIU Carbondale, Pierce College, Assets for Artists, The Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston and Easthampton City Arts+.

He is currently writing a book entitled Ruthless Reciprocity: A Living Document to Transform the Performing Arts Community. He is currently working with other grassroots artist-to-artist educators on innovative ways to disseminate practical, pragmatic and collective skill sharing. He is an advocate of flattening the hierarchy in the performing arts field through a network of shared data, open communication and artist-centric leadership.

Don’t Depend on Ticket Sales
Essay

Don’t Depend on Ticket Sales

18 October 2015

Seth Lepore discusses why artists and producers can’t depend purely on ticket sales for revenue, using one of his tours through the Midwest as an example. 

Living the Dream Podcast # 4
Podcast

Living the Dream Podcast # 4

Seth Lepore

1 October 2015

In this podcast series, Matthew Gray interviews all kinds of actors to share why they act and how they act, in a world of diminished residuals, rising student loan interest rates, reduced network pick-ups, and a dying regional theatre circuit. Find it in iTunes.

This is About Us, Not About You
Essay

This is About Us, Not About You

A Call for Action

19 September 2015

Seth Lepore challenges the field to think radically differently about our current paradigm.

Promise Me You Won’t Start an Arts Nonprofit
Essay

Promise Me You Won’t Start an Arts Nonprofit

28 August 2015

Seth Lepore lays out the pros and cons of fiscal sponsorship versus becoming a non-profit for small arts groups or individuals.

Facing Facts
Essay

Facing Facts

Artists Need an Entrepreneurial Mindset Part 2

2 August 2015

Seth Lepore continues the conversation on entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial mindset for artists.

Building Your Identity and Fan Base Like a Metal Band
Essay

Building Your Identity and Fan Base Like a Metal Band

13 July 2015

In this installation, Seth Lepore compares theatre artists to metal bands, and realizes theatre artists have a lot they can learn.

When An Audience Member Wants to Give You "Feedback"
Essay

When An Audience Member Wants to Give You "Feedback"

9 May 2015

In the second installation of his series, Seth Lepore explores when an audience member gives feedback, even when it isn’t necessarily wanted.

Facing Facts
Essay

Facing Facts

Artists Have to be Entrepreneurs

12 April 2015

Seth Lepore talks about gaining the skills to self-produce and theatre artists as entrepreneurs.

The Crowdfunding Conundrum
Essay

The Crowdfunding Conundrum

Using a Co-opted Model That Has Already Reached the Tipping Point

6 March 2015

In the first post of his series, Seth Lepore looks at crowdfunding, how to keep it relevant, who is actually donating, and the kind of immediacy it provides.

The Seth Show with the Episode The Art of Manipulation in New England
Video

The Seth Show with the Episode The Art of Manipulation in New England

Tuesday 24 February 2015
MA, United States
The Seth Show with the Episode Creeps, Pervs, and Shysters
Video

The Seth Show with the Episode Creeps, Pervs, and Shysters

Tuesday 17 February 2015
MA, United States
The Seth Show with the episode Love, Hate, and Lust in New England
Video

The Seth Show with the episode Love, Hate, and Lust in New England

Tuesday 10 February 2015
MA, United States
The Seth Show: A Dignified Death in New England
Video

The Seth Show: A Dignified Death in New England

Tuesday 3 February 2015
MA, United States
Seth Lepore's 12 Hour Performance Marathon Kickin’ Ass and Takin’ Names
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Video

Seth Lepore's 12 Hour Performance Marathon Kickin’ Ass and Takin’ Names

Saturday 7 December 2013
Easthampton, MA, United States
Entrepreneurial Mindset Series by Seth Lepore
Series

Entrepreneurial Mindset Series by Seth Lepore

The Seth Show
Series

The Seth Show

An archive of four episodes of The Seth Show, hosted on HowlRound TV.