Drinking from a Firehose

Sometimes, the best way to study a theory or philosophy is to implement it and learn from the results. This twelve-part series is the year-long account of one young artist’s efforts to start a new theater company and put into action what he has learned and is learning from the HowlRound and #newplay community.

I have trust issues. This is an important realization for me, especially when I’m managing artistic and organizational development. So I’ve decided to dedicate this month’s blog to process my thoughts about how trust factors into my development of This Is Water Theatre.

In my mind, we were a small ensemble company in a small city with no artistic reputation and, at that point, still no ensemble. I was hoping for fifty submissions, and that was if we were extremely lucky…

Andrew Roblyer continues his series Drinking from a Firehose with an examination of credibility. Who creates it? Where does it come from? And how can theaters harness its power to better connect with their audiences.

Andrew Roblyer starts out on a year-long journey to create a new theatre company in central Texas