Compromise
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Beginning something new is a challenge- that’s no secret. A lot of work has to go into planning and setting those plans into motion. Add to that the passions of a diverse group of theatre artists, and you are bound to run into some small snags- or some potentially unraveling threads.
Raconteur Theatre Company recently ran into such a snag and in the spirit of radical transparency, I am sharing that snag here.
We (the founders) were clearly not on the same page. Some of the group want to start strong in a way that means taking financial risk, while some want take the process slow, start small and build gradually spending little to no money. This difference in philosophy has manifested itself in our choice of performance spaces. Some of the group wanted to spend money to secure an actual theatre space while others wanted to go as cheaply as possible (which meant most actual theatre spaces were out of the question). I was on the minority side of “spend money” because to me it is important for us to project the image we want to be known for right away. And frankly, my name is going on this. My name means a lot to me.
After two meetings and a week of anguish, we finally came to a compromise that I think all were happy with. The thing is, was this one compromise enough to truly get us all on the same page? I’m not sure, but we will continue plugging away and tackling issues as they come.
Working it out,
Jill
