AMERICAN THEATER | New online hub for Austin theaters launched

AUSTIN: ATX Theater, a coalition of more than 80 theater companies in Austin, announces the launch of ATXtheatre.org, an online hub for the Austin theater.

The group formed to encourage collaboration and the sharing of resources just before COVID-19 shut down the performing arts. Throughout the pandemic, ATX Theater fostered new common ideas between companies and worked to strengthen relationships between Austin theater leaders. ATX Theater has applied for 501 (c) (3) nonprofit status to support Austin’s theater companies, a mission underscored by the site’s priority of “uniting theater makers and audiences, d ‘expand Austin’s economic and cultural vitality, cultivate access to live theater. , and foster the community.

The website will house a Exhaustive list Austin theatrical productions and events, all listed in partnership with the Austin Creative Alliance (ACA). Additionally, the site will feature resources for teachers, parents, and industry workers, as well as articles highlighting theater companies and individual creators, including designers, creatives, technicians, and actors. .

“Since the ACA serves all artists in the arts and culture sector, this type of industry-specific partnership makes sense for a subset of the people we serve,” said the director of programming. ACA Jenny Lavery in a statement. “It helps bring theater projects much closer to the specific audiences who crave them. And as artistic director of Théâtre en Bloc, I totally agree!

ATX Theater works to support Austin theaters’ commitments to improve accessibility and take concrete action to increase fairness. The industry directory will be structured specifically to foster diversity in hiring, and the site will highlight companies that make programming choices with diverse audiences in mind. ATX Theater plans to announce an inclusive initiative for young audiences later this summer.

“Through outreach, monthly producer meetings, industry happy hours, and standardizing the sharing of everything from ideas and information to props and costume pieces, ATX Theater aims to help the theatrical community to “Austin to feel a little more friendly and welcoming to everyone,” said a key contributor. at the ATX theater, Sharron Anderson, in a statement. “This group is working from within to open up Austin’s theatrical systems to be more fair, transparent and accessible.”

Austin theatergoers and theater makers can join the ATX Theater website for free.

Related