Between the Pages - Alan Harrison (Scene Change 2)

Last year, we kicked off our Between the Pages series, where we focus on playwrights and authors with a performing arts focus by interviewing Alan Harrison, who came on our show to talk about his new book, Scene Change: Why Today's Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact. Alan is back with a second volume called Scene Change 2: The Five REAL Responsibilities of Nonprofit Arts Boards, focusing on how board and board members can re-evaluate what their priorities are and work toward contributing more to the communities they serve, by doing more than just producing content.

We also wanted to talk to Alan because of his unique perspective around the changes we're seeing in Washington and the new administration, specifically the new requirements arts organizations have to meet to receive National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding. Is the time ripe for theaters to start reconsidering their priorities around funding and mission? Alan joined us for a spirited discussion around this and some other important topics related to the changes we're seeing around the federal de-prioritization of the arts. We believe this is an important conversation to have, which is why we wanted to get Alan back on the show, plus Hey! He's got a new book!!

To learn more about Alan and to purchase his books, head to https://501c3.guru/. He also welcomes feedback directly, and asked us to share his email address (which is also on the website), so if you have questions for him, feel free to reach out to Alan at alan@501c3.guru.

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