More to Come

Posted by Scott Baker On 9:25 AM

I've spent a great deal of time over the past few weeks talking to people about the Hippodrome, the Waco Performing Arts Company, and the Arts in general in Waco. I posted a series of thoughts telling the story of how we got to where we find ourselves today. And I finished those thoughts with a vision of what I think should happen to fix the situation and provide for a future for the Arts in Waco.

I've had a great deal of feedback about that vision for the future, and a few things have come about. The first is that I've realized that the vision I put forth was incomplete. It needs to be more specific, detailed, and step-by-step. The second thing is that was probably wrong about a few key things that could or should happen. And the third is that it doesn't provide anything for people to grab hold of and begin working on right now.

The good news is, I think I have some ideas to fix those problems! The bad news is, I'm still working on hashing it out. Stick with me for a few days, and I'll have more to say on the subject including a tangible plan for immediate action. I hope you are all well and brimming with ideas for how to support and promote the Arts in your neighborhood wherever you find yourselves.

3 Cachinnations

  1. Chris Hansen Said,

    Looking forward to it.

    Posted on 3/18/2010

     
  2. Unknown Said,

    Thank you, Mr. Baker, for this generous series of blogs. Carolyn Roark or the Mid America Theater Conference put many of us onto your trail, and I can tell you that this primer on theater management is going directly to my current and former students.

    This looks like the foundation of an excellent book.

    Thanks again.

    Tim Good
    DePauw University
    Greencastle, Indiana

    Posted on 3/19/2010

     
  3. Scott Baker Said,

    Thanks, Tim. It's a pleasure. I'm actually in the process of revising and refining them right now! I find myself dissatisfied with the conclusions that I drew in some ways. But I'm sure that I needed to work these ideas out in an arena where feedback and criticism could be found in order to come up with better conclusions. Please feel free to offer any insight and criticism you may have. It's more than welcomed!

    Posted on 3/19/2010