PROJECT SUMMARY: 

Goodbye to the Way Things Were is a low-stakes participatory experience to acknowledge how things have changed in the theater/nonprofit spheres. Through conversations and activities, members will be invited to name these new realities, express any feelings about them, release what holds us back, and carry the helpful things forward. This warm and welcoming space invites you to show up as-you-are, with all the skills and identities you bring to this new moment.

 

As administrators, artists, and practitioners aiming to "lead beyond the path", we must first recognize the moments of frustration and challenge we have faced these past few years - to let go of what is no longer working, or no longer available to us. Only THEN can we move forward as our fullest selves. Join us for this moment of community-building filled with insight, laughter, and most importantly release. To actively combat the siloing of individual roles in our field, we encourage all A.R.T./New York members - from any department within an organization, or any freelance role in the field - to attend this opening session.​

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CREATED BY: Mollie Andron, Jess Applebaum, Mica Baum-Tuccillo, Nic Benacerraf (director), Dorothea Gloria, Chie Morita, and Greg Schicker-Taubman. It is an outgrowth of our Mourning Machine project.

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Presented on June 4, 2024, by A.R.T./New York for their Spring Summit: Leading Beyond the Path. Part of a joint Welcome Keynote Event, with ForgeNYC.