#66 - Moisés Kaufman: Building Theatre from the Ground Up

“Visibility equals donors. The more work you do, the more you’re
out there, the more people come to see the shows, the more you
continue to maintain your lists of who is coming to see the work –
the more easy fundraising becomes.” What is the future of theater
making? How has creating theater in rehearsal rooms helped
cultivate the multi-hyphenate, an economically friendly hiring
option for producers? From the point of view from one of the most
sought after directors and cultivators, Moisés Kaufman has
incredible insight for anyone who wants to found their own company.
What are the first steps? What should they be aware of? How do you
raise money? Make your company official? Money can scare people –
but it’s imperative to understand it when creating theatre. 
On this episode we discuss being pushed into boxes and how that
affected his journey of bringing the Tony Nominated musical
Paradise Square to Broadway. Plus, there is a ticket giveaway where
you and a guest can see the show! All you have to do are these two
is: Follow in IG: @dearmultihyphenate Write a review – as long as
you write a review from June 1st to June 13th, that review will be
considered an entry! Mention how much you loved this episode with
Moisés Kaufman! The winner will be announced on the next episode of
Dear Multi-Hyphenate released on June 13th.  Moisés Kaufman is
the founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project, a
Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright, and a 2015
recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Mr. Kaufman’s Broadway
directing credits include the revival of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch
Song, the revival of The Heiress with Jessica Chastain, 33
Variations (which he also wrote) starring Jane Fonda (Five Tony
nominations); Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Bengal Tiger
at the Baghdad Zoo with Robin Williams; and Doug Wright’s Pulitzer
and Tony Award-winning play I Am My Own Wife with Jefferson Mays.
His play The Laramie Project (which he wrote with the Tectonic
Theater Project company) is among the most performed plays in
America. Kaufman also co-wrote and directed the HBO film adaptation
of “The Laramie Project,” which received two Emmy Award nominations
for Best Director and Best Writer. He is an Obie Award winner and a
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