tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598291224432015847.post6977975553556668043..comments2012-12-02T00:39:09.175-06:00Comments on Dammit: Would Theatre Companies Make More Money If Tickets Were Free?tdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06548984744279714035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598291224432015847.post-29444794086861052242009-10-28T13:45:17.510-05:002009-10-28T13:45:17.510-05:00Have you ever checked out Quest Theatre Ensemble? ...Have you ever checked out Quest Theatre Ensemble? It's a theater located in Chicago (Andersonville) that does all of their shows for free--and high quality at that. They ask for donations but they pay all their actors and artists that work on the show. Their mission is to make art accessible. They've been around for almost ten years: www.questensemble.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598291224432015847.post-21868784248109801662009-09-30T10:58:32.155-05:002009-09-30T10:58:32.155-05:00While there's a lot I disagree with in Anderso...While there's a lot I disagree with in Anderson's book (not the least of which is his now-admitted plagiarism of wikipedia), I think you put the "free" thinking to really good use here.<br /><br />It's not completely unlike the original pricing structure of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, right? There was a one-in-six chance that you'd get to see the show for a buck or two. It brought an entirely different crowd to their shows than if they were charging a flat rate. And that crowd would line up early, go often, and spread a buzz worth much more than the loss they were taking from not charging a flat rate. And this was before buzz was easy to spread, before the twitter and the facebook and all those things the kids love these days.Dan Sinkerhttp://sinker.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com