Agency Details:

Theatre Puget Sound

The mission of Theatre Puget Sound is to promote the spiritual and economic necessity of theatre to the public, and to unify and strengthen the theatre community through programs, resources and services.

Description:
Theatre Puget Sound provides essential services to theatres and individual theatre professionals, delivering information services and acting as the "connective tissue" that brings resources and intelligence to our membership base, currently comprised of more than 140 organizations and 1,400 individuals. Services we provide include:

• The TPS website, TPSonline.org, which features a searchable member database, theatre news and message boards.
• Our annual regional theatre auditions, attended by more than 300 Equity and non-Equity actors and 50 auditing casting organizations.
• Industry events, such as the Gregory Falls Sustained Achievement Award.
• Provision of approx. 25,000 square feet of much-needed inexpensive rehearsal and performance space at the Seattle Center House through our Studio 4 Rental Space for the Arts program. This allows small producers and individual artists to create and present a broad variety of performances for the general public at an easily accessible and affodable location. The work developed within Theatre Puget Sound spaces serves an incalculable number of the region's population.
• A "Whole Life" program that includes a special home loan program from HomeStreet Bank, a tax assistance program for performing artists, access to affordable health care and more, through multiple partnerships.
• Spearheading audience development initiatives including collaborative marketing programs and Live Theatre Week/Free Night of Theater, as well as providing training to small and mid-sized theatres for audience development.
• SeattlePerforms.com, the most comprehensive and user-friendly searchable theatre web listing for the region.
• Co-op advertising and theatre listings on the Seattle Performs web site provide audiences with comprehensive access and information for performing arts events.
• The annual TPS Live Theatre Week festival, which takes place the third week of October. The festival consists of over 60 Free Night of Theater performances, and 30 free special events. With support from major sponsors, TPS drives a marketing campaign that includes print, radio, web and outdoor media, resulting in an estimated outreach to more than 2.2 million individuals across the Puget Sound Region.

History:
TPS was founded in 1997 by a consortium of the professional theatres in Western Washington to advocate for the region’s growing theatre community’s causes and administer much-needed services. We are now the Northwest’s premiere arts advocacy and leadership organization.

Contact people:

Karen Zeller Lane, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Sam Read, General Manager, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (206) 770-0370
Office fax number: (206) 441-7383

Address:

PO Box 19643 Seattle, WA 98109

Web Site: http://www.seattleperforms.com

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	No

Last updated on May 21, 2009