The Market Theater is a private, independent performing arts organization managed by a small staff of New England-based artists and administrators. Led by Founder Greg Carr and Director Tom Cole, the theater will begin offering programming in Spring 2001. Carr says the theater will focus on plays by new playwrights, established works from outside the mainstream, as well as productions new to Boston and those that focus on human rights issues. But, he says, the theater will not follow the traditional model with a single artistic director whose vision is imprinted on the organization.
Museums have many curators, each of whom has expertise in a different area of art.
I believe a dramatic play, a performance artist, or a stand-up comedian may provide a powerful and significant message, different but complementary to a traditional academic lecture. Among the risks the staff is taking is the eschewing of a traditional season in favor of a series of projects that will attract many different ticket-buyers. There will be no formal subscriptions sold when the theater opens, Cole says. He says staff members are taking the approach that their facility should be developed as a destination for people interested in good theater and good performances of all kinds. We want to make this the kind of place where people will seek out unique entertainment.