But power isn't the paradigm. Instead, it's about partnership. You've made a commitment, a public one. And the artistic director is one person. The hardship is speaking with consensus.
Staff has to have faith in their board as much as a board has to have faith in the staff.
A board is legally responsible for governance, Duncan reminds us. It can't just be all about the art. They have to make sure the mission continues. Which means the board can change leadership to fulfill what its members consider the vision of the organization, as the State Theater Company's board did recently. The board found a new artistic director in Scott Kanoff, who came to Austin from the Cleveland Playhouse.