OUR MISSION
The Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) serves artistic, education, and management leaders of theatres whose primary focus is producing the works of William Shakespeare. It offers these leaders a forum to discuss issues and methods of work, to share resources and information, and to act as advocates for Shakespearean productions and training.
ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
STA is an Organizational Member Association. Member companies are defined by their relationship to the production of Shakespeare’s plays. One of your organization’s purposes must be the production of Shakespeare’s plays. STA member companies are not defined by non-profit status, or budget size, or by professional versus community theater status. Member organizations may be “in residence” or “in affiliation with” an educational institution.
About the Annual Conference
The founders formed STA for the executive leadership of producing theater companies whose primary focus was the production of Shakespeare’s plays. Executive Leadership may be represented at the conference by Artistic, Education, Executive, Managing and Producing Directors. Members may designate another leader from their company to represent them, (such as the lead Dramaturg, Associate Artistic Director, General Manager, or Director of Artistic Learning). Board members are also welcome to attend. These representatives should be in a position that supervises staff and budgets and/or possess long-standing historical knowledge of the member theater. This allows them to make substantive contribution to the conversation that is the core of these membership conferences, as well as the peer mentoring the conferences are meant to foster.
