Last week, PCS was honored to host colleagues from across the country for the LORT (League of Resident Theaters) Conference. About 75 Managing Directors and Development Directors from the largest theaters in America descended upon Portland to meet about all the nuts and bolts negotiations that go into keeping our theaters healthy.

Kathy Budas, our Marketing Director, and Creon Thorne, Director of Operations shared some of the unique design features pertaining to sustainbility - and spoke about how the staff has shifted day to day operations in order to become a bit more green.  For many theater managers, this was new territory - so it was fun to share.

I think my favorite moment was overhearing Roche Schulfer (the Goodman Theater) talking to Phil Santora (Theaterworks in Palo Alto) about the box office screens:  “And then you press Storm’s picture, and a video pops up and she talks to you about her role and where she’s from!!!”

Representatives included folks from Berkeley Rep;South Coast Rep (Costa Mesa, CA);Arizona Theatre Company;The Roundabout Theatre (NY);Manhattan Theatre Club;The Guthrie;the Alliance (Atlanta);the Wilma (Philadelphia); ; the Goodman (Chicago);Seattle Rep The Intiman; the Huntington (Boston) and many, many more.