Comments on: Cultural Post in the White House http://www.off-stage-right.com/2009/03/cultural-post-in-the-white-house.html If we can’t make theatre relevant, why do it? If we can’t make it affordable, we won’t be doing it. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:09:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jodi Schoenbrun Carter http://www.off-stage-right.com/2009/03/cultural-post-in-the-white-house.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 Jodi Schoenbrun Carter Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:07:00 +0000 http://www.off-stage-right.com/2009/03/cultural-post-in-the-white-house.html#comment-13 I agree someone with arts experience is important. He did serve on Obama's arts policy committee which had a lot of respectable arts leaders involved (http://www.artsactionfund.org/pdf/artsvote/ObamaStatement3b.pdf). A bit more digging also revealed: <br/><br/>"Very active in community work and affairs, Dale served as chairman of the board of directors at Black Ensemble Theater for three and one-half years, and prior to that, served in various other roles at the theater, such as secretary and vice president. Under his direction as chairman, Black Ensemble secured a $6 million TIF from the City of Chicago to purchase the theater's current building, located at 4440 N. Clark. Also under his chairman leadership, the theater began its $20 million capital campaign."<br/><br/>So I am going to remain optimistic for a bit. I agree someone with arts experience is important. He did serve on Obama’s arts policy committee which had a lot of respectable arts leaders involved (http://www.artsactionfund.org/pdf/artsvote/ObamaStatement3b.pdf). A bit more digging also revealed:

“Very active in community work and affairs, Dale served as chairman of the board of directors at Black Ensemble Theater for three and one-half years, and prior to that, served in various other roles at the theater, such as secretary and vice president. Under his direction as chairman, Black Ensemble secured a $6 million TIF from the City of Chicago to purchase the theater’s current building, located at 4440 N. Clark. Also under his chairman leadership, the theater began its $20 million capital campaign.”

So I am going to remain optimistic for a bit.

]]> By: opera singer http://www.off-stage-right.com/2009/03/cultural-post-in-the-white-house.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 opera singer Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:42:00 +0000 http://www.off-stage-right.com/2009/03/cultural-post-in-the-white-house.html#comment-12 Don't you think he should have appointed someone with some ties to the arts community? This guy is just another lawyer political hack from Chicago. Don't the arts deserve someone representing them that has some experience in the arts? Don’t you think he should have appointed someone with some ties to the arts community? This guy is just another lawyer political hack from Chicago. Don’t the arts deserve someone representing them that has some experience in the arts?

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