Arts Activities Support

At its core, DOG ACT is about three things: first, the way we form civilization and community; second, the power of optimism and friendship; and third, the value of the performing arts, not only in the darkly comic future of this play, but also in our present. Our goal is also to make our audiences think about the underlying themes, and to leave the show talking about their application to today’s world. How do we want to form community, preserve civilization, and survive the dark forces that threaten the world *now*? We will measure success by critical response, social media discussions, responses to surveys in the program, and a post-show discussion. ; At its core, DOG ACT is about three things: the way we form civilization and community, the power of optimism and friendship, and the value of the performing arts, not only in a darkly comic future, but also in our present; we want to make audiences think about these themes as we entertain them. We also want to attract an audience large enough to break even (at least 350 total for the 10 performances) and we would like to increase the diversity of our audiences (from15% IPOC at our last show). ; At its core, DOG ACT is about three things: the way we form civilization and community, the power of optimism and friendship, and the value of the performing arts, not only in a darkly comic future, but also in our present; we want to make audiences think about these themes as we entertain them. We also want to attract an audience large enough to break even (at least 350 totals for the 10 performances) and we would like to increase the diversity of our audiences (from15% IPOC at our last show). Of course, we want to attract an audience large enough to break even (350 total for the 10 performances). We would also like to increase the diversity of our audiences (from15% IPOC at our last show). The box office receipts will tell us if we have done the former, and the demographic portion of our surveys will tell us if we have done the latter. But we also want to make audiences think about the play's themes as we entertain them. Critical response, audience response, general comments about the show on our surveys (we leave a large space for this), a post-show discussion, and social media discussions -- these are some of the ways we will know if our performance of DOG ACT is resonating with the people who come to see it.; Critical response, audience response, general comments about the show on our surveys (we leave a large space for this), audience participation in a post-show discussion, and social media discussions will let us know if the themes of DOG ACT are resonating with the people who come to see it. The box office receipts will tell us if we have attracted a large enough audience, and the demographic portion of our surveys will tell us if we have increased the diversity of our audiences.; Critical response, audience response, general comments about the show on our surveys (we leave a large space for this), audience participation in a post-show discussion, and social media discussions will let us know if the themes of DOG ACT are resonating with the people who come to see it. The box office receipts will tell us if we have attracted a large enough audience, and the demographic portion of our surveys will tell us if we have increased the diversity of our audiences.