The Historic Theatre Advantage:
How and Why "We Will Survive!"
34th Annual Conference and Theatre Tour
San Antonio, TX, July 14-17, 2010
How does the historic character of your theatre add value to your programming? How can you capitalize on your theatre’s iconic appeal? With funders? With donors? With sponsors? With audiences?
Historic theatres are successful survivors. Their longevity is due to managements who constantly adapt their programming, operations and facilities to remain relevant to the communities who embrace them.
Historic theatres are irreplaceable social, economic, historic and cultural resources for their communities. As iconic showcases for human creativity, arts and culture, they build community identity and heritage, stimulate downtown revitalization, promote pride of place and anchor creative economies.
Why should you attend?
You and members of your organization may attend other conferences related to programming, marketing, fund raising, and board development. Yet the League’s annual conference is the only national gathering of theatre professionals focusing on opportunities and challenges facing historic theatres.
The League’s annual conference is the only national conference providing resources for improving your historic theatre, your business and your community.
The collective knowledge of the League’s growing network of historic theatres and others who provide services, supplies and equipment to sustain them can help you develop strategies for:
- Offering fresh and exciting programming while emphasizing your historic facility
- Distinguishing your historic theatre from the competition
- Developing loyal audiences who view their ticket purchases as ways of enjoying themselves or enriching their lives while preserving a treasured landmark
- Integrating new technologies while maintaining your theatre’s historic character.
Join your colleagues for the League’s 34th Annual Conference and Theatre Tour in San Antonio at the Hyatt Regency on the banks of the River Walk and across from The Alamo.
What can you expect?
More Tools & Techniques! Panel discussions, workshop demos, case studies and presentations on a variety of topics highlight best practices and emerging trends and offer practical solutions for historic theatres. Click here
Expanded Expo! More exhibitors and opportunities to learn about new technologies, goods and services that historic theatres need most. Click here for more information.
Valuable Networking! From a welcoming luncheon and an opening night fiesta in Old San Antonio to eye opening (and thought provoking) discussions each morning, lunch excursions during mid-day breaks, early evening receptions and optional evening events, you’ll have many opportunities to renew, rejuvenate and unwind with colleagues from historic theatres across the U.S. and Canada. Click here for more information.
Extraordinary historic theatres! Tour a variety of historic venues and learn how managements are adding value to their programming, marketing and fund raising. Click here for more information.
Downtown San Antonio. © Dennis Cox. Courtesy of SACVB
San Antonio: Miles Away, but Centuries Apart!
San Antonio’s River Walk, Spanish colonial architecture, and fountain-laden parks and plazas make it one of America’s most picturesque cities. Today, this seventeenth-century metropolis is the seventh largest city in the nation with contemporary venues and lavish accommodations, all while maintaining an old world heritage exuded through diverse artistry, ethnic cuisine and an intimate and exquisite culture. Click here
