Theatre_Bay_Area
Theatre Bay Area (TBA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1976. Its mission is to unite, strengthen and promote the theatre community in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
TBA is the largest regional theatre service organization in North America, around 2,000 individual artist and 300 theatre company members.[2]
The San Francisco Bay Area is the third largest theatre center in the country, with more than 400 companies in 12 counties. The region has more theatre companies per capita than almost any other metropolitan area in the U.S. and is home to the third largest community of Equity (union) actors, following New York City and Chicago. Some 200 new plays are premiered in San Francisco each year, many going on to wider success.
Theatre Bay Area's membership is derived from 12 Bay Area counties (the 9 counties plus Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Joaquin counties) and consists of more than 365 Bay Area theatre and dance companies, from multimillion-dollar organizations to grassroots community groups; some 3,000 individuals, including actors, directors, designers, playwrights, technicians and theatre patrons; and more than 100 organizational members, from libraries and universities to theatre industry professional services.
Theatre Bay Area's most prominent programs include TIX Bay Area, Theatre Bay Area magazine, and re-granting programs for emerging theatre companies and local theatre artists.