Strategic Alliance

A Cross-Country Strategic Alliance

In 2002, Great Lakes Theater (Cleveland, Ohio) and Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, Idaho) conceived a unique, strategic producing alliance designed to maximize return on organizational investments, increase production efficiencies, create long term work opportunities for artists and share best practices. In 2010, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (Incline Village, Nevada) joined the collaborative - further contributing to the momentum of the revolutionary producing prototype's success.

The long term results have been remarkable. The alliance's three independent, 501c3 regional theaters have shared numerous jointly-created productions - each featuring long term, multi-city employment opportunities for artistic company members. This revolutionary producing model has realized its vision and exceeded expectations while simultaneously resulting in notable audience growth for each company.