House Manager Appreciation Week interview with CJ Dillon

When many theatre patrons visit our venue, most only think of the house manager as a glorified usher or a security guard hell bent on making sure you don't bring your beverage into the house. As one of the most unfairly under-appreciated but much-needed members of a theatre's staff, Backstagejobs.com had the excellent idea to call this week House Manager Appreciation Week. To recognize our Director of Operations and House Manager CJ Dillon, I sat down with him for a short interview about his experiences.

Arts Alliance Illinois gets governor and senate candidate views on the arts

As the November midterm elections are right around the corner, both arts organizations and arts patrons should understand where the candidates stand on the cultural activities we all enjoy. Arts Alliance Illinois has reached out to the hopefuls for governor and senate to get their views on arts and art education. View all the interviews on Vimeo.