Episode #23

 

Starting a Theater Company

In this episode, Jennifer talks to Lily Narbonne about what drove her to co-found a theater company, Lanes Coven Theater Co. They talk about the actual logistics in doing so, as well as what it means to have a vision, create a mission statement, write grants, accept assistance from others, curate work, & embrace one’s artistic ideals. If you have been thinking about starting your own theater company, this episode is for you!

About Our Guest

 

Lily Narbonne is an actor, Producing Artistic Director, and Dialect Coach. She splits time between Gloucester, MA and NYC. She firmly believes in Abundance, and cultivates a practice of this mindset. Lily appears in the new HBOMax series, “Julia” about the life of Julia Child. Recently, she dialect coached Translations by Brian Friel. She formed Lanes Coven Theater Co with her fiance Justin Genna in Fall 2020, to create beauty out of painful isolation. She produced a sold out Taming of the Shrew, (and played Kate) in addition to 3 other works of theater for the Gloucester, MA area and virtual communities. Lily is gearing up for Lanes Coven’s current season: Macbeth, at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, and a contemporary comedy TBA, at Gloucester Stage.

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