New Jersey Stage December 2014 | Page 123

This is a shortsighted plan and one that does not account for future growth. The key to any arts organization, whether a theatre group or a venue, is finding and building a sustainable audience. Traditional newspapers may currently have larger audiences, but print media is not a long-term solution anymore. counter to the fact that kids today are growing up with much of the Internet available for free. When they come across a site with a paywall they’re likely to simply go somewhere else — that i 2