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| re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:15 am EST 01/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop - Michael_Portantiere 10:15 am EST 01/08/19 | |
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| With the caveat that I know nothing, based on the wording, it would appear that it is to be a commercial enterprise. Were it to be a non-profit, one would expect that an entity would be formed, funds would be donated to that entity, and that entity would buy the assets. This does not mean that it cannot be transferred to a non-profit at some later point, but that does not seem to be the present intention. I'd also observe that the shop has always been a commercial business and has in some ways benefited from that vantage point, while at the same time being a community resource, meeting place, etc. and so this is maintaining that tradition (which is shared of course by many small bookstores although unfortunately many of them are now gone). | |
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| re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:09 pm EST 01/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop - ryhog 11:15 am EST 01/08/19 | |
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| "This does not mean that it cannot be transferred to a non-profit at some later point, but that does not seem to be the present intention." Yes, I had the same thoughts. |
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| re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 01:55 pm EST 01/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop - Michael_Portantiere 01:09 pm EST 01/08/19 | |
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| I guess it depends on how these people view the upcoming enterprise and how they want to run it. If they are looking at it as a "community resource," that isn't expected to generate profit, that seems tailor-made for a non-profit venture. I hope they can find/build/renovate a space that is large enough to accommodate a more-or-less comprehensive bookstore as well as a performing space (as the current location offers) and perhaps a bar/coffeeshop/cafe. I can't help but think that a great example of the sort of place I mean is to be found on the 2nd level of the Signature Center, where patrons will find a reasonably priced bar/restaurant, a small shop (of course, geared toward Signature scripts and merchandise), as well as a lounge and access to 3 performance spaces. Obviously, the shop would need to be much, much bigger than what is available at the Signature, but I just mean that space as a general sort of idea. Maybe they could even come with a way to offer a consolidated box office for small off-off-Broadway productions all over the city that wouldn't normally appear at TKTS or anywhere but the box offices of the theatres themselves. It would allow people to come to one place and see ticket offerings from all over the city in small venues that they may not have even heard of before. And, assuming tickets are, say, $25 or less, it could spark some impulse shopping from people there to sip coffee or hunt for a script. "Hey, I love that play...there's a production going on in Brooklyn? Where? I've never heard of this company. Ticket's are $20? Huh...let's give it a go...I wasn't doing anything tonight anyway." |
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| re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop | |
| Posted by: steven_carter 12:08 pm EST 01/08/19 | |
| In reply to: re: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase Drama Book Shop - ryhog 11:15 am EST 01/08/19 | |
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| You're so right, Ryhog. The Drama Book Shop, like many, many book (and lost record) stores is SO much more than just a business. It is a meeting place for our tribe of theatre people, and a chance to find community with like minded individuals, especially when visiting or moving to a big city. I've found "soul mates" at the DBS, the Strand, and the few other gems we still have (and also did for many years at Footlights, Tower, etc...) To me, physical bookstores serve a different function than buying online. Even people I know who buy most everything online, have said to me they are so glad they can spend time-before or after a show-browsing at the Drama Book store, and not just the big chain stores in Times Square (the same stores as in most other malls in America). The Drama Book Shop is individual and NYC-specific. Thank you Lin-Manuel for saving this for the tribe!!! |
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