"It connects theater to the community," he said.
"We'll be looking for other ways to connect theater to its audience, and get that word out to the larger public," Mr. Bazadona said.
Her mission, Ms. Smith said, is simple: "How do we connect theater with the various communities within the world that we live?" She got high marks for doing just that at the Perseverance Theater, which she founded and ran for nearly 20 years in Juneau, Alaska, a rugged town in the shadow of a glacier.
For instance, take Fandango, the marketplace that connects theaters selling movie tickets to consumers searching for reviews, tickets and show times.
Yet over the years, Mr. Trump has found numerous ways to stay connected to theater.
Regional theaters live and die by their funding, and the perception could be that too much diversity might scare off largely white donors — or at least prevent them from connecting with local theater companies.
With a focus on connecting non-traditional theater-goers with edgy performances from diverse artists, The festival is hosted in Pilsen this year, and features highly-anticipated pieces like "Jesus, Shakespeare and Lincoln Walk into a Bar" and "My Salvation Has a First Name: A Weinermobile Journey".
For example, the mechanical units for the theater's heating and air-conditioning systems are housed in a separate structure, connected to the theater building by pipes with rubber gaskets to prevent any undesirable noise from filtering in, said the principal architect, Stewart Jones, a Maplewood resident who is currently a partner in Meyer/Gifford/Jones, based in Manhattan.
FreeAgent Theater connects to any TV with composite, component video or HDMI connection and stereo, optical S/PDIF or HDMI audio connection.
But their enthusiasm was such that the whole theater connected to it.
