A New North Star
Cadent Shakespeare Co. is an ensemble of tenderhearted, brilliant, ambitious artists seeking to rebalance the relationship between resource and creativity, in pursuit of community enrichment, self-expression, and damn good storytelling.
Our artists bring creative breadth and depth, professional training and experience, and passion for our craft. But we’re also out here raising families, running business, and building communities, not to mention tending to our own physical and mental health. “Cadent” speaks to our commitment to a sustainable rhythm and structure strong enough to withstand a creative process while also preserving the livelihood of our artists.
Pictured (L-R): Will Swyers, Ximena Salmerón, and Myka Plunkett in rehearsals for our living room tour.
Sustainable Creative Practice
We want to leave our community nourished rather than depleted following a project. To that end, we are developing an ethics-based logistical structure that will create opportunities for artists to engage in rigorous creative collaboration without sacrificing their wellbeing or livelihood.
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Better structures lead to better storytelling, and better storytelling builds stronger connection between actor and audience, teacher and student, artist and artist, and across the wider community.
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It all starts with putting the cart behind the horse. We'd love to tell you more about how we do the money part over on our fundraising explainer: