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I did some hunting and pecking for news on Intiman Theatre this morning and found something useful by Jose Amador at the Seattest website.
Amador took his text from the comments section of a post on the Seattle Stranger's blog, specifically one by the former artistic director of Seattle Empty Space theater company, Allison Narver. That comment is provocative at the very least. It starts: "I am so fucking sick of Arts Boards that don't know what the hell they're doing."
She was talking about the decision by the board of Seattle Giant Magnet children's theater festival to make this year's festival its last, but then she tore into Intiman's board, too. "Shame on The Intiman Board as well. Blaming Brian C. [Colburn, Intiman's former managing director] for the theater's misfortunes shows what a chicken-shit, lame, ignorant bunch they are." And then: "I'm sick of seeing worthy arts organizations (ConWorks, The Empty Space, Giant Magnet to name a few) close because of weak, scared, arrogant and/or inexperienced Boards."
This attack resonated with Amador: "Narver once again bluntly echoes some of what skeptics have been saying since the news of Intiman's fiscal woes came to light. What makes the statement stick is the fact that the Board has not been, and likely will not ever be, forthcoming about exactly what happened at Intiman." He also accused Intiman's board of scapegoating Colburn and neglecting its own duties, and vowed to take up Narver's call for deeper discussions of "non-profit governance and the relevance of arts organizations."
