• Theatres nationally are seeing decllining audiences despite increases in the number of performances
• Nationally, ticket sales cover a decreasing proportion of expenses.
• Theatres apparently employed their cash reserves to meet cash flow needs; nationally, reserves are at a five-year low.
• Smaller theaters are more likely to struggle financially.

The statements above are based on Theatre Communications Group's Theatre Facts, an annual report on the field's attendance, performance and fiscal health.  Theatre Facts is the only document analyzing the national not-for-profit theatre field:

http://www.tcg.org/tools/facts/

See "Inside this artlcle" sidebar and conclusion, pg. 29; see last page for listing of Oregon member theaters.

Cathie Glennon