A Piedmont theatrical institution is facing budget cuts for the upcoming season. The future of Triad Stage hinges on the organization regaining its financial footing.
Triad Stage will produce eight plays next season instead of nine, and will cut several full-time staffing positions.
The company, which produces shows in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, will also reduce its current year-round operations to a season that runs from September to early May.
Triad Stage co-founder Richard Whittington tells the News and Record of Greensboro the theater faced an operating deficit of almost $410,000 in the last fiscal year.
It's currently halfway toward a fundraising goal of $500,000 by the end of June.
Whittington says that with the budget changes and added contributions, he believes the theater can break even this year.
Triad Stage made its debut in 2002, but despite artistic success, it's struggled to support itself with ticket sales and donations.
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