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Editor’s NoteBuilding Better RelationshipsTheatreFace.com helps make collaborationin theatre easier than everSince TheatreFace.com started in March, more than4,500 people have joined, and it’s growing biggerday by day. What makes the site so popular?Simple—you.TheatreFace.com is the simplest, most powerful wayfor theatre practitioners to meet others, network, andleverage relationships into better theatre. Our membersare what make it such a powerful tool—and they provethis in many ways, every day.For example, Brian, from Fargo, N.D., was lookingfor some help with a cover letter in his search to find alighting tech job—members immediately wrote in tellinghim how to structure it best to appeal to Tech Directorsand offering guidance on the job hunt in general.By Jacob CoakleyThe main page of TheatreFace isyour quickest way to get connectedwith everything and everyone inthe world of theatre.Not Just TechnicalBut TheatreFace.com offers more than just technicalknowledge. Topics in the discussion boards have includedwhat to do about long rehearsal times draining the lifeout of a show and ways to let go of characters when aproduction is complete—or, in the case of Thomas Boyle,not get over your character:Stage Directions has uploadedPodcasts to TheatreFace withinterviews of some of America’smost original artists, includingstage troupe Universes, shownhere in their play Ameriville.TheatreFace.com is the simplest, most powerful way for theatre practitionersto meet others, network, and leverage those relationshipsinto better theatre. www.theatreface.com/join“There are some stock characters you createand hold onto for certain gigs.I have a friend who makes a good part of his livingplaying the evil camp commandant, prison warden,drug lord, etc. I've got a character that I get called foron VO jobs on a regular basis.The client knows I can do that character so they call mewhen they need something like that.”The energy of TheatreFace is all about community,helping one another, and sharing what’s going on inthe world of theatre, and it’s not limited to just typing,either. Members have posted more than 5,000 photosand videos online, showing off what they’ve done, andtalking about the work.TheatreFace.com was created to offer our readerssomething more. It’s not just a social network site. It’s aplatform that offers everyone the collective theatricalwisdom of all its members. We’re creating the largestonline community of people who understand whatit means to be dedicated to theatre, whether it isprofessional, community or educational.Are you a member? Find your invitation at www.theatreface.com/join.TheatreFace was present at USITT withmembers posting, twittering and joiningonline discussions. Our crack staff had alittle fun trying out the different ways offlying at the show.A shot from the Munster TheatreCompany’s November 2007production of Godspell, one ofthousands of pictures membershave shared on TheatreFace.com4 Theatre Resources Directory www.stage-directions.com