It is a continuation of the work we have been doing at the Foundry these last few years. “POW! is committed to creating, developing and presenting art and entertainment that celebrates and explores LGBT stories and storytellers. “We've been working tirelessly over the past three months to make this a reality,” Larsen said. After months of struggling to keep the lights on with socially distanced, limited ticket shows, he mobilized an army of volunteers, assembled a board and filed the paperwork to form Plays of Wilton, which he affectionately shortens to “POW!” For nearly 25 years, Ronnie Larsen was one of them, with successful productions of his LGBT-themed comedies like “Making Porn” playing around the globe. The last five years he called the Foundry at Wilton Theater Factory in Wilton Manors home, mounting critically-acclaimed, award-winning new works.Īfter a tough year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Larsen recently announced that he was joining the ranks of the nonprofit theaters that dominate South Florida’s theater scene.
While most regional theaters operate as 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, there are a few independent producers out there making a living. There’s an old joke among winemakers: “How do you make a million dollars in the wine business? Start with $2 million.” The same holds true for theater producers.įor every “Phantom of the Opera,” “Book of Mormon” and “Hamilton,” there are dozens of shows on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theaters that barely break even or, more often, lose money.
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