It’s not easy making culture happen. Just ask John Kaufman. “We try to bring in something for everybody,” he says.
Kaufman does all the legwork for putting on a show at the Manship Theatre: he meets with agents, negotiates contracts and gets people in the seats.
“One of the things we want to do, ultimately, with Manship is get the idea out that even if you are unfamiliar with an act, you’ll trust us that it’s good,” Kaufman says. “If it’s an act at the Manship, and you haven’t heard of them, you’ll know you can come anyway and enjoy it. “