Talk:Theatre Development Fund
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Edit request from Theatre Development Fund (TDF)
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- Specific text to be added or removed:
TDF presents its first audio-described Broadway performance, Grease, in 2008 - to be placed in the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section.[1]
TDF and The Broadway League launch TheatreAccessNYC, a website highlighting accessibility information for Broadway shows - to be placed in the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section.[2]
In December 2017, TDF launches its Veterans Theatregoing Program, which brings NYC-area veterans to Broadway shows at no cost to participants - to be placed in the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section.[3]
In June 2023, TDF celebrates the 50th anniversary of the TKTS Discount Booth in Times Square - to be placed in Ticketing Programs, TKTS Discount Booths.[4]
After a six-month trial run, TDF's TKTS Discount Booth in Lincoln Center becomes permanent in 2017.- to be placed in Ticketing Programs, TKTS Discount Booths (though I see this citation is already being used).[5]
In 2011, TDF launches its Autism Theatre Initiative, which presents sensory-friendly performances of Broadway shows. The program was later renamed Autism Friendly Performances - to be placed in the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP), Autism Friendly Performances section.[6]
- Reason for the change: Additional details with citations.
- References supporting change:
References
- ^ Tyler, Dana (2008). "Audio Described Performance of "Grease"". CBS News.
- ^ Lunden, Jeff (March 14, 2017). "A Blind Theatergoer's 'Hamilton' Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility". NPR.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (December 19, 2017). "TDF Veterans Program Invites Servicemen and Women to Broadway Shows for Free". Playbill.
- ^ Paulson, Michael (June 28, 2023). "Victoria Bailey Wants Audiences to Get Bigger, and Broader". The New York Times.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (January 26, 2017). "Lincoln Center TKTS Discount Booth Will Become Permanent". Playbill.com.
- ^ "Autism-friendly theater: The Lion King on Broadway". www.cbsnews.com. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
Divaraven5 (talk) 18:30, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
 Not done for now: Please see Spintendo's comments, we need to know where to put these requested items, please amend the original request or reply below to let us know. Thanks :) Lewcm Talk to me! 21:31, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
Reply 7-DEC-2023
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- It's unclear from your request where this information is to be placed within the article. The article itself is strictly segmented into varying sections. Please elaborate on where each sentence is to be placed.
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Regards,  Spintendo 01:34, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for your speedy review. I included my edits in a version of the article and then undid my changes. Can you please review what I did, and see if you can accept it? Thank you! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theatre_Development_Fund&diff=prev&oldid=1190597112 --Divaraven5 (talk) 20:21, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for reply, but we need to have to specifics placed here on the talk page. WP:ER states
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As you can see, placing the specific information on a different page (in the form of a diff) other than the talk page, means your request is not accompaning its specific details as WP:ER suggests. Please place that information here and then relaunch the Edit COI template. Thank you! Regards,  Spintendo 00:11, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks for your response. Please add the following citations:
Request 1: On October 2, 2011, TDF launched a new program, Autism Friendly Performances (originally known as the Autism Theatre Initiative), to make theatre accessible to children and adults on the autism spectrum as well as their families.[1]
The next three requests should all appear under the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section of the Article.
Request 2:
Audio described performances
TDF presents audio described performances for audiences who are blind or have low vision. The organization presented its first audio described Broadway performance, the musical Grease, in 2008.[2]
Request 3:
Theatre Access NYC
In 2016, TDF and The Broadway League partnered to launch TheatreAccessNYC, a website highlighting accessibility information for Broadway shows.[3]
Request 4:
Veterans Theatregoing Program
In December 2017, TDF launched its Veterans Theatregoing Program, which brings NYC-area veterans to Broadway shows at no cost to participants.[4]
Request 5: Citations 1 and 2 are the same article. Please combine.
--Divaraven5 (talk) 16:14, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 Erledigt @Divaraven5: changes implemented. STEMinfo (talk) 01:38, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
Thank you! I appreciate the speedy turnaround. --Divaraven5 (talk) 18:47, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
New citations and language tweak
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I would like propose additional changes.
Proposal 1: Add the following citation to the first sentence of the The Wendy Wasserstein Project section. [5]
Proposal 2: Add the following citation to the first sentence of the Irene Sharaff/Robert L.B. Tobin Awards section. [6]
Proposal 3: Add the following sentence and citation to the beginning of the TDF Costume Collection section: In 1974, the TDF Costume Collection opens, renting costumes to nonprofit and commercial productions.[7]
Proposal 4: Citations 1 and 2 of the Theatre Development Fund article are the same. Please combine.
Proposal 5: In the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section, the last line uses the phrase "handicapped people." In the disability community, the phrase is "people with disabilities," to align with people-first language.
References
- ^ "Autism-friendly theater: The Lion King on Broadway". www.cbsnews.com. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Tyler, Dana (2008). "Audio Described Performance of "Grease"". CBS News.
- ^ Lunden, Jeff (March 14, 2017). "A Blind Theatergoer's 'Hamilton' Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility". NPR.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (December 19, 2017). "TDF Veterans Program Invites Servicemen and Women to Broadway Shows for Free". Playbill.
- ^ Hoffman, Barbara (February 12, 2005). "To Bee or Not to Bee". The New York Post.
- ^ "TDF Announces 2018 Irene Sharaff Awards for Costume Design". American Theatre. March 5, 2018.
- ^ Hogan, Jane (March 1, 1999). "The TDF Costume Collection". LiveDesign.
Thank you for considering! Divaraven5 (talk) 18:57, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
 Erledigt Encoded Talk to me! 07:41, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
Thank you so much! --Divaraven5 (talk) 18:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Request to add additional citations please!
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Proposal 1: In the intro paragraph, after "Created in 1968 to help an ailing New York theatre industry" please add this citation: [1]
Proposal 2: Under Ticketing Programs, please add this citation to the TDF Membership Program: [2]
Proposal 3: Under Ticketing Programs, please add this citation to after "Times Square TKTS Booth on June 25, 1973": [3]
Proposal 4: Under Ticketing Programs, it says "TDF operates satellite TKTS booths at the South Street Seaport and in Downtown Brooklyn." Both of these booths have been closed for years, so please delete them. Also note that there's no citation for these TKTS booths.
Proposal 5: Under the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section, can we please rewrite the Sign language interpreting performances blurb like so and add the citations: TDF presented the first American Sign Language-interpreted performance on Broadway in 1980 at The Elephant Man. [4]
Since then, TDF regularly presents ASL-interpreted performances on Broadway and beyond.[5]
Thanks for considering all this!
References
- ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (October 18, 2018). "Celebrating 50 Years of TDF". Playbill.com.
- ^ "A Timeline of TDF Achievements and Milestones". TDF.org.
- ^ "Iconic TKTS booth in Times Square celebrates 50 years of Broadway ticket discounts". AP News. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "'The Elephant Man' To Be Interpreted In Sign Language". The New York Times. November 20, 1980.
- ^ "Hearing Loss". www.tdf.org. Theatre Development Fund.
--Divaraven5 (talk) 18:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Except for the line
Since then, TDF regularly presents ASL-interpreted performances on Broadway and beyond
, which seems a bit promotional. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 01:59, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! I made the edits. You can see what I did here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theatre_Development_Fund&diff=1213211024&oldid=1209720551
I appreciate your support! --Divaraven5 (talk) 18:16, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
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I'm back with another round of citations and edits. Let me know your thoughts.
Proposal 1: In the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section, I would like to add a new first line: TDF Accessibility Programs launched in 1979. Citation: [1]
Proposal 2: Also in the TDF Accessibility Program (TAP) section, I would like to add a new first line to the Open captioning performances blurb: In 1979, TDF presented the first open captioned performances on Broadway in 1997[2], of the play Barrymore and the musical Jekyll & Hyde.
Proposal 3: In the Educational Programs section, I would like to add a new first line: TDF Education Programs launched in 1995. Citation: [3]
Proposal 4: In the Ticketing Programs section, in the TKTS Discount Booths blurb, please change "TDF opened its new TKTS booth in the revitalized Duffy Square" to: In 2008, TDF opened the revamped Times Square TKTS Booth in the revitalized Duffy Square. Citation: [4]
Thank you for considering.
References
- ^ "THEATER FUND ENABLES DEAF STUDENTS TO ENJOY MUSICAL". New York Daily News. 1999-10-12. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Lefkowitz, David (August 20, 1997). "Barrymore and Jekyll To Be First Captioned B'way Shows". Playbill.com.
- ^ Blank, Matthew (April 3, 2014). "Motown and TDF Welcome 1,500 New York-Area Students at Special Matinee". Playbill.com.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (October 16, 2008). "Atop the New TKTS Booth, Ruby-Red Stairs With a View of the Great White Way". The New York Times.
--Divaraven5 (talk) 18:34, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
 Not done See my comments below. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 02:13, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
New Edit Request June 5, 2024
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Proposal 1: In the The Wendy Wasserstein Project section, after the phrase: "Formerly Open Doors," please put the following citation: [1]
Proposal 2: In the Wendy Wasserstein Project section, please add the following sentence and citation: In 2012, the program received a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, the first theatre education program to be presented with the distinction. [2]
Proposal 3: In the Wendy Wasserstein Project section, add this citation after the specified mentor names. Wendy Wasserstein Project mentors.
References
- ^ Gans, Andrew (June 13, 2019). "Open Doors Program Renamed TDF Wendy Wasserstein Project". Playbill.
- ^ Bacalzo, Dan (March 12, 2012). "Freddie Gershon, Artie Siccardi, TDF Open Doors To Receive 2012 Tony Honors". TheaterMania.com.
- ^ a b c "TDF's Wendy Wasserstein Project sets 2024 ceremony for Monday, June 10 at 5 p.m. at John Jay College". www.tdf.org. May 30, 2024.
--Divaraven5 (talk) 16:07, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
 Not done See section below. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 02:13, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
NPOV concerns
Hello, I have some concerns about other editors continuing to allow the above COI editor @Divaraven5: to make changes to this article. The whole article seems to have issues that violate WP:NOTPROMO. For example, why does this article not seem to mention anything about this organization's history, founding, or community impact and only seems to focus on the programs that are currently offered. Much of the article reads as if I am on this organization's website, which is quite problematic. I urge other editors to respectfully deny further requests by Divaraven5, and I ask her if she could instead resubmit the above requests so that they instead focus on the organization's past and impact instead of the programs offered. Best, P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 02:13, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
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