NSMT is proud to be affiliated with the following organizations:

Actors’ Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association is the labor union representing over 45,000 American actors and stage managers working in the professional theater. For 90 years, Equity has negotiated minimum wages and working conditions, administered contracts, and enforced the provisions of our various agreements with theatrical employers across the country. Jon Kimbell, NSMT’s Artistic Director and Executive Producer is the President of the Council of Stock Theatres (COST), a national organization which functions as a bargaining collective for theaters operating under common union agreements and working conditions.

American Federation of Musicians
The American Federation of Musicians is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians. The AFM is committed to raising industry standards and placing the professional musician in the foreground of the cultural landscape.

Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With more than 40 years of service, they are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

With offices in Washington and New York, and more than 5,000 organizational and individual members, including North Shore Music Theatre, and stakeholders across the country, they are focused on three primary goals:

• Foster an environment in which the arts can thrive and contribute to the creation of more livable communities.

• Generate more public- and private-sector resources for the arts and arts education.

• Build individual appreciation of the value of the arts. To achieve their goals, they partner with local, state, and national arts organizations; government agencies; business leaders; individual philanthropists; educators; and funders throughout the country. They provide extensive arts industry research and information and professional development opportunities for community arts leaders via specialized programs and services, including a content-rich website and an annual national convention.

Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP)
With over forty years as an active arts service organization, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters is the nexus for the performing arts community and the innovators in the field.

Representing both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors of the industry, Arts Presenters members hail from all 50 states and more than 15 countries across the globe and range from large performing arts centers in major urban cities, outdoor festivals and rural community-focused organizations to academic institutions, artists and artist managers. Their membership includes organizations with multi-million dollar budgets and individuals who are performing arts professionals.

Members bring performances to over 2 million audience-goers each week. No other association membership rivals the breadth of creative expression, representing disciplines ranging from all forms of dance, music, theater and family programming to puppetry, circus, magic, attractions and performance art.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre
The North Shore Music Theatre is one of the founders of this increasingly influential alliance formed to foster the growth of musical theater across the United States. The National Alliance for Musical Theatre is a member organization of theaters, light opera and opera companies, and performing arts centers across America that produce or present musicals. The members share a commitment to preserving and extending the American musical theater as an art form. Through the Alliance, relationships have formed among theaters providing substantial benefits.

Each fall, the Alliance hosts a New Works Festival, spotlighting promising new musicals. At the 1994 Festival, North Shore Music Theatre sponsored a workshop reading of Ted Kociolek and James Racheff's powerful new musical, "Abyssinia." Later added to our 1995 schedule, "Abyssinia" proved to be one of the most popular and acclaimed productions in Music Theatre history. In 1996, the Music Theatre's production of "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" was one of eight shows selected by the Alliance for presentation in that year's New Works Festival. North Shore Music Theatre was also one of twelve Alliance members who formed the Harmony Project in 1992. The Harmony Project was an effort to pool resources in order to create and develop new musicals. The Harmony Project led to the production of "Lunch," a musical comedy about modern relationships. "Lunch" was co-produced by Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and North Shore Music Theatre. It premiered at North Shore Music Theatre in June 1994, and then traveled to the Sacramento Music Circus (CA), Casa Manana Musicals (TX), Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (PA), and San Jose Civic Light Opera (CA). Although the Harmony Project no longer exists today, much of its work has been folded into the Alliance, especially its New Works Festival.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC) is a national independent labor union representing members throughout the United States and abroad. SSDC has jurisdiction over the employment of Directors and Choreographers working in areas including regional theater.

Southern Arts Federation/Performing Arts Exchange (PAE)
Under the umbrella of the Southern Arts Federation, the Performing Arts Exchange, connects artists with audiences through fostering excellence in all aspects of presenting and touring performing arts. This conference is the primary forum for professional development for artists, artist managers and presenters.

Through this annual conference, presenters and performing artists are able to develop business relationships in order to present performing artists and attractions in communities throughout the Southern, Mid-Atlantic and New England states; exchange knowledge and understanding about the performing arts field through structured and informal networking opportunities; enhance artistic programming, technical knowledge, and leadership skills through professional seminars, workshops, and events; and discuss current and anticipated issues affecting the performing arts field.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, offers a wide array of services in line with its mission: to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre.