%0 Journal Article %T Druid theatre's economics: the first decade %A Shelley Troupe %J Ilha do Desterro %D 2010 %I Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina %X This article considers the relationship between Druid Theatre's productions and its administration during the company's first decade by investigating the links between three features: the company's fundraising practices; Druid's infrastructure development in terms of personnel and physical space; and the organisation's programming choices. Druid's artistic partnership with Irish playwright Tom Murphy is also examined as it assisted in launching Druid's international touring when Murphy's Conversations on a Homecoming was the first Druid production to travel outside of the United States/United Kingdom festival circuit. %K Druid Theatre %K Tom Murphy %K Ireland %K Funding %K Irish Theatre %U http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/16438