Building a Sustainable Touring Practice with Bonnie Duncan

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 8pm est 

Interested in taking your touring show to the next level? Join Bonnie as she shares hard-won lessons around building a successful business as a touring performer.  You’ll come away with specific ways of growing your business that align with your values, your capacity, and your budget.  

Note: This class is structured as a systems-thinking deep dive to allow you to build a successful business that fits you.

You will come away with a deeper understanding of:

• Your most important goals as a touring performer
• How to cultivate authentic, valuable long-term relationships with people in the field
• What factors influence presenters to "want to work with you again”
• How to face the emotional/logistical challenge of finding time for “the business”
• The underlying series of steps for getting a show booked

Live via Zoom (recording available for 30 days after the class for all who registered.)

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: 

    Bonnie Duncan is a Boston-based theater maker. She creates work grounded in joy, truth, and wonder. She heads up The Gottabees, a company known for their poignantly inventive shows for family audiences. The Gottabees’ work has been performed in 20 states, 6 countries, for over 48,000 people and was awarded an UNIMA-USA Citation of Excellence for Squirrel Stole My Underpants.
    Prior to The Gottabees, Bonnie collaboratively created and performed sculptural acrobatic dances all over the world as a company member of Snappy Dance Theater and They Gotta Be Secret Agents. She is also a Teaching Artist and mother of three children who are growing up a bit too quickly.   thegottabees.com