The artistic directors of four major not-for-profit companies -- Susan V. Booth of the Alliance Theatre, Oskar Eustis of The Public Theater (which produced the 2009 Tony-winning revival of Hair), Emily Mann of the McCarter Theatre Center (1994 Regional Theatre Tony Award) and Michael Wilson of Hartford Stage (1989 Regional Theatre Tony Award) -- discuss the unique task of the artistic director, touching upon issues including how they balance their personal artistic goals as directors with the institutional needs of their companies, whether their focus is on the local community or the larger national artistic community, the relationship between not-for-profit theatres and commercial producers, how they measure success, and their responsibility for developing the next generation of theatre artists.