
Starting a Theatre Company
How to Become a Theatre Maker and Create Your Own Work
- 260 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Exploring everything from company incorporation and marketing, to legal, finance and festivals, Starting a Theatre Company is the complete guide to running a low-to-no budget or student theatre company.
Written by an experienced theatre practitioner and featuring on-the-ground advice, this book covers all aspects of starting a theatre company with limited resources, including how to become a company, finding talent, defining a style, roles and responsibilities, building an audience, marketing, the logistics of a production, legalities, funding, and productions at festivals and beyond. The book also includes a chapter on being a sustainable company, and how to create a mindset that will lead to positive artistic creation. Each chapter contains a list of further resources, key terms and helpful tasks designed to support the reader through all of the steps necessary to thrive as a new organisation. An eResource page contains links to a wide range of industry created templates, guidance and interviews, making it even easier for you to get up and running as simply as possible.
Starting a Theatre Company targets Theatre and Performance students interested in building their own theatre companies. This book will also be invaluable to independent producers and theatre makers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Defining Your Style and Company Voice
- 3. Becoming a Company
- 4. Roles and Responsibilities
- 5. Building an Audience
- 6. Marketing and Branding
- 7. Logistics of Production
- 8. Legal and Safety
- 9. Finance
- 10. Raising Funds
- 11. Festivals
- 12. Putting on Work
- 13. Business Sustainability
- 14. Failure, Endings, and Exit
- 15. Final Words
- Index