The Accidental Producer
eBook - ePub

The Accidental Producer

How Anyone Can Get Their Show on Stage

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Accidental Producer

How Anyone Can Get Their Show on Stage

About this book

Found yourself organising a show that you didn't mean to? Or frustrated that no one else is producing your show and just want to do it yourself? You're not alone.
The Accidental Producer is the first-timer's guide to getting a play, musical or anything else on stage. This step by step handbook explains every stage of the production process, from funding your project to selling the show and everything in between.
Written by an experienced theatre producer this book additionally shares the perspectives of eleven industry specialists you might encounter on your journey.
· Park Theatre Artistic Director, Jez Bond on how to connect to a venue decision maker
· Fleabag producer, Francesca Moody on the secrets to success at the Edinburgh Fringe
· Arts Council England Relationship Manager, Paula Varjack on how securing their funding actually works
· Press representative, Chloe Nelkin on how to maximise a show's press coverage
· Agent, Alex Segal on approaching star actors
This much-needed book's liberating message is that anyone can produce a successful show, especially if they have in their armoury the advice of those that have come before.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Part I
  9. 1 Who are you? And what are you doing here?!
  10. 2 Choosing what to produce – ‘The play’s the thing’
  11. 3 Finding the perfect venue
  12. 4 Getting the budget right
  13. 5 Raising the money
  14. Part I – Conclusion
  15. Part II Making it happen
  16. 6 First steps to making it happen
  17. 7 Appointing the creative and production teams
  18. 8 Casting
  19. 9 Contracts
  20. 10 Management
  21. 11 Rehearsals – the magic begins . . .
  22. 12 Into the theatre
  23. Part II – Conclusion
  24. Part III Selling your show
  25. 13 Press
  26. 14 Marketing
  27. 15 Sales
  28. 16 Campaign schedule
  29. Part III Conclusion
  30. Part IV Edinburgh Fringe Festival and how to maximize a hit
  31. 17 Edinburgh Fringe
  32. 18 Maximizing the impact on your career
  33. Final conclusions
  34. Appendix: Case study interview with actor and producer Kevin Shen
  35. Index
  36. Copyright