Some very different basic aspects have to come together to all create a theatre company for you. A theatre company that will work for you.
There are the physical aspects, as in a building to put on a show, a stage area, lighting so people can see your production, sets for performers to play in, costumes for them to wear and props to add to everything and all of these are there to enhance the show itself.
There is the subject matter of what you are doing. Is it a comedy, tragedy, mystery, or a musical, a dance production, or has is some form of multi-media platform?
Then we need those performers, from one to many.
Having a great theatre space is wonderful. Perfect even, but certainly not necessary at all. Certainly not that important in the beginning... and maybe never.
What you basically need is a space and that is all.
So..
Keep it simple.
Subject matter is important but in the beginning I have found it is better to keep things simple. I chose comedy, in fact three one act comedy plays. You can choose anything you want to do of course.
So..
Keep it simple.
Performers, yes the talent is everywhere and one will never ever get into a short supply there.
So..
Keep it simple.
Keeping everything simple in the beginning and you will make it easier on yourself. There will be more work than you have ever experienced anyway, so keeping it all simple, just makes that work a little less. A lot less easier to work with.
When I started my theatre company, I basically thought that I knew it all. Wow was that an eye opener. Yes I had been in professional theatre before and as well had been involved in some community level theatre. I had acted. I had designed sets. I had built and painted sets. I had made props. I had worked in wardrobe departments. I had designed, set up and operated lighting. I had run shows backstage. I had worked in theatre schools teaching what I knew.
I had done it all.
But in reality, as I found out, I had also not done anything at all.
I had never owned, operated or produced a show that was mine and mine alone to create.
I knew the mechanics of theatre, but I also had a lot to learn.
Doing it the hard way, meant that I had to find out all of that the hard way.
You will also need to learn and that is why I am doing this, offering what I know to anyone that wants to learn.
Break a leg...
There are the physical aspects, as in a building to put on a show, a stage area, lighting so people can see your production, sets for performers to play in, costumes for them to wear and props to add to everything and all of these are there to enhance the show itself.
There is the subject matter of what you are doing. Is it a comedy, tragedy, mystery, or a musical, a dance production, or has is some form of multi-media platform?
Then we need those performers, from one to many.
Now..
Having a great theatre space is wonderful. Perfect even, but certainly not necessary at all. Certainly not that important in the beginning... and maybe never.
What you basically need is a space and that is all.
So..
Keep it simple.
Subject matter is important but in the beginning I have found it is better to keep things simple. I chose comedy, in fact three one act comedy plays. You can choose anything you want to do of course.
So..
Keep it simple.
Performers, yes the talent is everywhere and one will never ever get into a short supply there.
So..
Keep it simple.
Keeping everything simple in the beginning and you will make it easier on yourself. There will be more work than you have ever experienced anyway, so keeping it all simple, just makes that work a little less. A lot less easier to work with.
When I started my theatre company, I basically thought that I knew it all. Wow was that an eye opener. Yes I had been in professional theatre before and as well had been involved in some community level theatre. I had acted. I had designed sets. I had built and painted sets. I had made props. I had worked in wardrobe departments. I had designed, set up and operated lighting. I had run shows backstage. I had worked in theatre schools teaching what I knew.
I had done it all.
But in reality, as I found out, I had also not done anything at all.
I had never owned, operated or produced a show that was mine and mine alone to create.
I knew the mechanics of theatre, but I also had a lot to learn.
Doing it the hard way, meant that I had to find out all of that the hard way.
You will also need to learn and that is why I am doing this, offering what I know to anyone that wants to learn.
Break a leg...
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