Teach Yourself Amateur Theatre

Teach Yourself Amateur Theatre

Do you want to join a local theatre group? Are you interested in staging a show? Perhaps you're a budding amateur lighting technician or a soon-to-be committee member of your local group. Wherever your interest lies, there is something in this essential guide for you. It covers a wide range of key issues, from tips on coping with first night nerves, to a full guide to health and safety, funding, and even taxation issues.

Teach Yourself Amateur Theatre - Illustrated with handy guides to lighting and staging, and containing such essential resources as useful contacts, sources of local funding, and even a 'theatrical jargon buster', it is written with the endorsement of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association and will be a welcome guide for all those interested in the vibrant local theatre scene.



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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Introduction - providing a background to the subject and outlining the purpose of the guide and who it is aimed at./Community theatre - providing definitions and statistics. This will provide an examination of what constitutes community theatre: amateur groups; amateur-run theatre buildings; the national and international festivals scene (full-length and one-act); the community play; youth theatre; universities/colleges; schools etc./Joining a drama group - how to audition; the rehearsal process; performances; who to turn to if you have a problem; how to cope with first night nerves etc. (including personal case studies)./Joining a musical theatre group - an explanation of how this makes different demands: auditions; rehearsals; performances etc. (including personal case studies)./The Production Team - who does what; Health & Safety (for the group and the audience); how to do a risk assessment; the production process (scenery, costume, props, make-up, lighting, sound); front of house./Setting up a new group - how to go about it and the legal obligations: the committee structure; constitution; getting charitable status; incorporation; personal liability; insurance; contracts; copyright; taxation and VAT; child protection; equal opportunities; licensing; rehearsal rooms; budgeting and financial management; banking etc./Engaging professional personnel - eg. directors, musical directors, orchestras: contracts; fees, tax implications./Scripts - publishers and rightsholders; copyright./Marketing - how to promote a show to the media; print and publicity, including tips on good presentation./Fundraising - sources of funds (lottery, local authorities); fundraising toolkit (sponsorship, donations, money-raising ideas)./Jargon-busting - a glossary of commonly used terms, to demystify theatre jargon./Useful contacts - representative bodies; funding agencies; regional, national and international organizations./Index

Publisher: Teach Yourself
Publish Date: 28/12/2007
Author: Nick Gibbs
Media Type: Paperback Book
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780340938768
Language: English

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