Starting a Theatre Company: How to Become a Theatre Maker and Create Your Own Work

Starting a Theatre Company is a comprehensive guide to running a low-to-no budget or student theatre company, covering all aspects of company formation, talent acquisition, style definition, roles and responsibilities, audience building, marketing, production logistics, legalities, funding, and festivals. It includes a chapter on sustainable practices and an eResource page with links to industry-created templates, guidance, and interviews.

Format: Hardback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 04 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Starting a Theatre Company is the ultimate guide to running a low-to-no budget or student theatre company, covering everything from company incorporation and marketing to legal, finance, and festivals. Written by an experienced theatre practitioner with on-the-ground advice, this comprehensive book delves into all aspects of launching a theatre company with limited resources, including how to become a company, finding talent, defining a unique style, defining roles and responsibilities, building an audience, marketing, the logistics of a production, legalities, funding, and productions at festivals and beyond. Additionally, the book includes a valuable chapter on being a sustainable company, fostering a mindset that promotes positive artistic creation. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive list of further resources, key terms, and helpful tasks to assist the reader in navigating the complexities of establishing a new organization. An eResource page provides links to a wide range of industry-created templates, guidance, and interviews, making it even easier for you to get up and running with ease.

Starting a Theatre Company is specifically designed for Theatre and Performance students who are eager to establish their own theatre companies. It is also a valuable resource for independent producers and theatre makers.

Weight: 504g
Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032251332