How to Run an Audition for Community Theater
As a follow up to my “How to post an audition notice for community theater” I thought it might be fun to do one about auditions. And well, I’ve been insanely busy (lousy excuse,...
Category: Amateur theater
3 Reasons to Stop Shaming Volunteer Theater… And One Time When You Should
Shaming the little people instead of the powers-that-be is adding to the problem.
How to write an audition notice for community theater
Work in community theater? Want to know a lot of great tips on writing an audition notice that’s sure to piss people off and make them hate you? Look no further! How to write...
Small role, big job. And when it’s OK to decline it.
OK, we’ve all heard the adage “there are no small parts, only small actors”. I was curious to see if we knew who coined it and it turns out it was none other than...
Three reasons amateur theater is hard core AF!
As someone who’s produced, directed and acted in amateur theater (aka Community Theater, aka nonprofessional, etc.), I get really plagued when I hear someone brush off amateur theater. Namely because amateur doesn’t automatically mean...
Amateur doesn’t mean low quality!
What was the last play you saw? (You can count the one you saw before Covid hit, or a play that was performed virtually since many companies are doing that during this crisis). Was...
Three things you will have to deal with when you go from acting to directing
I’ll start out by saying I’m writing this article from the point of view of someone who’s only directed amateur theater as opposed to union theater with a big budget. But in any case,...
Why fund theater? (Especially during a pandemic)
OK, things suck right now. You’ve probably read about vaccine news, but there are many complex reasons why it will be quite some time before things return back to normal (at least in the...
