HOW DO I GET MY SCRIPT READ?
Sat, 3 Mar 2001, 08:41 amJenny12 posts in thread
HOW DO I GET MY SCRIPT READ?
Sat, 3 Mar 2001, 08:41 amDear Theatregoers,
I'm eager to have my script read by just about ANY theatre company that's willing. It's a finished, polished work - that has even had a public, rehearsed reading in a recent drama exhibition in Sydney.
I am now eager for it to go further.
Does anyone know of any innovative, flexible theatre companies that would read such a script. Or pehaps any competitions that I could enter.
Just for the record; - it is a short 2 ACT play, averaging 45 - 55mins performance length. And the genre is black comedy.
Please e-mail me with any info you may have - it is greatly appreciated.
Jenny.
I'm eager to have my script read by just about ANY theatre company that's willing. It's a finished, polished work - that has even had a public, rehearsed reading in a recent drama exhibition in Sydney.
I am now eager for it to go further.
Does anyone know of any innovative, flexible theatre companies that would read such a script. Or pehaps any competitions that I could enter.
Just for the record; - it is a short 2 ACT play, averaging 45 - 55mins performance length. And the genre is black comedy.
Please e-mail me with any info you may have - it is greatly appreciated.
Jenny.
Local writing
Sun, 4 Mar 2001, 05:42 pmHi David
David Ryding wrote:
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> I am curious to know how many local (or even new national) scripts have been
> produced in recent years by community theatre?
More than have been done by theatre companies at the opposite end of the spectrum?
But that's probably a product of the sheer numbers involved. I believe you're quite right to identify that new and local writing is largely undervalued amongst community theatre companies. Or at least, perceived as a significant risk, if not undervalued.
> But the bottom line is community theatre provides excellent oportunites for
> participation, risk taking and development for actors and directors, where's the
> opportunity for writers?
I believe some community theatre companies have made a point of supporting local writers over several years. There's even been one local Perth company staging workshops for writers!
> Okay people may not go to new theatre as readily as old favourites ( although new
> works at the Blue Room do fine) but is this an issue of changeing the culture of the
> theatre goer in Perth?
The Blueroom occupies a unique position that suits the production of new, local works. With a small, minimally equipped, "free" venue and $1,000 to kickstart productions, the breakeven point for most Blueroom productions is well below anything that most community theatre companies can afford. The risks are far lower and it's substantially easier to taker the plunge. I wonder how many of these works would find their first production in the Playhouse or Subiaco Theatre Centre on as regular a basis?
For similar reasons most community theatre companies will readily "risk" new, local work within a one act season, but appear reluctant to stage a full length production.
Changing the culture? Absolutely!
> Could the One act festival be only Australian original works, with preferance given to > Western Australian works?
And what an appropriate idea for the centenary of federation. Maybe someone on the ITA might like to look at ways of realising this as part of their annual DramaFest?
> But maybe I'm wrong and original writing is rife in Perth community theatre.
We can live in hope!
:-)
Cheers
Grant
David Ryding wrote:
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> I am curious to know how many local (or even new national) scripts have been
> produced in recent years by community theatre?
More than have been done by theatre companies at the opposite end of the spectrum?
But that's probably a product of the sheer numbers involved. I believe you're quite right to identify that new and local writing is largely undervalued amongst community theatre companies. Or at least, perceived as a significant risk, if not undervalued.
> But the bottom line is community theatre provides excellent oportunites for
> participation, risk taking and development for actors and directors, where's the
> opportunity for writers?
I believe some community theatre companies have made a point of supporting local writers over several years. There's even been one local Perth company staging workshops for writers!
> Okay people may not go to new theatre as readily as old favourites ( although new
> works at the Blue Room do fine) but is this an issue of changeing the culture of the
> theatre goer in Perth?
The Blueroom occupies a unique position that suits the production of new, local works. With a small, minimally equipped, "free" venue and $1,000 to kickstart productions, the breakeven point for most Blueroom productions is well below anything that most community theatre companies can afford. The risks are far lower and it's substantially easier to taker the plunge. I wonder how many of these works would find their first production in the Playhouse or Subiaco Theatre Centre on as regular a basis?
For similar reasons most community theatre companies will readily "risk" new, local work within a one act season, but appear reluctant to stage a full length production.
Changing the culture? Absolutely!
> Could the One act festival be only Australian original works, with preferance given to > Western Australian works?
And what an appropriate idea for the centenary of federation. Maybe someone on the ITA might like to look at ways of realising this as part of their annual DramaFest?
> But maybe I'm wrong and original writing is rife in Perth community theatre.
We can live in hope!
:-)
Cheers
Grant
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