Um.....musical madness??
Fri, 22 Aug 2008, 10:00 pmjmuzz36 posts in thread
Um.....musical madness??
Fri, 22 Aug 2008, 10:00 pmThought I'd look at the auditions coming up in Perth theatre.
Lessee......
A Chorus Line - Melville
Black and White Cabaret Performance - Adhoc
Fame the Musical (what else would it be?) - Wanneroo
Phantom of the Music Hall - Kwinana
The month before....
The Sound of Music - Roleystone
Sing On - Stirling
I'm guessing Murray Music and Drama involves some singing and dancing given its a pantomine.
Billy Connolly once likened his voice to that of a goose farting in the fog.
Mine's worse.
Don't complain to me that we have a shortage of male auditionees if you're all going to try and be this year's "Eurobeat" or "Cabaret".
Topic for discussion - Is dramatic/comedic theatre facing a certain extinction because musicals pull an audience?
Well, no, we know there have been quality dramatic productions this year. Right?
As a non musical actor is it all in my head that there seems to be an ever increasing bias toward musical productions?
Am I cynical enough to suggest amateur theatre may be leaning toward the quick buck a musical can generate?
Many of the people who populate this forum are on club committees - please tell me it's all coincidence that there is not one non-musical audition to be had in Perth during September.
Please!!!
Guess I can concentrate on the garden and other thoroughly enjoyable activities next two months.
I'm gonna say it because I've hinted at it before in previous posts - we will see more of this and we will see more of the same production in the same year perfomed ad nauseum by any number of clubs and for God's sake, how fricking stagnant will amateur theatre be in 5 years!!!!!
Guess I'll be auditioning exclusively at KADS and Garrick (I know there was a recent exception)because their stages don't accomodate musicals (although I'd pay to see The King & I perfomed at KADS - the equivalent of one of those rubber guys folding himself into a cardboard box)
It's in my head right? No more musicals than in previous years? Right?
Grrrrrrrrrr
Profit
Mon, 25 Aug 2008, 09:27 pmOn the subject of community theatre and finances.....
Each and every theatre group in Perth (and beyond) has it's own set of costs associated with producing 5 or 6 seasons a year.
These costs are not insignificant, and of course vary from club to club, depending on each groups unique situation. I agree with Daniel, in that community theatres are non-profit organisations. This means that no-one is making a living from the club, or no shareholders are being paid. It doesn't, however, mean that we don't need to make a buck.
Rights, rent, power, gas, insurance, maintenance, licenses, set building etc etc... all need to be covered. Some of these costs still need to be paid, even if no shows are being produced.
If we want to improve our venue, i.e. painting, airconditioning, new seating, a new dimmer board, new sound system et al, we need to make over and above our costs. We need to make a profit. This money can then be ploughed back into the clubin the form of improvements, and to fund shows that we know won't pull the numbers to break even.
I guess I'm restating what I said further up the page.
We're not in it to make money. We are here beacause we love doing it. It would be nice to have aircon when doing that period costume drama in February though.........
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