General Advice needed, please?

Thu, 11 Nov 2010, 02:46 pm

Stage-sexual13 posts in thread

Hi, I am from a very small outback town with a population (of the entire shire about 200 sq km's in size)of about 4,000. We are a group of like minded individuals who have arrived here from other ports of call and are interested in setting up a theatre group to put on performances and such. We are about 20 (maybe we can push it out to 30 including all the backstage stuff) in number and keen to give it a shot. Since we don't have an actual theatre we would be using a portable stage in the auditorium of our local RSL club and are also 110% confident that we wouldn't actually make a profit, not by the time we factor in everything. We could seat about 200 people and maybe do three or four shows. I guess my questions are manifest but I will start with the simple ones (if I can explain them right). If an Amateur theatre company is seen as one that seats 400+ (someone read this online somewhere)per show then what are we? And if we aren't a company then do we still have to pay the same amounts for copyright and stuff? considering we don't make a profit? The information we can find is kinda confusing and I was just hoping someone might direct us somewhere or have something sage and wise to guide us? Thanks for the replies and patience with those new to running the show. SS.

"Since we don't have an

Thu, 11 Nov 2010, 03:05 pm

Labrug

"Since we don't have an actual theatre we would be using a portable stage in the auditorium..."

What about outdoor theatre? Ideal for the dryer outback regions maybe? No auditorium or portable stage overheads.

"If an Amateur theatre company is seen as one that seats 400+ ... per show then what are we?"

That ain't true. Amateur theatre in Perth has theatres with well under 400, maybe even less than 100 in some theatres. That is not a definition of Am (or Community) theatre. Ignore it.

"And if we aren't a company then do we still have to pay the same amounts for copyright and stuff? considering we don't make a profit?"

If you are affiliated or a recognised organisation then royalties are a must. Not sure what the regs are for a bunch of people just getting together. Someone with better knowledge in this area may have a clear answer.

"The information we can find is kinda confusing and I was just hoping someone might direct us somewhere or have something sage and wise to guide us?"

Any representative from the Independant Theatre Association should be able to provide you with some information, but as you are in NSW and the ITA is WA, some of it may not be relevant. You might try contacting a local Government Representative, someone from the NSW Dept of Culture and Arts maybe.

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General Advice needed, please?— Stage-sexual11 Nov 2010

"Since we don't have an— Labrug11 Nov 2010
"And if we aren't a company— Na11 Nov 2010
I was under the impression— jeffhansen11 Nov 2010
- I think it most likely— Na11 Nov 2010
Sorry— Logos11 Nov 2010
Following on from Logos— JoeMc11 Nov 2010
General Advice— Walter Plinge2 Jan 2011
not in WA— Walter Plinge2 Jan 2011
hints and tips— BrianDennison5 Jan 2011
Great to hear,— Tom Camp24 Jan 2011
Great to hear,— Tom Camp24 Jan 2011

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