Behind The Pro?

May I offer an idea.After having travelled around a bit "Behind the Pro". I have come to the conclusion that stagecraft and the backstage bit usually have the look of a last minute thing.I'm sure there are the regular's who get worked to death.I realise there are a lot of reasons for these glaring problems, trying to find someone in the first place is biggest one - possibly less than 0.01% of membership.Being an ex-pro, ready for the 'glad' bag, but surely Iam not in the minority who is living out thier final gasp of smoke - here in west. There must be more of us who can assist community theatre by at least showing and/or sharing a bit of the craft with others - for, please forgive, the love of 'IT'.Maybe, we could help via your good offices with stage management, technical, design or what ever!!!sorry to interupt - but feel free to....or advise evaporation as the only option!Yours In 'IT'Joe McCabe

> Hi Norma> i think we may have talked briefly about this suggestion more> than a year ago when planning the original web-site. The benefits> of a database of Theatre Resources could be tremendous. It could contain> information on Personnel (actors, directors, technicians, designers,> stagemanagers, administrators), Venues and a wide range of Equipment> (costumes, props, lighting and sound equipment).> if we were to undertake a project like this, i would suggest> that it should allow anyone to add information - an individual can> add their own details to the list of Personnel, a club can add their> own equipment and venue details - this halves the amount of work required> to maintain and update the information.> It would be advisable to setup a small working group, too. Just> to make sure we think of everything when we design the database. It> would be a shame to miss an equipment category or to leave out space> for an important description. The group may need to meet only a couple> of times and those meetings could be conducted in the Live Chat Room> here on the website if distance or transport are an issue.> The database could be established with people adding information> within 6-8 weeks.> How about it Joe? Norma? Anyone else?> Cheers> GrantGrantJust press "go" and I'll be in it - travels no problem or here on chat.I'm not an individual member of ITA, although I'm a financail member of Mandurah Little Theatre. Do I need to jion - please advise.new address (hylas@tik.com.au)Yous 'In It'Joe McCabe(new - hylas@tik.com.au)

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