Are there too many of us?
Tue, 29 Aug 2000, 04:38 pmWalter Plinge21 posts in thread
Are there too many of us?
Tue, 29 Aug 2000, 04:38 pmHi Thespians,
I have been pondering this quite alot lately. Could some of the problems which are plaguing some amateur/community theatre groups (eg: inadequate venues, low audience attendance, financial struggles) be occuring because there are too many of us?
Two or three groups could merge into one which would:
1. Increase the membership.
2. Increase the pool of skills, ideas, abilities etc.
3. Increase the audiences.
4. Allow the clubs to pool finances and resources towards upgrading or establishing a venue.
These new groups could be re-named to save any arguments and managed initially by a committee consisting of members of each group's current committee. Since many Community Theatre people are not necessarily involved with the club closest to them, I can't see location being a problem. People will travel almost anywhere to be involved in a show that interests them.
Why should three groups keep struggling when as one group they may thrive?
Does anyone agree?
Cheers,
Gill
I have been pondering this quite alot lately. Could some of the problems which are plaguing some amateur/community theatre groups (eg: inadequate venues, low audience attendance, financial struggles) be occuring because there are too many of us?
Two or three groups could merge into one which would:
1. Increase the membership.
2. Increase the pool of skills, ideas, abilities etc.
3. Increase the audiences.
4. Allow the clubs to pool finances and resources towards upgrading or establishing a venue.
These new groups could be re-named to save any arguments and managed initially by a committee consisting of members of each group's current committee. Since many Community Theatre people are not necessarily involved with the club closest to them, I can't see location being a problem. People will travel almost anywhere to be involved in a show that interests them.
Why should three groups keep struggling when as one group they may thrive?
Does anyone agree?
Cheers,
Gill
RE: Are there too many of us?
Tue, 29 Aug 2000, 11:32 pmBeing purely pragmatic, you are probably absolutely right, ... however, for several reasons, I think you would find that in less than 5 years the no of groups/clubs would be up around the same level as now - quite a few of the groups around have been formed as offshoots/breakaways from older established groups. Only some of the reasons given are ..
* not enough seasons to cater for aspiring
actors/directors
* conflicts over what "type" of theatre should be
produced (many new groups are formed
specifically to "do" more
modern/radical/relevant/confronting or etc
theatre
* Common or garden personality conflicts over the
running of the group/club.
I suspect that having only a few "Super-clubs" would mitigate against the variety & diversity which makes the Community Theatre world vital & interesting.
BarbZ
* not enough seasons to cater for aspiring
actors/directors
* conflicts over what "type" of theatre should be
produced (many new groups are formed
specifically to "do" more
modern/radical/relevant/confronting or etc
theatre
* Common or garden personality conflicts over the
running of the group/club.
I suspect that having only a few "Super-clubs" would mitigate against the variety & diversity which makes the Community Theatre world vital & interesting.
BarbZ
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