Original Works Producing and Promoting Original Plays

Name: Original Works Producing and Promoting Original Plays
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ISBN: 9780325006215

ISBN-10: 0325006210

ISBN-13: 9780325006215

Edition: 2004

Authors: Christopher Mackowski

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If you are a director or producer who has shied away from doing a new play, cast aside your doubts, pick a new script, and get ready. Award-winning playwright and director Chris Mackowski shares the experiences and advice of more than 50 theatre professionals whose practical and insightful suggestions will help you raise the curtain on new and exciting plays and lower it to thundering applause. Producers and directors will find tips on: searching for and evaluating original scripts determining the best way to fit an original play into their overall season sponsoring a contest, hosting a festival, or conducting readings for new plays hosting a playwriting group or a…

Book details

List price: $24.45
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 6/10/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.92" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Case for Doing Original Works



The Secret Origin of Playwriting and Community Theatre



Ye Shall Overcome (or, Why Your Mission Statement Can Help You Overcome Any Perceived Obstacles to Producing an Original Show)



Finding a Script



Creating Your Submission Guidelines



Soliciting Scripts



Evaluating an Original Script



Evaluating the Playwright



"Let's Just Be Friends" (a Quick Word About Rejection)



Oh, the Possibilities ...



Readings



Workshops



Writers-in-Residence



Playwriting Groups



Contests



Festivals



Bright Ideas off the Beaten Path



The Production



Great Expectations (for the Production Team)



Takin' Care of Business (for the Producer)



The Center of It All (for the Director)



Play an Active Role (for the Actor)



Playwrights As Directors



Promoting Original Works



Original PR



New Markets



Getting Tactical



Collaboration



Evaluation



Reviews



Adjudications



Audience Feedback


Appendices



Results of National Survey on New Plays by Community Theatres



An Example of a Financial Report for an Original Show



A Second Example of a Financial Report for an Original Show



A Timeline for a New Play Contest



Guide to Online Samples



About the Playwrights Featured in this Book