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Locked and Loaded

Stage Firearm Safety Tips
Someone being shot and killed or injured on stage is tragic. Even more so if it's not in the script. How you manage the safety of a firearm on stage determines whether the tragedy is real or imagined...

When Not to Print?

Reasons not to Print Marketing Materials
There is a pronounced obsession with printing marketing materials in Theatre. This article does not suggest that you should never print materials. Printing is in many ways extremely necessary to theatre, but there are times when it is probably wiser not to print...

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Showing in the Dark

Showing in the Dark

How to Budget for Lights

Creating a budget for a show big or small can be daunting for a producer. Often, producers may not have any designers or even a director on board when formulating a show's budget. One of the most difficult things to appropriately budget - especially for new or technically inexperienced producers - is lighting...
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Theatre and the Internet

Theatre and the Internet

An Introduction

Theatre, by its very nature, connects people. But what about connecting electronically? At best, Theatre and the internet have an estranged relationship. However, Theatre should take advantage of its inherent communal nature and utilize everything the internet has to offer it...
By Staff Writers

Creating Money

Theatre on a Small Budget
Creating theatre can be very expensive. However, it is possible to put on a show for very little money. There's a saying: "Low budget, no budget, theatre will be staged." The truth is that theatre can be produced with very little money...
By Staff Writers

To NPO or Not to NPO

Deciding to start a NPO Theatre Business
Congratulations! You're going to create a production company, an improv team or another theatre-related group. So far, you have found the people you will need, maybe even the space you will perform in, but there is one question you're still not sure of: "To NPO or not to NPO?" Whether you always assumed that all theatre is NPO or you don't even know what NPO stands for, the decision can be extremely important to the success or failure of your theatre venture. So, how do you know whether or not you should NPO? And what exactly is a NPO? And what do you do once you decide...
By Staff Writers

Falling into the Pit

Dress and Tech Pitfalls
Your show is opening in 2 weeks. You are about to have tech and dress rehearsals and the accompanying panic attack when one of the 50 things that still needs to happen before opening night goes wrong. Needless to say, tech and dress are stressful and difficult to coordinate in any situation. However, with time and practice, managing this stressful period becomes much simpler...
By Staff Writers
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