Re: RAT We're looking for some expertise in how to start a new theater

[Cat Hebert <virtualdrama@juno.com>]

You questions are so theoretical that I'm afraid that it seems more like
an academic questionnaire (or a reporter's background research)  than an
actual request for information. 

However....


Here are some questions for you that will make my task (in answering)
easier:

- Are you talking about theater production company (no space of its own)
or theater with its own space?
- What type of material are you going to be performing? ("Anything and
everything" doesn't help.)
- Are you aiming for a particular audience demographic (some audiences
require comfortable chairs)
- Are you to be a producing or a presenting theater?
- How large does the performance space need to be?
- Is there to be an in-house company or mostly production to production?

Cheers,
Cat Hebert


On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:28:07 EDT BruPach@aol.com writes:
> Hi,
> 
> This is a note for those people who have created a theater from 
> scratch or 
> just know a lot about the process or just wants to jump in on this 
> discussion. Anyone really.
> 
> I'm in serious talks with a number of theater artists in the San 
> Francisco 
> Bay Area about beginning a new theater and finding a space for us to 
> create. 
> We're looking for some direction and know that you (the people on 
> the RAT 
> list) have loads of expertise in this area. Below, I've included 
> some 
> rudimentary -- and I'm sure pretty naive -- questions that I've been 
> trying 
> to get some help with. I'd appreciate any assistance you can offer.
> 
> 1. Do you know of any publications (websites) that details the 
> process of 
> beginning a new theater?
> 
> 2. Do you know of any organizations that offer assistance with this 
> type of 
> endeavor?
> 
> 3. If you were leading a seminar called, "Creating a Theater from 
> Scratch," 
> what areas would your syllabus include?
> 
> 4. What would you strongly encourage people to consider when 
> beginning a 
> theater?
> 
> 5. What would you do differently if you could begin your 
> organization again?
> 
> 6. What's important to bear in mind when beginning this whole 
> process?
> 
> Sincerely,
> BP
> 
> 
> 
> 
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