How do I set up my own theatre company?

Answer 1

Kill youself before you think again.

Answer 2

Well, you didn't say 'successful' theater company ... but here goes....

Step One: begin attending town meetings and get to know your local politicians.

Step Two: visit the other theater companies, dance companies and the like and meet the directors and producers. humbly ask questions so they are supportive and not threatened.

Step Three: Join the most affluent church in town. Volunteer for any committee (bake sale, whatever). Get to know the wives of business owners so you can get support, ppl to audition and help with your ads. If you are going to do musicals, join the choir immediately.

Step Four: (no, it's not ALL politics) rent a local hall or high school and produce your first show. expect tickets to pay for the rental, nothing more.

Step Five: Create your next season -- do 'arts in the parks' and take scenes to the elementary schools.

Step Six: Join the "Let's Rennovate Downtown" committee and suggest they need a small downtown theater. Convert a old dry cleaners, for example.

Step Seven: New theater space is one third yours, one third community use, one third business meetings and presentations.

Step Eight: Invite some of the local directors to co-direct or direct one of the shows for your season.

Step Nine: Get the Mayor to make a cameo appearance. Then do some stunt casting like local radio or tv weathermen for the rest of your shows..

Step Ten: Create a Board of Directors

Step Eleven: Begin paying board of directors.

Step Twelve: Get fired as Artistic Director since your board has a 'clearer vision' of the direction of your company.

Step Thirteen: Repeat steps as necessary.

Break a leg!

Answer 3

The comprehensive answer is pretty entertaining stuff but I did the following and it was a bit simpler.
Find an accessible piece of theatre (correct spelling) or write one.
A script for two actors should suffice.
Get like-minded people and rehearse in somewhere that's free of charge.
Find venues.
We called community centres, working peoples' clubs, arts centres and village halls.
DO NOT TRY TO ACCESS ARTS FUNDING.
The people who hold the purse strings are useless, whether they are in Dundee or Durban.
Do photo-shoots for the local press, try to get free radio time.
Give the buggers what they want - an idiotic photo for tabloids/local rags and some quotes.
Do posters and leaflets.
See if you can keep most of the ticket money, if not, get a reasonable percentage.
This worked for us.
Now we have a successful film company and corporate entertainment company without ever receiving arts funding.
On Sunday I'm Robert the Bruce in a palace and Monday we're putting the voice-over to our latest DVD.
In a business on its knees, ours is booming and all because I got off my backside and did all of the above.
Now get on with it!

Answer 4

there's a solid record for you! additionally ask your self: do you unquestionably need an appearing 'enterprise', or a social community? maximum of situations each and every physique is gung-ho until eventually the genuine artwork starts, and then each and every physique is greater demanding to get to the actor's bar or coffeehouse than they're doing each and every of the somewhat problematic, long artwork it takes to construct and sustain a real 'enterprise'. decide on your contributors nicely!

Answer 5

with plenty of money

Answer 6

Get a big loan.

Answer 7

Don't know but when you do givus a job.....