Running Your Theater: Starting a CT from scratch

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Starting a CT from scratch

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Forum Name: Running Your Theater
Forum Discription: General questions about how to make it work
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Topic: Starting a CT from scratch

Posted By: ryorta
Subject: Starting a CT from scratch
Date Posted: 2/19/10 at 5:23pm

I'm not going to give much information about me.

I barely graduated from college with a BA in Theater. I'm planning to start a career as a Film or Stage Director/Producer. I am thinking to start a path doing a community theater here in my local area.

The issue is that I don't have any connection or influences. My questions is that what steps should I follow to start?

Is there anyway I could start my community theater company without giving personal information to city commissions?

what other requirements as far as paperwork needs to be handle in order to establish and being green lighted for the theater?

Are there any fees needed to pay?

Does community theater can count as community service?

With all the hope I wish my questions can be answer. Thank you from a budding artist.

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Filmmaking and Theater doesn't know borders and doesn't recognize a legal status.

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Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 2/19/10 at 7:27pm

Have a look at the AACT [American Association of Community Theatre] site ;-
http://www.aact.org/start/index.html - http://www.aact.org/start/index.html
there is a lot of resources there that can be acessed by the public.
To me comeatre can be counted as 'community service', however this depends upon how this is defined & specified in your local area.

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[western] Gondawandaland
"Hear the light & see the sound!
TOI TOI CHOOKAS
{may you always play to a full house!}