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How do we
select a season?
We start by
attempting to achieve a "balanced season" ...
How many tour shows?
How many Main Stage? How many Discovery productions? Do we have
something for intermediate grades? for primary grades? Something
that appeals to all ages? Do we have a contemporary play? A
classic? A historical piece? Any on social awareness? Are
there any significant upcoming events we need to celebrate?
Most of the time
audience feedback influences a decision ...
Look ... based on a
1 to 5 scale (with 5 as good) this title consistently comes in
at least 4. we need to see if we can find a way to do it.
Or sometimes
we're influenced by a colleague in the field ...
You need to read
this script! We did it and the audience was blown away!
But eventually it
comes down to three things.
1. Are the
scripts good works?
2. Are they
within our means and resources?
3. Will they
present creative challenges to staff and audience alike?
THEN ... We begin
contacting publishers to ensure we can perform the productions
when and where we want...
That show can't tour
... another company is already doing it. This show is not
available -- it's tied up in movie rights ... How can we afford
that royalty fee?!
Sometimes you're
tossed back to the drawing board to start all over again.
We can't get rights
for (insert title here) .. let's see ... that means we could
swap this title to (insert new title) then this one changes to
(insert yet another title.) It's a good thing we've got a
long list of titles we want to accomplish!
Eventually we
acquire rights for all nine plays and then we share them with
you!
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