Into the Woods. One of my favorite shows of all time. When our theatre decided to do it, I knew I would audition, but before that I said I would be the properties designer. I knew the props would be a challenge, with Rapunzel’s wig and the harp and the million other things necessary for...
Many of us work full-time jobs, what I refer to as a vocation to support our avocations. I can’t tell you how many times people ask me after seeing a show or hearing I am in a show, “How much do you get paid for doing this?” Of course, in community theatre, the answer is...
The annual CHASS Australia Prizes are a great opportunity for the sector to showcase the excellent work being done in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) in Australia. Nominations are currently open for four categories, including the Distinctive Work and Future Leader categories may be of most interest to our members; Distinctive Work: an artistic performance, exhibition, film, television show, play, composition, research project or practical...
Did you know that National Volunteer Week is coming up in May? This year we celebrate 30 years of National Volunteer Week, and the theme is “ Making a World of Difference”. May 20 – 26 is a great opportunity to recognise all the amazing volunteers that help make our theatre community tick. Whether it’s...
Dear Community Theatre, Before I had become acquainted with you, I was a young child. A young, introverted, homeschooled, shy-as-hell child. My mother had said before then we should get to know each other, but I didn’t budge. I didn’t want a spotlight. I didn’t want a line. I wanted to stay in my room...
After acting in my community theatre for almost 10 years, I had always been interested in everything done behind the scenes and what it takes to make a show happen. I had been involved in the scenic design, been a prop master, ran sound, performed a stage manager role, and other odd responsibilities (not all...
There’s an old saying that behind every good man, there’s a good woman. In terms of the real world—where there’s less sexism, more theatre—that means that behind every good theatre person is a community theatre. It doesn’t have to be a good community theatre, just someplace to do theatre on a non-professional level for a...
Classical theatre, whether a musical or straight play, comedy or drama, is one of the most vital parts to today’s more contemporary theatre. Right now, many people gravitate more towards new things that are playing on and off Broadway because it’s new and exciting and something people probably haven’t seen yet, and I think that’s...
