Theater Festivals: Best Worldwide Venues for New Works [Paperback]

Lisa Mulcahy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Here is the bible of theater festivals for any stage professional looking to showcase original work, full of expert tips on selecting festivals that are best suited to an individual's work. This directory of more than 50 festivals in the United States, Canada, and abroad covers every step of festival participation, including contact information, application requirements, auditions and tryout performances, face-to-face meetings and interviews, salary specifics, and performance space details. Serving as a full business primer, it also answers essential questions on negotiating and networking with producers, meeting casting obligations, and what responsibilities one has to a festival when his or her show goes on to become a hit.



• For aspiring actors, directors, playwrights and producers

• From the author of Building the Successful Theater Company (1-58115-237-x)

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About the Author

Lisa Mulcahy is a theater teacher, director, performer, and multimedia writer. She was cowriter and stage director of the hit Off-Broadway musical Renegade Sluts on Bikes and was directed by Edward Albee in her appearance in his play Malcom. Her articles have been published in such magazines as Stage Direction, Teaching Theatre, Marie Claire, Glamour, and Seventeen. The author of Building the Successful Theater Company and Theater Festivals, both published by Allworth Press, she is based in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158115402X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581154023
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,955,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A guide to how to use such festivals as launches for a new play, August 8, 2005

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This review is from: Theater Festivals: Best Worldwide Venues for New Works (Paperback)

Playwrights may think there are few venues open to accepting a new play: think again. Lisa Mulcahy is a theater teacher, director, performer and writer: her articles on theatre have been published extensively and she's in the perfect position to provide Theater Festivals: Best Worldwide Venues For New Works, a guide to how to use such festivals as launches for a new play. Learn how to showcase original work all over the world with a reference which describes festival missions, application processes, and technical requirements. From fees to physical theater and production specs, here's everything you need to propose a successful project to the right venue.