PAB Lessons

11/9/15- Audition Techniques and Professionalism

Before the Audition:

• The audition starts as soon as you enter the building not just the waiting room or audition room. Be presentable, courteous and confident (not arrogant). Focus on your own audition and 'get into the zone' avoid too much contact with the other people auditioning (it may put you off).
• Always be an hour early to an audition, this allows time for any problems that may a cure (Traffic, delayed train etc.) and gives you time to get prepared and ready for the audition.
• If there is a script table then pick up and read some of the script, scan it for your character and get a feel for the script.
• Be prepared to possibly have to do improve or workshop exercises (Normally drama school auditions.) 
• Never say 'I'm nervous' as it can make your feel more nervous and 'put you off'

When entering the room/ audition space be:

• Confident (not arrogant) and calm.
• Have good posture and look presentable.
• Wear appropriate clothing (Normally plain clothing that is easy and comfortable to move in. No Statement clothing, the casting director need to be able to see you as the character not as yourself.)
• Have an appropriate hair style (Nothing to crazy, again nothing that's trying to make a statement.)
• Positive and show an attitude that is hardworking and/or keen to learn.

Preparation and research:

• Read and research the script (if possible) and familiarize yourself with the character you are auditioning for as you may be asked questions on the play or the character.
• If possible research the casting director to see what other plays/shows etc. they have cast for, this may help you to know what kind of actors they like/favour and may make you seem interested and keen.
• Research the production company, looking at other shows/plays they have done, again making you seem interested and keen.
• Be sure you are available to perform and act if you get the job. Make sure it fits with your prier engagements or jobs or else you may seem unprofessional and may waist a good acting job.

Casting: Is a different form of casting where their is no need to audition, the actor is given the job on the spot. This is normally used in the case of models who as cast based on looks or for well- known actors who casting directors have already seen act in their past works.

My Audition:

To prepare for my audition I will be researching Rent as well as watching it. I will particularly pay attention to the character of Roger who I will be auditioning for which will allow me to answer any questions about the character or the play that may be asked. I have chosen to sing the song 'One Song Glory' from Rent which Roger sings. I have chosen this song because it not only fits my voice but is a song that I can put a lot of emotion into. It will also allow the casters to see how I would play the character as its a solo that Roger sings and would hopefully allow the casters to see me as Roger playing the role.
This lesson prepared me for not only my Rent audition at college but will also aid me in future auditions for drama schools and what ever else I do in the future.

  

11/9/15- Professionalism & Mock Interviews 

Professionalism in the Acting/performance world:

• Dress neutrally but presentably for auditions 
• Act appropriately 
• Be punctual (for auditions and acting jobs)
• Be confident but never arrogant 
• Learn or read lines given (minimal changes from script unless specified)
• Be focused and ready or else you are wasting peoples time
• Positive energy 
• Be ready to work
• Have good eye contact and polite conversation 
• Have good personal hygiene (no body wants to act with someone who smells bad)

For Auditions:

1. Prepare! Get hold of script if possible and pre-read. Also read pre-audition information carefully so you are fulling informed and ready for whatever comes your way.
2. Be Punctual! Arrive in good time to allow you to have a moment to get ready, warm up and mentally get ready.
3. Be calm! Don't bring a stressed or nervous 'personality' into the audition room. If your anxious try your best not to show it- remain as calm as possible. 
4. Listen! The casting director or director wants to see if you can react to direction so listen to everything they say and respond appropriately. If you are not properly listening they might not want to work with you as an actor.
5. Ask Questions! Ask only appropriate and considered questions particularly if you are unsure or need clarification.
6. Be Brave! Don't be afraid to try something new, they may be looking for fresh approaches, ideas and originality

I am preparing for my own audition by watching Rent again and paying particular attention to the themes and story of the musical. I will also pay attention to the character Roger who I am hoping to play. His personality and his actions. I will also rehearse and practice the songs I have chosen to preform them to the best of my ability during the audition.

Possible audition questions I may be asked in my audition interview:

• Why did you choose these songs to sing for your audition?
• Which character do you relate with most in the musical?
• What are the issues and/or themes of the musical?
• Who do you want to play most? 
• What could you bring to this performance?

We put on mock audition interviews for each other in small groups. We took turns being the interviewer and person being interviewed and as the interviewer I asked some of the questions above. This helped me get an idea of what the interviewer in an audition would be looking for from me, not only a strong audition but a knowledge and understanding of the character and the play. Acting as the person auditioning gave me some practice in answering questions on the spot and how to go about answering the kind of questions they would be asking. Below you can see a clip of an example of one of these interview with me as one of the interviewers:

Evaluation of Rent Audition- 18/9/15

I feel my audition for Rent was successful as I got casted as the character I hoped to play. I feel my singing was successful because I had prepared and practiced before the audition and worked hard to work on the song to make sure I could sing it at the best of my ability. I worked on my range and lowered the key of the song so I could best perform it. I also tried to express the emotion of the character (Roger) though my singing audition as the song (One Song Glory). The song he is singing about how he wants to write one amazing song before he dies of Aids and reminisces about his dead love. I tried to show this sadness and express the feeling of loss. My knowledge of the character I felt was also a success as I answered questions that were asked easily as I have watched the play and thought extensively about the character.

I feel the part of my audition that was less successful was my nerves. It being my first audition I defiantly felt some pressure which may have detracted slightly from my audition. I did keep my nerves under control but it may have meant I didn't give it 'my all'.

My preparation and research defiantly aided me. My singing and song learning preparation defiantly helped my performance in the audition and my preparation of watching Rent and researching the play helped with answering of questions which I think helped me get the role I wanted.

This experience will help me in future auditions and interviews as it has given me a confidence boost as well as experience of auditions and what to expect. I feel I would have less nerves in a future interview or audition because of this experience.


25/9/15- Acting CV's & Higher Education Research  

Acting CV are quite different from a conventional job CV. The CV must tell the casting director looking at it about the way you look (important for when casting a character), acting experience and skills and talents that may make you better equip to take on the roll than others. Unlike other CV's an Acting CV must include a photo. We looked at example and actual acting CV's and then I made my own:

Performing Arts Higher Education Institutions and Courses:
I looked at institutions and courses for performing arts in higher education and the courses that appealed to us. I began to look at a number of universities and drama schools that I would like to apply for in hope of studying a BA in Acting at one of them. In this lesson we made notes on such institutions so we could later put them into a presentation explaining why they appeal to us:

University of the Arts London (UAL):

• The BA in Acting at the Drama Center London  
• Highly prestigious and highly thought of in the professional acting world.
• Strong contacts with the acting profession, regular visits by practitioners, visiting professors and current directors. 
• Work closely and collaborate with other students of other courses at Drama Center London and Central Saint Martins, like the Directing Course and Film Making Courses.
• Highly career focuses and presents to Agents at their well- attended Agents' Showcase Events. 
• Study both classically and contemporary.
• Strong emphasis on screen! 
• Even while still doing the course students have secured prestigious professional roles on screen and on stage.
• Very prestigious acting alumni.   

I am interested in UAL because of its focus on screen acting for film and TV as well as the ability to collaborate with students from other courses to create a short film or be directed in a play for example. The prestigious reputation of the Drama Center and its amazing acting alumni like Tom Hardy, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan to name a few is also why I am drawn to it. As someone who wants to become and film and TV actor foremost UAL's BA in Acting seems like an amazing place due to its focus on screen acting, its connection with the professional acting world and its track record of graduates going on to be in film, television and in well-known theatre companies.

Rose Bruford College:

• Focused only on performance and technical aspects of theatre.
• They show public performances & Industry Showcases to agents and casting directors.
• Prestigious and well renowned BA Acting course.
• Students work with industry professionals and get the opportunity to put on shows at professional venues.
• Validated by the University of Manchester.
• Prestigious alumni and many graduates go on to work in highly regarded theaters and shows.
• The course covers and wide range of mediums, from stage to screen to voice acting.

Rose Bruford College is another well- known theatre institution that has produced many actors who went on to work in theatre, as well as television and film from the BA Acting course. This institution is one that would allow me to train as a professional actor and get the skills I needed in a prestigious place. The opportunity to work with professionals in the industry as well as being able to preform shows at professional venues is another amazing part of the College. While the course is well rounded it seems that much of the course is spent looking at stage and theatre work and less focus on TV and film, also the lack of collaboration with other students in other courses is again something that makes it less perfect for me and what I want to do. Yet Rose Bruford is an amazing acting institution and one I would be honored to be able to attend one day.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB):

• BA in Acting.
• Work collaboratively with students of other courses at the University like Directing, Film Making etc. 
• Highly creative University that allows you to excrement with other forms of creativity besides acting.
• Lessons divided up upon focus: Singing lessons,Voice lesson, Movement lessons etc. 
• Graduates have gone on to work in feature and independent films, television, regional theatre, touring theatre and the West End, voice-overs and teaching.
• Staff from different performance backgrounds.
• Third year of the course dedicated to performance. 

Arts University Bournmouth is a less well- known institution also offering a BA course in Acting. It allow collaborative work with other students doing Film Making and Directing courses and offers more focus on a wider range of acting styles like voice acting for example. Its graduates have gone on to work in film, television and theatre and would be a great and creative place for me to study at yet it lacks the connection to the professional world of acting.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama:

• BA in Acting.
• A prestigious institution.
• Emphasis on the professional world of acting.
• Central employs professional directors and invites a range of industry professionals to deliver talks and workshops.
• Students gain professional work while still on the course.
• Well-known and prestigious alumni.
• Well rounded course where students learn all the skills for on stage, on screen and other mediums.
• An institution almost completely focused on performance and theatre production.

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama prides its self on its links to the professional acting world employing professional directors and inviting a range of professionals in the industry to give talks and run workshops for the Acting BA class. They also have shows at which they invite members from the professional industry to see the work the students have put on. With a well rounded course that focuses on all aspects of acting including film, TV and theatre The Royal School of Speech and Drama have a huge and well- known acting alumni and graduates that now work in all areas of the industry hence why this institution appeals to me so much.

Performing Arts Higher Education Presentation

2/10/15- Higher Education Drama Loans

In this lesson we researched the different ways of getting loans or funding for going to drama schools if government loans are not available for your chosen higher education institution. Here are some examples:

Uni grants UK:

• They give you a selection of organisations that offer the grants and funding you want.
• It gives you information on government loans and grants and support available from your university like tuition fee loans, maintenance loans and maintenance grants as examples.
• Also gives you information and guidance on how to set up and manage student banking.
• Helps you to get prepared for the monetary side of further education.
• Allows you to compare different grants and loans that work best for you and your further education.
• Extremely useful to gain information on funding for those planning to study in the performing arts.

DaDAs: 

• DaDA (stands for dance and drama award).
• Loans money to students studying specific dance and drama courses. 
• The amount loaned depends on your family income, and what course you are planning to studying.  
• To be eligible for loans from you must be a citizen of EU and have been for at least 3 continuous years. 
• You also must be between the ages of 16-23 if applying for dance courses, and 18-23 for acting courses.
• You must also have one of the following qualifications and show a tallent and dedication to the performing arts: Level 6 Diploma in Professional Acting (3 years), Level 5 Diploma in Professional Acting (1 year), Level 5 Diploma in Professional Dance (Classical Ballet or Contemporary Dance) (2 years), Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance (3 years), Level 6 Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre (3 years).
• The loans allow extra support in either paying for the course fees, or maintenance fees.
• Though these loans can only be issued for student going to specific drama and dance institutions: ALRA (Academy of Live and Recorded Arts), Arts.Ed, London, Bird College - Dance and Drama Theatre Performance, Cambridge Performing Arts at Bodywork, Elmhurst School for Dance in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet School, The Hammond School, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Laine Theatre Arts, Liverpool Theatre School and College, Millennium Performing Arts, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Northern Ballet School, The Oxford School of Drama, Performers College, SLP College Leeds, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, University of Surrey / GSA Conservatoire, Urdang Academy.
• It can only requested at certain schools, so is restricted if the student wants to study elsewhere which is a potential down side.

Crowdfunding:

• Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.
• Allows one person to ask for a certain amount of money and others donate money to their cause. 
• This would allow someone who’s family didn’t have money to pay for drama school to still go as the money has been gained from donation. 
• In 2013, the crowdfunding industry grew to be $5.1 billion worldwide.
• While crown funding can be useful to help raise money for those who may be unable to go to drama school it is by no means a secure or reliable option for those needing funding. Therefor I feel it might not be the best way to receive further education. It should mainly be used for businesses creating and selling products. 

CDET

• The Council of Dance and Education Training (CDET) are designed specifically for the musical theatre and dance industries.
• The music and dance scheme lets talented artists (musicians and dancers) to access financial help for specialised training. It provides additional help with fees and grants at 29 institutions.
• Dance and Drama Awards is another offer which is where exceptionally talented students could receive annual scholarships. These are more likely to be used to help lower income families to allow talented young artist to improve through training.
• Could be extremely beneficial to those wanting to study musical theatre or dance but not for those wanting to study Acting or another performance arts related course.  

 

Lawrence Atwell's Charity

• The Lawrence Atwell's Charity helps those who are financially struggling and may be unable to pay for studying the arts.
• Though they cannot give assistance to those still in secondary education, taking GCSE's or A levels, or studying any other vocational course.
• They offer grants towards vocational training of many courses, for example: BTEC, NVQ- Level 3 or below and Art Foundation courses.
• I believe it can be very helpful for students but not those in secondary education or wanting to study any BA courses as it only funds vocational studies.    

9/10/15- Theatre Jobs
We started by listing as many theatre company jobs as we could think of:

• Actor- The performer on stage.
• Directors- Directs the actor on how to best portray the story/ message.
• Producers- Runs the show making sure all those involved in the performance are working effectively to create the performance, whether that be actors, directors or any of the production staff.
• Set Design- Design and make the set needed for a show.
• Prop Design- Design and make the props needed for a show.
• Lighting Technician- Runs the lighting on the actual show and in rehearsals. 
• Sound Technician- Runs the sound on the actual show and in rehearsals. 
• Musicians- Plays instruments or sings in shows with live music.
• Choreographer- Devises and teaches dance or movements for the actors to learn.
• Costume Designer- Design and make the costumes needed for a show.
• Box Office- Run the ticket sales for the show.
• Stage Hands- Move/ change set during a performance.
• Hair/ Makeup People- Make sure the actors look how they should before going on stage.
• Publicity Manager- Runs the public side of the show, like advertising.
• Casting Director- Responsible for auditioning or contacting actors to be in the shows.
• Chief Executive- The head of the company, makes sure everything is running effectively. 
• Finance/ Admin Staff- Make sure the monetary side of the business is running well.
• Education Manager- In charge of the educational aspects of the show as well as educational outreach programs that the company may run.
• FOH/ Bar Staff- Front of house staff run the theatres 'front', selling tickets, food and drinks etc. 
• Domestic Staff- Make sure the theatre building is well kept, like cleaners/ caretakers.
• Artistic Director- The 'head' director who has the overall artistic vision for the performance that the performers and directors work to achieve. 
• Stage Manager- Makes sure the show runs smoothly back stage, making sure actors/ props etc. are in the correct place at the right time. 
• Deputy Stage Manager- Works under and helps the stage manager.
• Company Manager- Oversees and ensures that everything is running smoothly in the company.
• Flyman- Moves set around using ropes and pulleys or using an operating board.

We then put them in a hierarchy of staff job roles at a typical theatre company:

Presenting Theatres: Shows lots of different shows for companies that tour.

Producing Theatres: Makes and produces theatre in their own theatre and they may also go on tour and put them on in other theatres.


Theatre job roles that appeal that appeal to me:

There are a number of the non- performance roles that appeal to me in theatre. One of which is being an Artistic director, it seems like something I would enjoy. The artistic director is in charge of  deciding on and envisioning all the creative decisions and ideas of the show, all ideas for the performance are either thought up by or need to be run by and confirmed by the Artistic Director. The Artistic Director works with the directors, casting director(s), performers and most of the creative staff to bring their vision to life. In most theatre companies the Artistic Director would report to the CEO and/or board of Directors. I think that having the ability to bring my ideas and input to life on stage would be very rewarding. It would likely be hard work and long hours but I think I have skills, like my ability to communicate and manage people as well as my good and creative imagination would allow me to work well as an Artistic Director.

The role of Stage Manager also interests me as it is a very important job to keep the show running well. The Stage Manager works back stage to ensure everything like costume, props, set, lighting, sound etc.. is in or happens at the right place at the right time before, during and after the show to make the whole show runs smoothly. They work with the actors, stage hands, set design, lighting and sound technicians to effectively 'run' the show. They would answer to the Production Manger and the Producer.  I have good time keeping and am quite a perceptive person which I think would allow me to be a stage manager effectively. While it would likely be a stressful and taxing job I believe I may enjoy and be good at it and it is very important in the running of the show and so it appeals to me.

Education Manager is another theatre role that I am interested in as education and learning are concepts that are very close to my heart. The Education Manager is in charge of education and outreach, organising projects that link education to the shows put on my the theatre companies. They may organise visits to schools or find ways to make the performances more education for those coming to watch them. They report to the Directors and Artist Director and work closely with them. I find this role interesting as I am passionate about education and would find it fulfilling to help teach children through theatre.
  

16/10/15- Theatre Company PowerPoint

I looked at the Donmar Warehouse for my theatre company power point, which you can see below:

Companies in Performing Arts

Arts Council

They fund arts events and activities run by all manner of people or companies to allow them to spread the arts to others as well as advocating the value of arts and culture locally and nationally. Not only do they support theatre companies or projects they also help fund a variety of other culturally important organisations and businesses like museums and libraries. The Arts Council invest money into projects and other organisations through government money and National Lottery funding. The arts council's are split up by in terms of country, so there are three different arts councils; Arts Council England, Scottish Arts and Arts Council Wales. 

Equity

Equity is the UK trade union for 'professional performers and creative practitioners'. They campaign for better pay for performers of all kinds and act as negotiators for their  terms and conditions with employers. Created in the 1930's by a group of Artists, since then they have achieved fair payments and fees for artists; health and safety regulation; royalties and residuals structure; members' pension and insurance schemes that all benefit the working life of performers across the world. 
Spotlight

Spotlight is the leading casting resource for actors and performers in the UK. Over 60,000 performers appear in Spotlight, including actors and actresses, child artists, presenters, dancers and stunt artists. They claim to be the best way market yourself as a performer for professional film, television, stage and commercial work bosting a huge amount of famous members. Their professional clients range from large organisations such as the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, through to small production companies and individual casting directors.   Dance UK

Dance UK acts as 'the national voice for dance' and tackle the big issues facing the dance sector as a whole. By working with and on behalf of the sector, Dance UK aims to promote sustainable, longer dance careers and to improve the conditions in which dance is created, performed and experienced. They advocate and lobby governmental and cultural industries to promote the importance of dance and  the needs of dancers.


These organisations to work together and overlap in the world of performing arts for example, performers who use spotlight as a casting sight professionally will need to be a member of Equity as it insures them all the rights and pay they deserve. Also the Arts Council is one of the main sources of funding for many of these and other organisations like Dance UK. The Donmar warehouse will too interlink with many companies in performing arts. They are part funded by Arts Council England and their performers are part of Equity as examples. The may also use Spotlight as a way of casting actors or other professionals to be in their shows. This shows the importance of all these companies in the world of performing arts and how they link together to improve the arts for everyone.

6/11/15- Research for Small Scale Theatre Tour

I started by looking at different venues for my tour. As its a tour I will need more than one venue as it will involve traveling to different locations. I started by looking for fringe theatres in Sussex, the majority of which I found in Brighton. I found two that fitted the tour well and would be easy to hire due to comparatively low costs. The two I found where the Lantern Theatre Brighton and The Marlborough Theatre also situated in Brighton. These venues only need a hire fee to be payed and then the theatre company keeps all of the money made in ticket sales. I decided I should have five performances at each which would cost £800 to hire each venue, in total £1600 (including tech crew hire from the venues themselves.) After this I decided that the tour should then travel to Worthing's Connought Theatre due to it having a large number of seats. To hire the Connought for two nights would cost £1332 making the total cost of the venue hire £2932.
I also looked at advertising as if I am going to be able to fill a good number of seats at the Connought or the other two theatres I am going to need people to know about it. The two fringe theatres allow free online advertising on their website if you hire the venue for a performance. I got the cheapest quote for poster and flyers from a printing website (stressfreeprint.co.uk) and would be able to get 100 posters and 500 flyers for just under £100.
As I am doing a tour of a devised piece of theatre I do not need performance rights this will allow me to use the money for other expenditures like set.
I found the online prices for some of the the set needed for the tour, two door frames costing £69.98 in total (loveskirting.co.uk) and silver paint to paint them costing another £10.
I have also got a quote for the cost of having programs printed to be sold at the shows, it would cost £110.03 for one hundred programs (stressfreeprint.co.uk).
I also researched possible local sponsors and settled upon the Worthing Herald as they sponsor quite a few local projects and I also looked into the sponsorship of Arts Council England as they sponsor many thatre and performance projects.


13/11/15- Budgeting
My 10 key budget-making tips:

• Be realistic in your estimates, over-estimate expenditure and under-estimate profits. 
• Spend on necessities first.
• Always have a contingency of at least 10%.
• Don't spend too much on less important items try get them cheap or second hand.
• Negotiate prices.
• Try to get sponsors or donations though publicity deals, adverts, the council or the public.
• Call in favours from friends.
• Be imaginative about creating extra income.

In this lesson I then started creating my budget form for my final presentation.


20/11/15- Phone Calls
Key points for professional business phone calls:

• Be clear and confident.
• Explain who you are and what you need promptly (Get straight to the point).
• If needed have a script/ notes in front of you to keep you on track.
• Have a pen and paper and be ready to take notes if need.
• Read your callers voice- if they seem busy offer to call back
• Be polite

I wrote a quick intro that I could say when the person picked up the phone:
Hello there, I am a student doing a module of Performance Arts Business and I would like to enquirer about the hypothetical price of hiring a medium sized strobe light for 12 days.

I phoned Sussex Party Shop and found that the cost of a medium sized strobe light was £15 a day and that if I hired it for the 12 days I planned I could get a percentage off the total price.
This not only let me know the relevant information I was looking for but also taught me the important of confidence while on the phone in a business setting as at points my confidence wavered and the conversation slowed, thereby taking longer for me to learn the information I needed. Perhaps for future business phone calls should have a clear set of questions already written down to insure I get all the relevant information I require.  

27/11/15- Sources of Funding
I started to research sources of funding for arts events like my own theatre tour and found a number of public and private sources of funding:

Arts Council England gives funding to many arts events across the country and  invest money from Government and the National Lottery to support arts and culture across England. They are a public source of funding as they use money given by the government. If able to get funding from the Arts Council it can give a large amount of money to projects. Though with many other projects up for funding as well it can be hard to gain such funding and can take time to process and get the actual money so may not be best for projects in the very near future.

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK is a charitable organisation that can provide private funding to deliver social, cultural and environmental value through projects. They occasionally fund start-up organisations, like a theatre company for example. They do have a strong focus on widening participation in performing arts practice and what to help nurture originality in the field. They fund many other things as well as the performing arts so trying to get funding may be difficult. Also money given by private funding tends to be less than public funding but for a small start up theatre company it would likely be more than enough. The time it would take to get the funding would likely be relatively quick compared to public funding so might be better for an event planned in the nearer future.    

Arts in Business is a charity that helps give arts organisations in England extra funding by matching the amount of money that has been gained through other funding or raised if they meet their eligibility criteria. This can be a great way to gain additional funding and also gain business help, advise and use of social media. They also help to bring arts businesses together to help everyone and mutually benefit each other. Though of course to gain funding the organisation must meet the eligibility criteria and even then may not be given funding but being a private source of funding it would  likely be quicker process involving less bureaucracy and so funding may be able to be acquired quicker. 

Lottery funding is also a good way of gaining funding for a performing arts project as they often give money to events and organisation to better communities, like through theatre. It can be helpful especially for a smaller project (like the theatre tours) as they give grants starting from £300 to more than £500,000 so they can give smaller funding as well. As its public funding the process can be slow as lots of paperwork and such tends to be done but its often worth it for the amount of money available. Also Lottery funding can only be used for the arts at specific times as they have different 'pots of money' that are available at different times, as at one point they might be focusing funding on other things so there would be no available funding for my project or any other performing arts project. For example at the time of writing this it would be hard to gain funding through the Lottery as there are no specific pots available for the arts or performance. 

Though of course for a small project like this small scale theatre tour funding may be able to be found just through self fundraising but for larger projects and theatre tours funding methods like these above are extremely important in the arts.     

    

4/12/15- Dragons Den Presentation

Annotated Budget:

Small Scale Theatre Tour Evaluation

Overall I believe that my theatre tour proposal went well and was well planned. The fact that it would have made a budget makes it a viable concept and so I would mark it as a successful project. I believe that my research into finding costings for example getting quotes for the posters, flyers etc. and also the quote for the strobe light to name a few allowed me to create an effectively true to life budget form and allowed me to extensively talk about my project as I knew all the costings and important details.
Though if I was to do it again for the start I would cut down on the number of performances at the two fringe theaters in Brighton. Ten days for a small play in one city may exhaust itself as people who are interested in fringe theatre would likely only see it once and this may lead to less ticket sales toward the end of the tours time in Brighton. Instead I would look at adding more dates to the show at the Connought Theatre in Worthing to more than two nights or I would look at sending the tour to more locations to maximize the number of people who would likely go and see it and thereby maximizing ticket sales. It would also make it more of a 'tour', as more places would be traveled to.
If I was to do the project again I may also increase ticket prices as I set them quite low and higher ticket prices would raise the profits made in the venture. I would also increase my money dedicated to advertising as advertising is highly important in selling tickets. I would dedicate more of this advertising money to online advertising and advertising in the local area.