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Hi Amanda, Thank you for sharing these thoughts. We hear your frustration and apologize for any inconvenience. While many shows in our catalogue license automatically, others require additional clearances from the rightsholders due to things like location or other title-specific factors. Applications read more

My experience with Concord is that they are pretty quick; I've never gotten a no. The only issue is if a professional production is happening close by - then they usually get preference to have you not compete with them. I think the six weeks is just a standard email, but I usually hear within a week read more

Join Kristi Ross-Clausen and Dana Taylor as they explore The BACKstage Exam. Created by USITT and EdTA, they will discuss the exam, its metrics and goals, its importance in a comprehensive high school theatre education, and its use as a tool for curricular development. Participants will have an opportunity read more

Our lower school students enjoyed the production of Hey, Diddle, Diddle (adapted by Marilee Herbert Miller, available from Dramatic) our MS students put on a few years ago. It is a great ensemble piece for actors to create innovative staging and transitions. ------------------------------ Joanna read more

My issue with props and set dressing for many years has been that they are often seen as generic: a chair is a chair, a clock is a clock, a book is a book, without any regard for the period, the story, the characters using them, or the overall style of the production. I'm delighted that there's going read more

How to mitigate pit falls. Here's what I used to do in the high school theatres I managed. We had professional technicians, student crews, and school and outside events (and this is whether or not you have a pit net – but hopefully you do!): Post a sign on each entrance door to the theatre, something read more

Garry Tiller Ballet Arkansas' Nutcracker Suite. The flys yelled "scrim!" in the dark and a student stepped back four steps and fell to the bottom. Turned in mid air and landed on his jaw. He ate Christmas dinner through a straw that year. Stupid me, I almost injured myself afterwards. They came running read more