PRODUCING BASICS

This is a grab bag of producing fundamentals, pulled from the Make the Damn Show toolkit and expanded with extra thoughts, context, and behind-the-scenes musings that didn’t belong in a step-by-step guide. It’s a blog. But, like… a blog with a point.

GETTING STARTED

New to producing? Start here to get oriented and think through what it actually means to make your first (or next) show.

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Why This Feels Like a Golden Age for DIY Theatre

Don’t worry, I’ll temper that headline statement in a moment, but for now let’s kick this post off with some unbridled optimism: we’re living in the golden age of DIY theatre! That DIY spirit has always been part of theatre, from artist-driven touring companies and scrappy storefronts to classrooms and community productions. What’s new is the scale of possibility. There are more tools, resources, and avenues than ever before to create high-caliber work on a budget.

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Is Your Show Produceable? The First Questions Every Theatre Producer Should Ask

Before you spend a dollar, book a venue, or convince your friends to jump on board, you’ve got to make sure your show idea is actually produceable. In your head, the show is already a Schmony Award Winner, packed with stunning design and incredible performances. Every beat lands perfectly: the jokes pop, the emotions hit, and you get full body chills imagining the audience rising to their feet for a standing ovation. Believe me, I know! I have many ten million dollar productions living rent free in my dome.

FROM IDEA TO PLAN

Thoughts on shaping ideas, making decisions, and figuring out what a project wants to be.

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PEOPLE STUFF

Reflections on collaboration, creative relationships, and working with humans in the real world.

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MAKING IT HAPPEN

Notes from the messy middle, where plans meet reality and shows get made.

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