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Theater Festivals: Best Worldwide Venues for New Works
by Lisa Mulcahy
Here is the bible of theater festivals for any stage professional looking to showcase original work! Playwrights, directors, heads and members of ensemble performance groups, producers, and students and budding thespians starting out in the business will find a comprehensive resource to more than 50 festivals in the USA, Canada, and abroad. Readers will find expert tips to selecting festivals that are best suited to their work, as this directory explains which festivals are performance-driven, fringe, or playwright-oriented; which festivals draw producers with the deepest pockets; and which draw the biggest crowds. Every step of festival participation is covered: contact information, application requirements, auditions and tryout performances, face-to-face meetings and interviews, salary/profit specifics, performance space details, and more. Readers will find all the tips they need to travel with their shows, such as customizing a production for the road, packing, finding lodging, budgeting, and obtaining insurance. This book also serves as a full business primer, answering essential questions on negotiating and networking with producers, meeting casting obligations, and what responsibility one has to a festival when his or her show goes on to become a hit. Also included are a brief history of the theater festival circuit, “war stories” from festival veterans, and noteworthy artists and shows affiliated with each festival. No one with original work to showcase can afford to be without this guide.
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Reviews
“Think there’s no place to present your new play? Think again. Lisa Mulcahy’s book gives you the where, what, and how of putting your creative vision on its feet before an audience at theater festivals throughout the world.”
—James Palmarini, Editor, Teaching Theatre
“An excellent, thoroughly researched primer on everything you should know about theater festivals from both the artistic and business standpoints. This resource is a must for any actor, playwright, director, or producer curious about learning how to corner this market.”
—Iris Dorbian, Editor-in-Chief of Stage Directions, Arts Journalist, and Critic
“Chock full of detailed information and practical tips, Theater Festivals is an indispensable companion for a journey through the fringe scene.”
—Susan Kosoff, Producer, Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston
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