Hi SNeha,
While I can't give you any real specifics, since I'm sure that some things (such as budgets, legalities and the like) are different in Dubai than in the USA, I can certainly give you some guidelines.
First you want to decide how you want to run the company. Will you have your own theatre (which will require staff to run it, funds to maintain it and to supply its technical facilities, a stage, lighting, sound, and other technical equipment, and more)? Will you be using/renting other facilities (church/school/community facilities, etc.)? If so what will you need? Will it be a non-profit organization? If so, do you need some legal status to do that? In the US we do, I don't know about Dubai. Or are you creating a private, for-profit company using local amateurs. We have those here. They pay taxes on profits (if they have any). Some pay actors, most don't. Many pay directors, musical directors, choreographers and sometimes set and lighting designers. Some don't. You need to decide what kind of talent you want to use and whether you want to pay to get good one.
Who do you want in your company? Will it be a loosely run company - that is, getting together only when you decide you want to do a show? Or will it be a more structured company, with a statement of purpose, a charter, planned seasons, perhaps a membership, having perhaps its own technical storage/building facilities for sets, costumes, props, etc?
Where will you be getting the creative and productions staff for your shows? Hire professionals, pull from the local communities? How about the casts? From within your own membership? General auditions?
All of these are decisions you must make before you even start to deal with organization. It's only once you know what you want your company to be that you can begin to organize it.
If you are looking to establish a structured company with a strong organization, I suggest that you check out my website at arlenestage.homestead.com/ProductionGuide.html
you will find a production guide that is applicable to both professional and amateur companies and productions. While it might not answer all your questions, it should give you a good idea of what production staff you will need, how the job responsibilities are divided up and the like.
Basically you want an Artistic Director, who creates and manages the artistic and creative vision of the company; an executive or managing director, who manages the administrative and financial aspects of the company; a board of directors and board of trustees, who will provide the support of local finacial, legal and artistic professionals as well as community support; a director of development, who handles the fundraising aspects of running a non-profit company; a publicity manager to handle public relations, advertising and the like.
You will need a theatre manager (if you have a theatre) or at least a house manager for each show; directors, stage managers, designers, technicians, musical directors and choreographers if you are doing musicals, a fight choreographer if you are doing anything with physical contact, fight scenes or weapons.
You will need to set audition processes, find rehearsal and production facilities, and more.
I can't even begin to touch on budget, first of all because I have no idea of the cost of things in Dubai, but also because every company and every production is different. Your budget will depend on the facilities you use, whether you pay any of your production or artistic staff, what technical equipment you want to buy, what kind of shows you are planning on doing (musicals are much more expensive to produce than non-musicals; some shows require elaborate effects, costumes, sets, etc., others can be done on a shoestring) and how many per season, and much more.
I hope some of this is helpful for you. If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to try to answer them for you.
Best,
Arlene (MsDirector)
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