When I was starting out Theatre Ontario was my vital lifeline to “the biz.” My membership helped me learn about agents, auditions, taxes, and everything else I needed to know.
I just noticed that many of their publications are available as free PDF downloads! Yeah, free!
The books that would be best suited to drama teachers would be:
- For Immediate Release (Publicity)
- Guide to Producing in Community Theatre
- Plain and Fancy (A Costume Design Manual)
- Stage Management Without Tears
- Theatre/Drama in our Schools
The links to all of their available publications are here but I also strongly encourage you to check out their main website, which is here.
Thanks for the kind words and the referral! Always nice to hear the impact we’ve had for people who’ve come through our doors.
The free publications were made possible by a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, for which we were very grateful.
For teachers right now, we’re also promoting our Certificate of Excellence, as a way to recognize outstanding secondary school students. They’re free with a membership. Here is the link on our website
http://theatreontario.org/content/certificateofexcellence.htm
Cheers,
Brandon Moore
Communications Coordinator, Theatre Ontario
news@theatreontario.org
416.408.4556 x.15
As a drama teacher, former stage manager and director – I highly recommend Theatre Ontario’s “Stage Management Without Tears” … I make sure all of the young stage managers I work with read it. It’s straight forward, practical, and helpful!