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Creative Ways to Stage Theatre on a Tight Budget
Directing

Creative Ways to Stage Theatre on a Tight Budget

It’s a struggle to stage a production with little or no funds, but it’s not impossible! If your program is new or small, chances are you’re dealing with a tight budget. So how do you stage a show...
10 Quick Tips for Low- or No-Budget School Shows
Production

10 Quick Tips for Low- or No-Budget School Shows

When you’re expected to produce a show with a shoestring (or less) budget, you have to make smart choices about everything to make your money stretch as much as possible. But don’t despair! It’s...
Production Design on a Budget Toolkit
Teaching Drama

Production Design on a Budget Toolkit

There is a lot of thought and preparation that goes into mounting a production, not least of which is a budget! The budget needs to be one of the first considerations when thinking about a show,...
Sets on a Budget: One Signature Piece
Technical Theatre

Sets on a Budget: One Signature Piece

There’s nothing like a big, beautiful set to really create the mood and tone of a theatrical piece. With a little creativity, big and beautiful can also mean striking and singular. Sometimes the...
Costume Challenge: Rehearsal Blacks, Elevated
Classroom Exercise

Costume Challenge: Rehearsal Blacks, Elevated

If you’re working on a show with a tiny budget, one way many drama teachers have saved funds is by having student actors wear “rehearsal blacks” onstage — plain black pants and long-sleeve shirts....
3 Tips: How to Stage a Show on a Small Budget
Directing

3 Tips: How to Stage a Show on a Small Budget

For many drama teachers, a dwindling production budget is an ongoing struggle. How do you put up a full production with limited funds? Beth Goodwin portrays the double whammy she works in a small...
Props on a Budget: a Resource Guide
Production

Props on a Budget: a Resource Guide

Teachers often have the task of producing a school show with grand ideas but with little to no budget. Before you start organizing a fundraiser, digging into your own pockets (because who wants to...