How amateur theatre really works: joining a society, auditions, who does what in a production, and life in the rehearsal room. Start with the Am Dram Guide.
Every show has a props story. Mine is from Bad Girls the Musical with Erewash Musical Society in March 2024. The show had lots of prison food props, and they…
The cast list email lands. You scroll it once, then again more slowly, and your name is either missing or sitting somewhere you didn’t hope it would be. Somewhere between…
What a musical director does in an am dram musical: auditions, note bashing, harmonies, band calls, the sitzprobe and conducting the show, plus how to work well with your MD.
If you have ever watched a show run like clockwork and wondered who was actually holding it together, the answer is almost always the stage manager. They are the person…
What does a theatre director do, and how is that different from the producer and the assistant director? A performer and first-time director explains the am dram production team.
Pour yourself a generous glass of your favorite oaked Chardonnay, kick off your shoes, and let us talk about a topic that has been severely testing the patience of theatre…
A few weeks ago, I did something unusual for a dedicated theatregoer: I chose to stay at home instead of buying a ticket for a local amateur production. It was…
I spent years thinking about going back to am dram before I actually did it. Years. Not months. Years. I’d performed from 1994 to around 2000, loved every minute of…
I was eleven years old, wearing a number sticker, standing in a room full of other kids waiting to sing You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile. It was an…
