An Idiot On Stage

How building connection with your audience improves your ticket sales for your community theatre show.

How do community theatre people handle criticism? Today, we take a look at 7 truths we need to handle criticism when it comes - and it will come.

You need these three things to effectively promote your community theatre organisation and shows - a huge amount of content (photos and videos), a written project plan and an electronic press kit. This episode goes into detail about how to create your own.

Burnout is a huge issue for community theatre creatives. We have too much to do to keep our organisations running, let alone producing shows. It is super important that we develop a healthier approach to the way we approach volunteering in our theatre organisations. In this episode, I share my experience with burnout as a leader of a theatre company and the changes I made to go from unhealthy and driven to passionate and being more effective.

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Today's episode was recorded after a day of meetings that had me fired up. I spoke with two very different Australian creatives (one a maker of theatre, the other a maker of beautiful things and both struggled to accept their value as the major element - the super power - of their own brand.

You're allowed to be proud of your work and, in fact, your passion for your creativity is what will connect with your audience and build your online presence.

I hope today's episode gets you excited about pursuing your creativity and sharing it with a world that so desperately needs it.

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Want to read more blogs that focus on helping you create a stronger, more enjoyable community theatre experience?

Read The Idiot’s Notebook (blog) https://www.sherrylleesecomb.com/notebook

 

Connect with me on socials:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/anidiotonstage

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnIdiotOnStage/

 

Check out my Pinterest library, full of inspiration for community theatre creatives:

Pinterest (An Idiot On Stage): https://pin.it/5SiGBjW

 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@anidiotonstage

 

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Thank you for listening.

How to use any theatre review to benefit your show.

The secret of always having social media content when promoting your shows.

Productivity hacks for theatre marketers on the go.

How to make your Instagram account more effective while it grows.

Yeah, so a detailed Audition Pack will bring more prepared actors to your auditions but it will also begin the show promotion process months before you've even launched the show. Today, I share how I've used a branded Audition Pack to increase audition attendance and create credibility with actors, the theatre community, journalists and audiences.

 

Learn more: www.sherrylleesecomb.com