Theatre is a hugely competitive industry. Formal training is inaccessible to many. So how can you get your foot in the door?
This book reveals the secrets of starting, developing and sustaining a career as a theatre director.
In 100 short, entertaining notes on everything from fundraising to failure, award-winning artistic director James Grieve uncovers the steps you need to supercharge your career. It''s not what you know or who you know - it''s how much you want to know.
In this entrepreneurial guide you will learn:
- how to get started as a theatre director without formal qualifications
- how to develop your craft on your own terms
- how to become an unstoppable force in the face of setbacks and failures
- how to navigate every step of production from rehearsal prep to press night
- how to grow as a leader, manager and CEO of your own career
- how to deploy practical techniques and inspirational ideas to sustain you as a
director and artistic director
Don’t wait for the phone to ring. Get cracking. Be the director of your own destiny and force it into existence. It starts here.
