Arts Administration
56 pages
No Shame was started in 1986 in the back of a pickup truck at the University of Iowa. It is designed to be a low-risk performance venue for new and original work by emerging artists. It continues at Iowa, as well as additional locations across America from New York to Los Angeles, Fairbanks to Miami.
This complete manual provides everything you need to know to start and maintain a No Shame of your very own. Loaded with information on structure and format for on- and off-campus venues, administration and publicity models, the history of No Shame, and resources to draw upon to ensure success. A great book for anyone interested in starting a theatre, writers, actors, or performance artists. (For more information see www.noshame.org).
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Table of Contents:
PART ONE: THE BONES
What the heck is No Shame?
It's a place where people can take risks
It's a theatre in a truck (or bar, or courtyard, or even a theatre)
It's a convoy of theatres parked all over the world
How did the first one start?
First there was this thing called Midnight Madness
Then there was this truck with an audience around it
How do you do it?
The rules
The basic structure is simple:
Show up on Friday (or whatever night you do it)
Take the first 15 scripts that arrive
Read the order
Do the pieces
Clean up afterwards
PART TWO: THE FLESH
Who do I get to do it?
Forming your core group of writers
And your core group of performers
And your core audience
Where do you do it?
No Shame is a parasite
Choosing a host theatre
On-campus
Off-campus
What else do I need?
The Staff Structure, a necessary evil
The Holy Trinity (your Staff)
Other jobs
The Board
PART THREE: THE CLOTHES
Good to go? Well, not quite...you're not dressed!
Publicity
Anything else I should know?
House Rules
APPENDICITIS
No Shame As an Emergent System
Photo Scrapbook
No Shame Who's Who
Acknowledgements and Suggested Reading