Author: KDC

If you’re interested in directing in Spring 2018, read on…

Process:

1. Pitches open – prospective directors to register interest on contact form
2. Pitching questionnaire – prospective directors to complete (by 21 October)
3. Interviews – prospective directors meet with Chair (21 – 29 October)
4. Decision – Spring productions confirmed (by 8 November)

Questionnaire:

1. Name of the play you want to pitch and author?
2. Approx running time of play? Will you have an interval?
3. Brief description of the plot of the play?
4. Genre?
5. Number of actors? Male/female split?
6. Why do you want to direct this play? What do you plan to do with it? Why would actors want to be involved?
7. What experience do you have of working with/managing groups of people? Include theatre/directing experience or from another area of your life.
8. Are you available for all three of the available slots for Spring?
9. Do you intend to work alongside an assistant director or producer? If so, do you have people in mind?
10. Is there anything else you want to tell us?
11. On occasion we are unable to attain performance rights for plays, so ask directors to consider a rights free alternative production as a back-up (if their first choice isn’t rights free)? Do you already have an alternative play in mind?

Spring Season dates:

4 or 11 Jan – Season Launch event
15 – 18 Jan – Auditions
20 Jan – Recalls
22 Jan onwards – Mon, Wed, Sun – Rehearsals

12 – 17 March, Production week Show 1, Barons Court Theatre W14
19 – 24 March, Production week Show 2, Lion & Unicorn Theatre NW5
26 – 31 March, Production week Show 3, Barons Court Theatre W14

Congratulations to the new committee:

Chair – Sarah Dobson
Artistic Director – Steph Urquhart
Treasurer – William Baltyn
Technical Director – David Balfour
Publicity – Vicky Olusanya
New Writing Co-Ordinator – Carl Fletcher
Webmaster – William Baltyn
Executive Officers – Emma Knott, Kim Morrison
Deputy Chair – Carl Fletcher

As Summer makes an appearance we in the KDC committee are getting ready for the AGM. This year it’s on Tuesday 11 July at 7pm at the Hoop and Grapes.

It’s a great chance for you to have your say on the direction KDC will take for the next year so we’d love to see lots of you there. We’ll present a review of the year gone by, elect the new committee, and answer your questions on what the future hold for us.

Being on the KDC committee is a brilliant way for you to directly influence the shows and activities that we put on for our members. From show budgets and subs, to the shows themselves and how we market them, all these things and more are up to the committee to decide.

If you’d like to put yourself forward to be on the committee please contact Secretary Sarah by Monday 10 July to formally put your name in the hat. At the AGM you’ll be asked to give a 2 minute pitch on why you’d like the role and answer any questions before everyone there votes. You’ll need someone on the committee to propose you, and someone else to second you.

To help you decide if you’d like to stand, here’s a rundown of the committee positions and details on who’s standing down. You can still put yourself forward for a role if the existing person isn’t stepping down.

Chair – big boss of the committee who keeps everyone in check and on plan. Applicants must be existing committee members. Emma is standing down this year. For more info contact Emma on chair@kdctheatre.com

Artistic Director – responsible for setting the artistic direction of the company, choosing all the shows we put on and which theatres we use. Applicants must be existing committee members. Kim is standing down this year. For more info contact Kim on artistic@kdctheatre.com

Treasurer – holder of the bank account details and responsible for making sure we spend money on the right things. Applicants must be existing committee members. For more info contact Will on treasurer@kdctheatre.com

Secretary – needs to be an excellent organiser to keep the wheels of KDC turning. For more info contact Sarah on secretary@kdctheatre.com

New Writing Co-Ordinator – sources original writing for KDC to put on and nurtures our pool of writers. For more info contact Carl on newwriting@kdctheatre.com

Tech Director – lights, sound, props, costumes; all the things that make the actors look good! For more info contact Dave on tech@kdctheatre.com

Publicity – responsible for getting the word out about all the good things we’re doing. For more info contact Vicky on publicity@kdctheatre.com

Social Secretary – chief drinker and organiser of KDC get togethers. For more info contact Steph on social@kdctheatre.com

Webmaster – curator of the website and general go to person for all things computer-based! For more info contact Will on webmaster@kdctheatre.com

Executive Officers – very helpful people who pick up projects as the committee needs them to. A good starting place if you’re pondering committee life. For more info contact Emma on chair@kdctheatre.com

We look forward to seeing lots of you in July. In the meantime, happy sunbathing!

A few years ago, as part of our New Writing Round Table Readings, we performed She Wears Scented Rose by Yasir Senna.

Congratulations on a 5-star review to the cast and crew. It’s always great to hear what our past members are doing.