By: Craig Lambie

Craig Lambie — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 01:43:28 +0000

Hi Joanna, great to hear from you again… It’s criminal that things haven’t shifted for your show. You are certainly not alone in your quest. I wish that Australia was bigger and that there were producers and directors around. I do hope that you are still going to new musical openings and continuing to network.
cheers
John Paul

By: Joanna White

Joanna White — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:43:50 +0000

Thank you so much for this; now I know why my nerves are frayed! I have always punched above my weight, moving on to a new challenge when I got on top of something – terrified of boredom. Generally, instinct and lifetime-learning have served me well, but after ten years of trying to ‘make it’ in music theatre (as a writer/composer) – the ultimate challenge – I am suddenly exhausted. Feeling unequipped to ‘learn’ how to be a producer, a director, a music director and a sound/lighting technician and media strategist is depleting my ageing brain. It must be time to share, collaborate, and enjoy. The huge problem ahead, however, is finding my A-team. I go to shows of all types, and network, but good directors are rare, and producers rarer. Everyone says d.i.y. but my nerves won’t cope. I’m a team person at heart, not a leader, but would love to be matched up with one. That sounds feeble, but at least I’ve completed and workshopped a good product. The workshop actors loved it but are now scattered, doing paid jobs, and nobody seems to know a director they’d unhesitatingly recommend.
Sorry to land this fervent outburst on you, but I guess that’s what you expected…a prime case of mismatched skills and challenge.
Hope you can do something with this feedback…

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