EVERYBODY is interested in grants-- but don't waste your precious
energy looking. Grants to individual artists are rare and very
competitive.
You can do it on your own. If you have business skills and
friends to help you, you might not even lose much money. (You
certainly won't MAKE any, which is why it is futile to look
for "investors".) If you produce, do consider asking
someone whose work you admire to direct. They may very well
be willing to do it for free, or for a share of the (highly
unlikely) profits.
Producing is a hellish job. The hardest part is getting the
PR out there--- which is almost impossible to do well and direct
at the same time. There are only 24 hours in a day, and everything
is going wrong at once! Directing a new play is very difficult,
but exciting and worthwhile -- and may even look impressive
on a resume, if you should get good reviews --- b/c people KNOW
it is difficult, and award extra credit. (8/26/2004)
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