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You may come to us with particular skills and experiences, or you may be completely new to amateur
theatre. Below are some of the ways you could get involved, but if you can imagine helping in a different way - or aren't sure exactly what you'd want to do, then just contact us. The chances are we need help from someone just like you - even if your skills aren't in traditional theatre things.
Some roles are demanding; others require just a small commitment of time and effort; it all helps! If you want to know more about us before taking the plunge, read the about us page, or if you want to see some of our previous work,
have a look at the pictures on our pictures
page.
Some roles you can choose from:
- Lighting and Sound
We're actively recruiting for people to help operate our lighting and sound
equipment.
- Creative Roles
Costume, make up, continuity, set building and painting.
- Practical Roles
Front of house, handywork, stage management, technical, and transport.
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NEW TO AMDRAM?
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If you haven't done amateur drama before, here's some things to consider.
Amdram is great fun, done on a budget, very social. Nobody gets paid, everybody works hard!
But it's a team effort, so to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone, some individual commitments are involved:
- You'll need to turn up to rehearsals as scheduled, on time
- You'll need to let us know in good time about holidays and other time you can't be at rehearsals
- Cast members need to be prepared to put in a bit of work on the backstage side
- You'll need to be prepared to be a little bit challenged, be open minded about trying new things, and work co-operatively with your director
- Learn your music and your lines!
- Shows can be a bit stressful! You'll need to be able to keep smiling under the stress of live performance, and do your best to keep a calm and professional attitude with everyone.
When everyone's showing good commitment it really raises the experience and makes us feel like we know why we do this!
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Unlike some amateur groups we're not cliquey and have no pecking order. It's just as easy for a brand new member to take a main part or a responsible production role as for a long-serving member.
We also try to be open to new ideas about how to do productions - especially ones that really fit our budget and
cast!
We have about 40 members at the moment, but are always happy to welcome new cast members, and this year we especially want to find technical people, costume people, makeup people and other backstagers. If you know a little bit about lighting, sound, or costume, then we'll be delighted to hear from you. You don't have to be an actor to do
Amdram (and sometimes it doesn't even help!)
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