ISSUE 14: I'M A PRODUCER. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT ME TO PRODUCE?

Issue: I’m a producer. Do you have something you want me to produce?

Convener(s): Paul Cabrelli

Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or recommendations:


Paul Cabrelli
pcabrelli@gmail.com
07791 184025

Also: Connecting producers and projects generally
Ed Jaspers
www.teaseltheatre.co.uk
ed@teaseltheatre.co.uk

Useful resources: www.producershub.com
info@nordicnomad.com
Tango Web
Old Vic
SOLT – Society of London Theatres
BAC – young producers network
MA or MFA in Producing
Anthony Nielson “The Cencors”
JMK
Artsjobs
Artshub
FUEL
High Tide
Arts Admin
“China Plate” in the Midlands
Meetup.com


Problems with Producers:

1 You feel creatively threatened
2 Only interested in money-making (disputed by the producers present).
3 Should producers be in at the start of a project or in later (most producers want to be involved from the start). Some producers want to do just the “nuts and bolts”; others wand creative involvement.
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Producers can help you by:

1 Developing an “arts culture” and theatre on a wider scale.
2 Helping you to take a risk.
3 Being a strategist.
4 Being an administrator.
5 Being a project manager.
6 Facilitating artistic development.
7 Most producers do not want to simply find the money.
8 Being a mentor and partner
9 Being a spokesperson for the audience.
10 Providing networking opportunities.

Is being a producer creative?

1 Can help you to see the potential of the work.
2 Can help you stretch the work.
3 Can help by embracing the artistic vision.
4 Can help by creating the environment to make everyone look better.
5 Can help by responding and building.
6 Putting “fuel in the tank”.
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Questions:

1 Do producers have to be passionate about their project?
2 What is the relationship between directors and producers?
3 Are producers interested in process or product?
4 Is anybody interested in international collaboration?
5 Most producers want to see the show not a video of it.
6 Should you stay in London or go to the provinces? Very London-centric, increased vibrancy in regions