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NJTheater.com
is a free service, open to all organizations which stage
theatric productions within New Jersey. Right now, I'm
underwriting the entire operation myself (with some help
from advertisers), and have no plans to change that.
Since we're discovered that keeping this site updated is way too much work for one (basically lazy) person to do
in his spare time, we've recently changed the site to allow actors and theater companies to update all their information themselves.
The first step is to create an account on the website for the person who'll be doing the updates.
If you're an actor who wants an update to your bio, that would be you.
For a theater company, that would probably be your publicity director. If that person already have an account from before, that's fine.
To enter a Theater into the system, we need the following information:
To add a new theater (never before listed on the site), it's best if we do it initially. After that, the theater company's
representative can update the listing. Email us the following information, along with the user name of the person who'll
be responsible for future updates. Once the theater is listed, the representative will see an [Edit Description] button on its page.
About your Theater Company:
- It's Name
- It's mailing address
- Box Office, Business Office and Fax phone numbers (at least one).
- (optional) A brief description of the company.
- (optional) An internet WWW URL and/or email contact address, if any.
- (optional) A graphic file of your logo. It should be no more than approx. 300x300 pixels
- Are you a member of the NJ Theatre Alliance (for professional theaters) or
NJACT (for community theaters) ?
- Where do you primarily stage your shows?
- What is your "season" (January
to December? September to June?)
- Do your productions have a "standard run" which can be described? (e.g.
"Three weekend, Friday & Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at
2PM, with a show Thursday at 7:30 the second week, and
no show the final Sunday"). If you can provided
such a description, it will make adding the shows
much easier.
About your Theater:
Like the theater company details, we need to initially enter the venue information.
- It's Name
- It's address (including the Zip code --- I wouldn't lie to you-- We really need to know the Zip code of the theater!)
- (optional) a brief description of the theater (may include driving directions)
- Is it wheel-chair accessible?
- How many does it seat?
- If you perform shows at a number of different
venues, choose one. The location of that theater (actually its Zip code,
which is why we really need to know it)
determines which county the theater company is listed
under on the "Find a Theater" page. Without a
"primary" venue, the theater company won't be listed
there at all.
For each of your productions, we need the following information:
First of all, before we can list a
show, we must have all the information to list the
producing theater company, so make sure you've completed
the above step.
This information should be sent in as soon as it is known, even if incomplete. (For example, the information about the play itself is probably known several weeks the casting is finalized. The system is set up to handle as much or as little information as is available).
We can (and prefer) enter shows months before they run.
If possible, it's best to tells us your entire season
before the start of it.
About the Play:
- It's Title
- It's Author (or Composer/Lyrist/Book etc)
- (optional) A brief synopsis of the play (independent
of your production; These will be kept on file, and
used for all productions of
the play)
- We may already have this
information, so you may want to check our "Find
a Play" feature, to save yourself some typing.
- List of performance dates and times.
- A brief description of this production. May include such things as ticket prices.
- Cast list (including roles played) and Production credits.
About the People:
All people listed above (playwrights, actors, crew, etc) can have a bio listing. For an entry, we need to know the following:
- Full Name
- Bio blurb (We have no fixed limit on the length, but please try to keep it reasonable)
- Member of Actors' Equity?
- (optional) "Head-shot" Photos. Images
should be approx 320x200 pixels (HxW),
B&W or color.
Personal information is kept on file and reused for different shows, so it need only be provided once per person.
Note: Each person gets only one bio, regardless of how many positions he holds (e.g., actor, director and playwright)
For an
audition, we need the following information:
Remember that our primary focus is
on the theatergoer, not the theater company or actor.
So, before we can list an audition for a show, we need
to list the show itself. So, be sure we have all
the details listed above for your show when you send us
the audition details (they can be sent together).
Specifically, we need to know the performance dates as
well as the audition dates, and the locations of
both the audition and performances.
To list a
person:
Most importantly: Do not send
your acting resume!
We do not list resumes. We display
biographies, like you would put in a show programme. We also
list past performances -- but for shows entered into our
system. If you'd like your older shows listed, you can
email them in, but you must send the complete
cast list so we can enter everyone at once.
- Full Name
- Bio blurb (We have no fixed limit on the length, but please try to keep it reasonable)
- Member of Actors' Equity?
- (optional) "Head-shot" Photos. Images
should be
approx 320x200 pixels (HxW),
B&W or color. If you prefer, you can sent in standard
photos, and we'll scan them for you
Also, a person only gets one name,
so if you name changes, all your past performances will
thereafter by listed with your new name.
(To publish your acting resume
online, see
www.my8by10.com)
Where to send it?
It would greatly speed up processing if a "soft" copy of the necessary information could be send. Since all this information usually also goes into your programme, and presumably that is created using a word processor or desktop publisher, machine-readable copies should be available.
The very best method is to email it to [email protected]
The next best is to mail a PC-readable floppy disk with the information to :
NJTheater.Com
18 John St, Suite 2B
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-5149
If neither of those methods is possible, send a neatly typed copy of the information by US Mail to the above address.
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