Carolyn GageTake Stage!
How to Direct and Produce a Lesbian Play
Carolyn Gage is a playwright, performer, director, and activist. The author of nine collections of lesbian- and feminist-themed plays and seventy-five plays, musicals, and one-woman shows, she specializes in non-traditional roles for women, especially those reclaiming famous lesbians whose stories have been distorted or erased from history. Her catalog is online at www.carolyngage.com
Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction Chapter 4 I:
Getting Started Chapter 5 1. The Bottom Line Chapter 6 2. Co-Producing with
Another Lesbian Organization Chapter 7 3. Co-Producing with Non-Lesbians
Chapter 8 4. Growing Your Own Organization Chapter 9 5. Accountability and
Sisterhood Part 10 II: Laying the Foundation Chapter 11 6. Two Heads are
Better Than One Chapter 12 7. Learning to Lead Chapter 13 8. Victims and
Victimizers Chapter 14 9. Volunteering, Recruiting, and Boundaries Chapter
15 10. The Deadly "Isms" Part 16 III: Setting up Shop Chapter 17 11.
Selecting the Script Chapter 18 12. The Space Chapter 19 13. The Money
Chapter 20 14. The Schedule Chapter 21 15. The Tickets Part 22 IV: The
Folks Behind the Scenes Chapter 23 16. The Designers Chapter 24 17. The
Assistant Director and the Stage Manager Chapter 25 18. The Techies Chapter
26 19. The House Staff Chapter 27 20. Everyone Else Part 28 V: Putting out
the Word Chapter 29 21. The Press Kit Chapter 30 22. Publicizing Auditions
Chapter 31 23. Publicizing the Show Chapter 32 24. Troubleshooting Chapter
33 25. The Program Part 34 VI: On with the Show Chapter 35 26. Approaching
Sacred Ground Chapter 36 27. Auditioning Lesbians Chapter 37 28. Production
Meetings Chapter 38 29. The First Rehearsal Chapter 39 30. Blocking the
Show Part 40 VII: Into the Vortex Chapter 41 31. Some Notes on Acting
Chapter 42 32. Advice to the Director Chapter 43 33. After the Third Week
Chapter 44 34. Time Out! Chapter 45 35. Tech Week and Dress Rehearsal Part
46 VIII: Opening and Beyond Chapter 47 36. Opening Chapter 48 37. Pickup,
Strike, and Postproduction Chapter 49 38. Touring Chapter 50 39. For Women
Only Chapter 51 40. The Future Part 52 Appendixes Part 53 Index Part 54
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