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Performance, and tech resources

Currently being built, this is a simple page to list resources, and articles which may assist our performers, techs, and crew.
All articles, software and apps are FREE & legal to access. If you find any which are not listed here, please email us with the details.
Production documents
audition_checklist.doc
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blocking_key.doc
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blocking_sheet.doc
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character_breakdown.doc
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contact_sheet_individual.doc
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costume_change_tracker.doc
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costume_changes.doc
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costume_information_sheet.doc
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costume_inventory.doc
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costume_measurement_form.doc
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lighting_cues_sheet.doc
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line_notes_breakdown.doc
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post-show_checklist.doc
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pre-show_checklist.doc
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production_meeting_notes.doc
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props_list.doc
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props_scene_list.doc
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rehearsal_report.doc
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scene_breakdown.doc
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sm_kit_checklist.docx
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sound_cues_sheet.doc
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Performance resources

Actors Prepare
Script analysis (breaking down your script)
Vocal warmups for the actor


Characterisation
Drama strategies (excersises)
5 Character development excersises
A Beginner's Guide to Stage Makeup

Learning lines
12 tips for learning lines
How to learn lines



ActingTechniques
(There are a number of different schools of acting. In the Players, we tend to work with either Stanislavsky, or Meisner (or a mixture of both, since there are fantastic performance development skills within both, and different approaches work best for different people.)

The Stanislavsky System
(This is a major system of method acting.  "Method" often involves experiencing a characters feelings and situation by using your own comparable memories and feelings. A word of warning: this can be quite an intense process and may not suit people if they would need to draw upon difficult or tramuatic memories, resulting in personal distress, and must never be an excuse to behave inappropriately towards others in the team, or cause harm to oneself. These are documented dangers of method acting taken to extremes.)

​fxhome.comTechnical, Crewing & Software​

Jobs in the theatre (role descriptons)

​Our main software link page

Audio
Audacity Free audio software
The basics of stage sound
Sound for live events


Directing & Producing
What makes a good director

Lighting
LX Free is
an application for drawing light plots and generating paperwork
Stage Lighting for Students
The Stage Lighting Guide
Lots of resources on lighting! 

Music
Musescore Music composition software
Sibelius (free version)
Performing Rights Society (if you are using someone elses music, which is not Creative Commons licensed, you need to pay for a PRS licence)

Photography
GIMP photo editing

Stage Management
Ten Commandments of Stage Management
Stage Management Resources

Video editing
Da Vinci Resolve

Hitfilm Express
Blender 3D animation


General resources & articles

Wellbeing
Arts minds: mental wellbeing in the arts
Equity: Bullying: What you can do
The contribution of the arts to wellbeing
Health & Safety in the theatre
Avoiding acting scams
Personal safety for actors
Safemodel (geared to safety for models, but also applies very well to actors)

Professional bodies
Equity
BECTU
BAFTA
The Stage Management Association


UNESCO: 
Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist:

Letter regarding above reccomendation

United Nations: The right to freedom of artistic expression and creation (2013)

​World Congress on the Implementation of the Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist: final declaration
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