Calling All Theatre Teachers: How do I Put On Shows Without a Budget?

Welcome to our video series, Calling All Theatre Teachers! In this series we’re going to answer questions that drama teachers have about stepping into a theatre program.

QUESTION: How do I put on shows without a budget?

Watch the video of our discussion of this question — Laramie shares his favourite thing about his students when it comes to putting on shows on a budget.

Click the link below for brainstorm sheets to help you clarify your program’s mission statement for productions, determine what you have to make those productions a reality, and then identify what you need to fill in the gaps.

How do YOU budget for your shows?

This series is hosted by Lindsay Price and Laramie Dean. Lindsay has been in theatre education for 30 years, writing plays and classroom resources specifically for middle and high school through Theatrefolk (Check out Lindsay and Laramie’s latest The Ultimate Classroom Playwriting Resource) and co-creating the Drama Teacher Academy.

Laramie has been teaching theatre since 2003 and writing since he could first wrap his fingers around a pencil. (Check out Laramie’s Theatrefolk plays!) Currently he’s the theatre director at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana, where he’s worked for the last 12 years.