The Theatre Boost Mission
What is Theatre Boost?
Something’s rotten in the state of theatre.
America boasts a vital, exciting theatre community. Audiences can, within the next few months alone, go enjoy Naked Shakespeare in Portland, Maine; see the the new comedy musical Lies, Spells, and Old Wives Tales by Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota, Florida; witness Seussical at the Black Rose Theatre in Brandon, Mississippi; laugh out loud at Boeing, Boeing at Albuquerque Little Theatre; see Damn Yankees (again) in Oregon, Wisconsin’s Straw Hat Players; and sample Shadowbox Live‘s sketch comedy and live rock and roll music offerings in Columbus, Ohio, among hundreds and hundreds of other options.
So, what’s the problem?
America, even with its immense and thriving performing arts scenes, lacks an up-to-date one-stop-shopping place to find theatre information.
The Solution
Until now. We proudly offer Theatre Boost!
On this site, you can not only access performance information, crew calls, and audition listings, but you will also be able to enjoy theatre reviews… sometimes more than one review for a single show, allowing you to compare several different opinions about select productions.
We also will offer information about area classes and workshops, and Theatre Boost will publish informational articles on subjects you care about: how to prepare for an audition, how to format your resume, featured companies, national SAG/AFTRA updates, and more.
National Expansion
Sound a bit ambitious? Well, hold on to your cod pieces.
Theatre Boost began in Central Ohio, but we are expanding – creating a network of regional Theatre Boost platforms nationally.
Theatre Boost is truly a one-stop-shop for theatre information and necessities no matter where you are in the country – and, to get even more ambitious, we plan to expand the script selection and theatre company availability all over the world! Come with us – it’s gonna be a great ride!
Global Playwright Database
In addition to finding information about where to go see some fantastic live theatre, Theatre Boost will also host the world’s largest database of scripts – ranging from new works to published works to royalty-free works residing in the public domain.
- Playwrights can upload their new, never-before-seen scripts and get them in front of hundreds – thousands – of theatre companies.
- Theatre Companies (community, non-profit, professional, etc.) will find new, world-premiere scripts to produce, and can pay playwrights their royalties right here, through the site.
We want to hear from you!
What do you want on this site? Tax advice for artists? Information about rehearsal spaces? How to make giant bunraku puppets using newspaper, glue, and chicken wire? Let us know!