Putting Together a Team

In putting together a crew, it is best to start with figuring out who you need on board. Are the costumes going to be an important factor? The set design? Or do you want a big original soundscape throughout the play? These are all things to think about when deciding what roles to offer on your show. Once you have decided on your list, you can then post a Crew Call on the OUDS/OUTTS Portal, and submit the crew call to the OUTTS mailing list, to advertise for the team you are looking for. For creating the crew call, have a look at past examples that have been posted on the portal to understand a general scheme, and think about what works and what doesn’t. You may ask, via a google form, for people to apply giving details of why they want to be involved, and what experience they have (if any). Make it clear whether you are looking for someone who has experience in that respective sector or not. Then, if you do get (for example) a super experienced Lighting Designer, is it possible to get an assistant for them to turn that into a learning opportunity for someone? While it’s important to get a team together that will help execute your vision, it is also important to use the crew roles to try and create more learning spaces and opportunities for people who may not have the skill yet. You may want to do interviews with your applicants to see if you will work together, but if you can gauge everything you need from the written applications, then go ahead and send out acceptance emails! Once everyone in the team is confirmed, it is vital to send out rejection emails too so that other students are not left in the dark with their applications!