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The Bush Theatre Network aims to help people develop theatre in their community, no matter how remote or isolated. This website is one part of the building of a network of theatre makers and players who need greater access to resources, learning and like-minded people from anywhere! Bush Theatre Network Theatre is a place of community...

Shared Original Scripts The purpose of this page is to share a searchable, growing list of plays that are free for community theatre groups to legally use, by permission of the owner! Although anyone can view this list, you will only be able to download the files by writing to the email address below and obtaining a special key, which will enable you to download scripts, images, notes and music files. This is purely to protect the intellectual property rights of the owner/author. If you have a play you could share, please click here: A person new to theatre should be aware that using other people's Intellectual Property (scripts, songs etc), without the owner's permission is strictly prohibited with possible legal and financial consequences. These plays are shared by the author on condition that they will be free to use under certain conditions, such as: - acknowledging the playwright when promoting the performance; - the play, script and other items is not used for a commercial or corporate enterprise (eg not for filmmaking etc) - not making changes to the script without the permission of the playwright; - letting the playwright know about your performance of their piece. Sharing my play Search through: Show All Words in Title Search for Author Contributed by... Select by play type Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts Clear Keyword/Category Search all Items 0 item types selected Item Title Author: Author Contributor: Contributor This is placeholder text. Read More Item Title Author I'm a paragraph. Contributor I'm a paragraph. This is placeholder text. To connect this element to content from your collection, select the element and click Connect to Data. Read More Item Title Author I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy Contributor I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. This is placeholder text. To connect this element to content from your collection, select the element and click Connect to Data. Read More

Community Theatre Resources Welcome to our searchable database of theatre resources. You can search by Category, Keywords, words in the Title, Author, and filter your search depending on the type of thing you are looking for - book references, videos or downloadable pdfs. The list is right below the search fields. This is a growing evolving list. If you know of resources that should be shared here, please write to me at the email address below: Search through Videos Printed Resources Reading List Filter by Type Words in Title Search for Author Contributed by... Select from Categories Select Category Select by Keywords Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts Clear Keyword/Category FIlter all Items 0 item types selected Item Title Author: Author Contributor: Contributor This is placeholder text. Item Type To Dowload Page Item Title Author I'm a paragraph. Contributor I'm a paragraph. This is placeholder text. To connect this element to content from your collection, select the element and click Connect to Data. I'm a paragraph. Read More Item Title Author I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy Contributor I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. This is placeholder text. To connect this element to content from your collection, select the element and click Connect to Data. I'm a paragraph. Read More

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Sharing your Original Scripts with Others The purpose of this page is to share a searchable, growing list of plays that are free for members to legally use! Any play listed here has been contributed by a member of our network who is the author of the play. Although anyone can view the list of shared plays, you will only be able to download the files if you are signed in as a member. This is to protect the intellectual property rights of the owner/author, while still building a growing list of original plays that members can access. A person new to theatre should be aware that using other people's Intellectual Property (scripts, songs etc), without the owner's permission is strictly prohibited with possible legal and financial consequences. These plays are shared by the author on condition that they will be free to use under certain conditions. Standards in use must be upheld, such as: - acknowledging the playwright when promoting the performance; - the play, script and other items is not used for a commercial or corporate enterprise (eg not for filmmaking etc) - not making changes to the script without the permission of the playwright; - letting the playwright know about your performance of their piece. However, there have been community plays that have grown and evolved as they have been passed around and shared. We wouldn't want to stifle that creativity! Just talk to the author. For example, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat was originally a 20 minute school play, which gradually grew. Bush Theatre Network would like to promote a similar type of process, and further, to sustain a culture of shared community-owned co-creation. We believe that this could aid developing playwrights as well as community-based theatrical projects with limited resources. If you have a play you could share, please contact us at the email address below. We will ask you to tell us about the play, the genre, the author(s), playwright(s) and composer(s). Tell us about the permissions you intend to grant for use and the ways you will allow it to be used. Is it just for community theatre? May it be used if a ticket price is charged? Whatever your expectations may be. Let's help to make theatre accessible!!!

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Acknowledgements The Bush Theatre Network acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia with deepest respects to the Elders: past, present and emerging and thanks to all caretakers for their tending of land, waterways and cultures This project was supported by The Winston Churchill Trust’s Impact Fund, supporting Churchill Fellows to achieve impact in Australia following their Fellowship travels. Read more about the Churchill Trust and other Fellowship stories via the website: For nearly 60 years, The Winston Churchill Trust has flown talented Australians around the globe to pursue their passion and bring their knowledge home. Churchill Fellows are people from all walks of life and all sectors; the arts, science, health, agriculture, and beyond. The breadth of topics for Churchill Fellowships are limitless. To learn more about the Churchill Trust and our Fellows’ projects please visit our website. The Blakeney Millar Foundation is a private, philanthropic and discretionary trust which operates under terms laid down by its generous benefactor Mrs Lillian Maude Blakeney Millar. Established in 1984, the Foundation funds innovative projects in the fields of community service, education, health and beautification of Tumut and its environs. Michael McSweeney's Churchill Fellowship that underpins the information this website was a Named Fellowship funded by the The Blakeney Millar Foundation. To view their website view here: Churchill Fellowships Blakeney Millar Foundation

Lists of free-to-use scripts Below are some links to libraries and catalogues where public domain scripts can be found. If you know of more, let us know at the address below. The person new to theatre should be aware that using other people's scripts without the owner's permission is a big no-no, with possible legal and financial consequences. However, you can research and find Public Domain plays of all descriptions, and catalogues of free, "Public Domain" plays are out there in Google land, and many downloadable plays can be found. Some plays are in the public domain because the playwright is long-dead. Others are public domain because the playwright has made them available on a free basis, or wrote them for sharing. Ohio Wesleyan University’ Plays In The Public Domain. This is a subset of selected plays from Project Gutenberg https://library.owu.edu/playsinthepublicdomain University of Montana Aggregates a list of links to sites where Public Domain works can be found. https://libguides.lib.umt.edu/c.php?g=275279&p=1836830 Play At Home A fun sampling of free and accessible scripts created since COVID-19 at: Created by Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, The Public Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Play At Home supports artists, connects people to and through theatre; and ignites imagination and joy in these uncertain times. https://www.playathome.org/ Free Shakespeare Plays Free Shakespeare Plays http://www.freeshakespeare.co.uk Theatrelinks A site at Theatrelinks has 46 Greek classics you can perform. https://theatrelinks.com/greek-playscripts/ Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks. There are many Public Domain plays among them. The link here returns the search results for the term “Plays” https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Plays&submit_search=Go%21

Share a Resource This is the place to share useful resources that could help other community theatre groups. Please respect copyright laws - do you have the rights to share it here? Links to sources should take the user to the original - and should be ok. Upload icon image Upload thumbnail Video Share (e.g. YouTube) PDF Recommended Reading Upload It Submit

Theatre Networks and Links Below are some links to networks and useful offerings from Australia and around the world. If you have others for us to display, send them to at the address below. This list is by no means comprehensive. A lot of hard work goes into community focussed theatre work. Let's link together, recognise and share! The Association of Community Theatre This is a network covering Theatre in NSW, ACT. They have an association with an insurer that specialises in Public Liability for community theatres. https://www.communitytheatre.com.au Gold Coast Theatre Alliance The Gold Coast Theatre Alliance Inc promotes, engages and supports the diverse Regional Live performing Arts Community on the Gold Coast Queensland and Northern NSW https://www.goldcoasttheatre.com.au The Independent Theatre Association of W.A. Inc. The Independent Theatre Association WA (Inc.) is the state network for community theatre presenters and people involved in regional and metropolitan community theatre. We support and promote our membership and actively participate in the development of community theatre throughout WA. https://www.ita.org.au Adelaide & South Australian Theatre Community A community for both Participants & Patrons of Local Theatre. A place to post your Bio or share your Photos, Audition Notices, Reviews & Memories (or maybe even some gossip or a funny story or two) from plays past & present. https://www.facebook.com/groups/501083676568922/ The Victorian Drama League The VDL’s mission is to support community theatre in Victoria and act as a hub for bringing like-minded theatre people together. It was established in 1952 and currently has over 400 members who all share a common love of theatre and includes individuals, theatre companies, schools and play reading groups. While the majority of its members are from Victoria, it has a growing membership base in all states and territories across Australia. https://vdl.org.au Theatre Network Darwin …a special voice and perspective to our theatre making and storytelling in Darwin. The Network supports the sharing of these extraordinary stories on local and national stages. It comprises of people who make, produce and present live theatre as individuals and/or organisations. This group links with existing national theatre networks and the broader performing arts industry; and acts as an information conduit between the local sector and the wider national performing arts industry. The Network is designed for members to generate ideas, foster creative and professional development opportunities, support each other, and advocate and grow the sector. https://www.facebook.com/groups/174058569409789/ Musical Drama League of Victoria The Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation for the ongoing support, encouragement and development of non-professional music theatre in the state of Victoria, Australia. Our state has a very strong non-professional music theatre tradition and for many years, a large number of groups have staged a wide range of productions of high standard, but in recent times steeply rising costs and a more complex legislative environment have made running non-professional theatre companies and producing musicals more difficult. This lead to the formation of the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Inc. https://www.musictheatreguildvic.org Stage Whispers Stage Whispers is an online newsletter from Australia about things happening in the community theatre scene. https://www.stagewhispers.com.au Doollee If you are trying to figure out who owns the rights to a play you want to do, Doollee lists information on over 100,000 Modern Plays. https://www.doollee.com The Kennedy Centre Tip Sheets and One Pagers - The Kennedy Centre is the USA’s national theatre and their accessibility department has been gathering and sharing resources on their website. Following their links down from there can take you to a range of resources involving theatre and access for people with disabilities. They started developing tip sheets based not only on what people were asking them but on what they were asking each other and sharing collective knowledge. https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/. American Association of Community Theatre American Association of Community Theatre is the US-based network. They have a lot of resources at their website to explore. For example the page on this link shows a list of types of roles in running theatre. http://(https://aact.org/theatre-people Siminovitch Forums into Innovations in Theatre Canada-based. Some wonderful discussions on various topics related to theatre. Available on YouTube. The link here lists a range of their online video discussions with some highly talented theatre people. https://siminovitchprize.com/events/