Make your tailored pitch page for Stage managers

Summarize the plot of the play you are pitching: you may want to include particular themes, characters and major plot points. Give us an idea of your view of the play. (If relevant,) what makes it different to other performances of the script? You may want to write about genre, themes, rehearsal methods, etc.

Stage Manager Scripts are enlarged and printed, single-sided, on standard 8.5 x 11 paper. Formatted exactly the same as our normal libretto/vocal books (7.5 x 10), Stage Manager Scripts are easier to read in dimly lit backstage areas.

To pitch your theatre idea, you need to have some materials that showcase your work and your plan. These may include a one-page summary, a budget, a timeline, a script or synopsis, a portfolio or demo reel, and testimonials or endorsements from previous collaborators or supporters.

Your portfolio must include examples of your stage management paperwork. Your paperwork should demonstrate your organizational and management skills and might include things like prompt book pages, blocking notes, call sheets, rehearsal notes, communications, etc. to help demonstrate your stage management process.

How to Start a Pitch Start with the problem. Always start with the problem. Tailor the start of the pitch to their vertical. No one wants to hear a general pitch that would apply to any business. Offer stakes. If they dont solve the problem using your solution, what do they have to lose?

Steps: Make a single-sided copy of the script. Hole-punch the pages and put them into a large three-ring binder. Using post-it tabs, mark each scene along the margin of the correct page and write the act and scene number on the tab. For even more ease, many stage managers will go scene-by-scene and number each line.

How to write a pitch in 9 steps Dont undersell yourself. Before you pitch any publication, find out what they pay their writers. Know who youre pitching. Know your audience. Engaging subject line. Start with a hook. Pitch a story (with substance) Brevity is best. Be relevant.

A story pitch is a brief description, usually no longer than 500 words or two paragraphs, intended to convince an editor, agent or publisher to commission the piece. Writers in various industries use pitches to encourage an organization to publish their work.