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Footlight Players Community Theatre Play & Director Selection Guidelines
2023-2024 Season

Thank you for your interest in directing and/or submitting a play idea for Footlight
Theatre’s 2024-2025 season consideration! 

The purpose of this packet is to outline the director and play selection process, as well as to clarify Footlight Theatre’s play selection criteria. If at any time you have a question or concern, please don’t hesitate to contact our committee at playselection@footlightplayers.org. 


Who Can Apply to Direct

Footlight Theatre is both a community theater and a theater community. Our directors, like all of our volunteers, are unpaid. Any community member may apply to direct one of the suggested plays or propose a show for consideration. All applications are read
by the Play Selection Committee and approved to be presented to the Board of Directors
by the Committee Chair. Final season approval is subject to the Board of Directors. 

All of our shows pose a financial risk, and therefore we take them very seriously. Before
you direct at Footlight, we prefer that you have been involved in at least one Footlight
production, especially as an Assistant Director. 

If two or more people submit an application to direct the same show, it will be up to the Play Selection Committee to determine who is selected to direct the show. That
decision will be based on the director’s qualifications, scheduling, and the technical crew
they may have in place.
Choosing a Show to Submit
When choosing what shows to submit, please consider our audiences. Footlight strives to 
create seasons with something for everyone. An important question to keep in mind is 
“Who will want to come see this?” It is also important to consider the talent pool that you 
have to pull from, both for cast, crew, and musical requirements. Always try to submit shows that you as the 
director are passionate about or have a vision for. 
Season Selection Process
A typical Footlight Players season is made up of five shows, usually two musicals, and
three plays. We also produce locally written productions and other special events. 
Please keep that in mind when submitting your application.

The Play Selection Committee is made up of the Committee Chair, Footlight Board 
Members, past directors, producers, and active theatre performers, crew, and patrons. They represent a 
broad range of theater experience, Footlight interests, and the community’s tastes.

The committee will make its decision based on the following criteria:

  •  Director’s Theater Experience – directing is not a skill that you can learn “on the fly.” If you wish to direct and have no prior experience directing or assistant directing, please consider volunteering as an Assistant Director before tackling a show of your own.
  • Director’s People Skills/Reputation – FLP is a 100% volunteer organization. People volunteer because they love theater and love FLP. No matter how brilliant your vision, your ability to work with people plays a large part in whether those volunteers come back. Without our volunteers, Footlight cannot exist.
  •  Play Submission Form – The Play Submission Form is your chance to sell a show to Footlight. The level of thought, preparedness, and organization that goes into your submission will be indicative of how you will run your production.
  •  Appeal of Play to Audience – The marketability of your show is crucial. It is always helpful to include aspects of the show that can be emphasized in the publicity to “hook” an audience.
  •  Balance of material and roles – FLP offers to create a season that has a show that appeals to all audiences, as well as being balanced with comedies, dramas, musicals, and youth oriented shows. We also strive to offer a season with roles that appeal to all of our volunteers.
  •  Ability of FLP to produce the play – Footlight has a limited staging area, due to the size and backstage space available. Some shows are not feasible for us to produce, due to technical requirements, such as set, lighting, pit size, etc.
During the process, committee members may contact you with questions about your
play(s), schedule, or other issues. It is in your best interest to fill out the forms as thoroughly as possible. This is your chance to sell your show and yourself as a director.
2024-2025 Season Deadlines

February 18, 2024 – submission deadline for show proposals and/or director applications

Before April 21, 2024 – Notification about FLP’s decision regarding your application

Before June 2024 – FLP’s 2024-2025 season announcement
  •  If you wish to propose a show that you also wish to direct, please submit both the Show Proposal Information form and the Director Application.
  •  If you wish to direct one of the shows selected by the Production Committee, please complete the Director Application.
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Applications may be mailed to:
Play Reading Committee
Footlight Players 
PO Box 46
Michigan City, IN 46360

Preferred submission method is to submit using this form. You may also Email all paperwork and/or scripts to: playselection@footlightplayers.org

Note: In the event that not enough appropriate submissions are received, the committee
reserves the right to solicit other submissions.
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