Understanding new audiences: an audience reception study of 'non-theatregoers' attending La Boite Theatre Company's 1998 season
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Scollen, Rebecca. 1999. "Understanding new audiences: an audience reception study of 'non-theatregoers' attending La Boite Theatre Company's 1998 season." Australasian Drama Studies Association Annual Conference (ADSA 1999): Industrial Relations. Brisbane, Australia 05 - 09 Jul 1999 Sydney, Australia.
| Paper/Presentation Title | Understanding new audiences: an audience reception study of 'non-theatregoers' attending La Boite Theatre Company's 1998 season |
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| Presentation Type | Paper |
| Authors | |
| Author | Scollen, Rebecca |
| Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Australasian Drama Studies Association Annual Conference (ADSA 1999) |
| Number of Pages | 13 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
| Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.brookes.ac.uk/VL/theatre/conf/industrial.html |
| Conference/Event | Australasian Drama Studies Association Annual Conference (ADSA 1999): Industrial Relations |
| Event Details | Australasian Drama Studies Association Annual Conference (ADSA 1999): Industrial Relations Event Date 05 to end of 09 Jul 1999 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
| Abstract | The primary aim of the project was to expose audience perceptions of La Boite Theatre's 1998 season; secondly, to test and to refine the methodology; thirdly, to discover the reasons why participants do not regularly attend theatre productions. La Boite Theatre is a professional company seen to be positioned between the larger State company and smaller professional and amateur companies in Brisbane. It is a theatre-in-the-round and so its spatial dynamics are conducive to audience participation and close involvement with the drama. In 1998 La Boite Theatre's season of plays was as follows: The John Wayne Principle, Emma Celebrazione!, The Conjurers, Speaking in Tongues, X-Stacy, and A Beautiful Life. The 1998 La Boite Theatre audience reception study contained three groups of twelve participants. All were non-regular theatregoers. In each group there were two of each gender in the 20s, 30-40s, and 50+ age groups earning a variety of incomes. An outline of this study, its success as an industry collaborative venture, and some results will be presented. |
| Keywords | audience reception; non-theatregoer; La Boite Theatre Company; industry collaboration |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 360403. Drama, theatre and performance studies |
| 369999. Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified | |
| 440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified | |
| Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions on web site. |
| Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
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