Dramatic Openings

How Flexible Casting Expands Your Community Theatre's Season

Every community theatre group knows the feeling. You find a script you love. The story is sharp, the dialogue crackles, and your audience would pack the house. Then you read the cast list. Twelve named roles, six of them men between thirty and fifty, and you realise you have exactly two actors who fit that description. The play goes back on the shelf. This is not a small problem. For many troupes, casting constraints are the single biggest barrier to choosing ambitious work