
Great shows aren't built on opening night; they’re built in pre-production. But with classes, grading, and limited resources, it’s easy for critical details to slip through the cracks.
We’ve compiled the ultimate Pre-Production Roadmap to help you organize the chaos. This comprehensive checklist covers every "must-do" task for school theatre directors, giving you a clear path from your first idea to your first read-through.
Logistics & Planning: Secure your budget, timeline, and venue requirements early.
Team Building: clearly define roles for your crew and prepare for smooth auditions.
Resource Management: Assess your inventory so you only buy what you actually need.
BONUS - Script Selection Pop-Out: A specialized guide to finding the right script for your specific cast size and handling licensing without the headache.
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Download an easy-to-follow checklist that helps you identify scripts that fit your cast size, skill level, and budget. You will also get clear guidance on licensing so your production runs smoothly from start to finish.
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Pick the right show with quality, affordable scripts that match your cast size, skill level, and budget without second-guessing.

Understand rights, contracts, and timelines in plain English so nothing slows down your production.

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Meet Tiny Scripted
We help filmmakers and playwrights of short-form work license their titles to professional platforms and producers without drowning in rights management, contracts, or technical delivery. This free roadmap focuses on what busy theatre directors, high school teachers, college students and instructors, and community theatre directors need most: clarity and confidence when selecting and securing a show that fits their goals and their team.

We help filmmakers and playwrights of short-form work license their titles to professional platforms and producers without drowning in rights management, contracts, or technical delivery. This free roadmap focuses on what busy theatre directors, high school teachers, college students and instructors, and community theatre directors need most: clarity and confidence when selecting and securing a show that fits their goals and their team.

David leads Tiny Scripted initiatives across film, television, and theater. He has held roles in IP distribution at Samuel French/Concord Theatricals, Penguin Random House, 1091 Pictures, and CSSE (inc. Screen Media Ventures, Sonar, Crackle, Redbox). In addition to Tiny Scripted, David serves as Director of Business Operations at Narrative Distribution, the parent of the imprint labels Wolfe Video, Chroma, and Persimmon.

Samantha has over a decade of experience in theatrical administration with roles in licensing, literary, and development departments, including at Samuel French/Concord Theatricals, Northwest Playwrights Alliance, and Book-It Repertory Theatre. In addition to her licensing work, Samantha is an accomplished playwright whose work has been recognized by organizations such as the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, and Columbia@Roundabout. She holds a BA from Western Washington University and an MFA from Columbia University. For more information about her work, find her online at http://www.samanthajcooper.com

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