Finding Fellow Organizers

Finding fellow organizers is the process of looking for other people who will help you to plan and coordinate this live virtual performance. Having collaborators will make this process significantly easier, and reduce your own workload.

Who to Look For
If possible, look for collaborators with whom you have worked on projects before, and who have proven to you that they would be well-suited for a project like this. Look for individuals who have some of the skills and experiences necessary for this project, such as:


 * live-streaming expertise
 * acting experience
 * directing for stage or screen
 * sound engineering
 * marketing
 * contract negotiation
 * correspondance
 * stage management
 * technical support

It is important to work out what will be expected of your potential collaborators before you begin looking for them. Ask yourself questions like:


 * How many hours a week will they be expected to work?
 * How much can they expect to earn?
 * What will be their responsibilities?

It is also important that you choose collaborators with whom you work well. Working with people with whom you have an antagonistic relationship will likely result in a sub-par outcome, and will certainly result in increased stress and unhappiness.

How to Find Organizers
If you are planning to collaborate with individuals with whom you are familiar: look back over any previous projects or jobs on which you have worked, and consider the people who had been there. Consider which of them were good co-workers, and make a list of the ones with whom you would wish to work again. Then, contact these individuals and respectfully ask if they would wish to become involved with this live virtual performance.

If you are planning to bring in people with whom you have not worked as collaborators: place advertisements for this position in online and local job boards, and monitor employment networking platforms (such as LinkedIn) for individuals who you feel would be an asset to this project. In this case, you may need to conduct interviews with prospective collaborators.

Once you have selected your preferred candidates, contact them again to let them know of your choice, and confirm their interest in the project.

Meeting with Fellow Organizers
Once you have selected your fellow organizers, it is important to meet as a collective.

A meeting like this is a good way to make sure that everyone is comfortable with one another, to ensure that the entire team is on the same page as regards what must be done to complete this project, and to allow your collaborators to share their ideas about how to approach this process. This meeting can be formal, with an itemized agenda, or informal, as just a friendly chat. However, this meeting should happen soon after you have selected your team.