Streaming online theatre productions

Abstract

The master thesis includes a brief introduction to the subject: the conceptual design of an online platform for streaming live or on demand worldwide theater productions, the background of online theatre streaming and the methods used for this research. It defines what is streaming and theatre online and why a complete theatre digital platform can reach a new audience. It takes us back in the history of worldwide theatre until todays established theatre platforms. The findings of theoretical researches and features associated to online theatre platforms are analyzed. The master thesis presents a template design of the websites platform and the technical requirements. A questionnaire was conducted in order to research the interest for streaming theatre productions online. Afterwards the results were analyzed. Two specialists were interviewed for their opinion on streaming theatre plays and shows, one in the theatre industry and another from a digital marketing company in Greece. Chapter 6 concludes this study by summarizing the theoretical and practical findings. It also refers to other features that can be integrated on the platform and recommendations are made for the project to reach a broader audience.