How it works
Getting Started
Once you are registered and logged in, you should create a Presenter Profile. This gives an overview of your organisation and describes your program, your location as well as contact details of your key staff. This should include a photo or two to draw users to it. (See the managing assets page for help with uploading photos.)
Once you have a Presenter profile, create a profile for your venue or venues. Again, these provide an overview and include the essentials such as capacity, stage size and a description of some of your technical facilities. You can provide a link to the relevant area of your own site here as well as attach your own tech specs as pdfs and a series of photos, inside the venue and out. There is a Presenter FAQ page for assistance. Email a Blue Heeler if you have other questions.
What You Can See
As a registered presenter on the site, you will be able to view profiles of Producer organisations and full details of Production profiles. You will also be able see details of your fellow Presenters and their venues.
Voting Rounds
As well as production profiles being available to view all year around, Cyberpaddock sets up various ‘voting rounds' throughout the year. These rounds are aimed at particular touring programs, the most well known being Playing Australia funded national tours. However rounds may also be aimed at state touring or touring of particular artforms or genres. Producers have the option to submit their productions into rounds, allowing presenters to express interest by ‘voting' online. If sufficient interest is received, the production may then go into tour development, usually with the help of a tour coordinator. The tour coordinator may or may not apply for funding to support the tour.
Next Playing Australia Round
The next voting round will open on 22 February in the lead up to April Long Paddock held on 7 & 8 April at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta. You will be send details of how the voting round will work along with key dates shortly.
Outside Voting Rounds
Productions are list year round, so you can search for productions at any time you have a gap in your program. You may wish to contact the producer directly or approach a tour coordinator they may work with.
State-based touring
Several touring co-ordinators also host state-based touring programs. For information on these please contact your state Blue Heeler
