Theatre Management and Production in America

by Conte, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780896762565
• ISBN10: 0896762564
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-30
• Publisher: INGRAM
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Summary

"Theatre Management: Producing and Managing the Performing Arts delivers a broad, comprehensive, wide-angle view of theatre and performing arts management, based on the premise that all of the performing arts share the same core issues: producing or presenting artistically satisfying works in accord with their missions, finding and keeping an audience, providing for the financial and creative well-being of an organization or production, and maintaining good personnel and public relations. Beyond addressing management issues specific to legitimate theatre, Theatre Management also deals with broader issues that affect all of the performing arts: mission statements, legal organization and structure, not-for-profit organizations, personnel, place of performance, budgeting, box office/ticketing, fundraising, marketing, public relations, advertising, and performance management. In this thorough, informed and informative updating of the theatre and arts administration classic Theatre Management and Production in America, David Conte addresses needs and concerns confronting 21st Century managers. Theatre Management: Producing and Managing the Performing Arts is the fundamental text and indispensable reference for all arts managers."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Theatre Management and the Performing Arts	p. 1
Place of Performance	p. 19
Personnel for the Theatre	p. 49
Commercial Theatre	p. 75
Not-For-Profit Professional Theatre	p. 115
Community Theatre	p. 141
College Theatre	p. 153
Stock and Dinner Theatre	p. 173
Presenters and Presenting Organizations	p. 181
Budget Planning	p. 211
Cost Control Strategies	p. 249
Box Office, Ticketing Systems, and Other Earned Income	p. 271
Fundraising and Contributed Income	p. 305
Marketing	p. 323
Publicity and Media Relations	p. 351
Advertising and the Sales Campaign	p. 387
Facility and Audience Management	p. 415
Appendix	p. 437
Bibliography	p. 549
Index	p. 567
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