Theatre & Stage Management

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Broadway General Manager is a fascinating, insightful, and entertaining glimpse into the normally closed world of theatrical general management. Penned by veteran Broadway insider Peter Bogyo, readers will gain an appreciation and understanding of what the business half of show business is all about. For the first time ever, gain backstage access to the fast-paced and glamorous world of Broadway. Broadway General Manager is an invaluable resource that examines actual production and operating budgets for a Broadway show and shares contracts for award-winning actors, directors, and designers, all of which are analyzed extensively. Also included are in-depth discussions on such topics as: How to get started as a general manager -- Negotiating contracts -- How the producing entity functions -- Programming the box office -- The issues related to hiring employees -- Binding insurance -- Financial overview -- Maintaining the run of a show -- What to do when sales start to slump -- Closing a show

Part 1: What Makes Broadway Tick -- Part 2: Selling Tickets / It's Not What It Seems -- Part 3: The Big Surprises -- Part 4: What the Pros Want You to Know -- Part 5: Budgets -- Part 6: In Summary

Contents: 1 Avenues of Communication; 2 Principles of Document Design; 3 Pre-Production; 4 The Prompt Book; 5 Rehearsals; 6 Technical Rehearsals; 7 Performances; 8 Next Steps

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"The history of stagecraft, safety precautions, lighting, costumes, scenery, career planning tips, and more are discussed, illustrated by beautiful color examples that display step-by-step procedures and the finished product. This second edition offers even more in-demand information on stage management, drawing and drafting (both by hand and CAD), lighting fixtures, and special effects."

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The Production Manager's Toolkit is a comprehensive introduction to a career in theatrical and special event production for new and aspiring professionals, given by expert voices in the field. The book discusses management techniques, communication skills, and relationship building tactics to create effective and successful production managers. With a focus on management theory, advice from top production managers provide insights into budgeting, scheduling, meetings, hiring, maintaining safety, and more. Through interviews and case studies, the history and techniques of production management are explored throughout a variety of entertainment venues: theatre, dance, opera, and special events.

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Contents: The Idea of Stage Managing -- The Cast of Characters -- Getting the Job -- Pre-Production -- Production Meetings -- Choosing Your Stage Management Team -- Before Rehearsals Begin -- Rehearsals -- Technical Rehearsals -- The Calling Script -- Previews -- Opening Night & the Critics -- Running a Show -- Production Stage Management Tips -- My Curtain Speech

"This book explains and provides templates for organizing and managing a prop shop, from pre-production organization to production processes, budgeting, and collaborations with other production areas. It explores how to plan, organize, and maintain a prop shop for safe and efficient production work."

Advice Culled from Interviews with More Than One Hundred Experts in the Field In Running Theaters, management consultant and author Duncan M. Webb reveals the best practices that consistently lead to successful theater operations. Culled from surveys and interviews with theater managers and experts in crucial functional areas, this guide provides important tips for all people who work or want to work in regional, campus, and community-based theaters. Updated to reflect changes in the field, this second edition includes information on recent programming trends, marketing in the digital age, and the evolving role of theaters in economic and community development. Chapters discuss topics such as: Front- and back-of-house operations -- Managing nonprofit and commercial renters -- Building and managing a board of directors -- The financial management of theaters -- The necessary skills and attributes of a successful theater manager -- The unique opportunities and challenges of operating historic, outdoor, and campus-based theaters. Every theater manager needs this invaluable guide filled with the proven strategies of managers, staff, and volunteer leaders covering virtually every aspect of running a theater--from drawing audiences and fundraising to facility development and community involvement.

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Team dynamics and roles -- The production process -- The preparation period -- The rehearsal period -- Props management -- Pre-production week -- Production week -- The run -- Management techniques -- Health and safety -- Theatre unions -- The job market -- Case studies -- Creativity in stage management -- Information and communication technology in stage management -- Further reading -- Templates

Stage Management Theory as a Guide to Practice offers theory and methodology for developing a unique stage management style, preparing stage managers to develop an adaptive approach for the vast and varied scope of the production process, forge their own path, and respond to the present moment with care and creativity. This book provides tactile adaptive strategies, enabling stage managers to navigate diverse populations, venues, and projects. Experiential stories based on extensive experience with world-renowned artists exemplify the practices and provide frameworks for self-reflection, synthesis, and engagement with theory-guided practice. This book empowers stage managers to include the 'How You' with 'How To' by flexing collaborative muscles and engaging tools to guide any collaborative project to fruition with creativity, curiosity, and the drive to build connections. Exploring topics such as group dynamics, ethics, culture, conflict resolution, and strategic communication, Stage Management Theory as a Guide to Practice: Cultivating a Creative Approach is an essential tool for advanced stage management students, educators, and professionals.

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"Are you about to stage manage your first show and have no idea where to start? This book offers simplified guidelines for a complicated job and gives a step-by-step process for organizing auditions, rehearsals, the technical aspects, and performances."

In the world of theatre, the technical director is responsible for overseeing the safe and efficient realization and implementation of scenery for the stage. This book guides readers though the step-by-step processes of technical direction and the responsibilities of the TD in the mounting of a theatrical production. Leadership, management, relationship building, personal responsibility, and problem solving are addressed, demonstrating not only how to become a more efficient and effective TD, but also how to be a collaborative member of a production team that artists will seek to work with again and again. The book also addresses scene shop design, facility repair and maintenance, and finishes with a brief overview of other areas of technical theatre that help round out the far reaching skill set of a successful TD. This book is perfect for university courses in Stagecraft and Technical Direction and for the aspiring Technical Director.

SAGE Business Cases -- A successful international startup theatre company in the arts must devise a formalized innovation structure around a creative process. During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the theatre company needed to change their innovation process to account for dispersed employees. With theatre venues closed and gatherings of people not possible, a business model that assumes people could meet in person and interact is in peril. Without the possibly of in-person customer and employee events, both the revenue stream and collaboration process of Live History might not be possible and the company faces a disastrous and potential company-ending event. However, in the midst of the crisis, could this be an opportunity to formalize the creative process and make it more inclusive, dynamic, fast, and strategic?

SAGE Business Cases -- How much should tickets to Saturday night's show cost? Theatres weigh a number of concerns when deciding how to set admission prices. This study explains the complex considerations that theatres need to factor in when arriving at their admission fees.

SAGE Business Cases -- The case invites the student to set out a budget for Stage Ensemble Theatre Unit as it prepares to stage the play Kamala and to consider how different scenarios might affect the budgeting of the non-profit.

SAGE Business Cases -- John Bell was the CEO of Tampa Theatre. Set in early 2020, the case describes a nonprofit organization enjoying unprecedented growth in its 95-year history but also facing some complicated decisions that could impact opportunities for future growth. Recent residential construction in downtown Tampa had allowed many people to live within walking distance of the theater. Revenue and attendance were at historically high levels. In response, the CEO decided to initiate the first physical expansion of the theater's footprint. An adjacent property owned by the theater was being rented out to a flower shop. The theater was ready to take back the space to expand its operations. Donors were prepared to fund the theater expansion, but details about what to build remained unclear. The case focuses on how the board and CEO should consider this strategic expansion decision through industry information and details about Tampa Theatre's financial and operating conditions.

SAGE Business Cases -- Drama-Soc Fest (DSF) is an international festival for university and college drama club societies. This 2-week-long event takes places every year during the month of June. Each year a university or college that is a member of the International Federation of Drama Societies applies to host the event on their campus. This year the Kempton University in Birmingham, United Kingdom, will be hosting the event. The festival takes place over 3 weeks and the average number of participants is estimated at 1,000 students. Kempton University Drama Society are planning on staffing the festival with a team of volunteers that will have to be recruited and trained to welcome all the students attending the event. This case study gives students the opportunity to focus on developing a volunteer recruitment, training and management strategy that can be applied when considering aspects of volunteer management for an international event.