Building the successful theater company /
What makes a theater company successful? Lisa Mulcahy poses the question to leaders from nineteen of the country's most diverse and vital theater companies from the recent past and present, and offers answers in Building the Successful Theater Company. Producers, stage managers, directors, anyo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Allworth Press,
[2016]
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| Summary: | What makes a theater company successful? Lisa Mulcahy poses the question to leaders from nineteen of the country's most diverse and vital theater companies from the recent past and present, and offers answers in Building the Successful Theater Company. Producers, stage managers, directors, anyone dreaming of running a theater troupe, will benefit from the practical guidance, amusing anecdotes and sincere advice in this peek behind the curtains of the often difficult, always seductive, profession of theater. Five additional companies are profiled in this fully revised third edition. New chapters cover funding and financial aspects, maximizing a company's potential through powerful social media use and creating successful partnerships by teaming up with corporate sponsors and establishing artistic collaborations. Stage veterans reveal advice on everything from locating performance space, to developing a business plan, to and rehearsing and publicizing productions in this invaluable guide to creating or growing a theater company. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 162153524X 9781621535249 |