02800nam 2200481Ia 450 991045309710332120200520144314.01-56976-615-0(CKB)2550000001135298(EBL)495933(OCoLC)608691517(MiAaPQ)EBC495933(Au-PeEL)EBL495933(CaPaEBR)ebr10373375(CaONFJC)MIL535006(EXLCZ)99255000000113529820091014d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||How to start your own theater company[electronic resource] /Reginald NelsonChicago, IL Chicago Review Press20101 online resource (205 p.)Includes index.1-55652-813-2 1-306-03755-7 Front Cover ; Dedication ; Epigraph ; Contents ; Foreword by David Schwimmer; Introduction; 1 Survival Employment, Benefits, and Supporting Yourself; 2 Urgency Passion, Community, and Location; 3 Purpose Name, Logo, and Mission Statement; 4 Guidance Board of Directors and Legal Assistance Organizations; 5 Capital Investors, Grants, and Your Company Budget; 6 Comfort Rental Space, Safety, Transportation, and Food; 7 Teamwork Artistic and Administrative Positions; 8 BUZZ Publicity and Marketing; 9 Community Education, Outreach, and Discount Programs10 Feedback Previews, Critics, and Audience Assessments 11 Leadership Ensuring Responsibility and Recognition; 12 Identity Congo Square's First Season; 13 Consistency Congo Square's Second Season; 14 Hubris Congo Square's Third Season; 15 The Last Voice; Appendix: Important Organizations for Assistance; Index""With hands-on advice and instruction from an experienced actor and theater director, this pragmatic, authoritative guide to starting a theater company imparts essential backstage know-how for would-be playhouse practitioners on everything from fundraising and finding a space to selecting plays and successfully navigating tricky legal issues. Chronicling three seasons at Chicago's award-winning Congo Square Theatre Company, this journey behind the curtain reveals the nitty-gritty details of practical issues that are often overlooked amidst the zeal of artistTheater managementUnited StatesTheaterProduction and directionUnited StatesElectronic books.Theater managementTheaterProduction and direction792.02/3792.068Nelson Reginald967309MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453097103321How to start your own theater company2195977UNINA