LEADER 02767nam 2200469Ia 450 001 9910824560403321 005 20230725061810.0 010 $a1-56976-615-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001135298 035 $a(EBL)495933 035 $a(OCoLC)608691517 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL495933 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10373375 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL535006 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC495933 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001135298 100 $a20091014d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 200 10$aHow to start your own theater company$b[electronic resource] /$fReginald Nelson 210 $aChicago, IL $cChicago Review Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-55652-813-2 311 $a1-306-03755-7 327 $aFront 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 Programs 327 $a10 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 330 $a""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 artist 606 $aTheater management$zUnited States 606 $aTheater$xProduction and direction$zUnited States 615 0$aTheater management 615 0$aTheater$xProduction and direction 676 $a792.02/3 676 $a792.068 700 $aNelson$b Reginald$01647326 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824560403321 996 $aHow to start your own theater company$93994834 997 $aUNINA