Theatre Management: Arts Leadership for the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9781352001747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 264 str.

Anthony Rhine

Opis

A comprehensive and critically engaged overview of the processes involved in developing and managing a theatre in the 21st century. Rather than simply giving students the facts and theories to memorise, this unique textook contains a range of pedagogical tools which encourage students to think like theatre managers. The chapters apply theory to real life situations so that students can actively engage with the challenges and issues faced by theatre managers in the industry today.

Spis treści

1. What is Theatre Management?.- 2. The Strategic Framework of Theatre.- 3. Theatre Management Today.- 4. Business Environments.- 5. Theatre Organization.- 6. Jobs in Theatre.- 7. Financial Management.- 8. Management and the Audience.- 9. Marketing a Theatre.- 10. Creating Promotional Materials.- 11. Fundraising.- 12. Leadership.- 13. Boards, Governance, Executive Staff, and Volunteers.- 14. Theatre Advocacy and Community Engagement.- 15. Theatre Education.

O autorze

Anthony Rhine is Professor of Theatre Management at Florida State University, USA. He worked for two decades as a theatre executive, running multi-million dollar and Tony-nominated theatre companies. During that time, he also wrote the librettos for over twenty produced musicals, including several that toured both nationally and internationally, and directed scores of professional productions.