How to Start Your Own Theater Company
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How to Start Your Own Theater Company

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eBook - ePub

How to Start Your Own Theater Company

About this book

With advice and instruction from an experienced actor and theater director, this pragmatic, authoritative guide imparts backstage know-how for wouldbe playhouse practitioners on everything from fundraising and finding a space to selecting plays and navigating legal issues. Chronicling three seasons at Chicago's award-winning Congo Square Theatre, this journey behind the curtain reveals the nitty-gritty details—such as managing rent, parking, and safety issues; determining tax status and calculating budgets; and finding flexible day jobs—that are often overlooked amid the zeal of artistic pursuit. Inspired by Congo Square's own unique inception, the valuable how-to also speaks directly to the many underserved audiences who want to create their own companies, including African American, Asian American, Latino, physically challenged, and GLBT communities. With lists of Equity offices, legal advisers, and important organizations, this complete resource is sure to help ambitious theater lovers establish and maintain their own successful companies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by David Schwimmer
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Survival Employment, Benefits, and Supporting Yourself
  8. 2 Urgency Passion, Community, and Location
  9. 3 Purpose Name, Logo, and Mission Statement
  10. 4 Guidance Board of Directors and Legal Assistance Organizations
  11. 5 Capital Investors, Grants, and Your Company Budget
  12. 6 Comfort Rental Space, Safety, Transportation, and Food
  13. 7 Teamwork Artistic and Administrative Positions
  14. 8 Buzz Publicity and Marketing
  15. 9 Community Education, Outreach, and Discount Programs
  16. 10 Feedback Previews, Critics, and Audience Assessments
  17. 11 Leadership Ensuring Responsibility and Recognition
  18. 12 Identity Congo Square’s First Season
  19. 13 Consistency Congo Square’s Second Season
  20. 14 Hubris Congo Square’s Third Season
  21. 15 The Last Voice
  22. Appendix: Important Organizations for Assistance
  23. Index