Running Theaters
eBook - ePub

Running Theaters

Best Practices for Leaders and Managers

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Running Theaters

Best Practices for Leaders and Managers

About this book

Advice culled from interviews with more than 100 experts in the field The best practices that consistently lead to successful theater operation are now revealed in this comprehensive resource. Culled from surveys and interviews with theater managers and experts in crucial functional areas, this guide provides important tips for all people who work or want to work in regional, campus and community-based theaters. Proven strategies from managers, staff, and volunteer leaders cover virtually every aspect of running a theater - from audience development and fundraising to facility development and community involvement. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 The Theater Manager’s Job and the Operating Context
  9. 2 Facility Operations
  10. 3 Programming Theaters
  11. 4 Audience Development
  12. 5 The Financial Management of Performing Arts Facilities
  13. 6 Fundraising for Performing Arts Facilities
  14. 7 Facility Development
  15. 8 Strategic Planning for Performing Arts Facilities
  16. 9 Staff and Volunteer Management
  17. 10 Board Development
  18. 11 Education and Performing Arts Facilities
  19. 12 Performing Arts Facilities and Community Development
  20. 13 Managing Historic Theaters
  21. 14 Managing Campus Theaters
  22. 15 Final Words
  23. Bibliography
  24. Facility Manager Biographies
  25. About the Author
  26. Index
  27. Books From all Worthpress.html