The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide (Second Edition)
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The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide (Second Edition)

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide (Second Edition)

About this book

Expert, Practical Advice for Everyone in Show Business Now updated and expanded, this second edition of The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide is the ultimate survival kit for anyone presenting live entertainment. The information contained in this handbook is essential for those working in Broadway, regional, stock, or university theater; concert halls; opera houses; and more. Attorney, producer, and playwright Charles Grippo provides comprehensive advice on every aspect of the theater business and the law, including:

  • Crowdfunding Your Production
  • New Opportunities to Raise Money
  • Self-Production
  • Licensing and Producing Plays
  • Devised Theater and Collaborations
  • Creating Jukebox Musicals
  • Organizing a Theater Company
  • Theatrical Insurance
  • Maintaining a Harassment-Free Environment
  • Negotiating Contracts
  • Essential Rules Every Board Member Must Know
  • Managing a Not-for-Profit Theater Company
  • Navigating Taxes
  • Using Third-Party Intellectual Property
  • And much, much more!

The entire range of individuals involved in entertainment—producers, performers, writers, directors, managers, and theater owners—will find invaluable practical and legal advice in this handy guide.

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Yes, you can access The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide (Second Edition) by Charles Grippo in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Drama. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Allworth
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781621536925
eBook ISBN
9781621537120
Edition
2
Subtopic
Drama

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction to the Second Edition
  8. Introduction to the First Edition: Why You Need This Book
  9. Chapter 1: Organizing a Commercial Theater Company
  10. Chapter 2: Organizing a Nonprofit Theater Company
  11. Chapter 3: Your Performance Space
  12. Chapter 4: Licensing Plays
  13. Chapter 5: Producing Original Plays
  14. Chapter 6: Commissioning New Works
  15. Chapter 7: Devised Theater
  16. Chapter 8: Using Third-Party Intellectual Property
  17. Chapter 9: Joint Ventures
  18. Chapter 10: Managing the Nonprofit Theater Company
  19. Chapter 11: Exciting Opportunities to Raise Money
  20. Chapter 12: Box Office Management
  21. Chapter 13: Intolerable Behavior in the Theater
  22. Chapter 14: Artistic Staff
  23. Chapter 15: Safety
  24. Chapter 16: Theatrical Insurance
  25. Chapter 17: Taxes
  26. Chapter 18: Wrapping Up
  27. Chapter 19: Finale Ultimo
  28. Appendix A: Play Licensors
  29. Appendix B: Collective Bargaining Agents
  30. Appendix C: The Dramatist’s Bill of Rights
  31. Index