Reginald Nelson

How to Start Your Own Theater Company

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 artistic pursuit, such as how to manage rent, parking, and safety issues; determine tax status and calculate budgets; and find flexible day jobs to help foster artists' creative passion. The guide also provides in-depth analysis of undertaking lofty projects¿such as managing a coproduction with a large, established theater, as Congo Square did with Tony Award¿winning Steppenwolf Theatre Company¿and addresses potential drawbacks, such as handling common weaknesses of the "artistic temperament" that can often lead to a business venture's undoing. Inspired by Congo Square's own unique inception, the valuable how-to also speaks directly to the many underserved niche audiences who decide to create their own companies, including African American, Asian American, Latino, physically challenged, and GLBT communities. Concluding with lists of Equity offices, legal advisers, and important organizations for assistance, this complete resource is sure to help ambitious theater lovers establish and maintain their own successful companies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chicago Review Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9781556528132
• ISBN-10: 1556528132
• Artikelnr.: 27316087

Autorenporträt

Reginald Nelson is a pen name, an alter ego and the hero of this book series. The character development of Reggie involves similarities to the actual author. He is a dentist and a pilot. The similarities between the author and his alter ego pretty much end there. The authorloves sports, especially pickleball and skiing. His hobbies include model ship building and woodworking. The author is happily married. He and his wife love international travel, reading great novels and writing. This is the third book in the INCISOR series involving ReginaldNelson, his best friend Ashonte' Black, Lance Wood and their wives.