THEA242 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dinner Theater, Community Theatre, Julie Taymor
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Producer: selects the play, obtains financing, financially responsible for the production, selects the. Director, seeks out investors, finding a venue, creates and manages the budget, hires and fires, Average period of time for production would be 2-3 years. Sandy robins-director of you can"t take it with you. Writes the book (script) of a musical/opera x. Lead the orchestra, teaches all the music to the actors. Categories of theatre: commercial: for profit, non-commercial: not for profit. Broadway, opera, religious festivals, disney world, theme parks, touring theatre, festival theatre, circus, casino theatre, off broadway, cruise lines, dinner theatre, off broadway, children"s theatre, the west end-london, Donations, ticket sales, fund raising, government grants-local city state federal/nation, university, sponsors, donors, corporations. Costumes, lighting, props, microphones, set, actors, stage crew, staff, advertising, royalties, special effects, hair/makeup, venue, concessions, playbill, scripts, sound (lowest budget-sh, largest budget-m: spider money) Nonprofit theatre better be making 63-64% in box office.
