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Stage money : the business of the professional theater / Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson ; foreword by Ken Davenport.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Edition: Revised and updated editionDescription: viii, 167 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781643360737
  • 9781643360744
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Stage moneyDDC classification:
  • 792.068/1 23 D675
LOC classification:
  • PN2293.E35 D66 2020
Contents:
Commercial theaters vs not-for-profit theaters : key differences -- Commercial theater on- and off-Broadway : finance and legal structures -- Risk and return in the commercial theater -- The road -- A profitable, African American theater on tour : The Chitlin' Circuit -- The not-for-profit professional theater -- Stages of the business life cycle and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company -- Ticket pricing -- Marketing in the professional theater -- Theatrical unions -- Shall we dance? The commercial and not-for-profit theater relationship.
Summary: "For decades roughly 80 percent of commercial Broadway productions have failed to recoup their original investments. In light of this shocking and harsh reality, how does the show go on? Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson answer this question and many others in this updated edition of their popular, straightforward guide to understanding professional theater finances and the economic realities of theater production. This revised edition of Stage Money not only includes the latest financial information and illuminating examples of key concepts; it has been enhanced with a discussion of the stagehands' union plus a new chapter on marketing for the theater. Stage Money is designed for theater enthusiasts"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Commercial theaters vs not-for-profit theaters : key differences -- Commercial theater on- and off-Broadway : finance and legal structures -- Risk and return in the commercial theater -- The road -- A profitable, African American theater on tour : The Chitlin' Circuit -- The not-for-profit professional theater -- Stages of the business life cycle and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company -- Ticket pricing -- Marketing in the professional theater -- Theatrical unions -- Shall we dance? The commercial and not-for-profit theater relationship.

"For decades roughly 80 percent of commercial Broadway productions have failed to recoup their original investments. In light of this shocking and harsh reality, how does the show go on? Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson answer this question and many others in this updated edition of their popular, straightforward guide to understanding professional theater finances and the economic realities of theater production. This revised edition of Stage Money not only includes the latest financial information and illuminating examples of key concepts; it has been enhanced with a discussion of the stagehands' union plus a new chapter on marketing for the theater. Stage Money is designed for theater enthusiasts"-- Provided by publisher.