In the last exciting episode of “an Intro to the Theatre…”

In the last exciting episode of “an Intro to

the Theatre…”

We left off studying a branch of theatre known

as….

List the jobs we discussed in the technical theatre branch:

Director

Set Designer

Sound Designer

Lighting Designer

Costume Designer

Tech Director

TheatreManagemen

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And now for the event you’ve all been waiting for…

What is management?

Management:

The act or art of conducting

or supervising a business

Management ResponsibilityManagers are in charge of

handling all money matters for the theatre

What types of money matters?Brainstorm all the

financial matters that might happen in a theatre: From where does money come? Where does it go? How?

Who heads the management branch?

Producer:The person who oversees the business details of a theatrical production

Producer’s financial

responsibilities…1.) Secure rights to present the play

2.) Raise money

3.) Hire directors, designers, actors, staff

4.) Arrange for the rental of the theatre

Producer’s responsibilities(continued…)

5.) Operation of the box office

6.) Supervision of publicity

7.) Ticket sales

8.) Programs

House Manager

Takes care of audience area and lobby

Secures ushers and ticket takersRings notification bellNotifies stage manager when

the audience is inside or if a “hold” needs to occur

Box Office ManagerOrders ticketsOversees people who sell the

tickets (box office staff)

PublicityPublicity is the largest single cost

when putting on a production

What types of publicity are used to promote a

production?

Take a minute to write down some ideas!!!

Types of Publicity…PostersLeafletsMailingsFree adsPaid adsRadio

TelevisionWindow displaysOther creative ideas

What is the most cost-effective publicity?

“You’ve got to see this!”

WORD OF MOUTH!

Thank you for joining us in our journey through

the 3 branches of theatre…

Stay tuned for more exciting

adventures like these!

Let’s do some poster analysis

This is a (comedy/tragedy/ drama/musical)…

This show is about …

This show is set in….

This is a good show for people who like…

A little more…

This is a (comedy/tragedy/ drama/musical)…

This show is about …

The mood of this show is….

This is a good show for people who like…

Your turn!

• Watch the following Broadway musical trailer for the hit show War Horse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wujNwkObgN4

YOUR TURN!

• Design a poster for the show on an 8 ½ x 11-inch piece of paper.

• Your poster must have the show’s title, a tagline (like the one in Once) and at least one graphic image.

• Your poster should help the potential audience understand the mood of the show (upbeat, sad, suspenseful, etc.).

• DUE WEDNESDAY!