In the last exciting episode of

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In the last exciting episode of an Intro to the
Theatre

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We left off studying a branch of theatre known
as.
Technical
Theatre
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List the jobs we discussed in the technical
theatre branch

• Director
• Set Designer
• Sound Designer
• Lighting Designer
• Costume Designer
• Tech Director

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TheatreManagement
And now for the event youve all been waiting
for
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What is management?

• Management
• The act or art of conducting or supervising a
  business

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Management Responsibility

• Managers are in charge of
• handling all money matters for
• the theatre

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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?

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Who heads the management branch?

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

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Producers 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
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Producers responsibilities(continued)
5.) Operation of the box office 6.)
Supervision of publicity 7.) Ticket sales 8.)
Programs
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House Manager

• Takes care of audience area and lobby
• Secures ushers and ticket takers
• Rings notification bell
• Notifies stage manager when the audience is
  inside or if a hold needs to occur

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Box Office Manager

• Orders tickets
• Oversees people who sell the tickets
• (box office staff)

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Publicity

• Publicity is the largest single cost when putting
  on a production

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What types of publicity are used to promote a
production?

• Take a minute to write
• down some ideas!!!

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Types of Publicity

• Posters
• Leaflets
• Mailings
• Free ads
• Paid ads
• Radio

• Television
• Window displays
• Other creative ideas

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What is the most cost-effective publicity?
Youve got to see this!
WORD OF MOUTH!
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Thank you for joining us in our journey through
the 3 branches of theatre
Stay tuned for more exciting adventures like
these!
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Lets 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
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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
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Your turn!

• Watch the following Broadway musical trailer for
  the hit show War Horse
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vwujNwkObgN4

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YOUR TURN!

• Design a poster for the show on an 8 ½ x 11-inch
  piece of paper.
• Your poster must have the shows 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!