Theater Careers: A Comprehensive Guide to Non-Acting Careers in the Theater

GENERAL
CONTENTS
Introduction.
1. A Life in the Theatre:
Commercial theatre.
Unions.
Broadway and Off-Broadway.
Touring theatre.
Dinner theatre.
Industrial shows.
Not-for-profit theatre.
Regional theatre.
Summer stock.
Off-Off Broadway.
University theatre.
Community theatre.
Children's theatre.
2. The commercial producer and the not-for-profit artistic director:
The commercial theatre producer.
Interview with Morton Gottlieb - Broadway producer.
The Not-for-profit artistic director.
Interview with Adrian Hall - Trinity Square.
Repertory company.
3. Theatrical Managers:
Commercial theatre:
General manager.
Company manager.
House manager.
Interview with Peter Kulok - general manager.
Not-for-profit-theatre:
Managing director.
Business manager, Company manager.
Interview with William Stewart - Managing Director, Hartford
Stage Company.
4. Promoting shows and theatres:
Not-for-profit theatre:
Director of development.
Interview with Marie Nugent-Head, Executive Director, National
Corporate Theatre Fund.
Director of audience development.
Director of public relations.
Interview with Richard Frankel - Managing Director, Circle
Repertory Company.
Commercial Theatre:
Press agent.
Interview with Fred Nathan, Press Agent.
Advertising.
Interview with Jeff Ash - Partner, Ash/LeDonne.
5. Giving Life to the Show - The creative team:
Casting.
Interview with Julie Hughes and Barry Moss - Casting directors.
Directing.
Interview with Tony Tanner - Director.
Stage Manager.
Interview with Peter Lawrence - Production stage manager.
6. The musical theatre:
Musicians.
Rehearsal pianist.
Audition pianist.
Vocal arranger.
Dance arranger.
Orchestrator.
Musical preparation.
Interview with Mathilde Pincus - Chelsea music.
Musical Director.
Interview with Yolande Segovia - Musical Director.
7. Theatrical design:
Set design.
Interview with John Lee Beatty - Set Designer.
Costume design.
Interview with Jennifer von Mayrhauser - Costume designer.
Lighting design.
Interview with Ken Billington - Lighting designer.
Sound design.
Interview with Otts Munderloh - Sound designer.
8. At the theatre - Production jobs:
The crew.
Production propertyman.
Interview with Jan Marasek - Production propertyman.
House propertyman.
Master Propertyman.
Production electrician.
House electrician.
House carpenter.
Carpenter.
Wardrobe:
Wardrobe supervisor.
Dresser.
Interview with Stephanie Edwards - Wardrobe supervisor.
Appendix [bibliography].
Index.