Open Book Theater Management: Ethical Theater Production
Rafe Beckley
Sep 2014 · John Hunt Publishing
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In the world of Fringe (or Off-Off Broadway) theatre, a strong debate has been raging for years - when you're producing a low/no-budget production, how on earth can you make it happen and still treat everyone involved in an open, honest and ethical manner? Where do you stand with profit-share productions when you can't afford to pay Union minimums? Open Book Theatre Management, along with its free online resources of instructional budget spreadsheets, is the first book ever to show you exactly how to mount a theatre production without losing either your integrity or your shirt. It is aimed at actors, directors and producers in the early stages of their careers; drama schools; and further and higher education establishments. The methodologies outlined in the book are transferable across all countries in which arts funding is difficult to secure. The time for going to the Establishment with the begging bowl is over. There need be no more excuses. The author will even show you how to start your own theatre company for only a tenner…
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Lewis Wheeler
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April 26, 2017
This is the most useful book on management and business planning I have ever read and that's before considering its relevance to Fringe Theatre. This should be a set-text at all drama schools, colleges, University Theatre courses etc. Taking such simple concepts - openness and transparency and the 'Tronc' system of profit share (read the book for the definition of that) this methodology can and will, I'm sure, revolutionise theatre making.
About the author
Rafe Beckley trained as an actor at the East 15 Acting School in England. Since then, he has worked as an actor, theatre director and teacher. He is a member of Equity and the Directors Guild of Great Britain. He lives in Hertfordshire, England.
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