| Description |
380 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Back stage books." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-378). |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Preface -- pt. 1. Everything you need to know about working in regional theater from the professionals -- Life's lessons from America's artists and executives -- pt. 2. A brief history of regional theater -- Carrying the artistic torch -- pt. 3. Career planning -- Career-planning needs -- Networking survival skills for theater pros young and old -- Strategic time and life management for savvy regional theater artists -- 10 timely tips for savvy regional theater artists -- 19 terrible distractions that erode productivity -- 29 wonderful ways to seize control of your own life -- Understanding human behavior is the key to successful work in the arts -- Advice to regional theater workers everywhere : 16 wonderful ways to improve your life in the theater -- 5 tips for starting a new job -- A short cast of characters : people you need to know in the theater -- Sample organizational chart. |
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pt. 4. Regional theater employment universe -- 100+ prime sources -- 10 pertinent publications -- 10 web sites to open you up your web world -- 10 challenging books to power your acting career -- 10 bountiful books on directing, design, producing, and production -- 10 largest American cities in order of size -- 10 of the friendliest theater cities for your consideration -- 10+ service organizations -- 10 regional/national audition and job sites -- 10+ city and surrounding area web sites -- 10+ unions/alliances/societies/guilds/agencies -- pt. 5. American theater's major employers totaling over 1,000 theater companies -- 99+ major American theaters : including League of Resident Theatres (LORT), non-LORT theaters operating on the LORT contract, and other professional theaters in the US -- 400+ TCG theaters -- 250+ Shakespeare festivals -- 130+ children's theater and youth theater programs -- 140+ musical theaters : including an introduction to NAMT and ASCAP -- 112+ outdoor theaters -- 300+ theater opportunities you seldom hear about in major trade magazines -- 25+ cruise line producers -- 40+ dinner theaters -- 60+ touring theater companies -- 100+ murder mysteries -- 110+ theme and amusement parks -- 50+ universities affiliated with professional theaters. |
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pt. 6. Survival strategies and directories for lifelong planning -- 12 tips for stress reduction : staying fit for life -- A brief directory of theater-related labor unions, guilds, and associations -- pt. 7. Leaving a legacy -- Lively stories of mentoring glories -- A final note -- Bibliography -- About the author. |
| Summary |
This book is a coast-to-coast overview of opportunities awaiting theater practitioners in every discipline. Culled from interviews with Americas top theater professionals, this resource offers job-search and career-planning strategies, as well as detailed information on over 1,000 places to work in the American theater, including regional companies, Shakespeare festivals, touring theaters, university/resident theaters, youth and childrens theaters, and outdoor theaters. Richly detailed with behind-the-scenes stories of the regional movement that many say saved American theater, this single volume is an indispensable tool at every stage of your career. - Publisher. |
| Subject |
Theater -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Theater -- Vocational guidance. |
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United States. |
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Theater. |
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Acting -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Acting -- Vocational guidance. |
| ISBN |
0823078809 (paperback) |
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9780823078806 (paperback) |
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