Producing...

nicoleabrodeur · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 4

Hey, I just got out of school (I was a theatre major) but the program
didn't have any sort of business aspect...I'm interested in producing
(my own work at least, if not more) but there's very little I can find
on the web about theatre producing. I found one blog by a producer
(called TheProducersPerspective.com ) which is really interesting and
I now read that everyday, is there any other stuff out there people
can recommend?

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PTravel · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 24

wrote in message @f47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> Hey, I just got out of school (I was a theatre major) but the program
> didn't have any sort of business aspect...I'm interested in producing
> (my own work at least, if not more) but there's very little I can find
> on the web about theatre producing. I found one blog by a producer
> (called TheProducersPerspective.com ) which is really interesting and
> I now read that everyday, is there any other stuff out there people
> can recommend?

Have you tried books? I can't remember specific titles, but back when I was
a theater major, there were many dozens of books on the nuts and bolts of
producing theater. Don't tell me your school didn't have a library.

stephen.farrow · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 60

On 5 Feb, 20:58, "PTravel" wrote:
> wrote in message
>
> @f47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hey, I just got out of school (I was a theatre major) but the program
> > didn't have any sort of business aspect...I'm interested in producing
> > (my own work at least, if not more) but there's very little I can find
> > on the web about theatre producing. I found one blog by a producer
> > (called TheProducersPerspective.com ) which is really interesting and
> > I now read that everyday, is there any other stuff out there people
> > can recommend?
>
> Have you tried books? I can't remember specific titles, but back when I was
> a theater major, there were many dozens of books on the nuts and bolts of
> producing theater. Don't tell me your school didn't have a library.

"The Commercial Theatre Institute Guide to Producing Plays and
Musicals", edited by Frederic B. Vogel, is quite recent, and it's
terrific - it consists of interviews with working producers and others
involved in the production process, including many major figures in
today's Broadway scene:

http://www.amazon.com/Commercial-Theater-Institute-Producing-Musicals/dp/1557836523

Donald C. Farber's "From Option to Opening: A Guide to Producing Plays
Off-Broadway" is also very useful:
http://www.amazon.com/Option-Opening-Producing-Broadway-Revised/dp/0879103183/ref=pd_sim_b_title_1/103-1592156-3189407

Neither of them are particularly expensive; for someone interested in
pursuing producing as a career, they're probably essential
investments.

It would probably also be a good idea to look at two books by Charles
Grippo - "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide", and
"Business and Legal Forms for Theater".

http://www.amazon.com/Stage-Producers-Business-Legal-Guide/dp/1581152418/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3

http://www.amazon.com/Business-Legal-Theater-Charles-Grippo/dp/1581153236/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b

--

Stephen

Robert Bouton · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 67

I've heard good things about the Commercial Theater Institute:

www.commercialtheaterinstitute.com/

Many producers today learned the nuts and bolts there.

nicoleabrodeur · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 4

On Feb 5, 3:58 pm, "PTravel" wrote:
> wrote in message
>
> @f47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hey, I just got out of school (I was a theatre major) but the program
> > didn't have any sort of business aspect...I'm interested inproducing
> > (my own work at least, if not more) but there's very little I can find
> > on the web about theatreproducing. I found one blog by a producer
> > (called TheProducersPerspective.com ) which is really interesting and
> > I now read that everyday, is there any other stuff out there people
> > can recommend?
>
> Have you tried books? I can't remember specific titles, but back when I was
> atheatermajor, there were many dozens of books on the nuts and bolts ofproducingtheater. Don't tell me your school didn't have a library.

That's a good suggestion...I've read up on a lot but I'm looking for
hands on experience.

nicoleabrodeur · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 4

On Feb 6, 1:01 am, Robert Bouton wrote:
> I've heard good things about the CommercialTheaterInstitute:
>
> www.commercialtheaterinstitute.com/
>
Many producers today learned the nuts and bolts there.

This looks awesome. Thanks for the suggestion. Do you have any sort of
producing experience? If so, what did you find the most helpfulwhen
you were just starting out?

nicoleabrodeur · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 4

On Feb 5, 4:10 pm, stephen.far...@gmail.com wrote:
> On 5 Feb, 20:58, "PTravel" wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
>
> >@f47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > Hey, I just got out of school (I was a theatre major) but the program
> > > didn't have any sort of business aspect...I'm interested inproducing
> > > (my own work at least, if not more) but there's very little I can find
> > > on the web about theatreproducing. I found one blog by a producer
> > > (called TheProducersPerspective.com ) which is really interesting and
> > > I now read that everyday, is there any other stuff out there people
> > > can recommend?
>
> > Have you tried books? I can't remember specific titles, but back when I was
> > atheatermajor, there were many dozens of books on the nuts and bolts of
> >producingtheater. Don't tell me your school didn't have a library.
>
> "The Commercial Theatre Institute Guide toProducingPlays and
> Musicals", edited by Frederic B. Vogel, is quite recent, and it's
> terrific - it consists of interviews with working producers and others
> involved in the production process, including many major figures in
> today's Broadway scene:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Commercial-Theater-Institute-Producing-Musicals...
>
> Donald C. Farber's "From Option to Opening: A Guide toProducingPlays
> Off-Broadway" is also very useful:http://www.amazon.com/Option-Opening-Producing-Broadway-Revised/dp/08...
>
> Neither of them are particularly expensive; for someone interested in
> pursuingproducingas a career, they're probably essential
> investments.
>
> It would probably also be a good idea to look at two books by Charles
> Grippo - "The Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide", and
> "Business and Legal Forms forTheater".
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Stage-Producers-Business-Legal-Guide/dp/1581152...
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Business-Legal-Theater-Charles-Grippo/dp/158115...
>
> --
>
> Stephen

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