HOW THEATER MANAGERS MANAGE, published by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
320 pages
ISBN 0-8108-4683-7
Available at Baker & Taylor, Blackwells, Ingram
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HOW THEATER MANAGERS MANAGE brings together the stories, beliefs, and experiences of seasoned theater managers. Through them, a portrait and a concept emerge depicting what they have unknowingly practiced throughout their careers—managerial imagination.
Designed to be a stepping stone for new theater managers, this book covers a wide variety of topics including budgeting theater costs, gross potentials and ticket prices, show contracts, settlements, and emergency and security procedures. It includes a sample budget, building and performance forms.
Tess Collins worked for the Shorenstein-Hays Nederlander Organization (now Broadway San Francisco) in theater management for more years than she cares to count. Â During this time, she managed the Curran, Orpheum, and Golden Gate Theaters in San Francisco.
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PLAYS BY TESS
Tess Collins is also the author of three plays: Helen of Troy, Tossing Monte and Barbarians.
Helen of Troy: The Helen of Troy story set in a small town in Tennessee (Synopsis and A Sample Scene)
Tossing Monte: A Wicked Little Play About Love, Ambition, and Betrayal (Synopsis and A Sample Scene)
Barbarians: a play about the evolution of the species and a murder mystery set on the moon (Synopsis and A Sample Scene)