HOW THEATER MANAGERS MANAGE is available from Scarecrow Press, Inc.

320 pages
ISBN 0-8108-4683-7
$24.95 paper
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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 has worked for the Shorenstein-Hays Nederlander Organization in theater management for more than 25 years. She managed the Golden Gate, Orpheum, and the Curran Theater in San Francisco.

View the table of contents and read a sample chapter

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)

All content © 2003-06 by Tess Collins

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HOW THEATER MANAGERS MANAGE is the Winner of the Bronze Award for ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year in the Performing Arts category.