ABSTRACT

Technical Management for the Performing Arts: Utilizing Time, Talent, and Money is a comprehensive guide to the tools and strategies of a successful technical manager. This book demonstrates how you can coordinate personnel, raw materials, and venues, all while keeping a production on a tight schedule and within budget. From concept to realization, through nightly performances, Technical Management for the Performing Arts focuses on the technical and organization skills a technical manager must demonstrate, and emphasizes the need for creativity and interpersonal management of a team.

part |8 pages

Introduction

part |84 pages

Foundations

chapter |10 pages

Roles

chapter |6 pages

Authority

chapter |14 pages

Personnel

chapter |22 pages

Communication

chapter |9 pages

Specialized Communication

chapter |12 pages

Employment

part |56 pages

Strategies

chapter |15 pages

Planning & Scheduling

chapter |7 pages

Analysis & Problem Solving

chapter |22 pages

Budgets & Quality Control

chapter |10 pages

Putting It All Together

part |9 pages

Wrap Up