Business and House Management
The Business of Show Business
Business and House Management is written by Lana Hagan, a career educator who taught thirteen years on the secondary school level, and has been on the faculty of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville for seven years. Lana has conducted workshops nationwide on advocacy and building theater programs, and teaches theater business management at SIUE. She is also an EdTA Leadership Coach. PTT co-creators Bob and Marti Fowler host the program.
Making Your Program Known — Selling Your Season
The first section of Business and House Management offers practical ways to publicize your plays, fill the seats in your theater, and make the program grow within your school environment.
House and Business Management
Learn the best strategies for managing ticket distribution, preparing and printing programs, handling facility preparation and maintenance, training your staff in performance protocol, and how to handle emergencies. Common problems and their solutions are also discussed.
Activity Based Assignments for Classes and After School Groups
As in all the PTT programs, the information in this program is reinforced by activities that will keep the students engaged and interested, and can actually be used in your classroom and your after school program.
Features & Benefits
- Flexible Format - Use the entire program as a six-day lesson plan, or select individual topics as necessary-all at the click of a button!
- Instant Access - The latest DVD technology, enables you to navigate topics by chapter and instantly find specific lessons in the program. This eliminates time-wasters such as fast forwarding and rewinding. It also makes it simple to help individual students make up a missed class or perform remedial work.
- Support Materials on CD-ROM - Includes all lesson plans, handouts, worksheets, and tests, both performance and written. Everything is cross-referenced to the National Standards For The Arts, and you have permission to reproduce the materials for classroom use!
- High-Quality, Durable Media - Digital video provides a clear, high-quality picture, and with proper handling DVDs last many years with minimal wear.
- No Special Equipment - DVDs play on any standard DVD player, and on most computers equipped with a DVD drive and appropriate playback software.
- Professional Production Values - Practical Technical Theater is produced by Interactive Educational Video LLC.
- Easy Ordering Process - Submit a purchase order from your school for easy ordering and fast delivery. Call (314) 650-3873 or view Our Ordering Information on this website.
