1st Edition
Technical Management for the Performing Arts Utilizing Time, Talent, and Money
Acknowledgements
Preface
INTRODUCTION
CHAP 1 – Meet the Manager & the Triangle
PART TWO: FOUNDATIONS
CHAP 2 –Roles
CHAP 3 – Authority
CHAP 4 – Personnel
CHAP 5 – Communication
CHAP 6 -- Specialized communication
CHAP 7 -- Professional Practices & Resources
CHAP 8 -- Employment
PART 3 – STRATEGIES
CHAP 9 -- Planning & Scheduling
Chap 10 – Analysis & Problem Solving
CHAP 11 – Budgets & Quality Control
CHAP 12 – Putting it all together
PART FOUR – WRAP UP
CHAP 13 – Looking back as we look forward
APPENDIX
- Blueprint of a Production
- Technical Production Guidelines
- Standard Technical Information Package
- Scene Studio Safety Form
- Scene Studio Standards
- Labor Estimation Guidelines
- Evaluation Form
- Sample Job Descriptions
Biography
Mark Shanda is a professor at The Ohio State University and former resident technical director and Department of Theatre chair. He recently completed a five-year term as the dean of arts and humanities at Ohio State. He is now serving as president of USITT, where he is also Fellow of the Institute. He has authored numerous articles about theatre technology.
A professor emeritus and a former director of theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dennis Dorn functioned in the Department of Theatre and Drama as technical director and/or designer for more than 180 productions. He is an active member and Fellow of USITT, and has been an active contributor to Theatre Design & Technology magazine.
