CHAPTER 2

THE TOURING PRODUCTION MANAGER

FROM IDEAS TO REALITY Image

The beginning of any production is the idea, and there are always several ideas and several opinions. Ideas come from the artists, who explain how they envisage their performance to look and sound. They also come from managers, and they may come from designers appointed by the artist or the artist’s manager. Wherever the look comes from, it usually has to go through several stages of approval before the final go ahead is given.

An idea can start as a sketch on a napkin and develop to full blueprints and a scale model (Figure 2–1). Once the creative team agrees on a design, the production ...

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