Chapter 9
Theatre
There are a large variety of theatrical producing organizations in the United States. For the purposes of this chapter, we will focus specifically on regional theatre, Broadway and summer stock. There a quite a few differences between these three types of theatres, but the goals of the production manager are the same—produce the show on time, on budget, safely and, in the end, make sure everyone is still speaking to each other.
Figure 9.1 The Price (2015) at the Olney Theatre Center—set design by Jim Fouchard and properties by Rachael Erichsen
Credit: Photo by Stan Barouh
Regional Theatres
The largest amount of theatre in the ...
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