"It may
not change theatre . . . but
it will
certainly help a lot more people understand it."
.
(Table of Contents)
THE
PRESHOW
(Preface) –
v
THE
PROGRAM
(Table of
Contents) – xiii
THE
PROLOGUE
(Introduction)
– 1
ACT
I:
WHO AND WHAT - 7
Scene
1: THE WRITER – 9
Where it
all begins – 10
The
Composer /
Lyricist – 14
Scene
2: THE PRODUCER – 17
Characteristics
of a Producer – 18
The Option
– 21
Capitalization
– 22
Finding
Investors – 24
Production
Staff – 25
Into
Production – 28
Scene
3: THE DIRECTOR – 31
No easy
task – 33
Pre-production
– 34
Casting – 36
Rehearsals
– 37
After
Opening Night
–39
The
Choreographer –
40
Musical Director – 41
Scene
4: THE STAGE MANAGER
– 43
The Hub of
the Wheel – 44
Pre-production
– 45
Rehearsals
– 46
Tech
Rehearsals – 48
Running the
Show – 49
After
Closing Night – 50
Scene
5: THE DESIGNERS – 53
The Scenic
Designer – 54
The
Lighting Designer – 59
The Costume
Designer – 61
Other
Designers – 65
Scene
6: THE ACTOR – 69
Who is the
Actor? – 69
How does
the Actor act? – 70
The Acting
Challenge – 72
The Typical
Struggling Actor –
74
Actors'
Equity Association: Rules
and Contracts – 78
Scene
7: THE CREW – 83
Who are
they? – 83
Shops – 86
Load-in – 88
Running
Crews – 91
Work Calls
and Rehearsals – 94
Load-out –
95
Scene
8: THE SHOW – 97
Pre-production
– 97
In
Production – 99
Rehearsals:
The First Day – 101
Rehearsals:
The Grind – 104
Rehearsals:
Tech –
109
Previews –
112
Opening
Night – 114
The Critics
– 116
A Flop – 120
The
Gamblers and the Sad Tales
– 122
A Hit – 124
The Working
Actor’s Routine - 8 shows a week – 127
INTERMISSION – 133
ACT
II: WHERE AND HOW - 135
Scene 1: WHERE IT'S AT –
137
Broadway
– 137
The
National Tour – 140
Bus and
Truck – 142
Off
Broadway – 143
Off-Off
Broadway – 146
Other
theatre – 151
Scene
2: HOW TO GET IT –
155
The P&R
– 156
The Trades
– 158
The Audition
– 162
Call Backs –
165
The Chorus
Call – 167
Agents and
Managers
– 170
Directors –
Designers – Stage
Managers – 171
Indirect
Methods – 174
Scene 3: WAITING – 177
Training –
177
Survival
Jobs – 180
THE EPILOGUE – 183
Why
CURTAIN CALL – 187
The people
who helped – 187
Special
Thanks – 191
GLOSSARY – 195
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR –
240
WHAT
WE DO
- Working in the Theatre
©2008,
Bo Metzler
ISBN:
0-7414-5004-6
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