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The Business of Theatrical Design
by James L. Moody
For theatrical design students and theater professionals, here is the essential guide to marketing your skills, furthering your career, and operating a successful business. In this book, a design veteran of stage, film, television, concert, and special events shares his success secrets for helping costume, scenic, and lighting designers become successful businesspeople. Readers will learn the state of the business and the latest information regarding IRS, state, and business liabilities; salary fee scales; equipment costs; professional organizations; unions and contract issues; and much more. Plus dozens of working producers, promoters, and designers share their insights and offer a thorough, true-to-life profile of this competitive industry. A must-have resource for anyone looking to pursue a career in the theater.
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Reviews
“The business aspect of entertainment and the performing arts shapes how we work, yet is rarely touched on in our training programs. The Business of Theatrical Design is long overdue, and for those who aspire to a career in theater and entertainment design, it will prove to be invaluable.”
—Bruce Brockman, president, United States Institute for Theater Technology; professor of stage design and theater department head, Oklahoma State University
“The art and craft of design comes from talent and study, but The Business of Theatrical Design is the first guide to how to survive and flourish. Without the skills described in this book, a theatrical designer risks starvation—or a starving family. Thank you, Jim Moody, for a book that I wish I’d read many years ago.”
—Richard Pilbrow, lighting designer and chairman, Theater Projects Consultants; author, Stage Lighting Design—The Art, the Craft, and the Life
“In The Business of Theatrical Design, Moody shares his notes from the school of hard knocks and demystifies how to stay in the business.”
—Jon Lagerquist, technical director, South Coast Repertory
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