Creative Producing I

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In studying how producers create the spine that enables a production to come to fruition, we will cover budgets; union and non-union actor, director, stage manager, and designer contracts; acquiring rights and permits; fundraising avenues and applying for grants; applying for not-for-profit status and other avenues to raise tax exempt donations; creating and maintaining an incorporation; creating production schedules from pre-production to closing; working with casting agents to secure talent; transferring a production; press and marketing avenues and schedules; ticketing and filling houses; venue and equipment rentals; being presented in NYC; finding the right place for your work to flourish. All aspects will be examined in relation to the needs of each individual production and through the lens of the producer as creative partner who builds a world that meets those needs.