How to Run a Theater: Creating, Leading and Managing Professional Theatre

Volz has a really nice way of communicating ideas succinctly and effectively, which I feel is one of the best aspects of the book.Conversely, it did feel at times that I was reading one too many lists, sort of devaluing the power of the information being related. Still, as a burgeoning producer and creative, a lot of the advice he offers is indispensable and cannot be found anywhere else.This book was a requirement for a theatre management course I took this semester and I do certainly see myself referring to it in the future, as Volz gives a lot of insight about the field that only years of experience could offer. Thus, I highly recommend this book but understand at times it reads more like a guide full of tips rather than a real, complete book.

I volunteer for a community theater group doin publicity and other business related activities. This book has proved to be an invaluable reference manual for what I need to do and how it should be done. Community theaters often fail because they concentrate too much on the creative aspects of the art and not enough on the business.

This is now part of the required reading for my students of theater and the drama club.

Was a Christmas gift and was well received. Well known to the theatre crowd who do this for a living, as a classic addition to the reference texts on the subject. Latest version very aesthetic.

A lot of the bulk of this book is boilerplate business advice. But there still is a lot of real-life application advice.

Great Book with great information!

As a new managing director...A MUST READ!

It was in great condition

A brilliant book on how to run and manage a Theatre. I'll be going back and forth to this again and again. The kindle version is very handy as it can be searched quickly.

Von einem Theaterpraktiker in den USA für andere Praktiker geschrieben. Alle wichtigen Themen und Bereiche für Betrieb und Leitung eines Theaters werden ausführlich vorgestellt, wo sinnvoll auch gleich mit Checklisten zum Abarbeiten. Wer Interesse am Theaterwesen in den USA hat, bekommt hier einen hervorragenden Einblick in die tägliche Arbeit.Das Buch ist allerdings nur bedingt übertragbar auf die deutschsprachige (Stadt)Theaterlandschaft, die stark subventioniert ist, auf Ensembles setzt und üblicherweise über ein weites Repertoire verfügt. Der zunehmende finanzielle Druck kann aber dazu führen, dass viele der hier genannten Themen in den Bereichen Fundraising, Donations und Marketing allgemein auch für das deutsche Theater wichtig werden. Hier ist schon mal eine Vorschau auf die dann auf die Theatermanager zukommenden zusätzlichen Aufgaben zu sehen.