Primary Stages ESPA

March 3, 10, 17, 31, April 7

Mondays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET

via Zoom

NEW STUDENT RATE: $320

RETURNING STUDENT RATE: $280

This 5-week class is for theater artists of any discipline to learn about theater as a business in order to produce your own work and better understand the priorities for your work no matter your role within a production.

This class might be for you if you are:

• A theater artist of any discipline (actor, writer, director, designer, and more) looking to create and produce your own work.
• An emerging producer looking to better understand the nuts and bolts of the business.
• An artist looking to better understand the business in order to better your own work within any production and better understand the types of theaters in which you can work.

In this class you will:

• Demystify the way theater actually takes place as a business.
• Discuss the differences between commercial and not-for-profit theater.
• Have a startlingly realistic introduction to fundraising for both donations and investments.
• Learn about and put into practice budgets, contracts, and option agreements.
• Survey the distinctions between productions and production budgets from Showcase Code to Broadway.

By the end of this workshop you will:

• Understand the ins and outs of theater as a business--from indie theater to Broadway.
• Possess the tools to embark on any producing project in an informed and prepared way.
• Better understand how you as an artist are pitching yourself to different types of theaters by understanding their business models.

Learn more about John here.