Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Theater Production vs. Theater Management
shiksagoddess4
Swing Joined: 5/1/05
#0Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Posted: 5/2/05 at 2:30pmThis may sound stupid/ ignorant, but what is the difference between these two jobs and what does each do/ entail? How will the courses differ if you go to college for Theater Production vs. Theater Management?
shiksagoddess4
Swing Joined: 5/1/05
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#2re: Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:01pmThis is a complete guess, but I think production is about being, well...a producer, while management would be about managing a theater.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#3re: Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:32pm
Theater Management is usually the business side of theater: payroll, budgets, marketing, tickets, fundraising
Theater Production is usually the technical aspects of putting on a show: stage management, set building, costumes, lighting, etc.
Sunfish
Broadway Star Joined: 6/11/03
#4re: Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:36pmCheck the course catalog for the major required courses for each program at the colleges you are considering. That will answer how the courses differ and will definitely give you a direction as to how the professions differ.
#5re: Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Posted: 5/2/05 at 10:07pm
Goth is correct (I NEVER though I would say that 
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To repeat--Production is the actual show stuff. Management is the business stuff.
Up In Won
Leading Actor Joined: 9/15/04
#6re: Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Posted: 5/2/05 at 11:07pm
Just to add my two cents... I was looking at the Brown website, and they have 'Theatre Management', but with an emphasis on Stage Management. I definately want to go to college for SOMETHING with theatre, not for acting though. I got myself a book on Stage Management, so I'm going to read through that and see what happens. Wheee.
#7re: Theater Production vs. Theater Management
Posted: 5/3/05 at 1:50am
Well just remember that regional theatres and Broadway, etc have many jobs for non-actor, non-directors, non-designers etc.
There's Finance, Marketing (which includes graphic design and web design), Publicity, Development (grants, donations, etc), Education & Community Outreach, Box Office, Group Sales, Human Resources and various receptionist and office assistant jobs.
Some of the people that fill these roles are theatre fans and some come from the business world.
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