AnnotatedBibliography

Corrigan,KellyAnn."UniversityofPennsylvaniaTheatreArtsCouncilHandbook."1128.
VPUL
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Inordertohaveasuccessfulperformance,itisimportanttoprepareinadvanceforthe
show.Thesoundrequestsfortheshowshouldbegiventotheproducer,stagemanager,
anddirectortheweekbeforetheperformancetomakesurethatthesoundworks
properly.Thepropsthataretobeusedintheshowshouldbeobtainedwellinadvance
fortheshow.Costumesfortheshowshouldbefiguredoutamonthbeforetheshowand
approvedbythedirector.
TheauthorisKellyAnnCorriganandshehasaBachelorofArts(B.A.),
Biologyand
Anthropologyfrom
the
UniversityofPennsylvania.ThepublisheristheUniversityof
Pennsylvaniaandtheyareacredibleuniversitypress.Thearticleseemsmorefactualthan
opinionated,waspublishedrecentlyin2014,andisnotoutofdateforthetopicthatIam
researching.Thearticleisthoroughandappearswellresearched.
French,Alex."ProductionStaffPositions."
MTG
.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,2005.
Web.7Sept.2015.
TheProducerhasmanyjobsthatmustbecompletedinordertoproduceasuccessful
show.Tostartoff,abudgetfortheshowmustbecreatedandafterwardstheManaging
Boardhastoapprovethebudget.Weeklymeetingsfortheproductionoftheshowmust
occurtokeeptrackoftheshowsprogressandtheregistrationfortheeventmustbe
completed.Also,theProducermustarrangetheshowsvenueandgetacameramanto
videotapetheperformance.

TheauthorisAlexFrenchwhohasanM.F.A.inCreativewritingfrom
Columbia
UniversityinNewYork
andworksinpublishing.ThepublisherisMassachusetts
InstituteofTechnologyandtheyareacredibleuniversitypress.Thearticleseemsmore
factualthanopinionated,waspublishedfairlyrecentlyin2005,andisnotoutofdatefor
thetopicIamdiscussing.Thisarticleisquitethoroughandappearswellresearched.
Goldberg,Harris,etal.
ConcertIdeasEventPlanningGuide
.Woodstock,NY:ConcertIdeas,
2010.Print.
Inordertoplanandrunasuccessfulevent,youmustproperlyplanandprepareforyour
event.Tobeginwith,youshouldcomeupwithatimelineofpreparationtasksthatmust
becompletedbeforeyoureventandcreatetheschedulefortheshow.Also,youmust
makesurethatallnecessarypaperworkgetsfilledoutandturnedinontime.Ofcourse,
itsimportanttomakesurethatyouhireenoughstaffforyourevent.
TheauthorofthisbookisthepresidentandownerofConcertIdeas,Inc.Thepublisheris
ConcertIdeasInc.andtheyareacrediblesource.Thisarticleseemsmorefactualthan
opinionated,waspublishedfairlyrecentlyin2010,andisnotoutofdateforthetopicthat
Iamresearching.Thearticleisextremelythoroughandappearswellresearched.
Grippo,Charles.
TheStageProducer'sBusinessandLegalGuide
.NewYork:Allworth,2012.
Print.
Inordertobeasuccessfulstageproducer,thereareimportantthingstokeepinmind
whenproducingashow.Firstofall,youhavetochooseavenueforyourperformanceby
determiningifyouneedashowbyshowrental,longtermlease,orpurchaseyourown
spaceforyourshow.Inadditiontohavingavenueforyourperformance,itisequally

importanttohaveaplaceforshowrehearsals.Itiscrucialthatyouplanyourrehearsal
datesandtimesinadvancewithavenueandinformyourperformersoftheseobligations.
Ofcourse,youmustmakesurethatanymaterialyouuseinyourshowhastheproper
approvalandpaperworkfilledoutforanycopyrightissues.
TheauthorisCharlesGrippowhoisaplaywright,producer,attorney,andanownerof
theCharlesGrippoProductions,HolidayRoad,andNewLincolnTheatreProductions.
Thepublisheris
AllworthPressandtheyareacredibleprofessionalpublishingcompany.
Thisbookseemsmorefactualratherthanopinionated,waspublishedrecentlyin2012,
anditisnotoutof
dateforthetopicthatIamcurrentlyresearching.Thebookisboth
verythoroughandwellresearched.
Hernandez,Teresa.StageManagingCocurricularTheaterAtMIT183.
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MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,Jan.2006.Web.13Sept.2015.
Tohaveaprofitableshow,itisimportanttoplanandpreparethestagemanagementfor
theperformance.Tobeginwith,theremustbeChoreographer,MusicDirector,Technical
Director,Designers,ProductionCrews,ArtisticStaff,Director,Administration,anda
Castfortheshow.Inadditiontohavingrehearsals,aPaperTechRehearsalwiththeTech
crewmustoccur.AfterhavingaPaperTechRehearsalandregularrehearsals,adress
rehearsalwithcostumesmustoccurbeforetheshow.
TheauthorisTeresaHernandezandshehasaMastersofScienceDegreeinVision
SciencefromUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyandaMABachelorsofScienceDegree
inBrainandCognitiveScience,withaMinorinTheaterArtsfromMassachusetts
InstituteofTechnologyCambridge.ThepublisherisMassachusettsInstituteof

Technologyandtheyareacrediblesourcebecausetheyareauniversitypress.This
articleseemsmorefactualthanopinionated,waspublishedfairlyrecentlyin2006,andis
notoutofdateforthetopicIamdiscussing.Itisthoroughandwellresearched.
Kelly,ThomasA.
TheBackStageGuidetoStageManagement,3rdEdition:Traditionaland
NewMethodsforRunningaShowfromFirstRehearsaltoLastPerformance
.NewYork:
BackStage,2009.Print.
Inordertorunashow,thereareimportantthingstokeepinmindwhendealingwiththe
backstageaspectofproduction.Theproducerisinchargeofthedirector,stagemanager,
andgeneralmanager.Thestagemanagerisinchargeofthecreativeteam,production
team,andbusinessteam.Thecreativeteamconsistsofthedesigners,writers,andactors.
Shopsandservices,stageandproductioncrews,andassistantstagemanagersmakeup
theproductionteam.Thebusinessteamconsistsofthecompanymanager,boxoffice,
publicity,andhousestaff.
TheauthorisThomasA.KellyandhehasaLiberalArtsUndergraduatefromthe
UniversityofSouthCarolinaColumbiaandaBachelorofProfessionalArts,
Commercial
Photography
fromBrooksInstitute.ThepublisherisBackStageandtheyareacredible
educationalpublisher.Thisbookseemsmorefactualthanopinionated,waspublished
fairlyrecentlyin2009,andisnotoutofdateforthetopic.Thebookisverythoroughand
wellresearched.
Lane,StewartF.
Let'sPutonaShow!:TheatreProductionforNovices
.Milwaukee,WI:
HalLeonardCorporation,2009.Print.
Puttingonashowcanbetoughwork,soitsimportanttoplanandprepareforeverything

inadvance.Firstoff,aproducerneedstobeorganizedandarrangethebudget,ground
space,andrehearsalspace.Additionally,thewardrobe,scenery,props,setandprop
changesmustbeplannedforandordered.Ofcourse,thestagemustbepreparedforthe
performancebyadjustingthestagelightingandsoundsystem.
TheauthorisStewartF.Lane,andheisaproducerwhohaswontheTonyAwardthree
timesandistheoperatorandcoownerofthePalaceTheaterinNewYorkCity.The
publisherisHalLeonardCorporationandtheyareacrediblemusicprintpublisher.The
bookseemsmorefactualthanopinionatedandwaspublishedfairlyrecentlyin2009.The
bookappearstobeverythoroughandwellresearched.
Matthews,Doug.
SpecialEventProduction:TheProcess
.Oxford:Elsevier,2007.Print.
Inordertoproduceasuccessfulevent,thereisaprocessofstepsyoumustfollowto
prepareforyourshow.Theremustbeaneventmanagerthatoverseeseverythingdealing
withtheeventthiscaneitherbeyouoryoucanhiresomeoneforthisposition.Anevent
plannermustbepresenttoscheduleandplanrehearsalsaswellasotherpreparation
activities.Theeventcoordinatorisinchargeofmakingsurethattheperformersandstaff
fortheeventispresentandgetsalongwellwitheachother.
TheauthorisDougMatthewandhehastwocredentialsfromLoyolaUniversityofNew
OrleansSchoolofLaw,J.D.andLoyolaUniversityofNewOrleans,B.A.andisnow
currentlyapartofPacificShowProductionsandisa
LecturerforSpecialEventsat
CapilanoCollege
.ThepublisherisElsevierandtheyareacredibleeducational
publishingcompany.Thebookismorefactualthanopinionated,publishedfairlyrecently

in2007,andisnotoutofdateforthetopicthatIamresearching.Thebookisthoroughly
writtenandwellresearched.
Matthews,Doug.
SpecialEventProduction:TheResources.
Oxford:Elsevier,2008.Print.
Whenputtingonanevent,itisimportanttokeepinmindallofthehelpfulresourcesand
preparationalstepsforyourevent.Tostartoff,youmustdeterminehowmanyperformers
andcomponentsareinyourevent.Also,theschedulingandtimingofyoureventmustbe
determinedinadvance.Itisimportanttohavetherightmindset,communication,and
safetyconcernswithyourperformersinordertobuildastrongrelationshipwiththemfor
theevent.
TheauthorisDougMatthewsandhehastwocredentialsfromLoyolaUniversityofNew
OrleansSchoolofLaw,J.D.andLoyolaUniversityofNewOrleans,B.A.andisnow
currentlyapartofPacificShowProductionsandisa
LecturerforSpecialEventsat
CapilanoCollege
.ThepublisherisElsevierandtheyareacredibleeducational
publishingcompany.Thebookismorefactualthanopinionated,publishedfairlyrecently
in2008,andisnotoutofdateforthetopicthatIamresearching.Thebookseems
thoroughlywrittenandappearswellresearched.
Strasser,Richard.
MusicBusiness:TheKeyConcepts
.London:Routledge,2010.Print.
Inordertobesuccessfulinthemusicbusiness,thereareimportantkeyconceptstokeep
inmind.Advertisingusingmultiplemedias,includingradio,magazines,newspapers,and
televisionarecrucialforpromotion.Additionally,itisimportanttokeepinmindthe
copyrightpoliciesofwhatyouarepublishing.Illegalcopyrightcanbepunishablebylaw.
TheAmericanFederationofMusiciansrepresentsarrangers,musicians,andcopyists.

TheauthorofthisbookisRichardStrasser,theAssociateProfessorofMusicIndustryat
NortheasternUniversitywhohasaBachelorofMusicandaGraduateDiplomainMusic.
ThepublisherisRoutledgeandtheyareacrediblesourcebecausetheyareanacademic
publisherfortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences.Thebookseemsmorefactualthan
opinionated,waspublishedfairlyrecentlyin2010,andisnotoutofdateforthetopicthat
Iamcurrentlyresearching.Thebookisverythroughoutandappearswellresearched.