Theatre Management 8 & 9

Chapter 8 is about Stock and Dinner Theatre. Most stock and dinner theatres are nonprofessional and not-for-profit, as well. Earlier stock theatres were often built in resort towns and opened on during an eight- to twelve-week period. Most of the well-known stock theatres were created during the 1830s and 1940s and travelled around with various stars at the time. The chart found on page 176 shows the typical organizational structure of a stock or dinner theatre and these charts do not list actors or performers anywhere. These theatres deal with amateurs in the form of interns or apprentices.

Chapter 9 is about Presenters and Presenting Organizations; presenters are people who specialize in presenting productions that have been produced by others. These companies are run by producers, who find the presenters the shows, concerts and/or performances. Producers typically hire people called representatives, which include jobs such as booking agents, general managers, company managers, and many others. Presenters have been around since 1830 and have began to found their own organizations, including The Association of Performing Arts Presenters, formerly known as the Association of College, University and Community Arts Administrators.