For novice and first-time theatre producers at all levels, but especially in community and regional theatre. Offers how-tos on the fundamentals of every aspect of production.

Stephanie and Michelle are in New York City with their Dad. After being told to stick together, they go their separate ways only to get lost trying to find each other.

• Everything a group needs, from first inspiration to closing night • Makes the complexities of a theatrical production easy for a non-pro to master • Filled with amusing, enlightening anecdotes from producers, directors, and players. Stop fussing with bake sales and overpriced gift wrap! The real money in fundraising—and the real fun in fundraising—is in putting on a show. A theatrical show can raise significant sums and, at the same time, create enduring community spirit. Step by step, Let’s Put on a Show covers everything needed: securing rights, choosing material, finding a venue, budgeting, scheduling, working with children, using musicians, building sets, handling lights, publicizing, and much more. Anecdotes from producers, directors, and participants share the agony, the ecstasy, and the just plain fun of getting a show up and making money for a good cause while doing it. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Doing a show is great fun—but how do you know which one to do? This practical resource will guide your school, community, or professional theater group to a musical that perfectly fits your budget, creative team, production capabilities, and audience. WithLet’s Put on a Musical!you’ll discover more than 200 famous and little-known shows—all cleverly categorized and described in terms of: • Story • Best-known songs • Musical requirements, including instrumentation • Chorus and dance numbers • Staging—the sets, costumes, and props you’ll need And it’s packed with nuggets about the original Broadway versions and useful tips on casting, publicity, and other practical matters relating to production. Whether it's a big classic likeMy Fair Ladyor an all-but-forgotten show likeTop Banana, if there's a musical in your future—or if you’re just a fan of the genre—Let’s Put on a Musical!will be an essential and fun-to-read addition to your theater library.

A Backstage favorite, now revised and updated to include the latest shows and the freshest ideas. So you want to doRent... at a senior-citizen home. So you want to doWicked... with your kindergarten class. So you want to doCats... for an audience of allergy sufferers. Those ideas won't work.Let's Put on a Musicalgives you what will work, no matter how big the group, no matter how small, no matter how specialized the requirements. Limited budget? Way-too-huge stage? Leading man who can’t sing? Audience that can’t shut up? Renowned theater criticPeter Filicialooks at more than 200 famous and little-known shows, all cleverly categorized and described in terms of story, best-known songs, musical requirements (including instrumentation), chorus and dance numbers, and staging, including sets, costumes, and props needed. Readers will also find fun nuggets about original Broadway productions and great tips on casting and publicity.Let's Put on a Musicalis the entertaining, indispensable resource that helps every theater group find the show that's just right for them. • 70 new shows added, includingThe Full Monty, Sunset Boulevard, Ragtime, Titanic, andKiss of the Spider Woman • One-of-a-kind resource, indispensable for community and school theater groups

As the United States faces cuts to the NEA, public education, and the performing arts, parents and teachers will need to become creative to keep theatre arts programs in schools. Theatre artist, educator, and parent Andrew Lloyd Baughman guides you through the process of producing school theatre from planning to performance. Don't settle for budget cuts to school arts programs, buy now to learn how to keep the performing arts alive in your school.

The ways in which research data is used and handled continue to capture public attention and are the focus of increasing interest. Electronic publishing is intrinsic to digital data management, and relevant to the fields of data mining, digital publishing and social networks, with their implications for scholarly communication, information services, e-learning, e-business and the cultural heritage sector._x000D_ This book presents the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Electronic Publishing (ELPUB), held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in June 2014. The conference brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss the many aspects of electronic publishing, and the theme this year is 'Let's put data to use: digital scholarship for the next generation'. As well as examining the role of cultural heritage and service organisations in the creation, accessibility, duration and long-term preservation of data, it provides a discussion forum for the appraisal, citation and licensing of research data and the new developments in reviewing, publishing and editorial technology._x000D_ The book is divided into sections covering the following topics: open access and open data; knowing the users better; researchers and their needs; specialized content for researchers; publishing and access; and practical aspects of electronic publishing._x000D_ Providing an overview of all that is current in the electronic publishing world, this book will be of interest to practitioners, researchers and students in information science, as well as users of electronic publishing.