Advanced Theatre Management

Advanced Theatre Management - THE 345

Spring, 2009
Mondays and Wednesdays
12:35 pm - 1:50 pm
CE 08

Syllabus

Readings and Assignments

Chapter 1 - The Functions of Management
- Principles of Management reading
- Successful Managers reading
- The Functions of Management reading
- How to turn subordinates on -- or off reading
- The Rose Company -- background for assignment
- Assignment #1: Organizational Structure
Chapter 2 - Income: Systems and Controls
- Income: Systems and Controls -- reading
  - Exhibit 1: Simple Performance Report
  - Exhibit 2: Performance Report with discounts
  - Exhibit 3: Daily Box Office Report
- Assigment #2: Income: Systems and Controls -- Rock Concert Box Office Statement
Chapter 3 - Unions and Contracts
- Assignment #3: Actors' Equity Association rule book
- For more information: Actors Equity Association site
Chapter 4 - Profit and Break-even computations
- For more information: Algebra.help
- Assignment #4: Managerial Problems - Breakeven Point
Chapter 5 - Budgeting/Cash Flow/Balance Sheet
- Assigment #5: Budgeting/ Cash Flow/ Balance Sheet
Chapter 6 - Payroll
- Payroll and Taxes - Reading

Assignment #6 (due anytime) Box Office analysis based on shadowing of box office operation
Assignment #7 (due anytime) Front of House analysis based on shadowing of front of house operation

Pete Guither, Instructor
309-438-5134 (office)
CVA 116A (office)

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