REN 811 : COMPANY MANAGEMENT

This course explores the fundamentals of creating a theatre company. Topics include organizational structure and operations, development, managing a board, fundraising, building a budget, and basic business practices. Other topics include the business of publicity, marketing, and social media; the business of educational programming; and the role of stage management and costume design in the company model. Resident and guest faculty provide instruction for MFA students to put into practice the company building principles learned in this course.