{"product_id":"project-planning-for-the-stage-rich-dionne-9780809336890","title":"Project Planning for the Stage: Tools and Techniques for Managing Extraordinary Performances","description":"Author Rich Dionne reframes theatre production as a project and provides essential tools for understanding and managing it efficiently, whether it be a stage play, an opera, a dance piece, or other performance that requires the collaboration of the artists and artisans creating the visual and aural landscape for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProject Planning for the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e is organized into four sections corresponding to the life cycle of a theatre production: defining the goals and scope of the production and assembling the crew; planning, estimating, and scheduling; executing and managing; and closing and strike. Each section focuses on relevant concepts and skills and outlines the application of effective project-planning procedures and techniques--including critical path analysis and Gantt charts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book will be a valuable addition to the libraries of technical managers in live entertainment. Technical directors, costume shop managers, master electricians, properties masters, and video supervisors--anyone managing even part of a production--need to understand project-planning concepts such as the boundaries of authority and responsibility, parametric and bottom-up estimates, and precedence diagrams. The incredibly useful and powerful tools outlined in this book allow any technical manager to deliver the best possible outcome for a production. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rich Dionne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809336898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809336890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Rich Dionne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072798028031,"sku":"9780809336890","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e06a8a0c-105d-45ff-baf3-391d88a76f55.jpg?v=1685443998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/project-planning-for-the-stage-rich-dionne-9780809336890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}