Theatre Management
https://advising.soc.northwestern.edu/academic_modules/theatre-management/
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of professional theatre management in America today.
- Articulate an individual theatre management and leadership point of view.
- Demonstrate practical theatre producing and management skills, including staff and volunteer leadership and management, production management, stage management, budgeting, contracts and negotiations, developing new works, community engagement, and marketing and fundraising within the Wirtz Center.
Module Requirements (4 units)
Students must achieve a GPA of B- (2.7) or higher in courses counted toward the module to be eligible to submit a Capstone. Courses to be counted toward fulfilling module requirements may not be taken P/N with the exception of CMN capstone courses.
Prerequisites (1 unit)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| THEATRE 292-0 | Introduction to Stage Management |
Core Courses (3 units)
Three courses from the following list, one of which may be substituted with a course from the elective list.
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| THEATRE 391-0 | Stage Management Intensive in Theory and Practice |
| THEATRE 392-0 | Advanced Stage Management |
| THEATRE 393-0 | Production Management |
| THEATRE 396-0 | Theatre Management and Arts Leadership |
Elective Courses
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| BUS_INST 302-0 | Marketing Management |
| COMM_ST 302-0 | Law of the Creative Process |
| COMM_ST 367-0 | Nonprofit Communication Management |
| ENTREP 225-0 | Principles of Entrepreneurship |
| ENTREP 360-0 | Leadership, Ethics, and You |
| ENTREP 476-0 | NUvention: Arts and Entertainment |
| IMC 303-0 | Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy |
| THEATRE 390-0 | Special Topics in Management |
Additional Requirements (0 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| CMN 370-0 | Module Capstone |
This zero-credit course encompasses all co-curricular activities and the capstone project required for completion of the module.