Making the Little Theater Pay

"Making the Little Theater Pay" is a foundational guide to the business and organizational management of community theater enterprises during the height of the Little Theater Movement. Written by Oliver Hinsdell, a prominent figure in the Dallas Little Theatre, this work addresses the practical challenges of transforming amateur theatrical groups into sustainable, professionalized institutions. Hinsdell provides detailed advice on financing, repertoire selection, membership campaigns, and effective advertising strategies designed to ensure financial stability without compromising artistic integrity.The book explores the essential components of theater administration, including the roles of the director and the board, the importance of stagecraft, and the nuances of audience development. By documenting the methods used to achieve success in the early twentieth-century independent theater scene, "Making the Little Theater Pay" serves as both a historical record of American drama and a timeless resource for those interested in the logistics of the performing arts. This work remains an invaluable study for theater historians, arts administrators, and enthusiasts of the community theater tradition, offering a clear-eyed look at the intersection of art and commerce.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Pages: 168, Hardcover, Tradd Street Press