Literary Manager''s Toolkit - A Practical Guide for the Theatre

The Literary Manager's Toolkit is a clear and comprehensive guide to the role of the literary manager in theatre and beyond, focusing on the key skills, networks and processes that underpin a successful career in this and associated roles.

List of contents

Part 1 1. An evolving and elusive job description 2. Attracting unsolicited scripts 3. Systems, structures, and approaches 4. Dramaturgy 5. Supporting and nurturing new writers 6. Diversity and inclusion 7. To issue of pay 8. Life after literary management Part 2: The literary manager as teacher Suggested workshops Workshop 1: Getting started Workshop 2: Getting started II Workshop 3: Giving meaning Workshop 4: Shaping story Workshop 5: Developing characters Workshop 6: Active dialogue Workshop 7: Setting - genre Workshop 8: Dialogue Workshop 9: Universal stories Useful teaching materials

About the author

Dr Sue Healy, from Ireland, is the literary manager at the Finborough Theatre and a full-time lecturer in creative writing for stage and screen at the University of Lincoln. She is also a playwright.

Summary

The Literary Manager's Toolkit is a clear and comprehensive guide to the role of the literary manager in theatre and beyond, focusing on the key skills, networks and processes that underpin a successful career in this and associated roles.

Product details

• Authors: Sue Healy, Healy Sue
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032005140
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3200514-0
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: The Focal Press Toolkit Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production