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.
This book outlines the tasks and responsibilities of a literary manager in the selection, development, and production of new plays. In the first part, it outlines the how, when, and why of the literary manager’s main activities, equipping the reader with everything that they will need when approaching this role’s central challenges. The second part provides a selection of practical, accessible, and easy-to-follow materials and workshop suggestions for literary managers who will work with playwrights as they develop their creative writing and dramaturgy skills.
This is the go-to resource for the working professional literary manager or dramaturg, and for students on dramaturgy courses in theatre degree programmes.
By:
Sue Healy
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 349g
ISBN: 9781032004624
ISBN 10: 1032004622
Series: The Focal Press Toolkit Series
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 26 December 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
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.
