The Literary Manager's Toolkit: A Practical Guide for the Theatre

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1
	Chapter 1: An evolving and elusive job description
		What a literary manager does
		The paths into literary management
		Locating the literary manager on theatre\'s managerial tree
		Compensation for the literary manager
		A potted history of the literary manager
	Chapter 2: Attracting unsolicited scripts
		Encouraging the receipt of unsolicited scripts
		Advising writers on what to submit
		Advising writers on how to submit
		Informing the writer of what happens next
	Chapter 3: Systems, structures, and approaches
		The day-to-day operations of a literary department
		Reading and assessing unsolicited scripts
		Common approaches and procedures
		Responding to the writer – unsolicited scripts
		Assessing and responding to solicited scripts
		Sourcing solicited scripts and spotting playwrights of note
		Agents
	Chapter 4: Dramaturgy
		A history of dramaturgy
		Dramaturgy today
		Paths into dramaturgy
		The specific responsibilities of a dramaturge
	Chapter 5: Supporting and nurturing new writers
		A pastoral role
		A view from a playwright
		Ways to mentor writers
		Organising workshops
		Running up a writers group
		Start a social group linked to your venue
		Hold industry talks
		Obtaining funding for events
		The importance of clarity and managing expectations
		Funding mentorship
		A seed commission
		Writers residencies
		Life advice
	Chapter 6: Diversity and inclusion
		Understanding your theatre\'s culture
		Institutional habitus
		Breaking down barriers
		Check your lens and filters
	Chapter 7: The issue of pay
		A consideration of the challenges facing a fringe theatre: to pay or not to pay readers
		A case study
	Chapter 8: Life after literary management
		Next steps
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
	Stephen Jeffreys\' nine stories
	Questions
	Answers
	A story scaffold
	Bonus activity using the story scaffold
	Know your story
	Transitive verbs
Bibliography
Index