ARE YOU IN SUBSTANTIAL NEED OF INCREASED SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR YOUR SCHOOL THEATRE?

DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE ALONE IN YOUR STRUGGLES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE YOUR SCHOOL THEATRE ?

ARE YOU OVERWHELMED WITH THE TIME, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONALITY NEEDED TO SUPPORT EVENTS ?

DO YOU FEEL THAT THE LEVEL OF SAFETY AND EDUCATION NEEDED IN YOUR SCHOOL THEATRE IS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY?
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                                   THEN THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU!
Are you a busy teacher, or theatre staff?
Don't have time to take the full 10-week TMT Cohort course?
Then check out the independent self-paced TMT Tutorials page.
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 10-WEEK COHORT COURSE
You'll learn the 8 actions to take to level up support and funding
​Team up with your peers from across the country (and sometimes the world!)
Participate in this interactive training, personally coached by Beth Rand.
Cohorts are limited to 6 students to promote a quality interactive experience.
This course is semi-self paced to accommodate your busy schedule.
And if you need to take a week off in the middle - you can.  Tech happens!
After successful completion of the course you will receive
the PRESETT Certified High School Theatre Manager certification.

Come on in!  Join us!
​THIS COURSE IS ONLY OFFERED 3 TIMES EACH YEAR
         
​          START DATES:
                    2nd Wednesday in January (Winter/Spring Session)
                    1st Wednesday after Memorial Day (Summer Session)
                    1st Wednesday after Labor Day (Fall Session)
RESERVE YOUR SPOT EARLY! 
ONLY 6 STUDENTS PER COHORT!
Send in your registration form now to reserve your spot!
(A $50 deposit holds your spot, and the remainder is due 2 weeks before the course starts.)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
​By the end of this course, you will:
Know the 8 actions to take to advocate for increased support and funding for your theatre.

​Have made lasting connections with other (acting or potential) High School Theatre Managers and managing Drama teachers or high school theatre staff throughout the country.
 
Know the variety of ways high school theatres are staffed.
Develop your own staffing model that best suits your values and situation.
Know how staffing choices can affect safety, equipment and operations.
 
Understand the extent of the administrative duties of a high school theatre manager.
Have the tools to create the paperwork and documentation necessary to run a high school theatre.
 
Have a basic understanding of the costs involved in running a high school theatre.
Have a basic understanding of the sources of revenue for a high school theatre.
 
Know what information is needed to support event success.
Understand the shortfalls of high school theatre models where importance is placed on outcome but little importance is placed on input.
 
Know the legal requirements for students operating in CTE subject activities.
Know the benefits of hiring Theatre Technicians.
Know what to say to school and district administration when discussing the importance of safety and liability in the school theatre.
 
Learn policies and procedures that need to be created and enforced in a school theatre.
Gain an understanding of what trainings are important to provide in a school theatre.
 
Develop a variety of options to brand and market your school theatre to the community. 
Compile an assortment of information that your audiences and users will need.
 
 Learn how to apply learning goals and assessment to your everyday interactions with students.
Know how to prepare your students with the skills they will need in the ‘outside word.
Know ways in which to educate your school and/or district administration – who often see the theatre only as the ‘performing arts’ - of the role STEM plays in Technical Theatre education.
Know your school’s/district’s requirements for working with students.
 
Have a plan to implement your theatre operations in your school, or school you hope to work in.
Develop your own reasoning that you could present to administrations about what physical attributes of a theatre will aid in the education of the students and the functional operations of the space.
​For tuition and registration please visit the
​ TMT Registration page.
Are you a busy teacher, or theatre staff?
Don't have time to take the full 10-week TMT Cohort course?
Then check out the independent self-paced TMT Tutorials page.
REAL LIFE COURSE OUTCOMES

INCREASED SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR YOUR SCHOOL THEATRE

I've already began discussions with the school's admin team to expand my team and have been approved for another hire! …  I learned more about what support systems should be in place for those of us in this field... 
                      - High School Theatre Production Manager, California

...guess who is stepping in to help manage the auditorium?! ... I want to thank you again for the course as it has helped me prepare for the transition.  We have traction for the district to reinvest into the facility.
                     - Teacher, Stage Crew Sponsor and Co-Producer, Pennsylvania

All that study and training has come in handy - and helpful to rely on as I moved forward with set design, safety, and student management and logistics on stage. A lot of great tools to use. I have also sent the administration many of the documents that I prepared during your course - specifically after something that that document could have prevented - over booking a space etc. 
                      - Theatre Teacher, Abu Dhabi, UAE

PEER CONNECTIONS AND NETWORKING
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I've been able to gain knowledge and awareness that will benefit our Learning Center going forward.  It's also been enlightening hearing from the cohort as we shared challenges and triumphs…The lessons that have been most valuable to me are the ones regarding safety and CTE. 
                     - Acting and Dance teacher, Coordinator of Performing Arts Learning Center, Hawaii

IMPROVED AND FUNCTIONAL OPERATIONS 

Today, I am working with the first event that the school is hosting, and sooooo much of what I needed to take care of (that no one else had any idea about!) had been covered in the course.  My work in this course has fleshed out much of what was theoretical or imagined before. I have learned so much…I am well prepared to face the challenges that will arise in my theater. I have been able to learn whilst creating the environment that I will be applying it all to.
                    - Theatre Teacher and ITS Troupe Director, North Carolina 

Going through this class has been an enlightening experience…my philosophy of theater operations has developed into a more realistic one… 
                   - High School Master Electrician and Technical Director, California

STUDENT SAFETY AND EDUCATION

We have also discussed safety, which is a huge part of Tech Theater…The discussions and readings for this course have really validated how much value an arts and technical education can provide for our students.
                  - Technical Director for Performing Arts Department, California
For tuition and registration please visit the TMT Registration page.
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Required Text Book (available on Amazon.com)

High School Theatre Operations 
​by Elizabeth Rand