Introducing the
An immersion course where you will:
Dive into topics in more depth
Have the opportunity and time to apply what you're learning straightaway
Enjoy extended deadlines, to fit into your busy schedule
Connect with a variety of your peers around the country
Start the course at any time

Imagine if you could Level-Up support and funding for your school theatre operations without overloading your already busy schedule!
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A workable investment of 5 to 10 hours each month will give you
​a lifetime of knowledge and actions to
level-up support and funding for your school theatre!

What is the TMT?  How does it work?
THIS COURSE IS SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR,
AND INVOLVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMERSION, ENGAGEMENT AND APPLICATION.
AND, YOU CAN JOIN IN ANY MONTH DURING THE YEAR! 

Each month we explore a 'stand alone'  topic, which means...
You can join the course at any time during the school year!

When you've successfully finished, you'll will have earned your
​PRESETT Certified High School Theatre Manager status.
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.
Join in any month of the year....
SEPTEMBER

​STAFFING A HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE
Are you wearing too many hats?  Have you taken on the role of Theatre Manager in self-preservation of your theatre?  Are you constantly being told that there is no funding available to add staff to your theatre?   Gain tools to advocate for your own staffing needs.  Come up with a game plan now!
OCTOBER

​THE BUSINESS OF HIGH SCHOOL SHOW BUSINESS
Is your school theatre more like a roadhouse?! Does keeping track of all the users and events take up all your time?  Or maybe you don’t have the time, so things are falling apart? Master the practices to easily create the administrative tools necessary to track event management, supplies and maintenance, and organize of your theatre management duties.
NOVEMBER

​FINANCIALS & FUNDING
Never have enough funding?  No budget to buy enough supplies?  No budget to staff the theatre with anyone but you?  Follow in the footsteps of others who have taken ownership of their budgets.  Maximize your funding by differentiating between the production budget, the theatre operations budget, and the facilities budget.
DECEMBER

​HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Take the month off!
It's a short month at school, and we're all busy anyway.  Enjoy the break!
JANUARY

EVENT SUPPORT
Do you have a lot of events using your theatre; from concerts to meetings to churches to dance recitals to _________ (add your list here!)?  Who site-supervises your events; you, the theatre staff, admin, the custodians?  What is the state of the theatre (and any classrooms used) after the event leaves?   Discover powerful tools to lower your stress level; how to instigate and implement use guidelines, facility preservation, safety, procedures – that event organizers will heed!
FEBRUARY

​RISK MANAGEMENT
If you’ve ever worked in a theatre, then you have seen what it takes to open the curtain every night and provide a seemingly seamless performance for an audience.  Behind all the glamor, a theatre is like a construction site – in the dark.  This month we will delve into the Laws and Codes that pertain to school theatres, find out what are the legal requirements for students in CTE activities, and gain a basic understanding of the legalities of safety and liability in the school theatre when discussing risk management with school and district administration.
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MARCH

​SAFETY – AND NO LLAMAS!
Do you cringe when someone walks within 3’ of your cyc?  Do you pray no students break an ankle jumping off the edge of the stage (it happens)!?  When was your theatre last inspected?  How about your drapes flame tested? Are your students allowed on the scissor lift?  Why not?!  Do you have a written safety manual?   After completing this month you’ll  have powerful tools needed to distinguish what to say to school and district administration when advocating for the importance of safety and liability in the school theatre. 
​And, I’ll tell you my llama story…
APRIL

​EDUCATING STUDENTS – IT’S WHY WE’RE HERE!
Why are we even here?  What’s it all for? Have you considered that tech theatre is STEM? Did you know that technical theatre is a CTE and Vocational subject, and that some of your students will actually go into the entertainment industry?  And that the skills and knowledge learned in tech theatre have career applications and transferrable skills for all students.  This month we will identify 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 and CTE plays in technical theatre education.
MAY

BRANDING AND OUTREACH
What reputation does your theatre have?   Does you community want to come and see events in your facility?  Does your community want to rent out your facility?  Do you provide excellent service and hospitality to make them want to come back?    Even school theatres need branding. Develop a variety of options to brand and market your school theatre to the community. ​
ANY MONTH - WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE

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​CERTIFICATION
When you're successfully all finished with your course, whether you finish in February or November, or any other month, you will have earned your Certificate of Completion.

In order to receive your PRESETT Certified Theatre Manager certificate, you must score 5 correct answers per module quiz on average.  This means a total of 40 points.  If you do not score 40 points by the time you have completed the TMT, don't worry - you will have the option to take a Make-Up quiz - we want you to succeed in leveling up support and funding for your school theatre!!!
Q: 
What results can I expect from taking the TMT?
A: 
Click here to check out the real-life results from TMT students...

What would you be doing now
​if all of these systems and strategies were under your belt?

​Tuition for the whole year's Master Class:  $495
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