This course is designed to provide an introduction to the managerial, administrative, and leadership aspects of both for-profit and non-profit theater. This class will consist of lectures on the fundamentals of arts management, case studies, project work, and a series of in-depth conversations with leaders in the field of theater and/or performing arts management. Emphasis will be placed on: marketing, PR, budgeting, audience development, producing, fundraising, education, and community relations. Producing work today, the challenges and opportunities, will be a theme throughout the semester. 2.0 credits. Spring semester.