CHAPTER 10FRONT OF HOUSE
Caring for the Dream
HOUSE MANAGEMENT
Congratulations to the production team, the performers, and you the reader who are now ready to face an opening night—or, for that matter, any performance. Not only will stage management and company management be responsible for the everyday running of a show; there is also a whole range of front-of-house (FOH) staff that will be attending to the audience and carrying out the behind-the-scenes care of the production, and of the building itself. This staff is headed by a house manager (theatre manager) or, in some cases, a facilities manager at a performing arts center. Again, it all depends upon scale—whether the production takes place in a stand-alone theatre or in a venue that ...
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