Problems and Prospects of Theatre Entrepreneurship in the Nigerian Economy

In 1811, the New York city planners began a massive building execution. In 1835, Mayor Cornelius Van Wyck invited people to Manhattan to “move up there and enjoy the clean air!” In the early nineteenth century, the Theatre District between 41st street and 53rd street, was mainly just farmland and land owned by families all over. Broadway holds over 40 theatres at the moment, but it really wasn’t until the 1920’s-1930’s that theatres’ started to be built down these streets. In the 1930s, Broadway experienced a major crisis mainly caused upon the invention of the films having sound.

The theater works as a character because it exists as the subject of conversation for the human characters. Some people feel void in a work environment presently open to conversation but not currently utilized for that

The past four years, I have breathed, slept, eaten, thought and immersed myself in all thing pertaining to theatre. This is where I discovered to truly work in a team, where I could be without fear of being something I am not, and where I have found peace in the maddening swirl of day to day life, ironic in the fact that theatre is a hectic world. This world is where I have made my best friends and found people I know I can count on and that I insist can depend on me. If I have learned one thing from my experiences in theatre, it is to strive and achieve

It calls for need to identify the central idea and unify the interpretations of different scenes with their relevant characters. Important as well to be able to harmonized the movement of actors on the stage and merge them with the pace of every scenery and line. Necessary also is the ability to plan and coordinate lights, sound effects, scenery musical accompaniments and all other production components. Directing is the function that brings quality and completeness in theatre production enabling the team to achieve their artistic visions(Innes and Shevtsova 34). Directing requires collaboration with other sub-disciplines hence the need to have various skills in each of them for a harmonized work relationship. To occupy the position of directing one should be able to assume varying authority and responsibilities. One must as well b e able to utilize a wider assortment of philosophies, techniques and collaborative levels. Due to this fact there is growing demand for professional training programs in directing. Theatre directing however presents an opportunity for the person to learn the skills involved while on the job. Theatre house therefore have in-house education systems which provides a chance for constant and continuous learning. Directing is an evolving aspect of theater due to emerging trends and new

Theatre and Musical Theatre has been a form of entertainment since before North America was “discovered”. Broadway shows have been dated back to the early 1920’s and 1930’s. By 2016, over 25,000 tickets are sold to Broadway shows in a week. Thousands of people enjoy the shows that are featured on Broadway but have no idea the work and process that brought it to life. The process of getting a show on to Broadway can be broken down into three phases: pre-production, staging, and performance/promotion.

Throughout the late 1920's an important theatrical movement developed: The Workers' Theatre Movement. In the end, it diminished around the middle of the 1930's, and one of the developments aiding the decline of the Workers' Theatre Movement, was the creation of the Federal Theatre Project. The Federal Theatre Project was the largest and most motivated effort mounted by the Federal Government to organize and produce theater events. Once the government took on the duty of putting people to work, it was able to consider the movement. The Federal Theatre Project’s purpose was “to provide relief work for theatrical artists that utilized their talents and to

During the midst of the Great Depression, Americans were struggling in a fight to live. Factories all around the country were shutting down, causing people to be jobless, even homeless, unable to provide for their families. But the Factories were not the only ones affected. The theatre industry struggled to live on just as much, causing any enjoyment in life to be rare; which brought brilliant idea to the table, the Federal Theatre Project (FTP). This would not only bring jobs to those who are jobless, but bring back a scarce source of life, enjoyment. An Ideal Government funded theatre program the provided “free, adult, uncensored theatre,” as stated by the secretary of commerce, Harry Hopkins. And for 4 years, the FTP was actively trying to provide what it promised, but had a tragic downfall.

It’s well understood that the Great Depression devastated many parts of America. Many people and buisnisses were devastated by the crash, and although most don’t think of it theatre also suffered. After World War I, a new generation of creative theatre emerged. Performing arts, costume, and set designers worked within the material and financial limitations of the depressed economy. The heavy-handed decorative design and hyperrealism of pre-war theatre began to fade as the increase of supplies and labor forced a new group of designers to develop a more cost friendly theatre.

In order for a good organisation to successful it will need to carry out its activities such as the building, facilities, plant and machinery. The management of the resources involves the planning for the business and get the refurbishment and it should include insurance security to keep the equipment safe. The building and facilities: any business would need to have a premises for it’s to

Theatre today as in ancient Greek times is a popular form of entertainment. Today’s theatres share many similarities with the Greek predecessors however they are also very different. There are in fact many differences for example; layout, special effects, seating arrangement, the importance of drama and religion, setting, location and architectural features.

In the 1980s, the cost of staging a Broadway show soared so high that major shows have to run for more than two years to break even (showtime, 604). The strong-willed individualistic producers were replaced by “artistic director, a general manager and various multi-producers.(showtime 604)” The latter were made up by businessman and theater owners whose priority is to sell tickets rather than create art. What’s more, the producers were less willing to take risks both financially and artistically, which made Broadway productions bleaker(showtime 604). As for the production of Rent and The Phantom of the Opera, the producers used different tactics to cope with the staggering cost. The rent cut cost on stage setting and location.They abandoned the expensive curtains and fancy settings and used sculptures of “junk, wire and Christmas-tree lights” to symbolize different sites(Wollman, 170).

Based on our visits to the Cardinal Stage Company and Bloomington Playwrights Project, we have more understanding at those two theatre organizations. Even though they have differences but we can still see the similarities they have which are they all have good management skills and have leaders who have great visions. Therefore, it is not hard to figure out that leadership plays a vital role and is extremely necessary for nonprofit theatre organizations to have good leader. There are different types of leaderships, firs of all, according to A Great Confusion in Theatre Management the transactional leadership and it is defined as “the managerial process whereby a supervisor provides goals and objective and rewards and punishments directed

The film industry has always been somewhat of a dichotomy. Grounded firmly in both the worlds of art and business the balance of artistic expression and commercialization has been an issue throughout the history of filmmaking. The distinction of these two differing goals and the fact that neither has truly won out over the other in the span of the industry's existence, demonstrates a lot of information about the nature of capitalism.

Hollywood movies employ creative and bold methods to market their movies. A good deal of promotion and advertising is targeted to getting people into theatres. Media blitzes are launched to tout the movies weeks before its release. Posters on buses, billboards, designed T-shirts, websites are used to promote Hollywood films. These films are then distributed to a diverse audience. Unless they are extremely unsuccessful, Hollywood movies are always first shown in cinemas across the world, before they are released on DVD. Nollywood films, on the other hand, do not put in a lot of money and effort on the marketing of their films. Other than the movie posters which are usually seen at the selling point of the films, not much advertising is employed. As all Nollywood films go straight to DVD and VCD discs, the industry thrives on direct-to-video marketing. As many as thirty new titles are delivered to Nigerian stores and market stalls every week. Producers rely on the fact that with this outpour of releases, their movies would most certainly be picked up among the crowd; hence, employing further marketing practices is unnecessary. Currently, the available cinemas in Nigeria do not exhibit any Nollywood movies.

In the business world of entrepreneurs in South Africa there are some that are well established and known and some who are still emerging. In my research essay I will be discussing a well-known entrepreneur, an emerging entrepreneur and an entrepreneur from an Asian tiger country. This discussion will include the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur, the risks they face or have faced and the market and macro environment factors that impact on the running of their selected enterprises for each of them; the well-known entrepreneur I have chosen is Anton Rupert, the emerging entrepreneur is Siyabulela Xusa and the Asian tiger entrepreneur is Ricky Wong.