Technical Management for the Performing Arts

Chapter 13Looking Back as We Look Forward

In the process of realizing a production, drawings are drafted, lists are generated, calendars created, invoices collected, and results are often documented through photographs and archive videos. The task of gathering and assembling this project’s byproducts and archiving them as a means to inform future endeavors can fall into the job description of a technical manager. The American Theatre Archive Project has produced a fine manual entitled Preserving Theatrical Legacy that outlines a proactive approach for any theatre organization to document their heritage [AmericanTheatreArchiveProject.org]. Maintaining such an archive of documentation potentially supports and reinforces all three aspects of the ...