I'm gonna be a producer!
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The title of my thesis stems from a line in the hit musical The Producers. While this musical depicts the lives of Broadway producers in a glamorous and comedic way. I wanted to find out what exactly a producer does. As a theatre major, I have been fortunate to learn about many aspects of theatre. However, producing was something that I found interesting, but still did not know much about as I began approaching the end of my college career. As a stage manager, I find it important to know about all aspects of theatre so I can communicate with people in varying positions easily. It was this desire that led me on this journey to produce a performance. In the simplest terms, a producer chooses a script that they want to produce, they find a director, they collect money from investors, they find a location, they help p cast the show, and they supervise the production to make sure that things are progressing the way that they should be (Conte and Langley 11). The men in The Producers follow all of these steps, and with a couple minor alterations, so did 1. This process led to the production of An Afternoon of-isms, which was performed on April 19, 2014.