ORGANIZERS FOR STUDENTS "Hey, Mr. Producer!": "I Want to Be a Producer" Name__________________________________ Date______________ Log on to the "Theater Producer in Close-Up" article (http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Explore_types_of_jobs/Types_of_Job/p!eipaL?idno=550&state=showocc). Read the article and complete the following questions. 1) What do the producer's responsibilities include? 2) What is the producer's aim in commercial theater? 3) What are the producer's responsibilities if the show is going out on tour? Log on to the Live Broadway.com Web site (http://www.livebroadway.com/about_league.html). Read the article and complete the following questions. 1) What is the League of American Theatres and Producers? Who are its members? 2) How many people and cities are reached by league productions? 3) What is the overall goal of the league? Log on to the "So, You Want a Piece of the Action?" article (http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-hairside061603,0,7505507.story). Read the article and complete the following questions. 1) What are the minimum costs associated with producing a musical such as "Hairspray"? 2) To what does Broadway producer Margo Lion compare theatrical investing? 3) According to David Armstrong, what should you be able to do if you invest in theater? 4) What is Ben Mordecai's advice to potential theater investors?