| 501(c)3 | A designation by the Internal Revenue Service for not-for-profit businesses, like hospitals, schools, and arts institutions, that provide a public service; a 501(c)3 designation authorizes a business to accept charitable contributions, relieves it of the obligation to pay certain taxes, and prohibits it from distributing profits to investors. (16-288)
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| amateur theatre | Theatre produced and performed by people who are not paid and who do it for the love of doing it. (16-291)
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| angel | An investor in a commercial theatre production. (16-278)
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| Broadway | (1) The wide avenue that runs diagonally through Manhattan from southeast to northwest; (2) the section of midtown Manhattan in which most commercial theatres are located; (3) a description of commercial theatre; (4) a description of high-quality theatre; (5) a description of popular theatre that does not challenge the values of society. (16-280)
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| Bus-and-Truck Tour | The name of a commercial tour in which the actors travel by bus and the scenery travels in a truck. (16-286)
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| commercial theatre | Theatre produced for the primary purpose of making a profit on the financial investment. (16-277)
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| community theatre | Theatre produced by and for people in a local community who volunteer their time and work. (16-291)
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| corporations | Profit-making businesses; one of the sources of contributed income for not-for-profit theatres. (16-289)
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| educational theatre | The name for theatre produced in schools, whose primary function is to train students. (16-292)
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| festival theatre | A producing theatre with a particular focus to its repertoire, such as Shakespeare's plays. (16-294)
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| First-Class Tour | Description of a commercial tour in which the artists receive salaries comparable to those in a Broadway contract. (16-286)
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| foundations | Charitable financial entities that contribute to not-for-profit theatres. (16-289)
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| government grants | Tax revenues distributed through government agencies; a source of support for not-for-profit theatre. (16-290)
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| individual donors | One of the four sources of contributed income for a notfor-profit theatre. (16-290)
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| Kabuki | A highly stylized form of Japanese theatre. (16-287)
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| LORT | Acronym for League of Resident Theatres. (16-287)
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| NEA | Acronym for National Endowment for the Arts. (16-290)
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| not-for-profit | Describes a business that serves the best interests of the public and is not required to pay certain taxes but is prohibited by law from distributing its profits to its investors; a not-for-profit corporation must be awarded a 501(c)3 status by the Internal Revenue Service. (16-287)
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| Off Broadway | (1) The name for theatres and theatrical productions that are not presented in the Broadway district in midtown Manhattan; (2) a description of intellectually challenging plays; (3) a category of union contract that permits lower salaries than for Broadway productions and that therefore encourages less expensive productions. (16-282)
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| Off Off Broadway | (1) The name for theatres and theatrical productions that are not presented in the Broadway district in midtown Manhattan or in the Off Broadway theatre districts; (2) a description of intellectually challenging plays; (3) a category of union contract that permits lower salaries than for Broadway or Off Broadway productions and that therefore encourages less expensive productions. (16-284)
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| outdoor dramas | Theatre performed in outdoor theatres, usually in the summer. (16-294)
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| regional theatres | Description of a permanent American not-for-profit theatre company; also called "resident theatre." (16-287)
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| repertory theatres | Description of a permanent American not-for-profit theatre company; implies that the theatre offers several productions concurrently; see also "resident theatre" and "regional theatre." (16-287)
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| resident theatres | Description of a permanent American not-for-profit theatre company; also called "regional theatre." (16-287)
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| road | Slang term for the theatres a play tours to outside New York. (16-286)
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| royalty | A percentage of the gross revenue that is distributed to the creators of a production: author, director, composer, and so on. (16-277)
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| salary | A weekly wage paid to theatre artists. (16-277)
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| touring production | A theatre production that moves from one city to another; common in America today for commercial productions of Broadway hits. (16-285)
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