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Thesis
New media digital transmission of live theater
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-4413
Abstract
This thesis provides original research on the state of New Media Digital Transmissions (NMDT) of live theater in the United States. Research was conducted using qualitative and quantitative methods including personal interviews with United States theatrical producers, performing arts union and guild representatives and writers as well as a survey of more than 45 American theater leaders. This research indicates that there will be more New Media Digital Transmission of professional American live theater in the future. Significant hurdles to producing NMDT exist including artistic objections, union constraints, lack of broadcast experience, copyright issues and technology and infrastructure costs. The most significant of these challenges are union constraints and high new media union fees, which limit broadcast theater experimentation and production by most professional American theaters. Lack of clear financial benefit is a key reason the industry is not putting significant energy or resources behind NMDT. Despite these challenges, over 80% of surveyed theater leaders believe that NMDT of professional live theater will become widely used in the United States in 10 years or less. Those beliefs, pioneer producers with NMDT successes, American theaters planning live theater broadcasts and changes in performing arts union contracts suggest that more live American theater performances will be seen on screens of all sizes over the next decade.
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- Title
- New media digital transmission of live theater
- Creators
- Eddie Sugarman - DU
- Contributors
- Chad Bauman (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- vi, 64 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts Administration; Arts and Entertainment Enterprise; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 4413; 991014632292004721