This book is for the general reader and those who are studying theatre, starting their own theatrical group, or planning to spend their life in the creative field as a theatre artist or manager. It's a story that takes place over many years following Mr. Clay's personal development as a Poor-ducer, writer, and manager, and his quest to build and maintain a community theatre in South East Queens, New York. This book in so many ways is a universal story of what it is to dream a dream and try to turn those dreams into reality. It's about that community arts group in your town or that struggling art group down the block, and all the hurdles they go through in order to make theatre happen. It's filled with lots of insightful stories, funny antidotes, famous artists, practical artistic and managerial advice, and some of the amazing and delightful people who have helped make the Black Spectrum Theatre in Queens, New York a celebrated community institution.