Should You Produce Your Own Play?
Should you produce your own show? That depends. Is your show ready for a full production? (Check out my latest blog posts to answer that question.) If, after much careful thought and input from trusted professionals around you, you determine that your show is ready...
Finding New Paths
“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Finding New Paths Developing and producing new work in a post-covid world is challenging...
The Place for Festivals in New Play Development
Should I Submit to a Festival? I’m coaching with a client this week, and we’re discussing the importance of submitting your work on a regular basis to theaters, festivals and other opportunities that are found on places such as playsubmissionshelper.com,...
5 Top Takeaways from the “How to Write a Musical” Workshop
The World & The Want Yesterday I taught my favorite workshop, the “How to Write a Musical That Works” Workshop through Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) in NYC. Along with the Executive Director Bob Ost and a stellar panel composed of Dramaturg/Producer Ken...
Pitching Your Show to Producers
Pitching Your Show to Producers Learning to pitch your show to potential producers is a skill set that can be developed like any other skill set. The secret is in learning to see your show from the producer’s perspective. Recently I was the pitching coach for eight...What I’m Reading
Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires by Esther and Jerry Hicks
The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz, PhD.