Life is Improv
Life is Improv Okay, truth time. Who was it that put *GLOBAL PANDEMIC* on their vision board for 2020??? <sound of crickets> Lesson: Sh*t happens. Keep moving forward. When You Can’t Change the Situation, Change Your Mindset I can’t change...
Something Bigger
“Something’s coming, I don’t know what it is, but it is gonna be great!” – Tony, West Side Story It’s Coming! It’s a new decade. 2020. We find ourselves here, in the present moment. For me, and perhaps for many of us, it looks...
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...
Writing Active Dialogue
Let’s Get Some Action Going Have you ever been reading a script when the action suddenly felt clunky, heavy-handed or, even worse, stopped mid-scene? Probably it was the result of poor dialogue. Like everything else on stage, dialogue must push the story...![How to Get to Broadway in 3 [Not So Easy] Steps](https://catecammarata.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/How-to-Get-to-Broadway-800x675.jpg)
How to Get to Broadway in 3 [Not So Easy] Steps
Still Flying After the TONYs? How many of you are still flying high after the 2019 TONY Awards ceremony? The encouragement to all performers to continue the work, to celebrate our diversity, and the overall pure celebration of this art form in general and our...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.