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Schedule 10 Tasks to Get Produced
Success is a Choice Following up on last week's blog, I want to reiterate the above: SUCCESS IS A CHOICE. Do you want to be a successful playwright? Then hang out with successful playwrights. Put yourself in the company of producers and artistic directors - then make...
How to Succeed in Theatre
Success is a Choice I need a constant daily strategy to focus on what needs to be done to achieve my top priorities. Meditation and a daily practice of reviewing my top goals for my business (and life) are the only ways I've found to manage constant distraction, and...
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...
Are You Getting the Most From Your Reading?
Now that you know to go virtual (check out my last blog post here) do you know the steps of development? Are you making the most out of your readings? As a professional theater maker, you need to know what must happen at each step of your script's developmental...
It’s Time to Go Virtual
Is it necessary to add virtual to your development tasks? YES. Are you uncertain or even scared about this? YES. Should you continue to do it anyway? YES. But only if you want to get your play in front of more people. Why Virtual I remember when cable tv was just...
The Best Way to Move Forward
Moving Forward This summer has been a time for reading scripts. It's my favorite thing to do in the summer. It's so exciting to discover a new play or musical that's ready to move forward into a developmental workshop or even into a complete production. The problem...