by Cate Cammarata | Jan 2, 2023 | Creating, Dramaturgy, NPD, Producing
A Watershed Moment COVID-19 will prove to be the watershed moment in defining the history of the 21st century. Apart from our communal human experience of the virus and its reverberations across the human spectrum, the arts and in particular theater must learn to surf...
by Cate Cammarata | Aug 22, 2022 | Creating, New Musical Development, NPD
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...
by Cate Cammarata | Aug 15, 2022 | Creating, Dramaturgy, New Musical Development, NPD, Virtual Promotion
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...
by Cate Cammarata | Aug 9, 2022 | Creating, Dramaturgy, New Musical Development, NPD
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...
by Cate Cammarata | Jul 24, 2022 | Creating, Dramaturgy, New Musical Development, NPD
As someone who was one of the very first producers presenting Zoom readings in 2020 and who was able to raise hundreds of dollars for smaller theaters across the country, I’ll be the first one to tell you that Zoom readings can be a cost-efficient way to develop a...