self-producing Archives - Cate Cammarata

The Place for Festivals in New Play Development

by Cate Cammarata | Dec 11, 2019 | Creating, NPD, Producing

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,...

Top 5 Reasons to Put a Dramaturg on the Creative Team

by Cate Cammarata | Jul 3, 2019 | Dramaturgy, NPD

What if I told you there was a way to jumpstart your NPD process at a fraction of the cost of a staged reading? There is a way – a standard protocol that’s used by almost every serious producer and significant regional theater out there, including NYMF, Disney...

How to Get to Broadway in 3 [Not So Easy] Steps

by Cate Cammarata | Jun 24, 2019 | Broadway, Theater Life

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.

What I’m Thinking

“The most successful people change the world not through sweat and tears but through ideas and passion. It is not a matter of hard work or time on the job; it is having a different view, an original idea, something that expresses their individuality and creativity. Success comes from thinking, then acting on those thoughts.”

from Living the 80/20 Way by Richard Koch