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Welcome to Theater Resources Unlimited, a 501c3 nonprofit organization created to help producers produce, emerging theater companies to emerge healthily and all theater professionals to understand and navigate the business of theater. Membership includes self-producing artists as well as career producers. Programs include monthly educational panels, Producer Boot Camp workshops, a new plays and new musicals reading series, monthly programs for actor members, a Producer Mentorship program, a monthly community newsletter and much more.

Next Writer-Director Communications Lab - Saturday 6/29
David Garfinkle
With producers David Garfinkle (Spider-man: Turn off the Dark, Ghost the musical), and
Ken Waissman
(Grease, Torch Song Trilogy, Agnes of God)
CLICK HERE
for details and application
Ken Waissman

Next Writer-Producer Speed Date - Sunday July 21st!

CLICK HERE for details and application

The Players Theatre, 115 Macdougal Street, NYC

TRU VOICES Musicals Series submissions -
click here!
NEW! Musicals First Act Feedback Festival
Saturday July 20th, 10am to 5pm -
click here
!

ATTENTION ALL ACTORS!

Limited to 20 actors. Email TRUStaff1@gmail.com for details

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CLICK HERE for The TRUth about NY Theater Resources, a lovely blog about TRU by Jessica Ammirati
CLICK HERE for video clips of some of our Boot Camp Weekend Intensive faculty

DONATE OR JOIN NOW at the TRU Store or CLICK HERE for a membership application!

"I've greatly benefited from my TRU membership. I've thoroughly enjoyed and learned from the panels, and I eagerly anticipate the bi-monthly newsletter. You have somehow made the unobtainable (gigs, productions, etc.) accessible."
~ Jessica Feder-Birnbaum, playwright/teaching artist

TRU MONTHLY PANELS for producers and self-producing artists
Join us each month as we explore topics relevant to producers, theater companies, self-producing artists
and anyone who is interested in the business of the arts.


There will be no June panel.
Check back for July 16th topic
CLICK HERE for details of recent panels.


is the generous sponsor of our 2012-13 industry panel series!
Read articles about previous TRU panels at The TRU Article.

TRU PRODUCER BOOT CAMPS

"Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producers"
Saturday July 13th/Sunday July 14th, 10am to 6pm

CLICK for details of 2012 workshop, speakers and curriculum

"Raising Money for Theater:
How, Who and When to Ask
"

Sunday January 27th, 2013, 10am to 6pm (plus reception)
CLICK for details of workshop, speakers and curriculum.

"TRU ART OF THE PITCH:
Pitching & Presentation Skills for Writers, Producers
and Anyone with an Idea to Sell"
Next date to be announced - email us your interest
CLICK for details of previous workshop.

TRU PROGRAMS FOR WRITERS

"Director-Writer Communications Lab"
Saturday June 29th, 11am to 6pm
10 directors will be paired with 10 writers for a day of coaching about giving and receiving feedback...
CLICK
for details.

"TRU ART OF THE PITCH:
The Writer-Producer Speed Date"
Sunday July 21st, 5:30
CLICK for details - applications accepted on an ongoing basis
CLICK HERE
for the application in Word format

"PRACTICAL PLAYWRITING: How to Write for Commercial Production" - weekend date tba
CLICK for details and an application.
CLICK HERE
for a writing lesson from Diana Amsterdam

The 2013 TRU Voices New Plays Series

Monday 6/10 The Forgetting Curve
Monday 6/17 Mom's Gift
Monday 6/24 A Question of Words

Click here for details.

Email TRUPlaySubmissions@gmail.com with questions.

The 2013 TRU Voices New Musicals Series -
Submissions now open for TRU Voices Musicals
plus a new opportunity for writers:
Musicals First Act Feedback Fest on July 20th

Click here for details of TRU Voices
Click here for details of First Act Feedback Fest

Email TRUPlaySubmissions@gmail.com with questions.

TRU/Weist Barron PROGRAMS FOR ACTORS

Next TRU Actor Resource Night and "Speed Date"
will be June 28th - CLICK HERE for details of our Speed Date.

Free Seminars for Actor Members:
NETWORKING: NASTY OR NICE with Penelope Brackett
Monday May 20th, 7-9pm at Weist Barron Studios
. RSVP to Jaye@Jayemaynard.com
CLICK HERE for details. What other topics would be of interest? Email us!

2013 TRU COMBINED AUDITION EVENT:
Saturday-Sunday April 6-7, 2013

Click here - over 50 companies and casting people were on board to watch our actors!

Click here for a list of attendees

2012 TRU Love Benefit
Sunday November 11, 2012, noon to 4pm at Lucky Cheng's
honoring Van Dean, Jerry Mitchell and Edith O'Hara - CLICK HERE for details!

CLICK HERE
for some great photos of 2010 TRU Love Benefit
CLICK HERE for photos of 2009 benefit honoring Elysabeth Kleinhans and Allan Buchman!
CLICK HERE
for photos of 2008 benefit honoring Ken Davenport and Arlene Romoff!
For photos of the 2007 TRU Love Benefit at Sardi's honoring Cheryl Wiesenfeld click here (with Elaine Stritch, no less!)

You can join TRU online at The Store and use your credit card or PayPal account.
You can also send a tax-deductible donation!

2013 TRU Resource Directory for Actors & Producers - NOW ON SALE!
Click here to visit the TRU Online Store.
Email TRUnltd@aol.com to order your ad or listing.

Check out our
Online Newsletter
An archive of resources, services and offers for the performing arts community, including many discounts.

Want the latest listings of Job Opportunities, Casting Calls, Writers Opportunities, Living Situations, Goods and Services, discounted Theater Events and much more? Click here to sign up for the TRU Update. Or email us at trunltd@aol.com and use the subject header "Update Me!"
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND WHAT YOU DO (ACTOR, PRODUCER, ETC.) And your city/zip code. We cannot sign you up without that info.

Be a TRU friend ...
become a dues-paying member of Theater Resources Unlimited and help us to support the community with our programs: the TRU Voices Play Reading and Musicals Reading Series, Producer Mentorship, The TRU Audition Event, scholarships to the Commercial Theater Institute, monthly panels and much more.

Download the application and read more about the benefits. Want to pay for your membership online? By credit card?
Click here to visit the TRU Online Store.

We gratefully acknowledge the sponsors of the 2013 TRU Audition Event!





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Memory Lane (archive of panels past)

CLICK HERE FOR 2012 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE FOR 2011 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE FOR 2010 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE
FOR 2009 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE
FOR 2008 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE FOR 2007 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE FOR 2006 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE FOR 2005 MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF Pre-2005 EVENTS.
All including lots of nice photos!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF PAST MEETINGS
CLICK HERE FOR TRU Voices Plays.
CLICK HERE FOR TRU Voices Musicals.

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