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Meetings from 2002

Wednesday evening, November 20th, 7:30pm

International Alternatives:
The Theater New York Rarely Sees.

This special panel will consider lesser known forms of African theater, as well as theater from other cultures ... consider the relevance to our own theater experience ... examine the plight of foreign artists seeking acceptance in New York.

The Workshop, 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor, between 8th and 9th.

TRU Meeting - International Alternatives: The Theater New York Rarely Sees

Left to right: Voza Rivers, chairman of the Harlem Arts Alliance, co-founder of Impact Repertory theater, producer of Sarafina; Tsidii LeLoka, Tony nominee for The Lion King; David Coffman of International Producers Circle; TRU prez Bob Ost. (Photo by Ben Strothmann)

Standing: Sue Scannel, artistic director Astoria Performing Arts Center; Deborah Wright Houston, artistic director King's County Shakespeare Co.; TRU prez Bob Ost.
Seated: Ray L'Dera, executive director ARTGroup; Terry Greiss, executive director Irondale Ensemble Project; Ed Friedman, deputy director Bronx Council on the Arts. (Photo by Ben Strothmann)

Wednesday evening, October 30th, 7:30pm

The Rewards and Challenges
of Producing Outside of Manhattan.

Are escalating rental costs in Manhattan driving companies to the outer boroughs and beyond? Find out what's happening out there, and meet some producers who are happy in their non-mainstream spaces and/or offices. An extension of our eye-opening May meeting, this panel will also look at the relative value of developing audiences within your own community versus reaching out to the traditional Manhattan theater-going audience.

Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th Street.

Monday evening, September 23rd, 7:00pm

Theater Companies That Offer
Resources to Other Producers.

a special meeting in association with ART-New York

Cathy Bellavia, programming director, and Anita Durst, artistic director chashama; Daryl Boling, artistic director Manhattan Theatersource; Adam Forest, executive director Fractured Atlas; Zachary Mannheimer, executive director Subjective Theatre Company.

We're delighted to be working with Lisa Stevenson at ART_New York and bringing our two memberships together. Everyone is invited to come network and meet some very interesting companies with resources available for you — from theater space to theatrical lending library to health insurance.

Roundabout Rehearsal Space, 115 W. 45th Street, 11th floor

Wednesday evening, July 24th, 7:30pm

Making It Beyond Broadway (part 3):
Taking Smaller Steps to Artistic Satisfaction.

Paul Adams, artistic director Emerging Artists; Tim Corcoran, co-artistic directors 29th Street Rep; Dominic Cuskern, The Gallery Players; David Fuller, producing artistic director Jean Cocteau Repertory; Melba LaRose, artistic director NY Artists Unlimited; Eric Nightengale, artistic director 78th Street Theater Lab; Alex Roe, artistic director Metropolitan Playhouse; Ardelle Striker, artistic director Blue Heron.

How do you gauge your success? It doesn't have to be measured in millions. And it doesn't have to be commercial. Sometimes it's a question of setting realistic goals and fulfilling them. Meet some companies who have found artistic satisfaction on smaller scales, and fulfilled their missions year after year. Ask them how they've done it!

Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th Street

Tuesday evening, June 18th, 2002

Making It Beyond Broadway (part 2):
Producing for Young Audiences Is More Than Just Kid Stuff.

Marci Appelbaum, co-artistic director Attic Salt Theatre Co.; Judith Martin, artistic director Paper Bag Players; Mara McEwin, artistic director Treehouse Shakers; Bruce Merrill, artistic director Manhattan Childrens Theatre; Nina Trevins, executive & artistic director TADA!.

Combining a passion for theater with a love for children can bring success and satisfaction. Pulling it off takes grownup skills and commitment. A look at different producing models that work: resident companies, tours, small-scale and large.

Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th Street

Wednesday evening, May 22nd, 2002

Making It Beyond Broadway (part 1):
Theater As an Out-of-Borough Experience.

Ed Friedman, deputy director Bronx Council on the Arts; Kevin Ashe, executive director Park Theater Center (Union, NJ); Terry Greiss, executive director Irondale Ensemble Project (Brooklyn/ Manhattan); Ray L'Dera, executive director ARTGroup (Bronx/Manhattan); Patt Mazzeo, board of directors, Guild Theatre of Leonia (NJ); Virginia LaLoudes, executive director A.R.T./New York; Jeff Rosenstock, producing director Queens Theatre in the Park.

Are escalating rental costs in Manhattan driving companies to the outer boroughs and beyond? Find out what's happening out there, and meet some producers who are quite happy in their non-mainstream spaces.

A.R.T./New York's South Oxford Street Space,
138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn

Tuesday evening, April 23rd, 2002

The Quest for Space:
A Down-to-Earth Need for New Homes for the Performing Arts.

Ray Cullom, managing director Theater Row, manager The 42nd Street Development Corp.; Adam Hess, booking agent The Daryl Roth Theatre and the new DR2; Jerry Homan, manager ART/NY South Oxford space; Harriet Leve, producer (The Crucible, Hedda Gabler, Communicating Doorts, Kat and the Kings), partner West 37th Street Theater; Dana Matthow, producer (Grandma Sylvia's Funeral), owner Soho Playhouse; Alan Shuster, producer/general manager (Blues in the Night, Key Exchange, Stomp, Vita and Virginia, Jeffrey, Marvin's Room), owner/manager (Orpheum, Minetta Lane, Union Square), partner West 37th Street Theater; Ardelle Striker, artistic director and Adam Bernstein, managing director Blue Heron Arts Center.

Held in the brand new 99-seat Samuel Beckett theater in the
Theater Row Theater Complex, 410 W. 42nd Street

Wednesday evening, March 20th, 2002

Big, Bouncy and Breakable:
The Care and Handling of the Newborn Musical.

Adam Epstein, producer (Hairspray the Musical, The Crucible revival, Amadeus revival); Robyn Goodman, producer (Bat Boy, A Class Act, Tick...Tick...Boom!); Matthew Rego, producing partner in The Araca Group (Urinetown).

Where do new musicals come from? Representatives from both the commercial and not-for-profit worlds will discuss how they find new properties and nurture them into full-grown productions. Just how hands-on should an expectant producer be? And what can go right or wrong during the delicate process of bringing a new work to the stage?

Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th Street

Wednesday evening, February 27th, 2002

Marketing for Tough Times:
Cost-Effective Ways to Build Audiences.

David LeShay, Director of Communications for Theatre Development Fund; Eugene Carr, President CutureFinder.com; Martin Denton, New York Theatre Experience; Amy Herzog, OffBroadway Information Center; William Lipscomb, President SmartTix.com; Marna Mintzer, President MGM Consulting; Laura Penney and Gretchen Schugart, TheaterMania.com; Jeff Prout, Website Designer Late August Designs.

A few resources every good producer should know to help get bodies into those seats. Especially now! From discount services to niche marketing to on-line ticketing and other internet services.

Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th Street

Tuesday evening, January 22nd, 2002

Dramatic Changes since 9/11:
New Choices for Artists and Producers

Robert Cole, producer/general manager (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; revivals of The Price, Death of a Salesman and the upcoming The Crucible; Angels in America), GM (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest); Melba LaRose, artistic director NY Artists Unlimited; Emma Palzere-Rae, artistic director Plays for Living. Vincent Presti, Esq., CEO eFederalReserve.com, Inc. marketing trends and analysis for the arts; Nick Scandalios, Executive Vice-President The Nederlander Organization.