Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Playwright and Director
The panel — playwright Douglas Carter Beane (As Bees In Honey Drown), director Mark Brokaw (As Bees In Honey Drown, How I Learned To Drive), playwright/lyricist Bill Russell (Side Show) and playwright Paula Vogel (How I Learned To Drive) — talk about their backgrounds and developing their crafts, the advantages of writing for [...]
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Production: Side Show
The production team for the musical Side Show — producer Emanuel Azenberg, press representative Bill Evans, and general manager Abbie M. Strassler — talk about the show’s journey from presentation to workshop to Broadway; the role of producer, casting director, general manager, company manager, and press agent; casting principal and chorus members; and [...]
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Playwright, Director and Choreographer
The panel of theatre professionals - playwright Michael J. Chepiga (Getting and Spending), choreographer Graciela Daniele (Ragtime), playwright/director Christopher Durang (Sex and Longing), director Garry Hynes (The Beauty Queen of Leenane), and director Joe Mantello (Corpus Christi) - discuss how they got their start, auditioning actors, controversy surrounding a play, and taking [...]
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Production: Side Man
The Side Man production team — general manager Roy Gabay, producer Jay S. Harris, advertising representative, Drew Hodges, producer Peter Manning, marketing representative Nancy Richards, and press representative Gary Springer — discuss moving the Roundabout production to a commercial Broadway run, marketing tactics, ticket pricing, breakdown of the production budget, working on multiple [...]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Design
The panel of lighting designers Jules Fisher (Ragtime) and Donald Holder (The Lion King), scenic designers Eugene Lee (Ragtime) and Ming Cho Lee (The Public Theater), and The Lion King associate costume designer Mary Peterson discuss the challenges of designing their current shows, how sets, lighting, and costumes complement each other, display and [...]
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