The Need for Creative Producers
Why I'm a Creative Producer On May 13, 2013, in a speech at the Theater Communications Group (TCG) Gala, Emily Mann, longtime Artistic Director of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ, stated that the nonprofit movement was started because the commercial...
Planning For Success Part II
Winter Doldrums? Do you find winter to be your most creative season? It always has been for me. There’s something about being more at home and quiet that ramps up my creative energy to flow into more artistic pursuits. Maybe because I’m more still I listen...
Create More Time
How are you doing so far on your 2019 goals? "Some people regard discipline as a chore. To me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly." - Julie Andrews January set me back. There’s nothing like life happening to you to keep you humble. Between the excitement,...
It’s a New Year, So Let Go
What do you need to leave behind this year? As 2018 draws towards its close, like most of us, I'm doing some reflection on the past year. For many years - almost a decade in fact - I’ve spent the last week of the year as a personal retreat space to heal, to...
Planning For Your Success Part 1
We’ve all heard the phrase “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” What does that mean for us as we begin to think ahead for 2019? I am a spring/summer person. Born in May, spring not only gives us flowers, warmth, sunlight and new life, but brings along the promise of...
The Fine Art of Collaboration
What are the steps to finding and maintaining a great creative team? Putting together a collaborative creative team is more of an art than most people realize, especially for a musical. After having experienced both good and not so good collaborations, it all...
What Do Producers Look For in a Script?
From Page to … You’ve finished writing your script, held a few readings and incorporated the feedback, and worked with a dramaturg. Maybe you’ve even had a showcase production of your show and have a website up with clips to prove it. Now you need someone to help you...
Welcome to CreateTheater
Connection is the Currency of the 21st Century! I am so excited to launch CreateTheater, the online community for theater professionals. What would it be like to be able to meet other working theater artists online? To take classes, join in industry seminars and...
Denial is not just a river….
Money. There. I said it. As much as I try to avoid it, everything comes back to one thing: money. As artists that's a dirty word. Our art, our mission, is what's important. It's our life's work, our passion, what means more to us than anything in the world. And...