When I first left undergrad in 2015 - at the time, as an Actor! - I remember feeling so inspired by my four years of intensive training in all things performing. My vocal range was stronger than ever, my acting instincts were sharp, my resume and headshot looked clean and professional, and I felt we...

If you’ve ever posted a review of a show you loved, snapped a selfie in front of a set, or shared your Playbill on Instagram, congratulations—you’ve participated in one of the most powerful and underutilized tools in theater marketing: user-generated content...or in our industry, let's call it Audie...

Hello, TheaterMakers!

It’s been a minute since you last heard from me, and so many wonderful and terrible things have happened since! For the moment, let’s focus on the wonderful:

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but my project Rise is currently prepping for a workshop and industry reading nex...

Hello, fellow TheaterMakers! As the CEO of The TheaterMakers Studio, I'm excited to share with you the indispensable tool that can revolutionize the way we manage our theater productions: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. In this blog post, we'll delve into what a CRM is and why every ...

Written By Melvin Tunstall III

Hey TheaterMakers! 

We’re back with another roundup of TheaterMakers to follow on your social media platforms. Today we set our sights on 15 Directors and Choreographers to watch! Did any of your favorites make the list? Check out the links below!

Sammi Cannold

Written By Melvin Tunstall III

Hello TheaterMakers!

Lindsay Mendez, star of the Broadway revival of Godspell, once said “Getting an agent is hard, and I also think people rush to get an agent too soon.” 

We love a bit of sage advice from our TheaterMaker family, so before we dive into our Tips fo...

One of the recurring questions we get is: “how do we meet collaborators and other theatermakers?”.

One answer is simple: social media! 

Social media has a lot of pros and cons but one of the best things you can use it for is networking. Follow your idols and your favs, look up the creative teams a...

 Theater may be shut down for the foreseeable future, but the curtains will rise again. And when that happens, funds will be necessary to get our productions on their feet.

Lots of TheaterMakers have been asking us how to keep the ball rolling while in quarantine, so that the scripts we’ve been wor...

It’s that time of year again (HOW? We have no idea.) And that means it’s time for our Annual Holiday Gift Guide for TheaterMakers! 

We eagerly look forward to this list every year, since it’s chock-full of all the theatermakin’ goodies your heart desires! Treat your friends and family (and yours...

  Written By Melvin Tunstall III

Q: What are the elements you think every writing team should have to present their show to producers? And what are some of the best approaches you’ve seen?

 From the looks of this week’s question, someone is preparing to submit a new show and that gets us excited h...

Enter stage left. A client with an idea for a musical.  

It’s based on a real person’s life. And a lot of popular music written by several OTHER people.

A web of rights to untangle for sure.

This client had been working on this idea for years.  And had not yet even asked for the rights, or checke...

Written by Melvin Tunstall III

Extra! Extra! Hey look at the headlines!

Historical news is being made!

Extra! Extra! They’re drawing a red line 

Around the biggest scoop of the decade!

-Dainty June and Her Newsboys, Gypsy

It hit me as I typed these lyrics, singing Stephen Sondheim’s words alon...