Meet Jim Kierstead.

Or maybe you have already. Jim is a Broadway Producer in town (Kinky Boots, The Inheritance) who has spoken at our Summits. He is a frequent guest at our Producer Pitch Nights at The TheaterMakers Studio.  

He is also a playwright. 

Yep, like so many of us, he’s a multi-hyp...

We recently got a frantic email from one of YOU asking for some advice on how to find a composer and fast.

See, this TheaterMaker had a Composer drop out of their project unexpectedly.  

I've been there.

At least THREE times.

Finding collaborators is never easy.  And since good ones (and hungry ...

At some point in everyone’s journey to their goal they find themselves saying . . .”I don’t know what to do next.”

THIS is the moment that separates those who achieve their goals and those who don’t.

Most reach that point, and don’t do anything.  They get paralyzed by fear . . . of the unknown ...

 Need an idea?  

Want to get started faster? And don’t want to wait for someone to give you permission? Or have control over your treatment of the story?  

Take a cue from Andrew Lloyd Webber . . . 

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first few shows: Joseph, Superstar, Evita, even Phantom . . . what do they h...

If you haven't seen Tick, Tick...BOOM! yet, get thee to your Netflix account.

The film is terrific. But the story . . . the story is . . . everything.

If you're a TheaterMaker, watching this movie will feel like a video game at times, where YOU are at the center of the action.

You'll so relate to...

What is Front Money? 

Front Money is the initial amount of capital raised for the development of a theatrical production.

In most cases, Front Money investors receive a 1:1 term on their investment, which means for every dollar of profit the investor receives from the investor share of profits, th...

My podcast began as a research project.

I asked myself, "What do the most successful people in the theater do to achieve success?"

200+ podcasts later, there was one thing they had in common.  

Pasek & Paul, Dominique Morisseau, Andrew Lippa, and so many more told me ONE THING jump-started their ...

When I first met Elizabeth Searle, her show, Tonya & Nancy:  The Rock Opera, had just completed their first workshop production . . . and she was wondering exactly what to do next.

I knew that the buzzy subject of the show itself, plus the comic contrast of a “Rock Opera” would get an Olympic-sized...

 I don’t BS.

There isn’t time for it.  Life is too short.  And we’ve got shows to do. 

Right?

So . . . if you have been following me for any amount of time, then you know I believe 1001% that TheaterMakers must take their shows into their own hands and get them out into the world themselves.

And...

I got this question from a reader over the weekend:

“Should I have auditions for my upcoming production or should I cast it from people I know?”

The answer?

You should always audition.  

Three reasons:

1 - You never know who is going to walk in the room.  

Auditioning is your opportunity to me...