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One of the most common questions I get asked is how you can get Producers, Investors, Agents, Artistic Directors, etc. to see your show. And there are lots of ways to increase your turnout among this Demographic. And it’s worth putting a system in place to do just that. Because just ONE person . . ...
It's the story we all dream about.
In it, we don't have to ask anyone for money. No emails. No texts. No phone calls "selling" our art or our dreams.
In this story, people just ask us if they can invest. Â
Wouldn't that be nice? Not having to do the "raise money" part? Â
Sounds like heaven to m...
“Selling” a show to Producers and Investors with a “reading” is one of the most difficult things to do in our business.Â
They’re in the middle of the day when the audience’s iPhones are vibrating a hole in their pocket. They are often in rehearsal rooms under fluorescent lights. There isn’t any s...
Welcome to part 3 of this series of advice my Dad gave me about TheaterMaking . . . even though he wasn’t giving me advice about TheaterMaking. :-)
As a recap . . .
Volume 1 was about my Dad’s persistent effort to get me to show face. Â
Volume 2 was about my Dad’s obsessive hours at the library....
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Yesterday, I sent you Volume 1 of this 3-part series of advice I got from my Dad about TheaterMaking . . . that had nothing to do with the theater.
If you missed it, reply to this email and we’ll send it to you.
Volume 1 was about networking and the importance of it. And boy, do I know firsthan...
 My dad was born in the semi-slums of India in 1929. And like so many of his generation, his parents told him to go to medical school. And then move to America to start a new life (and send some much need money back home).
Which he did. Â
So what could an Indian immigrant doctor know about making...
 Written By Melvin Tunstall III
We made it, TheaterMakers!Â
It’s hard to believe we have come to the end of another year. Looking back through a year’s worth of content from our founder and the TMS team in anticipation of this post was a bittersweet journey, as I will soon embark on new opportunit...
***insert “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” melody here***
 “You better sign up,
You better not wait,
It took me 37 days but the Summit made me late
Santa School is coming to town!”
It’s the Hump Day before Christmas and we’ve waited a few weeks for just the right amount of Christmas spirit in th...
 Written By Melvin Tunstall III
Last month I shared my plans to finally take the 30 Day Script Challenge after accidentally pitching a new Christmas musical about the famed Charles W. Howard Santa School in Midland, Michigan. A lot of interesting developments have occurred in the past month, so I t...
 By Melvin Tunstall III
Okay, confession:
I’m not a fan of challenges. Whether it is my fear of failure or lack of discipline (or most likely a combination of both), I tend to steer clear of anything that blatantly states that it’s not going to be easy.Â
Enter Ken Davenport.Â
While scrolling thr...
Written by Melvin Tunstall III
Q: I need a really pro-looking pitch deck for investors. Are there any companies you've worked with that you'd recommend?Â
Why yes, there is a company I would recommend: The TheaterMakers Studio! Have we mentioned we are a TREASURE TROVE of resources for you? Member...
Written by Melvin Tunstall III
Q: If you do a musical revue in a cabaret space for a 3-month run, can Equity actors work for you without having to sign (a union contract) - is it not under their official jurisdiction? It's under 130 seats in midtown (in a restaurant, not stage).
Insert clever “Cab...
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