Join us Fridays at 4:30pm for weekly virtual Community Gatherings, conversations about creativity and theater in the time of COVID-19, led by TRU executive director/founder Bob Ost. To receive the Zoom link for each week's conversation, email TRUnltd@aol.com and use the word "Zoom" creatively in your subject line.
UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS
Friday 5/22 - Virtual Presentations: What We Think You Can and Cannot Do (But We're Probably As Confused As You Are). In the room: Cate Cammarata, curator of the Monday Night Reading Series on CreateTheater.com; entertainment attorney Lee Feldshon; Jim Kierstead, producer (Hadestown, The Inheritance, Ain't Too Proud, Mrs. Doubtfire) and founder of Broadway Virtual presentation platform; and general manager/producer Martin Platt (Woman in Black, Dames at Sea, Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, In the Continuum, an oak tree).
Friday 5/29 - An Overview of Virtual Platforms. In the room: Emileena Pedigo The Show Goes On Productions, and Roger Gonzalez of LocalTheatreNY. We're researching the choices we have for virtual presentations, which platforms offer what, and how much the cost.
PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS
Friday 5/15 - Marketing Strategies for Virtual Performances. In the room: Roger Gonzalez, Editor & Publisher Alliance Media & Communications / LocalTheatreNY.com and Monica Hammond, Director of Marketing for Davenport Theatrical. How do we hold on to our audiences during COVID? Monica and Roger will talk about how marketing strategies may have changed in our new Virtual society, and what still works. And how to reach out to a virtual audience.
Friday 5/8 - Making Music Virtually. In the room: Ted Arthur, conductor for the virtual Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration, talking about coordinating the parts of a musical presentation for virtual isolated performance.
Friday 5/1 - An overview of best practices for virtual performance. In the room: attorney Lee Feldshon and attorney/theater journalist Matt Windman addressing some of the legalities connected with the new virtual isolated performance model.
Friday 4/24 - Adapting to a New Medium. In the room: directors James A. Rocco and Dennis Corso, discussing how to adapt your theatrical bision to assommodate virtual presentation, including new ways of directing for maximizing the "theater experience" of a virtual performance.
Friday 6/9, 2023 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
We’re Zooming ahead into the Virtual World – Speed Date has been reformatted for Zoom! More tech, less noise – each writer will be in an individual breakout room with each of our 11+ producers. Sunday 07/16, 2023 – submission deadline 07/06 Session 1: coaching at 2:00, pitching at 4:00 ET (there will be an […]
Friday 5/19, 2023 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
Friday 6/2 , 2023 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining […]
Friday 5/26, 2023 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
Friday 5/12 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
Friday 5/5 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
Friday 4/28 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
Friday 3/31 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
Friday 4/21 at 5:00 eastern time Community Gathering on Zoom – register with the bright red reservation box to receive the Zoom link. These gatherings are a service for the theater community and are offered free for TRU members; we ask that non-members help keep us running by making a donation or joining as […]
