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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

So You Think You Can Produce, Part 4: Make It Work by Laura Stratford

Everybody understands the importance of good acting and musicianship in musical theatre"without them, obviously the show isn't going to be very good, even if it's brilliantly written, compos…

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Chicago Theatre Report: Where To Bring Your New Musical by Laura Stratford

Having just spent a weekend rediscovering my city with guests, I'd like to return to the specifics of Chicago's musical theatre scene. Not everyone is in a position to produce for themselves…

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

So You Think You Can Produce, Part 3: The Press by Laura Stratford

You've got your cast, and now it's time for rehearsals. I hinted last time that we'd talk about schedules, but in fact, I'd like to move in a different direction. In brief, to sum up schedul…

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

So You Think You Can Produce, Part 2 by Laura Stratford

Before we took our detour into producing specifically for festivals, I wrote about the ground work to do before mounting a show. At this point, if you followed my sage advice (and of course …

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

So You Think You Can Produce: Festival Edition by Laura Stratford

I'd like to step sideways from my last post to talk about something close to my mind and near to my heart at the moment, as The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival is midway through its perf…

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

So You Think You Can Produce, Part 1 by Laura Stratford

As I mentioned in my first post, one of the greatest things about being a theatre professional in Chicago is that you can actually produce new work. There are enough reasonably-priced venues…

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Second City, First Post by Laura Stratford

Hello there, fellow lovers (and writers, and producers, and attendees) of musical theatre! Greetings from the City of Broad Shoulders. It is my mission, in blogging for NMT, to bring a littl…

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