Monday, August 13, 2012
I have mentioned many times before on this blog how the festivals are a great place to scout new talent for any aspiring producer as well as to see shows that are in stages of development th…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMFriday, August 10, 2012
This week's guest blog comes to you from Ashley Carter of Double Take Dance Company. I met Ashley after seeing her work in a dance concert and following up. Like all great producers, she has…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThursday, August 9, 2012
This week's A.P.T. goes out to Chef Carla Contreras. Some of you may remember the Throwdown I did for the Theatre community a few years back, and know what a fan I am of food competitions. C…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMFriday, August 3, 2012
Today's guest blog comes courtesy of one of my readers Jordan Levine, who is putting together an incredible new program for interns. Take it away Jordan! First and foremost, I have to type o…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, July 31, 2012
As you get busier in your producing career, what will start to happen is that your inbox will start to fill up with invites. When this starts to happen, it can be a great feeling, but it can…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, July 30, 2012
Many people believe in the idea that you should leap and the net will appear. I believe that it's smarter to build the net before you leap. So what does this mean? It means taking the time b…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMFriday, July 27, 2012
I'm a film producer, and have been working on several projects for a few years now. The first thing people want to know is "How did you get into that?". They wonder if you attended…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThursday, July 26, 2012
This week's A.P.T. goes out to my friend Mark Stuart. A number of years back when I was just starting to get into producing, Mark and I attended the same CTI class together where he introduc…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, July 24, 2012
A quick note about business etiquette based on a few interactions I have had recently. If someone is kind enough to make an introduction for you, then you should always make sure you respond…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, July 23, 2012
This weekend I had another Finding Center class and as with all of the classes, there were some gems of insight that came from the participants. I wanted to share some of those gems with all…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 12:36PMFriday, July 20, 2012
With all the heat we've been having I figured we all could use something cool to think about, so this week's guest blog comes from talented writer Niko Tsakalakos who's telling us all about …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThursday, July 19, 2012
For those of you who read this blog on a regular basis, you know that I skip a day here and there, but keep a pretty consistent writing schedule. The past few weeks have been more sporadic a…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 12:25PMMonday, July 16, 2012
Last week was a very busy week for me as some of you may have noticed, from the lack of posts. The week was filled with meetings with different people in the producing field who were looking…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, July 10, 2012
This is a question you will always be asked when you mention you provide a service. Hands down this is the make or break moment of your business. I have had a number of bad experiences in th…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:29AMMonday, July 9, 2012
Last week I went to see Everywhere Theatre Group's latest version of Flying Snakes in 3d and if you have read any of the things I have written about this company in the past, you know that I…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThursday, July 5, 2012
This week's A.P.T. is Sink or Swim Rep which has taken on the ambitious task of producing two shows this summer! They are just about over their fundraising hump and need a little extra push.…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, July 3, 2012
Seth Godin recently took some time to write about the dangers of a grant applcation based on Facebook likes, as well as some observations with Kickstarter and while I am not nearly as clairv…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, July 2, 2012
This weekend I spent indoors thanks to this ridiculous heat, but I didn't spend it watching another NCIS marathon. I spent it reviewing my records. I'm sure at this point, you're picturing a…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMFriday, June 29, 2012
This week's guest blog comes from Laura Ramadei of Lesser America. Check out her observations after running her company for a year. Take it away Laura! Another time that I guest blogged for …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThursday, June 28, 2012
Photo by: Darren Wagner This week's A.P.T. is from Janine Pixley who is going to tell you more about the insanely talented Brett Boles. I'm currently consulting producer for his show Forever…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMWednesday, June 27, 2012
Today I want to bring to light a HUGE productivity killer: Pretending Now before all of the artists, get ready to curse me out, let's take a second to talk about what I mean. I am not refere…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:39AMTuesday, June 26, 2012
After watching the latest season of Game of Thrones, it should come as no surprise that armor has been on my mind lately. The importance of armor in keeping someone from getting hurt is para…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, June 25, 2012
Listen. That's it. It's interesting how many times I have sat down with someone having a problem with their show, their business, their projects etc. and when we dig into the problem, we fin…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:43AMThursday, June 21, 2012
This week's A.P.T. goes out to the prolific Nat Cassidy. If you have been in the indie theatre scene for any number of years, you will have no doubt seen his work in various festivals as a p…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMTuesday, June 19, 2012
Any entrepreneur will tell you that you have the same 24 hours in a day as anyone else on this earth and that the folks who use those hours most effectively are the most succesful. The quest…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, June 18, 2012
This past weekend a lot happened that was exciting. 1. I launched Finding Center for the first time and it was really cool. My favorite part of teaching is watching my students have A ha! mo…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThursday, June 14, 2012
This week's A.P.T. goes out to Rachel Klein. Not only is Rachel an amazing choreographer and visionary whose work I suggest you see, she is also a tenacious producer. Ms. Klein has been self…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:37AMWednesday, June 13, 2012
Earlier today I was asked about elevator pitches and what makes them effective. For those new to the lingo, an elevator pitch is a short blurb about you, your business, or your show that is …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:46AMTuesday, June 12, 2012
Any arts based project is filled with a lot of pressure. I have been in situations where the work of a week has had to be crammed into one day. In all of these cases though, I am always surp…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMonday, June 11, 2012
When I used to teach, one of the books that came up often was The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. You'd use this book to teach students the concept of metaphor. The idea was that if y…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:36AMThursday, June 7, 2012
Pizza! If you live in the city, you're going to find pizza on every corner and if you step inside of any of those shops, you're also going to find really good pizza and really bad pizza. Not…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:49AM 
