420 stories by "Michael Roderick"
This week's A.P.T. is the wonderful Mary Dimino. A few years back I had the absolute pleasure of working with Mary on her show Sacred Skinny in the Fringe festival and we have since stayed i…
This week's post is all about the idea of following up. Take a look at these tips for ways to make sure people get back to you. Excelsior! December 06, 2011 Back up your follow up The other …
I have a confession to make. I forget to eat a lot. The day gets busy and I am running around and by the end of it, I realize that I did get most of my work done, but I...
If you feel like you do not have enough of something at this very moment, you are not alone. Everyone deals with scarcity when it comes to resources. We only have so much time, money, abilit…
This week's guest blog comes from the team at Eyes Up Here Productions. Below they explain the process of making their first film and why they do the work they do. Take it away! Directing th…
This week's A.P.T. is Julian Boxenbaum. I met Julian a while back and was introduced to the speaker series he runs called Lucid. If you have not been to Lucid, you are missing out. The eveni…
This week's retro wednesday post is from last year. It's all about checking in with yourself. Enjoy! May 18, 2011 Know when you're bleeding Producing is not an easy job by any stretch of the…
We've all experienced it. That moment when you look at your inbox and say "What the F%$!" There are times when email gets to be so overwhelming, all you may want to do is crawl int…
If you've ever watched the movie Office Space you may remember this scene. It's rough for Milton isn't it? Interestingly enough, when you start your own venture, you'll encounter a similar p…
This week's guest blog comes from Marie Janiszewski of Public Coffee who has taken the idea of getting together for coffee and talking and put a whole new spin on it. Check it out! Excelsior…
This week's A.P.T. is Nick Linnehan of Identity Theater Company. I have known Nick for a number of years, have had him in some of my classes, and have seen the shows he puts on. He is one of…
This week's retro wednesday post is all about how to make the most out of your one on one meetings. Check it out. Excelsior! Interested in building the net before you leap? Grab your tickets…
So a lot of people have asked me recently when I would be teaching a class again and I just launched a new one. Recently, I've been thinking a lot about this idea of building up your network…
It won't get done. The busier I get, one thing becomes abundantly clear: If something is on my "To do" list but no date or time has been set, it stays on there for a really long ti…
Back when I started producing I met an enterprising young woman who was still in school at NYU interested in producing. Over the years we've stayed in touch and recently she made the move to…
A little over a year ago, I sat down for some lunch with David G. Shultz who told me about a play that he wanted to do. When I looked at the subject matter, it looked very familiar to me...
This week's retro Wednesday post is all about helping people at events. Enjoy. Excelsior! January 12, 2009 Be a lifeguard not a shark Come on. Admit it. At one point in your life, you probab…
If you are planning on a long career in any field be it the arts, entrepreneurship, or both you will need to have established significant trust from your partners, employees, and clients. Th…
Everybody panics. It's a pretty natural thing in any enterprise. What I've learned about it, is that you need to really be careful of when you choose to hit that panic button. There are very…
It's been a while since I have personally written about a show. Some of you may remember for a brief stint I wrote a column for Broadwayworld called 99 and Under the Radar and I had a strict…
This week's A.P.T. is Luciana Faulhaber who is in the process of raising money for a horror feature. As you'll read below, she and her team decided to get out there and create something that…
In this week's Retro Wednesday post, we go back to 2009 for some email answering tips. Enjoy. Excelsior! April 28, 2009 Email air hockey Email piles up faster than students at a rush matinee…
I often sit down with artists and entrepreneurs who are stuck. Most of the time there are a number of reasons for this. Sometimes it's money, sometimes it's connections, and sometimes it's m…
Many times when I meet people who are doing too much and are overtaxed, the most common reason is that they feel they had a ton of opportunities come at them at once. I myself have been guil…
Recently one of my readers reached out and asked if I would be open to having a reviewer post on the blog, and I said sure! Please Welcome Karin Crighton who will be covering a show from tim…
