Thoughts from a Los Angeles Theater Producer

Sorry I have been “dark” for several weeks.  I am getting married this month in Thailand and have been busy with preparations.

But before I leave, I wanted to promote a producer panel that I am hosting as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

The date is June 22^nd at 6:30 pm

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The cost is $10 and all proceeds will be donated to the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Scheduled to sit on the panel are David Elzer (Marvelous Wonderettes, Life Could be a Dream), Michael Seel (Boston Court Executive Director), and Matt B. Wells (Need Theater Artistic Director).  I will moderate.

The focus of the panel will be developing new works in Los Angeles.

Here are some questions that we will cover:

• What are your goals as a producer?  What are your goals for an individual production?
• What is the most important thing you look for in a new script before you produce it?
• How do you balance the artistic needs of a production vs. the physical cost of the production?
• How do you balance the artistry vs. commerciality?
• When you have a script that has potential, but needs work, what role do you, as a producer, play in the development of the project?
• When you are developing a production, what factors into your decision to green light a full production or shelve it?
• What is the most important thing that a producer has to do on the business side of producing?
• Producing often deals more with managing people and managing relationships.  What are some obstacles that you have encountered when managing of people?

 Please come and buy your tickets early!  If you are a producer, want to be a producer, or just want to get a better understanding of what a producer does, you will not want to miss this!