RG Madruga's Lounge Discussions

I added you and sent a DM. Contact me back. We are developing new things in theatre - see virtualtheatrical.com (just a placeholder for a few more days)

Welcome Back RG, what kind of projects intrest you the most?

go 4 it stars are the limit

Hi RG, yes, theater producers really exist. However, it may help to narrow down your question. There's a huge difference between a theater producer in Memphis who raises $2000 for a show and a theater producer in NYC who takes 5 years to raise $5 million for a show. Or a college theater producer looking for new plays who is funded by the school. Or a Fringe Fest show that may have cost $500.

Regina, thanks. There certainly is. I'm thinking more of how to find the producers that can find the big financing. Not the uncle, or the rich friend, but the person or group of producers that are in it to finance projects and are looking to find projects. Maybe the theatre company financing projects.

In the US, the "big financing" is Broadway. Please start by googling "finance a Broadway play" and "staged reading to finance" or "workshop to finance." Often, you have to raise enough money to have a staged reading or workshop performance, and you invite investors to that performance. (I've only attended one workshop performance in my career, and my company flew 3 execs from LA to NYC to scout the show.) That's a vast reduction, but it really is how it's done.

Both Vera! Actually there are several good web festivals now that don't care when you made your content or whether it's been online already. LA new media fest, lift off festivals...

Great! Both it is!. Thanks so much.

thanks for the info. It is very helpful. I'll have a script to shop shortly so I'll be watching for the festivals.

Hey, would love to watch it!

Yes you should post a link for people to view and give us updates

There's the Playwright's Center: As a Playwrights’ Center member, you’ll join 1,600+ other playwrights worldwide, of all styles and experience levels. Benefits include exclusive access to our playwriting opportunities database, regular articles from experts, classes and seminars, one-on-one dramaturgy sessions, staged readings, and ways to connect with other playwrights. https://pwcenter.org/

Join the Dramatists Guild, get a good mentor, and hook in with a local theatre company to get your work onstage.

Thanks LindaAnn

You're welcome. Try Workshop Theatre (NYC 10018).

Thanks a million, Matt!

Do you mean Vessel Video, as well as streaming platforms like Seeso, Crunchyroll, and go90? These are typically SVOD.

Thanks, Regina!

You could always check out www.akyumen.com and AkyumenTV our global OTT service that is signing up non-binding global distribution agreements with hundreds of independent filmmakers around the world to deliver great shorts, features, documentaries and web series to a global captive subscriber audience while paying filmmakers a participation and subscriber rev/share. It is our goal to empower the independents with higher revenue for their work and enable them to have better bargaining power for those stodgy entities who still think the current (old) way of distribution is actually how it will be in 3 years... it is a global internet with limited barriers... distribution should be the same way with filmmakers getting paid throughout the distribution and consumption life of their work.

Here is a webseries that I have been working on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3nJ9vs9hA4