Blogs & Whatnot

Interesting NYC Artists & Links
           

Helpful Theatrical Producing Links
        

The Clyde Fitch Report 

The indomitable, always amusing, and quite insightful Mr. LEONARD JACOBS (national theatre editor of Back Stage and theatre man about town) explains it all to you.          

A Strange Interlude

Ah yes, the illustrious Mr. BARRY ROWELL's wide-ranging musings on life and theatre - from NYC to Madrid.  Barry is part of the triumvirate at Peculiar Works, a director and playwright.

A Good Wit Wasted

That droll Ms. SUSAN BERNFIELD whacks her way through the days.  She's always seeing something the rest of us don't - or at least seeing it in the strangest of ways.  She's the artistic director of New Georges and a playwright.

JANE SHEPARD  

is a multi-talented friend – playwright, visual artist & filmmaker.  Her site includes the fabulous  KICKASS PLAYS FOR WOMEN book that I just heard may be published by SAMUEL FRENCH.  She's got a monologue book coming soon too.

BENJAMIN ICKIES  

and his AMBITIOUS ORCHESTRA.  Music-man extraordinaire.  I worked with Benjamin on The West Village Fragments.  Excellent!  He plays accordion, composes & is just too hip for me.

SPENCER KATZMAN  

is a beguiling guitar man.  He has a new CD out.  Also met working through the Peculiar Works Project.  

WFUV.org  

90.7 FM Public Radio from Fordham University in NYC is the radio station that plays it in our house

Free Management Library

Everything you ever wanted to know about Non Profits. All here. Easy to read/understand. “Complete, highly integrated library for nonprofits and for-profits.”
                       

ArtsMarketing.org

ArtsMarketing.org helps your organization address its daily marketing needs and longer-term marketing issues.
                      

The Dramatists Guild of America

THE DRAMATISTS GUILD OF AMERICA 
Playwright’s “union”, even though not a real union.
                                       

Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers

Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation

Theatre Communications Group/TCG

THE organization for nonprofit theatres. Must be a member for full benefits. Publishes “Theatre Magazine”.
                

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Free or low cost advice from lawyers. Help start a nonprofit.
                           

www.nyitawards.com

Fun OOB Awards.  The new kids in town, but they’re going gang-busters – and are awfully good people.

Materials for the Arts

Free stuff for your sets!  Must be a nonprofit, I believe, to use this organization. Get things for free for your set! Need an umbrella nonprofit & to make an appointment. Cannot just show up.

Theatre Development Fund/TDF

For $25 a year, you can get incredibly cheap tickets to shows in NYC from Broadway to OOB.  Check out the site to see if you are eligible.  This is the organization that runs the TKS booth in Times Square.

The Field

“The Field offers programs that help independent artists create new artwork, manage their careers, and develop long-range strategies for sustaining a life in the arts. "  Healthcare info & other great stuff.