TRU Announces Producer Boot Camp 7/25

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents a new full-day program with Karen Schadow of The Voice of Success, PITCHING & PRESENTATION SKILLS: A One-Day Workshop for Producers, Writers and Anyone with an Idea to Sell! on Saturday, July 25, 2010 from 2-8pm at The Players Theatre, Room 3C, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC. Workshop fee is $175 ($25 off for members of TRU).

Karen Schadow, highly-acclaimed voice and presentation skills coach and president of The Voice of Success will share her invaluable techniques and insights - not only WHAT you're saying to pitch your project, but HOW to say it. Plus attendees will have the chance to pitch their projects to a panel of commercial producers, including Jana Robbins (Ragtime revival, Little Women, I Love You Because), Hillary Cutter (Rooms, A Rock Romance) and John Lant of the Little Company and Write Act Eastside.

"Now more than ever, producers and writers need to hone and fine tune their skills with the hope of bringing their projects to fruition. We believe that there is an audience for good theater even in a bad economy, and that the theater community needs to hold on to its passion and vision and push forward with conviction. This workshop was designed to help people find what is true and important about their ideas, and to present them clearly and convincingly," states Bob Ost, executive director of TRU.

TRU continues to explore "The Art of the Pitch" with this all-day intensive workshop created to help you be true, effective and persuasive. In this dynamic and all-inclusive seminar, Karen will take you from Dull to Dynamic and from Unsure to Unstoppable in all your presentations - whether pitching to a producer, an investor, or your colleagues. You will also get marketing guidance from TRU's Bob Ost and Gary Hughes (OH! Ost Hughes Marketing Consultants, and the day will end with a chance to pitch your project to a panel of commercial producers and hear their feedback.

SCHEDULE

2PM to 6PM
- Why how you speak DOES influence what you say and how people listen to you
- How being aware of your Voice can build self-confidence and self-esteem
- How your Voice can reflect the dynamism, enthusiasm, and professionalism that is you
- The importance of confident eye contact and positive body language
- How to Plan, Prepare, and Present your project to include Maximum content in Minimum time
- How "Less is More" really works: writing and editing your pitch for the best results
- How to create and customize your "elevator speech" and have it ready for all occasions
- How to make a lasting impression that will change the way you do business!

6:30 to 8PM
- Pitch to a panel of producers.

Admission is $175 ($25 off for members of TRU). Workshop limited to 20 participants. Pre-registration is available by emailing trunltd@aol.com. Applications are available at http://www.truonline.org/BOOT%20CAMP.pitch.app.pdf. Payment by check may be mailed to Theater Resources Unlimited, 309 W. 104th Street 1D, NYC NY 10025. On-line payment by Paypal or by credit card is available at www.truonline.org/store.html.

KAREN SCHADOW is a highly-recognized Voice & Presentation Skills Coach and Media Trainer, and President of her own company, The Voice of Success. With over twenty years experience in theatre, film, and television, Karen has taught her creative and highly-successful techniques to hundreds of actors, producers, executives, managers, and professionals in all business arenas, as well as being invited to present her dynamic and motivational seminars to scores of organizations, companies, and theatres around the country. You can learn more at her website, www.thevoiceofsuccess.com, which includes many testimonials from delighted clients.

Hillary Cutter is the Co-Founder and Co-Producer of Van Hill Entertainment. Van Hill recently presented Rooms a rock romance Off-Broadway, nominated for 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, Outstanding New Score, and Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Van Hill presented the World Premiere of Rooms (Nominated for 5 Helen Hayes Awards) as a co-production between MetroStage and GeVa Theatre Center. Other Van Hill theatrical credits include Saint Heaven (www.saintheaven.com) and Alive in the World
(www.aliveintheworld.com). Cutter is also a TV/Film producer and has produced original programming, commercials, promos, and interactive campaigns for networks and agencies such as ESPN, HGTV, Nickelodeon, Grey Advertising, JWT, McCann Erickson, and Ogilvy & Mather.
JOHN LANT is an award-winning producer, director, writer, and designer, in New York and Los Angeles with over three hundred productions to his credit. Mr. Lant is the CEO of The Little Company, and the Producing Artistic Director of Write Act Repertory and Hollywood Civic Light Opera in Los Angeles and Write Act Eastside in New York. His productions have garnered DramaLogue Awards, Diamond Awards, a ADA Award, LA Weekly, Garland, ADA, NAACP, Ethel Casey nominations and LA Weekly and Backstage Picks of the Week & Recommends, with his past associations, including World Premiere LA Recommended Pilgrim (WCLO contract - Associate Producer), Oscar for Short Film The Washing Machine Man, Sundance Finalist Moment of Gracie(Producer), Upside Down, Rightside Up(Feature Film - Producer), 3 time DramaLogue winner Out On a Whim(Producer), NAACP Winner Reap the Whirlwind(Producer). John and current partners, Nathan Murphy (NLM Productions) and T.J. Castronovo (CRC Entertainment), have two development companies here in NYC and LA and are looking for theatrical projects that can be developed for Film / TV and the development of New World Premiere Musicals and Theatrical Works.

Jana Robbins made her Broadway producing debut with the Broadway musical of Litle Womenstarring Sutton Foster and Maureen McGovern. She was recently one of the producers of the acclaimed Ragtimerevival, as well as off-Broadway's White's Lies. She was also one of the producers of the Off-Broadway musical I Love You Because. Unlock'd, her new Broadway bound musicalwon the "Best of the Fest" Award at the New York Musical Theater Festival, and Talkin' Broadway called it "One of the most ravishing new musicals of 2007! She produced The Jazz Age by Allan Knee (Little Women, Finding Neverland) in a limited run at 59E59 St., which she recently produced in association with the Blank Theater Co. in LA. As an actress Jana has appeared in 6 Broadway shows including Gypsy(standby for Tyne Daly) and The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (Standby for Linda Lavin & Michele Lee), starring opposite Valerie Harper when Allergist's Wifewent on National Tour. Her television credits include Law and Order, SVU, Criminal Intent and others, and she was seen in the film of The Women starring Meg Ryan, Eva Mendez and Annette Benning. For more information: www.janarobbins.com.

TRU was founded in 1992 to promote a spirit of cooperation and support within the general theater community by providing information and a variety of entertainment-related services and resources that strengthen the business capability of producing organizations, individual producers, self-Producing Artists and other theater professionals. The company holds monthly seminars on a wide range of subjects important to theatrical producers and artistic directors conducted by panels of experts from both the commercial and not-for-profit segments of the industry. TRU also publishes a monthly email community newsletter of services, goods and productions. In 2001, TRU began giving annual scholarships to The Commercial Theater Institute, to encourage the development of aspiring producers, and most recently created a Producer Mentoring Program whose mentors are among the most prominent producers and general managers in New York theater. In addition, TRU offers a series of Producer Boot Camp workshops to help refine the skills needed to produce effectively. TRU programs for actors include an Annual Audition Event, Resource Nights and "Speed Dating" as well as free monthly actor events, including workshops.

Programs of Theater Resources Unlimited are supported in part by public funds awarded through the New York State Council on the Arts and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, as well as generous support from the Friar's National Foundation Association.

For more information, visit www.truonline.org.