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For the Greater Good… Boot Camp!!!

May 7th, 2009

In any community, there are always those who manage to rally everyone together because they know the VALUE of community. It’s usually a thankless job, and sometimes even goes unnoticed. Bob Ost of Theater Resources Unlimited is one of the few who realize what must be done for the greater good of the many.  In emails, and on TRU’s website, Bob posts opportunities for actors, writers, and anyone else who’s looking for it — opportunities to get one’s work out there and noticed.

Bob also reaches out to producers, those who are established, so they can share their wisdom and give back to the community, and those who are trying to get a foot in the door.

He takes getting a foot in the door so seriously, he offers Boot Camp for fledgling producers yearly. TRU Boot Camp 09  promises to be informative and entertaining and most of all, educational!

Described as: “Basic training for producers, geared to those of you producing at the reading and Equity Showcase level, with particular application for those planning to produce in the upcoming summer festivals. Moderated by TRU’s Director of Self-Producing Artists (S.P.A.) Mike Roderick of Small Pond Entertainment, with TRU president Bob Ost.”

Keynote speakers include:

- Kristin Caskey, vice-president of Fox Theatricals (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Legally Blonde, Caroline or Change, revivals of ‘night mother and Death of a Salesman)

- Cheryl Wiesenfeld, producer (The Exonerated, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, In the Continuum, Legally Blonde, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Caroline or Change)

- Randall Wreghitt, producer (Impressionism, Grey Gardens, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Beauty Queen of Leenane, Hedda Gabler, The Waverly Gallery)

Register by May 8th, and the nice guy that Bob is, he’ll even take $25 dollars off tuition.

Here’s to making great theatre, and learning how to do it well!

–Sue

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