# Event Details - **Event Name**: TRU Writer-Producer (Virtual) Speed Date! - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 25 Apr, 2021 at 02:30 pm – Sun, 25 Apr, 2021 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: WRITER SUBMISSION DEADLINE WEDNESDAY 4/15! Session 1: coaching at 2:30, pitching at 4:30 Session 2: coaching at 3:30, pitching at 5:30 Here's a chance to practice your pitching with real producers who are open to and interested in meeting you. This virtual version of our popular program encourages submissions from all over the country or world - a chance to participate without having to travel to New York. Breakout rooms provide a more intimate one-on-one interaction with the producers: - Margot Astrachan, producer (The Prom, A Gentleman's Guide..., Ghost the musical); - Patrick Blake, producer (39 Steps, Play Dead, The Exonerated), founding artistic director of Rhymes Over Beats Hip Hop Theater Collective; - Charlotte Cohn, producer (Church and State, Handle with Care, Rated P for Parenthood); - Sharon Fallon, producer (Beautiful Broadway, London, tour; associate producer I'm Not Rappaport, Indecent; NYMF musicals), general manager; - William Franzblau, producer (Rocktopia, Tony Award-nominated Say Goodnight Gracie, American Buffalo and Wonderland on Broadway; off-Broadway Sistas, This One's for the Girls, Jewtopia, Evil Dead the Musical); - Sue Gilad/In Fine Company, producer (Moulin Rouge, Angels in America, Jagged Little Pill, Company, Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812; Significant Other. Off-Broadway: The Other Josh Cohen); - Jennifer Manocherian, producer (Meteor Shower, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Mountaintop, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, August: Osage County); - Tamra Pica, producer and casting director for WriteAct Repertory, and the new Park Performing Arts Center’s (PPAC) in Union City, NJ; - Jonathan Pollard, producer (Broadway: All Shook Up; off-Broadway: Disenchanted!, Dai (enough), Over the River and Through the Woods, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change); - Markus Potter, theater director, Artistic Director of Kansas Repertory Theatre, Founding Producing Artistic Director of NewYorkRep, Co-Producer of The Velocity of Autumn on Broadway; - 1 more tba Coaches: Emileena Pedigo, Samantha Saltzman, Joanne Zippel "The Speed Date is the only event I know of that gives writers the chance to meet high level producers one-on-one in a room. To me, that's what makes the Speed-Dates so valuable. And you do it with kindness, which I value in life." ~Vincent Amelio (How Alfo Learned to Love) Submission is free. If selected the participation fee is $75 ($65 for members of TRU). Additional collaborators may join you for $20 each. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/online/tru-writer-producer-virtual-speed-date/200020886792047 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, live-music, entertainment, performances, dance, theatre, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 20, max: 75, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Online - **location**: online - **lat**: 0.0000000000 - **long**: 0.0000000000 - **full address**: Online ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: TRU Writer-Producer (Virtual) Speed Date! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/6a15bfefccb15c4473d39d8416e8e3f94fa4efecc3b6edc35f7f1bbb0f0b2c4d-rimg-w526-h275-gmir.jpg?v=1619182596 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is TRU Writer-Producer (Virtual) Speed Date! being held? - **A:** TRU Writer-Producer (Virtual) Speed Date! takes place on Sun, 25 Apr, 2021 at 02:30 pm to Sun, 25 Apr, 2021 at 07:00 pm at Online. - **Q**: Who is organizing TRU Writer-Producer (Virtual) Speed Date!? - **A:** TRU Writer-Producer (Virtual) Speed Date! is organized by TRU - Theater Resources Unlimited. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** TRU Writer-Producer (Virtual) Speed Date! is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Online, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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