Fall Conference 2022
New Works, New World
October 18-19, 2022
The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street, NYC
…and online!

A series of frank discussions on the challenges and rewards of producing new musicals and engaging audiences in 2022, topics included ways to remove barriers to entry and points of friction for audiences, artists and staff who wish to return to the theatre (or enter it for the first time), how the current moment can be great for taking risks and cultivating new work…and also presents new obstacles; continued and increased efforts to improve diversity and inclusion across our field, leadership transitions, and more. We also previewed the Festival of New Musicals and offered plenty of networking and social time.
In addition to the in-person Conference in New York, we’re continuing to offer an online/hybrid experience so that more members may participate from anywhere! Our mobile and desktop app allowed all attendees to connect regardless of which option they chose, providing an online experience that goes beyond just passive viewing. Discounts were available for multiple participants to attend from your organization, with extremely low rates to add online attendees from organizations who also sent representatives in person.
If you registered for the Fall Conference (either in-person or online), click here to go to Webex Events (formerly Socio), our hybrid event platform, and access all of the Conference materials including attendee contacts, speaker bios, handouts, slides, connections made during the event, and more. Webex Events will be active at least through Spring, 2023. If you didn’t use Socio during the event, you can still set up your account using the email address you used to register with us.
Educational Resources Committee
2022 Fall Conference Committee
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022 (All times ET)
10:30 - 11:00 am | Check-in & Coffee The Bookstore Lobby In-person participants, get your badge and some coffee, make sure your app is set up, and start greeting your colleagues and friends. Online participants, the video lounge will be open and this is a perfect time to get set up and start making connections, too! Morning coffee sponsored by Pearl Studios. |
11:00 - 11:15 am | Welcome Remarks The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events |
11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Roundtable/Open Forum The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events/Zoom A chance for all Fall Conference participants, in-person and online, to share what’s on their minds and set the stage for the days to come in a fully hybrid, interactive session. What are some of the biggest challenges you’re facing as you head into the fall? What are some of the greatest rewards you’ve experienced producing new musicals in the last year? Come to the mic or the Zoom screen and tell your theatre’s story. |
12:00 - 12:15 pm | Break |
12:15 - 1:00 pm | Keynote: Janette Roush in Conversation with Gordon Cox The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events Janette Roush is the Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital, for NYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organization. She oversees the organization’s paid media strategy, digital initiatives and media insights to raise the profile of NYC and to inspire visitation to the five boroughs. She is also responsible for the organization’s domestic and international promotional campaigns, B2B marketing for the travel trade and meeting planners, partnerships, and promotional strategy for campaigns like NYC Restaurant Week and NYC Broadway Week. Prior to joining NYC & Company, she spent more than two decades marketing Broadway at organizations such as Broadway.com and AKA, a global leader in entertainment advertising and strategy. |
1:00 - 2:30 pm | Lunch The Bookstore Lobby Sponsored by Disney Theatrical Group and Pittsburgh CLO |
2:30 - 3:00 pm | The Next Frontier: Developing and Presenting New Musicals in Virtual Reality The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events Taking a step beyond Zoom readings, Apples and Oranges presents how they are using Virtual Reality technology to develop and present new musicals and the potential implications for the future of theatrical storytelling. Using examples from their live VR family musical Winter Lights to the pre-recorded immersive VR musical The Calling, speakers Tim and Pamela Kashani, Alani iLongwe and Tyler Heaton (Apples and Oranges Arts) will discuss the process for creating the shows in VR as well as tools and techniques to help NAMT members explore incorporating virtual reality into their development and production practices. |
3:00 - 4:15 pm | Fewer Barriers, More Entry The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events Barriers to entry in the theatre are nothing new, but something has changed in the last two years, for audiences, artists and administrators. Or have frictions that have always been there simply been newly exposed? How are we welcoming people back to the theatre and cultivating new audiences at the same time? What positive changes are we seeing? What work still has to be done? Moderated by Orlando Morales (The 5th Avenue Theatre), with Victoria Bailey (Theatre Development Fund), Andy Butterfield (Weston Theater Company), Pablo Hernandez Basulto (The Public Theater), Jason Kantrowitz (Luminous Ventures Ltd) and Shanta Thake (Lincoln Center) |
4:15 - 4:30 pm | Break Afternoon coffee sponsored by AMS and Hollywood Pantages |
4:30 - 5:15 pm | Annual Membership Meeting The Irene Diamond Stage and Zoom (NAMT Members Only) Come for important updates on the state of NAMT and vote on the new slate of Board members and other important business. All NAMT members are encouraged to attend this meeting, even if you’re not with us at the Fall Conference. Watch your email for Zoom details. |
5:30 - 7:30 pm | Networking Cocktail Party Glass House Tavern Sponsored by Concord Theatricals |
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 (All times ET)
9:45 - 10:15 am | Check-in & Coffee The Irene Diamond Stage Morning coffee sponsored by Broadway Licensing and The Muny |
10:15 - 11:15 am | IDEAs From The Field The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events Two years after a racial awakening, many theatre companies are talking about diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice… (you name it), but where is the ACTION? Join us for a facilitated conversation with two NAMT member theatres who are on active IDEA journeys. Hear about the successes, the ongoing challenges and everything in between. Moderated by Seena Hodges (The Woke Coach), with David Byrd & Donna Lynn Hilton (Goodspeed Musicals). |
11:15 - 11:30 am | A Word From Our Sponsor: TRW The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | New Works Across Generations The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events We talk about wanting to bring in new audiences but are we really developing work they want to see? Or maybe more importantly that they want to perform? Where is the work for high schools about high school students? Are there vibrant roles for actors of all ages? Are the communities we’re trying to reach truly being represented? We tell writers to write what they know, but whose voices are we telling them we value by what we produce? Moderated by Aislinn Frantz (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), with Suzie Bixler (Village Theatre), Brannon Bowers (American Musical Theatre Project at Northwestern University), Britton Melton (Uptown Players), Greg Reiner (National Endowment for the Arts) and Kit Yan (Interstate, Fest ’19) |
12:30 - 12:45 pm | Break Afternoon coffee sponsored by Goodspeed Musicals and Theatre Under the Stars |
12:45 - 1:30 pm | Festival Preview The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events Meet the writers and learn about the shows of the 34th Annual Festival of New Musicals! |
1:30 - 3:00 pm | Lunch (on your own) |
2:00 - 3:00 pm | Online Session: New Musical Development in Academia: Where are we now? Signature Rehearsal Studio and Zoom Join us for this breakout conversation about the evolution of new musical development at the college and university level including what the future looks like for both institutions and writers. In-person attendees may participate live in the Signature Rehearsal Studio (food and drink are not allowed in this room, so please eat lunch first, or join online from the lobby cafe). Online attendees, join us on Zoom. This session is also open to NAMT Academic members not attending the Fall Conference (check your email for details). Led by Stephen Brotebeck (San Diego State University), with Rick Edinger (Carnegie Mellon University), Lauren Haughton Gillis (Indiana University), John Simpkins (Penn State University) and Selda Sahin & Derek Gregor (Modern and Particle).
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3:00 - 4:00 pm | It Was The Best Of Times, It Was...The Best Of Times??? The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events Is this a great time or a terrible time to be producing new musicals? If we’re all rethinking how we engage our audiences, what other strategies can we rethink? What can we learn from other industries and businesses about the last year of change? How can we lean into opportunity instead of hiding from misfortune. Our panelists will discuss the new landscape for risk and growth for producers, artists and audiences. Moderated by Susanna Gellert (Weston Theater Company), with Rachel Aldeman (Long Wharf Theatre), victor cervantes, jr. (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Ann-Carol Pence (Aurora Theatre) and Keena Redding. |
4:00 - 4:15 pm | A Word From Our Sponsor: Cinevative The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events |
4:15 - 5:15 pm | Transition Traditions The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events It seems like an unusually high number of NAMT member theatres have undergone leadership transitions over the last two years. What’s more, they did so during a time of turmoil and uncertainty for the industry. Hear from both incoming and departing leaders about how they successfully passed the baton, what wisdom they have to impart and what changes they plan to make. Moderated by Kate Galvin (Constellation Stage and Screen), with Kwofe Coleman (The Muny), Mark Fleischer & Van Kaplan (Pittsburgh CLO), Adam Immerwahr, Laura Lee & Robb Hunt (Village Theatre), and Kappy Kilburn & Emily Wells (The Human Race Theatre). |
5:15 - 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks The Irene Diamond Stage and Webex Events |
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If you’ve attended the Fall Conference in the past, please note that this is a new venue for us! Signature is easily accessible by public transit: The A/C/E trains to 42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal are closest, and the 1/2/3, 7, N/R/Q/W trains at 42nd Street/Times Square are also nearby. The M42 crosstown bus goes east-west across 42nd Street, and the M34 will take you up 8th Avenue from Penn Station or Hudson Yards. You can see the current subway status or plan a trip here.
Attendees
Nancy Gibbs
General Manager/Producer
In Person
Robert Friend
Vice President, Nonprofit Sales
In Person
Vincent de Tourdonnet
Director/Writer
Online
Nora Fleury
Project Manager
In Person
Steven Wolff
Principal
In Person
Brannon Bowers
Producing Director
In Person
Rick Feldman
Ars Nova Trustee
In Person
Katie Fortuno
Creative Producer
In Person
Mark Pearson
Artistic Director College Light Opera
In Person
Megan Chacalos
Creative Associate
In Person
Meg Fofonoff
Artistic Director/Producer
In Person
Risa Shoup
Co-Executive Director
In Person
Pamela Adams
General Manager
In Person
Anish Chakravorty
Senior Director, Arts & Culture
In Person
Ann-Carol Pence
Co-Founder/Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Anthony Rodriguez
Artistic Director Emeritus
In Person
Samantha Estrella
In Person
Alan Paul
Artistic Director
In Person
Branden Huldeen
Artistic Producer
In Person
Des'ree Brown
In Person
Ryan Bogner
Founder, Co-President of Content
In Person
Victoria Lang
Founder, Co-President of Content
In Person
Rod Kaats
In Person
Aaron Thielen
Co-Founder
Sean Cercone
CEO
In Person
Rachel Keimach
VP, Operations
In Person
Zach Dulli
Director of Special Projects
In Person
Sara Skolnick
VP, Production
In Person
Jeffrey Keiholtz
VP, Buisness Development
In Person
Kent Nicholson
Creative Director
In Person
Amaya Santamaria
Education & Community Engagement Manager
Online
Alan Anderson
Marketing Director
Online
Dan Murphy
Managing Director
In Person
Tyrene Bada
Board Member
Online
Sharon Maroney
Producing Artistic Director
Online
Holly Richards
Development Manager
Online
Marsha S Brooks
Partner
Online
Rick Edinger
Chair of the Acting/ Music Theater Option; Associate Professor of Music Theater
In Person
J. Scott Lapp
Artistic Director
In Person
Jordan Beck
Managing Producer
In Person
Aislinn Frantz
Associate Producer
In Person
Mark Ciglar
CEO
Online
Cody Lassen
Producer
In Person
Michael Macaione
Professional Licensing
In Person
Bill Gaden
President
Online
Teresa Castro
Senior Manager, Professional Licensing
Online
Theresa Posorske
Director, Professional Licensing
In Person
Abbie Van Nostrand
Senior Vice President, Client Relations and Community Engagement
In Person
Michelle Yaroshko
Senior Vice President, Professional Licensing (North America)
In Person
Zach Kaufer
Senior Manager, Professional Licensing
In Person
Molly Goldberg
Professional Licensing Coordinator
In Person
Molly Goldberg
Professional Licensing Coordinator
Online
Sean Flahaven
Chief Theatricals Executive
Online
Ella Andrew
Client Relations and Community Engagement Coordinator
Online
Chad Rabinovitz
Artistic Director of New Works
Online
Kate Galvin
Artistic Director
In Person
John Fionte
Creative Director, Director of New Works
Online
Summer Groh
Online
Olivia Hardy
Online
Mary Dina
Special Events Producer and Content Manager
Online
Wendy Ruth
Show Director
Online
David Scott
Director of Licensing
In Person
Erin Breznitsky
Licensing Manager
In Person
Snehal Desai
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Elisbeth Challener
Producer
In Person
Lori Fineman
Producer
In Person
Michael Lluberes
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Nicole Samsel
General Manager
In Person
Søren Møller
Artisitic Director / Creative Producer
Online
Mayah Lourdes Burke
In Person
Michael Fling
Artistic Associate
In Person
Carol Giroux
Public Relations Manager
Dan McMahon
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
Naomi Anhorn
Assistant Stage Manager
Online
Mary Miko
Special Events & Corporate Relations
Online
Rachel Tischler
General Manager
In Person
Katie Wasserman
Database Administrator
Ken Dingledine
President
In Person
Boris Cao
Producer
In Person
Kristal Pacific
Program Officer
In Person
DJ Gray
Professor of Practice, Musical Theatre
In Person
Lauren Haughton Gillis
Assistant Professor, Muiscal Theatre
Online
Michelle Lee
Team Manager, Performing Arts Promotion Team
In Person
Lucy Seoyoung Yoon
Project Manager, Performing Arts Promotion Team
In Person
Kevin Lynch
Owner/CEO
In Person
Mary Tomei
In Person
Eric Keen-Louie
Executive Producer
In Person
BT McNicholl
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Chris Alleman
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Melissa Livingston
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Craig Krawczyk
President | Lead Design Architect
In Person
Kerrie Brinkman-White
Director of Development
In Person
Michael Baron
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Jim Reynolds
Managing Director
In Person
Ashley Wells
Executive Producer
Online
Stephanie Dupal
Managing Director
In Person
Curt Dale Clark
Artistic Director
In Person
Margot Astrachan
owner
In Person
Molly Marinik
Director of Grants and Development Communications
In Person
Julie Felise Dubiner
Director of Artistic Initiatives
In Person
Daisy Lopez
McCoy Rigby Entertainment
In Person
Tom McCoy
Executive Producer
In Person
Lindsay Brooks
Associate Producer
Online
Mark Hardy
Coordinator of Musical Theatre/New Works Initiative, Montclair State University
In Person
Matthew Boethin
Professional Licensing Director, N. America
In Person
Richard Patterson
International Licensing Director
In Person
Brian J Marcum
Artistic Director
In Person
Michael Cole
Director of Production
In Person
Christopher Ubiadas
Marketing & Social Media Coodinator
Online
Andrea Shepard
Box Office Manager
Douglas Senecal
General Manager
Steve Calzaretta
Production Manager
Dana Leach
Education Outreach Coordinator
Paul Garman
Executive Director/Producer
In Person
Tad Fujioka
Assistant Box Office Manager & Marketing Associate
Online
Bren Thor
Associate Producer
In Person
Randall Kramer
Artistic/Executive Director
In Person
Alana Roberts
Development Manager
In Person
Joey Monda
Producer
In Person
Frankie Dailey
New Works Director
In Person
Skye Cone Ivey
Program Assistant
In Person
Erica Jeudy
Program Intern
In Person
Adam Grosswirth
Member Services Director
In Person
Betsy Militello
Executive Director
In Person
Emily Vortherms
Operations and Communications Associate
In Person
Greg Reiner
Theater & Musical Theater Director | Performing Arts
In Person
Ian-Julian Williams
Theater & Musical Theater Specialist
Online
Jenna Hoffman
Guest
In Person
John Thew
President
In Person
Neil Gooding
Producer
In Person
Kim Lara
Associate Producer
In Person
Nicole Lafountaine
Ex Director
In Person
Pauls Macs
Artistic Associate
In Person
Michael Shapiro
Board Member
Online
Catie O'Donnell
Staff Producer
In Person
Elise Dewsberry
Artistic Director
In Person
Scott Guy
Executive Director
Online
Brad Kenney
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
Christopher Youstra
Associate Artistic Director of Music Theater
In Person
jr., victor cervantes
Associate Producer
In Person
Michael Stotts
Managing Director
In Person
Christopher Slavik
Associate Producer
In Person
Jen Bender
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Garrett Marks
Booking Associate
In Person
Hayley Goldenberg
In Person
Elly Daniels
Producer
Online
Kate Loy
Manager of Institutional Giving
Online
Mark Fleischer
Executive Producer
In Person
Michael Detroit
Executive Producer
In Person
Irvin Mason Jr.
In Person
Roy Lightner
SINGH Artistic Director
In Person
Keith Cromwell
Executive Director
In Person
Jennifer Jaquess
Managing Director
In Person
Kathy Evans
Founding Executive Director
In Person
Dane Leasure
Executive Artistic Director
Online
Stephen Brotebeck
Professor
In Person
Abigail Buell
VP, Strategy & Business Development
In Person
Hattie Andres
Manager of Artistic Programming
In Person
Jana Shea
Co-Founder
In Person
Gabriela Saltiel
Artistic & Executive Associate
Melanie Thompson
Head of Communications
Online
Sharon Fallon
Producer/General Manager
In Person
Michael Murphy
Online
Mac Ingram
Director of Development
In Person
Bethany Nothstein
Sector Strategy & Community Manager, US & Canada
In Person
Holden Wertheimer-Meier
Account Executive
In Person
Darryl Reuben Hall
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
Andrew Kuhlman
Executive Producer
Online
Wendy Gillespie
President & CEO
In Person
Jody Bell
Director of Sales - Theater
In Person
Ella Silverman
Manager of Fieldwide Programming
Online
Devon Berkshire
Director of Conferences & Fieldwide Learning
Online
Bill Berry
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Orlando Morales
In Person
Paula Tharp
Director of Philanthropy
In Person
Neen Williams-Teramachi
Associate Director of New Works
In Person
Bernie Griffin
Managing Director
In Person
Jay Woods
Associate Artistic Director; Artist Engagement
In Person
Emma Y. Lai
In Person
Jeff Loeb
President
In Person
Kappy Kilburn
Executive Director
Online
Kwofe Coleman
President & CEO
In Person
Eric Pugh
Director of Marketing
In Person
Kate Supleve
Co-Executive Director
In Person
Paul Beauchamp
Co-Executive Director
In Person
Ray Hogg
Artistic Director
In Person
Rohan Dhupar
In Person
Claudia De Vasco
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
Rose Prieto
Bookkeeper
Online
Ariel Rosen
Patron Services Manager
Online
Laura Michelle Wolfe Hoadley
Chief Operating Officer
Online
Rick Sanchez
Director of Marketing & Communication
In Person
Reece Gray
Guest Services Manager
Online
Elisa Spencer-Kaplan
Managing Director
In Person
Peter Rothstein
Artistic Director
In Person
Elissa Adams
Associate Artistic Director/Director of New Work
In Person
Rosemary Maggiore
VP, Sales
In Person
Joshua Demers
Director of Audience Services
Online
Nicole LaFlair Nieves
General Manager
Online
Dina Silva
Director of Development
Online
Rob Ruggiero
Producing Artistic Director
Online
Victoria Bailey
Executive Director
In Person
Tom Morrissey
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Seth Pecore
Education Company Manager, Pre-professional Programs
In Person
Hillary Hart
Executive Director
Online
Phil Santora
In Person
Brian Feldman
Client Development Executive
In Person
Bradley Lohrenz
Vice President Professional & International Licensing
In Person
Shari Jordan
Associate Artistic Producer
In Person
Zoe Baird
Company Manager
In Person
Scott Anderson
Producing Artistic Director
Online
Sam Squeri
Director, Theatre Production & Finance
In Person
Isabelle Tonetti
Financial Analyst
In Person
Britton Melton
Production Associate
Online
Annette Macfarlane
Development Director
Online
Michael Ballam
Founding General Director
In Person
Vanessa Ballam
Artistic Associate and Education Director
In Person
Stefan Espinosa
Conservatory Director
In Person
Adam Immerwahr
Artistic Director
In Person
Susanna Gellert
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
James Creer
Co-Producer
In Person
Susan Rabin
Artistic Director
In Person
Lauren Stevens
Producer/Managing Partner
In Person
Jamie Herlich
Managing Director
In Person
Dave Steakley
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Charlie Frasier
Chief Development Officer
In Person
Board Member
In Person
Producer
Online
In Person
In Person
Producer
Online
In Person
In Person
Artistic and Executive Director
In Person
Producer
In Person
In Person
Online
In Person
Composer
Online
Composer
Online
In Person
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Participation Guidelines
NAMT is committed to recognizing and celebrating the diversity of experiences, talents, skills, cultures and opinions that our members bring to our community, and specifically to our events. We invite you to participate in all of our Conferences, Roundtables, Festivals and other events, both online and in-person, in a spirit of open-mindedness, curiosity and respect.
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- Be inclusive, actively seeking and inviting diverse perspectives
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- Listen to understand
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- Assume good intentions but acknowledge impact
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We may take action (up to and including expulsion with no refund and exclusion from future events) to redress disruptive, disrespectful or offensive behavior or any other actions perceived by NAMT staff and/or Board to be in conflict with the above guidelines.
We know that learning and working together can produce both joy and conflict. We recognize that to learn is to stumble, and we are striving to provide a space for risk, creativity, respect, appreciation, growth and collaboration. When addressing conflicts of any type, we commit to these Participation Guidelines.
Thank you to every NAMT community member for helping to make all of our events informative, inclusive and respectful.
Resources
Videos (Next Frontier, TRW, Cinevative)
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