Online Town Hall: Holiday Happy Hour

December 13, 2023 5:00 pm ET

Join us for a festive beverage and snack (BYOB&S…we’re on Zoom) to kick off the holiday season, reflect on 2023, and tell us about your plans for the year ahead. (Just click the “register” button when you’re ready to join the call; no advance registration required.)

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Calling all administrators! Calling all educators! Join us for an introduction to the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, a new program in partnership with The National Endowment for the Arts that will provide opportunities for high school students to develop and showcase musical compositions that could be part of a musical theater production. Learn how to bring the Songwriting Challenge to schools in your community and build more creative pathways for students. (Advance registration is not required but we will ask for a little info when you click to join.)

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In this very special Town Hall, we are excited to introduce you to our 35th Annual Festival of New Musicals writing teams. The eight shows were selected this year from 575 submissions — our largest pool ever by far! We’ll announce the shows and you’ll get to meet the writers and hear directly from them about their work. Then we invite attendees to join us in a toast to this year’s Festival participants! (Just click the “register” button when you’re ready to join the call; no advance registration required.)

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Join us this month to learn all about NAMT’s strategic planning process, currently underway, and share your thoughts and takeaways from the Spring Conference. As always, we’ll have time for you to ask advice from colleagues, brag (or complain) a little, or just share whatever’s on your mind. (Just click the “register” button when you’re ready to join the call; no advance registration required.)

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“And We’re Back” – Shaping the Path Forward

Wednesday, July 27 2-5 pm ET

Online

As we emerge from the pandemic, many of the logjams in our work are starting to clear and we’re finally shaping the future. At this year’s Writers’ Roundtable “And We’re Back” – Shaping the Path Forward, we’ll discuss the ways producers are breaking new ground with their audiences in a world that is quickly changing, learning to live with the effects of COVID on our New Works Processes, and how to embrace other media as musical theatre expands beyond the stage.

Online Town Hall: Festival Announcement

June 29, 2022 5:00 pm ET

In this very special Town Hall, we are excited to introduce you to our 2022 Festival of New Musicals writing teams! We’ll also announce our Fall Events plans, and we invite attendees to participate in a toast to our Festival writers! (Just click the “register” button when you’re ready to join the call; no advance registration required.)

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Online Roundtable: Engaging Teachers

December 7, 2021 4:00 pm ET

As requested at our last education town hall, let’s talk teachers! How do you engage with them as partners in your education programs? How has working remotely made that harder or easier? How do school administrators and teachers factor in to your planning and resource allocation?

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How Do We Go Forward Together From Here?

July 13, 2021

Online

During the reopening, we have an unprecedented chance to support each other as we enact the changes we imagined during the shutdown. With that in mind, the theme of this year’s Writers Roundtable will be How Do We Go Forward Together From Here? We’ll be discussing topics like creating equitable rooms, enhancing audience access, articulating our day-to-day financial needs, and striking the right balance between live and digital projects. 

Please join us for this discussion of education and community engagement during the pandemic. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Online Town Hall: Marketing & Development

January 15, 2021 2:00 pm ET

Please join us for this open roundtable discussion of issues facing marketing and development personnel during the pandemic. Following the model of our Spring Conferences, we’re providing this forum for marketing and fundraising departments to come together to discuss how you’re communicating with patrons during this moment of change and uncertainty for your theatre, your audiences and the country. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Online Town Hall: Marketing & Development

September 14, 2020 3:00 pm ET

Please join us for this open roundtable discussion of issues facing marketing and development personnel during the pandemic. Following the model of our Spring Conferences, we’re providing this forum for marketing and fundraising departments to come together to discuss how you’re communicating with patrons during this moment of change and uncertainty for your theatre, your audiences and the country. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Online Town Hall: Marketing

August 5, 2020 2:00 pm ET

Please join us for this open roundtable discussion of issues facing marketing personnel during the pandemic. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Please join us for this discussion of education and community engagement during the pandemic. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Online Town Hall: Marketing

July 13, 2020 3:00 pm ET

Please join us for this open roundtable discussion of issues facing marketing personnel during the pandemic. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Please join us for this discussion of education and community engagement during the pandemic. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Online Town Hall: Fundraising

June 23, 2020 4:00 pm ET

Please join us for this discussion of fundraising and development during the pandemic. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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Data-driven decision making is more important than ever. This interactive workshop from our friends at Tessitura will break down the elements of data-driven culture – Data | Decide | Do – as a framework, giving you the confidence to make decisions during an uncertain time. If you are struggling with what your historical data means for the future, or where to even start when every day brings new factors to consider, this workshop is for you. You’ll get to assess your own practices and center and refocus on using data in this new reality.

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Online Town Hall: Fundraising

Wednesday, May 20 @ 4 pm ET

Please join us for this discussion of fundraising and development during the pandemic. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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NAMT will host ongoing online town halls for members to come together (virtually) to discuss the challenges facing our theatres and our field during the coronavirus crisis and beyond. Please join us for this special breakout on education and community engagement programs during quarantine. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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The professional, personal, and organizational stresses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic can create new mental health challenges or intensify existing ones. Social isolation separates us from the community and work that would otherwise be significant coping strategies. How can arts leaders support themselves as well as provide support for staff members? Adam Reynolds is a drama therapist and social worker in NYC who works with individuals, groups, and organizations that have experienced traumatic events. He will offer some basic guidelines about navigating issues likely to emerge during the pandemic crisis and then facilitate a conversation with members about what issues they may have experienced within their organizations.

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NAMT will host ongoing online town halls for members to come together (virtually) to discuss the challenges facing our theatres and our field during the coronavirus crisis and beyond. Please join us for this special breakout on education and community engagement programs during quarantine. (Please register for this town hall, just so we can get a head-count. You’ll be able to register and join us after we’ve started too.)

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TRG Arts consultants Caitlin Green and Brad Carlin are hosting a round-table discussion about patron communications in the age of COVID-19. Bring your questions about segmentation, messaging and timing for quick answers, group discussion and actionable counsel. Ideal for marketing and development directors who are navigating, launching, and doing some on-the-fly re-writing of campaigns.

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Making the Most of Your Resources: When, What and Who?

March 6, 2020

356 W 40th St., 2nd Floor

Creating a new musical takes an abundance of resources: time, money and energy. As a development process moves forward and artistic needs change, how can writers and producers work together to make the most of always-limited resources and set shows up for success?

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New or Known Content: Excellence Across the New Musical Development Spectrum

August 14, 2019

East Haddam, CT

This year’s New Works Roundtable will be hosted by Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut. The day will be filled with thought-provoking discussion considering artistic excellence and commercial viability, as well as a chance to see two new musicals and meet the creative teams.

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Community Engagement

July 18-19, 2019

Houston, TX

Whether you have a vibrant community engagement program with its own dedicated staff, you’re interested in getting started, or somewhere in between, you won’t want to miss these conversations.

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Building Momentum: Extending the Life of a New Musical

March 8, 2019

140 West 30th Street, New York, NY

Navigating a new musical through a world premiere is a huge feat for writers and producers. But what happens after the first production?

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Local Matters

July 19 - 20

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

NAMT is heading to the Twin Cities for the 2018 New Works Roundtable! In between enjoying Ordway Center for the Performing Arts’ opening night of Mamma Mia and Theater Latté Da’s NEXT Festival, NAMT members and Festival alumni will spend a day discussing new musical development.

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The Next Frontier:  Enhancing the Development Process

March 23

New York, NY

At this year’s Writers’ Roundtable, we’ll explore how the musical theatre development landscape is changing, and what we—NAMT Festival Alumni Writers and producers from NAMT member organizations—can do to proactively address the needs of all involved.

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Strategic Planning

February 8, 2018

Riverside Theatre, Vero Beach, FL

Join your fellow NAMT members for our next Management Roundtable focused on strategic planning, hosted by Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL.

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The Feedback Loop: Communication and Collaboration in Development

February 27

Interface NYC 140 W 30th St, New York, NY 10001

Join NAMT Alumni Writers and producers from NAMT member organizations to discuss ways we can better communicate through challenges in the development process.

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A forum on education and community engagement

August 19, 2016

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

A forum on education and community engagement.

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Promoting Yourself and Your Show in 2016

February 5, 2016

CAP21, 18 W. 18th Street, New York, NY, Room 501

Join Festival Alumni Writers and producers to discuss the writers’ elusive art of presenting themselves and their shows to the industry; from websites to networking and everything in between.

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Building Alliances: Casting Directors, Agents and Licensing Houses

February 24, 2015

CAP21, 18 W. 18th Street, New York, NY, Room 505

Join Festival Alumni Writers and producers to discuss collaboration and communication in the industry.

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November 13, 2014

Goodspeed Musicals, East Haddam, CT

NAMT headed to Connecticut in November, 2014 to check out the world premieres of two new shows at Goodspeed Musicals!

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2014 Management Roundtable

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An Up-Tempo Duet: Staff and Boards Making Music Together

February 20 - 21, 2014

The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre at the University of Miami, Miami, FL

For our first Management Roundtable, we went to the University of Miami to provide opportunities for staff and board members to share ideas and best practices for how we can all work together to grow and sustain thriving arts organizations.

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Together in the Trenches: Advocating and Collaborating from 1st Meeting to Closing Night

March 16, 2013

CAP21, 18 W. 18th Street, New York

On Saturday, March 16th, 2013, NAMT hosted Festival alumni and NAMT members in a roundtable about how writers can be their own best advocate at and collaborative partner with a theatre when heading into a workshop or production.

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2012 New Works Roundtable

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May 30, 2012

Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles

NAMT members and Festival alumni gathered to discuss developing new musicals in southern California and saw Los Otros (National Fund for New Musicals 11-12) by Michael John LaChuisa and Ellen Fitzhugh (Paper Moon, Festival 1995) at the Mark Taper Forum.

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Developing Relationships while Developing a Musical

May 5, 2012

NAMT hosted Festival alumni and NAMT members in a roundtable about the writers building relationships with other writers, directors, theatres, producers, agents and licensing houses.

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2011 New Works Roundtable

Roundtables

January 14 - 16, 2011

Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut

At the Summit, NAMT members and Festival of New Musicals alumni gathered to discuss developing new musicals while attending Goodspeed’s 6th Annual Festival of New Artists.

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Roundtables

August 13 - 14, 2010

TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, CA

Held in Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA in conjunction with TheatreWorks’ new works festival, this Summit focused on new works development in California, and the role of the creative producer. This year, TheatreWorks presented a developmental production of Fly By Night and staged readings of Great Wall and Red Clay, plus two plays, all of which can be seen over that one weekend.

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Marketing Yourself & Selling Your Show

June 12, 2010

CAP21, New York City

In June at CAP21 in New York City, NAMT members and Festival alumni discussed the writers’ elusive art of presenting themselves and their shows to the industry, a topic requested by many writers at the 2009 Roundtable.

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2009 New Works Roundtable

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Regional Models of Producing New Musicals

August 14, 2009

Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington

Held in Issaquah, WA in conjunction with the Village Theatre’s new works festival and the 5th Avenue Theater’s world premiere of Catch Me If You Can, this Summit focused on new works development through various means outside of New York City.

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Building Connections: Alumni, Members and NAMT

June 13, 2009

In June at CAP21 in New York City, NAMT members and alumni writers shared ideas and insights on how producers and writers could help each other and better understand each other’s needs.

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Putting the MUSIC in a MUSICAL: From Piano Score to Demo Recording to Full Orchestration

June 28, 2008

CAP 21, New York City

The 2008 New Works Summit at CAP21 brought together producers, writers, and industry leaders to discuss key topics related to developing and producing new musicals. The Summit was an opportunity for conversation between creative and producing entities in order to help foster collaboration among the participants.