Giving Back
What we can do these days is limited in some ways but unlimited in others. We should consider what we can do to give back.
Many of us have more time right now for things we didn’t before. As a producer, most of my time was taken up planning the next production. But when you don’t know when and where the next production can take place, very little planning can happen. So I do other things.
I Give to Nonprofits
One way that I give back is by helping not-for-profits to accomplish their mission.
When I was living full time on the East Coast I would regularly participate in the Producer/Playwright Speed Date sponsored by Theatre Resources Unlimited. This “speed date” is just like it sounds. There are twenty-two writers who have the opportunity to pitch their play to eleven producers – a two-minute pitch and two-minute producer response.
Usually this has been done in a rehearsal space in NYC. All that has changed now.
I’m now mostly on the West Coast, and getting thirty-three people together physically is impossible. It is still being done, but online. Thanks to Zoom technology I can again participate. A serendipitous benefit is that now, so can playwrights who don’t live in NYC. If you are a playwright based in Oklahoma, for example, you are now able to pitch to me in California.
How Are You Giving Back?
I’m happy that even in this time of uncertainty I can still be productive. You should think about doing the same thing.
At a minimum, you can show your support for your favorite not-for-profit (we hope it’s Rhymes Over Beats) by liking and reposting their social media.
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