free theatre panels in nyc

SPF's Theatre Panel with the Mayor's Office:The Creation of Grey Gardens: The Musical
SPF's Salon Series:Only On Stage: Why Theatre Still Matters

Free SPF Theatre Panel on Saturday, April 14, Examines the Creation of Grey Gardens: The Musical

The Living Room for Artists / Summer Play Festival (SPF) and The Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting (MOFTB) will present its first panel of 2007 on Saturday, April 14. The panel is designed to focus on the process by which a musical is born, from its original source material, to its off-Broadway run, to its opening night on Broadway.

Grey Gardens: The Creation of a Musical
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Michael Greif (Director)
Randall Wreghitt (Producer)
Scott Frankel (Music)
Michael Koric (Lyrics)
Christic Evangelisto (Playwrights Horizons)
Katherine Oliver (Commissioner of the MOFTB - Moderator)

REGISTER NOW!
The free panel will take place at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, at 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues) on April 14 from 10:00am to 11:30am. Guests should RSVP to message@film.nyc.gov by April 12.

This panel is the fifth in a series addressing careers in theatre management, theatrical production and development, producing, and acting.

Refreshments will be served. Please note that guests are subject to change.

SPF's Next Exclusive Salon Series

The SPF Salon Series is designed to provide a forum for discussion that provokes, informs and entertains while examining ideas and concerns of relevance to the theatre today. Moderated by Time Out New York theatre critics David Cote and Adam Feldman, each month will bring new guests and topics to the intimate 50-seat Studio Theatre at Theatre Row. Guests will have the opportunity to hear and talk with some of the industryÂ’s most interesting figures.

SPF's Salon
Monday, April 16, 2007
Jeanine Tesori - Composer, Caroline, or Change; Thoroughly Modern Mille
Michael Mayer - Director, Spring Awakening
Steve Cosson - Artistic Director, The Civilians
Keith Bunan - Playwright, The Busy World is Hushed
Adam Feldman - Theater Critic, Time Out New York (Moderator)

REGISTER NOW!
Tickets to the Salon Series are available free of charge, but are extremely limited. To reserve your seat, email us at events@spfnyc.com.

The Salons will take place from 7:30pm until 9:00pm at the Studio Theatre, Theatre Row at 410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues.

Refreshments will be served. Please note that guests are subject to change.