In this month's The Table Read, learn more about NAMT's new monthly newsletter. Also, meet the team behind Lizard Boy Off-Broadway as they prepare for rehearsals, and we sit down with the Azul writers at the General Consulate of Argentina just hours before their concert at 54 Below. Plus, submission listings from New Musicals Inc and rehearsal space from Pearl Studios. Spring has sprung at NAMT! The Table Read is sent monthly. Customize your preferences, but don't unsubscribe. Let's stay connected!
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A Fresh Start to the New Season
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We're thrilled to finally share The Table Read with you, a monthly newsletter from the New Works Department at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.
Who is our New Works Department? Well, it begins with 538 Alumni Writers from our annual Festival of New Musicals and extends to a community of 209 Grantee projects produced and developed all across the country by a network of over 200 member theatres and individuals, including 305 Artistic, Producing and New Works Staff and commercial and creative producers, all working together to push the art forward. And then there are those of you we haven't met yet or are just learning about this community. Hopefully this newsletter becomes a crossroads for all of us and centers not only what we do, but how, why and what else we're working toward.
This month, we had a wonderful time joining Melis Aker, Jacinta Clusellas and Tatiana Pandiani of Azul at the General Consulate of Argentina as they prepared for their EP Release Concert. Also, go behind the scenes with our Festival Alumni Justin Huertas' Lizard Boy as he joins forces with NAMT Member/Alumni Cara Reichel of Prospect Theater Company. Each month, you'll get new-works-in-action pieces like this, plus a selection of upcoming submission deadlines, jobs, and the new musicals map. Keep an eye out for stories like these and other exciting professional development resources.
Thank you for being a part of our New Works Department.
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Jacinta Clusellas, Tatiana Pandiani and Melis Aker. Photo: Furiosa Productions.
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On the afternoon of their EP release and just hours before their celebratory concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below, we sat down with Melis Aker (Book/Lyrics), Jacinta Clusellas (Music/Lyrics) and Tatiana Pandiani (Book/Lyrics/Director), the creators of the new musical Azul (Fest ’21) at the Consulate General of Argentina in New York City.
NAMT:
Thank you so much for having us today. We’ll start right off with: what’s the flight path for this musical? What brings us into tonight? Tell us the journey of the show.
Tatiana Pandiani:
So, Jacinta is a composer and had an album come out in 2015 called El Pájaro Azul. There was a release party here in the same building where we are right now.
I loved the music and I thought, “Oh, this could be a musical.” Read more.
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The Call Board is brought to you in partnership with NAMT Member New Musicals Inc. Create a free account at NMI's Musical Theatre Resource Center and check out more contests, submission opportunities and professional development resources. Look below for a selection of their upcoming submission deadlines.
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Want to add to this listing? Spot an error or old info? Reach out to us at newworks@namt.org.
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William A. Williams, Justin Huertas, Kiki DeLohr in Lizard Boy at Seattle Rep. Photo: Kevin Berne
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As they prepare to begin rehearsals for their Off-Broadway premiere, Lizard Boy’s (Fest '20) creator Justin Huertas and Prospect Theater Company’s Producing Artistic Director Cara Reichel join forces to discuss having secret powers and roll out the green carpet to assemble their team of real-world superheroes.
Cara Reichel:
Justin! I’m so excited for this chance to talk about your marvelous show’s journey. Let's start by sharing our origin stories and how we had the opportunity to come together around this musical.
Justin Huertas:
So, I started writing Lizard Boy over 10 years ago. I had come out of college as an actor. The then Artistic Director of Seattle Rep, Jerry Manning—
CR:
Legendary.
JH:
Legendary Jerry Manning. He knew me as an actor because my first show out of college was Speech and Debate at Seattle Rep. And then he happened to come to a musical theatre concert, and he saw me play cello in the band. He said, “You're an actor who plays cello. You should have a show where you play cello in it.” And I'm like, “Yeah, whatever that means. I agree with you.” So, he says, “I'm going to commission you to write yourself a show.” Knowing nothing about my ability to write. I didn't know if I was, you know… I took a playwriting class in college, but— Read more.
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Pearl Studios is the official rehearsal studio for the NAMT Festival of New Musicals and we're excited to partner with them again this year for our 35th Anniversary. Pearl Studios is conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan on 8th Avenue between 35th & 36th Streets, and offers two floors of clean, bright and flexible rooms fit for all your rehearsal needs. For bookings, call 212-904-1850 or email contactus@pearlstudiosnyc.com.
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