A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is now in its fourth year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings this Friday, having offered to date over 250 conversations and unlimited camaraderie since April 17, 2020. TRU hosts these Community Gatherings every Friday at 5pm ET via Zoom, originally presented to explore the creation of art and theater in the time of COVID-19, and now to ensure that these crucial conversations continue going forward.



3/14 - The Major Impact of America's Largest Minority: The Breadth and Diversity of Latinx Voices in Theater. In the room: Jorge Huerta (he/him), Chicano scholar, author and theater director specializing in Chicano and US Latinx theater; Lou Moreno, actor, director, artistic director of New York's revered INTAR Theater since 2010 (co-artistic director previously). INTAR has been committed to the development and continuation of the Latinx voice in American theater and beyond, since 1966. Our conversation will focus on questions of inclusivity, and whether Latinx artists are welcomed into the American mainstream, or function separately serving their own communities. Would greater acceptance present greater opportunities for playwrights? Or might there be the danger of sacrificing authenticity when trying to reach a broader audience? We will also consider the similarities and differences between theater on the east and west coasts, and how the policies of the current administration are affecting non-white artists and the arts in general. Click here to register and receive the zoom link.



UPCOMING

3/21 - A Center of Attention: Meet the Crowdfunding Queen (and Learn Her Secrets of Success) - In the room: Melissa Center, actor, award-winning filmmaker and successful crowdfunder. Having raised 155% of her goal for her one-woman show, Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal – during the height of the Global Pandemic – she decided she was on to something that could help others. She has since helped creatives raise over $1.5M for their passion projects! But how exactly? She will share different strategies that have worked for her and others. Are there projects that fit better into a crowdfunding campaign, or can any project find its audience with the right strategy, and the right platform? Has crowdfunding evolved and changed, especially since shutdown? How do you get people to your crowdfunding site, and what persuades them to click that donate button? We'll also look at the different strengths of different platforms. Click here to register and receive the zoom link.



More information about upcoming interviews is available at: truonline.org/tru-community-gathering.



To receive the Zoom invitation for weekly meetings, email [email protected] with “Zoom Me” in the subject header. These gatherings are free for TRU members, non-members are asked to make an optional tax-deductible donation or consider joining TRU at truonline.org/membership to support the organization’s ongoing service to the community.



Videos of past Community Gatherings may be viewed on TRU’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/channel/UC43rsChi4fA23dNLeloaF_A/. And a podcast series, TRU Talks About Theater, featuring 2023 Community Gathering conversations, is now available wherever you get your podcasts; or tune in at ElectraCast: https://electracast.com/?s=Theater+Resources



Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is the leading network for developing theater professionals, a thirty-two-year-old 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to help producers produce, emerging theater companies to emerge healthily and all theater professionals to understand and navigate the business of the arts. Membership includes self-producing artists as well as career producers and theater companies.



TRU publishes an email community newsletter of services, opportunities and productions; presents weekly Community Gatherings; offers a Producer Development & Mentorship Program taught by prominent producers and general managers in New York theater, and also presents Producer Boot Camp workshops to help aspirants develop business skills. TRU serves writers through the TRU Voices Play Reading Series, TRUSpeak: Hear Our Voices evening of short plays about social issues, Writer-Producer Speed Date, a Practical Playwriting Workshop, How to Write a Musical That Works and a Director-Writer Communications Lab.



Programs of Theater Resources Unlimited are supported in part by the Montage Foundation, The Storyline Project and the Leibowitz Greenway Foundation; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.



For more information about TRU membership and programs, visit www.truonline.org.



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• March 14 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm

  March 14, 2025 05:00 to March 14, 2025 07:00
• Zoom
  , New York, NY

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