In light of current efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Off Broadway Alliance has decided to cancel our in-person meetings until it is once again safe to hold events of more than 50 people. We are looking into the possibility of moving our meetings online, and we will provide more information as soon as we’ve made a decision about how best to move forward.

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The Off Broadway Alliance will hold the next event in its Seminars series focused on the Off Broadway producing experience on Sunday, March 1st, 2019. Tickets are available at whatthingscost.eventbrite.com.

The seminar is titled “What Things Cost: Budgeting Your Off Broadway Show.” Industry experts will discuss the ins and outs of budgeting for Off Broadway plays and musicals of all sizes; in theatres with 99 to 499 seats, from one to eight performances a week. They will also share their insight on where to spend and where to save, and how to stretch the dollars and get the biggest bang for your buck.

The panelists are General Manager LISA DOZIER KING (Be More Chill, A Letter to Harvey Milk), Producer WILLIAM FRANZBLAU (Say Goodnight Gracie, David Mamet’s American Buffalo), and General Manager EVAN BERNARDIN (Afterglow, We Are the Tigers). Producer ROBERT DRIEMEYER (La Cage aux Folles, Tennessee Williams’ The Two-Character Play) will moderate.

“What Things Cost” will be held on the 3rd floor of The Theater Center (210 West 50th Street). Check-in will begin at 10:30am for networking and complimentary coffee and bagels. The panel discussion will take place from 11am to 12:30pm with additional time allotted afterward for conversation with fellow attendees.

Admission for the seminar is $5 (to offset the costs of presenting the seminar), and pre-registration is a must. Attendees are encouraged to pre-submit questions for the panelists when they submit their reservations. Questions will be asked live at the seminar.

Read on for more information about our panelists! To reserve your tickets, please visit whatthingscost.eventbrite.com.

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