The following is a list of the resources, services and products that are part of my “Producer Toolkit” and I recommend them for yours.
INTERNET MARKETING
GoDaddy – Everything you need to register your domain name and host your website.
Mailchimp – Email marketing is the most effective and efficient way to reach your customers. Mailchimp is the most effective and efficient email client out there. The social integration features particularly stand out.
TweetAdder – Looking to add qualified followers to your twitter en masse? Check out TweetAdder.
PRWeb – Need to get a press release out to the entire world (wide web) and don’t have a press agent?
Google Analytics – The ultimate stats machine for your website. And it’s free. If you don’t have it installed on your website, then you don’t really have a website.
PRINTING
4over4.com – Need postcards, postcards, etc. and need them fast? 4over4 has the coolest ordering system around, and they’ll have postcards on your doorstep in 48 hours.
VistaPrint – You can’t beat VistaPrint’s prices or their vast product list. My business cards are printed on VistaPrint.
PRODUCTIVITY
Salesforce – This CRM cloud computing software has been responsible for a drastic increase in my conversions. It helped me get through the economic crisis.
Kindle – I read a lot of scripts, but I only have to carry one Kindle. Not only do I read more, but when I travel, my bags aren’t overweight anymore!
Toodledo – I spent 2 entire days looking for the best To Do list on the web, and ToodleDo won out. Folders, lists, iPhone App. I’ve gotten more done because of ToodleDo.
Elance – Looking for a logo? A web designer? An accountant? Elance connects freelancers from all over the world looking for work. Elance providers have literally saved us over $10,000.
WRITING
Final Draft – Writing a script in Final Draft will help you finish your script faster. That simple.
The Writer’s Journey – Need a blueprint for your show or screenplay? This book is the modern bible for dramatic structure. I keep a copy on my desk and consult it whenever I’m in a plot pickle.
Play Submissions Helper – An insane list of hundreds and hundreds of play submissions opportunities… 350+ to be exact.
BOOKS
Check out the books I recommend to the right of this page.
If you have a product that helps make you a better Producer or Artist, please email me so I can share it with my readers.
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Mr. Davenport,
My name is Kevin Schilling and I read your blog everyday. I just got done producing the Oklahoma! Project at the 5th Avenue theatre in Seattle and over the past couple years I have realized my dream of being a producer. I’m a senior in high school graduating this year an will be attending a school in Seattle. I will be in NYC next week visiting a friend I met at the Oregon Shakespeare festival summer seminar last year, an I was wondering if I could have the opportunity to meet you and ask some questions about producing and what my next steps should be and all that jazz. Thank you for your time, I can’t wait to hear from you
Kevin
Kevinschilling@rocketmail.com
Hi, Ken! I’ve been scouring Google for a trustworthy source of theatre production team terms and can’t find what I’m looking for. Specifically, I need to know the different hats worn — what they’re called, what their function is, who’s senior to junior, etc., and possibly even how much each person would make in proportion to everyone else. Do you have a source to suggest?
Ken,
If you could find a way to publish this announcement, I’d be eternally grateful.
Thanks,
John
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Midtown International Theatre Festival Announces Theatre Stimulus Package (including free wine and cheese) Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 6pm
The Theatre Stimulus Package is a package of freebies for any full-length show in next year’s Midtown International Theatre Festival:
The Theatre Stimulus Package includes the following:
• 20 hours FREE rehearsal time
• FREE external storage, availability permitting
• FREE marketing consultation
• FREE showcase insurance
• NO side letter with Equity, so NO hidden costs
• Festival participants COMPED to each other’s shows
• FREE wine and cheese (while supplies last LOL)
Further details will be announced at this year’s annual MITF Symposium, at the Abingdon Theatre Company’s June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th St. 1st fl., Tues. Dec. 18 at 6 pm. In keeping with the meaning of “symposium” (“drinking together”), there will be FREE wine and cheese in the upper lobby. RSVP midtownFestival@gmail.com.
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