Vlog 25 – Think Like a Director

Elise Dewsberry Vlog #25 – Think Like a Director
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[NoHo Arts District, CA] – Elise Dewsberry’s vlog How to Get NO Feedback from Elise: Vlog #25 – “THINK LIKE A DIRECTOR.”

The 25th post in the video blog from New Musicals Inc (NMI) Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry – How to Get NO Feedback from Elise looks at why it is important to think like a director (but don’t think FOR them). 

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About Elise Dewsberry

Elise joined the Academy for New Musical Theatre (the former name of New Musicals Inc.) as Associate Artistic Director in 2003; joined Founding Artistic Director John Sparks as Co-Artistic Director in 2010; and became Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc. in 2013. Elise also serves as a Los Angeles Ovation Award Voter, and is the author and evaluator of the Book Lab and the Outlining Lab, offered online through www.writingmusicaltheatre.com, and is the author of a series of video blogs called How to Get NO Feedback from Elise available at https://nmi.org/elises-video-blog/

About New Musicals Inc.

New Musicals, Inc is non-profit developmental and educational community for anyone who wants to learn how to develop musical theatre! On this channel, we show off the work of our members and co-creators and provide video instruction on every aspect of the craft of musical theatre writing and development.  https://nmi.org/

Elise Dewsberry
Elise Dewsberry Artistic Director, New Musicals Inc. Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc., Elise has been involved in the development of new works for over forty years: as an actor/singer, as a director, as a dramaturge, and as a writer. While living in Toronto, Elise served as the Assistant Artistic Director of the Muskoka Festival; the Co-Ordinator of the festival’s annual Musical Theatre Writer’s Colony, the Associate Dramaturge of the Canadian Stage Company; the Resident Dramaturge of the Smile Theatre Company; and was the co-founder of Toronto’s Script Lab. Elise spent many years touring Canada with Nine Months – a one-woman musical which she commissioned from writers Carl Ritchie and Stephen Woodjetts. Elise and Carl also co-wrote Any Body Home?, which was produced by the Cordova Bay Theatre in Victoria, British Columbia, and published by Dramatic Publishing. Elise joined ANMT as Associate Artistic Director in 2003; joined Founding Artistic Director John Sparks as Co-Artistic Director in 2010; and became Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc. in 2013. Elise is also the author and evaluator of the Book Lab and the Outlining Lab, offered online through www.writingmusicaltheatre.com, and publishes a monthly blog on the craft of musical theatre available at https://nmi.org/elises-video-blog/.