A dependable haven for theater professionals, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is in its sixth year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings, having led over 300 consecutive conversations about aspects of the arts. The series has offered the theater community information, inspiration and unlimited camaraderie since April 17, 2020. TRU hosts these gatherings every Friday at 5pm ET via Zoom, originally presented to explore the creation of art and theater in the time of shutdown, and now to ensure that these crucial conversations continue going forward.

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6/12 – Putting It Together, and What It Costs: Tips for a Successful Reading of Your Musical. Moderated by Cheryl L. Davis, co-founder and VP of TRU, award winning playwright-composer-lyricist. In the room: the creative team for the upcoming reading of Unzipped in the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series on June 29 at Theater 555: producer R.K. Greene of the Storyline Project (Beau the Musical, Fifth Avenue; previous: Harmony, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Lightning Thief tour, Farinelli and the King, A Time to Kill, Terms of Endearment, Cougar the Musical, Room Service); composers/librettist/lyricist Eva Margolies (noted sex therapist and song writer) and Douglas J. Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady, The Gig, The Big Time with Douglas Carter Bean, Barnstormer and Bridges with Cheryl L. Davis); and off-Broadway director Debra Whitfield (The Mint Theater, Florida Studio Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival, Two River Theater Company, more). A look at the steps and rules of putting together a staged reading of a new musical, the pluses and minuses of a live reading versus a virtual reading. Plus the development history of Unzipped, the selection process for the TRU Voices series, adapting for a 90-minute presentation, casting and the rehearsal and prep for the presentation. Visit https://truonline.org/events/putting-it-together/ for more info, and to register and receive the link.