THEatre ACCELERATOR
SPRING 2021

NEW REALITY EDITION

In the New Reality Edition, storytellers explore how AR and VR can be used to help create and/or distribute their musicals. As participants in the inaugural class, teams receive cutting edge technology to assist in their experimentation and investigation along with access to some of the top professionals in the emerging field today.

THEatre ACCELERATOR has always emphasized utilizing technology to assist and improve the storytelling process, but this cohort is taking that mission one step further putting cutting-edge new reality tools into the hands of our creators to help artists discover new ways to develop and share musicals. 

 

SING TANK LIVE!

THEatre ACCELERATOR culminates in a lives Shark-Tank-Style pitch session where participants present their shows to theatre and tech industry veterans.

This supportive, dynamic pitchfest provides valuable feedback which guides the shows towards the next step in their trajectory.Wonder how to tell a story in virtual reality? Want to get a sense for what pitching a show looks like? Just really love musical theatre? Tune in below! 

The Shows

Absolute Zero

Book and Lyrics:

Dorie Clark

Music:

Marie Incontrera

Alice's Wonderland: A Hip Hop Musical Adventure

Book, Music & Lyrics:

J Quinton Johnson and Julia Riew

Story Treatment:

Linda Chichester and David Coffman

Shapeshifters

Book, Music & Lyrics:

Truth Bachman

Director, Developer:

Zhailon Levingston

Seeds

Book, Music & Lyrics:

Adam Gubman

The Consoling Mechanism

Book, Music & Lyrics:

Josh Franklin

Whisper Darkly

Music & Lyrics:

Andrew Gerle

Book & Additional Lyrics

DJ Salisbury

The Mentors

Deborah Barrera

FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FIREMUSED PRODUCTIONS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

Matt Conover

VICE PRESIDENT, DISNEYLAND
DISNEY PARKS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Jim Glaub

OWNER / FOUNDER
SUPER AWESOME FRIENDS

Tyler Heaton

SPACIAL MEDIA INSTRUCTOR / DESIGNER
LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE

Tyrick Wiltez Jones

ACTOR
JEAN LUC, WINTER LIGHTS

Dr. Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARIST
WRITER FOR BUFFALO: A NEW MUSICAL

Brian Moreland

CREATIVE PRODUCER
SEA WALL/ A LIFE

Jason Ma

MUSICAL WRITER
GOLD MOUNTAIN, THE MUSICAL

Stephanie Riggs

CREATIVE DIRECTOR / IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIST
5TH WALL FORUM/ WORLD EXPERIENCE ORGANIZATION

Ashley Marie Samudio

ACTRESS
LUMINA, WINTER LIGHTS

The Judges

Deborah Barrera

FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FIREMUSED PRODUCTIONS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

Rowen Casey

MUSICAL WRITER
AT THE RIVER I STAND

Cindy Citrone

FOUNDER / CEO
CITRONE 33

Robert Diamond

CEO / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
BROADWAYWORLD.COM

David Hornik

GENERAL PARTNER / TECH INVESTOR
AUGUST CAPITAL

Alani iLongwe

MUSICAL WRITER
AT THE RIVER I STAND

Ciera Iveson

DIRECTOR OF NEW WORKS
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE

Frank Kavanaugh

FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FORT ASHWORTH INVESTMENTS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

Jason Ma

MUSICAL WRITER
GOLD MOUNTAIN, THE MUSICAL