THEatre ACCELERATOR
WINTER 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.
Underwritten by Iris and Michael Smith, the inaugural cohort of THEatre ACCELERATOR – New Reality Edition includes work from the participants below:
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
At The River I Stand
Book:
Alani iLongwe
Music & Lyrics:
Ren Casey
Guy
Book & Lyrics:
Stephen Hyde
Music & Production
Leo Mercer
Keaton and the Whale
Book & Lyrics:
Molly Reisman
Book & Music:
Emily Chui
SuperYou The Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Lourds Lane
The Lesson - A New Musical Fantasia
Book:
Ty Defoe
Book & Lyrics:
Avi Amon & Nolan Doran
The Super
Book:
Danny J Rooney & Sharone Sayegh
Music & Lyrics:
Danny J Rooney
The Mentors
Deborah Barrera
FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FIREMUSED PRODUCTIONS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Alice Brooks
CINEMATOGRAPHER
IN THE HEIGHTS (2021) / HOME BEFORE DARK (2020)
Tyler Heaton
SPACIAL MEDIA INSTRUCTOR / DESIGNER
LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE
Tyrick Wiltez Jones
ACTOR
JEAN LUC, WINTER LIGHTS
Van Kaplan
PRODUCER
MATILDA / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Frank Kavanaugh
FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FORT ASHWORTH INVESTMENTS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Jason Ma
MUSICAL WRITER
GOLD MOUNTAIN, THE MUSICAL
Brian Moreland
CREATIVE PRODUCER
SEA WALL / A LIFE
Kent Nicholson
DIRECTOR
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS
Stephanie Riggs
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIST
5TH WALL FORUM/ WORLD EXPERIENCE ORGANIZATION
Ashley Marie Samudio
ACTRESS
LUMINA, WINTER LIGHTS
Kyle Wright
DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL PROJECTS
THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION