THEatre ACCELERATOR
SPRING 2022
THEatre ACCELERATOR in 2022
With the increased prevalence of the Metaverse and Web 3.0, storytellers in the Spring 2022 THEatre ACCELERATOR explore how these innovative technologies can accelerate new stories, voices and content to reach audiences sooner and shrink the theatrical developmental timeline.
As part of their exploration, teams receive cutting edge technology to assist in their experimentation and investigation along with access to top professionals in the entertainment, technology and investment arenas.
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.
The Shows
American Skin
Book and Lyrics:
Eric C. Jones
Music:
Joshua Davis
Death and Harry Houdini
Musical in Development by:
Keaton Wooden
Based on the Original Play by:
Nathan Allen
Forget Me Not
Book & Lyrics:
Kate Thomas
Music:
Joey Contreras
Frank Lloyd Wright
Book and Lyrics:
Kim Bixler
Music:
Einar Adalsteinsson
Animations and Renderings:
Razin Khan
Roboticus
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Jay Alan Zimmerman
The Magicians' Society of Manhattan
Written By:
Caitlin Baer
The Sustain, A New Musical
Book & Lyrics:
Alice Jankell & Pamela Weiler Grayson
Music:
Aaron Drescher
The Mentors
Alice Brooks
CINEMATOGRAPHER
IN THE HEIGHTS (2021), TICK, TICK…BOOM! (2021)
Alex Coloumbe
CEO
HEAVENUE
Jay Drain Jr.
INVESTOR
MAVEN VENTURES
Dr. Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARTIST
WRITER FOR BUFFALO: A NEW MUSICAL
Deirdre Lyons
VR ACTRESS / THEATRE CREATOR
WELCOME TO RESPITE, FINDING PANDORA X
Brian Moreland
BROADWAY PRODUCER
THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN, AMERICAN BUFFALO, FUNNY GIRL
Jorge Rivera-Herrans
MUSICAL WRITER / PERFORMER
EPIC, MY HEART SAYS GO