Christine Quinn News

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents a provocative new workshop, Mediation Techniques for Producers: Dealing with the Off-Stage Dramas today, October 26, 2013 from 2-6pm at The NEW Playroom Theater, 151 West 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC. The cost to participate is $75 ($60 for TRU members, and ACR-GNY members).

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the October panel Marketing for Indie Theater: Banding Together for a Stronger Presence today, October 22, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC. Doors open at 7pmfor networking and refreshments, presentations and roundtable introductions start at 7:30pm.

Empire State Pride Agenda's 22nd Annual Fall Dinner is set for Thursday, October 17, 2013. The premier LGBT event of theyear will be hosted by Kinky Boots Tony-Award winning star Billy Porter. Honorees include Roberta A. Kaplan, lawyer for Edie Windsor in DOMA case, and Evan Wolfson, Founder and President, Freedom to Marry.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the October panel Marketing for Indie Theater: Banding Together for a Stronger Presence on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC. Doors open at 7pmfor networking and refreshments, presentations and roundtable introductions start at 7:30pm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents a provocative new workshop, Mediation Techniques for Producers: Dealing with the Off-Stage Dramas on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 2-6pm at The NEW Playroom Theater, 151 West 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC. The cost to participate is $75 ($60 for TRU members, and ACR-GNY members). For more information, and to register visit http://www.truonline.org/MediationLab13.htm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces that instead of the usual September panel they are hosting a free and friendly Introduction to TRU: Free-for-Everyone Seasonal Kick-off plus Networking Meet-and-Greet tonight, September 17, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments, presentations and roundtable introductions start at 7:30pm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces that instead of the usual September panel they are hosting a free and friendly Introduction to TRU: Free-for-Everyone Seasonal Kick-off plus Networking Meet-and-Greet on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments, presentations and roundtable introductions start at 7:30pm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is offering some much-needed guidance for anybody who is thinking about putting up a showcase production in New York: the 2013 TRU Producer Boot Camp: Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing on Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, 2013 from 10am-6pmat the Players Theatre, 115 Macdougal Street, 3rd floor, NYC. Details and application can be found at http://www.truonline.org/BootCampWeekend13.htm. Early bird registration is extended to 09/14 and is $210 ($175 for TRU members). After 09/14, registration is $260 ($225 for TRU members).

August 28th, on the site of the former St. Vincent's hospital, the political committee New York City is Not for Sale 2013 (NYC Not 4 Sale) hosted a get-out-the-vote-rally and launched its final-push effort to elect Anybody But Christine Quinn for mayor. Volunteers dressed in the now iconic red tee-shirts gathered to celebrate Quinn's exit from government by bestowing her with retirement gifts including a term-limitless watch, a coach ticket to the Bahamas, and cab fare to the nearest hospital. With only two weeks left until Primary Day, the Anybody But Quinn campaign rallied its robust ground operation and prepared volunteers to hit the streets.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is offering some much-needed guidance for anybody who is thinking about putting up a showcase production in New York: the 2013 TRU Producer Boot Camp: Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing on Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, 2013 from 10am-6pmat the new WriteAct Repertory Theatre, 309 E. 26th Street, NYC. Details and application can be found at http://www.truonline.org/BootCampWeekend13.htm. Early bird registration ends 09/07 and is $210 ($175 for TRU members). After 09/07, registration is $260 ($225 for TRU members).

Click below to watch as Audra McDonald passionately speaks about all of the qualities that make Christine Quinn the perfect mayor for NYC.

The next edition of the award-winning program MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area tonight, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, August 15 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and at 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.

The next edition of the award-winning program MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, August 15 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and at 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) has announced the appointment of commercial producers Michael Alden, Patrick Blake and Patricia R. Klausner as the new directors of theTRU Producer Development and Mentorship Program (PDMP), beginning September 2013.

NEW YORK, July 16, 2013 - The New York City AIDS Memorial's Board of Directors (http://nycaidsmemorial.org) today announced that the organization has reached its initial goal of $4 million to finance the design and construction of the new memorial, which will be located in the planned St. Vincent's Hospital Park at the intersection of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in the West Village neighborhood. The memorial will honor the 100,000+ New Yorkers who have died from AIDS, celebrate the caregivers and activists who fought against it, and educate current and future generations about the history of the AIDS crisis and the ongoing struggle to defeat the disease.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces its July panel, Reinventing Off-Broadway for a New Audience: Site-Specific, Interactive and Immersive Theater tonight, July 16, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the 2013 TRU Producer Bootcamp: Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing today and Sunday, July 13-14, 2013 from 10am-6pmat The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC.

This summer, Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) introduces YouthOrchestra of St. Luke's, or YOSL, taking inspiration from youth orchestra programs around the world— including Venezuela's El Sistema—that emphasize after-school music instruction and ensemble playing as an agent for social change. This marks ashift in direction for OSL's Community & Education programs, which have evolved and expanded since OSL opened The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in 2011.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces its July panel, Reinventing Off-Broadway for a New Audience: Site-Specific, Interactive and Immersive Theater on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 7:30pm at The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the 2013 TRU Producer Bootcamp: Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing on Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14, 2013 from 10am-6pmat The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Details and application can be found at http://www.truonline.org/BootCampWeekend13.htm. Early bird registration ends July 3rd and is $210 ($175 for TRU members). After July 1st, registration is $260 ($225 for TRU members).