321 Theatrical Management & Barbara Whitman Productions in Partnership with Epic Theatre Ensemble
Announce
THE SWEETS FACTORY FELLOWSHIP
in Broadway General Management and Independent Producing Fellowship Designed to Mentor Students in Broadway General Management and Independent Producing
NEW YORK (November 23, 2020) 321 Theatrical Management and Barbara Whitman Productions are excited to announce, in partnership with the EPIC Theatre Ensemble, THE SWEETS FACTORY FELLOWSHIP in Broadway General Management and Independent Producing. The Sweets Factory, a collective of theatrical managers and producers with offices on the second floor of the old Sweets Factory building in Hell’s Kitchen, includes 321 Theatrical Management (Nina Essman, Marcia Goldberg, & Nancy Gibbs) and Barbara Whitman Productions, with Patrick Catullo, Cornice Productions (Eric Cornell), Amanda DuBois, Aaron Glick, Cody Lassen & Associates, and No Guarantees (Darren Johnston & Christine Schwarzman).
The year-long paid fellowship is open to rising New York City High School seniors currently enrolled in the Epic NEXT Arts Leadership initiative, Epic Theatre Ensemble’s youth development program. One to four students per year will have the opportunity to work alongside leaders in the theatre industry as they gain an intensive look at commercial theatre, including such areas as general management, company management, arts management, and independent producing. Fellows will be guided through the program by designated mentors to perpetuate the Epic NEXT program’s commitment to an individualized approach to leadership development, civic engagement, and college readiness.
THE SWEETS FACTORY FELLOWSHIP will provide Epic NEXT graduates with the next stage of their theatre education; the capstone program allows interested students who have received a comprehensive creative theatre education a deep dive into the business side of the greater theatre industry.
During the fall and winter of Senior year, Fellows will meet with their designated mentors at least once a week and attend and observe meetings and theatrical events, as available, in coordination with the Fellows academic schedule, and receive a stipend for their time. In the spring and summer, the Fellow will begin work in a professional theatre office, be paid hourly, and continue mentorship and observership opportunities.
Epic NEXT participants will be eligible to express interest in the program in the spring of Junior year. Fellows will be chosen after an application and interview process during the summer months, and will be chosen each fall. Previous office experience and/or office skills are neither required nor preferred.
321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT Nina Essman, Nancy Gibbs & Marcia Goldberg’s Broadway, Off-Broadway, International and National Tour general management credits include: Wicked (Worldwide); Sing Street; What the Constitution Means to Me; The SpongeBob Musical; War Paint; Oh, Hello; Fully Committed (Broadway revival & original Off-Broadway); Fun Home (Tony Award, Best Musical); If/Then; Peter and the Starcatcher; Bring It On: The Musical; Sister Act; Traces; Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize); The 25th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee; The Vagina Monologues; Man of La Mancha; The Graduate; I Love You,You’re Perfect, Now Change; and Bat Boy: The Musical. 321Theatrical Management also includes KenSilverman & Amy Merlino Coey.
Barbara Whitman is a theatrical producer whose credits include Angels in America (Tony and Drama Desk Award, Best Play Revival), The Humans (Tony Award, Best Play), Oh, Hello starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, Fully Committed starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fun Home (Tony Award, Best Musical), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony and Drama Desk Award, Best Musical Revival), Red (Tony and Drama Desk Awards, Best Play), Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and A Raisin in the Sun starring Sean Combs. A native New Yorker, Barbara attended NYU’s Gallatin School and received an MFA in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University.
Patrick Catullo’s Broadway producing credits include David Byrne’s American Utopia, Girl from the North Country, Network, The Boys in the Band, Oh, Hello on Broadway, Fully Committed, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, If/Then, Next to Normal and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He is a graduate of Yale and a member of the The Broadway League.
Cornice Productions Eric Cornell’s Cornice Productions has worked in the entertainment field for more than 15 years on the management and producing teams of various original Broadway, off-Broadway, national touring, and regional shows, including Wicked, Sister Act, and Oklahoma! (Tony Award). Eric received a BA in Theatre from Emerson College and a Master’s Degree in Management from Harvard University Extension School.
Amanda Dubois had been an independent commercial producer since 2004. Broadway: Grace, Spring Awakening (Tony Award Best Musical, Drama Desk Award), ‘night, Mother. Off-Broadway: Small Mouth Sounds, Shotspeare, Traces. National Tour: Small Mouth Sounds, Shotspeare, Traces, Spring Awakening.
Aaron Glick is a Tony and Olivier Award winning producer. Broadway and West End credits include: What the Constitution Means to Me (Broadway, Tour and Film), & Juliet, The Boys in the Band, Fully Committed and Gypsy
Cody Lassen is a producer who’s recent work includes Paula Vogel’s Indecent and the Deaf West Theatre revival of Spring Awakening. Upcoming: How I Learned to Drive (Friedman Theater Spring ’22) & A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet (DR2 Theatre, Fall ’21.) Recent co-producing credits include What The Constitution Means to Me, Torch Song & The Band’s Visit.
NO GUARANTEES is a Tony Award-winning, artist-driven theatrical production company, founded by Christine Schwarzman, with recent productions including Hadestown (Tony Award for Best Musical), Tina–The Tina Turner Musical, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, Mean Girls, and, Off-Broadway, Soft Power (Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama) at the Public Theater and Endlings at New York Theatre Workshop. For more info on our shows, both past and upcoming, please visit our website at www.noguarantees.com