Off Broadway Alliance Announces Mentorship Program; Deadline for Application Set for 8/1

Off Broadway Alliance announces its new Mentorship Program today. The program will provide fledgling theatre artists and producers with the chance to be mentored by established theatre professionals as they work on a project they propose for the program.

The deadline for applications is August 1st. To be eligible to participate, applicants must propose a specific theatrical project and must be or become a Member or Associate Member of the OBA. Applications for the program and associate membership are available at offbroadwayalliance.com.

The Mentorship Program Selection Committee will review the applications and proposed projects and pair the successful applicants with one of the program's volunteers. Over 20 seasoned theatre professionals have agreed to act as mentors in the OBA Mentorship Program. These mentors include producers, general managers, theatre owners, managing and executive directors, plus public relations, marketing, and advertising professionals.

The Mentorship Program will begin in earnest in September - when the participants will have the opportunity to meet with their new mentors weekly for a period of three months and receive the guidance and encouragement they need to develop as theatre pros themselves.

The OBA Mentorship Program is a project of the Off Broadway Alliance (OBA), a non-profit corporation organized by theater professionals dedicated to supporting, promoting and encouraging the production of Off Broadway theatre and to making live theatre increasingly accessible to new and diverse audiences. The Off Broadway Alliance sponsors 20at20, the event that runs twice a year for 20 days and lets theatergoers purchase $20 tickets to dozens of Off Broadway shows 20 minutes before curtain. The Alliance presents the annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards to the best new plays, musicals, revivals, and family shows of the season, and honoring the Legends of Off Broadway and members of the Off Broadway Hall of Fame. It also sponsors a free Seminar Series focusing on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway featuring major players from the Off Broadway scene. And the OBA created the Off Broadway Economic Impact Report, which details Off Broadway's over $500 million annual impact on the economy of the City of New York."

OBA Mentorship Program Summary

Eligibility: Open to current and new OBA members and associate members. Applicants who are not current members may apply for "Associate Membership" on the OBA website.

Proposals: Proposals must include a specific theatrical project the applicant is planning to work on.

Program Start Date: September 2013

Length of Mentorship: Minimum of 3 months, 4 hours per month (12 hrs total)

Application due date: August 1, 2013

How to Apply

ONLINE

- Fill out the online application form HERE
- Fill out the application completely by August 1, 2013

EMAIL

- Download application at HERE
- Fill out the application completely
- Submit application via email to obamentorship@gmail.com by August 1, 2013

For more information, visit www.OffBroadwayAlliance.com.