Practical Producing

How to Produce/Develop a One-Off Show or a Full Assed Run!

Wednesday, April 23rd, 7:00-10:00 PM

Where: BCC Pig Pen Theater (144 Boerum St, Brooklyn)

Get an in depth look at what it takes to produce a show from start to finish, and take your shows to the next level. This workshop will teach you how to develop, budget/finance, book and grow your show. Each participant will come in with an idea to produce or develop. Through the workshop, you will learn the basics of producing in order to create a practical roadmap for your show. Whether it is Off-Broadway and beyond, a tour, or a taped comedy special, this class will teach you how to get your show to where you want it to be! This class is great for people looking to self-produce, and is best for people considering producing as a career. 

Instructor: Alan Kliffer

Alan Kliffer has been directing and producing theater and comedy for over twenty years, with work profiled in Time Out NY. Beginning in Canada, Kliffer created various sketch troupes and began producing comedy shows at the age of 15. In Toronto, he established Kliffer Entertainment, and developed award-winning comedy shows, musicals and plays. In New York, Kliffer served as the Artistic Director of Asylum NYC in Chelsea, and helped to launch the global sensation Titanique. Kliffer produced audition showcases for SNL, JFL and The Tonight Show, and subsequently served as the Inaugural Artistic Director for The Second City New York.  Alan is currently an independent producer, and over the past year produced a tour and showcases for Stephen Brower's Palatable Gay Robot, Flop! (a two-act fully improvised musical), and has many other shows in various stages of development. @klif