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Broadway Speakers Bureau

Free Broadway career panel discussions are available to high schools and colleges from The Broadway League through our Broadway Speakers Bureau. These seminars share information about non-performance careers in the arts (producing, general management, marketing, press, stage management, etc.) with schools around the country. Our speakers include award-winning professionals associated with many of the top Broadway shows such as Wicked, Billy Elliot, Spring Awakening, Frost/Nixon, Legally Blonde, The Producers, Rent, and Grease. For more information or to schedule a seminar, please email Rachel Reiner or call her at 212-703-0215.

DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Our speakers in a New York City studio connect with students from your city via distance learning video conferencing. These seminars are live (not taped), and we encourage the students to ask questions of the speakers. Seminars are specifically geared toward high school or college students. While sessions are limited to four schools/locations each (on a first-come, first-served basis), an unlimited number of students may participate from each location and schools are encouraged to partner with other schools in their area if applicable.

Dates/topics for upcoming offerings will be announced soon.

Technical Requirements:
The interested schools must have video conference equipment such as Tandberg, Polycom, Sony or Lifesize, and must have IP or internet connectivity (we can also bridge to an ISDN if necessary). Our technical staff will coordinate with yours in advance to work out the logistics and make sure all set-ups match.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS LOCATED IN OR VISITING MANHATTAN

Broadway Speakers Bureau events take place either at a school's Manhattan campus or at the League's midtown offices, where our conference room seats up to 40 students. We are happy to schedule a 60-minute or 90-minute seminar according to your students' weekday availability and the number of participants. Students learn from seasoned professionals, and receive information about internship opportunities in theatre-industry offices as well as student tickets and rush tickets for Broadway shows.

PAST PARTICIPANTS

Participating colleges over the last six years include Barnard College, Baylor University, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Brooklyn College, Butler University, Clemson University, College of William and Mary, Gettysburg College, Ithaca College, the Juilliard School, Long Island University, Marymount Manhattan College, Muhlenberg College, New York University, Rutgers University and University of Buffalo. The program has also included high school students at Fordham High School, Washington Irving High School in Manhattan, Waterbury Magnet School in Connecticut and Hillsboro High School in Oregon; teens at Triple Threat Theatre Camp in New Jersey; and international students at Singapore University.