The Directors' Roundtable is in a formulative stage, but is based on the idea of providing networking opportunities, and resources to NYC directors.

HISTORY:
I've been a part of a director's online discussion group for a number of years, and this forum has proved invaluable to me as a place to network, ask questions, share my experiences and seek advice. It also led to my first professional directing job. You can join this discussion group here.

After moving to NYC, I met some of these directors in real life. Their feedback has been very helpful to me, as I progressed through the experience of directing in NYC. As Jon Jory says in his book "Tips: Ideas for Directors," getting tips from people in your line of work is incredibly helpful and a fast disappearing resource.

FUTURE:
Now, I want to widen this group of directors, so that we can increase the scope of networking to include more people, thus increasing the amount of helpful feedback.

The Roundtable has met once and has begun to lay the foundation of our mission and how best to fulfill it. Along with the networking, we want to build a set of resources, perhaps online, that has info that is helpful to NYC directors - rehearsal spaces, competent stage managers and crew, etc. You can read the notes from our first meeting here.

If you are interested in learning how you can contribute to, and benefit from, the Directors
Roundtable, please contact me at admin@catparker.com.