Georgia Stitt, Author at Maestra • Page 3 of 9

OPPORTUNITY: Maestra x Ferguson New Musicals Lab ~ Summer Writing Residency

June 10, 2021

The inaugural New Musicals Lab (NML) at CNU/the Ferguson Center, in collaboration with Maestra, is offering an exclusive, sponsored development opportunity for 1-2 new musical theatre composers within the Maestra Community. The Residency is scheduled to take place from July 12- 21, 2021 at the Ferguson Center for the Arts in the beach town of […]

A Beginner’s Guide to Writing A Musical During Grad School In A Pandemic

May 13, 2021

Musical theatre is full of collaboration, and our ever-present collaborator is our circumstances. Our circumstances are the foundation from which we can be creative.

Raising the Baton: How Dr. Joyce Brown Became a Pioneering Broadway Maestra

November 24, 2020

We are reminded of musical prodigy Dr. Joyce Brown, who went on to become Broadway’s first African-American female musical conductor of a show beginning its opening night.

New Organization MUSE Is About to Level the Playing Field for BIPOC Artists in Theatrical Music Departments

November 14, 2020

“When you’re trying to tackle something as large and tentacled as systemic bias within an entire industry, partnering with the other organizations that are doing similar work in the same space is crucial,” Stitt continues. “If someone is looking at the MUSE Directory and happens to discover the Maestra Directory, that’s only good for everyone involved. There’s truly no need to compete or to duplicate efforts. Providing opportunities for women and people of color is all part of the same work, and we’re thrilled to be doing it together.”

Arts and Activism

November 1, 2020

Whether counting Americans for the census, participating in musical protest marches, composing songs to help get out the vote, or founding new musical organizations intended to champion a more diverse group of voices, these artist-activists are using their musicals skills and knowledge to empower others and to make the world a more equitable place.

What Is A Man’s Role in Gender Equality Activism?

October 28, 2020

Shared from Plan-International. Read original post HERE. Written by Salvadoran activist Gonzalo Montano, age 24 Men have responded to the feminist movement in very different ways, some supportive, some antagonistic. However, feminists too have at times taken a hardline, separatist stance, seeing the challenge of achieving gender equality as resting exclusively with women, ignoring the […]