055 Creating Your Own Opportunities
May 31, 2026
Mark Spina sat down with Derek Crosby and Jack McManus to talk about what steps they have taken to create their own opportunities in the post-college "void."
References:
Derek Crosby
https://derekcrosby.squarespace.com/about
Jack McManus
https://newplayexchange.org/users/72403/jack-mcmanus
Young Playwright’s Competition
https://www.thetheaterproject.org/young-playwrights-competition#YoungPlaywrights2025
1319 Press
https://www.1319press.com/
All at Once: 40th Anniversary Remaster
https://newplayexchange.org/script/2039913/all-at-once-40th-anniversary-remaster
The Tank
https://thetanknyc.org/
Producers Club
https://producersclub.com/
Raul Garza
https://newplayexchange.org/users/23270/raul-garza
New Play Exchange
https://newplayexchange.org/get-started
The Ninety-Nine Cent Players
https://ninetyninecentplayers.com/
Giovanna DiSanto
https://www.giovannadisanto.com/
New York State Puppet Festival
https://www.newyorkstatepuppetfestival.org/
Bunraku
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunraku
Alex Church Gonzales
https://www.alexchurchgonzales.com/
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
https://spellingbeenyc.com/
Godspell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspell
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