Jennifer Strome

Jennifer Strome is an American producer and writer, focusing on script and show development.

Career

Strome began her career in San Francisco in 1987 at the Plush Room Cabaret as Entertainment Director, and subsequently with The Chamber Theatre Company in 1989 where she was Associate managing director and assistant to the Artistic Director for three seasons. Strome has produced readings and off-Broadway productions in New York since 1998, including Goodnight Vienna at The Players Club, The Betrayal of Nora Blake at The Blue Heron Theatre, and the off-Broadway musical Suburb, co-produced with The York Theatre Company, winner of the Richard Rodgers Development Award.

Strome produced the Jerry Herman musical revue, Showtune, on five occasions beginning in San Francisco at the Alcazar Theatre followed by two London productions, one at the Bridewell Theatre off Fleet Street, followed by another at the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End. She produced the 2003 off-Broadway production of Showtune at the Theatre at St. Peter's Church in New York City with filmmaker, David Brown.[1]

In 2009, Strome produced the New York performance of Meyer Levin's radio play Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.[2] In 2011, Strdme's own play, The Idealist, an account of Levin's quest to bring The Diary of Anne Frank to the stage, was performed as a one night only reading at the Times Center starring Alison Pill and Tony Roberts.[3][4][5]

Strome is a member of Dramatists Guild, Writers Guild of America and The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers.

References

  1. ↑ "Show History". Musical Theatre International.
  2. ↑ Bacalzo, Dan (August 31, 2009). "Jonathan Hogan, Sara Kapner, et al. Set for Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl". Theater Mania. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ Merwin, Ted (February 14, 2011). "Meyer Levin's 'Obsession'". The Jewish Week. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Bacalzo, Dan (February 10, 2011). "Alison Pill, Tony Roberts, Samantha Soule, Martin Vidnovic et al. Set for Benefit Reading of The Idealist". Theater Mania. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (December 13, 2010). "New Play The Idealist Promises Factual Account of Meyer Levin's Anne Frank Dream". Playbill. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.