David Sisco David is the Founder & Curator of The Directory. He teaches private voice at Marymount Manhattan College and maintains a private studio in New York City. He is a member of the prestigious BMI Musical Theatre Workshop (Advanced), where he met his THE DIRECTORY OF CONTEMPORARY collaborator of 10 years, Tom Gualtieri. Together they have written FALLING TO EARTH and I’M AFRAID, YOU’RE AFRAID. David is an award-winning art song composers and has presented masterclasses on contemporary art song around the country. MUSICAL THEATRE WRITERS He was commissioned by Manhattan Girls Chorus to write a multi-movement work based on the girl’s words. Most recently, David presented two papers at the International Congress of Voice Teachers in Brisbane, Australia.

Laura Josepher Laura’s most recent directing credits include two concerts for The Directory: BINDERS FULL OF WOMEN'S SONGS at 54 Below, and A CELEBRATION OF CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL THEATRE at Second Stage Theater. Other credits include a workshop of Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco's musical FALLING TO EARTH at Syracuse University, David Sisco's BAIT 'n SWISH; at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston: DIRTY BLONDE, THE TURN OF THE SCREW and I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE; at Gallery Players: ANNA CHRISTIE for Lilli Theatreworks: SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES: at Provincetown Rep. and HUGHIE. For Rattlestick Productions: WINNING and the award winning CAR POOL. Laura has a Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, and a Bachelor of Music, both from New York University. She is an Equity stage manager, a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and a Member of SDC. PRICING

With With With With Option Cost* Membership Membership Membership Membership (1-50) (51-100) (101-150) (151-200) AN UNPARALLELED RESOURCE OFFERING ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES Institutional $800 $1,000 $1,200 $1,400 Membership The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers is a valuable resource that helps voice Option 1 $500 $1,200 $1,300 $1,500 $1,600 teachers and students find well-written contemporary theatre songs and purchase them directly from the Option 2 $2,000 $2,700 $2,800 $3,000 $3,100 writers. With a growing database of over 400 solo songs and duets, searchable by voice and song type, The Directory is the largest resource dedicated to Option 3 $5,600 $6,300 $6,400 $6,600 $6,700 providing full access to today’s rich musical theatre landscape. Now we’re bringing The Directory to life, Option 4 $12,000 $12,600 $12,800 $12,900 $13,000 building new relationships that will give your students an edge in this competitive industry. *Pricing does not include transportation and accommodations, which must be covered by the institution. Masterclasses and workshops are individually tailored to the college or university. The Directory Masterclasses & Workshops Option 1 Length: 3 hours Number of Students: 6 Teaching Artist: David Sisco

Founder & Curator David Sisco will coach students and their pianist(s) on a wide range of songs chosen from the Founded in January 2012, The Directory of over 400 songs currently part of The Directory. He will help the student find more technical and dramatic freedom, Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers discuss interpretation and invite the student to perform the song again with the suggested adjustments. David will features over 160 writers and 400 songs and also make a brief presentation on The Directory and have a Q&A with the faculty and students. duets, searchable by voice and song type. Each song record has detailed information, Option 2 including: key, range, tessitura, accompaniment Length: 3 days difficulty, transposition availability with links Number of Students: 13 to listen and purchase the song directly from Teaching Artists: David Sisco & Laura Josepher the writer. In addition to our growing the roster of writers and songs, and our concerts The three-day intensive will begin with the master class outlined above. On the second day, director Laura Josepher and cabarets, The Directory now has a will join David to work individually with the master class participants and other students chosen to perform on a growing educational wing, including exclusive concert the third day. This cabaret-style performance will be open to the public and be a keystone, representing the interviews and roundtable discussions with students’ work as singing artists. leading industry professionals. Individual and Option 3 subscriptions are $49.95 annually. Institutional Length: 1 week memberships are available for colleges and Number of Students: Approximately 30 universities based on program size. See the Teaching Artists: David Sisco & Laura Josepher back for pricing details, or visit our website: www.contemporarymusicaltheatre.com. The week-long workshop includes the master class and concert above, along with a series of seminars: Investigating the Text (helping students to properly learn a new song so they can bring their full selves to it), Making a Living as a The Directory is now offering unique Collaborative Artist (practical advice from working artists in the musical theatre industry) and individual repertoire masterclasses and workshops to build stronger coachings with select students. David will act as musical director for the concert. relationships between our award-winning writers and your students. Our current Option 4 offerings are to the right with pricing on the Length: 3 weeks back. For more information on how we can Number of Students: Approximately 30 bring contemporary musical theatre to your Teaching Artists: David Sisco & Laura Josepher school, please contact David Sisco at Writing teams from The Directory will be invited to write material specifically for the students based on a unified [email protected]. theme. Director Laura Josepher and musical director David Sisco will collaborate with the students and writers to create a unique theatrical experience, woven together with songs from The Directory. The workshop will be run like a professional rehearsal process of a new work, culminating in up to three public performances. Also included are a series of seminars: Investigating the Text (helping students to properly learn a new song so they can bring their full selves to it), Making a Living as a Collaborative Artist (practical advice from working artists in the musical theatre industry) and individual repertoire coachings with select students. @mustheatretoday