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It's “That Guy… Who Was in That Thing” meets "WTF" but with people even less well known! Sure it's fun to interview the crazy famous and ask them about the difficult years, but that's been done. Memories are plastic - we're getting the real dirt from people still crawling through it. Laura Scruggs is the playwright and Jake Scruggs is the technical guy who listens to a lot of “This American Life” and thinks that qualifies him to interview people.

Mar 28, 2016

Ken Davenport's blog and podcast. There is now a PRO version of The Producers Perspective. Ken's theater is Davenport Theatrical

01:52 - How did Ken start producing?

09:00 - Ken's main goals as a producer

10:43 - highlights and challenges of producing

12:35 - How do you marry a play to a director?

14:30 - What advice does Ken have for aspiring writers?

18:02 - How Ken came to produce Deaf West's production of "Spring Awakening"

24:10 - Ken's philosophy of doing plays that are different and unique, his purple cows

30:49 - Ken is teaching a webinar about how to sell tickets through social media on April 6th, 2016

32:52 - What was it like to produce "Kinky Boots?"

35:29 - What Ken's writing process is like

46:10 - How Ken got involved with the TV pilot, "Bunny Hole"

50:08 - Ken's promotions: See "Daddy Long Legs" and "Kinky Boots" in New York.