Maryann Wright
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Maryann Wright is a London-based and Australian-born theatre producer of musicals and plays, with a particular passion for new musical development and dramaturgy. Her background as an arts journalist and theatre publicist inform her passion for the commercial theatre sector and its ability to tell the underrepresented stories of our generation.
Maryann is particularly passionate about platforming queer female protagonists, and her work co-founding Women in Theatre and Screen Australia to lobby for industry-wide gender equality, and current entrepreneurial leadership as CEO of LGBTQIA+ company Sappho Events complement this focus.
Maryann has a stable of new musicals in development, including The Hatpin (Revival), Dreamsong, Echolocation, Paper Stars, and her newly commissioned play We Interrupt Your Regular Scheduled Programming. Previous productions include co-producing Ushers: The Front of House Musical at The Other Palace, Death Suits You at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Aussies in the West End concert at Australia House in the UK, and several plays in Australia.
She is a 2024 Stage One Producers Bursary recipient and a trustee of the charity FANZA, which supports Australian and NZ artists in the UK.
Cove Park and Business of Broadway, in association with Capital Theatres, have devised a new residency for creative theatre producers to take place in January 2025. Over the course of one week, residents will benefit from an immersive and creative space to connect and develop their theatre producing practice with guidance and support from Business of Broadway. This professional development opportunity is intended for early and mid-career theatre producers based in the UK and Ireland, and will include workshops and lectures on commercial theatre producing in New York City and beyond. Sessions will include topics such as: producing on Broadway 101, fundraising and pitching in the United States, financial models (budgets, recoupment schedules, royalty pools, etc.), U.S. unions & guilds, production and investment contracts, marketing, and more.
