<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiamh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJyb2Fkd2F5d29ybGQuY29tL2FydGljbGUvTGFtZWVjZS1Jc3NhcS1hbmQtTWVnYW4tUGF0dGVyc29uLUJpZC1Ob29yLVRoZWF0cmUtRmFyZXdlbGwtMjAyMzA5MTDSAQA?oc=5" target="_blank">Lameece Issaq and Megan Patterson Bid Noor Theatre Farewell</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Broadway World</font>

Lameece Issaq and Megan Patterson Bid Noor Theatre Farewell - Broadway World

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2021 PEN World Voices Festival - PEN America

Columbia University in the City of New York

Oakland University

Multimedia Producer

New York, New York, United States

Leading production of literary programs for PEN America, including the annual PEN World Voices Festival of more than 50 live readings, panels, and musical events all over NYC each May. Thanks to 2020's COVID-19 pandemic, I led the pivot that resulted in production of a diverse slate of virtual events, videos, a podcast, reading lists, and playlists including hundreds of contributors from around the world.

Highlights include:
-  2021 Virtual PEN World Voices Festival featuring 25 virtual events via Streamyard and Crowdcast, an Instagram mini series highlighting the diversity of independent bookshops in New York City, a week of original podcast episodes, and more. See the full lineup at <a href="http://www.pen.org/festival">www.pen.org/festival</a>
-  These Truths Podcast: Developed, wrote, recorded, edited and distributed a weekly nine-episode podcast of original interviews from May 6 - July 1. Pre-production for Season 2 begins in Fall, 2020.
-  Video Series Production: Developed, curated, and produced three video series featuring top international and national writers recording themselves called, PEN to Paper, Writers in Residence and Virtual Storytime; produced Zoom events packaged with pre-recorded content and/or supervised post on livestream events.
-  Live Production: Pre-production for the live festival included strategizing, budgeting, overhauling inherited production process and team, staffing a team of over 30 contractors, developing company management systems, and strategizing with curation team for events involving hundreds of artists from around the world.

Additional Production:
-  The M Word: a series of town hall conversations taking place on Clubhouse, Streamyard to Crowdcast, and in-person from June 22-25, 2021.
-  We Will Emerge: an essay series featuring leading writers who express ways that we can move forward post-pandemic and pre-2020 election in a fractured and overwhelmed America.

PEN America

Senior Producer, Literary Programs

Launched in 2013, Eyes Up Here Productions wants to direct your gaze to the unexpected. Originally launched to produce short films, our first production was RUNNING WITH SHARKS, a short comedic film for everyone who's ever felt judged while wearing a bathing suit.

In 2016, we relaunched Eyes Up Here as a creative production company, specializing in strategic storytelling through the production of moving content and live events. We shine a light on the work of social justice, entertainment, civic tech and other organizations that share our commitment to making the world a better place.

As Director of Creative Development, I lead exploratory creative conversations with clients, research efforts, and development processes to ensure cohesive execution of all media and events from development through delivery.

Below are links to some of our videos. Contact us today to learn more about what we can do for you!

Eyes Up Here Productions

Co-Founder and Director of Creative Development

Producing events, convenings, and podcasts for this emerging foundation at the intersection of pop culture and culture change.

Wrote and produced two seasons of the WONDERLAND podcast, a masterclass in culture change featuring Bridgit Antoinette Evans and Tracy Van Slyke in which they spoke to leading social justice visionaries, researchers, artists, and content creators to understand how best to create a more pluralist and just culture that serves everyone.

Pop Culture Collaborative

Creative Producer

Providing thought leadership, strategic planning, and event producing for cause-related activations in the digital space and live onstage. Clients include Caring Across Generations and Make It Work Campaign, among others.

Click below for links to a couple of my favorite projects, including the WONDERLAND Podcast and "Lemonade Stand," a short satirical video about equal pay produced by Issa Rae Productions.

Fuel We Power Change

- Creator / Producer of HIGHLIGHT, a new-play reading series: staffing creatives, casting, developing writers and scripts, coordinating volunteers; training script readers for submissions;
- Producing Co-Founder responsibilities include fundraising for 2012 co-production with New York Theatre Workshop; creative producing programming and special events; creating, writing and editing proposals, marketing materials, blog and branding; training and managing artistic and administrative interns.

Noor Theatre

Producing Artistic Director

- Coordinating internal production meetings, archives, receivables for all productions and pilot presentations; liaising with internal departments and outside producers for the department;
- Contributing to creative development at brainstorming sessions and through project research; covering submissions; writing and editing promotional copy;
- Assistant to Executive Producer, TV Land Awards Show 2009 & 2010 (Los Angeles).

TV Land

Development & Original Programming

- Developed The Deacons by Yusef Komunyakaa, Reparations: The Musical by Joseph Edwards, In the Theatre by Steve Fisher, Second Line by Seret Scott and Rosemary and I by Leslie Ayvazian;
- Evaluated new play submissions and maintaining script database using MS Office; assisting with season planning.

Passage Theatre Company

Literary Consultant and Resident Dramaturg

- Dramaturged season productions; wrote and edited program and promotional copy; produced weekly reading series.
- Administered a national play contest: set up a script database; trained readers; evaluated and recommended submissions.

Williamstown Theatre Festival

Literary Manager and Resident Dramaturg

2003 – 2004 Season: Assembling playbills and press packets for publicist; proof reading and copy-editing all company publications; compiling, creating and editing programs for McCarter’s Special Events Series.
2002 – 2003 Season, Literary Management Intern: Assistant dramaturged Mainstage productions; pursued rights for images and text to be used in company publications.

McCarter Theatre

Associate Publicist and Literary Intern

Assistant dramaturged season productions and pieces for the Humana Festival of New American Plays.

Nancy Vitale