Ken Davenport – författare

11m, 8f / Comedy, Audience Participation/Interactive / Unit Set The Awesome 80s Prom is a brand new blast-from-the-past party in the style of Tony 'n Tina's Wedding and The Donkey Show set at Wanaget High's Senior Prom...in 1989! All your favorite characters from your favorite '80s movies are at THE PROM, from the Captain of the Football Team to the Asian Exchange Student, from the Geek to the hottie Head Cheerleader, and they're all competing for Prom King and Queen. And just like on "American Idol", the audience decides who wins! Come back in time and join the breakdance circle or just sit back and watch the '80s drama unfold. WINNER! 2006 IMPROV THEATER AWARD - "BEST INTERACTIVE SHOW"

2m, 2f / Comedy / Simple Set "I remember my first sexual experience. I was alone at the time!" (Story #6509) "I still have the Metallica shirt he wore that night." (Story #23960) "File mine under clumsy and awkward!" (Story #4294) My First Time features four actors in hysterical and heartbreaking stories about first sexual experiences written by real people. In 1998, a decade before blogging began, a website was created that allowed people to anonymously share their own true stories about their First Times. The website became an instant phenomenon as over 40,000 stories poured in from around the globe that were silly, sweet, absurd, funny, heterosexual, homosexual, shy, sexy and everything in between. And now, these true stories and all of the unique characters in them are brought to life by four actors in this acclaimed 90 minute play from Ken Davenport, producer of Altar Boyz and creator of The Awesome 80s Prom.

After ten years of running his very successful blog, The Producer's Perspective, Tony Award-winning Producer Ken Davenport wanted his audience to hear the perspective of the most successful TheaterMakers in the world, in the hopes that their stories and advice would inspire others to make more theater.That's why he started his podcast, interviewing hundreds of the best in the business on how they did it, and how others can too.What Ken didn't expect was how much their words inspired HIM! And he found himself listening to those interviews over and over, and writing down quotes and re-reading key takeaways from his interviews whenever he needed to solve a problem.Each one of Ken's guests became a mentor to Ken . . . whether they knew it or not! Ken found these short pieces of advice so helpful that he wanted other TheaterMakers to receive the same benefit, which is why he created Cast of Mentors: Volume 1.In Volume 1 of Cast of Mentors, Ken is sharing his most-treasured pieces of advice from high-achievers-including Terrence McNally, Dominique Morisseau, David Henry Hwang, Daryl Roth, Kathleen Marshall, Stephen C. Byrd and more-so that you may gain 50 new Broadway mentors to help you navigate life in this new world.Collectively, these mentors have won more than 67 Tony Awards, 19 Emmy Awards, 9 Academy Awards, 12 Grammy Awards and 1 Pulitzer Prize. Among other things, you will . . .Learn from Academy Award-winning Writers Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and hear first-hand how they exercised their personal demons with Dear Evan Hansen. Listen to the #Fearless Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez's advice on creating a strong support system. Seek advice from Tony Award-winning Director Kenny Leon on what we can do to promote equality in the theater.Hear from the President of The Broadway League, Charlotte St. Martin, on what makes for a successful producer in the 21st Century.Learn how Tony Award-winning Choreographer Sergio Trujillo found his niche as a director/choreographer and how you can too!And much more!