How Live Events Influence Theatre, Film, and TV (and Vice Versa)

In this episode, we’re talking with playwright Jeremy Desmon and filmmaker Michael (Mikey) Forsch. Jeremy and Mikey do creative and production work on corporate live events. And they also have successful careers in other creative mediums. In this episode, they discuss how their work in one medium affects the other. And vice versa. So hit the download button, screw your headphones on tight, and get ready to take notes.

Jeremy Desmon is an award-winning writer whose work spans theatre and live entertainment. His musicals include Pump Up the Volume, The Last Supper, The Oliver Experiment and the Kleban Prize-winning The Girl in the Frame. He has written live shows for Nickelodeon, Universal, Disney, Sesame Workshop and Paw Patrol, and his comedies for schools —  including Cyrano de BurgerShack, Andie Fowler’s Big-Time Bucket List and American History (in 60) among many others — are performed around the world. A graduate of Stanford and NYU/Tisch, Jeremy teaches Musical Theatre Writing at Princeton University.

Michael Forsch is a film producer, director, and casting director who, when not on a film set, can be found helping brands perform with Proscenium in the live events industry. His latest film credits include “Ruthless” (Starring Dermot Mulroney), the horror thriller feature film “Darkest Of Lies” (nominated best supporting actor) and “Attack of The Unknown (starring Richard Greico). As a Producer, his short film “Burro” won “Best Short Film” at the 2019 Hollywood Dreams Film Festival along with several other notable awards and nominations on the film festival circuit. His feature film “The Christmas Cabin” was voted the number one Christmas Movie in Nevada in 2021 and most recently his TV show, A-list Casting, won the “Best Pilot“ Grand Prize in the Silver State film festival and is currently available to stream on Youtube.