Looking to stretch your creative wings in 2014? I’d love to have you join the on-stage or behind-the-scenes team for my play, Sing After Storms. Most roles don’t require any experience, though if you have experience we will gladly find a way to put it to use. I’ve done all of these roles at some point in my career and I can help as much as needed. So if something below looks interesting, don’t be shy. Hop on board – I’d be glad to have you join us. I’m also glad to take referrals of friends whom you think would be interested. Please feel free to forward, share these details, and ask questions.
Business / Promotion
Photographer, Videographer, PR, Marketing, Fundraising, Event planner (opening night party and talk-back event with actors), Investors / in-kind sponsors, someone interested in crowdfunding (Kickstarter, etc.)
Production (I would love to have these people involved in the casting decisions)
Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Assistant Director (we have an incredibly talented director on-board!), Production Assistants
Design
Costumes, Props, Set
Performance team
Light and sound board operator (very simple system)
Cast
We will be holding auditions in March / April for the remaining roles that have not yet been cast. If you’re interested in auditioning, or you know someone who would be interested, please let me know!
Additional info:
– Rehearsals will be held in the evening in mid-town Manhattan from mid-May to mid-June, Monday nights through Thursday nights.
– Performances will be held as part of New York City’s Thespis Theater Festival on June 18th @ 8:45pm, June 21st @ 9:00pm, June 22nd @ 9:30pm at Cabrini Repertory Theater, 701 Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights (northern Manhattan.) All actors, the stage manager, assistant stage manager, assistant director, and the light and sound board operator will need to attend the tech rehearsal in the theater on June 18th from 2:30pm – 8:30pm.
– Many people are cast in roles of other productions and hired for off-stage roles as a result of Thespis Theater Festival performances.
– All roles are volunteer-based (mine included!) You will receive comp tickets to give to anyone you’d like and you’ll have your headshot and bio listed in the play’s program and on the website. I will also be forever happy to provide you with references and loads of good karma for the rest of your life. My goal is to make this a fun, close-knit community that will continue to work together on future productions of this show and others.
– It’s my hope that Sing After Storms will have a long and healthy life long after the theater festival is over. As original team members, I would love to have everyone from this production continue on with us wherever this path leads.
Have an idea for a role that’s not on here? Please let me know!
Published by Christa Avampato
IN BRIEF
Author, journalist, digital product manager, and licensed New York City tour guide. Creator and host of NYC's Secrets and Lies. Alumna of the University of Pennsylvania (BA), the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia (MBA), Arizona State University (Biomimicry), and the University of Cambridge (MSt in Sustainability Leadership).
I build digital media platforms, report on urban climate resilience and biodiversity, and produce live narrative experiences that connect communities to history, nature, and place.
THE DEEP DIVE
My work centers on a single thread: building systems and stories that foster deep connection to our shared world. Across digital streaming, environmental reporting, and live civic storytelling, I design experiences that help people understand complex ideas and the environments around them.
DIGITAL PRODUCT STRATEGY & MEDIA LEADERSHIP
At Carnegie Hall, I serve as Digital Product Manager, leading product strategy, operations, and technical delivery for the video streaming platform Carnegie Hall+. I translate artistic mission into scalable, high-performance streaming architecture that reaches audiences globally. Previously, I led agile product and delivery teams across operations and compliance at American Express, managed Broadway theatrical productions and national tours, and guided strategic initiatives across cultural institutions.
ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM & AUTHORSHIP
As a freelance journalist, I investigate how living systems, urban infrastructure, and human culture intersect. My reported features on urban decarbonization, biodiversity, coastal resilience, and biomimicry appear in publications including Smithsonian Magazine, The Washington Post, Mongabay, Natural History Magazine, and Foreign Policy Magazine. In fiction, I write the Emerson Page young adult novel series, alongside upcoming historical fiction and nonfiction works on New York history, mythology, and human resilience. I also write Togetherhood, a LinkedIn newsletter focused on urban ecology and community restoration, and co-host the podcast Frameworks in the Wild.
LIVE EXPERIENCE & CIVIC STORYTELLING
As a licensed New York City tour guide and live event producer, I transform urban landscapes into shared narrative encounters. I created, produce, and host NYC's Secrets and Lies, an interactive live storytelling series staged across cultural landmarks including the New York Transit Museum, the South Street Seaport Museum, and the historic tall ship Wavertree. I also design and lead site-specific walking tours exploring coastal ecology, food history, and neighborhood evolution, often with partners at Climate Week NYC and the Natural Areas Conservancy.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING MEDIA
Through my independent production studio, Double or Nothing Media, I develop ventures across media, ecology, and public history:
Digital Products & Strategy: Architecting scalable digital platforms, streaming experiences, and operational models for mission-driven institutions.
Environmental Reporting & Publications: Delivering long-form reporting, books, and newsletters grounded in climate resilience and regenerative design.
Site-Specific Live Storytelling: Producing immersive live shows and educational walking tours that engage public audiences in community history.
CONNECT
Website & Production Hub: doubleornothingmedia.com and christaavampato.com
Newsletter: Togetherhood on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/newsletters/togetherhood-7273771832221089792/
Instagram & Threads: @christarosenyc
Emerson Page Novels: emersonpagebook.wordpress.com/
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Looking to stretch your creative wings in 2014? I’d love to have you join the on-stage or behind-the-scenes team for my play, Sing After Storms. Most roles don’t require any experience, though if you have experience we will gladly find a way to put it to use. I’ve done all of these roles at some point in my career and I can help as much as needed. So if something below looks interesting, don’t be shy. Hop on board – I’d be glad to have you join us. I’m also glad to take referrals of friends whom you think would be interested. Please feel free to forward, share these details, and ask questions.
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