ReNew Productions

ReNew Productions has teamed up with Octo Design Group to create something unique - If you're a leader - check this out for your team - A few months ago Chad Parsons met Wendy Verna, the founder of Octo Design Group. A business to business marketing business located in Philadelphia.

Octo has launched an immersive training experience unlike any other! It is where attendees step inside a Seagrass REALM (Real-life Experiencial, Adaptive Learning Module) to participate in a high-energy, team-based challenge designed to test adaptability, decision-making, and resilience. Think “ESCAPE ROOM FOR BUSINESS”- only smarter, faster, and unforgettable.

The background is this...
For 28 years, Wendy had been running a full-service marketing firm Octo. In the past three, they have seen an unexpected decline in client sales that does not match up with the engagement and inquiries our marketing drives. They dug deeper and learned it is not the marketing, it’s internal. Staff lack the soft skills—critical thinking, personal responsibility, agility, and teamwork—to help these companies win. It’s a common thread that they have heard from businesses of all sizes, across the region and beyond.

Fast forward…
Octo (Octo Design Group) has launched Seagrass, a high-impact, live-fire, experiential soft-skills learning program. Now, with our help can be delivered in an 4D escape-room-style environment with props, actors, smells, lights, sounds, emotions and clues! Seagrass immerses participants in real-world business challenges under pressure, engaging them emotionally and making knowledge stick in ways traditional training just can’t.

Seagrass succeeds in team building, employee development, staff engagement, and talent assessment. It works equally well at retreats, workshops, networking events or conferences. For newcomers to the workforce, it can be especially eye-opening...helping businesses uncover talent gaps and build confident, adaptable leaders.

Below are our main areas of focus
· Professionalism
· Critical Thinking
· Customer Relations
· Profitable Growth
· Problem-Solving Under Pressure
· Resilience, Growth & Adaptability
· Communication &nCollaboration
· Team Management During Crisis

Check out the Seagrass Sizzle!

Meet Seagrass This is "Meet Seagrass" by Octo Design on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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ReNew Productions ​ReNew Productions is a proud member of TYA/USA and and is always open and lo oking for suggestions, collaborations, new works and passionate employees. ​ Please don't hesitate to reach...

Here are some process and then a few event photos of “Art of Deception” At the Philadelphia Museum of Art with DeCourtcey Events - the poison gang has just begun. Stay tuned 🧐

Need help creating your own puppet slam? Don't know where to start - this workshop is a great way to conquer those unknowns!

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ACTORS for Immersive Event at the Philadelhia Museum of Art | Theatre Philadelphia ReNew Productions is seeking 7 versatile and imaginative performers for ‘The Art of Deception’ a fully immersive, murder mystery experience rooted in Philadelphia’s dark history of the infamous 1930s Philadelphia Poison Ring. Actors will engage directly with guests as they experience scenes, c...

Thursday Throwback: Back in Fall 2019, while I was in grad school at UNCG studying puppetry, I created a puppet slam based on one of my favorite children's books, "A Day In the Life of Marlon Bundo" by John Oliver. Right before the pandemic hit, I was in the midst of rehearsals with five actors and the puppets preparing to bring this story to life as a touring show. Unfortunately, those plans were put on hold. Fast forward to March 2024, I applied to have this show performed at the Bucks/Mont Pride Festival in June under a new title, "Some Bunny to Love," featuring three actors and eight puppets.

Today this story about the celebration of love and the power of voting seems more relevant than ever and I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to receive feedback on this project from "State of Play," a group dedicated to developing new work.

Tomorrow (Friday) August 30th at 7:00pm my script will be 1 of 3 being read, and I’d love to invite you to join us in the fun! For ZOOM info and link please message me. I’m excited to see this story continue to evolve.

With a LIVE voting moment that could change the entire course of the story, what will you choose? Will love prevail? Or will fear strike and rule us all?

It's been a while since my last post, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped. On a personal note, I have been navigating a difficult time, grieving the loss of my mother. This journey has been challenging in so many ways, but creativity is a gift, a gift my mother nourished with love and support, so in her honor, I have continued to create while navigating her absence. I am excited to announce some new projects and opportunities ahead...Stay tuned!

I was JUST talking about how this would be a great musical! ENTER YOU! 😂

Musical Adaptation of 1999 Gay Rom-Com TRICK is in the Works A musical adaptation is in the works for the 1999 gay rom-com, Trick! The film's writer Jason Schafer is working on a stage musical that is still in the early stages, with star Christian Campbell set to produce.

Be a part of the story...sign up now to be a volunteer board member and bring new perspectives in forging and shaping the future of PYTA. JOIN artistic director Chad Parsons as he joins PYTA as the new Vice President!

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Hello friends! We have some exciting news to share! But first....If you have ANY interest in serving on the Pride Youth Theatre Alliance Board during our time of rebuilding, rebranding, dare I say ReNew'ing please fill out this interest form (please share with others!):

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