FRANKLY SPOKEN PRODUCTIONS · DEVELOPMENT FUND

FSP Studios

A $2.5M development fund for original works we believe in.

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"We option plays, musicals, novels, and new media. We come alongside artists at the earliest stage, invest in development, and build the proof-of-concept that unlocks full commercial financing."

$2.5M committed to original works

10+ projects in active development

$750K+ raised for Broadway productions

Figures current as of 2026. Broadway figures reflect FSP co-production activity via Frankly Spoken Productions LLC.

HOW IT WORKS

We don't own your work. We partner with you to find its audience.

We option early.

We meet artists before the world knows their name. We option the work, structure the development agreement, and make a long-term bet.

We develop together.

Development funding, workshop support, creative partnerships, and strategic introductions to directors, GMs, and producers.

We unlock the next stage.

When the work is ready, we activate the investor network, attach co-producers, and move into full commercial production.

The studio requires $250,000 in committed co-producer funding to activate operations and initiate the workshop lab. The first unit unlocks everything.

THE PORTFOLIO

Ten projects. Different audiences. All worth your attention.

From original musicals to star-driven revivals, FSP Studios is developing a deliberately diverse slate.

Original Musical · In Development

Dancing Bears

The last Romani bear trainers. The EU ban. What it costs to love a tradition the modern world has decided is wrong.

Music & Book: Greg Jarrett

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Chamber Musical · In Development

The Sentimentalist

Based on Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier. A chamber musical about emotional repression, social betrayal, and the lies we tell ourselves.

Music: Greg Jarrett · Book: TBD

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Also in development:

The Tale of the Allergist's Wife

Revival · Broadway

Now and Then: The Musical

Original Musical

Preggo My Lesbo

Original Series

Hold Still

New Work

Sock Studios

New Work

Ronni Adams

New Work

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To have a separate page that says I am also this thing — it's a separate lane. It feels good.

— Greg Jarrett, Composer · Dancing Bears · The Sentimentalist

LEADERSHIP

Built by people who've been in the room.

Kendal Sparks

Co-Founder

BFA Musical Theatre, University of Michigan. Pre-Broadway credits in A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (Hartford Stage / Old Globe). Former Lead Content Designer at Mastercard and Figma. Produced Gypsy, Just in Time, and Bigfoot on Broadway.

Ryan Sparks

Co-Founder

Nearly a decade at Jujamcyn Theaters under Jordan Roth, overseeing major ticketing platform transitions. Now Ticketing Operations Manager at ATG Entertainment. Deep operational expertise and industry relationships built over fifteen years at the center of Broadway.

Ready to invest in what's next?

The studio is raising its first $250,000 co-producer unit. Take a meeting with Kendal.

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