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Anyone in Portland have an air ionizer??

2008-06-03T15:08:09Z

Hey! I just got a vintage dress that's amazing, but it came with that horrible smell of must and mothballs. I hear that air ionizers work to get it out....does anyone just happen to have one that they would let me use for a day? I would highly appreciate it!! thanks,

Kate

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Auditions- Aberrant Behavior- Saturday June 7th @ Mamma Buzz in Oakland arts district

2008-05-27T01:57:18Z

I am having auditions for my new movie "Aberrant Behavior" Saturday June Seventh at Mamma Buzz Cafe in downtown Oaklands Art District 2318 Telegraph Ave from 4-6PM. If your interested in the movie you can e-mail me at: aberrantbehaviormovie@gmail.com. I have already casted some of the roles and have people working on it, I just have not cast all of them yet and of course the female lead.

There will be some paid roles (of course the leads) but this is a low budget (around 25-35,000 or so) affair so it won't be a whole lot. Just to warn you.

Aberrant Behavior, is basically a love story about two self destructive anarchistic-y street kids who have an exaggerated form of pica, a disorder where people feel compelled to eat non-food materials, carpet, dirt, soap, drano, various chemicals, etc. as portrayed as a drug addiction. They have a very co-dependent relationship and with there disorders too , they literally destroy each other.

There's more to it, but that's the basic synopsis. If you can't make it to the auditions, you can send me a head shot with resume, or whatever you want. We can then decide when and where to meet.

THERE WILL BE SOME SEXUALITY AND NUDITY FOR THE TWO LEADS, AS WELL AS MISTY AND FOGGY TO A LESSER DEGREE. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME FOR THOSE ROLES, IF YOUR NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

I will be hiring for many roles, all ages (over 18) races, sizes, etc. But here are the main characters:
Main Characters:

LEADS:
Victor Muertos: (Mid to late twenties) Half Mexican/Half white (Half latino/half white will probably work). Black hair, down to chin and five o clock shadow. (Flexible though). Tall and thin but not too thin. Dark, brooding, depressed, prone to long winded sarcastic, cynical rants. Living off the state for mental depression, and addiction, but eventually breaks himself from the state. He hates the state, and normal life in general. He hates almost everything. He is sort of sloppy hipster, slightly emo, slight slight slight goth meets street kid. Light or no body mod, piercings, etc. He eventually lives on the street because of choice.He falls in love with Aiko. SOME NUDITY AND SEXUALS SITUATIONS REQUIRED-CAST

Aiko Zumbi (18-early twenties or look like it) Half Japanese/Half German (or Japanese, or half Japanese/Half white). Shorter than Victor, thin but still slightly curvy.
Street kid with a bit of dark hippie. Has been sexually abused as a child. Prone to violence. Prone to long winded rants, or sometimes just total silence. Dark, cynical, with a very bleak view of life. Body mods, tattoo's, piercings, fine. Dreaded or colored hair fine as well. Actually preffered. She falls in love with Victor. SOME NUDITY AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS REQUIRED.

SUPPORTING LEADS:
Pedida Muertos- (20's -40's)-Mexican- Victor's nearly catatonic - mute drug addict mother, who is usually messing around with strange men, and drugged up. Mostly abuses Victor through neglect. Mostly shown in flashbacks, but one scene in present as well. Young actress aged to look older in present, or vice versa.

Misty & Foggy (20's) two girls that Victor and Chad meet at the bar, who are wasted, and act and look like twins. Very ditzy, drunk, corporate, normal. They take Victor and Chad back to there place. Drunken debauchery ensues.

Spic 'N' Span (20's -40's)- One of the horrible mascots for the advertising firm Victor works for, "Spic n Span's Whiten it up" Cleaning product. They play racist cliched versions of mexican house workers. Think Samo. It's meant to be horrible, and it of course offends Victor.

Aiko's Father-
A militant cold hearted man who sexually abuses aiko. Must be bilingual Japanese & English

Aiko's Mother-
Always screaming at Aikos father. Bi-lingual fluent in German & English

VARIOUS:
Hipster's (18-30) Some with speaking roles. A house party Victor crashes.

Office workers (20's -on) Some with speaking roles.

Various small roles for the horrible commercials and promo's from the firm Victor briefly works for

Other roles as well-Not listed

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Looking for a script....

2008-04-28T23:26:56Z

A research question you detective types.

I'm looking for a script. I would think it wouldn't be impossibly obscure (it ran on B'way for about a month in the 70s), but I can't seem to locate a copy. I've checked Sam French's, etc. catalogs, google'd the title and author; I even looked in the University of California's library catalog.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

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MythMaker is Looking for Adventurers of Passion, Performance and Perception

2008-03-26T02:28:17Z

Calling all
Sacred Warriors, Dragon Dancers, Wylde Elvin Wizards, Dream Walkers, Livers of legend and Makers Of Myth!!!
MythMaker Productions
The Mytho Theatrical Sacred Circus
Is looking for a few good Adventurers.
The Next Level of the Quest is about to Begin!!

We are recruiting a few new members for the 2008 summer tour season
A 40’ bus of Bards, Artists, Circus Creatures and Sacred Warriors
Will be traveling the U.S. & Canadian west coast in aims to shift culture thru Art.

We Are Seeking:
Spiritual Warriors
Circus Performers
Actors/Actresses
Stilt walkers/Fire dancers
Dancers/Acrobats
Musicians/Artists(Drums, Cello, Voice ect)
BUS DRIVER
Lighting/Sound tech, stage manager.
Support crew – vending, children, ect..

Management and booking agent
opportunities also available

Key Roles: Bus Driver, Cello, Drummer

Application Questionnaires available now

Auditions/Training camp begins this spring

For More Info Go to
www.mythmaker.ca

Please send replies to Hjeron through the website

See our new videos On you tube

Promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od_Q73KXL1I

Burning Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GFGr5v3L8c

Burning Man pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vx0BWihrj8
Fire Swords and Breathing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxbiADpSqj4

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W. Kamau Bell's Solo Performance Class Begins Again in April

2008-03-18T19:24:51Z

W. KAMAU BELL'S SOLO PERFORMANCE CLASS

ABOUT THE CLASS:
Started in 2005, this 8 session course (over ten weeks) is designed to develop 15-20 minute professional level solo theater pieces using a variety of writing and performance techniques. Each student will create a unique and personal performance piece that will culminate in a public theater performance at the end of the course. The class is recommended for performers of all disciplines, including actors, writers, comedians, spoken word artists, musicians and dancers. People of all levels of experience are welcome, from those who have never been on stage before to those preparing a piece for a professional production or audition.

ABOUT W. KAMAU BELL:
W. Kamau Bell has been a Bay Area comedian, writer, and director for more than ten years. Kamau is a favorite at Cobbs Comedy Club, The Punch Line, The Porchlight Storytelling Series, and is half of Siskel & Negro on Live 105. Kamau has appeared at The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, on Comedy Centrals Premium Blend, and Byron Allens Comics Unleashed. Also he is featured in The Soft Skull Press publication What Would Bill Hicks Say? Kamau has been profiled in The San Francisco Chronicle on three separate occasions, including not ironically during Black History Month. Kamau is currently hard at work performing his debut solo show, "The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour". The SF Guardian declared, "W. Kamau Bell plays against type and comes with not only the insights you wish you had spewed first but also the wit.." The SF Weekly called him smart, stylish, and very much in the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle and Margaret Cho, although he was more excited that they called him handsome. However, Kamau is most proud of being the leader of The Solo Performance Workshop.

ONE-HOUR FREE CONSULTATION:
Sign up through Brown Paper Tickets and receive an hour of free consultation w/ Kamau to help prepare for the class.

WHEN/WHERE:
Sundays April 6 - June 8 (10:00-1:00) 8 classes over the course of 10 weeks + a performance, no class on April 20 & May 25
Shelton Theater (533 Sutter nr. Powell St., SF)

Tuesdays April 8 - June 10 (6:30-9:30) 8 classes over the course of 10 weeks + a performance, no class on April 22 & May 27
Shelton Theater (533 Sutter nr. Powell St., SF)

ENROLL/COST:
$400
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/30954

INFORMATION:
Bruce Pachtman
415-826-1709 or brupach@gmail.com

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Burlesque Expo

2008-03-05T10:44:37Z

Mar 21-23, Cambridge MA

There are about 10,000 good reasons for you to go to The Great Boston Burlesque Expo. We'll hit a couple of quick ones here -- the rest are at www.Burlesque-Expo.com

1) Professional Training -- the Conference at The Expo offers classes in stagecraft, movement, dance, costuming, business, and more.

2) The Shows -- four amazing shows on three nights! The best in burlesque past and present, plus variety acts of poi, hula hoop, mentalism, juggling, and more.

3) The Vintage Fashion Fair -- featuring shopping, an exhibit of historic costumes, an art show, and "drop-in" classes for those of you who just want a taste of burlesque.

Tickets are going fast, so pick your favorite event or come for the whole weekend!

The Tribe Event listing is at http://boston.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CEvent.vm?eventid=4aab643f-3bd3-4d0c-a04f-472dafabd652&published=true&nextpage=http%3A%2F%2Fboston.tribe.net%2Flocal

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Be our friend?

2008-02-26T00:33:45Z

Hey everyone,

The Marsh is a non-profit theater located in San Francisco on Valencia st. We are small and are working towards beginning a network online to help bring in new talent and new patrons. We've been around for 18 years and are a breeding ground for new performance. Focusing on solo performance, but also branching out to others, we pride ourselves on being a place for performers to come and have an opportunity to display their work in front of audiences.

So we would like to grow our network! If you would like to learn more about The Marsh please visit www.themarsh.org. And if you like what we're doing, add us as your friend and help us get ourselves out there a bit more. Your help and support is greatly appreciate as we all raise the awareness and appreciation of the arts!

Thanks!

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Mask Magic in theater....

2008-02-12T19:56:00Z

Would love to hear about your theater experiences with masks, particulary about character development, and the challenges - wonderful creative moments - and reactions when performing in mask. Visibility must be so important- being able to see your way around stage ?
Cheers,
leah

oh yes, please feel invited to visit on mask magic, a new tribe all about masks, performing, making, collecting, wearing.....

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Rep Companies

2008-02-08T23:15:16Z

Hello all!

I was wondering about theatre companies that perform in rep.

I am aware of one in Wisconsin, but I am curious to see what kind of list we can generate.

Thanks

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Reality TV Live!-The only unscripted reality show, Magnet Theater!

2008-02-04T04:41:15Z

Indie Improv Group "Bone the Imp" presents a brand new long-form improv comedy show: 'Reality TV Live!' This is a fully improvised STAGED reality TV show directed by Bob Acevedo. A suggestion of a hobby or an occupation will kickstart an outrageous episode encompassing every style of reality show in existence today! And don't forget the Superstar host and guest judges!!

Bone the Imp:
Greg Dubin
Jonathan Fitzhugh
Kelly Kreye
Sarah Natochenny
Ndidi Oriji
Bryce Richardson
Brian Schneider
Joe Tuttle
Sonia Ulrich
Robin Wachsberger

Directed by,
Bob Acevedo
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, Feb 8 @11:30pm-Magnet Theater

*Reservation highly recommended. Only $5, runs about 40 minutes. Cheap beer!

Magnet Theater
254 West 29th St (btwn 7th and 8th aves)
New York, NY
212.244.8824

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Audition Info for Performance Art Showcase in Las Vegas

2008-02-02T02:29:19Z

Hi everyone! Thought you might be interested in this audition info. 10MINUTEMAX will be presented on March 24th in the Aruba Hotel in Vegas. Visit www.dreamcityvegas.com for the flyer. Also feel free to pass this information along to any people in your performance community who may be interested. Thanks!

This showcase is shaping up nicely, already I have many great artists partaking, and the auditions are sure to uncover even more amazing talent. The event will be widely attended and I am inviting media and agencies. I hope you can be part of it! Let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Marco

Marco Landin Variety Entertainment ----> www.marcolandin.com
Dream City Presents -------------------------> www.dreamcityvegas.com

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What are the BEST universities?

2008-01-24T05:45:57Z

I'm having an awful time finding information on line for the best university programs. My son is starting to apply to colleges, he wants to double major: acting and film. Of course NYU is the first choice, we've also been to Juilliard, which was a little too sterile feeling and not enough of a liberal arts school. I've heard that Northwestern and DePaul are good, I know that Carnegie Melon was, is it still? Which schools in California are best? I'd be so grateful for any advice, school names, or even tips about how to find out. It just seems that whenever I try to search, I get all kinds of garbage, like "Jolene-Marie's school of Dramatics" or ads for sending off the equivalent of college tuition for online instructional courses :)

Thanks so much!

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aberrant behavior-auditions saturday the 19th 2263 mission (between 18th & 19th) 3:30-6:30- San Francisco (Film not theater sorry)

2008-01-17T12:17:54Z

I'm making a film, that will be somewhat explicit in parts. Also, there will be imagery that needs nudity.
I am afraid that I will not be able to cut the content of the movie script, even if I find actors interested .You can e-mail me with rates, photos, questions, etc. If your an actor or actress who has worked in nudity and/or sexual situations, is comfortable with it, and would like to take on a feature narrative film as a major role please e-mail me or show up to the auditions. The two main roles are the ones that require it but there are others. If you would like to be featured in sequences that do not involve the main characters, but are part of dreamlike imagery you can either show up to the audition, or e-mail me with link to your work.
Thanks-
Jason

Here is the original posting:

I have a new movie called "Aberrant Behavior" auditioning Sat. 1/19 3:30-6:3- at the Dark Room SF 2263 Mission off of 19th and Mission@ 3:30 - 6:30. (My first movie "the period" came out through Sub Rosa Cinema can be seen/bought at Netflix www.myspace.com/theperiodmovie, as well as various other outlets)
Aberrant Behavior, is basically about two self destructive anarchistic-y street kids who have an exaggerated form of pica, a disorder where people feel compelled to eat non-food materials, carpet, dirt, soap, drano, various chemicals, etc. as portrayed as a drug addiction. There's more to it, but that's the basic synopsis. If you can't make it to the auditions, you can send me a head shot with resume, or whatever you want. We can then decide when and where to meet.

I will be hiring for many roles, all ages (over 18) races, sizes, etc. But here are the main characters:
Main Characters:
Victor Muertos: (Mid to late twenties) Half Mexican/Half white (Half latino/half white will probably work). Black hair, down to chin and five o clock shadow. (Flexible though). Tall and thin but not too thin.
Dark, brooding, depressed, prone to long winded sarcastic, cynical rants. Living off the state for mental depression, and addiction, but eventually breaks himself from the state. He hates the state, and normal life in general. He hates almost everything. He is sort of sloppy hipster, slightly emo, slight slight slight goth meets street kid. Light or no body mod, piercings, etc. He eventually lives on the street because of choice.He falls in love with Aiko.

Aiko Zumbi (18-early twenties or look like it) Half Japanese/Half German (or Japanese, or half Japanese/Half white). Shorter than Victor, thin but still slightly curvy.
Street kid with a bit of dark hippie. Has been sexually abused as a child. Prone to violence. Prone to long winded rants, or sometimes just total silence. Dark, cynical, with a very bleak view of life. Body mods, tattoo's, piercings, fine. Dreaded or colored hair fine as well. Actually preffered.
She falls in love with Victor.

Emma May (20's to 30's) Actress must be thin, because character is anorexic. Very fake, superficial, manic laughing. Very self deluded. She doesn't really see her anorexia as a problem, she think she looks great though she's obviously dieing and goes to extremes to keep herself thin. She is always dressed up elegantly and thinks of herself as a proper lady even when doing something grotesque . She is a head executive at a advertising/pr firm that she gets a Victor a brief job at, through meeting him in a class over there mutual addictions. (Brief Nudity /Partial a few times)

Caseworker Joe (30's-40's) Written has hispanic, but open. Larger guy, tall, built like a shed, a bit fat but not flabby fat. Very coarse, to the point, direct "Take no shit" kind of guy. Very normal, buys into the whole big house in the suburbs, good job, etc. He is Victor's Caseworker, and is tired of Victor's Shit, and believes he is not trying to quit. (None)

Glitters- a gay gangster rapper, take everything that's a cliche and horrible about it and flip it so that it's gay (some, will also need male models)

Pedida Muertos-Victors Mother. A nearly catatonic morally apprehensive drug addict who's always sleeping with random guys and ignoring her child (Some nudity/sexual situations can be negotiated to less)

And then random visuals, nudes for some flashback scenes (of some sort of psuedo porn the main characer shot) a girl that Victor sleeps with before he falls in love with Zumbi (requires brief nudity/sexuality) and some body part imagery that will not feature the face of the actor/actress, among other thing

thanks for reading
-jason

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Nita Little \\ first call

2008-01-04T13:08:48Z

Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
International Projects 2008

Orvieto \ Italy
April 25–May 2 / 2008

Nita Little
Restless Peace
A mind in motion and Contact Improvisation experience
Residential project for experienced movers

The American performer Nita Little will be the special guest of our association, first time in Italy as guest artist, for giving the project “Restless Peace”. The intensive workshop with Nita Little is in the calendar of our Residential Projects 2008, and will be from April 25 to May 2, 2008 in the beautiful Etruscan city of Orvieto, in middle Italy.

After the end of the workshop, on May 3rd and 4th, the association will plan also two days with the International Springfest Jam.

The intensive workshop and the Jam will be held both at the headquarters of the cultural Association Caravajal15 residenza dinamica, in the prestigious sixteenth century rooms of the Palazzo Caravajal-Simoncelli, in Orvieto.

Application for registration in the project with Nita Little is open from January 7th. For information and more details write to: info@contactfestival.it, or telephone to +39 0763.341479.

Nita Little
Restless Peace
The urge to move, to go where we have never been, is the soul of our practice in this workshop.
Developing a "home base", a place of personal and creative safety is as important as the journey; how wonderful to be free when you have a home! We learn, how like nomads, we may carry our home with us, even as we track paths in and out of unfamiliar territory.
We focus on developing the mental, emotional, and physical skills that enable dancers to travel creatively. Utilizing a full dance vocabulary, we integrate gestured movement improvisation with contact improvisation and build the skills to consciously weave these two forms.

We investigate “states” of mind / “states” of body as a means to develop and direct creative work in our improvisations. Developing the ability to describe and craft subtle levels of action and experience, we boost our physical potential while increasing our readability. Moving in solo, duet and group forms, we gain compositional tools for structural orientation; like torches, they light the way.

This workshop is developed for experienced movers who wish to pass beyond the threshold of old patterns. The restless human drive that takes us out of comfort, urges us to meet the unfamiliar, to move into, through and with the unknown, is a dance artist’s call. Here, we harness that drive and discover how, moving at the speed of our restless calling, we can find peace.

This class culminates in a creative work for performance at the workshop and at Zipfest08.

Things we will do:
Go deep into the physical philosophy behind contact improvisation.
Learn underlying CI principles that manifest as pathways of action.
Build the tools for safe physical and creative relationships
Discover different spatial orientations: vertical/hierarchical and horizontal/diffuse.
Learn about our temporal orientation and develop tools that modulate time.
Develop the skills to be able to move freely between states of mind.
Deepen our agreements to open to life, to the dance.
Honor peace.

about Nita Little
www.nitalittle.com
Nita Little has been developing, choreographing, performing and teaching improvisational dance for the past thirty-six years, notably Contact Improvisation, which she helped evolve from its inception with Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith and others.
She collaborated in numerous performing companies introducing Contact Improvisation throughout the United States. She is a master teacher with former students all over the world, who are themselves now master dancers and teachers: Gretchen Spiro, Andrew Harwood, Frey Faust, Scott Wells, Julie Oak, Peter Bingham to name just a few. Through CI she discovered her abiding interest in the evolution of consciousness and the mind body relationship. Since 1981 she has been developing an evolving curriculum called The Mind in Motion, which explores the range of experiential states along the mind-body continuum and reveals principles that define Contact Improvisation as well as other movement forms. This work is informed by her investigation of the mind through work such as hypnotherapy and NeuroLinguistic Programming.

As a performing artist her current work is a mix of both formal and improvisational choreography and scores. While anchored in process, it frequently explores character, story, and concept.

Nita received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in choreography and was on the California Arts Council Touring Program.
The latter award was to her solo dance company, NITA LITTLE DANCE THEATRE, which she began in 1984, continued through 1990, and reinstated as a pickup company in 2000. In 2002 Nita created Playing God, an hour-long dance opera that received funding through the Dance USA /National Endowment for the Arts.

Over the years Nita has been both faculty and guest artist at numerous colleges and universities including New York University, California Institute for the Arts, Texas Christian University, Temple University, Tufts University, Scripps College and UC Santa Barbara.

Nita teaches and performs yearly at national and international dance festivals including ImPulsTanz, Vienna, The Side Step Festival, Helsinki, Kontakt Budapest International Improvisation Festival, the International Contact Festival Freiburg, Germany,the Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance and Improvisation and the West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival, Berkeley California.
She also teaches locally and nationally throughout the year. She lives with her son in Santa Cruz Mountains in California.

As she has pioneered a path in the understanding of the mind/body/spirit relationship, Nita's mission, conscious evolution, has been the backbone of her passion and her practice. Her goal is to see, feel and reveal grace in all its forms and as it exists in the actions of the mind and the body.

Info and reservation
Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15
05018 Orvieto (TR) - Italy
tel +39 0763.341479
fax +39 0763.340669
info@contactfestival.it
www.contactfestival.it

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New Free Bay Area Audition Site for Actors

2007-12-30T23:30:39Z

Members of Theater Arts are invited to join "SF Auditions 411," a new Yahoo Group especially for Bay Area actors. This free group puts local theatre audition notices right into your inbox! Our audition calendar keeps you up-to-date, plus we have links to over 100 Bay Area theatre companies. It's all here and it's all free! Simply visit: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFAuditions411/ to join. You can unsubscribe at any time. Get acting with SF Auditions 411!

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Southcity Theater presents "Plays by Moonlight"

2007-12-04T06:50:43Z

SouthCity Theater presents a collection of 10 minute plays for its first annual Plays by Moonlight festival.

Friday, November 30, 2007 - Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:00 PM
Location: Factory Theatre at the Piano Factory
791 Tremont St.
Boston

8 plays were selected out of over 300 submissions. Thank you to all the playwrites who took the time to send us your work.

THE PLAYS:
"The Choice" by Susan Fleming
"Life in Detail" by Will Giante
"A Man of Some Importance" by Laura Turner Smith
"My Fifteen Minutes" by Patrick Priege
"This is a Robbery" by Julietta Henry
"Baby Talk" by Rebecca Straube
"Plays by Moonlight" by Susan Fleming
"A Brief Presentation on Theatre" by James Bucholtz

November 30 - December 16
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3:00 pm
Factory Theatre at the Piano Factory
(directions)
$15 general / $10 students and seniors

WITH TWO CHARITY PERFORMANCES
Thursday, 12/6 and 12/13
8:00 pm
To benefit Spare Change and What's Up newspapers
$20 All seats

For more information please go to www.southcitytheatre.org/upcoming.html

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Simone Forti "Logomotion Writing Workshop" \ project in residence

2007-10-14T00:21:54Z

Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Orvieto \ Italy
International Projects 2008

Hello!
We are happy to announce that Simone Forti will be again the guest artist of our residence, for giving her intensive residential workshop “Logomotion Writing Workshop”.
The intensive workshop with Simone Forti is in the ambit of our international projects 2008, and will be from March 8 to 15 2008 in the beautiful Etruscan city of Orvieto, in mid Italy.
The workshop is limited to 16 participants.
The intensive workshop will be held at the headquarters of the cultural Association Caravajal15 residenza dinamica, in the prestigious sixteenth century rooms of the Palazzo Caravajal-Simoncelli.
The fee is 400 euros, which includes also hospitality, reception and meals.
Application for registration is open from October 15th.
For information write to: info@contactfestival.it, or telephone to +39 0763.341479.
Info and texts below.

Simone Forti \ Logomotion Writing Workshop
Intensive residential workshop
8-15 March 2008
maximum 16 participants
7-day workshop, plus one day pause
fee 400 euros (including meals and lodging)
pre-registration: 150 euros

Logomotion Writing Workshop
Sometimes our words don't have access to what we know in our bones.
In this workshop we will be improvising moving and speaking, and we will be writing.
While our writing will stimulate our imagination and support our improvisations, our improvisations will enrich our writing with a kinesthetic timing to phrasing and windows on sudden thoughts and memories.
Our activities will include studio sessions of improvisational moving and speaking, spontaneous writing, walks in town, with partners, for conversations about matters large and small, and private times to write and to craft our writings and to read them to each other.
We will borrow from the writing practice of Natalie Goldberg as found in her books “Writing Down the Bones” and “Wild Mind”, discovering the associations that gather spontaneously around a chosen point of departure.
As our movement work will include many activities in partners and in groups, some of our writing will include more than one voice, focusing on the relationships between the thoughts of different people.
A goal will be to write with wild mind and intention, and with awareness of world.

Jennifer Dunning writes in her 1991 New York Times review: “Simone Forti presented her first dance program in 1960 and has since then had a steadily increasing influence on post-modernist choreographers interested in exploring ‘natural’ or non-formalist movement and dance”.

Info and reservation
Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15
05018 Orvieto (TR) - Italy
tel +39 0763341479
fax +39 0763340669
info@contactfestival.it
www.contactfestival.it

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Performance Tonight! Saturday 9/8 Isak Immanuel

2007-09-08T19:05:05Z

Last night of this work:

ILLEGAL ECHO/untitled echo

"To dance a falling line of recall...between memory and no memory, spectator and spectre, citizenship and sanity... right, left, forward, backward a new question everyday"

A multimedia dance theatre work by Isak Immanuel(Floor of Sky Projects) with contributions from Robert L. Terrell(photography), Kanoko Nishi(piano), and Odessa Chen(voice)

This work is apart of
CounterPULSE’s Summer 2007 Artists in Residence and also featurees “To Mifune” by Christy Funsch/Funsch Dance Experience, September 6-8.

Two dance theatre works delving into the terrain of fantasy and forgotten identity, taking the stage to navigate the foreign and the everyday familiar in two cutting edge works.

Please help spread the word. See below for details:

WHEN: Thurs.- Sat. Sept 6-8, 8:00pm
Post-show discussion following Thursday performance

WHERE:
CounterPULSE, San Frasncisco
1310 Mission St (@9th)
PRICE: $12-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds

TICKETS: www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door (just come!)
INFO: (415)435-7552, www.counterpulse.org

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ILLEGAL ECHO /untitled echo

Direction and Performance: Isak Immanuel
Including contributions from Robert L. Terrell, Kanoko Nishi, and Odessa Chen

Illegal Echo / untitled echo finds its origin in an excavation of memory, personal and public, and how in this terrain we can find irrepressible connections in the present world of both movement and images. Integrating dance-theater with photojournalism, the work navigates the intersecting landscapes of peripheral identity, transience and the instability of both body and social standing. To dance a falling line of recall. The distances between myth, allusion, and concrete subject, the missing/searching, outsider/insider, and the internal markers to what is one’s said society or place of origin are dually explored through the medium of dance and visual theatre.

The work contains a diverse landscape of sound from the classical to the urban, from noise to silence, featuring vocalist/indy-musician Odessa Chen and classically trained pianist/new music advocate Kanoko Nishi combined with an assemblage of street/field recordings. It will also feature an image to image dialogue with veteran photojournalist Robert L. Terrell.

In part, this new work has been made from the research, distillation, and trace of a two month movement workshop and impromptu writing engaged with local homeless and formerly homeless individuals here in the SF Bay Area. An extension of this work will be exhibited in the lobby gallery space.

Floor of Sky Projects is supported in part by the Zellerbach family fund and is fiscally sponsored by 21 Grand.

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To MIFUNE

By Christy Funsch with K808 and Skorpio
Performed by Glenn Curtis, Leonore Deaton, Christy Funsch, Jennifer A. Minore, Phoenicia Pettyjohn, Noel Rokswel, Sarah Sass, and Skorpio

Inspired by the charismatic Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997), To Mifune tells the story of a cowgirl’s (Christy Funsch) journey to meet her samurai idol (Skorpio). The characters for this work are drawn from Mifune’s roles, as well as from roles in acclaimed Japanese film-maker Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, Stray Dog, and The Seven Samurai. Funsch’s work examines how one’s individuality shifts through interactions with others: movement is borrowed, shared, exchanged, and exaggerated among all of the characters. The protagonist’s idea of who she is changes as her context changes, and by the time she meets the person she thought was her idol, she has come to appreciate the perhaps less grand---though certainly not less admirable---heroics of those she has met on her journey.

Hip-hop DJ K808 mixes live original beats with samples from both Kurosawa’s film Yojimbo and country singer Patsy Montana into a living sound score for the work. The result combines multiple voices with a hip-hop sensibility, which Funsch defines as “an assertion of individuality”. Funsch’s idiosyncratic collection of performers for To Mifune exemplifies her fascination with style as a way of linking the personal with the collective. According to Funsch, “When we create a little truth for ourselves, a way we want to be seen, we are usually seeking empathy. The commonality of this impulse connects us, regardless of the diversity of our movement choices.”

To Mifune is supported in part by the Zellerbach family fund, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Funsch Dance Experience is a fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group

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floorofsky.org
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DOUBLE EDGE THEATRE - International physical theatre school

2007-09-05T02:00:40Z

In Western Massachusetts a truly original physical theatre set on a 105 acre farm land. Check it out:

www.doubleedgetheatre.org or tribes.tribe.net/doubleedge

why not come and train?

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New Play "Chola" Welcomes Your Critique

2007-08-26T06:00:52Z

I have a play titled “Chola” I am getting ready to bring to the stage in the spring of 2008, but before I do I want to make sure it is as good as it can be. This play is registered with the Writers Guild of America, but I am looking for readers to give me an honest critique to see if I want to make any changes while there is still time.

A brief synopsis:

What if a female Latina gangbanger moves from the big city to a small community to stay with her aunt and uncle, but she brings her colorful ways with her?

CHOLA The Play will take you on a journey as Lupe, a nineteen-year-old Chola from Fontana, California arrives at her relatives’ home and the drama begins.

The last census showed 228 people in the town, though technically it wasn’t really a township. Not Yet. Perhaps in a few years they’d get around to it, but there was no hurry. Things were slow out here. Life was predictable, simple, quiet. At least until Lupe arrived.

So what does a Chola do in such a remote place to keep from getting bored? Old habits die hard, they say. And as Lupe goes about “fitting in,” her big city ways soon bump up against the local lifestyle.

If you are interested in reading it, message me with your email and I will send it to you.

Thank you!

Donnie Nichols
Playwright, etc.

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Set design help needed

2007-08-04T07:45:10Z

Hi, I am the artistic designer for a renaissance Fair in California. We have been talking about replacing the roof on one of our buildings for years but have never seemed to find the right material to re-roof it. The building is a temporary one - set up for a 2 day fair. The frame is welded metal to which the sides (1/4" ply) is bolted on. It is 8 sided with teh current roof being 1/2 plywood with shingles stapled to the wood. I would love to figure out how to make the roof 1) lighter and 2) make it look like thatch. Any ideas?
Thanks ahead of time -
liz

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not spam - acting audition

2007-07-19T05:20:13Z

i am entered into a contest to win a walk on role on a CW show and my last posting was instructions on where and how to vote for me so please follow them and cast your vote for me.

this could be a big acting break for me so help me out everyone.

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AND THE VOTING SAGA CONTINUES...

2007-07-19T04:01:47Z

So I think I have the steps narrowed down now (fingers crossed cuz they don't explain it very well on the site). Please do as follows and vote for me as many times as they will allow:

1. go towww.freetobefamous.com
2. register with their site and create a username and password
3. log in
4. on the main page where it says search videos type in dollita
5. my video will pop up and you press play and watch it
6. underneath the video window is a hand forming the thumbs up and it says vote, click on that
7. it will say thank you your vote has been submitted and then it will apply that vote to my account

I still have no word from the webmaster on how many times you can vote but I know you can't vote more than once a day for sure. Sorry it is such a pain and so much work on a daily basis but I need all of you to help me out.

Thanks in advance for all your votes.
XXOO

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fake blood quandry

2007-06-20T22:03:52Z

gonna need loads of fake blood, but I can't have it staining the costumes! Anybody got a good recipe that doesn't stain and looks halfway decent? Surely costumers have delt with this problem before for multiple runs. Thanks again you guys!

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Training New (non) Actors

2007-06-07T23:17:27Z

Okay here's the scoop.....

I am trying to train an ansemble cast of never before actors, though they are dancers/performers. I have a BFA Theatre, but it has been so long since I played any of those beginning acting games, and ice breakers that I can only remember a few. I was wondering if you guys could suggest some games to get them going, or perhaps some good books with games, excercises etc, or websites. Thanks in advance you guys.
Cheers,
Europamoon

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"Aaah! Rosebud" Auditions Saturday, June 16th, 2007 -Thunderbird Theatre Company

2007-05-10T20:54:16Z

"Aaah! Rosebud" - The comedic pre-quel to Citizen Kane.
Produced by the Thunderbird Theatre Company of San Francisco.

AUDITIONS for our summer original comedic play; “Aaah! Rosebud” will be held on Saturday, June 16th, 2007 in San Francisco.

This show has performances between August 23rd and September 22nd in both San Francisco and in Berkeley.

Any and ALL details concerning auditions may be found on the Thunderbird website:
www.thunderbirdtheatre.com/
(click the large, red “auditions” button).

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this e-mail to any and all actors that you know.

Thank you, and break a leg in all your theatrical endeavors.

Sincerely,

-Bryce Allemann
Co-founder, Thunderbird Theatre Company
www.thunderbirdtheatre.com

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LONDON Theatre Kitchen - July 3-6

2007-04-27T09:55:12Z

International Theatre Kitchen is open to performers from different countries interested in international meetings, creative discoveries, change and new turning-points in their professional work.

This summer actors, dancers, choreographers and directors are meeting in London. Performing arts – it's a small world, let's meet each other.
To register, please send your CV and a brief letter of motivation to london@iugte.com or iugte@london.com

International Theatre Kitchen
July 3 - 6, 2007
London, UK
http://www.iugte.com/projects/kitchen.php

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Grindlebone getting ready to get its own site

2007-04-23T19:20:39Z

Grindlebone is finally getting ready to purchase land for it's community/arts space. One of the things we're planning is an outside theatre space, , including merchant, demonstration, performance, and camping spaces, and we'd love your advice before we get in and actually start building stuff. What things would you like to see in a smallish regional theatre and event site? What things haven't worked for you? If you're a merchant, director, or performer, what stuff do you wish the sites would have that they DoNT usualy have.

Do us a great favor, if you will. Pop over to www.grindlebone.org, get a bit of flavor of just what kind of weirdos we are, and then come back and give us some advice on how to build your dream site.

Mungo

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Aikido and Scene Work

2007-04-22T19:28:58Z

Conventional plays are built on combat. Two or more characters are in conflict; individual actors are engaged in internal conflict. There are goals, and characters struggle to achieve those goals, working on one another to change a person who get something they need, and succeeding or failing. Success and failure both bring consequences. This is the structure of drama.

Thus when actors rehearse a scene they are practicing combat.

Aikido students have to learn to work with complete commitment, yet also include consciousness of their partner. Before every exercise, there is a bow, and a promise to care for the flourishing of one's partner. Drew says the punch is real, and at the same time you are responsible to watch for your partner's safety and well-being. Soon, students are working hard on one another, encouraging each other to work with real commitment and courage, and caring for one another's progress.

This is how our acting community will operate. A little bit of technique, and a lifetime's worth of commitment and bravery. By getting this into our bodies with our martial arts practice, we can awaken to the same relationship in the psychic workings of a scene, and play out the conflicts of human existence with conscious awareness and fearless honesty.

The most dangerous knife in the drawer is the one that isn't sharpened.

-Mu Mun

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International Contact festival in Italy \ second call

2007-04-18T20:52:52Z

Zipfest07
International scene of improvisation live performing arts

Orvieto - Italy
19-24 June 2007
eighth edition
www.contactfestival .it

International project of Art and Culture on the Poetics of Performance and Improvisation Dance.
The festival will be held in Orvieto in Italy, from 19 to 24 June 2007.

Registration are still going on from March 15th.
Our website has all the information on Zipfest07 calendar.
www.contactfestival .it
Please visit it !!

Guest performers and teachers Zipfest07:
K.J. Holmes (USA),
Oleg Soulimenko (Austria\Russia) ,
Charlie Morrissey (United Kingdom),
Patricia Kuypers (Belgium),
Rossella Fiumi (Italy),
Keith Biesack (USA),
Jacky Miredin (France),
Adrian Russi (Switzerland) ,
Bettina Helmrich (Germany),
Laura Moro (Italy),
Ruby Worth (Scotland),
Manuela Bondavalli (Italy),
Barbara Lucarini (Italy)

Special guest for Music
the group of songs and dances of Salento
Officina Zoè

Focus zoom
Project 2007 also plans for a special appointment addressed to all the participants
registered in the festival, who are invited to present an original performance.
We request the participants who register for the festival to spontaneously
propose their creations.
It is an interesting occasion offered to those who wish to share and highlight
their own performances for an international audience.

See you soon at Zipfest07
...
Zipfest team

Caravajal 15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15 Orvieto (TR) Italy
tel +39 0763 341479
fax +39 0763 340669
info@contactfestiva l.it
www.contactfestival .it

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Zipfestival's video 2005 on line

2007-04-18T19:52:51Z

Dear Friends
As they say, better late than never!
We have published a few video extracts from Zipfestival 2005 on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/
We shall shortly send you the websites (URL) so you can see and download the video extracts.
Or you can easily find it on the festival website’s page
http://www.contactfestival.it/2007/ITA_2006/zip_video.html
In the meanwhile we are working on the 2006 video and in June 2007 (19-24) we remind you the next festival is just around the corner!
Have fun watching and let us know what you think!
Till then
Zipfest

http://www.contactfestival.it/2007/ITA_2006/zip_video.html

OR check one by one on these links:

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roqpVM-nKRA

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ADwTz58GY

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EoUY1KECUU

Documentario Zip 2005 – track 4
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFfvZe9Qkw

Performance Real Time track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T3NWzqGmG4

Performance Real Time track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHlJotx0U0E

Performance Real Time track 3
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QepglIvIEM

Performance Last Minute track 1
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS2TI6x83gk

Performance Last Minute track 2
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5PVVHJh_ao

Performance Solo in Motion
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uGTf0oA8go

Duo Piano concerto Bollani-Salis
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SefO-o4d29k

Trio concerto Salis-Rabbia-Bellatalla
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch9i-Q1Bfz8

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Is theatre dead?

2007-04-06T13:13:09Z

So I have this friend--lets call him Algernon--and the other day he asks me, "How is theatre relevant anymore? Or more precisely, how are theatre artists relevant anymore? Aside from Tony Kushner, Justin Bond, and the members of the SITI Company, is anyone hip and interesting and dynamic making theatre these days? Or is it all just a bunch of Jai Rodriguez-wannabes singing geeky showtunes from musicals written fifty years ago?"

I was, of course, stunned, but frankly, I wasn't sure how to respond. Algernon meant well, and I could tell from the look on his face that he wasn't trying to be mean, just...candid. I guess you'd have to know him.

And in a way, he did have a point: much of the new work I've endured lately has been of the predictable/audience-pleasing musical variety. I could probably count on one hand the number of really innovative shows I've seen in the past 5 or 6 years--and most of those were mounted in offbeat spaces in cities not considered "theatre centers" like San Francisco and Provincetown. So I had to wonder: where's the next wave? Are Mr. Rodriguez and his cohorts the best we have to offer? Is that what audiences have to look forward to?

I'm hopeful that theatre's not a dead art form, but I don't get a sense that it's too vibrant these days. Thoughts?

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Why We Sit Zen at Theatre Dojo

2007-03-22T22:27:07Z

Why do we sit zen at Theatre Dojo?

In Japanese, the word for 'stage' literally means 'body of dancing.' The sense is that the empty space is the body, and actors are waves on its surface. The theatre space serves as a clear mirror on which a story or a non-linear form of expression is made accessible while stimulating the spectator's own creative awareness.

In Zen meditation, simple awareness is recognized as a person's original state of mind and their true nature, over which waves of conditioned habits and desires appear to cover up our original clarity and harmony with our world. This "loss" is yet another illusion: our conditioning is a hindrance only to the extent that we identify with our surface personality and its desires.

In Zen training, students practice a discipline of seated meditation every day, allowing the 'waves' to settle by themselves as they relax into their bodies' true center and release habitual thinking. We forgive our shortcomings and recognize that the whole world is the product of our thinking 'filters.'

A Dojo-trained actor has access to their entire self. No character and no human fantasy can be a stranger to you, because you contain the entire universe. You can play Hamlet or a cartoon character or a chorister in an avant garde play, because it is all you. And you are rather wonderful.

-Algernon

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Zipfest07 \ 19-24 June 2007 , Orvieto in Italy \ registration open

2007-03-17T15:11:53Z

Zipfest07
International Improvisation festival live performing arts
www.contactfestival.it

What:
one week with international guest artists and intensive workshops on Contact Improvisation and Improvisation, laboratories around the themes of physicality, jams, performances and concerts.

When:
June 19 - 24 / 2007

Where:
Orvieto – Italy

Whit:
K.J. Holmes, Oleg Soulimenko, Charlie Morrissey, Patricia Kuypers, Rossella Fiumi, Keith Biesack,
Jacky Miredin, Adrian Russi, Bettina Helmrich, Laura Moro, Ruby Worth,
Manuela Bondavalli, Barbara Lucarini and the guest group for music concert Officina Zoè

Cost:
Zipfest all included registration 250 Euros

Contact/registration:
more info details write to info@contactfestival.it or visit www.contactfestival.it

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Performers Wanted... for Soma Olam Performance Company

2007-03-10T01:59:47Z

Soma Olam (www.somaolam.com), a performance art company based in San Francisco, is looking for 1 female and 1 male performer to fill 2 paid positions starting immediately and continuing through the fall (potentially indefinitely). Pay rate is $250/month with 2 rehearsals (4 hour and 3 hour) per week. We are currently featuring a show called "The Tears of Jelal" and will be touring briefly in late June and early July on the west coast as well as performing at a few west coast festivals in Aug and Sept. We are currently working on new material for the show and are looking for people skilled in dance (modern, contemporary, butoh, ballet, hip hop, etc), capoeira, acrobatics, contact improv, prop manipulation, and aerial dance. All of these skills are a plus and, of course, all are not expected. We are currently in residence at Xenodrome Performance Space located @ 1320 Potrero Ave, San Francisco (in the Mission).

Please message me directly, RA (Rob Dixon), Artistic Director, with any questions or to set up an audition. Please contact soon since these positions may fill up quickly. Visit our web site: www.somaolam.com

Soma Olam offers a unique, "impressionist" style of physical theater. A multimedia performance troupe, we set out to create and explore emotional landscapes through visuals, soundscapes, and performative elements. These elements include aerial arts, stilting, dance, acro-balancing, multi-media projection, abstract lighting, elaborate set design, and special effects.
At the confluence of the personal and the universal, these performance journeys are multi-sensory and participatory. We feel that through the window of the microcosm of human relation, we glimpse into the grander archetypes that govern our world and universe. Since our work uses only sparse language and occasional spoken word, it is not bound by language barriers, therefor keeping open the possibility of touring internationally.

"The Tears of Jelal"

"The heart... is made alive by (one) who gives an outlet to intense feelings.
By so doing the clouds of jelal, the power which gathers with psychic development,
fall in tears as drops of rain,
and the sky of (the) heart is clear,
allowing the soul to shine."
Hazrat Inayat Khan

Join us on a journey into the collective consciousness of humanity. "TEARS OF JELAL..." the story of where we are now, how we got here, and most of all, what it will take to release what we are clinging to and move forward with grace.

Currently a 35 minute performance, Soma Olam sets out to tell an epic tale exploring humanity's experience of love, loss, separation, forgiveness and release. It follows two characters, their guides, and the people of earth on their journey from creation to birth; from connection to separation; from light into shadow; and from shadow into... the unknown. This is a look into what it will take for humankind to evolve into a brighter, more promising future.

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Seeking actor who can do mime

2007-02-25T20:15:05Z

We have a wonderful part for an actor who can do Mime. Doesn't have to be an expert but willing to dive in
and has a knack for physical comedy. Lots of room for improv and input. It's a one act at Marin Fringe this spring.

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Trouz Bras

2007-02-13T23:21:32Z

This band from Providence Rhode Island performs Medieval Celtic music from Brittany, check 'em out!!
http://www.trouzbras.com
-Eric

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Grindlebone scores!

2007-01-09T19:05:07Z

Grindlebone's production of Cyberpunk Opera was just chosen as on of the top ten shows of 2006!!!!!

http://www.citypaper.com/special/story.asp?id=13028

yeeha!

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHANUKAH is on line

2006-12-31T08:29:15Z

The funny original play described by ...
BACK STAGE WEST
Reviewed By T.H. McCulloh
" It's one of those holiday parties that could be blessed by good times and love. Or it could explode at any moment... The ending takes Klavans' piece a step up from the usual December fare and gives it a healthy shot in the arm as a holiday offering.
See the complete series at...
http://one.revver.com/account/show/gklavans
"Happy Christmas Merry Chanukah was first performed live at the Company Of Angels Theatre Silverlake CA, 2002.
This is that performance.
EPISODE ONE
http://one.revver.com/watch/127138/flv

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Actors: Holiday Gifts for Less Money

2006-12-07T00:08:27Z

Hi all,
Thought I'd throw out the next question Back Stage is asking for our “Asking Actors-on-the-Street” column. This time, we’d like to know what creative gifts you give when money’s tight.

Please send responses and a headshot to me (News Editor Lauren Horwitch) at lhorwitch@backstage.com. Your quote may be published in Back Stage West and East along with your headshot. Also, be sure to tell me where you live.

Thanks,
Lauren

Lauren Horwitch
News Editor
Back Stage West
(323) 525-2218 phone
(323) 525-2354 fax
www.backstage.com

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Good Warm Up Games???

2006-11-10T16:11:57Z

I'm in search of some fun and easy warm up games that get the body and the mind working together. was wondering if anyone had some suggestions!!

thanks!

~MF

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BOSTON BURLESQUE EXPO Deadline!

2006-10-26T12:04:00Z

Laaaaaaaaaaaadies and Gentlemen!

The application deadline for THE GREAT BOSTON BURLESQUE EXPOSITION is fast approaching. Don't let torpidity and hebetude stand in your way! Join the dozens of performers who have already applied for this fabulous event. Surely YOU belong in one of the following events:

Friday night (February 16) - The New England Showcase
Open to performers (troupes, duos, soloists; burlesque or boylesque) from one of the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont). We'll even throw in a little upstate New York for good measure. **Hosted by the darling of Dusseldorf, Miss (Born in Boston, raised on The Rhine) Astrid!**

Saturday (February 17): - The Main Event
at which we distribute the First Annual Howard Awards. The Howards are our Judge's Choice Awards, named in honor of the famous Old Howard Theater, Boston's home of Burlesque for almost 100 years. Not only prestigious, The Howards come with a variety of prizes and honoraria from our generous sponsors.

Sunday (February 18): - TWO DIFFERENT SHOWS!
The first part of the evening is our "Newcomers Showcase" featuring the rising stars of burlesque. Then it's "The Sideshow Ball", where the acts that accompanied classic burlesque – sword swallowing, knife throwing, hula hooping, juggling, and more ! – will really shine.

Download your very own copy of the application from http://www.Burlesque-expo.com/performer-application.pdf (it's a PDF; you'll need Adobe Acrobat to read it).

Hope to see all of you in Boston!
www.Burlesque-Expo.com

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Stage Combat classes in Bay area?

2006-09-13T19:58:29Z

Hey there--I was curious if anyone knew about any stage combat classes that go on in the bay area. Am looking to get back into it, and am having a pretty difficult time finding any updated info about it. Let me know!! Thanks.

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THEATRE GROUPS IN SAN DIEGO, CA

2006-09-09T08:02:08Z

Hello everybody,

Does anybody know any amateur theatre groups located in San Diego, CA? Any kind of info is appreciated.

thanks,
Jameela

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a place to trade

2006-09-03T20:15:40Z

I personally have wasted too much time as an actor not acting, a writer not writing, a musician not playing, a performer not perfroming, etc. etc. etc. - We may somertimes have to make our money doing other things but there's no reason we have to ever turn our backs on what we love and what we do best. You've got a play? We've got the actors! You need an accompianist? When? Let's use this site to our best advantage. For anyone who want's to sell a script, start a company, make a movie, play in a band, direct a play, welcome...you've got a stage, he's got a light, I've got some chairs... It's Showtime!!!

tribes.tribe.net/showtime

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Boston Actors

2006-08-18T18:25:50Z

hi everyone
I just created a new tribe called Boston actors, once it gets going it might be a cool way to connect/ network/ discuss the industry and share ideas in general as well as relating it to the Boston scene for those who live there or people who may be moving to the area. Check it out and join if youre interested :)
http://tribes.tribe.net/bostonactors

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2006 Summer Mime Workshop with Samuel Avital (Review)

2006-07-20T05:29:39Z

Hello fellow theatre enthusiasts.
The 35th annual Summer Mime Workspace with Samuel Avital has recently come to a close and here I am to share a few of my impressions with you.
Have you ever had the precious experience of coming together with a small group of like minded human beings to do a kind of work which it felt like you were on this earth to do? This is what the SUmmer Mime Workspace was like for me. Samuel Avital seemes to me to be a rare and precious teacher. He sees the good in all human beings and he encourages us to leap from the valleys of mediocrity to the peaks of excellence. To encounter the work of Mime is to be immediately stripped of pretense because though we can obscure the truth with our words, the body is totally honest.
Have you heard the proverb, "The camel never sees it's own hump?" There were many times during the Mime Workshop when I thought that I understood how to manifest a particular technique until Samuel brought me in front of the group to demonstrate. By watching how I moved my body, everybody in the group could see the nature of my misunderstanding, even when I couldn't. Thankfully Samuel is able to reflect limitations so that they can be seen and so we can work in a directed way to restore our natural ways of moving in the world. The experience was humbling without being humiliating.
Samuel has a good heart and has a wide open sense of humor that arises from a very large perspective of living on this planet. He was raised in Morocco by a family with deep spiritual roots in the Kabbalah. After many adventures, Samuel arived in Paris to study closely with Etienne Decroux as well as Marcel Marceau and Jean-Louis Barrault. Samuel toured Europe for years with Maximilian Decroux before coming to America to perform teach and finally settle around Boulder,Colorado where he has guided many people towards a vital means of authentic creative expression.
Everyone who participated in this summer workshop came away feeling gratitude and inspiration.
Here's a brief summary of things I learned.
Manifesting mental images into physical body positions forms the basis of a precise mode of expression.
Exaggeration is accomplished by relaxing the body so that emotional energy can circulate more freely.
Culturally conditioned anxieties and tensions restrict theatrical expressions. Becoming a good actor requires significant unconditioning.
Assuming new positions awakens unique perspectives and intelligence in the body.
In order to lead without coercion, an atmosphere of trust must be present. Aberrant muscle tension and resistance are physical manifestations of mistrust.
It is a great art to trust and learn to allow natural responses to gentle touch.
In Mime we must learn the art of being simultaneously alert and relaxed.
This path of Mime requires clarity of focus, vibrancy of imagination, precision of execution, release of inhibition, and a longing to draw near the source of our creativity. For me, Mime has awakened a wish to relax and expand into an authentic way of creative being.
Wow, after so many words about the silent art of mime, I feel like I barely scratched the surface of this wonderful experience.
If you want to learn more about Samuel Avital and his work, visit his website at www.bodyspeak.com.
There's also an extraordinary recent interview with Samuel posted at www.kabbalahnow.indranet.com/about/ijhc.html

Making the invisible Visible,
Paul

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A new development

2006-07-12T23:21:51Z

Hi folks,

I just wanted to let those of you who may be interested know that the New Hollywood Stars website is now up. I had asked about this recently but no one knew anything about it. Here's the address:

www.newhollywoodstars.com

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New tribe forming

2006-07-06T22:18:59Z

I'd like to invite you to a place called "The Realm of Skatha."

This is a land where we hope to meet with fellow travelers in the form of musicians, dancers, theatrical designers, mask makers, costuming folks, web gurus and other creative types who want to become involved in, make suggestions on and to create a magickal spectacle for the senses which we will launch on an unsuspecting public.

Our interests are wide, encompassing Medieval, Middle Eastern, Celtic and Contemporary music and dance, theatre, multi-media and more.

Join our tribe, introduce yourself and begin creating what we hope will develop into a spectacular adventure in performance.
Pay us a visit at http://tribes.tribe.net/skatha

At the heart of Skatha right now are Medieval Bagpipes and Percussion - we hope to add more colors to our palette very soon.

Enjoy the journey ...

- Tristan Pooka (your friendly, neighborhood piper)

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Online Singing Contest

2006-06-23T02:14:04Z

There is a new online singing contest for musical theatre people:

http://www.musicaltheatreaudition.com/BroadwayContest/

Anyone heard of this site before?

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Need Tour/Booking Hook-ups in theatres (Black box included)

2006-06-18T20:50:07Z

Peace & Blessings.

My name is Imakhu Mwt Shekemet. I am an African cultural performer (storyteller, music/drummer, vocalist, dancer, and lecturer -- I'm also an ordained minister and Queen Mother/Elder High Priestess of the African Kemetic tradition, and a Water Priestess in the South African Shona tradition). I create my own unique brand of theatre. Also, my work is about building bridges to peace and greater understanding.

I am currently booking my "Water Woman Peace & Power" concert tour, and would love to bring it across the country and the globe. If there are folks who can hook me up with venues, including theatres, churches, community centers, libraries, schools, please contact me.

Info is here at www.mwtshekemet.org.
I may be contacted at info@mwtshekemet.org or called at 267-259-3623.

Thank you for your kind consideration,
Imakhu Mwt Shekemet
www.mwtshekemet.org
www.sacredshrineofmwtast.org

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Theater Photograph

2006-06-14T16:07:09Z

Hi,
I'm a fine art phototgrapher, i like to start a project need some help. In Orange County,CA area.
Thank You

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Linklater Voice Power Workshop

2006-06-10T19:17:12Z

Hi I am a Linklater based voice and acting teacher (in designation process) and hold a MFA from Yale Drama School.

I am teaching 2 classes right now:

Sat mornings 10 -12 noon
Sun evenings - 7-9 pm

Email me at: TruewestGirl @aol.com
if interested

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Free Admission to "THE LORD'S LOVER" TOMORROW NIGHT!

2006-05-20T10:40:57Z

Yes, it's true. I am offering free admission to all of my Tribe.net bothers/sisters if they just drop me a line back and ask nicely. This is the single coolest thing I have ever done, Kids! Come on down THIS Sunday for a show like nothing you've ever seen before! Hope to see you there!

THE LORD'S LOVER

Surreal elegance, satirical drama and philosophical hi-jinks collide in this exploration into the timeless mysteries of Love and God, written & directed by yours truly!

THE LORD'S LOVER breaks conventional boundaries of modern stage, with elements of cabaret, performance art, dramatic theater, erotic dance, cutting edge video imagery, and special effects. Through seven fast-paced scenes, the intricacies of human sexuality and the controversial themes of pride, lust and free will are explored and celebrated.

WHEN: THIS Sunday May 21st Promptly at 8pm, get there early if you want a seat! Show is just about one hour long!

(ALSO - Sundays May 28th, June 4th...)

WHERE: King King, 6555 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028.
Off of Whitley Ave. (Parking and entrance in back!)

ADMISSION: Standard Ticket Price: $15 at the door.
FREE TO YOU IF YOU WRITE ME BACK!

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Any Drama coaches/teachers in here?

2006-05-16T14:41:50Z

Heya

Along with being an actress I coach drama to kids as a part time business.
I totally love it and for the most part I create original activities to use in the workshops.

If there are any other drama coaches in here would you be interested in sharing workshop ideas I'd love chat and trade some tricks...

win win
:)

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Paid Crew Positions - NYC

2006-04-20T16:24:24Z

East Coast Artists presents the remount of Man of The Heart at the Kraine Theatre (85 E. 4th).

Two Paid Crew Positions Available.

Light Board Op - must run a manual light board
Projectionist - must run a series of projections from a laptop.

Pay is $200 for the two weekend run.

The schedule includes 2 rehearsal days (April 25 from 10-5, and April 26 from 10-6) and Thursday-Sunday shows April 27-May 7.

Please contact Zhen at Cheshire97@aol.com for more information.

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HOT FEET - Video and Discounts

2006-04-13T21:13:38Z

Wow...
This looks so great!
Here's the link for the video and discount tickets:
http://www.theatremama.com/ccount/click.php?id=82

I'm so Excited!
M-

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HELL MEETS HENRY HALFWAY April 11-16 in Philadelphia

2006-04-11T03:07:43Z

Pig Iron's OBIE Award-winning HELL MEETS HENRY HALFWAY in Philadelphia!

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Pig Iron Theatre Company brings its Obie-Award winning production of
HELL
MEETS HENRY HALFWAY back to Philadelphia, in the fourth slot of our
10th
Anniversary Season, for One Week Only --- April 11 - 16.

Since its debut at the 2004 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, HELL MEETS
HENRY HALFWAY has traveled to festivals in
Poland, Lithuania and New York City, with
additional performances in Princeton and Boston.
Receiving rave reviews in every city,
and appearing prominently in every Philadelphia top-ten list for
theatre, the show was also honored with an OBIE Award in May 2005.

A scorched-earth black comedy, HELL MEETS HENRY HALFWAY is a florid
cocktail of insults and absurd cruelties, whose malcontented characters erupt
into arias of complaint at the least provocation. At turns hilarious and
horrific, the play tells the story of a mad prince and his caretaker
Henry, who has spent years waiting to inherit. Henry's discontented fiancée
is growing distant as she finds herself more and more entwined with her
misanthropic tennis coach Walczak. As things go slowly -- and
uproariously -- downhill, HELL MEETS HENRY HALFWAY presents its audience with at a
dark, shifting world where the only constant is the inexorable plucking of a
strained heartstring.

This Pig Iron creation is based on POSSESSED, a pulp horror novel by
Witold Gombrowicz, the enfant terrible of modern Polish literature. Written
as an attempt to pocket a little money, the novel spotlights the writer's
ferocious contempt for a decadent culture in decline. Pig Iron found
Gombrowicz's ideal adaptor in playwright Adriano Shaplin, founder of the
internationally known collective The Riot Group (Four-time Fringe First-winner,
Edinburgh) and chief collaborator on this project. Shaplin's hyperverbal,
fiercely intelligent text clashes and meshes with Pig Iron’s physically-based
style in unexpected ways, making HELL MEETS HENRY HALFWAY a unique entry in
Pig Iron's body of work.

"Absurd, unbalancing, and exhilarating -- a Tilt-a-Whirl of a show that
leaves
you dizzy and means to." --The New York Times

Important Info:

Venue: The Mandell Theater
Drexel University
3210 Chestnut
St., 33rd and Chestnut Streets
University City, Philadelphia

Performances: April 11, 8 PM PREVIEW
April 12, 7 PM OPENING
April 13, 8 PM
April 14, 8 PM
April 15, 2 PM
April 15, 8 PM
April 16, 7 PM

Box Office: (215) 627-1883 OR www.pigiron.org

Ticket Prices: $20-$25

Go to www.pigiron.org for further information.

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Auditions for New Musical in San Francisco

2006-04-10T06:20:54Z

Hi, all! I'm a local musical theatre writer, and I have an exciting new project!

INSIGNIFICANT OTHERS is my award winning new musical, directed by George Quick. It played to sold out crowds in January in its first workshop and is scheduled for 20 performances this summer at The New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco.

Music samples and additional information now available at www.isomusical.com.

Come be discovered as our show takes the musical theatre world by storm! We are now backed by $100,000 in investment and have big plans ahead for the show, both here in SF and nationally.

SEEKING: Men and women, Ages 18-35, in up to six principal roles.

COMPENSATION: Minimum $500 stipend per actor. Additional stipends available for CD demo recordings and promotional performance work.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: Be prepared to sing 16 bars of up tempo music and 16 bars of ballad, preferably pop/rock or a current show tune. Some basic dance experience is required.

MATERIALS: To be considered for auditions for "Insignificant Others," email your resume and headshot to jackie@nctcsf.org or mail to The New Conservatory Theatre Center, ATTN: Insignificant Others CASTING, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Lower Lobby, San Francisco, CA 94102. We will call you to schedule an appointment. DO NOT CALL THE THEATRE.

AUDITION DATES:
Mon Apr 17 6:00 9:00 p.m.
Tue Apr 18 7:00 10:00 p.m.

Callbacks: April 24 7:00-10:00 p.m.

AUDITION LOCATIONS:
First Round: The New Conservatory Theatre Centre, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Lower Lobby, Callbacks: Jon Sims Center for the Arts, Studio 2

SHOW DATES: July 13 August 13, 2006
(Thur-Sat evenings and Sunday afternoons)
Rehearsals: June 2006, M-Th evenings, Sat afternoons

We are casting the following roles:

Margaret 20s/30s mezzo/alto, plus size. Great comic timing, versatile actress.

Jordan 20s true tenor, upper range A. Versatile comic/dramatic actor. Charismatic.

Luke 20s rock tenor. Sings comfortably on G and be able to pop to an A. A bright, clear vocal preferred. Should be sympathetic and attractive. Strong actor.

Kristen 20s mezzo-soprano. Quirky, funny, patters well and harmonizes excellently in tricky numbers. Comfortable upper range is a D.

Erik 20s baritone (floats to an E), acoustic guitar a plus. Good folk ballad voice, charming.

Andrew 20s/30s Baritone/bass low G to Eb. Legitimate voice, debonair.

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New Theatre Group in Los Angeles

2006-04-05T09:22:57Z

We are a new theatre group based in Los Angeles.

Our Mission: To develop a dynamic & provocative space where energies come together to create theatre.

Our Vision: TBA

Membership: We believe that anyone who is passionate about doing theatre in an ensemble should be able to join and can remain a member if she or he has; a. Introduced themselves on the message list, b. Met with us (see Calendar for meetings), and c. Put in their share of effort to achieve our goals.

We request that we all express ideas freely while respecting each other in this forum. We request that you contribute by always pursuing your passion

Join at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boardsnpassion/

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San Francisco Theater Festival

2006-03-15T07:58:26Z

SF THEATER FESTIVAL INVITES ENTRIES

The San Francisco Theater Festival invites theater groups to participate in its third annual free festival on Sunday, July 23, 2006, at Yerba Buena Gardens, in both indoor and outdoor venues, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All types and styles of theater are welcome, including children’s theater. Last year’s festival had 50+ shows attended by 4,500 people (30% more than year before). This is the biggest theater event of the year. Be a part of it! There is no fee to participate and theater companies gain visibility, distribute marketing materials, build mailing lists, and most importantly, promote theatergoing. Presentations should be under 30 minutes, e.g. excerpts, one-acts, selections.

Application deadline is April 1, 2006, however earlier applications, even those with limited detail, receive priority consideration for venue and time slot. More information: www.sftheaterfestival.org, andy@sftheaterfestival.org; 415-291-8655, 415-291-8690 (Fax).

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Norwegian Theatre Academy? Recommendations?

2006-02-25T01:12:44Z

Hey,

anyone here have any first hand, second hand, perhaps third hand account about the Norwegian Theatre Academy in Fredrikstad, Norway. It looks interesting and seems to have a great concentration in physical theatre and visual arts.

I would like to know if it's worth it to head out there and audition

thanks

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Word of acting competion spreading. . .

2006-01-11T21:30:18Z

An internet newspaper has picked up the following press release:

Indie Filmmaker Mentor Street Announces National Contest For Its Thriller, Dead Girls Club

From The NewsBlaze:

"Is it possible to web-surf right into a Hollywood movie? It is now. Award-winning, independent filmmaker Rolf Schrader has launched a national contest that lets young hopefuls win a part in his upcoming thriller Dead Girls Club. And similar to hit television shows like American Idol, the public will determine which actors win by voting through text messages. The winner will receive a trip for two to Los Angeles and a featured role in a new movie."

Complete story here: newsblaze.com/story/20051...topstory.htm

Plus. . .

Word has come down officially, and now the contest has NO ENTRY FEE. All the breaking news can be found at:
www.deadgirlsclub.com/breakingnews.html

Good luck,

The Phan

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Anyone know this play...?

2006-01-08T00:04:38Z

I've just been asked to audition for a play titled
"Where the Deer and the Antelope Play" and in searching
the web, can't find anything about it........ anyone out
there that can give me a quick synopsis?? and review??
thanx.....

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union card on no?

2006-01-03T20:07:56Z

I'm currently enrolled in a BA program in theater arts with an emphasis on costuming. I am questioning the validity of spending the time/money on a degree that may not be needed. In other words, will a degree substantially raise my pay rate? Another thought I've had is joining iatse instead.

So I guess my question is, obtain a semi-useful degree or skip it and join the union? Thoughts or advice?

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