TRU BI-MONTHLY UPDATE

Keep sending us your networking requests: that script, actor, prop or partner you're needing, an apartment you're subletting or whatever. How about some networking success stories that could inspire others? We also use this as a means of getting the word out about special free or reduced price events for members of this list. We list other productions in our printed bi-monthly TRU VOICE Newsletter. If you would like to receive it and other TRU mailings, or if you would like to be entered in our referral database of theater professionals, go to www.truonline.org and click on the JOIN US link. Then fill out your name, address, phone number, theater affiliations and skills (i.e., writer, performer, director, designer, technician, publicist, etc. — whatever kind of work you'd like to be referred for).

Did you rent that apartment? Did you find a stage manager? Have you closed up shop and gone back home? If we are running an item that is no longer valid or timely, please let us know. Our mind-reading skills are a little rusty. Thanks!

Most offers are free or discounted to paid members of Theater Resources Unlimited. To join TRU and take advantage of these special deals, contact us at TRUnltd@aol.com. Membership dues are now $50/yr (individual), $75/yr (group)!These postings are done as a free service for TRU members. Non-members may post their services for $10 for 2 weeks, or $25 if you'd like your posting to run for 2 weeks and then be moved to the Online Newsletter and remain for 6 months. Send your listing and a check to: Theater Resources Unlimited, 309 W. 104th Street - 1D, NYC NY 10025. Any questions? Any links not working? Let us know. Email us at TRUnltd@aol.com or call 212.714.7628.

Sorry, ongoing listings are no longer "in perpetuity".
If your item has disappeared, and you want to keep running it, please send it to me again. If you're not a paid TRU member, do consider sending a few bucks for the listing — we can use the financial support. We would appreciate $5 for a one week posting, $10 for a two week posting, or $25 for ongoing posting here and in the website newsletter.

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- TRU OPPORTUNITIES -
If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship.
We’d never go into business, because we’d be cynical. Well, that’s nonsense.
You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.
~ Ray Bradbury [courtesy of Amy Clarke]

NEW! MORE BUSINESS WORKSHOPS FROM THE FIELD!
Management/Non-Profit 101 - 2/4, 2/11: Saturdays 11am-2pm, Feb 4 & 11 with Steve Gross. Learn the basics of running a theater/dance/performance company. This workshop will demystify the ins and outs of nonprofit performance companies, including mission statements and boards of directors. They'll look at your goals as an artist and as a manager so that you can create a support structure that's right for you. Two workshops, total fee $50/$40-members. Grant Writing - 2/13, 2/27, 3/6: Mondays 6:30-9pm with Tanya Calamoneri and Pele Bauch. This workshop offers an overview of the grant writing process covering the elements of a proposal as well as funding timelines, research, initial approach and follow up. Participants develop and receive feedback on their own materials. Three workshops, total fee $75/60-members. Please register in advance at www.thefield.org or by calling 212-691-6969. The Field, 161 Sixth Ave, 14 Fl. at Spring St, Manhattan

ONGOING! TRU PRODUCER MENTORING PROGRAM!
Accepting applications for aspiring producers who want to join our mentoring program this year. We have an interest in developing Producers of Color, but all are welcome. Send us a brief letter expressing your interest in being mentored, and telling us a little about your goals and/or experience as a producer. Mentorships are in three-month cycles, and the next opportunities will be July-September and October-December. Deadline for next cycle of mentorships: 5/5. Questions may be sent here to TRUnltd@aol.com

January Touring Workshops with Jodi Kaplan: Making the Most of APAP - Tue 1/17, 6:30-9pm. Learn how to get the most out of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ national booking conference held this year on January 21-24th. Recommendations and tips will be offered on how to make connections with presenters and best present your work during the conference. Ideally, workshop participants are registered or showcasing at the conference. Follow-up with Presenters - Tue 1/31, 6:30-9pm. Get the “inside scoop” on the best way to follow-up with your presenter leads. For performing artists booking their own tours, this workshop will feature tips on timing for calls, e-mails, letters and mailings to get you bookings. Participants will gain a clear knowledge of what to do and when to do it. Workshop Fee: $25 ($20 for Field members). Also, The Field's full curriculum of hands-on arts management workshops begins again - go to www.thefield.org

Do you have an idea for an interesting article or interview? Would you like to write for the TRU print newsletter, the TRU Voice? We would like to have a pool of writers available to call upon for articles on an ongoing basis. Our particular thrust, as always, is the needs and interests of producers and theater companies, as opposed to individual artists. However, if you have an idea for a 500-1000 word article that you'd like to write for us, email Bob at TRUnltd@aol.com and we can discuss it. We are always happy to have someone cover our monthly panels, as well. The TRU Voice goes out to about 2000 readers every other month, and it is distinctly different in content from the TRU Update, our online newsletter.

Aspiring producers are invited to apply for the annual Theater Resources Unlimited scholarship to the Commercial Theater Institute weekend intensive. Partial scholarships to the 3-day intensive in April, but you must be a paid member of TRU. Send a hard copy letter describing yourself and your interest and experience in theater and/or business, to: Theater Resources Unlimited, CTI Scholarships, 309 W. 104th Street, 1D, NYC NY 10025. Deadline 03/01/06 (postmark) for the weekend.

GO FOR THE GOLD: IT'S A TRU VALUE!
Get a year of theater practically free! Join TheaterMania’s Gold Club for $59 (regularly $99) and access complimentary tickets throughout the year! Check it out at www.theatermania.com/tru. And don’t forget: TheaterMania has great discounts, too. Become a TM Insider for free and see theater for less! Go to www.theatermania.com/login/members.cfm

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See the TRU Online Newsletter "TRU Opportunities" for details of the following (Click here for details.)

Publicity photography for off & off-off B'way theater and dance, only $85/per assignment. And TRU members receive four 8x10 prints FREE! For press releases, website publicity and producer solicitations on a budget!

Our friends at Back Stage want you to know that you can submit articles to their new "Talk Back" column. They want to hear from people in the industry who have some issue or idea that they feel strongly about.

Be informed and be protected. Our friends at Ventura Insurance have put together a comprehensive (but comprehensible) 4-page document about the insurance needs of producers.

NYSCA Rehearsal Space Grants support organizations that provide viable and affordable rehearsal space to dance groups and individual dancers.

Sweden, anyone? How about a 25,000 Swedish kronor ($$$$$) fellowship abroad? Deadline 2/1.

Research getting a partner for research grant in the East. Deadline 2/15. National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia American Councils for International Education: now accepting applications.

Deadline 4/1, and that's not an April Fool trick! “The Policy Connect” offers fellowships to US scholars and professionals for overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy.

Do you want your CD reviewed? Website seeks to review little-known CDs... Filmmakers – get independent: join AIVF and get two months membership for free! Join American Independent Video & Filmmakers.... The New York Foundation for the Arts has launched the new  NYFA Current, NYFA's free, national e-publication... The New York Sheet Music Society now offers discounted membership to TRU members... Save on a year's subscription to the new Stage Directions Magazine ... Shakespeare Mailing is our mailing house of choice ...

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- THE TRU LINK-UP -
You don't have to be a fantastic hero to compete.
You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.
~Sir Edmund Hillary /mountaineer

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life.
~Spinoza

Would you like us to list your website in our newsletter (and later have it as one of the links on our website)?  Send us the URL and a short, intriguing lead-in blurb - here at trunltd@aol.com. If you want to reciprocate, let us know, and we'll send you our blurb and a link. 

Find dozens of theater-relevant links at the TRU website. Plus ongoing services and offers. There's even a sign-in form to join us! The home page address: www.TRUonline.org Navigate around from there. And check out some great photos of past events and meetings.

NEW! Shadowland is the only non-profit, professional theatre company in Ulster County. We have been producing live theatre for 21 years in Ellenville, New York.Voted BEST IN THE HUDSON VALLEY!  Come check us out at www.shadowlandtheatre.org

Take the time to learn more about those Timeless Divas! The MAC Award-nominated revue has a glittery past and a bright future, and you can see just what it takes to be a timeless diva at www.TimelessDivas.com

Tired of chanting for success? How about Channing for success? Learn "How to Make a Living on the Road" with award winning performer Richard Skipper ("An Evening with Carol Channing") -- he now offers one-on-one consultations and a series of workshops, the first one starting 1/26. Use your clicker now to find out more about Skipper at www.richardskipper.com/workshop/

Say shalom to Shlomoh Sherman, actor and comic. And poet, no less. His website also contains creative writings, stories, poems, essays. Quicken the pace from slo-mo to Shlomoh at http://www.kingsolomon.com
 
Tune into The Tony and Shlomoh Show, a crazy cable tv show that Shlomoh Sherman coproduces with his comedy partner, Tony Dadika. It's an irreverent politically incorrect TV access show in the Greater NY City Metro Area. And you can access the behind-the-scenes story at http://www.tonyshlo.com

Need an outside eye on your new musical? Elizabeth Lucas is a founding producer of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and a director of new musicals. She provides written evaluations and personal consultations for musical theatre scripts at any stage of development. Find out about her at http://www.glassbubbleproductions.com/Script.htm

The complete online guide to musical theater auditions & performances, including a comprehensive list of musicals with cast breakdowns and storylines and guides for directors and choreographers. Plus an e-store of theater-related merch, all at http://www.musicaltheatreaudition.com

Handy guide for online shoppers at the Flat Screen TV Shop. Compares top brands and features customer reviews for many models of plasma and LCD flat screen TVs. Tune in at http://www.flat-screen-tv.org

Website for international artists... quite simply the largest and most well-researched database of
international theater festivals in the world. KadmusArts is an arts and technology company devoted to promoting and sustaining performing arts festivals around the world. It provides multi-faceted content on festivals to deepen audiences' understanding and appreciation of performances. See the world at www.KadmusArts.com

Dances created for video are featured on Mimi Garrard's web site. Keep leaping back for more – they change each month at mimigarrarddance.com

The UK Theatre Network provides news, reviews, interviews, tickets and opportunities for people working in the world of theatre. Created and edited by actor, Douglas McFarlane, it includes featured actors, member profiles, theatre jobs, theatre sites, news, what's on facilities, ticket offers, and discussion forums (for which free registration is required). Reach across the ocean with a click to http://www.uktheatre.net/

Find out more about the guy who writes and edits this newsletter ... my bio, play listing, discography of CD's and how to get 'em, and some nice photos at www.bobost.com

WHERE ARE ALL THE MISSING LINKS? Well, we've moved all of the links to a permanent LINKS SITE at www.truonline.org/links.htm: Low cost rentals of display and camera technology available nationwide... A new website has just Bloomed ... Rounding up actors looking for casting opportunities ... Discover the "Positive Influence" of singer-songwriter Bonnie Lee Sanders... Wing it on the web: view ATW interviews with theater greats... Will nothing stop this woman? Elisa DeCarlo has her own website... producer/actress Passion has filmed her passion for black women directors... The Film Budgeting Group... X-treme Art for the X-treme border-crosser... Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA)... Never get lost going to an audition or meeting... Scene Interactive provides a suite of multimedia tools to streamline the casting process... The Actors Theatre Workshop (ATW) is an award winning non-profit theatre and community center... Audio and Video services, with special rates for TRU readers... Walk the streets of the Great White Way... NYC area actress with extensive training, theater, television, and film credits... Looking for a blonde, blue-eyed soprano with a strong belt?... Susan L. Schulman/Publicity has a new website ... Songs from the Cafe Escargot ... Meet passionate singer Paulette Attie... Gilgamesh Theatre Company ... McDowell Productions and the Central California Cabaret Series ... United Stages' goal is to raise the public profile of Off-Off Broadway and small venue performance ... Classical/pop crossover songstress Phyllis Lynd... Pets have Karma, too. Just ask Catherine Ferguson... Over the river, across the bridge (GW) to Leonia, NJ you go... Center Stage Community Playhouse, the oldest community theater in the Bronx... InTouch Theatre Productions ...Check out Rich Orloff's trio of one-act comedies, Incredible Sex... Need a space to hold your auditions? Looking for a better rehearsal space? Want to perform in NYC... The Russian American Cultural Center (RACC)... Check into Reel Jobs NY from the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting ... In an extraordinary city, why would you want an ordinary tour guide... Her successful solo show "not a nice girl" ... Director, actress and certified teacher Julie Jensen... Expand your horizons: get the latest on Broad Horizons... Going on tour? Check out this free searchable database... Morning Glory Productions... Satirical, topical singer/songwriter Rachel Stone... Dramatic opportunity: plays by Robin Rice Lichtig... cabaret diva Vickie Phillips ... the fresh, fun and fabulous Decibelles ... The Field's new website GoTour... This Streetlight is shining ... award winning Simon Studio is celebrating their 25th anniversary... Spoon Theater celebrates the collaborative spirit... fresh, fun and fabulous entertainment The Decibelles ... The Field's new website GoTour... Raw Impressions, Inc. is committed to inspiring artists to be prolific with excellence ... Golden Fleece Ltd., The Composers' Chamber Theatre... go to our permanent LINKS SITE

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- GOODS/HELP Wanted -
You know you've achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing
more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away.
~Antoine de Saint Exupery

NEW! IRISH GALS WITH SOMETHING TO SAY!
Writing a play about Irish and Irish American women and wanted to interview Irish and Irish American women for a documentary and the play.  First interviews will be held next Friday 2/3 at Champion's Studios.  If interested in coming, email Joan at JoanSlavin@aol.com

NEW! A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON BAD MUSICALS!
More off-color than off-key: help them to hear submissions read aloud in a musical marathon of the good, the bad, and the offbeat. NY Artists Unlimited seeks directors, singers, non-singers, musicians, and production people for the Bad Musicals Festival. Directors need not be musical directors. Sitting in on these readings will introduce you to the company and give you preference in being chosen to be involved. Many parts to go around in the readings on Sunday. Discussions follow each reading and will help choose which plays make it into the festival. Last summer's Bad Plays Festival sold out. Remaining marathon session on Sundays 1/29 and 2/5. Bring two copies of resume. The festival opens this spring. This is a multicultural, 23-year-old, nonprofit company in residence at Downeast Arts Center, 203 Avenue A. Further information: www.NYartists.org. Phone: 212.228.2886

NEW! QUE BUENO! A PAID CHANCE TO BE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER IS “IN SIGHT”!
If you have insight, respected Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre needs you for their "Insight Series." Begins in March for a few months, their reading and “Insight Series” (3 Equity showcases) needs someone with managerial skills, familiar with backstage and front of the house routines, and computer literate. Many aspects to the job, must be flexible. Salary to be negotiated. Three month job, but might be extended. Runs from March to June. First two month will probably have mornings free. Contact Allen Davis III at Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre. Leave name and phone. 212. 354.1293 or allenthe3rd@actorsfcu.net.

NEW! EYEING “QUEER EYE” WANNABES!
Major search on for minors (under 18) to be protégés for TV's Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. Yes, this is the straight truth: Bravo TV Jr. seeks young (age 10-18) talented, accomplished males who aspire to be one of the Fab 5, eager to make the world a more faaaaabulous place. Needed: those with a knack for interior design, or gourmet cooking wizardry, or those who can give top tips on grooming, fashion and life. The popular show's makeover mavens want to mentor a tween/teen who will follow in their fashionable footsteps. Must have mucho personality and live within 25 miles of NYC. (Videotape consideration for others) This news comes to us from the TV show who contacted TRU friend Melba at NY Artists Unlimited. Parental permission necessary. Call 212.500.6278. Apply immediately.

NEW! McCARTER INTERN FOR INTERNAL WORKINGS OF ITS THEATER.
Summer is only 144 days away, so apply now. McCarter Theater seeks a part-time (3 days a week) summer artistic/literary intern. Small stipend. Does not include housing. General office support and script reading, possibly dramaturgical research, writing for the resource guide, and assisting at readings. Send resume, cover letter, and writing sample to Grace Shackney, gshackney@mccarter.org, ASAP. Or mail same to: Carrie Hughes, Literary Manager, McCarter Theatre, 90 University Pl., Princeton, NJ 08540.

NEW! FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS WHO WANT TO DANCE. NOW.
Dancers are invited to apply to this year's Dancenow/NYC Festival. The 2006 Dancenow/NYC festival will showcase seven distinct performances, composed of more than 100 choreographers, at DTW and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. Deadline to submit: 3/20. Dancenow/NYC is focused on the development of an extended relationship with the artist and audience community that it serves, promoting the work of innovative dancemakers by providing them with threshold performance and career opportunities and generating new audiences and interest in dance. Equally committed to bringing dance to new audiences and advancing the audience for dance, Dancenow/NYC creates fun, accessible and unconventional ways to experience a vast and inspirational spectrum of contemporary dance. Designing performance events for traditional theaters as well as unusual urban sites, Dancenow/NYC informs its audiences about what's now in dance. Get the submission details at http://www.dancenownyc.org/apply.htm

NEW! PUT JACKIE UNDRESSED ONLINE!
Looking for a web designer with designs for helping a theater production. Andree Stolte is seeking a talented web designer to help her re-create a website dedicated to Jackie Undressed, her production about Jacqueline Kennedy. Student/interns welcome. Pay is a stipend only. Email andreestolte@earthlink.net

NEW! EDIT FOR CREDIT (AND STIPEND).
Help with DVD of Jackie Undressed. Andree Stolte is seeking a DVD editor to edit footage of her theater production Jackie Undressed, written and performed by Andree Stolte about First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Student/interns welcome. Pay is a stipend only. Email andreestolte@earthlink.net

Chameleon Theatre Co., Ltd., is seeking co-producers for several musical comedies in various stages of development: Anything for a Laff, a satire of Hollywood, the casting couch, and the studio system; That Jones Boy, based on Fielding's Tom Jones-book & lyrics complete, new score in preparation--we have offers to do an abridged concert version this spring in the city and a full production in Westchester this coming summer; Creole Nights, nearly finished, set among the free people of color in New Orleans in the early 19th Century; and early drafts of a feminist take on Psyche (& Cupid) , Pocahontas (based on the play by Martha Washington's grandson), and The Pied Piper (for adults as well as children). Contact Cash Tilton at cash.tilton@gmail.com or Robert Carver at 718-204-9763.

Deported playwright Kyaw Swa Win sends this plea for theatrical help, all the way from Thailand: ”Trained as a playwright in the US (B.A. in Theater, University of Minnesota), kicked out by the Republicans for being a foreigner-writer on a visa, sick of being a poor misfit writer in Asia back again, I am empowering myself and request your help to stage an oriental drama of mine, Who Stops The Rain based on the Ramayana. Would you care to review and refer to any theater that may stage it. It is beautiful to me. Kyaw Swa Win, telephone 6615775019. E-mail: spotlit@hotmail.com. “

Seek theatre company or producer with track record, or investor, for New York production of It Only Hurts When I Laugh: The Torture & Execution of Saddam Hussein. Set in an Abu Ghraib prison torture chamber, the five-character one-act (1 hour 20 minutes running time) gives a topical political twist to its French model, Grand Guignol. Show was developed in Boston with a non-union cast and favorably reviewed by the local press. One headline ran “Dead Funny.” Reviews, program, and photos may be seen at DonatoPresents.com (a message may be left there as well). Script available on receipt of credits or statement of interest. Contributing rights and first-class costumes and props (including a blood-pumping operating table). Commercial potential at Off-Broadway level. Contact Donato at dmc2@rcn.com

Director needed... C'est possible il y a quelque chose pour vous! Todd Stones, Quebec playwright and producer may need French-speaking director for play in French: Les Poupees may be re-mounted in NYC. Contact Jaz Dorsey, jazmn47@aol.com.

TRU is planning our March Audition Event, and we need organized and dedicated people to help run the event. You will be co-producing with Alison Bristow and Jill Mendelsohn, who helped run the event last year. If you are an actor, you will be given a free and priority audition slot in the event, and the chance of maximum "face time" with the auditors. If you are anyone else who wants a shot at producing, and a great chance to network with over thirty NYC theater companies, you might want to consider it. We'll need to meet once a month starting December, and you'll be assigned areas to run depending on your skills and interest. Bulk of the work will take place in late February through the event itself the weekend of March 24th. If you want to help, email Bob at TRUnltd@aol.com with "Audition Help" as your header.

For details of the following, go to the TRU Newsletter "Goods/Help Wanted-General/Job Offers":

In the market for a job in marketing? Know the gay market? HHC Communications is one of the top theater marketers around. Assistant needed (immediate opening) dealing with promotions and marketing Broadway shows and other accounts.

Looking for an amazing, creative collaborator/partner/accompanist with a strong rock feel for a new sung-through musical.

Mariana Bekerman Dance Company is seeking an ambitious individual who is willing to work side-by-side with the artistic director as Company Manager. 

NY Artists Unlimited is starting a Playwrights & Directors Unit to include only selected participants.  In this unit, material will be read, developed and considered for production at their theatre space, Downeast Arts Center in the East Village. 

Artistic director of Hudson River Repertory seeks Producing Director to oversee the business management end.

For details of the following,
go to the TRU Newsletter "Goods/Help Wanted-General/Miscellaneous":

Donate your extra theater equipment to new Youth Theater. And anything else they can use.   A year-old non-profit youth theater (120 seats) in Haverstraw, NY is seeking lights, dimmer board, hangable lights, sound board, flats, costumes, black-out curtains,piano, risers. 

Author just signed to do a book about things going terribly wrong during live theatre, looking for e-mailed, specific stories.

TRU needs office, storage space, and staff.

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REACHING OUT
The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery,

even when they have to take a detour.
~ Sir James Jeans

NEW! WESTCHESTER KIDS SINGIN' & DANCIN' NEED GROWN-UP UP NORTH HELP.
Choreographers & Musical Directors needed. KJK programs seek serious choreography teachers. Elementary dance steps for elementary school kids. Full-scale productions of classic Broadway musicals. Must have extensive availability days and evenings during the period of set rehearsals and performances. Various jobs. 1. Larchmont (3/13-3/30) Parsons job: 3/27-4/8. 3. Harrison: 4/17-30. -E-mail cover letter/resume/3 references to: KJKTheatreCamp@aol.com. Put “choreographer” or “musical director” and town of show in subject line. Also Musical Directors for the above shows and one in Purchase begins 1/30 thru 2/12.

NEW! SHOW THE PEAK OF YOUR SKILLS NEAR PEEKSKILL.
Summer festival planning now; seeks street performers. The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a traditional Italian Street fair, 7/20-24 in Verplanck, NY. (Northern Westchester, south of Peekskill). Actors, strolling accordion or violin players, a singing troupe, a DJ and a band that can play Italian music. E-mail Kacey Morabito at EllaBelaBerto@aol.com. Nearby, the Peekskill Celebratration Riverffront Concert Series on Wednesdays in the same month--that's July-the parks department needs bands! Send tapes for that and an event for the first weekend in August: Kacey Morabito - PO Box 310, Beacon, NY 12508.

NEW! CASTING MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS UPSTATE NY
Casting 2 Black, 32-55 and 1 White actor, 17-22, non-union, pay, for Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard. R. Rehearses in NYC; runs in Poughkeepsie, NY 10-12 and 17-19. Seeking: Sam and Willie: 32-50, Black males; Hally: 17-22, male, White. Auditions by appt.: 1/30-31, 11am -4p.m. Send H/R ASAP to: 29 North Hamilton St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Pay for performances.

NEW! GET ON THE “WRITE” SIDE OF RIVERSIDE, CA!
Teach writing for the performing arts at California university. Applications for tenure-track position in (job begins 7/1) M.F.A., Ph.D. or equivalent required at time of appointment. Detailed info at: www.theatre.ucr.edu/positions.html or call 951.827.2707. Fax: 951.827.4651. E-mail contact: robin.russin@ucr.edu Mailing address: Robin Russin, U of C, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521

See the TRU Online Newsletter for the following, and more (Click here for details.)

Stamford Center for the Arts seeks actors and dancers for an event on 2/11/06.

Dah Theatre's Dijana Milosevic offers workshop in San Francisco.  1/30-2/1. For playwrights, actors and directors. 

Westchester Voice Training for Audition and Performance, whether your read music or not, class teaches how to sell a song at an audition or in performance so listeners will want to hear more.

Work on Seek and ye shall find yourself in California. Dramatug needed for the San Diego State Theatre of the World Festival 2/3 & 2/4.

Boston area needs your area of expertise. Full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor. Teach, advise and supervise students in a B.A. Theater Studies program Begins 9/06.

Put the “you” in “University” Teaching. Assistant Professor, Entry-level, tenure-track, undergrads. School of Theatre Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University. Begins 8/06. Must have PhD or MFA. Application review begins 1/15.

Internship at Actors Theatre of Louisville, designed to train individuals in the fields of literary management and dramaturgy.

Washington DC black theater, The African Continuum Theatre Company, professional resident Black theatre, seeks full-time Director of Community and Patron Relations...

Seeking actors who no habla ingles. Capish? Gothic Theater of Nashville is starting a division called F.L.A.G. (Foreign Language Acting Group)

Westchester theatre company needs you ... not for profit theatre organization in the rivertowns, seeks resumes from production managers/partners as well as trained actors and other theatre artists who live up that-a-way. 

Westchester production needs help. Interns, no pay: Casting director/director/producer needs help on show to be staged in 5/06.

Innovative Stages needs innovative directors for monthly staged readings. Lower Westchester seeks higher skilled directors for readings. Contact Carol Kafka. Carol@InnovativeStages.com.

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CASTING ABOUT!
Somewhere in the world there is defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory.
Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
~ John Steinbeck [courtesy of Amy Clark]

REMINDER: Please let folks know you read the listing in the TRU Update. Otherwise nobody knows how effective these listings are. Least of all us.

NEW! EXPERIENCED MALES/FEMALES FOR COMEDY RUN!
The National Comedy Theatre, New York's spectacular new home for improv comedy, will be holding auditions for the company on Saturday 2/11 at 12:00 noon. Looking for talented and experienced males/females 18+ for our ongoing run. The show has played to national acclaim during our 2 decade run on the West Coast, including international tours to Egypt, Sinai, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. This audition is for the New York company. Audition slots are by appointment only. The entire audition will run approximately 90 minutes, and you will need to be at the theatre for the entire time. To book an audition slot, please call the theatre at 212.629.5202. Please mention the TRU Update.

NEW! STAGED READING OF JAPANESE PLAY!
Seeking six actors for staged reading of Madame de Sade, by Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The Play is done in English. Though all six characters in this play are females, male actors who are interested in playing female characters are welcome to audition. Audition will be on Sunday 1/29, Monday 1/30, and Tuesday 1/31, 4:30-6:30pm. Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue at 36th Street on 16th floor. Sign in sheet will be provided by 4pm. Prepare a brief contemporary dramatic monologue. For further questions, contact Keiko Maya@dolce915@gmail.com

NEW! CASTING OFF BROADWAY PLAY.
Seeking: 3 Males, 23-50, non-union, no pay for new play. Auditions: 2/13-17. Come prepared with a short monologue that you have written describing a humorous, personal, or tragic event that you have experienced first hand relating to what being a man means. Evening rehearsals begin 4/3. Please e-mail H/R to: mayareilly@earthlink.net, or mail to: Adler Productions, 350 W 30th St. Apt 1D, NYC 10001. [1-20] 

PLAY IN THE BASEMENT!
The Basement Salon is looking for a few new actor members. They meet twice a month in a theater in the east village to show work in progress and collaborate. Seeking actors with projects they'd like to workshop in front of a small group of other artists. They are open to original work or published scripts. They plan to begin producing projects drawn from the salons in the future. Please contact TheBasementSalon@yahoo.com with a brief note about yourself, the material you would like to bring in, and a headshot and resume.

MEN AND WOMEN FOR EQUITY SHOWCASE OF CLASSIC!
TheatreRats is casting its upcoming production of Middleton and Rowleys' The Changeling.  Producer plans to apply for Equity NYC Basic Showcase Code. Casting: Men: 22-65; Women: 22-35. Note: Experience with heightened text and theatre movement preferred, but not required. Seeking actors of all ethnicities. Send submissions ASAP to: TheatreRats, Attn: Alexis Hadsall, 1809 Centre St. #3F, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Or email: lauren@theatrerats.com. No pay. (Equity transportation costs only.) [1/6]

For details of the following (and many more notices),
go to the TRU On-Line Newsletter "Casting About/STAGE":

The Rosebud Company is seeking Hispanic/Latino leading man, age 40-55. Bright charismatic, muscular, with knowledge of stage combat.

Union & Non-Union Actors/Actresses, 18-65, for Off-Off B'way production of Sam Shepard's Simpatico.

Accepting applications for auditions to join in the academic year 2006/2007 for Alternative Theatre & New Performance Practice at The Central School of Speech and Drama, part of the University of London

Looking for non-union Classically Trained Actors for The Latino Shakespeare Company.

Seeking socially-minded actors:  Visible Theatre is expanding and diversifying its professional weekly development LAB. 

Blueberry Pond Theatre Ensemble, Ossining, seeks submissions for Ensemble auditions. Non-Equity actors only at this time--EPA's announced shortly. 

Community Cabaret seeks musical acts (singers, songwriters, bands, etc.) to showcase at this fundraising event held five times a year in midtown.

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JUST DANCERS

ACTORS AND DANCERS NEEDED
Stamford Center for the Arts seeks actors and dancers for an event on 2/11/06. See Stage listings.

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FILM/TV

If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you.
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose,
for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.
~Mary Pickford

REMINDER: Please let folks know you read the listing in the TRU Update. Otherwise nobody knows how effective these listings are. Least of all us.

NEW! EXTRA CASTING FOR LOVE MONKEY ON CBS!
Seeking Club kids, 18-24, who have that type of upscale club clothes, pay, non-union. To submit, go to www.scottpowers.com. Click on `Auditions', and once you link to the corresponding page, scroll down through Scott Powers Studios, Inc.'s current castings to find `Love Monkey'. [1-23]

NEW! CABLE ACCESS TV SHOW GOES NATIONWIDE
Casting comics, comic actors, writers, video editors for our irreverent incorrect comedy cable show, non-union, no pay for The Tony And Shlomoh Show. We are going nation wide within a few months. See our website at http://www.tonyshlo.com Send emails to Shlomoh at admin@tonyshlo.com. Include headshot and phone contact number. [1-22]

NEW! CASTING FAST TALKING ACTRESS TO FILM ON PA
Casting actress, 25-30, fast talker, non-union, no pay, for The Great Pretenders. On the 10th reunion of the death of their friend Billy, six friends are forced back together by his ghost. Seeking: Emily: 25-30, any Ethnicity, fun loving stream of consciousness type girl who speaks VERY rapidly. Auditions: 2/4, NYC. Cold Reading, sides will be available at the audition. Shoots: 4/27-6/4 on Consecutive Thur., Fri., Sat. evenings in Lebanon, & Lickdale, PA. Send H/R info@annubisproductions.com, or mail to: Annubis Productions, Attn: Erik Soulliard, 3 Chaytor St., Clifton, NJ 07013. [1-22]

NEW! A PSYCHO-THRILLER DRAMA
Casting M/F teens-50s, all ethnicities, non-union, no pay for 30 min film, The Abductor. One man's quest for salvation and resolution from a tormented childhood turns ugly when he abducts three women and attempts to recreate his dead mother from the parts of each of them. Seeking: Matthew: Caucasian, 30s, clean cut; Kate Mahoney: Caucasian, mid-20s, distinguishable voice; Lisa Cromwell Caucasian: mid-to-late 20s, beautiful, piercing green eyes; Laura Johnson: Caucasian, mid-20s-early 40s; Bethany: 40s, all ethnicities; Johnny : 20s-30s, all ethnicities. Cynthia Union female with a good voice, late 20s+ in appearance, all ethnicities; Tiffany Cromwell: Caucasian, 30s; Jack O'Connell: 30s, good voice, all ethnicities; Kim Johnson: Caucasian, late teens-20s; Dan : 30s-50s, all ethnicities, executive type; Bruce: mid-20s, all ethnicities; Sarah: late teens-20s, all ethnicities. Shoots: February 2006 in NYC. Submit to: Scott Powers Studios, Inc, 135 W 29 St., Suite 404, NYC 10001

NEW! CASTING MOCK REALITY TV SHOW WANTS IMPROV
M/F, 20s-40s, strong improv, all types, non-union, no pay, for Grimm House. In the style of The Real World/The Surreal Life. Film will be all IMPROV (off a plot point script). Rehearsals throughout February, shooting 1st or 2nd week in March in Manhattan and surrounding areas. Seeking: Prince Charming: Late 20s-30s, attractive, but balding is a plus, suave; Hansel: Mid-late 20s, Extremely thin and tall (male model type), must have German accent or be able to fake one; The Wolf: Pot belly, 30s-40s, crude, African-American a plus; Jack and the Beanstalk: Scrawny, 20s, naive; Cinderella: Attractive, Late 20s-30s, smoker, pole dancer; The Queen (from Snow White): Must be able to laugh like a classic villain, 30s-40s, psychotic; Princess #6 (from The 12 Dancing Princesses): Tori Spelling type, 20s, club kid; Sleeping Beauty: Attractive, blonde, Late 20s-30s, narcoleptic; The Emperor's New Clothes: Will Ferrell type, out-of-shape, hairy a plus, comfortable in underwear, Late 30s-40s; Mice: Quirky sidekicks to Cinderella, any sex, 20s-30s. Auditions: School of Visual Arts ASAP. Please send H/R to: Corinne Fisher, 215 E., 23rd St., Apt. 2021A NYC 10010 (preferred) or E-mail: cfisher2@sva.edu. Please SPECIFY the ROLE for which you are submitting. Be prepared to improv scenarios given by director as well as read sides as your character.

MALE AND FEMALE VOICEOVERS!
Male and female voices needed for Rock and Roll documentary. Must have a unique voice, for males, preferably deep. 30's Females to sound early to late 20's. Some experience preferred but not necessary. Pay is $200 a day. Send links to VO to Bill Kalatsky at BKProduction@actorsNY.com Auditions early February.

EDGY FEMALE AND AA MALE!
Needed for table reading of SAG/Non SAG feature film: edgy attractive female needed for the role of a prostitute. Short or unique hair style a plus. African American male age 30- 40 for mean, looking pimp. Please send headshot/ resume /comp card to BKProduction@actorsNY.com

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Seeking females ages 18-28 for Internet Comedy Show which is RAPIDLY growing in popularity!

Caucasian male and caucasian female, 35-50, for a corporate video designed to sell retirement plans to primarily Jewish seniors.

Hobnobbers, a paid Non Union DV Short about 2 High School teenagers and the girl they look up to. Casting leads. Filming in Jan-Feb.

Talented African American & Puerto Rican male actors, who look 21-29 years old, with movement experience and strong performance skills.

Casting White, Black and Asian M/F, all ages including 6-10yr, non-union, no pay for Iken Hisu.

Casting M/F 40s-60s for Hoffman Laroche non-union Industrial, Rate: $400.00 + 10%.

Mediterranean, or Latino M/F 30s, non-union, low pay for indy thriller The Forbidden Chair. Shooting 2006 in Yonkers.

Promotional video needs African-American, non-union, M/F strong a cappella singing ability, pay $300 for Jackie, Vi, And Lena.

M/F 20s-30s, non-union, some pay for SAG He & She. The 1st part shoots February 2006, with the pay of $100 per day for the entire project, upon starting the 2nd part (July 2006). There is nudity in this project. 

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MODEL/PROMOS

ENERGETIC YOUNG MODELS, 18-23!
Fit, energetic, exciting female models (18-23) that are very comfortable publicly in a bikini for an exciting promotions in NYC, Atlantic City & Las Vegas (yes Vegas baby ...) Need 3 models (brunette, blonde, redhead). All expenses paid, plus $1000 for each 3 day event (F-Sun). Dates are currently being confirmed for January-February. This is for a promotional vehicle for an upcoming PR firm. Send all images, info etc to Cyrena at cyrenad@gmail.com

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STEEL Agency is searching for Male and Female Models and Talent (Non-Union) to rep.

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THE WRITER'S BLOCK
Creativity does not depend on inherited talent or on environment or upbringing;
it is the function of the ego of every human being.
~Silvano Arieti

If you would not be forgotten,
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worthy reading,
Or do things worth the writing.
~ Benjamin Franklin [courtesy of Elisa DeCarlo]

NEW! NOW READY TO HEAR FROM NYMF-OMANIAC WRITERS!
Submit your musical for New York Musical Theater Festival for production. Festival will run 9/10-10/1. Submit “production-ready” musicals to the Festival's “Next Link” Project. 8 shows will be chosen for presentation in NYC's theaters by a jury of theater luminaries. Info and requirements at website: www.nymf.org. The festival also features panels and seminars and 20 additional international shows, cabaret and more. NYMF is dedicated to discovering new work and new artists, diversity, creativity, and the future of musical theatre. This is America's largest annual musical theater event, and offers incredible exposure! Deadline: 3/10.

EXTENDED! FESTIVAL WANTS THE FRUIT OF YOUR (GAY) LABOR!
Call for submissions: The Fresh Fruit Festival 4th International Festival of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender arts and culture. Submissions are open for the 2006 Festival in July, 2006. Full-length pieces will be presented a minimum of four performances. Shorter works are also welcome and will have a minimum of one or two performances. The Festival's goal is to present the whole spectrum of LGBT lives as expressed in performance, dance, theatre, spoken word, visual and music arts. $35 submission fee includes full membership benefits. Deadline extended to 2/10 (notification in March). You create and present your talent. The Creativity is yours. Fresh Fruit will provide the following support: One to four performances; publicity - flyers, press mailings, listings; on-line ticketing services; production insurance; two hours of tech and a dress; limited rehearsal space; theater environment including house music; production staff: production stage manager, lighting designer, light & sound techs, house manager; sound system (2 tape decks or CD players, mixing board, amp, speakers, and 2 microphones run to the stage); rep lighting plot with 1 “special” focused for each show; front of house staff; festival and production programs. Application form at www.FreshFruitFestival.com Questions: ArtisticDirector@FreshFruitFestival.com

NEW! EVENT NEAR PEEKSKILL SEEKS SKILL!
Skilled writers of one-acts Italian-themed for summer outdoor festival. Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a traditional Italian Street fair, 7/20-24 in Verplanck, NY. (Northern Westchester, south of Peekskill). The entertainment committee is looking for one act plays and skits of an Italian nature that can be performed in the street, will have strolling accordion or violin players, a singing troupe, a DJ and a band that can play Italian music. E-mail Kacey Morabito at EllaBelaBerto@aol.com

NEW! NO PUN INTENDED, BUT PROPOSALS WANTED FOR “ENGAGEMENT”.
Edinburgh August Conference on The Arts Of Engagement seeks proposals. University hosts conference exploring ways to think about how to link forms of creative expression with social action and meanings, calling structures into question, and forcing a re-evaluation of art world creations with need for social change, peace and justice. Themes: - Arts Agendas /- Supporting the Arts/ Art in Communities/- Constructing Art Worlds/ - Audiences/ Education and much more. Info-www.arts-conference.com.

Reflections on cultural diversity in San Francisco and/or L.A. Original one acts (no longer than 25 pages) Winner(s) receive prizes, a possible stage reading and a consideration for residency program. $7.50 fee per script. Deadline 1/31. Guidelines: please see website www.nwwtc.org

The Regroup Theatre is accepting 10-minute, 2-character plays for their New Works Play Festival 4/25 -5/7.  Theme: Hair, but the theme of hair is very broad.  Looking for innovative work that stretches beyond the obvious.  Feel free to explore a content that will challenge yourself as well as The Regroup Theatre on the idea of hair, the importance of hair, cultural views, societal traditions, pop media, etc, etc. There are an abundance of areas to explore within the theme of hair.  We want to read it! There is a two step process on handling submissions.  Round 1- Plays of great interest will be selected for a Public Reading Series. Round 2- After the initial reading series we will choose six plays to continue to workshop for presentation at the New Works Play Festival. Deadline: 2/1. Those selected for the festival will receive a writer’s compensation. Please forward two hardcopies to: c/o Nancy Medina/Patricia Runcie, 350 West 43rd St, New York, NY 10036

Denver Center Theatre Company accepts original, full-length, unproduced plays. All plays should be submitted through an agent, with the exception of plays by residents of the following Rocky Mountain States: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Adaptations will be considered only if the playwright has secured underlying rights, or if the adapted material is public domain. No musicals or children’s theatre plays.  We cannot accept email submissions. Please include an SASE if you wish return of your materials.  Please submit no more than one play per year. Plays may be sent directly, without prior synopsis or dialogue sample. Response time may be up to six months, due to high volume of submissions. Plays are accepted year-round. Address submissions to: Bruce K. Sevy, Associate Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company, 1101 13th St., Denver, CO  80204. Questions may be directed to Chad Henry at chenry@dcpa.org

Chameleon Theatre Co., Ltd., is seeking composers for several musical comedies in various stages of development: That Jones Boy, based on Fielding's Tom Jones-book & lyrics complete, previous composer just withdrew--we have offers to do an abridged concert version this spring in the city and a full production in Westchester this coming summer; early drafts of a feminist take on Psyche (& Cupid), Pocahontas (based on the play by Martha Washington's grandson), and The Pied Piper (for adults as well as children). Contact Cash Tilton at cash.tilton@gmail.com or Robert Carver at 718-204-9763.

Need an outside eye on your new musical? Elizabeth Lucas is a founding producer of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and a director of new musicals. She provides written evaluations and personal consultations for musical theatre scripts at any stage of development. Please visit her website at: http://www.glassbubbleproductions.com/Script.htm

Submissions wanted for North Dakota festival, and up to 12 will be performed performed. Youth Education On Stage of Williston, North Dakota “Summer Shorts” Festival seeks one-acts under 20 minutes in length to be performed by children and teens in July festival. Cast limit: 2-6 characters. Up to 12 plays will be performed from submissions and judges and audience select winners each night of festival. Cash prizes and video. Playwrights may be any age from anywhere. Deadline: 4/10. All scripts must be sent by mail to: Jack Dyville, Artistic Director, Attn: Summer Shorts, 560 West 43rd Street, #8B, New York, New York 10036. For return, send SASE and $5 handling & reading fee made to Youth Education On Stage.

Submit now to the Seventh Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival to be held in July 2006! Presenting drama, comedy, one-person works, performance art, dance, and full-fledged musical productions, eclectic shows ranging from the avant-garde to the classical revival. Executive Producer (who also founded oobr, the Off-Off-Broadway Review), John Chatterton had over 50 productions in five separate spaces - all on the same block-it's even bigger next year, 7/17-8/6. “No prima donnas need apply.” Download MITF application form at www.midtownfestival.org. (When you get to the website, click on "Apply.") All materials, plus a $30.00 reading fee, should be sent to The Midtown International Theatre Festival, 347 West 36 St. Room 1204, NYC 10018. Scripts without application forms will be rejected. Please include an SASE if you want your materials returned. Questions: www.festival@oobr.com. Put "MITF Question" in the subject line. Deadline: 2/20.

Solo performance submissions are currently being accepted for the 1st Annual The ONE Festival, presented by Teatro La Tea and Caicedo Productions. It will have a two-week theatrical run 4/10-23, with multi-talented Playwrights and Performing Artists from all over the world. This 1st annual event will showcase theatrical works from men and Women of solo performances, 10 original non-published theatrical works, full-length and shorts. Each work will perform three times during the festival. One of the works will receive a $500 dollar cash prize, plus a full theatrical production at Teatro La Tea, at The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in NYC's Lower East Side. The best play chosen will be judged by the audience. The audience gets to vote for their favorite play. The Play will need to receive a total amount of 75 votes or more to be categorized for the finalists and cash prize. Submission for The ONE Festival 2006, please mail the following: $30-Full Length/$15-Shorts submission fee/w 2 copies of each of the following: Playwrights bio (name, address, telephone number and email address). Treatment of theatrical work. Complete script of theatrical work. Actor/director/crew bios, if available. Description of Set and Props. Include SASE if you would like materials returned. Deadline: Postmarked by Friday 2/10/06. Send submissions and fees payable to Caicedo Productions to: CAICEDO PRODUCTIONS TEATRO LA TEA, 7304 5th Ave. 107 Suffolk Street, Suite 200, PMB 184 Attn: Veronica Caicedo, Brooklyn, NY 11209 New York, New York 10002. For more info call Veronica Caicedo at: 212.529.1948

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Portland Theater Works (Portland, OR) is accepting submissions of new plays for their workshop series and reading series. They can't pay transportation, but if you can find your way to Oregon, they'll welcome you.

The Bloody Unicorn Theater Company in Tucson, Arizona is seeking original one-act and ten minute plays (anything less than 60 minutes in length) for their third annual Queer Women's Shorts Contest. Deadline: 4/30.

Cultural change, for a change: 6/14-18. PSi #12: Performing Rights will be a gathering of artists, activists and academics who are making and researching performance that declares its interest and intent within the field of Human Rights...

Producer in Nashville is interested in the works of US writers who write in a foreign language. Por que? Pour quoi? Gothic Theater of Nashville is starting a division called F.L.A.G. (stands for Foreign Language Acting Group) and is looking for multi-lingual works to present. Contact Jaz Dorsey, Dramaturg: Jazmn47@aol.com

May 18-21 Conference of the Theatre of the Oppressed seeks proposals. (Deadline: 1/23). "Engaging Community: Creating Critical Praxis" Pre-conference workshop (5/15-18).

Silk Road Theatre Project seeks plays from certain nationalities. This Chicago based theatre company dedicated to showcasing playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean backgrounds and is eagerly looking for plays written by South Asian playwrights.

Unbound by convention; driven towards discovery; engaging new audiences… Boston Theatre Works is now accepting submissions for BTW Unbound 2006. BTW is a professional not-for-profit theatre company committed to developing and staging new plays and introducing emerging playwrights to Boston. Must be postmarked by Tuesday, 2/14/06.

Westchester workshop for playwrights Mondays at 7 pm. Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, NY. Work read by professional actors; feedback from peers. Mainstage production possible. Info: 914.714.9122 or info@www.org.

Short horror scripts and music needed. (Yes, even ghost writers may apply.)

Professional Script Doctor Available! Are you a creative writer/student with a new stage play or screenplay? Why not have a professional script doctor review and help you enhance and perfect your script before submitting your work.

Plays and Screenplays ... Musicals a Specialty! Script Consultant for hire.

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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
~Arthur C. Clarke

Electric speed may already have violated human scale, tending as itdoes to transport man instantly everywhere.
~Marshall McLuhan

NEW! AEA STAGE MANAGER FOR OFF-BROADWAY LONG RUN!
Here's a hot flash: Stage manager needed for Category "C" Off-Broadway production, Menopause the Musical. Flexible start date, but as soon as possible.  Open-ended run. The show has been running for the last four years. Featuring an all-female cast of 4 actresses plus 2 understudies, the show is an all-singing, all-dancing musical parody of about 20 "re-lyricked" songs from the 60's & the 70's. Aside from the usual duties, the stage manager would also be responsible for running the light board. This is a union position and pays AEA Category "C" minimum... plus best of all, you (or whoever you recommend) would get to work with TRU friend Vince Iarapoli. Fax resumes to 212.764.7962 or e-mail menopauseoffway@aol.com. Questions or concerns, (or just to say hi!), contact Vinny Iaropoli at 212.764.7946 or 917.783.9665. Mention TRU Update!!!! Show runs at Playhouse 91, 91st Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues, NYC.

Harbor Theater seeks Production Stage Manager, Light Board Operator and Production assistants (box office, ad sales, etc) for their upcoming production. Their season opener is called Shortly After Takeoff, and previews Wednesday 3/8. Read more about them at www.harbortheatre.org. To apply, send letter/resume to Stuart Warmflash, Artistic Director, The Harbor Theatre, 160 West 71st Street PHA, NYC, NY 10023. Or phone 212.787.1945.

Tech Director/ Carpenter (don't “tech” your time -- call now). Retzach at 59E59 Theatre needs full technical director / carpenter. Commitment begins with Load-In 2/5 (tech week til first performance 2/9. Runs thru 3/12. Coordinate all tech aspects of production, load in, tech rehearsals, load out. Small unit set. House packages of sound, lights. No additional equipment being brought in. Pay: $750. Call Dean at 917.312.8016.

Kid theater techie job openings. Full-time technicians with experience. Now: in high-end audio-visuals, lighting, special effects, sound. No pyro people needed. Future needs: staff to build sets, costumes and props. Also painters and carpenter. Location: Waldwick, NJ. Details: http://www.unbelieva-bills.com/home.htm E-mail resumes/inquiries: brooklynkeys@yahoo.com

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Opera company seeks costume designer and stage manager for upcoming production.

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- SERVICES/GOODS OFFERED -

The world's literature and folklore are full of stories

that point out how futile it can be to seek happiness.
Rather, happiness is a blessing that comes to you as you go along;

a treasure that you incidentally find.
~ Louis Binstock

ADDED 1/30! DISCOUNTED FITNESS AND YOGA FOR TRU!
Recommended by your editor: Fit For You NYC, a Manhattan based fitness company is offering a discounted rate on fitness and yoga classes if you are a TRU reader. [Editor's note: The fitness instructor Jessica is the gal I take aerobics from, and she's high-energy, highly motivating and sensitive to individual limitations!] Classes are held on Sundays from 12-2 PM. From 12-12:55 PM Extreme Fat Burner and from 1-1:55 PM ISHTA Yoga. Classes are held at Kingsley Studios: 244 W. 54th Steet between Broadway and 8th Ave. 4th floor. Special rate $9/class both for $16 (normally $12/class both for $20) For more information, go to www.fitforyounyc.com or call 212.769.7754.

Theatre professional with more than 30 years experience in all disciplines. Reviews available. Will collaborate/consult on your project -- negotiable fee/royalty split. Good with beginners. Scene/monologue work -- negotiable fees. Please contact during business hours: Robert D. Carver, 718-204-9763.

50% off: TRU member discount on consulting services for January '06 – tarot readings, astrology readings, and combinations thereof. Delphinia, originally from Washington, DC, has read tarot cards for 19 years, and been a practicing astrologer and witch for almost a decade.  She is the co-founder of women’s spirituality circle in DC (which is still active) and has worked and trained with Starhawk (www.reclaiming.org), the Studio Theatre, Connect DC, Katrina Messenger, and The Radical Fairies. A gifted intuitive leader with experience, honesty, integrity and charm, she currently teaches and leads circles in Williamsburg and downtown Manhattan. She is available for private consultation, lectures, readings, workshops, and classes - reasonable rates, & located in the center of Williamsburg. Private garden available for rituals, readings, and classes. 19 Years Experience.  References.  Studio located in Williamsburg – but available for consults in Manhattan.  Special for TRU members in January ONLY: 50% off (Normal rates $75 per hour, $40 for half hour.) Gift Certificates Available.  Delphinia’s Garden is in Williamsburg, NYC.  Contact delphiniasgarden@gmail.com for details and to set up an appointment for January.

Need to convert your VHS tapes to DVD? Want to preserve your memories forever? Let TRU friend Kristina tell your story, and turn your home videos AND pictures into gorgeous DVDs! Watch your photos come to life on a custom DVD slide show, complete with music! Relive the moment: memory videos are great for vacations, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays…you name it! Performers -- get the gig: they'll edit your reel so you come away with a professional montage. Add titles, stills, headshots and music! GREAT RATES! And makes a great gift (yes, Christmas is on the way)! Phone Kristina at 212.462.9125 or email personalvideoreels@yahoo.com

The Set Recycling Hot-line lets you give away your set pieces to a show that needs them, or get the pieces you need. It works like this: a show is closing, and needs to get rid of its set. Rather than throw it out, they can give it to you. Or you need some specific set pieces, and you want to find out if anyone out there has them. Of course, none of this works unless you plan well in advance and list your offers/needs at least a month ahead of time. It's a matter of timing. And all the carting is up to you - there's no handy trucking service connected with this. For more info, or to start using the service, call Julia Rubin at 212.673.6343. Please mention TRU!

For the following General Services, see the TRU Online Newsletter (Click here for details.):

Actors & models: give them a tip-off about a rip-off. True stories needed about scam artists...

You and Kelly Lincoln can be "The Pod Couple" ... Use Podcast as an advertising tool...

Refer a client, get $500 or your own free web design. Seeking smaller businesses. Web designer ...

Reiki Healer offers services at 10% TRU discount. Masters in Spiritual Psychology and Certification in Kundalini Yoga offers Reiki/Chakra/Energy Healing Sessions Nurturing singing lessons, and the best price in town! Pianist-singer-composer emphasizes “Using proper breathing, phrasing, techniques, shaping tone, developing repertoire.”

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Need headshots? Ben Strothmann is offering a $50 discount on a private sitting.

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Not getting results at auditions? Need help shaping a new monologue, or brushing  up an old one?

Feel great about your next audition! Director-Choreographer between projects is available for free monologue coaching and/or dance performance coaching. I said FREE!

Award-winning dialect coach Amy Stoller says: Tired of struggling alone with a tape? Now you can work with an experienced professional ...

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The Chicago Flyhouse, a Chicago-based company providing nationwide rigging services.  Specializing in theatrical rigging, including custom performer flying and scenic flying effects...

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- WORKSHOPS/CLASSES -

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
~ attributed to Benjamin Franklin (courtesy of Rob Schatz)

10-WEEK WRITING WORKSHOPS, THREE LEVELS!
Discover your own voice in the workshop that best suits you: Writing/Playwriting for Beginners, Playwriting for Actors (write your own original material), and Writing for Teens. "I have found that many writing instructors and classes are cold and authoritarian. Through years of experience as a writer, creative writing coach and script doctor, I have developed a workshop that will allow you to develop your own work and begin to discover your unique voice and writing process." Classes will consist of lectures and writing assignments, along with individual conferences, and professional development. This is a workshop unlike any other. 10 week sessions starting in November, will take place in lower Manhattan. Very reasonable. Please Email for more information: thewriterstudio@yahoo.com

THEATRE & FILM WORKSHOP, TRU-LY DISCOUNTED!
Save $45! An on camera performance workshop from the award winning SIMON STUDIO training and production center in NYC and Poughkeepsie. Designed for actors, playwright/screenwriters and directors and producer participants and observers. Group and/or private work with Roger Hendricks Simon (director of James Earl Jones, John Lithgow, Samuel L. Jackson, NY Shakespeare Festival, Yale Rep, London's Royal Court Theatre) and film maker Daniel Simon (NYC Gotham Film Festival director) who demonstrate their unique SIMON STUDIO technique with exercises, monologues and scenes from Shakespeare to contemporary. Theatre and film Industry showcase opportunity with agents, casting directors and producers included. Flexible schedule. Cost: $195. ($150 special for TRU members!) Call 212.841.0204 for information and reservations. www.simonstudio.com

DOWNTOWN CLASSES FORMING FOR PERFORMING!
Come on down to Avenue A (“A” stands for “acting”). Classes are forming for the fall/winter season in Acting & Technique and Improv. A Playwrights & Directors Unit is in the works for Sunday evenings. Actors are welcome to read in these sessions. Melba LaRose, Artistic Director NY Artists Unlimited at Downeast Arts Center, 206 Avenue A. For further information: 212.242.6036 (office), 212.228.2886 (theatre), NYartunltd@aol.com, www.NYartists.org

SOLO PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP IN CALIFORNIA!
Class for "writers who act" and live in Los Angeles area -- Synesthesia Solo Performance Theatre Project's Ongoing classes. $25 per week. Send your finished or unfinished idea for your solo performance to rossgrossman@comcast.net. You must live in Los Angeles area!

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Ongoing acting classes, small groups now forming.

The Actors Theatre Workshop (“ATW”) an award winning non-profit theater's Artistic Director Thurman E. Scott teaches Technique, Character Development, Script Analysis and Scene Study.

Nurturing and sharing for writers … weekly workshop led by TRU member Rob Darnell.

Ongoing workshops and opportunities for individual artists. If you don't already know about The Field, get to know them now at www.thefield.org

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- SPACE PATROL -
In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast.
Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt
find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.
~ Quentin Crisp [courtesy of Jason Fitzgerald]

ADDED 1/30! REALLY BIG SPACE FOR YOUR REALLY BIG SHOW!
TRU special! Huge new midtown rehearsal space available, beautiful and big enough for your whole chorus line. It's conveniently located at 50th and Broadway, a whopping 40 x 50 ft, with sprung wood floor. Lots of light! Grand opening rates: $40 - $60/hour. TRU special: 15% off ($36-$51/hour). Call 212.921.7862. Or email postarvis@aol.com

NEW! PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATER SEEKS TO SETTLE DOWN.
Well-known company needs space for 3 weeks in the spring, preferably May. Looking for a rental in an Off-Off Broadway theater for a three week rental preferably in May. Should be 65 to 99 seats. Contact Allen Davis III, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre at 212.354.1293 and leave name and phone number. Or contact allenthe3rd@actorsfcu.net

NEW! DOWNTOWN SPACE RENTABLE, AND MORE THAN PRESENTABLE.
NY Artists Unlimited is renting space for rehearsals, classes, shows,auditions, meetings, etc. Reasonable rates downeast. Private, flexible, storefront space. Large windows, ground floor, great visibility, lots of pedestrian traffic. Can seat up to 65 (74 total is limit in space). Give 'em a jingle: 212.242.6036 or 212.228.2886 or by e-mail: Nyartunltd@aol.com. Website: www.NYartists.org

NEW! THEATER SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL!
Available by the hour for workshops, casting calls, auditions, and for shows: Stage Left Studio, located at 438 W 37th Street 5A, is a little gem of a theatre, beautifully appointed, with state of the art sound and lighting system. It's intimate, with 24 seats, carpeted, with beautiful curtains surrounding 12x12 feet of windows that look out on the south side of Times Square. There's a piano, a comfortable lobby that seats 6, and convenient restrooms a step away. Perfect for workshops, auditions, casting calls or small shows. Call 212-838-2134 or email stageleft@nyc.rr.com for price quote and availability.

Brand new theater complex is looking for tenants, will custom build theater space, studios or offices to your specs and needs. Or ask about sharing. 20,000 Sq Ft Available. Any size space, custom-built to suit you. Be part of the newest space at the most important location in NYC. Short & Long Term Leases include Electric, AC & Lounge/Waiting Area. JKCasting@aol.com for info and site tour (put ìperformance space" in subject) for this or individual midtown performance needs for specific dates.

Make theater the old-fashioned way: with you controlling the box office! The Greenwich Street Theatre is available for rental and possible co-production arrangement. While the festival and fringe frenzy calms down, here's your chance to be the main event. This is TRU's favorite theater -- we use it for meetings and our play reading series in May, and love it! Charming, well maintained and well equipped, flexible black box theatre in West Soho. Stage your work in the round, thrust, proscenium, cabaret style or however your imagination dictates. Owner is very supportive and wonderful to deal with, and possibly open to a co-production arrangement for the right show. Seats 74, located at 547 Greenwich Street, near Charlton. Contact Ludovica at 917.304.6823 or lvillarhauser@aol.com.  Special rates for TRU!

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(including the following):

The Matthew Corozine Studio has moved to a new home on 43rd Street.

Looking for a space to call home? Non-profits can get aboard the ARC at 59-61 East 4th Street.

The historic Players Theatre has rehearsal studios (and theatre) available for rental at a special rate in the heart of the Village!

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(including the following):

Emerge with Emerging Artists Theatre. 2 new rehearsal studios for rent. NY Artists Unlimited announces rental availability in East Village space for rehearsals, performances, readings, auditions, meetings, etc. 

Beautiful & clean studio available for rehearsals, limited discounts for TRU readers. 22' x 42' studio with gorgeous wood floor, windows, high ceiling. The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) has new large rehearsal space for rent: the TACT Studio.

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(including the following):

Office space is available for rental at The Field office, located at 161 Sixth Ave., 14th Floor, at the corner of Spring St. in Soho beginning immediately. Contact Steve Gross at 212.691.6969 or steve@thefield.org

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- LIVING SITUATIONS -
You should be certain that angels are protecting you when you go to sleep.

Yea, that they are protecting you also in all your business, whether you enter or leave your home.
~ Martin Luther

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
~ Izaak Walton

ADDED 1/30! AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: APARTMENT SHARE!
Apartment Share: West 48th Street near 9th Avenue - looking for someone for February to middle/end of May. Could be longer but we can discuss. Pics upon request. This can be short term for at least 2 months. Rent: $1,100 plus utilities ($160 would cover...Cable, Con Edison (lights), gas & heat and cleaning person) It also has DSL wire connection. Renting my second 8 x 10 private bedroom in my charming (pre-war) apartment on West 48th Street, near 9th Avenue, in the heart of the Theater District. The apartment was renovated about 1 1/2 years ago and has exposed brick walls and crown moldings (high ceilings 10 ft). The room is cozy and quiet and has a twin captain's bed with 6 drawers below, a chair, reading lamp, file cabinet, a small closet, All linens (sheets, towels) are supplied. The bathroom is shared. Shared living room: Loveseat, glass dining table for 2. The kitchen is fully equipped with stove, refrigerator, microwave. "I am a middle-aged professional in Public Relations, gay friendly. I don't drink or smoke and work from home on occasion." References and security deposit are required. Email Monderatony@aol.com for details.

One Bedroom is available in a three bedroom apartment, one and 1/2 blocks from the Prospect Park stop on the Q/B trains, available starting 2/1. It remains available indefinitely, although your roomies would prefer it be for at least a few months. They are one block from Prospect Park, several blocks from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and from the Brooklyn Public Library, and are convenient to all shopping necessities, and about a 20 minute subway ride into Manhattan. Rent is $600 per month, all utilities included. The room has a few furnishings. Please have first and last month's rent up front. They will not be able to show the room until the last week of January, but would love to start talking. Call Jessica at 646.765.9711, or e-mail Jessilynm@aol.com.

Clean, well-appointed, fully-furnished spacious apartment in Astoria, available 2/12-3/12. With lots of windows and natural light, full kitchen and bathroom, all amenities (cable TV, dial-up web access, stereo, extensive music and reading library, etc.). Right in the heart of the eclectic and very safe neighborhood of Astoria, only 6 blocks from the N and W trains, 20 to 30 minutes to midtown, 30 to 45 minutes to downtown; $300/week, prorated based on length of stay. Please contact Noel at 917.916.1307 or  jkmn@hotmail.com.

Must rent immediately: your own bedroom (12x12 with closet) in Harlem. Big, renovated 3-bedroom apt. 144 St. near Broadway, 2nd floor. Share w/ middle-aged, laidback male doctor and cat, plus one woman and adolescent daughter who are only there one day/night a week. Living room, dining room well equipped. Male or female. Stable, mature, non-smoker, no wild parties. Your cat or small dog OK. Must commit to at least 6 months. $850/month. (incl. utilities; wireless $20/month extra) 1 month security deposit. Call Donna Linderman immediately: 917.531.4603.

Large one-bedroom in Astoria available 2/12-3/12. Clean, well-appointed, spacious with lots and lots of windows and natural light, full kitchen and bathroom, cable, computer, web access, stereo, extensive music and reading library, etc.) 6 blocks from N, R and W trains, 30 minutes to midtown. $300/week, prorated based on length of stay. Noel Salzman at jkmn@hotmail.com or 917.916.5847 to discuss the Astoria story.

Dependable, non-smoking, responsible redhead needs occasional place to sleep and shower, probably a few days each month, possibly more often. Vickie comes in frequently from Massachusetts for rehearsals and gigs. Is willing to negotiate a fair price for a few days a week in a small space she can call her own when needed. Contact Vickie at vmpc18@aol.com

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Looking for a clean and neat person who is looking for a room.

Subletter needed at 111th Street, just off Broadway, starting ASAP.

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- TRU WORD OF MOUTH -
The past with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments,
is there for each of us forever, and it should be.
~Lillian Hellman

NEW:

Saw a magnificent show at The National in London, Coram Boy, adapted by Helen Edmundson from the novel by Jamila Gavin and directed and co-designed by Melly Still. Huge generational scope of story about foundlings in Georgian England, elegantly done with some surprisingly inventive yet simple effects. Character work is Dickensian reminicent of Nicholas Nickleby. Interweaves Handel throughout with a cast of 20 plus chorus and small orchestra. It's a hit at the Olivier and hard to get tickets. Difficult to work commercially and doubt it could make the leap across the Atlantic. If traveling to London, buy advance tickets.  ~RK Greene

PREVIOUS:

Two shows have been running recently that artfully demonstrate the dangers of certainty. One is a kind of musical that has closed; the other a distinguished drama that has changed casts since I saw it. If you missed either, I weep for you, although the play can and must be seen with its new cast.

The musical is Souvenir by Stephen Temperley, with Judy Kaye, who we always knew was remarkable and has never been moreso than in this spectacular tour de force of a performance. She played the artistically deluded Florence Foster Jenkins, a society woman who was steeped in the certainty that she could sing, gave recitals and even a Carnegie Hall concert, sold thousands of tickets and was universally laughed at. Much has been said about her in reviews, but not enough has been said about her costar Donald Corren, witty, urbane, as gay as Noel Coward and ultimately complex and touching as Jenkins' co-dependent music director, Cosme McMoon. From the in-crowd ravings throughout the community, I almost thought this was a one-person show. Absolutely not. Corren is an essential factor in a delicate equation. The story unfolds through his eyes, and he guides, glides and virtually glissades us through it. And if we are paying attention, we even realize that he is the thematic soul of the story, though Kaye may be the heart. The buzz about the show led me to expect a brilliantly executed gimmick: hear Judy Kaye sing mercilessly off-pitch to the point where you long for the next wrong note, and then relax as the dissonance is resolved and she redeems herself in a perfectly sung fantasy sequence at the end. So painfully simple. And absolutely hilarious, I might add. And it turns out there is so much more to it. This is not the singular story of an idiosyncratic 1930's phenomenon; it is the story of every artist who hears or sees beauty within our head, and raises the disturbing question of whether the world perceives our art as we perceive it. The title of the piece sadly tosses away the importance of the theme, and makes me wonder if the creators could have used a bit more of Jenkins' unabashed certainty of the rightness of what they have created. In Jenkins eyes, Cosme is forced to see a reflection of himself as a failed artist, and I felt shivers of doubt run through me as I considered my own assumptions about my ability to bring beauty into this world.

An even more chilling tale of certainty is the Pulitzer Prize winning Doubt by John Patrick Shanley. There is not much to be added to the hallelujah chorus of praise that has rightfully greeted this finely crafted work, nor to the bravas that have cheered on Cherry Jones' bravura performance as the self-righteous, steel-hearted Sister Aloysius, a nun who values principles over people. The finely tuned detail and technique of this actress is apparent in her body language, her smallest gesture, her every frosty New England inflection. One almost wants to run out and find an exorcist to rid Miss Jones of the demon that inhabits her habit. On reflection, that demon is certainty, the theme of my pair of reviews. And Jones is finally free of it, having been replaced last week by the redoubtable Eileen Atkins. The great irony is that playwright Shanley is so utterly in control of a play that he has named Doubt, every moment carefully chosen to illustrate a facet of his theme, every line molded into delicious morsels of rich, reverberating communication. (Even Jones' stage business of wrapping protective fabric around her plants to prevent a frost that hasn't even approached is a thoughtful metaphor for this religious woman's obsession with keeping the devil at bay before he's even knocked at her door.) This is one of the most lucid plays I have ever seen, in spite of it dealing with the ambiguous and elusive nature of truth. I might quibble with the slight obviousness of some of the sermons preached by Sister Aloysius' primary target, the morally doubted Father Flynn, and I did have trouble with Irish actor Brian F. O'Byrne overly thick low-class American accent (Bronx by way of Killarney, I believe); but he was a dynamic acting match for Jones, and sparks flew constantly in the battle for survival between these two opponents. In case you haven't heard, the impetus for drama in this piece is that Sister Aloysius brings accusations of impropriety against Flynn, based not on clear evidence but rather on her inner certainty. I found myself thinking of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour in which a malicious child destoys lives by spreading "a lie with a seed of truth" in it; only in this case, the character spreads a truth that may not be as pure and simple as she thinks. And it is left uncertain as to whose life has truly been destroyed. With this thoughtful work, Shanley offers a humane and generous gift to all of us: the comfort of understanding that our doubts are the core of our humanity. I can't help wondering: if Sister Aloysius had applied her energies and convictions to art instead of religion, would she have been another Florence Foster Jenkins? ~ Bob

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Took a trek up to the Bronx by train from Brooklyn the Saturday night before the Thanksgiving holiday to see the last performance of Urinetown at Center Stage Community Playthouse. it was a blast and well worth the trip. Centerstage did a killer production. I, a virgin to this musical, got thoroughly entertained by the exceptional cast. There were Urinetown groupies on the reserved tickets line outside the theatre waiting with me, hoping that the 23 people who's name was on the list decided not to show. Our hopes were granted as we walked into this theatre built from an old church and used year round by Centerstage.

The audience loved this show, as did I. The cast in their oppressive looking Urinetown rags got a standing ovation after the amazing harmonic finale at the end of Act Two. What made the show special for me was that I felt that I actually was in Urinetown. The sets costumes and lighting made it seem that way. The fact that this old converted church has it's own graveyard outside of the premesis may have added to that factor also, combined with its English Gothic edifice. The sheer delight of theatre showed its spectacular glow at this performance. The singing, the choreography, the dark comedy factor and the smokin' pit orchestra assembled in the balcony of the theatre made the acoustics and balance of sound work really well. I didn't walk away humming a tune from the show because of the music's unusual twists and turns, but I did walk away humming a really good feeling and a desire to buy the cast album.

This abstract and quirky music was sung by an excellent cast. Particular standouts to me were Marissa Martinez who played Hope Cladwell, Megan Opalinski who wickedly played Penelope Pennywise and Mindy Kay Smith who played the adorably smart and clever Little Sally. Other standouts were Dennis Whetsel who played the evil Caldwell B.Cladwell brilliantly, Robert Sherrane who played Officer Lockstock with confidence and wit. These are my own personal standouts but it takes nothing away from the rest of the cast, woven together well by the directors Donna Maria Bellone and Sharon Spencer. The band led by Breena Sage, which sounded excellent, mischieviously grooved with the singers and the action. For $15 bucks I got a Broadway night in the Bronx and it was well worth the trip. Centerstage does justice to theatre and those with a lower budget and a love for musicals or plays should go and support theatres around the city and outer boroughs that have productions like these that go all out to keep the level of theatre high. ~Rob Darnell

[Centerstage's next productions will be: Dream Fragments an original play by Nick Leshi which will be a staged reading on the weekend of Feb 10 and in March they will put on James Goldman's play, The Lion In Winter, for three weekends starting April 21st. For further info: www.centerstageplayhouse.org ]

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Speaking of wonderful performers, you could do a lot worse than to spend an evening with Liz Larsen, Klea Blackurst, Janet Getz and Liz McCartney: four musical comedy queens that should add up to a full house. So I sure hope a lot more of you nice folks will head down to St. Luke's Theater and take a gander at Bingo! The Musical, a small package of big talent. It's slim but fun, with no pretensions at being anything more than an evening of trashy silliness. Or silly trashiness. Plus two chances for you to play and win Bingo (yes, there's actually money paid out to the lucky winners). And free Sara Lee cake. The other cast members are equally game, and deserve mention: the charmingly unstrung and possibly unstable Beth Malone, the relentlessly good-natured Chevi Colton and Michael Pemberton, who was subbing for Patrick Ryan Sullivan the night we were there. Check your intellect at the door, and suspend your disbelief at the reckless audacity of writers Ilene Reid, Michael Heitzman and David Holcenberg. This is what off-Broadway used to be like. ~Bob

Doubt, brilliantly written and performed, gripped me from start to finish. I left the theater reeling from the wounds of a bitterly-fought war, uncertain of the priest's guilt or innocence, and faced with my own unsettling inclination to jump to conclusions. While patrons' reactions varied, with some finding guilt and others innocence, no one was indifferent. The experience reminded me of the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas case. You can listen to both sides all you want, but only Anita and Clarence will ever know for certain what happened between them behind closed doors. ~Anne Dixon

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- SPECIAL EVENTS/THEATER OFFERINGS -
(listed chronologically, unless I get confused)

Those who say it cannot be done should get out of the way of those doing it.
~ Unknown

To fill the hour – that is happiness.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Broadway and off-Broadway ticket offers are available at great discounts to TRU members through MGM Consulting. TRU Update subscribers are not necessarily TRU members — go to www.truonline.org to find out more about becoming a PAID TRU member! Currently available: Chicago, Light in the Piazza, The Producers, Phantom, Woman in White, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Jewtopia, I love you because... AND 21 dates to the New York City Ballet - ONLY $25 for Orchestra seats]

THEATER DEALS OF THE WEEK

WE FORSEE A DISCOUNT IN YOUR FUTURE... A NOT SO VEILED INCENTIVE FOR BEYOND THE VEIL: $3 OFF!
John Chatterton, in association with La Muse Venale, presents Beyond the Veil, A Play About Sex and Spiritualism. And John rips off the veil of the new $18 Equity showcase ticket price for TRU members only: $3 OFF with valid TRU membership card! The play concerns a Victorian scientist who delves into the world of spiritualism and mediums. A demure young woman takes him back to a time of innocent young love and the stirrings of other-worldly passion with the spirit of a long-deceased first love. Can any good come of his explorations on the Other Side? Find out 2/6-26: Thurs. - Sat. at 8 pm; Sun. at 2 p.m.) And look for TRU Director Development Gregg Lauterbach (we always knew he was dramatic). Where Eagles Dare, 347 W. 36th St. ground floor. Get tickets now on SmartTix at 212.868.4444 or www.smarttix.com. Use discount code TRU06 for $15 tickets. See www.johncpresents.com for more details.

ADDED 1/30! AND THIS ONE'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN!
Okay, the show is actually called The Talk of the Town, and TRU can save over 60% (!) through 3/6! The Peccadillo Theater Company presents The New Hit Musical about the writers and wits of The Algonquin Round Table with Book, Lyrics and Music by Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes and directed by Dan Wackerman.  Featuring TRU friend Donna Coney Island, among others. Now playing in the Legendary Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. NOW-3/6: Sundays at 7:30pm, Mondays at 8:30pm. SAVE OVER 60%! $65 tickets are just $20.00 (with a $20 food and beverage minimum): Mention Code: TALK 20. Call 212.840.6800. Oak Room in the Algonquin Hotel, 59 West 44th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues). ".Ginny Redington and Tom Dawes' well-crafted period-style songs are genuinely clever, and the classic quips, briskly deployed throughout, still crackle." -Brian Siebert, The New Yorker, (November 2004) "...Donna Coney Island's Edna Ferber stands out." -Stephen Holder, The New York Times (November 2004) "Everything about the show is remarkable, starting with the casting." -Howard Kissel, New York Daily News, August 26, 2005

NEW DEAL! ATTEN-HUT... TRU DEAL OF THE ISSUE!
Forward march to get $12 tix for Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue, a new play presented by Page73 Productions, by Quiara Alegr_a Hudes, directed by Davis McCallum. At 18, Eliot is in the military in Iraq, getting the Purple Heart at 19, anointed a hometown hero. Home, he comes to terms with his memories of war and uncovers the military experiences of his father and grandfather and their intergenerational bond. 1/28-2/8 (except 2/1): Weds-Sun, all at 8 pm. Tix are normally $15, but with the code TRU you save $3. (Hurry! TRU discount does not apply later in the run, when the show continues thru 2/19 except 2/5) To purchase tickets, visit http://www.p73.org/ or http://www.theatermania.com/. 45 Below at The Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St.

NEW DEAL! THIS ALTERNATIVE ROCKS WITH A TRU DISCOUNT!
Special $27.50 tickets for TRU (reg. $35)! Clean Alternatives, a toxic comedy by Brian Dykstra, directed by Margarett Perry. Produced by Fresh Ice Productions in association with TRU friends Jack W. Batman and Greg Schaffert. Brian Dykstra's signature style crackles in this scathing, tightly-wound comedy about the impossibility of enlightenment in this dark age of the almighty dollar. Dykstra's characters wage war on each other with the most powerful weapons in their arsenal. But do words have a chance against all that cash? With Mark Boyett, Brian Dykstra and Sue-Anne Morrow. Discount good 2/9-3/12: Tuesday-Friday at 8pm, Saturday 3pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Call 212.279.4200 or go to www.ticketcentral.com and mention code DTRU for your $27.50 TRU deal. 59E59 Theater, 59 East 59th Street, NYC.

DEAL OF THE SEASON: AMAZING NEW PLAY, 1/2-PRICE!
Very special TRU offer: $30 discount tickets for the Off Broadway show at the top of the NY Times' critic Charles Isherwood's list (Christmas or otherwise), In the Continuum. Two women. One in Africa, one in America. Yet connected by an unseen bond. "Moving, smart, spirited, and powerfully funny! It pulses with life from start to finish" says Isherwood. Extended (yet again!) thru 2/18: Monday-Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. TRU readers simply mention the code MAX30 at the box office to receive $30 tickets (regular ticket price $60). Offer not valid with any other discount. Seating based on availability. Perry Street Theatre, 31 Perry Street (west of 7th Ave) - ACE to 14th Street, or 1/9 to Christopher Street; 2/3 to 14th Street.

BROADWAY DEAL! DON'T CHITA YOURSELF OUT OF A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE!
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life has added Special Wednesday evening performances 1/18, 1/25, 2/1 and 2/8 at 8pm. See a special performance at the SPECIAL PRICE of $50.00! THE DANCER’S LIFE is a thrilling celebration of a true legend’s amazing Broadway journey. In story and song, Chitarelives fascinating moments from the years she spent working with such greats as Bernstein, Fosse and Sondheim. And she performs knockout numbers from some of her biggest hits, including West Side Story, Chicago, Bye Bye Birdie and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Rave reviews from The New York Times, Post, Daily News and everyone else! Don't miss it! Call Telecharge.com at 212.947.8844 and mention code CR4WED8 or go to broadwayoffers.com and enter code CR4WED8 for special Wednesday evening performances 1/18, 1/25, 2/1 and 2/8 at 8pm. Full schedule: Tues at 7, Thurs-Sat at 8, Wed & Sat at 2, Sun at 3. Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 46th Street, NYC. SPECIAL! Day of performance $25.00 seats available for dance students. Show your Studio card or student ID at the box office to purchase.

OFF-BROADWAY DEAL! LOOKING FOR FUN AND SAVINGS? BINGO, YOU FOUND IT!
Grab yourself a more winning ticket than before ... you can now see the new inter-active musical Bingo! for just $29.50! It's a winning new musical comedy from the Grammy-nominated songwriters of Swing (who also happened to be finalists in the TRU Voices Musicals a few years back) … an evening of great numbers and number calling, where love blossoms and long lost friends reunite. With the sensational Klea Blackhurst, Janet Getz, Liz McCartney and Liz Larsen. (See Word of Mouth revue) “Extremely funny and whimsical… creates a hilarious portrait of a peculiar event, much in the way Spelling Bee did for elementary school spellers.”- Associated Press. Discount good for performances now - 3/19, when you order by 2/28! Performances Monday, Tuesday at 8, Wednesday at 2, Friday at 8, Saturday at 2 & 8, Sunday at 3 & 7. To order: Visit www.broadwayoffers.com and enter code BNHDS63, or call Telecharge.com at 212.947.8844 and use code BNHDS63. St. Luke's Theatre, 308 W. 46th Street. Check out www.BingoTheMusical.com

CABARET DEALS

REVIEWER TAKES A NEW VIEW... FROM THE STAGE - LAST CHANCE!
$5 off cover! Longtime Cabaret Scenes reviewer Valerie Kanofsky will make her NYC cabaret debut at Danny's Skylight Room in three performances of Shall We Dance?, with veteran musical director David Brunetti, and directed by MAC-award winner Scott Barnes. The eclectic show will feature the title song, as well as songs by Ed Kleban, Kurt Weill, Mickey Leonard, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and Gabriel Faure, among others. The charming British-born soprano also exploits her zany side in numbers by Gerard Alessandrini, William Bolcom, and Frederic Chopin...! Tuesday 1/31 at 7 pm. $15, plus $12 food/drink minimum. TRU special: $5 off cover! Reservations (call after 4pm): 212.265.8133. Danny's Skylight Room, 346 West 46th Street.

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NEW! BY GEORGE, ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY EVENT, MONDAY!
Creating the Magic of Theater, from The Arts Initiative of St. George's Society of New York hosted by Jim Dale kicks off the new year with famed Tony Award-winning lighting designer Beverly Emmons and costume designer David R. Zyla (Emmy and Tony-nominated as well as dressing The First lady). Monday 1/30 at 6pm. At the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South.,.$20 at the door includes appetizers and cash bar. Phone for questions: 212.682.6110. Website: www.stgeorgesociety.org

NEW! SOLO PERFORMANCES FIT FOR A KING.
Many thrills with “No Frills” in this repertory of three solo shows. Cheryl King Productions presents these awesomely frank, audacious, idiosyncratic pieces in repertory: Samuraization, by Pandora Scooter--Remaining performances: Sun 1/29, Fri 2/3, Sat 2/11, Sun 2/19... Character Forum: A Thesis by Katie Northlich--- Remaining performances: Sat 1/28, Sat 2/4. Fri 2/10, Fri 2/17... not a nice girl by Cheryl King---Remaining performances: Fri 1/27, Sun 2/5, Sun 2/12, Sat 2/15. All performances at 8 pm. All shows examine cultural assumptions. At Stage Left Studio, 438 W. 37 St., Suite 5A. times are 8 pm, tickets are $15. Seating is limited and credit card reservations are accepted. Call 212-838-2134 or write cking3@nyc.rr.com. For more information, visit www.stageleftstudio.com. For more information, visit www.cherylkingproductions.com.

NEW! FREE, FUNNY AND NON-FATTENING!
One night only, Diet Monologues: The Musical! A chamber musical that has sold out houses in Denver, Providence, Boston, and Cambridge has its first New York reading. written by award-winning playwright Monica Bauer, directed by Jerry James, with Music Direction by Seth Bisen-Hersh. Monday 1/31 at The Dramatists Guild 1501 Broadway, in the Frederick Loewe Room, 8:30. Free. Looking for producers for Showcase, Festivals, and other possibilities. Further info, email playwrightmeb@aol.com

NEW! OEDIPUS... FOR BETTER OR VERSE.
New verse, same curse. New location, same basic situation. But with a multiracial cast to defy the gods. Take Wing And Soar in collaboration with Odd Socks Productions presents the New York debut of The Darker Face of the Earth. 1/31-2/19: Tues. thru Sat at 8 pm and Sun at 3 pm. Rita Dove's re-imagining of Oedipus The King: again, family separation leads to betrayal, conspiracy, insurrection, seduction, patricide, and incest – this time in America's pre war South as the spirits of enslaved Africans, free men and plantation owners rise. Dance, chant, drum and song. Tix: www.Theatermania.com, or call 212.352.3101. The American Theatre for Actors, 314 W. 54 St.

NERVY NEW FESTIVAL, FINAL WEEKEND!
Catch the nervy playfulness of NEUROfest, Untitled Theater Company's ganglia of works about neurological disorders, now thru 1/29. Theatre 5, 311 West 43rd Street, 5th Floor. Tickets: 212.352.3101. $15.00. For full NEUROfest schedule, go to theatermania.com and type in NEUROfest.

WHALES AT EAGLES (YOU GOTTA SEE THIS)!
Ya gotta laugh: Check out the new industry satire The Whales, at Where Eagles Dare Theater. An amazingly talented and funny cast of dozens of actors satirizing the theater industry, and art in general, with a fearless joy! The choreographed dance routines and the powerful characters will excite and amaze you! 1/5-29: every Thursday-Saturday at 8pm (Sunday matinees are at 2pm). Tickets are $20 at www.smarttix.com. Where Eagles Dare Theater, 347 West 36th Street. Join them after the show, along with the principals of La Muse Venale Acting Troupe, for discussion, with wine and cheese in one of John Chatterton’s Where Eagles Dare studios.

LOOKS LIKE A MILLION (BUT DON'T BE FOOLED)!
SunnySpot Productions in association with Second Life Productions and Badlands Theatre Co. presents Scott Brooks' comic thriller Bag Fulla Money, directed by Sam Viverito. A new comic caper about everyone's fantasy: finding free money … and lots of it! It's Snatch meets Noises Off, and it all starts when a bag of stolen cash is left shamelessly unattended in the kitchen of a fancy four star hotel. Not fair to tell you more about this fast and furious four-letter farce that flies with machine gun dialogue that crackles with wit, grit and hysterics. With Diana De La Cruz, Amber Dow, Heather, Jon Ecklund, Richard Mazda, Stu Richel, Darius Stone, Christopher Wisner and David White. 1/11-1/29 (opening night: Monday 1/16): Monday, Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm. Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre, 410 W. 42nd Street. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling 212.279.4200.

MORE THAN JUST SHEET MUSIC, EVERY MONTH!
The New York Sheet Music Society announces its 20th Season. The Society meets the second Saturday afternoon of each month from October to June. If you want to join, email SingLab@aol.com for the Registration Form or go on-line to www.NYSMS.org 2/11: The Jazz Singers – an all-star line-up produced by Elliot Ames and Ray Passman. 3/11: Lynn DiMenna in “DiMenna Sings Dinah” – The life of the one and only Dinah Shore. This act was a smash hit in NY at The Triad and at The Gardenia Room in LA. Directed by Linda Amiel Burns with Paul Greenwood, Musical Director. The meetings take place at The Republican Club, 3 West 51st Street. Flea market 12:30-1:45 – Great place to find music sheets, tapes, CD’s etc. Program: 1:45 – 3:30PM. Non-member guest fee $10. Membership only $40 per year…quite a bargain! 9 great Programs and a monthly Newsletter edited by Jerry Laird and designed by Glen Charlow.

WHAT'S hot FROM AROUND THE WORLD?
hotINK 2006: An international festival of play readings presented by NYU's Drama Department. It will feature the work of outstanding U.S. playwrights, as well as writers and directors from Europe, Latin America, and the Middle-East. 1/21-23, 28-29. Readings of new work by Steven Drukman, Raina von Waldenburg, Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros, Liz Swados, Heather MacDonald, and Galt MacDermot plus a host of international names. (And a staged reading of Grinch by TRU's Desi-Moreno-Penson on 1/21!) Directed by Jose Zayas, Lou Jacob, Naila Al Atrash, Wendy Dann, Dieter Boyer, Kay Matschullat, Frank Ventura and TRU friend Robert Kalfin, among other distinguished artists. With these post-reading discussions: The Process of Translation, moderated by Professor Judith Miller on 1/22; Theatre and War, moderated by Professor Una Chaudhuri on 1/23; Arab and Arab-American Theatre moderated by Assoc. Professor Ted Ziter on 1/28. Call 212.998.1860. For more information, visit www.hotink.org

FOUR WOMEN MAKE FOUR DIFFERENT SCENES!
New York Women in Film & Television presents a program of staged readings, including scenes from TRU member Sharon Barnett's musical Bowery Follies. Take a ride with Sharon, plus three other NYWIFT writers. Annette Apitz offer a scene from her screenplay, Fighting Fish; Kathryn Bild reads an excerpt from her novel, Colleen; Elise Marenson presents a scene from her play, Going Upstairs. Tuesday, 1/31 at 6:30PM. The Sanford Meisner Theater, 164 Eleventh Avenue, bet. 22nd and 23rd. Free to NYWIFT members and Guests. RSVP 212.679.0870, Option #3. Reception immediately following-location to be announced.

ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN. SO WILL PERVERTS.
The Accidental Pervert is a one-man show. Written and performed by Andrew Goffman 2/2-24. Performances Thursdays and Fridays only at 7 pm. The Triad Theater, 158 W. 72 St. Addiction to pornography explored. $20 plus 2-drink minimum. Students and seniors with ID: $15. No one under 17 allowed. Tix at door or by phone 212.868.4444 or online http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=ACC3. For more information visit http://www.theaccidentalpervert.com

NEW!  A MOTHERLY MARATHON OF MAMA DRAMA!
Eternally maternal: ‘M’ Is For The Million Things (Plays About Mothers and Motherhood) by Scott C. Sickles.  2/2-4; 2/7-11 (all at 8 pm). The WorkShop Theater Company presents a Play-in-Process production of four one-acts. The mother-related shows are: The Antique Shoppe  (where necessity is the mother of invention); The Man in 119 (two generations of love, passion… and opera);  Yea, Though I Walk (the Valley of the Shadow has a new Queen!) ;The Mother Lode (bad influences/ bad behavior).  Note: This last one is not performed on 2/9 & 2/10. Tix: $15/ TDF vouchers accepted.  Very limited seating, so as your mother would “suggest”—you should call ahead and reserve.  212.695.4173. The Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36 St.,  Fourth Floor. 

NEW! A SHOW TAILOR-MADE FOR KIDS (AND BUDGETS)
The Valiant Little Tailor has it all sewn up: Saturday 2/11 at 11 am. Singing Harp, a company dedicated to presenting traditional fairy tales, myths and classic stories in dramatic and musical forms, performs this Brothers Grimm tale with actors and marionettes. Price isn't Grim at all: $5 for adults, $2 for kids (no strings attached). Info: 212.870.6722. At South Hall, Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr, Sponsored Weekday School & Music at Riverside.

NEW! JOIN THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS AT TREEHOUSE SHAKERS.
African folktales drum up excitement on stage for kids and families. Animal Rhythms: The Day It Rained & Jackal and Hare. Modern dance, rhythmic sounds and theater! Themes: sharing, working and friendship. Audience drums and dances in their seats. Sunday 2/12 at 3 pm. Tix: $10 for kids, $15 for bigger people. 212.744.7300, ext. 201. At Philosophy Day School's Calliope Playhouse, 12 E. 79 St. More info at www.treehouseshakers.com

NEW! A CAUSE TO EMBRACE!.
3rd Annual NY “Embrace!” Concert features Broadway stars, to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Michele Helberg and Jamie McGonnigal present this benefit Thursday 2/16 at 7 pm. Performing: Max von Essen, Darius de Haas, Cheyenne Jackson, and other performers from Rent, Dance of the Vampires, Caroline, or Change, and others. Songs celebrate diversity and tolerance. Proceeds go to the Foundation to educate and promote tolerance for gays. Tix online at www.MatthewShepard.org or by phone: 646.289.6864. All seats are $50, ($100 to include after party passes). The Westside Theatre, 407 W. 43 St.

NEW! A FAREWELL THAT'S FARED WELL IN THE PAST.
Longest goodbye on record? 20th “annual farewell” of Madame Vera this time really the last, final finale. 25 years ago, Artistic Director Ira Siff founded La Gran Scena Opera Co., the internationally acclaimed “travesty” opera company of sensational male divas. 20 years ago, Siff launched the Annual Farewell Recitals of his invented Gran Scena diva,”traumatic soprano” and has been “drag”ging it out ever since. Now Madame Vera says farewell to New York for real. 3/22-26: Wed-Sat at 8 pm. Tix: $32 at box office. Major credit cards OK. 212.864.5400. At the Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space, Broadway & W. 95 St. For further information,please contact Ira Siff 212.460.9124, or at irasiff@aol.com Website: www.granscena.org

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One ungrateful person, does an injury to all needy people.
~ Publilius Syrus

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KID'S STUFF ON SATURDAYS!
Always a lot at The Melting Pot: Thursdays at 11 am, Saturdays at 3 pm. You never know what's going to happen at Downeast Arts Center. $5 per child. Songs with guitar, creative drama, arts & crafts… and cookies, too! Plus storytelling, plays, sing-alongs, puppetry, and more. Pay-as-you-can!! The award-winning NY Artists Unlimited is a 22 year old nonprofit that provides professional theatre and art to under-served audiences.  This space has been granted to them by the City of New York: the Downeast Arts Center, 203 Avenue A (12th & 13th Streets). Visit www.NYartists.org or www.DowneastArtsCenter.org. Phone: 212.242.6036 (office), 212.228.2886 (arts center); email NYartunltd@aol.com Located at 203 Avenue A (betw. 12th/13th Street), Manhattan.

NEW TIMES! SINGING EXPERIENCE ON CABLE TV - SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS!
The Singing Experience will now be on Saturdays and Sundays, every other week, repeated twice on the same day. Tune into our friend Linda Amiel Burns and The Singing Experience Cable TV Show on MNN - Time Warner: Channel 56 – RCN: Channel 111. On Manhattan Neighborhood Network - MNN. The show is now on every other weekend . . . Saturday evenings at 9:00PM, Sundays at 5:00PM on Time Warner Cable: Channel 56,  RCN Channel 111.

JEWISH FAMILY FUN IS BACK, SUNDAYS!
Sundays with Goldie, a series of interactive, theatrical family programing for children 4 to 8. Actress Valerie David tells stories of Jewish heritage and their ancestors, and children can participate in the storytelling. With special weekly arts & crafts projects, and a light brunch will be served. $5 per child. Sundays at 10:45 am, the Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street. Reservations/questions, contact Annie at 212.233.6037 x114.

LATINO BURLESQUE EVERY TUESDAY!
Barriolesque - Open Mic, Monologues, Poetry, Music, Mime, Clowning every Tuesday, 8:00 pm $3. Hosted by Rhina Valentin, it is a Carnivale of Words, Dance, Comedy, Monologues and Music. A Burlesque night of Art extravanganza where anything goes. Open to comedians, thespians, musicians, singers, clowns, Lip-syncers, Gender Illusionist and dancers, Mymes, people into eating fire, eating nails, eating glass, invisible? Carlitos at Art for Change, 1701 Lexington Ave. between106 & 107 St., El Barrio, NYC Visit www.artforchange.org or call 212.348.7044

GET A HIT OF RITT EVERY TUESDAY!
Tune into the amazing bass player Ritt Henn in his TV gig A Man, a Bass & a Box of Stuff. The show airs every Tuesday at 11pm, in Manhattan on ch. 56 (Time/Warner) and ch. 108 or thereabouts (RCN), and simulcast on the web at www.mnn.org. (Just click on the "ch. 56" icon & it just might work.) In the weeks ahead: K.J. Denhert in Connecticut, Swamp Cabbage's CD release concert, an interview with MAC Award-winning technical director Thomas Honeck (recorded at the MAC Awards), more steps in Ritt's "march to the NYC cabaret debut," and...well, much, much more. Tune in if you can.

CATCH OUR FAVORITE FRIENDS ON CABLE - TUESDAYS!
No, not Phoebe and Joey — Jamie deRoy & friends is on every other Tuesday! Here's a great chance to see some of NY cabaret's best entertainers: tune into Time Warner Channel 67 (or RCN Channel 110) every other Tuesday at 8PM.

COME ON DOWN…DOWNEAST. WAM-OW ON WEDNESDAYS! 
Like an open mic? Got a joke?   Entertain or be entertained.  Every Wednesday from 7-11 pm, it's:  WAM-OW! - Words & Music on Wednesdays.  Bill Kozy, Gladys Perez & guest hosts welcome singer-songwriters, musicians, singers, poets, comedians, and more. Non-professionals welcome. Pianist available after 9 pm. Performers may be invited for future bookings. $5 admission. Downeast Arts Center, 203 Avenue A.  Further info on this and other events: www.NYartists.org  

OPEN MIC POETRY EVERY WEDNESDAY!
Word is Bond Poetry Series with Features and Open mic, every Wednesday at 7pm. Hosted by:  HecOne from the Welfare Poets, a collective of activists, educators, and artists bringing sharp-edged performances of music that incorporates Hip Hop, Bomba y Plena, Latin Jazz and other rhythms, the Welfare Poets bring information and inspiration to those facing oppression and those fighting for liberation. Art for Change, 1701 Lexington Avenue (between 106 & 107) NYC. Call 212.348.7044 or visit www.artforchange.org