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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The winter Olympics got me thinking a lot about how really hard we tend to be on ourselves. Okay, I know the whole point is that this is a world-class competition. The best of the best. The pinnacle of human potential. Yet I am constantly dismayed at how brutally these talented athletes are judged. As if their remarkable prowess weren't astonishing enough without breaking world records; as if it weren't breathtaking enough to watch them skate, ski, skateboard and seduce us with extraordinary acts of physical strength and grace that far exceed anything the rest of us are remotely capable of. Mistakes are not permitted. Perfection is required. And if Sasha Cohen should have a small fall, it nearly negates the amazing talent she displays in the rest of her program. And how disappointed the commentators sound as they speak of her "once again not living up to her potential"! These clucking, disapproving parents letting us know that the children have let us all down again. I suppose that is what the Olympics is about. Perfection. Trouble is, we seem to live our lives according to the same damnably unattainable principles. As a society, we are so unforgiving of human flaws, so impatient with modest achievement, so demanding of Olympic levels of success. Olympus was where the gods lived, and while it is noble to aspire to godliness, is it really the reason why we're all here on this earth? In human form? Sadly, even art, that most human form of expression, is subject to the same stringently god-like judgments. We have even invented professional judges called critics who we place on lofty pedestals so we can look up while they shame us with their wagging fingers. And we have turned art into business and placed expectations of profit on our creativity. I recall a NY Times article many years ago in which playwright Marsha Norman bemoaned the "home run mentality" of American theater. Every time we step up to the plate, we are required to hit one out of the ball park. There is no longer an acceptance of modest achievement, an appreciation of a well-batted single. Consequently, the pressure on most of us artists is so great that we have far too little opportunity to grow and develop. We need permission to make mistakes, to be far less than perfect. And we need to find a community, a society, a government, an audience that cheers us on enthusiastically even if we have a momentary Sasha Cohen-like fall at some point in our long program. Of course, while we wait for the world to grow kinder and gentler, we could take a more sympathetic view of ourselves. Like Salieri jealously raging at being reduced by posterity to a minor talent, we fail to notice what we have actually accomplished. We dismiss our small victories and overlook perfectly fine, rich and rewarding moments of achievement. Certainly let us all continue to aspire - "Or what's a heaven for?" as Robert Browning asked - but with the understanding that perfection is probably an impossibie illusion; and quantifiable, measurable judgments of success are often just opinions when you come right down to it. Even the different Olympic judges score the same performances differently, and those official sounding point scores simply give an aura of tangibility to something that may not be quite so tangible. And who the hell is Simon Cowell anyway? When you come right down to it, why should we even define ourselves by what we achieve? It is the quality of our relationships, not the quality of our accomplishments, that defines our worth. It is who we are, not just what we do, that matters. But I still dream of winning that Tony Award. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Last chance to sign up as an auditor for the Audition Weekend. We now have 44 producing companies reserved for the March 25-26 TRU Audition Event. We have moved to a larger space to accommodate more companies, so there's stlll room for you! The weekend will run from 9:30am to 5:50pm on Saturday and Sunday, at the Abingdon Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor. If you are interested in sitting in on these two days of auditions, and seeing more than 190 performers, you must respond soon. Priority spots are given to TRU members, but remaining spots will be filled on a first-to-email us basis. So email us already, at trunltd@aol.com with "I want to be an auditor" as your header. And speaking of the Abingdon Theatre, this weekend is a great chance for you to check out their beautiful 99-seat June Havoc Theatre. They also have a smaller black box, and a rehearsal studio that's great for readings. Read more at Space Patrol. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Highlights of the week. We're tackling a tough topic this week. But we think you will be inspired and enlightened. Please join us Tuesday night for "Handicap or Asset: The Advantages and Ease of Working with the Disabled." It's a fascinating and passionate panel that may surprise you. Please reserve and join us, and show your support for diversity in this tough business of ours. Click here for details. Attention all actors (and others): Shape up! My aerobics instructor Jessica is offering a TRU discount for her Sunday classes, plus her partner Olivia's yoga classes. Jessica's terrific, and I highly recommend her. And she thinks the world of Olivia. So try the classes, and let me know what you think. (see Goods/Services Offered) I recommend you get into shape for the upcoming TRU Audition (or any audition). Roger Hendricks Simon is offering coaching sessions for just $25 for TRU Auditioners, and Caroline Thomas is offering a 10% discount. And don't forget our friend Catherine Lamm (chenrylamm@yahoo.co.uk). Agent and TRU friend Lewis Chambers is offering a series of four classes with a TRU discount. He has 38 years of experience, and I know him to be a good-hearted, wise and kind man. Will he be the right teacher for you? Well, it's like a therapist - meet him and see if you click. (see Workshops/Classes) And by the way, my fine actor friends, the bulk of our casting notices now come in a separate Actors Update; if you don't already get it, email me with the subject header "Update this actor!" and I'll add you to the list. And for goodness sake, I know you have things on your mind. ... Also, consider getting new headshots done by a fashion photographer. See Goods/Services Offered. And why don't you Talk Back to Back Stage? They really want to hear from you (and they'll even pay). See TRU Opportunities. Everyone else: Catch a reading of Angry Girl Gang musical tonight and tomorrow. See Theater Events. Or a Drama Desk panel tonight on audience development, at Tony's DaNapoli Restaurant. Great food, great panel! (see TRU Opportunities) Produce a Bollywood review, manage the Metropolitan Playhouse or direct one of Laurence Evans one-act plays (see Goods/Help Wanted)... Find lots of new listings new listings at Writers Block, including an extension of the deadline for the Midtown International Theatre Festival. And don't forget to read about the Abingdon Theatre in Space Patrol. And it's a good week for Tech work: six new postings for stage managers, a costume designer and others at Technically Speaking! We sure wish more of you would take advantage of the TRU Deals! Make us look good, and actually USE these ticket discounts, why dontcha? C'mon ... check your date book, open your wallet, pull out your credit card, go to the websites or pick up the phone - like today - and buy your discounted TRU Deal. The more you buy, the more deals we get! Cross this bridge when you get to it: a TRU discount on Sarah Jones' consistently well-reviewed Bridge & Tunnel... Now That You've Seen Me Naked isn't embarrassed to tempt you with a 50% dicount ... the National Comedy Theatre is offering an exclusive TRU discount to their weekend improv nights.... Irish Arts Center has an exclusive discount for us on A Night in November. In March.... TRU friend Fred Caruso is following his success with NEWsical The Musical with a musical romance called I Love You Because, and there's a Hot Deal available... Don't forget to grab yourself a winning ticket for Bingo! by TRU friends Ilene Reid and Michael Heitzman... (Note: slightly better discounts for Bingo! are available to TRU members through MGM Consulting's ticket program). Click for the TRU Deals now! So what else is new? Go to the Grid, or click a category of interest: TRU Opportunities... TRU Link-Up.... Technically Speaking.... Goods/Services Offered... Space Patrol.... Living Situations.... Theater/Events ... Beyond the Boroughs ... Click here to return to top of page * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Nice things happen to TRU friends. How about bad musicals happen to TRU friends ... as in the Bad Musical Festival? Well, it's actually very nice that Fran Handman has had her piece invited into the festival. The name of the song/sketch is If You Were a Virgo Ascending, sketch and lyrics by Fran Handman, music by William Niederkorn. Fran was recently a finalist in the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series for her show The Adding Machine, and her series director Robert McMaster will be helming once again downtown.... And Jack Dyville's got it bad, too. He writes: Thanks for the email about needing directors for the Bad Musical Festival. I went down and met with Melba after sending my resume and now I am directing The Sound of Wizards which is a parody of (what else?) The Sound of Music crossed with Wizard of Oz. It spoofs the fact that George W needs a BRAIN and new BALLS!!! And I've decided to go a step further on this parody concept by having all the performers play a 'Sweeny Todd-like Instrument!' However we will only be putting together a good ole southern boys 'Kitchen Band'.... We're SO-O-O Ba-a-ad! We also sent the festival these TRU directors: Rob Cardazone (directing Desiree of Beverly Hills) and Shana Solomon (directing The Beautiful Brown Danube). From Bad to Good: we made a match made in heaven... we put Van Hill Entertainment together with the musical Saint Heaven for our recent Musicals Reading Series, and now Van Dean and Hillary Cutter are moving the show into a next step production. The World Premiere production of Saint Heaven will be at the Truglia Theater, a 700 seat theater in Stamford Center for the Arts' Rich Forum theater complex located in the heart of downtown Stamford, CT. The run is currently scheduled from June 1st - June 11th.... More news from the recent TRU Musicals Series: Eva Price tells us that Sunfish will be presented at The Alliance Theater in Atlanta as part of the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition, on April 13th at 7pm. She writes: "The night you witnessed the magic of Sunfish in NYC, it was a monumental night for the Sunfish creative team as well. With your response, reaction, and feelings, you have helped us expand, realize, and develop the beauty and integrity of this sensational musical. It has grown, and the end result is even MORE amazing." TRU Advisory Board member Sandi Durell advises us that her daughter is giving birth ... to a new book. She's actually due in the fall, and the offspring will be named "Been There, Done That, Kept the Jewelry". It's about relationships. Sandi also brags that her daughter's a PhD. with a new radio show that will be launching shortly. It's a call in/talk show. The book will be featured at the Washington, DC Book Fair in May. It comes out in stores in Sept/Oct. Sandi can be heard talking about her daughter's achievements in convenient New York locations starting ... well, now. T.E.S.T. Theater was recently nominated for a grant, when a representative of The Josephine Foundation came to see their production of The Andersonville Trial. They think it's extra cool because they didn't even have to apply. The play was produced by TEST Theater founders and TRU members Jessica Morris and Kristofer Holz, and they found cast member Moti Margolin through the TRU Auditions. Sue “Dr. Sue” Horowitz now hosts an Internet Radio Show: Creative Conversations.com It features interviews with creative, exciting people behind the hot shows, books, films, recordings… with smart, savvy advice to help you "Create the life you want!" Also great music to uplift your spirit! Look for it on Tribeca Radio.net: Tues-11am; Thurs - 9pm; Sun - 1pm. And coming up on May 13th, songwriter Sue and pianist partner Laura Paulman (the "New York Upbeats") will perform her original song "Celebrate Your Life" at the New York Sheet Music Society, Musicians Local 802, 322 W. 48th Street (between 8-9th Ave), NYC Click here to return to top of page * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you don't read the Update every week, you might want to go to the TRU On-Line Newsletter to check for previous weeks' postings that may still be useful for you. Click the "NEWSLETTER" link in the navigation bar above. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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TRU OPPORTUNITIES Tough topic, amazing panel, inspiring evening: The Advantages and Ease of Working with the Disabled, TRU panel Tuesday! ... And hey, wanna write an article for the TRU Voice print newsletter? |
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DEAR TRU Bobb and Gregg and Joan and Deborah and Elena and John and Ella and Jason and Vickie and Bruce and Caroline... I wish they all had met my buddy Wes. |
WRITER'S BLOCK It's a festival, it's in midtown, and it's deadline is extended to 3/27. |
TRU LINK-UP Catch of the day: theater company at South Street Seaport. |
REACHING OUT Chicago needs LGBT education program director. |
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING Tutu fabulous: costume designer for dance work. |
CASTING ABOUT For full Casting Notices, see www.truonline.org/ActorUpdate0304.htm or update your subscription and click the "I would like to receive special emails for actors" option. Click here for the following STAGE listings: Wanna Spoon in June? Non-union showcase needs a range of actors. Link: Casting About at Goods/Help Wanted If you want to get additional casting notices from us - and you DIDN'T get a special email of casting notices last week - email trunltd@aol.com with subject header "Casting, please". You must include your full name. |
CASTING ABOUT For full Casting Notices, see www.truonline.org/ActorUpdate0304.htm or update your subscription and click the "I would like to receive special emails for actors" option. Click here for the following FILM/TV listings: An actress can really go crazy with this horror film lead. Click here for the following JUST DANCERS listings: Company seeks theater or jazz dancers, one male, one female.
Click here for the following MODEL/PROMO listings: Nothing new. But you still look fabulous, darling.
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GOODS/SERVICES OFFERED Fashion photographer now accepting headshot clients. We've worked out a special discount on a TRU workout, aerobic and yoga! Don't forget to call The Set Recycling Hotline! |
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LIVING SITUATIONS Bedroom available way up on upper west side. (Worth the climb for the price.)
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SPACE PATROL Three beautiful spaces: Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex on West 36th Street. ADDED 1/30! Really big rehearsal space for your really big show! |
WORKSHOPS/CLASSES And hast thou brushed up thine Shakespeare of late? Verily, $25 off for TRU!
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THEATER EVENTS STILL HAPPENING
— go to Events/Theater Offerings and find all things free and discounted NON-THEATER EVENTS Coming in May: all star benefit for Stella Adler Studio. |
NEW LISTINGS Get Stone'd and Nick'd and laugh it off at 22 Below. |
BEYOND THE BOROUGHS New: ONGOING EVENTS/OFFERINGS They just keep ongoing ... and ongoing ... and ongoing ... |
Don't forget about our terrific Theatermania Gold Club special — NO ONE has a lower priced offer for the Gold Club than TRU! |
WORD OF MOUTH PS, she loved it. (So what did Barbara see that caused a Physical reaction?) |
RESTAURANT OFFERS! We're starved for some new offers. Anyone want to ask their favorite restaurant to offer a TRU discount? |
Remember that one of the benefits of joining TRU as a paid member is our great Broadway and off-Broadway ticket discounts from MGM Consulting. Shows now available at VERY steep discounts: 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 |
New hope: Altar Boyz discount is back... You'll love I Love You Because (because you save $37.50, among other reasons)... acclaimed Bridge & Tunnel is back... The Ultimate Drag Off... Discount for the Prom you can't miss ... and a whole list of Broadway and off-Broadway offers from HotDealsNYC.com |
Hey, why you don't want us to list your website, and tell the world how great you are, is beyond me. When you get over your shyness, send your website URL (and a catchy lead-in blurb) to the TRU Link-up |
And check out our On-Line Newsletter at www.truonline.org/newsletter.htm for oodles of Ongoing Offers.
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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- Dear TRU - What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. I was very moved by your tribute to your friend Wesley Jones and I send you my heartfelt condolences on your tragic loss. A friendship takes a really long time to be forged in the fire of experience and habit and not even a very rich man can buy such a thing. That you said he was a year younger than you also struck me. We are all too young (if I may include myself). God Bless. ~Bobb Goldsteinn All I can say is that I hope I merit a eulogy even half so fine from my friends. Thank you for sharing your joy and loss with us all. ~Gregg Lauterbach My sincere condolences on the loss of your friend Wes. You write so movingly about your relationship with him. When it's my time to go, I hope you'll consider doing a eulogy as eloquent for me (and hopefully, from the stage of the Schoenfeld Theater or some other wonderful space!!) ~ Joan I don’t know if this will reach you – but what a lovely testament to your friend Wes. Beautifully written, moving, and an important message for all to read. ~Deborah Vines What an exquisite tribute to a friend! And what wonderful things it reveals about you! ~ Elena Kondracki I'm very sorry to hear about your friend Wes's passing. What a sad thing to happen for Valentine's Day. ~John C. So sorry to hear about the passing of your friend. Your tribute to him is very touching. ~Ella Smith I just wanted to tell you I was touched by your heartfelt column about your dear friend Wes. Best belated Valentine's Day wishes to you and your partner. ~ Jason G. What a wonderful tribute to your friend Wes. Hope you feel a source of comfort knowing your dear friend's soul has taken flight. My sincerest condolences for your loss. ~ Vickie I have just read [the editorial] about your friend Wes. You have such a talent for the word. I have very teary eyes this morning and thank you for sharing your friendship with us all. Your [second] editorial is beautiful also. ~Bruce Robert Harris My company is delighted to be part of the TRU family.
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The next meeting of Theater Resources Unlimited will be For an online Podcast of the September panel (not October, as listed on the Podcast site) on Fundraising with More Results and Less Effort - click here UPCOMING PANELS: Wednesday evening April 26, 7:30 pm: Doors open at 7:30pm for networking and refreshments; panel starts promptly at 8:00pm. FREE for TRU members; $10 for non-members. Please call at least a day in advance for reservations: 212.714.7628; or e-mail TRUnltd@aol.com Wednesday evening, May 24th, 7:30 pm: June date to be confirmed, 7:30 pm: Tuesday evening, July 18th, 7:30 pm: WHAT PANEL TOPICS WOULD YOU LIKE US TO CONSIDER? |
NEW! SPECIAL TRU AUDITION WEEK OFFER!
2/3 off! This week only - Simon Studio director Roger Hendricks Simon (Yale Rep, Ny Shakespeare Festival, London's Royal Court Theatre) will personally coach TRU members and auditioners for only $25 per session (regular cost: $75). Call 212.841.0204 or 917.776.9209 for appointment.
NEW! BE PREPARED FOR YOUR NEXT AUDITION!
10% off for TRU! Caroline Thomas, teacher, playwright and artistic director of Total Theatre Lab is offering monologue selection and/or preparation for the TRU Audition event. Having coached Laura Prepon for That 70's Show, James Gandolfini for his Broadway debut in A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as several up and coming actors and actresses for theatre, TV and film, she is experienced in bringing out the best you can do. Having just joined TRU she would like to offer a 10% discount to all TRU members. For more information log onto www.totaltheatrelab.com or call 212.799.4224.
NEW! WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR ARTISTS!
Fractured Atlas provides services, resources, and support to liberate a nation of artists. From low-cost healthcare and event liability insurance, to production and fundraising workshops, to development grants and fiscal sponsorship, we supply critical tools for independent artists and arts organizations so they can focus on their creative responsibilities. By nurturing today's vital but underrepresented voices, we hope to play a role in fostering a dynamic and diverse cultural landscape of tomorrow. Call 212.277.8020, email support@fracturedatlas.org, and learn more about them at www.fracturedatlas.org
NEW! AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT PANEL FOR NOT-FOR-PROFITS!
Drama Desk Panel on 'Building Future Audiences: Subscription and Membership Theatre.' The unique challenges that confront not-for-profit subscription and membership theater companies in NYC will be the focus of the Drama Desk’s second panel discussion/buffet dinner of the 2005/2006 theater season on Monday 3/20. Panel will include: Andrew D. Hamingson, Managing Director, Atlantic Theater Company; Jeffrey Horowitz, Artistic Director, Theatre for a New Audience; Jim Houghton, Artistic Director, Signature Theater; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director, Primary Stages; and James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, The York Theatre Company. The co-moderators will be Margaret Croyden, www.nytheatre-wire.com and author of Conversations with Peter Brook, 1970 - 2000 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), and William Wolf, wolfentertainmentguide.com, and Drama Desk President. The evening will begin at 5:00 PM with a buffet dinner. The Panel discussion will get underway at 6:15 PM and continue through 7:30 PM. The cost for the discussion is $24 for Drama Desk members and $35 for guests (cash or check). RSVP now to wolf@wolfentertainmentguide.com. Tony’s Di Napoli Restaurant, 147 West 43rd Street.
NEW! BY GEORGE, ANOTHER SMASHING ST. GEORGE'S EVENING!
Panel plus performance excerpts: When Does Amateur Theater Become Professional: The importance of Small Theater Companies. Wrong Way Up and Pirates of Penzance will also be featured at the 5/9 Arts Initiative event sponsored by St. George’s Society at the National Arts Club. Monday 3/27 at 6 PM. After an excerpt from each work, the production teams of Wrong Way Up – including producers Lou Salamone and Josh Weiss – and the Blue Hill Troupe’s Pirates will form a Q & A panel to tackle the subject of “The importance of small theatre companies.” Wrong Way Up follows the adventures of Arthur, a misdirected and unlikely rebel looking to land right side up in an upside down world. The work is described as a cross between A Hard Day’s Night and Catch Me If You Can. Pirates of Penzance is too well-known to require description. It is produced by The Blue Hill Troupe, which has been performing Gilbert & Sullivan to raise money for New York City charities for over 80 years. (St. George’s Society has tickets for the 31 March performance. Call 212.682.6110 to purchase.) National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South. The St. George’s Society Arts Initiative was instigated in 2004 by British-born Manhattan resident Jim Dale who identified a need for a meeting place in New York for fellow professional performers and theatre enthusiasts from the United Kingdom permanently or temporarily resident in the city. The group builds on the culture and history shared by America and Britain, reflected in mutual interests, shared values and a common language.
NEW! ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: BAX/BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE!
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is considering 2006/2007 Artist in Residence applications in Theater/Performance. Two (2) awards to theater/performance artists will be made for the July 06-June 07 period. Chosen artists are provided with a home-base for a one-year period and will receive 200 hours of free rehearsal space, a stipend, opportunities to present works in progress and finished work with full production and marketing support. 2006/07 artists will join current Dance artists in residence entering their second year. Applicants must reside in one of the five boroughs of New York City. Application deadline: 5 PM on Friday 5/5. Go to http://www.bax.org/inResidence.html
NEW! FREE, FROM THE FIELD!
The Field announces FREE programs for performing artists who work in the disciplines of dance, theater, music, performance art, or text. Artist-Manager Partnerships provide training to artists who are interested in finding employment as arts administrators. The program also provides management services to arts groups and non-profits that seek arts managers to help with their administrative needs. Arts groups or non-profits that wish to participate in the program must demonstrate a financial ability to hire the intern, should there be a good fit between the intern and the arts group and a willingness to work together once the internship is completed. For more info and to receive guidelines and an application, email info@thefield.org, or call 212.691.6969. Deadline: 4/17.
NEW! SPACE GRANTS: BAX/BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE!
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange will award six (6) Space Grants to Dance, Theater, or Performance artists to be used between June-September 2006. Awards are between 40 and 75 hours of free rehearsal space in any of BAX's three studios. This grant is designed to give Brooklyn-based artists the opportunity to create new work in a setting that is conducive to working deeply and exploring new territory. At the conclusion of the space grant period, all awardees will perform in one of two showcase performances: October 20-21 or October 27-28 in BAX's Theater. Applicants must be Brooklyn residents and may only apply in one category. Deadline: 5 PM on Friday, 4/14. For application, go to http://www.bax.org/spaceGrant.html
HEY! DOESN'T ANYONE WANT TO TALK BACK TO BACK STAGE?
Our friends at Back Stage want you to submit articles to their new "Talk Back" column. Why are you giving them the silent treatment? Don't you have something provocative or informative or unusual to say about this business we're in? They really, really want to hear from people in the industry who have some issue or idea that they feel strongly about. The column is about 650 words, and they will pay an honorarium if your article is selected for publication. When you're ready to Talk Back, email your column to Managing Editor David Sheward at: DSheward@backstage.com
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
STILL NEED WRITERS FOR THE TRU NEWSLETTER!
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.
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See the TRU Online Newsletter "TRU Opportunities" for details of the following (Click here for details.)
A royal opportunity for grants for theater and film artists. The Princess Grace Foundation-USA accepting applications for 2006 Awards in Theater and Playwriting. Deadline 3/31. Guidelines, FAQs, applications on Foundation's website http://www.pgfusa.com/ or call Christine Giancatarino, 212.317.1470.
Dance/NYC is conducting an historic first-ever census of dance-making entities throughout NYC's five boroughs, including dance companies, free-lance choreographers, collectives and others.
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!
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.
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
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My darkness has been filled with the light of intelligence, and behold,
the outer day-lit world was stumbling and groping in social blindness.
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Helen Keller
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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! Something at the South Street Seaport isn't fishy! It's the fresh and delightful ongoing productions of Shooting Star Theatre, dedicated to the productions of Montauk Theatre Productions. Fish for more details at www.shootingstartheatre.org
NEW! This site may fit you to a tea ... Liz and Marie are delighted to share with you their passion, creation, and love of tea with the launch of Tea Marie, the site that specializes in all products inspired by tea! Find Tea Kits full of specially selected items from tea lotions and soaps to candles and chocolates that are meant to pamper, tempt and simply be enjoyed by all! You will also find “Specialtea” loose tea blends in an array of fun and delicious flavors! Go to www.Tea-Marie.com
The New Phoenix Theatre rises to the needs of the community ... more than a theater, it is a professional artistic home, a community of genuine support where dedicated and hard-working actors and theater artists can flourish in all areas of their lives. "We are building the conditions in which we can grow, generate quality work, and deepen the conversation about the human experience while nurturing loyal and supportive audiences. Join the community at www.newphoenixnyc.org
Artsmanager.org is a free valuable online resource for current and future arts managers, boards, and students. It provides proven solutions to management challenges faced by many of today's not-for-profit arts organizations. OK, managers: manage to find your way now to http://www.artsmanager.org/home
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
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:
Take the time to learn more about those Timeless Divas!... Shadowland is the only non-profit, professional theatre company in Ulster County... Tune into The Tony and Shlomoh Show, a crazy cable tv show... Need an outside eye on your new musical? Elizabeth Lucas!... the complete online guide to musical theater auditions & performances... Handy guide for online shoppers at the Flat Screen TV Shop... Website for international artists: database of international theater festivals... Dances created for video are featured on Mimi Garrard's web site... 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... Cheryl King's "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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The happiness of your life, depends on the quality of your thoughts.
(unattributed quote, courtesy of Rob Schatz)
NEW! CHATTERTON'S GOING BOLLYWOOD, WANTS YOU TO GO WITH HIM!
John Chatterton, proprietor of Where Eagles Dare theatre and rehearsal studios, is seeking a producer to assemble a Bollywood night variety show. Please reply to festival@oobr.com
NEW! CAN YOU MANAGE TO BE A MANAGING DIRECTOR?
Metropolitan Playhouse needs your will and skill - for professional management of day-to-day and long-term business operations. Run by volunteers. Work with Producing Artistic Director and deal with contracts, scheduling, and overseeing development efforts, accounting, volunteers and more. Call 212.995.8410 or e-mail: alex@metropolitanplayhouse.org
NEW! IMAGISTIC, PRO-ACTIVE PRO DIRECTOR WANTED.
1 or 2 short plays... Playwright Evan Laurence is looking for director(s) for two absurdist one-acts to be performed at Theater for The New City. Run of shows: 5/4-21. Each plays is approx. 20 minutes long. (You may direct both plas). One play is about a housewife who is really a Voodum Priestess. She brings vacuum cleaner salesmen together under the auspices of a contest, but to really make them fall in love with each other (played for drama). The other is also played for drama, but has humor: 4 people on spiritual paths, taking them to very strange places. This play uses Beckett-like blocking, rhythmic. Contact Evan via email - two.turtles@gmail.com
NEW! TRU NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR THE 3/25-26 AUDITION WEEKEND!
TRU needs volunteers for our March Audition Event, organized and dedicated people to help run the event and make the actors feel wlecome and secure. You will be assisting Jill Mendelsohn, who helped run the event last year. Please voilunteer to help out at one of the following four sessions: Saturday 9am to 1:30pm, Saturday 2pm to 6pm, Sunday 9am to 1:30 pm, Sunday 2pm to 6pm. Email Jill with your availability: jamendelsohn@gmail.com
CORRECTED INFO! LOOKING FOR BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, OVER 60 (NOT 55)!
The Ms. New York Senior America Pageant gives honor to women who have reached the ‘Age of Elegance’. The Pageant is a search for the gracious lady who best exemplifies the dignity, maturity and inner beauty of all Senior Americans. Ms. New York Senior America Pageant philosophy is based upon the belief that seniors are the foundation of America, and our most valuable treasure. Be part of an Annual competition here in NY State and for the winner, a nationwide competition to select Ms. Senior America! Pageant will be held on 4/23. If you are interested in competing, or know of others who may be, please email publicist Dolores Meglio at dmeg33@aol.com she
’ll give you more detailed information, or call the Director of the competition, Marleen Schuss at 516.795.5684 or email her at marleenschuss@aol.com
For details of the following, go to the TRU Newsletter "Goods/Help Wanted-General/Job Offers":
Looking for a web designer with designs for helping a theater production.
Help with DVD of Jackie Undressed. Andree Stolte is seeking a DVD editor to edit footage of her theater production Jackie Undressed.
Chameleon Theatre Co., Ltd., is seeking co-producers for several musical comedies in various stages of development.
Deported playwright Kyaw Swa Win sends this plea for theatrical help, all the way from Thailand.
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.
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.
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Dancers are invited to apply to this year's Dancenow/NYC Festival: seven distinct performances, composed of more than 100 choreographers, at DTW and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. Deadline: 3/20.
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
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle
or the mirror that reflects it.
~Edith Wharton
[courtesy of Stephen Hope]
NEW! ARE YOU ABOUT TO FACE ABOUT FACE THEATRE?
Chicago seeks LGBT worker ASAP. Education Programs director. Begins this spring. Design and implement outreach programs, focused on LGBT youth. including Youth Theatre, Leadership Development, interns etc. Marketing and managing programs with gay youth, training, help with grant writing, budgets, donor relations. 2-4 years experience in youth arts or theater with related duties. Masters degree preferred and computer literate. Resume, references, letter to: About Face Theatre, Education Programs Coordinator Search, 1222 W. Wilson Ave, 2nd Floor West, Chicago, IL 60640. Email: karen@aboutfacetheatre.com with "Education Search" as subject line.
NEW! ACCESS INFO DIRECTLY ABOUT EMPLOYMENT ACCESS DIRECTOR.
Serving writers--For East West Theater in California. This job was sent to us with a long list of requirements, 15 of which were called the “essential” requirements. And then there were more, including “mental requirements”. Since we can't list them all, and the deadline technically just passed, and you need to be near Los Angeles with your own car, we refer you to their website. But the bottom line is they need someone to work with the protected class and freelance writer provisions of the MBA, and to design, develop and implement programs to increase access to employment opportunities for writers, especially minorities. East West Players. David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Phone: 213.625.7000. Or fax: 213. 625.7111, Or e-mail: info@eastwestplayers.org. And here's that website: www.eastwestplayers.org
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Major California theater company seeks majorly skilled intern. LaJolla Playhouse seeking interns for 2006-2007 season, beginning this summer. Apply online: www.lajollaplayhouse.com in the Education/Outreach section (other opportunities there, too)
Act now: Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (LORT) seeks teacher for its summer classical acting program for 11-17 year olds. Email: bcrowe@shakespeareNJ.org. Deadline: 5/1.
Dramaturgy Debut Panel from Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), a 2006 Conference in Chicago. The Dramaturgy Focus Group announces a competitive Debut Panel to showcase outstanding and innovative work by emerging dramaturgs in educational and professional theatre. For further info, e-mail csorelle@mclennan.edu or call 254.299.8101. For conference info, visit the ATHE website at www.athe.org
Summer festival near Peekskill planning now; seeks street performers.
Teach writing for the performing arts at California university.
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.
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.
Internship at Actors Theatre of Louisville, designed to train individuals in the fields of literary management and dramaturgy.
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.
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CASTING ABOUT!
All through the long winter, I dream of my garden.
On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar.
~Helen Hayes
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NEW! SPOON IN JUNE, AUDITIONS IN APRIL!
Actors and actresses needed for Spoon River Anthology, conceived by Charles Aidman. Off-off Broadway showcaes produced by Adam Roebuck Productions. Rehearsals begin in late April in NYC; running for three weekends in June Off-Off Broadway. Seeking actors and actresses as well as singers between 18-75, any ethnicity. Breakdown includes singing & non-singing roles. Open call auditions will be held Sundays 4/2 & 4/9, 9am-5pm at Adam Roebuck Studios, Times Square Arts Center, 300 W. 43rd St., Ste. 601, NYC. Send pix & résumés to 516 Winsor St., Bound Brook, NJ 08805; or email to Adam@AdamRoebuckProductions.com. Sides will be available prior, via email. No pay.
SEEKING CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINERS!
NY Artists Unlimited needs children's performers. Especially interested in puppeteers, but all acts considered. Must be a complete act by yourself. Shows are Saturdays at 3-4 p.m. and there is a different entertainer each week. Pay. Contact: Melba LaRose, Artistic Director, NY Artists Unlimited, 212.242.6036, fax: 212.989.8864. Performances are at Downeast Arts Center in the East Village.
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The Basement Salon is looking for a few new actor members.
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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Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
~Robin Williams
NEW! GLAD YOU AXED: NEED CRAZY LADY FOR HORROR FILM!
Non-Union horror film is casting for a shoot 6/6-12. No pay, but credit and copy. Shooting in Glen Cove, Long Island. Shooting in the daytime during the week and weekend. Need a trouper who wouldn't have a problem getting dirty, bloody, and could carry an axe well. Role: Lana Henrickson - Age 24-50, crazy hillbilly outcast living in the mountains of Kentucky with her partner, Billy. E-mail Scott Goldberg at: Scott@ScottGoldbergFilms.com [3-16]
NEW! GAY BAR, TAKE ONE!
New York Film Academy student is casting actors to be extras in a scene taking place in a gay bar. Looking for people who can give good reactions toward camera. Shoot is taking place in mid-town, from 9am – 1pm Sunday 3/26. Pay $20. Continental breakfast will be served. Please forward pictures and resume to jmikenyc@yahoo.com and j_reeds@yahoo.com. Non SAG. [3-19]
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About/Film/TV":
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.
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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
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant;
if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
~Anne Bradstreet
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
~Robert Frost
NEW! REVUE SONGS MATERIAL WANTED!
Seeking original comedic songs for a new 4 person (2 men/2 women) musical comedy revue set to open September 2006. Songs should address modern life, urban living, contemporary relationships. cultural trends, possibly political songs in a general sense (nothing that will be dated in a few weeks). Songs should be solos, duets, trios and group numbers. Great exposure! Music director is a multi-MAC Award nominee and TRU friend. (Your editor plans on submitting.) Send PDF's or Finale charts or lead sheets and/or MP3s to CabaretUSA@earthlink.net
NEW! SOCIAL CHANGE ... FOR A CHANGE
Got a play where social justice comes into play? Culture Project seeks submissions to produce or co-produce for annual arts festival mid-Sept thru Oct. (theater, film, dance, music & visual arts). Focus: work that addresses injustice, human rights, embraces diversity, and effects social change; creating dialogue about critical issues, festival seeks to inspire and promote a national conversation, amplifying voices which are rarely heard, seldom considered, yet essential to the democratic process. The goal is to bring to the public a critical mass of performances within a concentrated period, in order to win wide attention. Debates follow performances explore topics further. Venues such as BAM, NY Public Library, The Knitting Factory, Gigantic Art Space, NY Academy of Art, PACE University, Bowery Poetry Club, Gigantic Art Space, Flea Theater, The Town Hall, Galapagos, Symphony Space, Maritime Hotel, Imagine Festival, The Onion, The Nation and Pomegranate Arts. Planning staged-readings, /workshops of new and unproduced plays, plus significant older political plays and fully-staged pieces. Soliciting innovative, visionary scripts examining human nature and social circumstance and stated focus of festival. Submit bound unproduced.script, brief description including technical requirements (if available) CD or video of proposed or prior work (or link to website having the required materials) and short bios for all collaborators. Materials not returned. Send to: Impact Submissions, Culture Project, 49 Bleecker St., 4th floor, New York, NY 10012 Deadline 5/15 to submit.
NEW! STOP THE WORLD! GLOBAL SEARCH FOR NEW MUSICALS!
Cardiff International Festival's Deadline is 3/31. Seeking to discover the best new musical theatre writing and provide an arena to bring it to the attention of producers, directors and the general public. Entries are invited from all countries and from writers of all levels, from first time writers to established composers and lyricists. Musicals can be on any subject, any length and in any style. After a three stage selection process involving many of Britain's leading musical theatre professionals, the Grand Jury will choose between 6 and 9 Musicals to be presented in 45-min showcase performances at the Festival in October.. Submission information and entry forms are available online at http://www.cardiffmusicals.com.
NEW! A RARE TREAT: A RETREAT (7/16-30)
The “Envision” decision-- For women writers. Call for submissions Deadline 4/3. At Bard College. Voice & Vision Theater is looking for projects initiated by women theater artists including performers, directors, writers, designers and groups of collaborators. Ample rehearsal space on the Bard College campus, dramaturgical support, round-trip transportation from NYC, housing, daily stipend and most meals. Projects will be chosen to reflect a broad range of aesthetic and cultural perspectives. Script or proposed script outline and other writing samples needed as well as full proposal. Submission guidelines/info: www.vandv.org or by phone 212.268.3717. e-mail: vandv@vandv.org
NEW! HEY KIDS! 2ND ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS COMPETITION.
Do not apply if over 18. Middle and high school students only. Finalists get a staged reading by professional ensemble and members of Young People's Creative Labs. Prizes: $50 and $100. Short (10-50 minutes) unproduced plays written solely by student applying. E-mail script to: GayleHudson@optonline.net AND mail script and submission form to Blueberry Pond Young People's Program c/o Gayle Hudson, 22 Hunt Farm, Waccabuc, New York 10597 (Forms/additional information www.BlueberryPond.org ).
NEW! MULTI-MEDIA MUSICAL SEEKS TO ADOPT A COMPOSER/LYRICIST!
Professional writer with TV credits, seven published books, three optioned screenplays needs musician or team for a multi-media theater piece, Adoption: A Musical Documentary about the relationships between two adoptive parents, their adopted son and the boy's birth mother. Told in drama, music, dance and video. While some of this 80-90-minute, ten-scene piece is realistic, a good portion is highly stylized. Totally open to musical style and content. Writer has noted the spots where she believes music is needed and can offer suggestions regarding possible lyrics. "That said, my ideas are not written in stone. I know and accept the fact that compromise is part of this very difficult game." Is willing to pay for initial spec writing of 2-3 songs; if relationship works out on both sides, will sign a collaborator's agreement with you. Contact Barbara at BDSS1@aol.com and mention the TRU newsletter, please.
QUE PASA? CONCURSO POR ESCRITORES LATINOS!
Mucho dinero. Latino Playwriting Award needs a winner. Established by Arizona Theatre Company to create a greater awareness of the work being done by Latino playwrights. If you're one and live in the USA, territories or Mexico, you're eligible but mira! Deadline is 3/30. $1,000 prize, possible reading. More info by phone, 520.884.8210 (Elaine Romero). Play may be in English or Spanish or both. If not fully in English, include a translation.) Plays must be unpublished and unproduced, may be full-length or one-act, at least 50 pages, any subject matter. No staple, velo or spiral binding, no e-mailed submissions. Include a one-page cover letter, describing the play's developmental history, etc. Mail to: ATC, Latino Playwriting Award, Attn: Elaine Romero, Playwright-in-Residence, 343 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701.
CALL FOR SHORT PLAYS WITH A MIDDLE EASTERN FLAVOR
Golden Thread Productions, dedicated to theatre that explores Middle Eastern culture and identity as represented throughout the globe, is seeking short plays for consideration in ReOrient, an annual festival of plays by playwrights from or themes surrounding the Middle East. Submission Guidelines for ReOrient: Length: 10-40 minutes. Deadline: 4/1. Please mail scripts to: ReOrient Play Submissions, Golden Thread Productions, 131 Tenth St. San Francisco, CA. 94103. 415.626.4061. Areas of Interest include: All plays written by playwrights from the Middle East and/or about the Middle East, Comedies, all sorts particularly political satire, Adaptations of classical texts and/or historical figures, Exploration of Middle Eastern performance traditions, Experiments with non-realistic forms. Read about past ReOrient festivals at www.goldenthread.org "Theatre That Doesn't Suck"
APPALACHIAN APPLICATION!
Plays about or by Appalachian Mountain area residents only. Mountain Playwrights Festival seeks ONLY Appalachian Mountain Region residents (all of Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia) OR the plays must be thematically connected to or set in the region. Honorarium. No adaptations of films or TV shows. No one-act plays. No translations. No plays produced before 9/30/06. Musical? Send score and CD. Children's plays encouraged. Send resume, cover letter, and a short summary of the submitted script and copy of script WITHOUT playwright's name. Must be unbound or it's boun to be returned. SASE for return. Deadline: 4/21. Send to: Parkway Playhouse, Mountain Playwrights Festival, PO Box 1432, Burnsville, NC 28714.
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Skilled writers of one-acts Italian-themed for summer outdoor festival.
Edinburgh August Conference on The Arts Of Engagement seeks proposals.
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 Rocky Mountain States.
Chameleon Theatre Co., Ltd., is seeking composers for several musical comedies in various stages of development.
Need an outside eye on your new musical? Elizabeth Lucas!
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. Deadline: 4/10.
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.
Producer in Nashville is interested in the works of US writers who write in a foreign language.
Silk Road Theatre Project seeks plays from playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean backgrounds and is eagerly looking for plays written by South Asian playwrights.
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
The first day of spring was once the time for taking the young virgins into the fields,
there in dalliance to set an example in fertility for nature to follow.
Now we just set the clocks an hour ahead and change the oil in the crankcase.
~E.B. White
NEW! COSTUME DESIGNER FOR DANCE WORK!
The Mariana Bekerman Dance Company is seeking a costume designer for their new work, TARO. Please call artistic director, Mariana Bekerman at 917.209.9480 if interested.
NEW! TD/FACILITIES MANAGER WANTED
Small midtown theater seeks technical director/facilities manager. Duties include troubleshooting, documenting, and maintaining lighting and sound equipment, supervising renters, general handyperson work and upkeep, and handling emergencies. Board op, box office, and lighting design skills are pluses. Access to vehicle a plus, too. Compensation: negotiable hourly rate. References required. Reply with resume to micawber1946@hotmail.com.
NEW! GOOD WITH DETAILS? GOOD WITH KIDS? NEED STAGE MANAGER!
Respected children's theater company, Treehouse Shakers, is in need of a stage manager on 4/20 in Darien CT. Paid. They have two shows during the day, pay, and transportation provided. They are also looking for an additional stage manager to add to our roster (we do pay). For a list of upcoming tour dates and for more information on the company, go to www.treehouseshakers.com or e-mail Mara McEwin, Artistic Director at MaraMcEwin@aol.com or call 212.715.1914
NEW! VARIETY OF TECH POSITIONS (AND A DIRECTOR) FOR FESTIVAL!
Looking for production staff for an upcoming festival: The Merry Month of May. Seeking a director for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The play will be an uncut version featuring original music by Donna Stearns. Seeking an Assistant Director, stage manager, SASM, costumes designer and set/prop person for a commedia dell'arte farce, The Dentist. Seeking 4 production assistants for the entire festival. Each job is paid based on experience and negotiations. The website for the festival is http://www.moonbeam.net/MMM A great opportunity for some talented technical artists! Email exectuive director Jason Kendall at jrsquid3@moonbeam.net
NEW! STAGE MANAGER FOR AEA SHOWCASE, PAID!
MultiStages is looking for a highly professional Stage Manager for its New Works Contest Winner, Knowing Bliss by Arden Kass. This world-premiere play is multidisciplinary, and includes dance and DVD imagery. We will consider using both a Production Stage Manager and Rehearsal Stage Manager. PSM must be efficient with technical productions. Paid position. Performance Venue: Teatro La Tea, 107 Suffolk Street. Dates: Rehearsals begin Tues. 3/28 (weekly sched. - Mon., Tues., Thurs. 6 - 10 pm, Fri. 1 - 4, Sat. and Sun. 12 - 5 pm). Load In/ Tech 4/24 (all day); Tech/Dress 4/25 (all day); Preview 4/26; Runs 4/27 - 5/13 (4/26 - 5/30; 5/2 - 5/7; 5/10 - 5/13); Load Out 5/14. Send Resumes and Theatre Company Referrals ASAP to: Lorca Peress, MultiStages Artistic Director, 344 West 87th Street, New York, NY 10024. Or email multistages@nyc.rr.com Learn more about them at http://www.eljallartsannex.com/multistages.htm
NEW! PRODUCTION CREW NEEDED FOR FILM!
Camerman/DP, Soundman, Gaffer, Grip, Makeup. These jobs are for no pay, but you will get a copy, credit. Transportation, Meals, Festival Submission, Nice Script. Experienced Camera Man/DP who can take the directors vision and bring the shots to life. Must have own Camera and Lighting Gear. Sound man who has his or her own sound gear. Must be able to detect all the sound in rooms. Gaffer and Grip who are looking to obtain experience in the film business and will work for credit. Make-Up stylist with own make-up who is looking to obtain experience in the film business and will work for credit. Contact: JoeB01@aol.com Or Mail Resume/Reel 187 Fisher Ave, White Plains, NY 10606
THE TOTAL THEATRE LAB LIKE TOTALLY NEEDS YOU!
Production Assistant, Designer and all kinds of total help. This new company is involved with new, non-traditional plays about US multi-cultural interaction and lessons learned. PA would work 8-12 hours a week: videotape improv/research sessions and attend company meetings, make phone calls, file, etc. A designer for sets, props, slides and video is needed, but one person would be great who can do both jobs! Must be interested in our mission statement detailed on website, www.totaltheatrelab.com. Other needs: Designer for logo (based on existing idea), website person, production consultant to help with getting money, Board members, staff and more. Contact: Caroline Thomas, phone: 212.799.4224 or e-mail: cttheatre@nyc.rr.com
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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NEW! FASHION YOURSELF SOME GREAT NEW HEADSHOTS!
Fashion and editorial photographer Aaron Kneile is now accepting headshot clients. Aaron excels at creating a comfortable atmosphere that will free you to let your inner self shine thru. His headshots focus on natural looks and extraordinary clarity in the eyes. A 3-4 hour session with Aaron includes includes about 400 pictures with a state-of-the-art digital camera, plus retouching for two photos, for a very low introductory price. Visit his website at http://www.akheadshots.com/, or email ak@aaronkneile.com to make an appointment.
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.
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!
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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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Feel great about your next audition! Director-Choreographer between projects is available for free monologue coaching and/or dance performance coaching. I said FREE!
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It is not enough to draw, paint and sculpt.
An artist should be able to
think.
~Gordon Woods
Success is not like a magical wand. It doesn't come to those with a silver spoon but is achieved by ones with a vision.
Written in 2006 by Suman Agarwal - Madhya Pradesh, India
NEW! SPECIAL TRU AUDITION WEEK OFFER!
2/3 off! This week only - Simon Studio director Roger Hendricks Simon (Yale Rep, Ny Shakespeare Festival, London's Royal Court Theatre) will personally coach TRU members and auditioners for only $25 per session (regular cost: $75). Call 212.841.0204 or 917.776.9209 for appointment.
NEW! BE PREPARED FOR YOUR NEXT AUDITION!
10% off for TRU! Caroline Thomas, teacher, playwright and artistic director of Total Theatre Lab is offering monologue selection and/or preparation for the TRU Audition event. Having coached Laura Prepon for That 70's Show, James Gandolfini for his Broadway debut in A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as several up and coming actors and actresses for theatre, TV and film, she is experienced in bringing out the best you can do. Having just joined TRU she would like to offer a 10% discount to all TRU members. For more information log onto www.totaltheatrelab.com or call 212.799.4224.
NEW! HOW DOST THOU WITH SHAKESPEARE, OH PROUD THESPIAN?
Five-Week Monologue and Scene Workshop: Brush Up Your Shakespeare! with Joanne Zipay, founder and Artistic Director of New York’s award-winning Judith Shakespeare Company. $25 discount for TRU readers!Work on monologues and scenes in a 5-week class focused on bringing the words and the characters to vibrant life on the stage. An ideal opportunity to prepare new audition material and strengthen your existing audition pieces! This class is an abbreviated version of Ms. Zipay’s 10-Week Shakespeare Workshop. It is recommended - but not limited to - those who have studied with her previously. Students should be prepared on the first day of class to work on at least one Shakespeare monologue – audition pieces, or pieces you are just beginning to work on are perfect material for this class. Coaching of scenes and monologues will be supplemented with warm-ups and exercises for the entire class. (For more detailed text and verse scansion work, take Ms. Zipay’s 10-Week Workshop this summer or fall.) 4/10-5/8: Monday evenings, 7:00-10:00pm. Only $175! TADA!, 15 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor, NYC. Class size is limited! Registration deadline: 4/3. To reserve, mail complete payment of $175 ($150 for TRU readers), along with your contact information, to: Judith Shakespeare Company (attn: Brush Up Your Shakespeare!), PO Box 60, Times Square Station, NYC 10036. For phone inquiries call the JSC Message Center: 212.592.1885.
NEW! MILK YOUR WRITING TALENT FOR ALL IT'S WORTH!
The Milk Can Theatre Company is pleased to offer a Playwriting Workshop. Literary Manager and Artistic Associate Anne Phelan will teach a four-session workshop for four successive Sundays in April. Using in-class exercises and homework, the workshop will focus on playwriting techniques such as developing characters, point-of-view, relationships, settings, creating-the-world, structure (beats, action, builds, scenes), images, subtext, etc. The workshop is appropriate for beginners and more advanced students. Actors and directors are welcome. The workshop will help students develop the habit of writing frequently. A two-time Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow, Anne is a produced and published playwright. She has been a Guest Artist at The Juilliard School, Playwright-in-Residence at the William Inge Theatre Festival and won the 2000 Marilyn Hall/Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Award. The workshop will meet for three hours once a week: Sundays, 3:00-6:00 PM, beginning April 2nd. The cost is $180, plus a non-refundable registration fee of $25. To register for the workshop, please mail a check for $25 to Milk Can Theatre Co., 311 West 43rd St., #602, New York NY 10036. For more information, please contact Anne at anne@milkcantheatre.org.
NEED AN ACTING CLASS
THAT WILL PROPEL YOUR CAREER FORWARD?
New agent-taught series of classes, with $20 off for TRU readers! As an actor, are you frustrated by: Not being able to secure the audition appointments you know should be yours, not getting callbacks when you go to an audition, not feeling truly comfortable with your audition technique, not feeling truly comfortable with "cold reading" auditions, not finding monologues that suit you and your talents well, not finding monologues that are not already "done to death" by other actors, not finding a teacher who is well-versed in ways of helping you to achieve your career goals, not working with a teacher armed with a wealth of information, knowledge and experiences, willing to reinforce his thoughts and ideas with a veritable trove of anecdotal material, much of it gleaned from his own life and the lives of friends and colleagues? Then you are in luck! Lewis R. Chambers (who founded The Bethel Agency nearly 38 years ago and who has represented actors in all major media) plans a series of 3 or 4 classes during the months ahead. Classes are arranged in blocks of four each, meeting on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings, as well as on Saturday mornings from 10 AM to 1 PM. Evening class hours are flexible -- some will begin at 6:00 or 6:30 PM, while others will, in all probability, begin at 7 PM, ending three hours later. Classes are basically scene study, monologues, audition technique, cold readings and, at times, a bit of improv. Informal meetings follow most classes, enabling students to learn more about the business part of their careers. Classes, of four meetings each, are priced at $180 ($160 when you mention TRU), with a non-refundable deposit of $100 to be paid ten days before the start of any skein of classes and the balance to be paid at the first class. For more detailed information, Mr. Chambers is reachable at 212.864.4510 or at either of two Email addresses: chambers_bethel@yahoo.com or BethelAgcy@aol.com
TALENT BREWING IN BREWSTER? TIME FOR TEENS.
Half-day Workshop. From 9 am-1 pm. Thurs. 4/13. Brewster Theater Company Teen Theater Workshop. Brewster Public Library. Grades 7 - 12. Suggested Donation $20 per session. Enrollment is limited. Registration required. See website: www.brewstertheater.org, or call 845.598.1621 or send e-mail to teenworkshop@brewstertheater.org.
ACT NOW IF YOU WANT TO ACT NOW!
Matthew Corozine Studio classes forming, now in their new space on West 43rd Street. Rooted in the Meisner Technique: the "reality of doing". Professional theatre company opportunities also available through their CORE Theatre Company. Find them in their new 40 seat theater on West 43rd Street. Now interviewing, call 212.492.4138 or email www.matthewcorozinestudio.com Evening classes and day classes. Cost: $250.00 for 8 classes).
PLAYWRIGHTS WANTED IN MAMARONECK!
Innovative Stages seeks playwrights for its bimonthly workshop held in Mamaroneck NY on Thursday evenings. If you would like to participate, please contact Carol at carol@innovativestages.com. Free.
WOODSTOCK
FRINGE PLAYWRIGHTS UNIT!
Resuming January 2006 in NYC: The Woodstock Fringe Playwrights Unit is informed
by the belief that the act of creation is an act of courage. A group
of playwrights, composers, lyricists, book writers and actors assemble every
other week to share and develop new work. The culture is one of community,
nourishment, honor, mutual respect, and professionalism. This workshop is
best suited to self-guided professionals in pursuit of excellence, who desire
creative connection, collaboration with peers and share excitement and joy
in the creative process. Writers share pages or scenes from works-in-progress
which are read by professional actors. They then may, at their choice, invite
their colleagues to comment on the work in a structured critique designed
to serve the needs of the creator. While there are few rules about the work
developed at the Unit, unfinished work, free of commercial constraints or
contractual obligations is encouraged. Ten sessions will take place between
January and May. At the end of the 2005 session, participants will have the
opportunity to have their work read in staged readings to an invited audience.
Participation by writers is $75.00 for ten sessions to cover the cost of studio
rental. Hundreds of play scripts, synopses, treatments, performance art works,
and musical theatre works have made their way to Woodstock Fringe. We read
them all and respond to those who have submitted their work. Admission to
the Unit is by invitation and application. Applicants are asked to submit
a resume and a 10-15 page sample of their work to: PLAYWRIGHTS UNIT, WOODSTOCK
FRINGE, PO Box 157, Lake Hill, NY 12448 or by e-mail to wnorman@woodstockfringe.org.
EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP USING IMPROV TECHNIQUES!
Empowerment Through Improv Workshops will help actors and non-actors improve public speaking, interviewing, acting and interpersonal skills through comedy improvisation "long" and "short" form games. Culminates in a live performance at a well-known cabaret (first session live performance at Don't Tell Mama). Presented by The Times Square Group, a 501 (c) (3), that provides stage and media instruction in city schools to teens. This is the first of its adult programs, featuring instructors Evan Laurence and David Slone. 8-week Wednesday night sessions, from 7 – 9 pm, starting: 3/29/06 and 7/12/06. $249.00 per person (Major credit cards accepted) CAP 21 Studios, 18 West 18 St. (between 5th & 6th Avenues), NYC. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Call 212.391.4602 for registration and information.
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 -
Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.
~G. K. Chesterton
NEW! THREE GREAT SPACES ON WEST 36TH STREET!
Abingdon Theatre Company has three spaces available to meet your rental needs. Each provides an intimate space, fully equipped and competitively priced without any extra charges. The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex’s unique design accommodates full theatre productions in a newly renovated space located in the heart of the Fashion District, 312 W. 36th Street, just west of 8th Avenue. The complex houses two theatre spaces. The Dorothy Strelsin is a 56-seat theatre with a 3/4 thrust (audience on three sides) configuration. The June Havoc is a 98–seat theatre with traditional proscenium design. Both venues offer complete, state–of–the–art lighting and sound equipment packages, which are part of all-inclusive rental agreement. Only four blocks from Port Authority, two blocks from Penn Station and accessible by every Broadway, 7th and 8th Avenue subway and bus lines. Those traveling in from New Jersey will find the theatre within a few blocks of the Lincoln Tunnel. There is ample parking 50 feet from the theatre’s front door. "Let us facilitate your every production need so you can concentrate on your art. After renting theatres for nine seasons, we know the value of a space you can count on with the flexibility to meet your unique production requirements." Along with full production capability, these theatres are inviting spaces for rehearsals, readings and classes. Call 212.868.2055 to make an appointment to see the spaces for yourself.
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
NEED A STAGE? WHY NOT SAGE?
Sage advice on renting Sage Theater near Times Square. Rehearsal, performance, meeting and party space. 99-seat capacity plus rehearsal studio and spacious lobby. 711 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor (between 47th & 48th St.). Contact Diana Blake, 212.302.6665 or by e-mail, info@sagetheater.us.
PEARL OF A DEAL ON A SUMMER THEATER RENTAL!
Theatre 80 St. Marks marks the spot for a great summer rental. This home of The Pearl Theatre Company is available for short term and extended (weekly - monthly) rentals for Summer, 2006. The 160-seat theatre is located in the heart of the East Village. Stage is approximately 43' x 18' with a 12' grid. Full lighting package with ETC Control Board and Source Four instruments, plus full sound package with Mackie Mixing Board. Rental includes use of 3 dressing rooms with private bathroom, as well as beautiful concessions area and lobby seating. Fully accessible and air-conditioned. Competitive rates, with discounts available to not-for-profit organizations and TRU Members! Contact Leigh Goldenberg, Management Associate, at 212.505.3401 or lgoldenberg@pearltheatre.org
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
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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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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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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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 -
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
NEW! BROADWAY COUPLE NEEDS SUBLET BY 5/1!
Well-known star is going into Spamalot in April, and needs a sublet in Manhattan starting as early as April. He begins rehearsals 4/4 and has a place to stay during rehearsals but if a place comes during that time, he and his wife can move. It will be at least a six month run but most likely nine to a year. They must have a place by 5/1. Hoping for a one bedroom, furnished with A/C (very important). Location: Manhattan, preferably Chelsea or close to the theatre district. (They are concerned about going too far uptown especially if it involves serious subway steps.) Does not have to be doorman building but preferably with an elevator or no more than two flights up. They will be flexible depending on the reality of the situation. Email him with any leads at wickgro@aol.com
NEW! SIX-WEEK SUBLET IN PARK SLOPE!
"Looking to sublet beautiful, furnished one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn from 3/27-5/7 (six weeks), while we will be out of town." The apartment is located in Windsor Terrace, just south of Park Slope, right on Prospect Park West, two blocks from Prospect Park and the F train; and five blocks from Park Slope's shopping and restaurants. It's a gorgeous apartment with high ceilings, wood floors, a separate office space, separate kitchen, a queen-size bed, and cable TV. The actual cost of the apartment for this length of time is $2025, but we are asking for $1800 for the full six weeks (or best offer); that includes all utilities (heat, hot water, basic cable, and local phone service). Absolutely no smokers and no pets. If you or someone you know is interested, please email Margot at margotebling@yahoo.com, or call 917.647.2962.
NEW! SUBLET IN GREENPOINT!
Great one-bedroom apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (owner's heading back to LA for a while). It's a four room railroad on the second floor, lots of sunlight/windows. Right off the G train/Greenpoint Ave. stop with an easy walk to the L train. Quiet area with lots of stuff in walking distance. Asking $1,400.00 which includes utilities - fully furnished, computer/DSL, phone, and cable access. Call Kylie at 718.349.9309 or Email kpersevere@netzero.net to set up an appointment to take a look.
SUBLET: ONE BEDROOM, TWO CATS!
Sublet available March thru July and August thru December. Beautiful one bedroom, close to the A train, lovely shops and beautiful parks. Rent is $1400 but there is flexibility due to the cats! Great Light, fully furnished, quiet building and wireless is available. Really who could ask for more! Dates are semi flexible as well. "I am looking for a responsible and mature individual to live in my home." Contact Beth at bburgess251@earthlink.net or 917.447.4207
ADDED 1/30! AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: APARTMENT SHARE!
Apartment Share: West 48th Street near 9th Avenue - looking for someone from NOW 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.
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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I saw Talk of the Town at the Algonquin last Sunday, and it was a lot of fun. My friend Doug Shapiro is the understudy for George S. Kaufman, and it was a great coincidence that my mother gave me tickets for a performance he was in! It's a cute show, one of those where the cast is somewhat better than the material. My only real problem is that I know all about the Round Table backwards and forwards, and the participants. So this one extended part, where they were trotting out all of the famous witticisms, the entire audience was roaring, except me. I'd heard or read them all a million times! One poor actor had me right in his sightline, and finally he shifted his eyes! ~Elisa D.
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
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
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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NEW DEAL OF THE MONTH: NAKED IS FUNNY... AND 50% OFF!
The price is really stripped down just for us: Now That You've Seen Me Naked with Cleo's Comedy Players. A hilarious look at dating and relationships. Saturdays in March at 8 pm, $20. Mention TRU for 50% off. Sage Theater, 711 7th Ave. near 48th St. Call 212.302.6665. Read more at www.sagetheater.us
DEAL OF THE MONTH! GOTTA CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN YOU COME TO A DISCOUNT - NOW THRU 3/31!
Save over 30%! See Sarah Jones in her one-woman multiple-character show Bridge & Tunnel, hailed by eight critics as "astonishing." This "astonishing" actress creates more than a dozen memorable characters in a tour de force about the American Dream and the people who chase it. Well, they've extended the run, and one of the producers is a TRU Board member who has extended a special offer to us. Thanks to our friend Pat Addiss, tickets are $56.25 for performances starting this weekend, from 3/10-31 (all performances except Saturday night, that is): Tues 7pm, Wed 2pm and 8pm, Thurs-Fri at 8pm and Sat 2pm. (Subject to availability, natch.) Order tickets through Telecharge 212-947-8844, online broadwayoffers.com, or go to the boxoffice. Use code BTERIC6. It's at the Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44 Street
FUNNY NEW DEAL OF MANY WEEKENDS: IMPROV COMEDY IMPROVED WITH A DISCOUNT!
New York has a hip new home for improv comedy at a price to make you smile: all tickets $12 for TRU members. The National Comedy Theatre, after dominating the comedy scene on the West Coast for the past two decades, has opened a new theatre on 36th St. with on going shows every Friday and Saturday night. Similar in style to "Whose Line is it Anyway",the National Comedy Theatre is a high octane comedy competition between two teams of comedians all based on suggestions from the audience. It's fast, hysterical and the most fun allowed by New York law. WHERE NY says.."Hilarious...keeps the laughter flowing." Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 & 9:45pm. Find out more at www.manhattancomedy.com No sneaky drink minimums or age requirements. Purchase your tickets in advance by calling 212.629.5202, and mention the TRU newsletter, and you will receive $12 tickets (or you can redeem this offer at the box office). The National Comedy Theatre, 347 W. 36th St. (between 8th & 9th) This offer is good until June 1st!
ST. PATRICK'S DEAL! FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER!
Can a man really change? Find out in A Night in November, from award-winning author of the Tony-Nominated Stones in His Pockets, Marie Jones. He was a clerk in a welfare office. A Belfast Protestant who followed all the rules. He loved who he was supposed to love. He lived where he was expected to live. He fought who he was taught to fight. That is, until one night—a night in November—when Kenneth McAllister did the most exciting, outrageous, crazy, mad thing he’d ever done. Presented by The Irish Arts Center in association with TRU friend Georganne Aldrich Heller. LIMITED RUN! Previews 3/14-16. Opens 3/17: Tues.-Sat. 8pm/ Sun. 3pm. A sell-out at the Tricycle Theatre, London and the Edinburgh Festival. “Night in November is a funny, tumultuous, exceptionally rewarding night of theatre” –The New York Times. $35/$40 - use code TRUE for a TRU discount! Call SMARTTIX 212-868-4444 or book online at www.smarttix.com The Donaghy Theatre at the Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street, between 10th and 11th Aves., NYC.
APRIL DEAL! BUDGET TIGHT? SKIN TIGHT HAS A DISCOUNT.
Nicu's Spoon, creators of truthfully enticing theatre in NYC, will jump start its 2006 season with the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Skin Tight, by Gary Henderson. This high-intensity tale of love, marriage and eroticism will play at the Looking Glass Theatre, 422 West 57th Street. 4/5-23: Wednesday through Sunday nights at 8pm. Winner of all awards at the 1998 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Skin Tight premiered in 1994 at the Bats Theatre, where it played to packed houses. The characters strip themselves, literally, to explore the heart of an enduring love. Skin Tight captures all the ecstasy and pain of a passionate love affair. For tickets or more information go to ww.smarttix.com or call 212.868.4444. Use the TRU code ns11 and get tix for $15 instead $18 - that's 15% off! 4/15 and 22 have 5pm shows which are interpreted into ASL for deaf audiences
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NEW! JUVENILE DELINQUENT MUSICAL, FREE READING!
Angry Young Teen-Age GIRL GANG, 50's juvenile delinquent musical follows Didi, an otherwise "clean-teen" looking to escape her sordid home life, down a path of infamy and eventual redemption in a reform school with other girls-gone-wild! "The absorbing plot, sexy themes, and enthusiastic cast make it two hours well-spent." - NYtheatre.com. Music & Lyrics by David g. Smith, Book by Mark W. Knowles. Featuring TRU friends Jaye Maynard, Klea Blackhurst, Marnie Baumer. Plus Jodie Bentley and a gang of others. Directed by Mark W. Knowles. Monday 3/20 at 2pm & 5pm; Tuesday 3/21 at 5pm. The musical presentation will run approximately 80 minutes with no intermission. Free. RSVP to Frank Ramirez at FRamirez@MartianEntertainment.com or call 212.302.4848 x14. Dodger Stages, 340 W. 50th Street (World Wide Plaza on 50th St. between 8th & 9th Ave.) For more info, reviews, cast bios, and photos go to: www.AngryGirlGang.com
NEW! FUNNY SONGWRITER NIGHT!
TRU friends Rachel Stone and Nicholas Levin are among the funny folks you can come laugh at on Saturday night 3/25 at 8:30pm (doors open 8:00pm). Enjoy some of the cleverest humorous songwriting talent at this other "underground cabaret" hosted by The Elegeant Ivory Duo (who also perform). Also featuring Kim Rich & Shawn Norton, Carl Sievert, Annette Hollander and other surprise guest artists. Admission: $10. Low-cost snacks, wine & beverages available. 22 Below Cabaret, 155 East 22nd St., NYC. Red side door of church, down one flight.
NEW! FREE PLAY READING SERIES FROM PRTT!
The Professional Playwrights Unit of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre presents its 2006 Festival of New Plays Reading Series, 3/15-6/8. Some wonderful new plays full of drama, politics, plenty of fun. All readings are week nights at 7pm. The series will open Wednesday 3/15: Duet by Fred Crecca. Thursday 3/16: Dogs on Fire by Mike Tierno. Wednesday 3/22: Passing Judgment by Jason Ramírez. Thursday 3/ 23: Generic Hispanic by Noemí de la Puente. Tuesday 4/ 4: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy by Carlos J. Serrano. Tuesday 4/ 11: Feeding Pigeons by George Joshua. Tuesday 4/18: Tierra del Fuego by Henry Guzmán. Tuesday 4/ 25: Rally Cry by Nancy Nevárez. Wednesday 6/ 7: Links by T. Cat Ford. Thursday 6/ 8: What The Doctor Ordered by Allen Davis III. Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, 304 West 47 Street (between Eighth and Ninth avenues), NYC. Admission is FREE. After each play reading, there will be a short discussion with a guest moderator.
NEW! MELTING AT THE METROPOLITAN. SPECIAL PRICE FOR TRU!
Playhouse ponders promises, poverty, pogroms 3/3-4/2. Metropolitan Playhouse presents The Melting Pot, by Israel Zangwill. An encomium to the promise of American opportunity, the play portrays the compromises of assimilation, as a pogrom-escaping Jew moves to NYC tenements and makes life choices. Thurdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 pm; Suns at 2 pm. Tix: $20 General; $15 Students, Seniors, Previews; $12. Members of TRU: through 3/26, use code TRU with reservation); $5 Student Rush. At The Metropolitan Playhouse.
NEW! IS IT OPERA? IS IT JAZZ? OR IS IT JAMES JOYCE?!
Answer: all of the above. It's Emergence! a work-in-progress project by Patrick Zimmer li, encompassing jazz musicians and opera traditions, based on the life of James Joyce's daughter. New segment added each time it is done. Suns 3/26 & 4/16 at 7 pm. Tix: $15. 212.601.1000 or www.makor.org. At Makor, 35 W. 67 St.
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. Wed-Sat, 3/22, 24, 25, 26 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
NEW! FREE READING OF MAGICAL TRANS-GENDER MUSICAL!
Amas Musical Theatre Donna Trinkoff/Producing Artistic Director in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller invite you to attend the Amas Six O’Clock Musical Theatre Lab presentation of Presto Change-O!, the unconventional musical. A four-character musical set in the world of magic: champagne glasses float in mid-air, a dozen long-stemmed roses jump out of a vase and waltz across the stage. But if the magic tricks are flawless, the backstage romance is no bed of roses. When a man discovers he’s fallen in love with a woman who wasn’t born a woman—anything can happen. Book by Barbara Gordon, Mel Mandel and Norman Sachs lyrics and music by Mel Mandel and Norman Sachs, directed by Dan Siretta. Featuring Alexandra Billings. 4/4-6: Tuesday @ 6:00, Wednesday @ 6:00, Thursday @ 3:00. The Players Loft, 115 MacDougal Street. RSVP to Amas at 212.563.2565.
NEW! WALLO-WITCHCRAFT IS BACK IN APRIL!
Catch legendary cabaret star John Wallowitch the first Friday of every month. Utterly be-wallo-witching, and he'll be at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre at 7pm on 4/7, 5/5, 6/2. The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is located at 61 Christopher St., in the heart of New York’s West Village. There is $20 cover charge, as well as a two-drink minimum. For reservations, please call 212.255.5438. All major credit cards are accepted.
MORE THAN JUST SHEET MUSIC, EVERY MELODIC 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 4/8: April in Paris! with the only and only Steve Ross & author Elizabeth Sharland talking about her new book, A Theatrical Feast in Paris .. from Moliere to Deneuve. 5/13 – Annual New Songwriter Series – The indefatigable Sandi Durell produces this amazing afternoon with some of NY’s hottest new songwriting and performing talents! Hey, there are future Gershwins, Cole Porters and Berlin’s out there. 6/10 – Burton Lane – Lynn Lane will share her memories and the music of her late husband who was not only a great and lauded composer but a remarkable man. We will also hear his beautiful music. 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.
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Care is the sweetest form of love.
So when anyone says, 'Take care', it's as good as saying,
'I will keep you in my heart till it's very last beat.'
~Author Unknown
NEW! DISCUSSING/DEFINING DRAMATURGY IN DANCE.
Talk is cheap (actually, free!) In Chicago, that dancin' town. Sat 4/1 at 1 pm. Presented by The Chicago Dancemakers Forum. Not an April Fool trick... directors, dramaturgs, dance professionals, etc: Ann Filmer, Ann Boyd, Jan Erkert, and Jennifer Shook. Chicago Cultural Center, Dance Studio, 78 E. Washington St. More info: Kristen Cox, Project Director at 773.818.2884. or chicaodancemakers@mail.com
NEW! SCRIPT-IN-HAND READING SERIES IN NJ!
New Jersey Repertory Company Script-In-Hand New Play Series. All readings at 7pm: Sunday 4/2 - The Good German: by David Wiltse. Explores the moral implications of the Holocaust thru 3 characters caught in the web of circumstance and history. Monday 4/3 - The Lost Cities of Asher: by Adam Kraar. A memory play about how the legacy of exile and loss is passed from generation to generation. Sunday 4/9 - Blindness by Mario Fratti (Author of the award-winning musical Nine). A contemporary, riveting play that explores the moral and political implications of the war in Iraq. Monday 4/10 - Don't Hug Me is a Minnesota love story in the form of a karaoke musical with book and lyrics by Phil Olson, music by Paul Olson. It's Fargo meets The Music Man (without the blood or the trombones)! Co-Produced by Shotgun Productions, Inc. Monday 4/17 - The Rabbit Lady Of Godalming by Brian Mori is a remarkable true story about Mary Toft, a poor, illiterate woman, who, in 1726, convinced half of England, including King George I and the most prominent doctors of the day, that she had given birth to rabbits. Monday 4/24 - Marsh Light by Marthe Rachel Gold. Set in post-world War II and Vietnam-era NYC, Marsh Light centers around a talented photographer's struggles to build her career in the aftermath of her husband's descent into mental illness, while keeping her only son and her secrets safe. More reading through May, June and July - will list later. Reservations are strongly recommended. Tickets: $10 suggested donation. The New Jersey Repertory Company at the Lumia Theatre, 179 Broadway in Long Branch. Call 732.229.3166 or visit www.njrep.org for additional information.
NEW! NY PLAYWRIGHT TAKES TEXAS TO LONDON!
I say, y'all: TRU pal Larry Herold's comedy Preacherosity opens in London. Deep in the heart of Texas, the Baptist church in Bubbling Springs is desperate for a new preacher. Out of the blue, a stranger appears. He's intense, mysterious, and dangerously seductive. Is he the answer to their prayers? Or the destruction of all their illusions? 4/11 - 5/6. For more information: www.preacherosity.co.uk. At the Jermyn Street Theatre in the heart of London's West End. Tickets: info@jermynstreettheatre.co.uk. SPECIAL! The second week of the show, 4/18-23, will be Larry Herold Week. When you call or email the Jermyn Street Theatre to book tickets, just say you're a friend of Larry and your ticket will cost only £10 (regular price £16). This is of course subject to availability
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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.
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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
FREE PARTY, EVERY WEDNESDAY!
The party's moved to Alibi on Wednesdays ... Hip Da Mix with Host MC La Reine. Host MC La Reine gives props to resident DJ Wicked Wayne churning his brew of hip-hop, classics, old skool, and r&b with a little house flava at this underground hideaway. Every Wednesday from 10pm-4am. This bumpin' party gets you thru the rest of the week with pep in yo step! No Cover/2 drink min. Alibi at 116 MacDougal (A,C,E,F,V to W. 4th bet. Bleecker & W. 3rd).
SIMON STUDIO ON THURSDAYS, ON CABLE!
Catch the new Time Warner Cable half hour TV show SIMON STUDIO PRESENTS. It will start being aired Thursdays at 6 and 8 pm on Public Access Channel 23. Produced by Roger and Daniel Hendricks Simon, this monthly series focuses on the process of making performing and visual art and features local, national and international talent associated with THE SIMON STUDIO. This first episode features actors and writers currently studying and performing at THE SIMON STUDIO NORTH in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
OFFBEAT RADIO SHOW EVERY THURSDAY!
Since 10/6/02, DAVE'S GONE BY has been treating listeners to one of the most off-beat and engaging shows in local radio. With award-winning playwright Dave Lefkowitz, founder and editor of TotalTheater.com, co-publisher of Performing Arts Insider magazine, and off-Broadway editor of New York Theater News. Airs Thursdays, 7-8pm (ET) on Long Island, NY's WGBB-AM 1240 and www.davesgoneby.com (live worldwide audio stream). Website: http://hometown.aol.com/davesgoneby
HOUSTON IN SAN FRANCISCO!
Catch piano bar legend Houston Allred ... if you can! He appears from 9pm-1am at Martuni's, #4 Valencia at Market Streets
in San Francisco every Friday night. Saturdays find him at Wilde Oscar's "your
friendly neighborhood Irish bar" at 1900 Folsom at 15th Streets from 8pm-midnight.
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The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible,
and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you
be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.
~ Bertrand Russell
NEW! THE FIRST HAROLD CLURMAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS!
Coming in May, with Zoe Caldwell, Elaine Stritch, Horton Foote, Marian Seldes, John Guare, and much more. To benefit the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. It may not be May, but maybe 'twill give you hope for spring to mark you calendar for 5/5-8. Symposium on Clurman's impact on theater. Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Edward Albee. The weekend's many panelists and theater/poetry/music performers also will include: David Amram, Roy Scheider, Grace Schulman, Ned Otter, Laurence Gingold, Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott. For more information, to support this event or buy tickets please contact Nina Capelli, Director of Development at 212.689.0087 ext. 27.
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Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors.
~ Leonard Bernstein
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Broadway and off-Broadway ticket offers are available at great discounts
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ALTAR BOYZ HAS ALTERED ITS CAST, AND OFFERED A DISCOUNT. HALLELUJAH!
Now one of the original boyz (Tyler Maynard) is back. And you get a discount! This hit off-Broadway musical is still got audiences dancing in their pews, and the soul long-run comedy hit about rock and Rock Of Ages. Winner of the Outer Critics Circle award for Best off-Broadway Musical. A heavenly discount: Just $39.99 (normally $69.99) to see the singing heart-throbs who appeal to the Masses and get calls from Jesus on their cel phones. Hot NYC Deals brings you this discount. No performance on Wednesdays, but come any other night at 8 pm or after church on Sundays at 3 pm or 7 pm. Discount code is ABHDS43. Use it when you call 212.947.8844 or go to the box office. At Dodger Stages, 240 W. 50 St.
THE ULTIMATE DRAG OFF, 30% OFF!
Drag yourself to the live weekly interactive off-Broadway game show! All walks of life compete on stage in four rounds of musical performance, special skills and battle of brains as your host, NYC Drag Sensation Sweetie, guides you through a live interactive gameshow! Part 'American Idol', part 'Who's Line Is It Anyway', male and female contestants perform in drag for audience points and YOU control the show! YOU elect the winner, and kill off the losers in the style of 'The Gong Show' and 'Let's Make A Deal'. Prizes, laughs, surprises and much much more! AUDIENCE GIVEAWAYS every week! Friday nights at 9:30pm only! For tickets: visit www.DRAGOFF.com or call 212.352.3101 today! SAVE OVER 30% off the door price by using code: DRAGSTAR when purchasing tickets! Dillons Lounge, 245 W. 54th St, NYC NY
Did you miss your prom? It's never too late. The Awesome 80s Prom is the new nostalgic show with songs from the 80s. No corsage necessary. Tix for only $34.99. Contact www.Theatermania.com or call 212.352.3101. Discount code word is “Goonies.” Or print this out and dance over to the box office. Webster Hall, 125 E. 11 St. Info/show reviews at www.awesome80sprom.com
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EQUITY
DISCOUNT FOR ZOLA'S!
Convenient location. Great food. And a Discount ta boot!
Celebrate the grand opening of Zola, 132 West 45 Street (between 6th and 7th),
located in the Best Western Hotel. Equity Members: Show your equity card and
get a 10% discount!
DALLY AT DILLON'S AT A DISCOUNT!
Our friends at Dillon's have offered TRU a 20% discount on lunch or dinner.
Not valid pre-theater on Friday or Saturday, but they'd love to see you any
other time! Mention TRU and receive a 20% discount off food (not including tax
or gratuity). 245 W. 54th Street. Call for reservations: 212.307.9797.
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