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Welcome to the Labor Day Edition... The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation’s strength, freedom, and leadership: the American worker. If all the cars in the world were laid end to end Labor Day is a glorious holiday because * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I told Jessica my aerobics instructor I was heading for Altoona, PA for the weekend to see a show that TRU had helped produce. She bubbled, "You lead such an exciting life!" It took me a moment to realize she was serious. Since when was Altoona exciting? Like so many of us, I muddle through from day to day, collecting what I think are consolation prizes in the lottery of life: a small production here, an acknowledgment in a contest there, a grant from a funder who tells me I should be angry instead of grateful because the amount is so small. I barely manage to finish a new play every two years or so because I am so consumed with running TRU. I plod along setting the lyrics to a musical that is now three years in the making. I am behind in a CD I was producing to commemorate a collaborator who passed away three years ago. Nothing seems exciting about my life. It feels like running in place. In slow motion! Well okay, I was kind of excited that John Anastasi's lovely play Pied a Terre had found a production at Penn State campus, Altoona. And not a college production at that. A full Equity staging with an absolutely gorgeous set, terrific cast, directed skillfully by Bradlee Bing in a handsome 400 seat theater. Rave review in the local papers. And TRU was credited as the lead producer, although a bulk of the work was being done by old-time producer friend Jeff Britton (The Me Nobody Knows) of Broadway Bound Productions. I don't know why I ever thought I wouldn't be taking that 6 hour car ride to Altoona, but I didn't actually commit to it until the day before we left. I knew damn well I wasn't going to drive up and back in a single day, not six hours each way. No way. So the production offered to put us up at the local Quality Inn. They would have paid for a car for us too, but TRU Board member Vickie Phillips stepped in and offered to drive. Well, maybe it was kind of exciting. Especially the drive home Sunday night in a torrential rainstorm with zero visibility. Which added a good hour to the drive time, and several grey hairs to my head. Whoopee! Heck, seems like everybody's got greener grass, and we don't even have a lawn. It's so hard to recognize our own achievements sometimes, or realize we have a story to tell. Take Vickie, the crazy redhead friend who drove us. I have been working as her director/writer for her cabaret shows for more than ten years now. Until three years ago, I managed to assiduously avoid her favorite writer, Jacques Brel, but she finally convinced me to help her put together a show using Brel's songs. In desperation, I had to ask her: why do you like Brel so damned much? Well, the process of drawing out of her the personal connections to those songs led me to uncover stories about Vickie's childhood and growth into a cabaret performer, bits and pieces of information being laboriously tugged out of her since she is a very private person. "Who cares about my shitty childhood?" she'd snap. But I probed some more, and learned about how she met a young woman from Romania who was being operated on in a hospital in Springfield Massachusetts; and how that meeting led to an invitation to Romania, and a trip to Europe that took her to Vienna, Amsterdam and the birthplace of Brel, Brussels. Why didn't I know any of this? Why didn't Vickie ever talk about it? Because it was her story, and as such, didn't seem that special to her. But what a wealth of rich material for this writer, a goldmine that would have remained undiscovered if I hadn't started digging! And people do care about her "shitty childhood" because people recognize themselves in truths that are told, even if the details are different from their own experiences. What does it take for us to realize that we matter? We can't all win Tony Awards or Olympic medals. Maybe 5% of the folks in this business are "stars," the visible ones that everyone knows. And admires. And pays. The rest of us just pursue our art and our dream, often wondering why the other guy gets all the breaks. We go along and do our job day by day, trolling for opportunities in this murky swamp of a business, and never realize that we are accumulating a lifetime of achievement. If we ever take a moment to stop and look back, we may actually realize how far we've journeyed. And if we have persevered in the face of adversity, if we have fulfilled some piece of an ambition, if we have learned and grown and forgiven ourselves for our mistakes, we have reason to be proud. My brother screwed up most of his life, and only managed to get off of alcohol and drugs in his 50's; but the fact that he finally did it wins him a Pulitzer Prize for life. My grandfather unwittingly set a pattern for me of relentless over-achievement. I remember coming home from first grade with my first report card, and proudly pointing to all "A's". "What's the matter, you couldn't do any better?" he asked. He was joking, but at age five I didn't get it. Luckily, many years later I recognized the root of my driven personality and learned to take satisfaction in even small accomplishments. I pat myself on the back a lot, rather than waiting for others to do it. And I do my best to breathe through the frustration when I am overlooked for Kleban, Larsen and Ebb Awards. I haven't made it to the 5%, and perhaps I never will. Funders and benefactors often ask me what famous people TRU has helped, what well-known theater companies developed through us. It used to make me stammer and pause, until I realized: what difference does it make when we are dedicated to helping the other 95% that keep this business thriving so the fortunate 5% have someplace to work? So maybe my life is exciting. All our lives are exciting when you understand that life itself is exciting, a moment by moment miracle with every breath we take. The trick is remembering where we've been and what we've done rather than contemplating how far off our dream may be. Heck, I've been to Altoona! Highlights of the week. I said it before and I'll say it again: A highlight of MY week would be if you sent me suggestions of panels that you would find useful and important! September is set: "Meet the Funders", featuring foundations that fund non-for-profits as well as individual artists. October is "Fiscal Sponsorship versus Not-for-Profit Status". Also planned: "Fringes and Festivals: How to Get in Them, What to Get Out of Them ", "Producing Outside the Box: Site-Specific and Alternative Venues". November will be our annual Musicals meeting. What would you like us to talk about? What are the hot topics in the musical theater world? Ever hear of Hedy Weiss? Wonder why Hairspray didn't hold up in Vegas? Curious about commercial producers working with not-for-profit theaters? Who would you like to hear on a panel? Talk to me. Talk to me. Our friends at Amas are on a staffing frenzy, so check out all the paid jobs and internships at this terrifically well-respected company ... another great company also needs interns: Urban Stages... I still need a musical director (male) to go on that Musical Journey with Vickie and me... (see Goods/Help Wanted) ... We're Reaching Out for an artistic director in DC, an artistic director in San Diego, a range of gigs in Philly, production manager at GEVA in Rochester and more!... Casting Urinetown in nearby Edison, and a 30-ish African American actress here in NY (see Casting About)... Is your play or screenplay on the Mark? Metropolitan Playhouse seeking Twain inspirations.... And there's a contest from the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance, too. (see The Writers' Block)... A slew of tech jobs here and in NJ, plus a designer in Nashville. (see Technically Speaking) Video services from Kristina. And wow! We finally found someone who does postering and flier distribution here in Manhattan. (Hope they're good - see Services/Goods Offered) ... Join a collective or be a clown (see Workshops/Classes)... Free rehearsal and audition space ... in Nashville! (see Space Patrol) And of course I'm hoping you'll take that Musical Journey with me and Vickie this Sunday 9/10 (click here). You'll be out in plenty of time to go honor Sidney Myer at Roasts, Toasts and Tributes at the Lucille Lortel Theater. (see Theater/Events) And here are some other immediate needs: THE FAST LANE Monday 9/4: Happy Labor Day! (If you are reading this, I actually finished the Update and am taking Labor Day off myself!) Tuesday 9/5: Brian Gari and Jana Robbins sing about what Brian wrote about: he's signing his new book We Bombed in New London, at Drama Book Store; Norweigian plays continue, and The Man Himself opens at 59E59 (see Theater/Events) Wednesday 9/6: Groove Mama Ink offers one-act We Do Short Shorts (see Theater/Events) Thursday 9/7: 8-Minute Madness Festival finals start (your chance to vote for editor Bob or TRU guy Mark); Groove Mama Ink offers Shticky Summer Night of comedy; Karen plays Jane on the way to Bath; Amy Clarke in a 90 minute free set at Caffe Vivaldi (see Theater/Events) ... Simon Studio demo Acting Workshop tonight and Saturday (see Workshops/Classes) We sure wish more of you would take advantage of the TRU Deals! Now look what you've done: you're not using the Deals, so people aren't offering us that many. - Disappeared has suddenly appeared - NY premiere of a world-acclaimed play, $8 off for TRU! - Shout! if you want to save money on a fun new musical! 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.... Goods/Help Wanted .... 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. TRU Voices update: in the 2002 TRU Voices New Musicals Series, finalist Matthew Sheridan's Ambition Bird starred the fabulous Victoria Clark, no less. Nice start for this semi-solo musical about the poet Anne Sexton, which has gone on to fulfill several of Matthew's ambitions: it was part of the National Alliance (NAMT) New Musicals Festival 2003, a winner in the 2005 Global Search for New Musicals and showcased in the 2005 Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre in Cardiff, Wales. And now a staged concert reading of the whole show is planned for early 2007 at Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio.... 2003 TRU Voices winner About Face by David Arthur and Jeff Lodin is about to face an international audience: it's one of the six musicals selected for The Global Search For New Musicals in Cardiff, Wales, and will be presented there 11/3-5 as part of the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre. (The show, a contemporary Much Ado about Nothing, has also been invited to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2007). Composer Jeff Lodin also has a second show in the Wales Festival: Top of the Heap, with book and lyrics by William Squire... Lots of news from last year's TRU Voices producers (and winners of the TRU "Producer's Award" by the way), Van Hill Entertainment. That would be soft-spoken Van Dean and spunky Hillary Cutter. They have no less than 3 shows in NYMF this year: 2 readings -- one of them is Saint Heaven, the show from the TRU Series; and 1 showcase -- Paul Scott Goodman's Alive in the World. Additionally, Saint Heaven has won the 2006 NMTN (National Music Theatre Network) Directors' Choice Award. Pretty impressive cast lined up for Alive in the World: 2-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara, Marcy Harriell, Aaron Lohr and Greg Naughton. The director is Kurt Deutsch.... Two-timer Rich Orloff has some news. (Oh, that means he was a two-time TRU Voices finalist: Pool Party in 2004 and Companion Pieces in 2005.) The news is that the seven fun comedies in Foreign Affairs, set in seven different countries, are now published and licensed by Playscripts, Inc! Foreign Affairs was originally co-produced by the Foolish Theatre Company and our friends at the WorkShop Theater Company. To read excerpts or order it, visit Rich's page at www.playscripts.com.... Peter Morris, a finalist in our Play Reading Series for Breakfast in the Evil Empire, has an equally wacky musical coming up. You may remember it from the Fringe a year or two ago: Escape from Pterodactyl Island. A concert reading is being produced by TRU member Marie Reynolds in association with our friends Donna Trinkoff and Amas. It's scheduled for October 26/27. Bob Ost stuff: I'm please to announce that my one-act A Glass of Water made it into finals for the 8-Minute Madness Festival (along with TRU member Mark Butler and others). Come see us duke it out (um, come vote for your favorite) 9/7-15 - click here for details. Did I mention that my show A Musical Journey with the Songs of Brel, Weill and Aznavour is back at The Makor on September 10th? Even cooler, we're booked for the end of October at the Queens Theatre in the Park. You know it by now: the one-woman show I wrote and directed for Vickie Phillips, about her journey through the European songbook, and eventually through Europe. There's a very nice podcast interview with Vickie and me, with interviewer Kelly Lincoln, at http://www.ourmedia.org/node/256358 Hope you'll listen to part or all of it; even better, come to the show. It's $20, but if you email me personally, I have started a TRU reservation list, and we will give you $10 off. I don't believe you can get the discount ordering on-line at The Makor website. Now here's the question for anyone who wants to give me some feedback. I would like to change the name of the show going forward, and the title I am working with is Vickie Shlept Here (A Musical Journey). Discuss. Congratulations to TRU Program Director Jill Mendelsohn on the birth of her baby boy. His name is Benjamin Isaiah Lam (Jonathan Lam's the daddy) and he came into the world at 8 lbs, 3 ounces.... And welcome to two new members of the TRU Board of Directors: writer/producer June Rachelson-Ospa, who produced two shows in our TRU Voices Musicals Series (Valadon in 2003 and The Adding Machine last year); and Stephanie Riso, newly moved here from Pittsburgh where she was the founder of Cabaret Pittsburgh. 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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Dear TRU - There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us industrious, I run into people from TRU on my theater jobs, and all speak highly of TRU.... You do good work that is much-valued by the New York theater community.... I did not know much about the theater community [when I first came to TRU]. I know many more people now -- much more about the community -- have gotten the theater "bug" (albeit later in life!) and have come to admire the work you do. ~John Simmons I am a new subscriber and I think you guys are great! You provide a lot of opportunity for us (I'm an actress) and you do make me smile with your newsletter. Have an outstanding day! ~ Monique Williams The notices were great this week... Well worth the extra few day's wait! You guys are fabulous and we love you, even if SOME of us forget to tell you often enough. ~ Kevin Kolack On the other hand: I suggest that you have an accessible online list of names and email addresses of people in the theater willing to be consulted by TRU members who are beginners as producers and need advice, I don't see what use your organization is to us otherwise, as your casting notices duplicate those of other publications and your seminars are periodic and too expensive. ~Barbara L. Click here to return to top of page |
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The next meeting of Theater Resources Unlimited will be Doors open at 6:30pm for networking and refreshments; panel starts promptly at 7:00pm. FREE for TRU and The Field members; $10 for non-members. UPCOMING PANELS: Wednesday evening October 26, 7:30 pm: The Sage Theatre, 711 Seventh Avenue (47th/48th) WHAT PANEL TOPICS WOULD YOU LIKE US TO CONSIDER FOR THE FALL? |
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY AT THE CRINGE FESTIVAL.
The first Bad Films Festival (10/16-22) seeks short films long on bad language, bad puns, politically incorrect cringe-worthiness. International Cringe Festival at Downeast Arts Center says: “The bottom line is that they keep us laughing or immensely entertained!” like the same organization's Bad Plays s Festivals. Films must be under 10 minutes. Final deadline to submit: 9/30. Submission fee: $15 before 9/15 or $25 by 9/30. Send DVDs only with cover letter, resume, and check payable to NY Artists Unltd., Inc. to Melba LaRose, NY Artists Unlimited, 212 W. 14 St., #2A, NYC 10011. None returned.
AMERICAN MASTERPIECES: MUSICAL THEATER GRANT FROM NEA
The National Endowment for the Arts is requesting applications for funding for musical theater. Grants will be awarded in two areas: 1) Home-based or touring performances of masterworks. 2) Touring, by a limited number of organizations, of masterworks to three to five colleges and university presenters, with special consideration given to engagements in communities that traditionally do not have access to professional musical theater. The Arts Endowment plans to support a variety of projects that reflect the breadth of the genre and its artistic, historical, and cultural significance. Deadline is 8/28. For more details, visit http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/AMMusicalTheater.html
LET YOUR TRU VOICE BE HEARD!
Submissions open for the TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series. Producers are encouraged to submit new works; writers without producers, if you make it to finals, we will try to find you a producer. To nurture the relationships between producers and new musical works, we underwrite the costs of a developmental reading. Seeking mainstream commercial works, as well as non-traditional. As always, we encourage multi-cultural submissions. Submission deadline is 8/30/06, readings will take place in early December followed by industry panel. Check our home page for updates: www.truonline.org
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
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
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: 8/25. Questions may be sent here to TRUnltd@aol.com
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.
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See the TRU Online Newsletter "TRU Opportunities" for details of the following (Click here for details.)
Creative Development Grants are made to Fractured Atlas members who need funding for specific expenses relating to artistic exploration or training but not connected to any particular project.
The point of Six Points fellowships is arts support. ($20,000-$25.000) The Six Points Fellowship for 12 individual NY area artists who want to develop new projects with a Jewish focus, theme or element. Deadline to apply: 8/31.
A “Mutual Understanding” about $2500 travel grants to you or your not-for-profit theater. Application deadline: 10/27.
New Initiative will serve individual NYC artists of color and provide them with grants towards the development of new work in all disciplines.
Bronx Council on the Arts invites all eligible arts and community organizations to apply to the NYSCA/BCA Community Arts Grants program for the 2006-2007 funding year. Application Deadline: Friday, 9/15/06 at 5:00pm.
NYFA Current provides listings of upcoming grant, award, and residency deadlines culled from NYFA's database of opportunities for artists, NYFA Source.
Publicity photography for off & off-off B'way theater and dance, only $85/per assignment.... Website seeks to review little-known CDs... 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 offers discounted membership to TRU members... Shakespeare Mailing is our mailing house of choice ...
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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! Escape to a tongue-in-cheek, action-packed new musical! Escape from Pterodactyl Island, the tale of a stalwart young explorer shipwrecked on a deserted island that really isn’t. There's a girl in a fur bikini, a chorus line of dancing cave dwellers, killer pterodactoids, genetic mutants, and a mad scientist who create memorable musical production numbers that you will find as extraordinary as any other show with killer pterodactoids. Look out - here they come - head for www.pterodactylisland.com
NEW! The Xoregos Performing Company specializes in arcane classical/new plays and dances. It has premiered plays by Oscar Wilde (2004), Jean Cocteau and Rene Magritte (2005) and Ade Ademola (2006). Currently preparing a program of Art Nouveau works including a forgotten play written by Sarah Bernhardt for 2007, and a dance tribute to Loie Fuller. Visit Xoregos.com
NEW! Journey to At the Table, with Bob and Vickie. Kelly Lincoln's podcast website features an interview with TRU Prez Bob Ost and singer Vickie Phillips, about the creation of their show "A Musical Journey." No singing, just talk. Hear what they have to say at www.ourmedia.org/node/256358
Original Music and Sound for Your Play or Musical! Mason Rather guarantees exceptional compositions and support for your next project. Flexible rates accommodate the biggest and smallest budgets. To learn more visit www.masonrather.com
United Stages is your audience-building connection, providing affordable professional play programs that offer audiences easily accessible information on live performance and make it fun to enjoy the enormous variety of shows that are happening in New York City and beyond. Stay tuned as they broaden their range of audience development, marketing, and public relations services that will help you increase ticket sales: www.unitedstages.com
Go ahead - laugh your Orloff! The plays of two-time TRU Voices finalist Rich Orloff (and other funny business) await you at www.richorloff.com (It even includes a glimpse inside the playwright's head!)
Hollywood Futures showcases video interviews with various Hollywood celebrities, studio executives, and other high profile guests that give free advice on how to create a successful career in the cutthroat industry. Get the lowdown at http://www.hollywoodfutures.org
Scriptologist Blogs, the screenwriting magazine's blog network for aspiring filmmakers. The network gives talented filmmakers and screenwriters a suite of collaborative Web-authoring tools that can help them break into the film industry. Read more at http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Press/Press3/press3.html
Just what did Cheryl King and John Jerome discuss in Arturo's Window? She has shaped a somewhat fictionalized version of John's notorious story into a play co-written with Rod Menzies, and John Mercurio has contributed 9 original songs. Satisfy your curiosity and take a peek into www.arturoswindow.com
The New Phoenix Theatre NYC is a new nonprofit dedicated to finding ways to make live theater a relevant in the new millennium. Also building outreach programs to bring theater to those who can't access it, New Phoenix aims to attract talented theater artists in its growth and development. Join the community at www.newphoenixnyc.orgwww.newphoenixnyc.org
Looking for that perfect monologue, scene, or original play? Award-winning Los Angeles playwright Kelly Younger has just launched a new website featuring plays available for scene study, auditions, competitions, festivals, and productions. Visit www.KellyYounger.net and register for his mailing list.
Be connected to all dance, music and theatre festivals throughout the world: new festival highlights, photographs, information, online interviews, blogs on culture, and a forum to exchange ideas, create conversations and/or promote one's work to users all around the world. Explore performing arts festivals, search for festivals and artists, and most importantly, add to the site to promote festival work at http://www.kadmusarts.com
Personal training for New Yorkers, TRU-ly discounted... workouts in homes, apartments, offices, and in gyms that allow trainers to visit. Achieve your weight loss, fitness, and nutritional goals by visiting www.kmjfitness.com. 10% Personal Training discount for TRU members.
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:
Private collection of sheet music, books and costumes... click with the multi-media Art House Productions ... tune into The Riant TV (TRTV) blog... Take a journey to Dobdinob a new family musical... Something at the South Street Seaport isn't fishy... Artsmanager.org is a free valuable online resource for current and future arts managers... Tired of chanting for success? How about Channing for success?... Say shalom to Shlomoh Sherman, actor and comic. And poet, no less... The UK Theatre Network provides news, reviews, interviews, tickets and opportunities for people working in the world of theatre... 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 ... 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... Susan L. Schulman/Publicity has a new website ... Songs from the Cafe Escargot ... Meet passionate singer Paulette Attie... Gilgamesh Theatre Company ... United Stages' goal is to raise the public profile of Off-Off Broadway and small venue performance ... 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... The Russian American Cultural Center (RACC)... 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... 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... 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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Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things.
It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.
~Adam Smith
Without labor nothing prospers.
~Sophocles
NEW! AMAS WANTS TO AMASS NEW STAFF.
Multi-Cultural Theatre Has Multi-Faceted Job Openings. Immediate needs for Administrative Associate, Graphic Designer, Administrative Assistant (School), Internships. Very established non-profit musical theater company stressing multi-culturalism and training inner-city youth. Varied pay and locations. Entry/Near-Entry Level Arts Administration Associate (Full or Part-Time) For person seriously considering a career in non-profit theatre management. Skills: phone, extensive computer software knowledge (Word, ExCel, etc., etc.), web management, writing. Detail-oriented. 2. Graphic Designer (Part-Time)- Skilled with Quark Xpress and PhotoShop. 1-2 years' experience and portfolio of cool work samples (could be combined with job #1 for full-time) 3. Administrative Assistant (Part-Time) to Director of Musical Theatre Academy for pre-professional training program for inner-city teens. Help with mailings, recruitment events, registrar for the Academy, includes Saturday hours during classes. 12-20 hours weekly, various sites, $10/hr. 4. Internships : for enthusiastic, detail-oriented people to work in administration, grants, development, mailings, general office, all aspects of running of theatre events (backstage, house, auditions, etc.), teaching programs. Internships hours negotiable (7-40 hours per week.)… Locations vary for some jobs (Greenwich Village, theaters, plus Town Hall for Saturday classes). For all Inquiries Contact: Mr. Jan Hacha, Managing Director, Amas Musical Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street (Suite 2B), New York, NY 10012. Phone: 212.563.2565. Fax: 212.239.8332. E-mail: JHacha@aol.com Send cover letter and resume. Website: www.amasmusical.org
NEW! SEND IN THE CLOWNS…
And the fans, gloves, parasols, etc. Brooklyn theater doing Sondheim's A Little Night Music and needs costumes and props for circa 1900 Sweden. Also: croquet mallet, gorgeous red or blue gown, perhaps sequined women's opera capes, blue military jacket, etc. Contact Bruce by e-mail at bruce.macclain@gmail.com
NEW! INTERNALLY YOURS: INTERNS IN ARTS & ADMINISTRATION
New listing for New Dramatists for the organization dedicated to the playwright's process. Administration, casting, development, literary and stage management. Full-time and part-time (24 hours a week) . Weekly stipend available. Information, downloadable applications at www.newdramatists.org or call 212.757.6960.
NEW! INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS.
Network, learn about film marketing and help out. Send an e-mail to volunteer@ifp.org or call 212.465.8200, ext. 211 to volunteer at the 8th Annual IFP Market & Filmmaker Conference 9/17-21. *Attend events, screenings, and panels. Earn An IFP Membership with completion of 60 hours volunteer time. Must be over age of 18.
NEW! SCROLL HERE: DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR JEWISH TORAH STORIES.
All a$pect$ of connecting and directing fundraising for NYC Jewish program Storahtelling -- promoting Jewish cultural literacy through theatrical performances and education programs for all ages. Workshops, rituals, worship. Must have proven experience in a non-profit, knowledge/ comfort with Jewish community. Begins in October. www.storahtelling.org tells the whole storah. Send send a “substantive” cover letter detailing your storah, plus a resume to office@Storahtelling.org Salary 40K+-50K+
NEW! WANNA START A FIGHT?
Fight Director needed for September one-act play. Rehearsals are 9/5-11. Run follows. Pay to be negotiated (but let's not fight about it). Submit resume to Lillian at performing@gaiastudio.org
NEW! INTERN NEEDED TO HELP INTERNAL WORKINGS OF A THEATER.
Fall into Urban Stages this fall as an intern. Off-Broadway Theater dedicated to discovering and developing plays by authors of diverse cultural backgrounds. Office work and artistic duties. Monthly Metro-Card provided (no stipend). Learn about literary management, dramaturgy, arts management, and outreach. Play analysis, writing, computer skills, and past office experience a huge plus! Please send a cover letter and resume listing qualifications and education to the Program Director, Lori Ann Laster, at lorilaster@urbanstages.org Location: 17 E. 47 St. Phone 212.421.1380.
THEATER/PROPERTY MANAGER LANDMARK GREENWICH VILLAGE THEATER!
The Players Theatre on MacDougal St. is looking for a full time theatre and property manager to work with the new owner on all facets of management. This will include coordinating management and rental of theatre, studios and several other area properties. Other properties include residential and commerical units in Manhattan and Queens. Knowledge of New York City DHRC policies a plus but not required. Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus. Please fax resume to Michael Sgouros at 516.371.1897 or reply via e-mail to ethos@earthlink.net Read more about the theater at www.theplayerstheatre.com
The one woman show Cheer from Chawton: A Jane Austen Family Theatrical is seeking a publicist with the right sense and sensibility, so she wants you to see a rehearsal of her show.
Magazine seeks articles on acting. New website needs material, for pay, full time and freelance. $20-25 per story idea; $50-100 per full-length story.
Female Bonding seeks director to bond with, for $1000 (and a MetroCard, too)! Show at The Impact Theater (Prospect Heights, Brooklyn)
STILL LOOKING! MUSICAL DIRECTOR NEEDED WHO SINGS WELL!
Looking for a backup musical director (male) for A Musical Journey with the Songs of Brel, Weill and Aznavour. It's the one-woman show with Vickie Phillips, written and directed by TRU's Bob Ost. Familiarity with Brel, Weill and Aznavour helpful, of course, plus a strong singing voice and ability to do harmonies. You will have two solos in addition to duets with Vickie. High baritone or tenor preferred, and a willingness to spend the time to learn this demanding, nearly two hour show. Performances scheduled for September at The Makor and late October at Queens Theater in the Park. There is pay for both rehearsals and shows, of course. If you want to come play and sing for us, send an email and resume to Bob Ost at bobostcd@aol.com
We don't mean Laura and Barbara: Community Engagement Coordinator needed for Urban Bush Women, the 22-year-old community-active contemporary dance company.
Tired of Waiting Tables or bartending? Recruiter is screening for talented individuals (M or F) who posess the following skills: serious public speaking, self-motivated, elegant, stylish, familiar with the fashion, modeling, and acting industry to work as serious salesmen
The Women's Project has many projects going. Assist with new play development (reading, tracking, contacting writers), recruit/ supervise volunteers, much more with new and mainstage plays at The Women's Project.
Director of Education & Humanities needs assistant at BAM. Must have wide knowledge of contemporary artists, critics, and scholars.
Innovative film production company Public Eye with a web distribution focus, and director Tony Torn, are seeking a web-savvy person to start immediately to work with them and their partners,
Assist planning/producing evening of readings by Belarusians. Needed: Assistant stage manager, funding researcher, production assistant, publicity/marketing help, organized people with real time available.
Currently casting for a new daily talk/relationship show, The Greg Behrendt Show (he's the best-selling author of He's Just Not That Into You, and creative consultant on Sex and the City).
Looking for someone interested in helping finish and refine a new screenplay and help line produce the piece. Not to raise money - the ideal person would be interested in managing a film production from start to finish.
Jagger Kaye is looking for an Improv Troupe to perform midnight show beginning Fridays in September and likely beyond. Show length 45-55 minutes.
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Festival needs actors, comedians, musicians. Male/female actors with short scenes, hip-hop performers, spoken word artists, solo or group comedy acts, bands. Festival is 8/29 thru 9/2.
Assistant needed for Co-Director/Agent at Literary Division of Abrams Artists Agency. A NYC Theatrical Agency specializing in representation writers, directors, etc.
Fall Interns being hired for Richard Foreman's productions. 10 weeks beginning mid-September. .
Eddie is producing and co-hosting a show (with Ron Claiborne) on ABC News Now that is as yet untitled. It's a public affairs show for black people. Needs some talkers.
TV show does a space makeover if space-sharing is despairing. Seeking co-habitating people...
TheaterMania.com, Inc., the nation’s leading online source for theater information and tickets, seeks a self-starter to join our Marketing Team as an Account Associate...
Artistic director of Hudson River Repertory seeks Producing Director to oversee the business management end.
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The New Orleans Public Library is no longer accepting hardcover and paperback books to restock the shelves after Katrina. But you might be able to help in other ways. Go to http://nutrias.org/foundation/donationsfaq.htm
ArT cOop, a newly formed and innovative fundraising cooperative for the arts, is looking for volunteers, mentors, and members.
For new book, different perspectives sought on what it's like to be different.
Donate your extra theater equipment to new Youth Theater: lights, dimmer board, hangable lights, sound board, flats, costumes, black-out curtains, piano, risers.
TRU needs office, storage space, and staff.
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REACHING OUT
A mind always employed is always happy.
This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.
~Thomas Jefferson
NEW! “WILL”-ING ASSISTANT NEEDED FOR DC SHAKESPEARE.
Fellowship for director to work directly with director, interact with actors. The Shakespeare Theatre Co. in Washington, DC seeks an early-career director to serve as Assistant Director or 2nd Assistant Director on: Richard III, TitusAndronicus, Hamlet. Work with 3 different directors. 6 days a week, coordinating and running understudy and touch-up rehearsals. Starts 9/27 Stipend and housing. Send cover letter, resume, and list of 3 professional references to: Directorial Fellow Search, Shakespeare Theatre Company, 516 8th St, SE, Washington DC, 20003-2834. E-mail: stcjobs@shakespearetheatre.org Or Fax: 202.547.0226.
NEW! ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JOB OPEN AND OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS.
La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, CA. needs visionary leader. Leadership role in guiding multiple stage company with a history of developing significant new work, and shows that move on. Seeking someone with proven track record and inventive, original talent and vision. Collaborate with University of CA at San Diego on some projects. Have commitment to participating in major gift solicitation. Strong preference given to stage directors. For full profile and application procedures, go to: www.mcaonline.com (Management Consultants for the Arts) mail to them at : 132 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob, CT 06807.
NEW! ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, WALNUT STREET PHILLY!
Need Assistant Director for Of Mice and Men at Walnut Street Theatre. Mark Clements, Director. Full time commitment from Dec. 26 - Jan. 24. Excellent opportunity to work with an internationally established director and top notch actors. Ideal for recent college graduate with directing experience. Some pay. Please send a formal cover letter and resume to Mark Clements at kg@wstonline.org no later than 9/10.
NEW! ACCOMPANIST IN PHILLY!
Looking for a fun, brash, talented accompanist (experienced in Broadway-style music) to play for, and have creative input into, Philly Cabaret Theatre's new revue, playing October 6 & 7. Rehearsals begin this week. Flexible schedule, paid gig. Email doug@dougandersonproductions.com
NEW! MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR OBIE-WINNING COMPANY!
Pig Iron Theatre Company, an OBIE-winning, founder-driven Philly ensemble, seeks a Managing Director to guide the company's second decade. The MD is directly responsible for daily operations and financial management. Oversight responsibilities include development, marketing and HR. Strong communication and organizational skills essential; Experience with Quickbooks, Word, Excel, and Access a must; Accounting, database and non-profit management backgrounds preferred. Ideal position for someone who loves cutting edge performance and wants to support many aspects of the creation process. Salary is $30,000 plus benefits. Fax letter and resume to the Artistic Directors: 215.873.0884 or email to admin@pigiron.org
NEW! PRODUCTION MANAGER IN PHILLY!
Pig Iron Theatre Company seeks an organized, resourceful individual to work as the company's Production Manager. Duties and responsibilities include: hiring technical staff; scheduling and creating production calendars; assisting in creation of production budgets and maintaining budgets; maintaining technical information for repertory shows; communicating with presenters and venues about production needs; logistics for national and international tours; overseeing strike and load-in; organizing storage and inventory, overseeing all designers and technicians to ensure deadlines are met. Low-mid $20's plus benefits. Must have a car. Fax letter and resume to Artistic Directors: 215.873.0884 or email to admin@pigiron.org.
NEW! HARD-WORKING, DETAIL-ORIENTED FILM INTERNS IN DC!
A busy independent production company located on Capitol Hill is looking for a few hard-working, detail-oriented interns. They are currently in production on six hours for National Geographic and would love some extra help! The internship is unpaid but they can offer credit. Job duties include: research, transcriptions, tape logging, running errands and basic production assistant work. Minimum commitment of 10 hours/week for fall semester. Interested applicants should email their resumes, cover letters and two or three professional references to: hilary@bigfishdc.com
NEW! HGTV INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE IN DC!
New HGTV special is looking for talented, energetic, creative, and hard-working fall interns. No experience necessary. This internship is not about making coffee and running errands, it is hands-on training. Interns have the opportunity to work on pre-production, post-production and even local shoots. This is a great learning experience and a fun way to earn college credits. The NAHB Production Group, located in Washington, DC, has produced more than 125 hours of cable network programming, crewing hundreds of remote locations and traveling thousands of miles to get the story told. Interested applicants must be willing to work a total of 18 hours a week for the fall semester. If interested, please contact Jesse Achtenberg at jachtenberg@nahb.com
NEW! PRODUCTION MANAGER AT GEVA!
Production Manager at Geva, senior staff position - LORT B and D stages, eleven productions, 6 million dollar annual budget. Send letter and resume to: John Quinlivan, Managing Director at jquinlivan@gevatheatre.org This position could start immediately or we could look at an interim production manager until the right candidate is available.
NEW! BE A BRAT ARTISTIC PRODUCING DIRECTOR!
Brat Productions wants to know: Are you super smart? Sexy? Courageous? If you have two out of three of these qualities you may be just what they're looking for. Brat Productions, a ten year old cutting edge theatre company in the heart of old city Philadelphia. We invite applications for an Artistic Producing Director to oversee and implement all organizational operations, the artistic season and serve as Chief Financial Officer for a $100,000 budget theatre. Five years' minimum experience in executing artistic programs and managing staff desired. Excellent PR and office technology skills helpful. Salary: Mid twenties. Apply to www.bratproductions
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Philadelphia Theatre Company is seeking someone to spearhead their group sales efforts. A 10% commission will be offered on all sales.
Philadelphia Theatre Company seeks literary intern to read scripts by some of America's hottest and most talented contemporary playwrights!
Needed: A film lover/film enthusiast with great organizational skills to be the Director of the Annapolis Film Society.
The Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival is seeking a full time Marketing Director who is an enthusiastic and creative leader who can help build the capacity of this dynamic theatre.
The Wilma Theater seeks two experienced, goal-oriented individual: one for marketing, one for development.
Put the “you” in University: performance studies scholar needed at Berkeley. Deadline: 10/9.
Administrative Assistant and House Manager (both part-time) needed. DePaul University's Merle Reskin Theatre.
Networks Tours seeks Maryland-based Contract Manager if you can manage dealing with outside booking agencies and Networks managers for the best contract.
When musicals go on the road, Network Tours needs someone on the ball. In Maryland. Job requires relocating to Columbia, Maryland.
California Musical Theatre (Music Circus/Broadway Series) is seeking an energetic and personable individual as the Director of Development to lead its fundraising programs.
Fine worker for job in fine arts…and performing arts… as the Dean out in California. Plan and direct instructional division, all arts.
Junction Dance Theatre in Philly seeks motivated self-starter with experience in the performing arts and/or non-profit administration for part-time company manager position. Deadline: 9/15.
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CASTING ABOUT!
Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold.
But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure
that your most important decision in the day simply consists of
choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.
~Douglas Pagels
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NEW! AUDITION FOR MUSICAL IN JERSEY, IF YOU'RE IN TOWN!
Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ is casting non-union for Urinetown: The Musical. Sue Dunie, Director; Christopher Howatt, Musical Director. Performance dates November 16-19. Evening and weekend rehearsals at the college. All roles open. Particularly seeking Mr. Cladwell, Officer Lockstock, Ms. Pennywise, Little Sally, Hope and Bobby. Seeking an ethnically diverse cast of actors from New Jersey. Prepare vocal music appropriate to the style of the show. Be prepared to dance if asked. Auditions by appointment only on Saturday 9/9 at Ripley Grier studios located at 939 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. Callbacks September 14 at the College. For an appointment send pix and resumes with cover letter to URINETOWN AUDITIONS 676A Ninth Avenue Box 164 NYC 10036 or by email to UGCaudition@aol.com (THIS IS A CORRECTED EMAIL ADDRESS; IT WAS PREVIOUSLY POSTED WRONG) This is a New Jersey production with rehearsals and performances in NJ. Non-union. No pay.
NEW! AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTRESS, 30s!
Seeking a smart and talented African-American actress who can pass for early-mid thirties for a one act play that goes up at the end of September- rehearsals to begin ASAP. Character is a former mother of two. She is proud, contemptuous, and in pain. The one act is about two women who meet to discuss the sale of a piano, then discover they have met once before, at the scene of a terrible tragedy. Dates are 9/25-10/1, approx 18 hrs of rehearsal between 9/11-22 (evenings) with tech on the 25th. Auditions will be early this week- please contact director at justaliza@optonline.net with resume as soon as possible if interested and available. [9-1]
NEW! BLESSED EVENT: AUDITIONS FOR SEASON!
Blessed Unrest is holding general auditions and interviews for 2006-2007 season. Seeking creative and adventurous actors of all ages and ethnicities for physical and experimental work. Classical training is a plus. Also seeking creative, adventurous and hands-on designers, dramaturgs and stage managers. Auditions/interviews will be held by appointment only on 9/9-10, 9/16-17. To schedule an appointment, please email resumes only to auditions@blessedunrest.org
TWO WOMEN FOR EQUITY SHOWCASE, UNION OR NON!
Need two women in their 40's for an Equity Showcase of Fermin Cabal's powerful drama Disappeared, about life under Pinochet in Chile. Starting early September and running four weeks. The plan is to segue into a full Equity production if reviews are good. Richmond Shepard directs. Union and non-union may send pics and resumes to: Richmond Shepard Theatre, 309 E. 26th St., New York NY 10010. Equity Showcase wage scale.
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Cheryl King seeks talent for Stage Left Showcase - Hot fun in the summertime.
Seeking actresses for an all-female theatre troupe – burlesque style! Looking to start a theatre group, with a burlesque feel to it
Casting Females teens, Latina & Af. American, non-union, no pay for Count Down. This play takes place at a residential treatment facility for girls who are wards of the state. Reh. Begins: 9/30; Runs: 11/2-11/29 at the Bank St. Theatre.
NY Artists Unlimited needs children's performers. Especially interested in puppeteers, but all acts considered.
The Basement Salon is looking for a few new actor members.
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.
Community Cabaret always seeking musical acts (singers, songwriters, bands, etc.) to showcase at this fundraising event held five times a year in midtown.
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NEW! AUDITION FOR DANCE COMPANY SEASON!
Randy James Dance Works will be holding auditions for immediate paid company positions, 20-week contract for Fall NYC Season and National Touring. Additional paid extra dancers needed for a special project. Female Dancers, Friday 9/8, at 12 noon; Male Dancers, Saturday 9/9, at 12 noon. Peridance, 132 4th Avenue , NYC (Subway: 4/5/6/L/N/R/Q/W to 14th St.) Visit www.RJDW.org For more info email rjdw4452@yahoo.com
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A bad day at work is better than a good day in hell.
~Scott Johnson
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Seeking females ages 18-28 for Internet Comedy Show which is RAPIDLY growing in popularity!
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You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen.
But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing.
~Marie Stopes
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Stearns Promotional Modeling is currently seeking models for various promotional jobs. Great summer job and good pay.
International Model & Talent Management is currently seeking models for various promotional jobs. Great summer job and good pay.
New clothing and shoe company is searching for attractive musicians/singers or actresses. A new company looking for "real people"
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THE
WRITER'S BLOCK
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
~Anatole France
A mind always employed is always happy.
This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.
~Thomas Jefferson
NEW! WHO SAID NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET?
Mark Twain-athon Celebration seeks proposals for works inspired by Twain. Metropolitan Playhouse is accepting proposals for long and short new theatrical adaptations and original works inspired by the writings and/or life of Samuel Clemens for inclusion in a “Twain-athon” 1/15-28. Submissions will be considered for co-production. Individual artists and companies may apply. Guidelines online at www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/twainguide.htm Call Alex Roe with questions: 212.995.8410 or e-mail him at twainathon@metropolitanplayhouse.org Mailing address: Metropolitan Playhouse, 220 E 4 St., New York, NY 10009.
NEW! $10,000 (ARMENIAN) SCREENWRITING & PLAYWRITING AWARD!
The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) announces the inauguration of its annual contest for a play or screenplay based on Armenian themes. The Frances Paul Lyons/ Almas Paul Annual Screenwriting & Playwriting Award, deadline: 5/15/07, and the winning writer will be honored with a $10,000 award in the Fall of 2007. The contest will be administered by the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA), which will establish a panel of noted theatre and film professionals to select th
