Tucson: Almost Famous Film Festival - cast and crew call

 

From: Chris [mailto:ninebuddhas@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:24 AM
Subject: Almost Famous Film Festival

 

Nine Buddhas has signed up for the Almost Famous Film Festival.
 
It's a 48 hour challenge to make a 5 minute film.  We get the assignment on Friday night (Feb. 17) and turn it in on Sunday night (Feb. 19) -- so we brainstorm and write on Friday night, shoot on Saturay and Sunday morning and edit as we go through Sunday afternoon.
 
The Top 20 entries show at the Phoenix Art Museum on March 1 at 7 PM.
 
They announce awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor Team, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Special Effects, Best Edit . . .
 
No money -- but everyone gets highly coveted title credit and a shiny new copy of the DVD (in a protective mylar envelope).
 
Let me know if you want in (by replying to ninebuddhas@gmail.com by saying: I want in!).

 

Chris

Tucson: Seeking a few female actors for musical pantomime performance:

Seeking female actors (Central)

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Date: 2012-01-28, 11:38AM MST
Reply to: gigs-bpzcj-2822744705@craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

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Seeking a few female actors for our musical pantomime performance: Beats, Bridges, & Barricades. 
The show has evolved and is in (what we consider) its 'second evolution' phase. 
Our goal with the show is to eventually get our own venue. We are finishing up our demo.

This is a working group and we have performed in Tucson for over two years now. Come and be part of something unique in the world of entertainment
-Come learn the art of pantomime! We have a show in March and rehearsals start in mid Feb. Rehearsals are in Central Tucson once a week.

Please reply with a picture. We don't care about resumes (they're just a pieces of paper), we only care that you have been on stage before and performed.

Look forward to hearing from you!

·         Location: Central

·         it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

·         Compensation: stipend of $20 for show and one meal.

 

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Tucson: KOLD seeking a Technical Director

Director (Kold tucson)

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Date: 2012-01-27, 9:18AM MST
Reply to: job-2a2ps-2820794688@craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

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Director
We are seeking a Technical Director with strong communication skills who has the ability to lead an operations crew during a fast-paced/changing newscast. Your willingness to learn and perform editing, shooting, audio and internet is needed. Previous experience with Snell Kahuna switcher, ENPS, Edius Editing/Graphics system a plus. If you are self-directed, self-motivated with ability to work with a diverse group of people please apply to Michelle Germano 7831 N Business Park Dr Tucson AZ 85743 No phone calls please

·         Location: Kold tucson

·         Compensation: DOE

·         Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.

·         Please, no phone calls about this job!

·         Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

 

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Tucson: All Together Theatre presents GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS at LTW!

 

From: Christopher Johnson [mailto:rumspringaandcoke@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 6:49 PM
Subject: All Together Theatre presents GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS at LTW!

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

All Together Theatre, the family series at Live Theatre Workshop, presents

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS

An original adaptation by Richard Gremel and Rofida Khairalla

Music & Lyrics by Michael Martinez and David Ragland

February 12-April 1, 2012

Sunday afternoons at 1:00 PM

Tickets $5-$8 with discounts available

To make a reservation call (520) 327-4242

Running time: 50 minutes with no intermission

For more information go to www.LiveTheatreWorkshop.org

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP - 5317 E. Speedway | Tucson, AZ 85712

Located on the North side of Speedway between Rosemont and Craycroft

 

This classic story is “just right” for the whole family. Come meet the Three Bears and one curious little girl named Goldilocks.  This interactive musical will be a delight to see as the bears try to find out who has been in their beautiful home. 

 

Directed by Michael Martinez

Featuring Paul Cerepanya, Samantha Cormier, Shannon Rzucidlo

and Emilio Zweig with Choreography by Lucille Petty

 

 

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Tucson: Etcetera presents WIT by Marget Edson at Live Theatre Workshop

 

From: Christopher Johnson [mailto:rumspringaandcoke@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:52 PM
Subject: Etcetera presents WIT by Marget Edson at Live Theatre Workshop

 

Contact: Christopher Johnson

Artistic Director of Etcetera,

the late-night arm of Live Theatre Workshop

(520) 425-4163 | RumspringaAndCoke@gmail.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Etcetera, the late-night arm of Live Theatre Workshop, proudly presents

Wit

by Margaret Edson

Directed by Christopher Johnson

Assistant Direction by Dawn C. Sellers

Featuring Ryan Butler, Paul Cerepanya, Glen Coffman, Casi Omick,

Toni Press-Coffman, Carley Preston and Robbie Sanchez

February 23-March 10, 2012

Opening Night Performance: Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 PM

All other performances play Friday and Saturday Nights at 10:30 PM

All tickets are $10 at the Box Office

To make your reservation call (520) 327-4242

Approx. running time: 95 minutes with no intermission

For more information go to www.EtceteraLateNight.com

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP - 5317 E. Speedway | Tucson, AZ 85712

Located on the North side of Speedway between Rosemont and Craycroft

Produced by Special Arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

 

THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND NUDITY.

NO ONE UNDER 16 ADMITTED.

 

                Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to the study of Donne: aggressively probing, intensely rational. But during the course of her illness—and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital—Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience.

 

“...a brutally human and beautifully layered new play…you feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted.”

-The New York Times

 

“A dazzling and humane new play that you will remember till your dying day.”

-New York Magazine

 

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Margaret Edson is an American playwright. She graduated with a B.A. in Renaissance History from Smith College, and received a master's in English literature from Georgetown University. Her jobs have included being a bicycle shop sales clerk and a volunteer ESL teacher. Edson's first play was Wit, first produced in 1995 at South Coast Repertory in California, about a John Donne scholar who is hospitalized for and dying of ovarian cancer. Edson did use her work experience in a hospital as part of the background in writing the play. At the time of its first New York production in late 1998, Edson was a kindergarten teacher at Centennial Place Elementary School (Atlanta, Georgia). The play won her the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The award brought her a large amount of publicity, including an interview on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. Edson has written a second play, SATISFIED, whose subject is "country-gospel radio in Kentucky" --still unproduced. She currently teaches 6th grade social studies at Inman Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Photos courtesy of Christopher Johnson:

WITPress1.jpg -- Toni Press-Coffman in a scene from WIT

WITPress2.jpg -- Glen Coffman and Toni Press-Coffman in a scene from WIT

WITPress3.jpg -- Toni Press-Coffman and Casi Omick in a scene from WIT

WITPress4.jpg -- Toni Press-Coffman in a scene from WIT

 

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Tucson Bandstand LIVE this Sunday!

 

From: Siskin, Harriet [mailto:Harriet.Siskin@garmin.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:28 PM
Subject: FW: Tucson Bandstand LIVE this Sunday!

 

 

We're Goin' Hoppin'...

Join Tucson Bandstand at Tony's Deli this Sunday, January 29th at 3pm. It's only $12.99 a person for 2 hours of delicious all-you-can-eat Italian food, and fantastic live music!

 

Tucson Bandstand covers the hit songs of the 50's and 60's- better than you remember them!  Remember the classic show 'American Bandstand' hosted by Dick Clark? How about the Ed Sullivan Show?  Sing and dance along as Tucson Bandstand takes you back to that era. You will hear songs by The Vogues, The Monkeys, Sonny & Cher, The Mamas and the Papas, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Elvis, Bobby Darin, The Association and many other great bands and singers from the best generation of music! Throw on your saddle shoes or your Go-Go boots, and bring a friend to join Tucson Bandstand for an afternoon of rockin' live music (and great food)!

 

Hurry! Seating is limited, please make your reservation today: Tony's Deli 747-0070

www.facebook.com/tucsonbandstand

 

 

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Tucson: LaughingStock Shows in February

 

From: Dean Steeves [mailto:propaganda@laughing.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:17 PM
Subject: LaughingStock Shows in February

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 26, 2012

Contact: Dean Steeves, 520-749-3800, lol@laughing.com

 

LaughingStock Comedy Company to Perform Three Open-to-the-Public Shows in February 2012

“A Night on the Town” Auction to Benefit Presbytery de Cristo and Interfaith Community Services on February 3.

Tucson, Arizona – LaughingStock Comedy Company’s Lesley Abrams and Dean Steeves will host and act as auctioneers at a silent and live auction to benefit Presbytery de Cristo and Interfaith Community Services on Friday, February 3, 2012 from 7 to 9 pm. The evening’s theme is “A Night on the Town,” and will be held at the church located at 6565 East Broadway Blvd. (Just east of Wilmot on the north side of the street.) Tickets are $12.50 and may be purchased by contacting Jan Marshall at janmarshall@arcadia-landscape.com or 404-0313 or Pam Raines at psraines@aol.com or 405-8956. Make reservations now and pay at the door. Child Care will be provided. More information is available at www.cpctucson.org.

 

“A Night on the Town” will feature an evening of entertainment and delectable desserts. Silent-auction and live-auction items include, but are not limited to, an array of get-away resorts and cabin stays, home and garden improvements, jewelry, in-home entertainment and meals, massages, theater tickets and artwork. Festivities include music by Misbehavin’ and a spacious dance floor. Attendees are invited to dress for a night in New York City.

 

“Something Funny is Going On” in Saddlebrooke on February 8.

“Something Funny is Going on Here,” an evening of improvisational comedy comes to Saddlebrooke on February 8. The LaughingStock Comedy Company touring trio of Lesley Abrams, Dean Steeves and Brendan Murphy bring their unique brand of “improv” to the DesertView Performing Arts Center at 38759 S. MountainView Blvd, SaddleBrooke, Arizona on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $19 in advance or $22 at the door on the evening of the performance. More information is available by calling 520-825-2818, by emailing pat.beeks@robson.com, or on line at www.dvpac.net.

 

 

“Comedy, Chocolate & Champagne” in Green Valley on February 14.

Comedy meets Valentine’s Day as LaughingStock’s performing partners Lesley Abrams and Dean Steeves celebrate the day of love with an evening ofimprovisational comedy in Green Valley. “Comedy, Chocolate & Champagne,” comes to the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 West Continental Road in Green Valley, Arizona on February 14, 2012 at 7 pm. Tickets are $12 and may be purchased in advance by calling 520-399-1750 or from their web site at www.performingartscenter.org.

LaughingStock Comedy Company is a touring troupe based in Tucson.  The company provides customized comedy shows for corporate and association special events in the US, Canada and Mexico. More information is available at www.laughing.com.

 

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Tucson: February 2012 Discount on Comedy Improv at The Studio for Actors

 

 

From: The Studio for Actors [mailto:acting-courses@the-studio-for-actors.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:37 AM
ubject: Announcement: February 2012 Discount on Comedy Improv at The Studio for Actors

 

Taste of Improv Class

The Studio for Actors is offering a "Taste of Improv Class." Here's how it works. Just come on one Wednesday night from 6:30pm-8:00pm for only $30. This class is normally $40, but for the evenings of February 8 or February 22, you can attend for $30 for one class only, and see how much you love studying improv at The Studio.*

So, if you've always wondered (or if you've never wondered) if you would enjoy comedy improv, this is your chance to check it out.

Call (520) 881-2363 to sign up.  To qualify for the discounted price, you must say the words "Taste of Improv Class" when you call.

* Limit one $30 class per person.

Comedy Improvisation

What a wonderful class to get you to think fast, think on your feet, loosen up your body, and how you move.  In this class, you're also taught dialects.  You don't have to be a "funny person" to do really well in this class, to have a fantastic time, and to learn a great deal.  Comedy improv isn't half as hard as it looks when you learn it from a former Saturday Night Live cast member.  Anna gives you the keys: formats, dialects, and structure.  Come play, have a ball, and enjoy discovering how funny you can be.  Also, for acting students, studying comedy improv loosens up the body, helps you think fast on your feet, introduces dialects, and sharpens your timing.

4 consecutive Wednesday nights
6:30pm-8:00pm
Start on any Wednesday (but you must call first to sign up).
$40 per week
(If you have to miss one of them, you just pay for it and then take class 5 free.)

To find out more or to sign up, call Anna Risley at (520) 881-2363.

Also being offered:
Radio/TV Voiceover Seminar
Audition Technique

Each of these classes is taught by Anna Risley at her Studio (The Studio for Actors), located on 6th Street, just off 4th Avenue.  Anna has 30 years of experience in film, television, voiceover, and stage acting.   To check out her resume, please visit The Studio for Actors website , or call her at (520) 881-2363 to sign up.

 

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Tucson: Desert Divas and Hot Love for Valentines!

 

From: Lisa Otey [mailto:lisa@owlsnestmusic.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 5:24 AM
Subject: Desert Divas and Hot Love for Valentines!

 

 

 

Lisa Otey and the Desert Divas

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

 

 

Hi everyone,

We still have tickets available for what will be the most high energy, diva-licious show on the calendar this year! Lisa Otey and the Desert Divas will rock the Rialto for one night only Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:00pm. Hurricane Carla, Liz McMahon, Regina "the Queen" Wills, Diane Van Deurzen, Heather "Lil' Mama" Hardy, Rich Nordenberg, Erik Truelove (not pictured), and Lisa Otey will pay tribute to the great Divas of our time, including Patti LaBelle, Tina Turner, Adele, Bessie Smith, and, of course, Etta James. You won't want to miss it!

Tickets for Lisa Otey and the Desert Divas "Super Boa! XI: Are You Ready For Some Diva!" are $23 general admission and are available at the Rialto box office, 740.1000 or online at www.rialtotheatre.com. If you have a group of 10, you can get a discount by purchasing your block of tickets at www.lisaotey.com.

The Rialto Theatre is located at 318 E. Congress, on the east end of Congress St., across from the hotel Congress. There are parking garages near the theatre on Toole & 4th Ave. and on 5th Ave. & Congress. There are plenty of restaurants in the area. The Rialto bar will be open for the whole show. The balcony will be closed but they will have plenty of seats available in the flat section of the theatre. Bring Your Own Boa and dance the night away!

If any of you are in the area of Oracle and Glenn, one of our audience members is looking for a ride home after the Diva show. If you are willing to offer a lift, please email us with your name and phone number and we will have her call you. Thank you!

Tickets are also available for the most romantic event of the year, Hot Love for Valentines Cabaret! Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7pm, Lisa Otey, Diane Van Deurzen, Todd Luethjohann, Regina "the Queen" Wills, Burney Starks, and Mark Rosenbaum will tickle your fancy at St. Francis in the Foothills (River/Swan). Gallery of Food will provide a menu of indulgences that will delight your senses while we serenade you with sexy songs. This event fills up quickly so get your tickets now! Tickets are $32, gratis not included. All seats are reserved. Tickets are available online at www.lisaotey.com or in person at the Diva show.

Thank again for supporting live and local music, everyone. Without you, none of this would be possible! We're looking forward to singing for you at the Rialto on Sat., Feb. 4 and at St. Francis in the Fothills on Tue., Feb. 14!

See you soon,
-Lisa Otey and the Desert Divas and the cast of Hot Love Cabaret!
www.lisaotey.com

 

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Tucson: Southern Arizona Women's Chorus, "Wine, Women, & Song" wine-tasting & silent auction fundraiser

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From: sawcpublicity@cox.net [mailto:sawcpublicity@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:15 PM
Subject: RE: Press Release Southern Arizona Women's Chorus, "Wine, Women, & Song" wine-tasting & silent auction fundraiser

The Southern Arizona Women's Chorus, under the direction of Terrie Ashbaugh,
MM, will be hosting "Wine, Women, and Song", their annual wine-tasting and
silent auction fundraiser in March, 2012. Fundraising is to support the
SAWC in accomplishing their mission to perform a versatile and varied choral
repertoire for women's voices in order to benefit and educate the diverse
Southern Arizona community and beyond. Donations will allow SAWC to:

. Continue to grow its programs of collaboration with local and
national artists and to continue to provide high quality, diverse musical
experiences to the Southern Arizona community.

. Be ambassadors of the Southern Arizona community on a national and
international level

. To commission new works for women's voices.

. Develop a tuition scholarship program to provide support to enable
the participation of members from all socio-economic backgrounds.

. Perform at various community events: festivals, schools, and
"Senior Communities". Many Senior Community performances are offered to
these facilities at no charge, thus are supported entirely by donations.

. Present workshops to the local community, including schools, by
bringing in nationally recognized artists.

WHO: Southern Arizona Women's Chorus

WHAT: "Wine, Women, & Song" wine-tasting & silent auction
fundraiser

WHEN; Saturday, March 3, 2012, 6:00 PM until 8:30 PM

WHERE: Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation, 3182 N. Swan Road,
Tucson, AZ 85712

COST: $35.00 per person advance purchase, $40.00 per person at
the door

Please join the members of the Southern Arizona Women's Chorus for a great
event.

To purchase tickets contact either of the following individuals

Southern Arizona Women's Chorus Southern Arizona Women's Chorus
Paula Olson, Chair-Elect Terrie Ashbaugh, MM, Director
psolson1@comcast.net ta1sings@aol.com

Central Phone Number: 520-404-3148

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Tucson: Open Auditions for Vaudeville Entertainment's March production

 

From: Amber Lee Harrington [mailto:divasngbrd@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:38 AM
Subject: Open Auditions for Vaudeville Entertainment's March production

 

Call to all performers! Vaudeville Entertainment, LLC will be presenting its first Variety show at the Zuzi Theatre on March 10^th, 2012 at 7:30pm, and we need talented individuals like you to help create it. If you have always wanted to be on "America's Got Talent", "Whose Line is it Anyway?", or shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and "American Idol", you are exactly what Vaudeville Entertainment wants. Our goal is to produce Vaudeville Variety-like shows for modern audiences. This variety show should include comedians/dancers/skits & Monologues/singers/magicians and every other hidden talent. This is your chance to show everyone your comedic skills, your fancy footwork, or how you trained your dog to jump through fiery-hoops.

 

Auditions will take place on Monday, February 6 at 6:30pm until 9pm at the University of Arizona Drama Building, Room 266.  Call backs will be held on Monday, February 13 at 6:30pm until 9pm at the UA Drama Building, Room 266.  If you cannot make it to the original audition date you are welcome to audition during call backs.

Please limit your audition piece to 2-3 minutes. If you are singing or dancing please bring a CD of your music or be prepared to perform A Capella, as no accompanist will be provided.  Please note: We will not be having rehearsals as this is not a scripted show, therefore we need to see what talent(s) you have that is ready to perform on stage, in front of an audience, at the auditions.

 

Whether you are a seasoned performer or you have never performed in your life, you are welcome to audition. 

 

Please email us if you have any questions.

Amber Lee Harrington       amberlee@vaudeville-entertainment.com

James Pack     james@vaudeville-entertainment.com

www.vaudeville-entertainment.com

 

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Tucson: Film Fan Event - Reel Arts at Crossroads Cinema

 

From: Howard Allen [mailto:howarda@email.arizona.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:49 PM
Subject: new Film Fan Event for Tucson

 

This is great for film students and film fans on Feb. 3 Reel Arts at:

 

Crossroads Cinema

4811 E. Grant Road Suite 150

Tucson, AZ  85712

Phone (520) 326-2929

Fax (520) 326-0291

 

Contact: Annamarie Johnson

Director of Programming

Phone: (520) 326-2929

filmxpert@gmail.com

and for CoyoteMoon Films

Howard Allen (520) 241-7678

hallen@coyotemoonfilms.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

9 A.M. EDT, January 24, 2012

FEBRUARY Features INDEPENDENT SPIRIT movies And Film Fan Event AT REEL ARTS 6!

Starting February 3^rd, Reel Arts 6 @ the Crossroads will bring Independent Spirit Award films to Tucson with the Southwest premiere of Tyrannosaur. The directorial debut of actor Paddy Considine is nominated for Best International Film at the Indie Spirit Awards and won several top prizes in the film's home country at the British Independent Film Awards.

 

Tucson's own independent film company, CoyoteMoon Films, is partnering with Reel Arts 6 for this first ever Film Fan Event Feb. 3^rd. They will bring their team to talk about the script, the lighting, the directing, the acting, the music and the editing of Tyrannosaur before and after the movie, because Film Fan Events will take a fun look inside the making of a good movie. They will also create an insider preview to the movie at CoyoteMoonFilms.com for the audience.

 

Members of the local Tucson filmmaking community are especially invited to this screening to discuss the art of film in the lobby after the screening. Tyrannosaur stars, Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman, won a Special Jury Prize for acting in 2011 Sundance Film Festival and director Considine won Best Director in World Cinema Dramatic. Coleman won the Best British Actress award from the London Critics Circle Film Awards.

 

In the month of February, Reel Arts 6 is bringing two other films nominated for Independent Spirit Awards, which represents the best in independent film, ranging from commercial releases to first features.  They created a category honoring the first features of directors in honor of the great John Cassavetes.  These films are made for under $500,000 and represent the heart of independent film. 

 

Two of these films will open at Reel Arts 6 in February. Hello Lonesome, written, produced, and directed by Adam Reid, will open on February 17^th. Adam Reid is available for interview at any time about his film. The Dynamiter, directed by Matthew Gordon, will open on February 24^th.  There is hope that Matthew Gordon will attend a screening after the film opens.

 

Reel Arts 6 @ the Crossroads is the new venue for independent film in Tucson, and the goal is still to bring titles to Tucson that would never have theatrical release, or the opportunity to have a full week run at a theater in Tucson.  With Tyrannosaur, Hello Lonesome, and The Dynamiter, three films will premiere in Tucson in the month of February that truly define what independent film means.

 

 

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Tucson: February 2012 Radio/TV Voiceover Seminar at The Studio for Actors

 

From: The Studio for Actors [mailto:acting-courses@the-studio-for-actors.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4:26 PM
Subject: Announcement: February 2012 Radio/TV Voiceover Seminar at The Studio for Actors

 

Radio and TV Voiceover Seminar

There is a lot of voice work here in Arizona, and if you're interested in how to get it and how this end of the business works - then this is the seminar for you.  We'll work with scripts and you'll receive a great deal of personal attention.

Choose from one of the following dates:

• Thursday February 2, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday February 4, 12:00noon-1:30pm
  - OR -
• Thursday February 9, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday February 11, 12:00noon-1:30pm
  - OR -
• Thursday February 16, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday February 18, 12:00noon-1:30pm
  - OR -
• Thursday February 23, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday February 25, 12:00noon-1:30pm

The cost is $65 per person for the seminar.  Class size is limited to six.  To attend this seminar, you must sign up by calling Anna Risley at (520) 881-2363. 

Also being offered at The Studio for Actors:
Comedy Improv
Audition Technique

Each of these classes is taught by Anna Risley, B.A. at her Studio (The Studio for Actors), located on 6th Street, just off 4th Avenue.  Anna has 30 years of experience in film, television, voiceover, and stage acting.  To check out her resume, please visit The Studio for Actors website , or call her at (520) 881-2363 to sign up.

 

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Tucson: Live Theatre Workshop presents SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russell

 

From: Christopher Johnson [mailto:rumspringaandcoke@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:31 PM
Subject: Live Theatre Workshop presents SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russell

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Live Theatre Workshop proudly presents

SHIRLEY VALENTINE

By Willy Russell

Back by popular demand after a sold-out run in 2009!

Directed by Sabian Trout and featuring Carlisle Ellis

February 18-March 18, 2012

Preview Performances: February 16 and 17 at 7:30 PM

Opening Night Performance: Saturday, February 18 at 7:30 PM

Performances: Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 PM with Sunday Matinees at 3:00 PM

Preview Tickets: $12 | Regular Tickets: $18 with discounts available

To make your reservation call (520) 327-4242

For more information go to www.livetheatreworkshop.org

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP - 5317 E. Speedway | Tucson, AZ 85712

Located on the North side of Speedway between Rosemont and Craycroft

Produced by Special Arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

 

ABOUT THE PLAY

An ordinary middle class English housewife, Shirley Valentine, prepares chips and egg for dinner. She ruminates on her life and tells the wall about her husband, her children, her past, and an invitation from a girlfriend to join her on holiday in Greece to search for adventure.

 

"A joyful, captivating piece of theatre."

-The New York Daily News

 

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Willy Russell was recently represented on Broadway with his smash-hit transfer from London, BLOOD BROTHERS. For SHIRLEY VALENTINE, Mr. Russell won the 1989 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award for Best Play and Oliver Award for Best Comedy of the Year. His worldwide hit play and movie EDUCATING RITA won London's SWET Award for Best Comedy, and in 1981, an Academy Award nomination for screenplay adaptation. Born in Liverpool, he left school at 15 to become a hairdresser before returning to education and becoming a teacher. It was while training to become a teacher that he wrote his first play, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival, WHEN THE REDS. In addition to the film ‘Educating Rita’ he wrote screenplays for the movie versions of ‘Shirley Valentine’ and ‘Dancing Thru The Dark’ based on his plays STAGS AND HENS. His plays have been translated into almost every language, with productions currently running in Japan, Australia, South America, Scandinavia and Europe.

 

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Carlisle Ellis - Shirley Valentine - is thrilled to be making her ninth appearance on the mainstage at LTW having previously performed in THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG, CLOUD 9, LOVE LETTERS, THE CLEAN HOUSE, SHIRLEY VALENTINE (2009 AZ Daily Star MAC Award for Best Actress), MOON OVER BUFFALO, STEEL MAGNOLIAS and A PERFECT GANESH. Carlisle received a B.A. in Speech and Drama from Stanford University and has appeared with many other local theatre companies including Borderlands Theatre, The Invisible Theatre and Arizona Repertory Theatre. Favorite roles outside of LTW include Melissa (LOVE LETTERS), Mary (ON THE VERGE), Marjorie (THE TALE OF THE ALLERGISTS WIFE), Lillian (THAT SLUT!) Susan (EL DESEO/DESIRE), April (SAVAGE IN LIMBO), Juba (HEATHEN VALLEY), Kate (BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND), Grace (FAITH HEALER) and Titania (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM).

 

Sabian Trout - Direction - is thoroughly enjoying her sixth season as LTW’s Artistic Director. Previous LTW directing credits include RECKLESS, THREE VIEWINGS, HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, TRYING, THE DINNER PARTY, THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG, THE GIN GAME, WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, WIFE BEGINS AT FORTY, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, LOST IN YONKERS, FUNNY MONEY, DANCING AT LUGHNASA, THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, BELL BOOK AND CANDLE, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, BROADWAY BOUND and BABY WITH THE BATHWATER. Professional credits include productions at the Stratford Festival of Canada, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, The Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis, Austin’s State Theatre, LA Theatre Works and Arizona Theatre Company. Other Tucson directing credits include LOVE LETTERS, EXTREMITIES, THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST’S WIFE and ON THE VERGE. Some favorite directing projects include SPIKE HEELS, BEIRUT and KORCZAK AND THE CHILDREN. Sabian earned her MFA in Directing from the University of Texas in 1995.

 

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Tucson: Casting Call for Orcs - new web series

 

From: Don Dehm [mailto:don@pulpgamer.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:34 AM
Subject: Casting Call for Orcs

 

CASTING CALL for ORCS

A new web series requires a male orc, aged anywhere from early 20’s to early 40’s.  Actor will need to be able to wear full prosthetics over the head and arms for a full days shoot.

Resume’s and head shots are due Jan 31 and should be sent to casting@pulpgamer.com.  If accepted for auditions, you’ll be sent a script, more information, and an appointment for auditions.  You will receive the information by the February 1st.  Auditions will be held here in Tucson on Saturday the 4th.  Call-backs will be Thursday, the 9th.  This is not a SAG project.  The Actor will be compensated.

Thanks!
Don

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Tucson: Act 1 Academy of Performing Arts Workshop

From: Sarah Stellmon [mailto:act1academy@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 11:09 PM
Subject: Act 1 Academy of Performing Arts sponsering Workshop

 

Act 1 Academy of Performing Arts is a new theatre school founded by Sarah Vanek of The Gaslight Theatre. Our very first event, A Workshop Weekend,  is coming up Feb16th-19th taught by reknown Broadway Performer Cheryl-Ann Rossi. We are offering workshops for ages 7 and up for all levels of experience. Please email the academy at Act1academy@gmail.com for registration info.

 

Download the flyer here:  https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6e6a895b6670b8a6af

 

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Tucson: Christian Youth Theater (CYT) presents "Alice in Wonderland Jr." March 15 - 18

 

From: Ray.Frieders@coxmedia.com [mailto:Ray.Frieders@coxmedia.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 8:33 PM
Subject: Press Release : Christian Youth Theater (CYT) "Alice in Wonderland Jr." March 15 - 18

CYT Tucson Presents
Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.”
March 15^th – 18th
Pima Community College Center for the Arts
Proscenium Theatre


(Tucson) Following six sold-out performances of last October’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” Christian Youth Theatre returns with Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.”

Step into Alice’s madcap adventures in Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit, races the DoDo Bird, gets tied up with the Tweedles, raps with the bubble-blowing Caterpillar, and beats the Queen of Hearts at her own game.

 

“Alice in Wonderland Jr.” will have six public performances March 15^th – 18th at Pima Community College’s Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre.

CYT Tucson is a local non-profit theater arts organization providing instructional classes and live musical performance opportunities for Tucson youth ages 5-18.

CYT’s past performances have included “Les Miserables” and “Willy Wonka” at the Fox, “Oklahoma” at Pima Community College and “Annie” at Crowder Hall at the University of Arizona.

Artistic directors Jon and Kathy Thuerbach are recent recipients of the Arizona “Making Children’s Lives Better” Award.

The current CYT season will also include “Seussical the Musical.”

Visit cyttucson.org for performance schedules and to purchase tickets.

CYT would like to invite local press to preview rehearsals leading up to opening night on March 15^th.

 

CYT cast members recently appeared on KGUN9’s “Morning Blend” television program and are available for interviews and performances to promote “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” and CYT classes.

For more information on Christian Youth Theater and “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” contact Ray Frieders at 370-4000.

 

 

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Tucson: AUDITIONS - Old Pueblo Playwrights' 21st Annual New Play Festival

 

From: Kelly Hardesty [mailto:kjhardesty101@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 3:14 PM
Subject: OPP website for New Play Festival

 

Old Pueblo Playwrights’ 21st Annual New Play Festival

OPEN  CALL  for  ACTORS

Monday, February 13

5:30 p.m. 

Temple of Music & Art,  Cabaret Theater, upstairs

330 S. Scott Avenue

**  Please bring a one-minute monolog **

Call backs are same night.  Festival actors paid a small stipend.  

Pre-registration encouraged:  Contact Gavin at (520) 297-3317

or email brit4@mindspring.com

find us on facebook:  Old Pueblo Playwrights

www.OldPuebloPlaywrights.org

 

 

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Tucson: Arizona Repertory Theatre presents NECESARY TARGETS by feminist writer Eve Ensler

 

From: UA School of Theatre, Film & Television [mailto:uatheatre@uatheatre.pmailus.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:08 AM
Subject: See Arizona Repertory Theatre's NECESARY TARGETS by feminist writer Eve Ensler

 

 

Arizona Repertory Theatre

Presents

NECESSARY TARGETS

by Eve Ensler

Two American women in war-torn Bosnia – one, a New York City psychiatrist, and the other, a journalist who routinely embeds herself in war and trauma – attempt to help a group of female refugees during the immediate aftermath of the Yugoslavian Civil War. Based on playwright Eve Ensler’s interviews with Bosnian women, this psychological drama protests war and violence against women. Haunting, empowering and unflinching, Necessary Targets explores the passion, humor, pain, and the humanity alive within war's most undeserving victims. Adult themes and violence.

Previews: Feb. 5 at 1:30pm, Feb 6 at 7:30pm

Evenings: Feb. 8-11, 16-18, 24-25 at 7:30pm

Matinees: Feb. 12, 18-19, 26 at 1:30pm

 

 

TICKET PRICES

Regular........................................$28

Senior, Military, UA Employee.....$26

Student........................................$19

Preview........................................$17

 

 

Feb. 5 - 26, 2012

UA's Tornabene Theatre

 

621-1162 or arizona.tix.com

 

 

BONUS: Necessary Targets Lobby Lecture

FREE & Open to the Public!

On Saturday, Feb. 11, from 7pm-7:15pm, there will be a mini-lobby lecture taking place in the courtyard in front of the Tornabene Theatre (weather permitting), or inside the lobby, offered by UA Professor Elizabeth Oglesby from the School of Geography & Development, Center for Latin American Studies. Professor Oglesby's lecture will feature subject matter about war & gender violence in Guatemala, the Guatemalan Truth Commission & how the Bosnian War influenced it as well as many other cases in the world. Lecture time/date subject to change or cancellation.

 

REMINDERS:

Sunday, Feb 12 - Post-Show Discussion - Immediately following performance

Thursday, Feb 16 - Pre-Show Discussion - 6:45pm

(Check sign in the Drama Building lobby for pre-show discussion location).

 

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