Desert Melodies presents "Broadway meets Bandstand"!

 

From: Siskin, Harriet [mailto:Harriet.Siskin@garmin.com]
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 8:32 AM
Subject: Please post on the listserv

 

Desert Melodies presents “Broadway meets Bandstand”! Come to Tony’s New York Italian Deli this Saturday night (June 1) for a fun evening of Broadway tunes and Jukebox favorites! Show starts at 7:00pm with an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner for $9.99! Call for reservations:  747-0070

Amberlee Harrington, Janet Rody and Mark Rosenbaum on vocals; Harriet Siskin on piano and Dave Resto on drums! Hope to see you there!

 

 

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Winding Road presents THE ALTRUISTS by Nicky Silver

 

From: Winding Road [mailto:windingroadte@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:32 AM
Subject: Winding Road presents THE ALTRUISTS by Nicky Silver

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WINDING ROAD THEATER ENSEMBLE

proudly presents the Arizona Premiere of

THE ALTRUISTS

BY NICKY SILVER

AUTHOR OF FAT MEN IN SKIRTS AND THE FOOD CHAIN

June 13-30, 2013

Directed by Christopher Johnson

Preview performance on Thursday, June 13 at 7:30 PM

Opening Night performance on Friday, June 14 at 7:30 PM

Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 PM with Sunday Matinees at 2:00 PM

Performing in The Cabaret at The Temple of Music & Art

330 S Scott Avenue| Tucson, AZ 85701

Preview Tickets: $15 | Regular Tickets: $20 | Discount Tickets: $17*

*Discounts available for Theatre Artists or with Senior / Student / Military ID

To make your reservations now call (520) 401-3626

or to purchase tickets online visit us at windingroadtheater.org

Produced by Special Arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

 

Set during the afternoon of a huge protest, THE ALTRUISTS follows a gun-toting soap opera actress, her homeless and philandering lover, a Social Worker who thinks poor people are tedious and brings home male prostitutes when he needs an extra project, a male prostitute, and a gay woman who can't stop having sex with men because "POLITICALLY! I'M A LESBIAN POLITICALLY! ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?" This group of radical social activists learns the hard way that "firebombs don't grow on trees" in this furiously fast-paced black comedy by Nicky Silver.

 

Directed by Christopher Johnson and featuring Eric Anson, Shanna Brock, Brad Bultman, Dani Dryer and Evan Werner.

 

"Hilarious…the extravagantly amusing Nicky Silver has written one of his most consistent explosions of dark yet good-natured satire…we are carried aloft on the demented joy of [his] hyperarticulate imagination."

—NY Newsday

 

Nicky Silver (Playwright) is the author BEAUTIFUL CHILD, PTERODACTYLS (Oppenheimer Award, Kesselring Award, Drama Desk nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), THE EROS TRILOGY, RAISED IN CAPTIVITY (Drama Desk nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination, Drama-Logue Award), THE FOOD CHAIN (Outer Critics Circle nomination), FAT MEN IN SKIRTS, FIT TO BE TIED, THE MAIDEN'S PRAYER, FREE WILL & WANTON LUST (Helen Hayes Award), MY MARRIAGE TO ERNEST BORGNINE and THE ALTRUISTS, as well as the new book for the Rogers and Hart musical THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE.

 

Christopher Johnson (Direction) is the Artistic Director of Winding Road Theater Ensemble. Directing credits include HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH for The Bastard (Theatre), SPEECH & DEBATE and UNITED for Winding Road and WIT, PERSEPHONE OR SLOW TIME, THE BOOK OF LIZ, MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE, SAY YOU LOVE SATAN, ROBOTS VS. FAKE ROBOTS, KILLER JOE, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, SAVAGE IN LIMBO, BUG and TITUS ANDRONICUS for Etcetera at Live Theatre Workshop where he served as Artistic Director for five seasons. He has previously appeared with Winding Road in UNITED, FIFTH OF JULY, THE LION IN WINTER and ARMOR.

 

Winding Road Theater Ensemble is a group of artists whose mission is to tell dynamic, theatrical stories that illuminate the human condition and celebrate the theater’s power to entertain us, to move us, and to bring us joy. Inspired by the disparate creative journeys that eventually brought us together, WRTE has a special commitment to developing new work by living American playwrights. We fulfill our mission by producing seasons of contemporary and classic works representing diverse styles, themes, and perspectives; and by presenting readings, workshops, and full productions of new plays.

 

www.windingroadtheater.org

 

 

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The Comedy Playhouse summer presentations...

 

 

From: bruceb1786@aol.com [mailto:bruceb1786@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 7:46 PM
Subject: The Comedy Playhouse May 2013 Newsletter

 

The Comedy Playhouse

www.thecomedyplayhouse.com

"Come for the fun of it!"

May 2013

Southern Fried Safecracker

By H. Manley Dana

Continues Through June 22^nd

  Take a Kentucky colonel, a British duke, a detective, a safecracker and a door-to-door omelet pan salesman, mix them up together and what do you get?

  You get a crazy farce by H. Manley Dana. 

  Colonel Reading is expecting his nephew any minute.  His nephew is the Duke of Billsbury and the Colonel has never seen him.  Enter Jack Carter representing Barrett & Cox's Peerless Omelet Tins.  The Colonel mistakes Jack for his nephew, but Jack has caught a glimpse of the Colonel's lovely daughter, Marjorie. Jack decides that it wouldn't hurt if he stayed and got to know Marjorie a little better.

  Suddenly, Herbert, from the Secret Service arrives with news of a murder and burglary.

  Hold on to your hats and join the fun with Comedy Playhouse favorites Frank Solis, Colin Roberts, Callie Hutchinson Paul Hammack and newcomer Jackie Moreno who bring this lively farce to life.

  Southern Fried Safecracker runs through June 22^nd.

  

  Admission to Southern Fried Safecracker is $18, with discounts available. 

  The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1^st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1^st Avenue and Prince Road.  The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking.   Southern Fried Safecracker is appropriate for ages eight and up.

  Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.

   Remember to check the theater listings in Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section and the current edition of the Tucson Weekly for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!

Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com

Email: bruceb1786@aol.com

 

 

Coming in June …

The Fireside Chats with FDR

June 28, 29, 30 and July 4

On March 12, 1933, Franklin Roosevelt took to the airwaves at the height of the banking crisis to talk to the American people.  His goal was to urge the populace to have faith in the banking system and support his New Deal measures.  This was the first in a series of 30 "Fireside Chats."

The "Fireside Chats" covered topics such as the Declaration of War with Japan, the US economic conditions, the Work Relief Program and the progress of the war.  He used a simple and direct conversational style that connected strongly with the American people.  He continued the "chats" until June 12, 1944.

  James Mitchell Gooden has constructed a show based on these "Fireside Chats."  Interwoven with personal anecdotes, he reveals the wit and wisdom of our 32^nd president.  The result is a show filled with history, nostalgia, humor and patriotism, perfect fair for the 4^th of July weekend.

  The Fireside Chats with FDR will run June 28^th to June 30^th and July 4^th at The Comedy Playhouse.  Note that an extra matinee has been added on Thursday July 4^th.

   Performances will be Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoon and Thursday afternoon at 3:00pm.   Admission is $18.00 with discounts available for seniors and students. 

  The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1^st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1^st Avenue and Prince Road.  The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking.   The Fireside Chats with FDR is appropriate for ages eight and up.

  Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.

Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com

Email: bruceb1786@aol.com

Coming in July…

The Comedy Genius

Of Thubway Tham

 

  In 1918, Johnston McCulley created a character for one of his stories.  He would continue to write stories for this character until the 1960s.

  McCulley was a very prolific storyteller.  He wrote hundreds of stories in his career. And, he wrote under many different pennames.  He wrote during the height of the pulp fiction magazines. Pulp fiction magazine stimulated a huge demand for material.

  The character McCulley created was a quite unassuming little man. The character was polite, gracious and pleasant to his friends.  The character was also a pickpocket.  He was known to his friends as Thubway Tham.

  Thubway Tham lived by his own code of ethics.  He only worked in the New York Subways.  He only worked during rush hour.  And, he only picked one pocket a day.  Thubway Tham also spent his life keeping one step ahead of Detective Craddock.

  The Comedy Genius of Thubway Tham features Rebecca Niesen, Drew Kallen and Bruce Bieszki.

  The Comedy Genius of Thubway Tham runs July 5^th through July 13^th.    Admission is $12, with discounts available. 

  The Comedy Playhouse is located at 3620 N. 1^st Avenue at the northeast corner of 1^st Avenue and Prince Road.  The Comedy Playhouse has lit, adjacent parking.   The Comedy Genius of Thubway Tham is appropriate for ages eight and up.

  Call 260-6442 for reservations or e-mail bruceb1786@aol.com.

   Remember to check the theater listings in Thursday's Arizona Daily Star's Caliente section and the current edition of the Tucson Weekly for information about what's playing at The Comedy Playhouse!

Website: www.thecomedyplayhouse.com

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Independent Film Association of Southern Arizona ("IFASA") is compiling a list of Production Assistants

 

From: IFASAList@gmail.com
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:48 PM
Subject: ]-IFASA-[ Production Assistants

 

The Independent Film Association of Southern Arizona  ("IFASA") is compiling a list of Production Assistants who are available to work on independent films in Southern Arizona.

 

If you want to be included on that list, send your name, e-mail address, and phone number to IFASAList@gmail.com  

 

The list of Production Assistants will be made available at IFASA's June meeting.

 

Chris Raboin

IFASA Board Member

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Independent Film Association of Southern Arizona
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Readers needed for 2013 TADA submissions

 

From: Sheldon Metz [mailto:thedrektor@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 6:29 PM
Subject: Readers needed for 2013 TADA submissions

 

 

Dear Theatre (and TADA) People: 

 

On Thursday, May 23, the notice went out to four publications announcing the call for TADA's 2013 Play Script Submissions. Somehow, we were published in several East Coast theatre publications down to Florida. Two of this year's finalists came from New York, one from PA, and one from Florida. All of this year's writers have been produced and/or published. 

 

To date, we have 25 submissions. More are coming. Cut off this year is September 1, in our hands. 

 

Last year, we needed 11 people to read 52 scripts. That was narrowed down to nine finalists, read by three different people.  They narrowed it further to the top four. The first was read in May, at the Hotel Congress. We have three more; one each, in June, July and August. At least one of these will be produced next season by TADA!. 

 

One problem in 2012 was not all of the volunteer readers did their job and therefore, put a burden on others at the last minute. Another was the we waited until the deadline date before doling them out, delaying the process.  

 

This year, we'd like to have 10 people to whom I can distribute scripts as the arrive. We need volunteers who know how to evaluate a script as to: relevancy, interest, well-written, size of cast, running time, possible production problems (multi or elaborate sets, extraordinary tech, costume needs, etc.). 

 

We have a form that readers use. It is being redone to make it even simpler. Every line item gets a number 1-10. No writing needed until personal notes at the bottom. The only thing we ask is, if you're submitting a script this year, you're welcome to do so, but please don't volunteer. 

 

I've glanced at the submissions this year. The quality of the writers has improved greatly. If you enjoy reading scripts; if you'd like to see what kinds of plays are being written; if you're looking for a play to Direct, Perform in, Produce, Design,or just see, this is a great opportunity. If you're traveling or on vacation, it'll give you something to do on the back porch, swatting at mosquitoes and drinking a... whatever, this might be for you. 

 

We could use your help. With everyone's help, the Tucson Theatre Community can and will be on the map. 

 

Please let me know ASAP. 

 

              Sheldon Metz

       Director-Set Designer-"Go To Guy"

Artistic Director- Tucson Alliance of Dramatic Artists

   "Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal...or is it?"

            theDrektor@gmail.com

    http://www.thedrektor.com

 

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"FAST & FURIOUS 6" AT HIGHER RPM

By ChuckGraham@TucsonStage.com

 

Yes, it is true. Defying not only all the odds but also all the meaningful laws of physics that pertain to automobiles, “Fast & Furious 6” actually is the most entertaining entry in this long-running high octane collection.

Justin Lin, who took over directing the series with “Tokyo Drift” way back in 2006 keeps coming up with new ways to crank up the intensity. He also knows how to continue plumbing the psychological depths of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker playing those lead-foot pals of internal combustion intrigue, Dom Toretto and Brian O’Conner.

Not to mention, pulling the right strings so granite-faced Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson can act tough instead of act ridiculous. When it comes to earning big box office never underestimate the market value of Justin Lin’s directorial skills.

Yes…there is a strong element of the same endearing qualities we love in those Road Runner cartoons with Wile E. Coyote.

But who can resist the rumble of powerful engines enhanced by modern theater sound, the feeling of speed edited right into one incredible car crash after another. There’s lots of side-by-side careening up and down narrow mountain roads, as well.

Sure there is a plot, but…well.

First we find Dom retired and living quite comfortably in the shabby Mediterranean  elegance of the Canary Islands, while Brian is happily becoming a responsible father in Los Angeles.

A quick shift takes us to the European  problems of CIA uberagent Luke Hobbs (Johnson), finding him in need of some world class back-up – as in Dom and Brian with their specialist pals Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges), Han (Sung Kang) and Gisele (Gal Gadot).

It does take a little while and several totally amazing automotive antics to get everyone on the same intoxicating lap of energized adrenalin; but once they are the race is on.

Nothing to do but sit down, strap in and shut up. Let these professionals take over the driving so you can enjoy the ride.

"STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS" IS LIVING LARGE

By ChuckGraham@TucsonStage.com

 

The best news about the briskly energizing “Star Trek Into Darkness” is that director J.J. Abrams will be injecting his own testosterone-driven visuals into reviving the “Star Wars” series in 2015. Abrams’ proven feel for creating battle scenes in outer space is several layers of hyperspace beyond George Lucas.

Abrams has done it twice with “Star Trek.” His 2009 “Star Trek” reboot proved a new generation of imaginative youngsters still wanted to go where no one else has gone before on the big screen. See the IMAX version of “Star Trek Into Darkness” and the screen is even bigger – so is the sound.

Back on the flight deck of the Starship Enterprise are the youthfully obstreperous Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and the inscrutably logical Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto), along with the rest of the 2009 crew giving more depth to their characters for this mission.

Lt. Uhura (Zoe Saldana) becomes braver in expressing her un-logical affection for Spock; inventive engineer Scotty (Simon Pegg) has some terrific one-liners; Bones (Karl Urban) the ship’s medical officer reaches greater levels of frustration; precocious Chekov (Anton Yelchin) has added some bravado to his intelligence; Lt. Sulu (John Cho) finally has a chance to sit in the captain’s chair and fly the ship.

The plot is filled with delicious moral dilemmas and a number of genuine cliffhangers whose resolution leads to even bigger cliffhangers. That legendary “Star Trek” balance of action and humanism is kept center stage.

But that’s just the plot. The real emotional connection is in the battle scenes conceived on such a vast scale they could only occur in the limitless reaches of galactic space. They are never  boring and, somehow, never feel repetitious.

Truly, if you need to do a little extra financial planning to get a couple of tickets for an IMAX screening, do it. You and your companion will be glad you did.

MANY SHADES TO "THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST"

By Chuck Graham, TucsonStage.com

 

Philosophical dilemmas grow thicker than hidden agendas in the fascinating interplay of family loyalties and political objectives in Mira Nair’s thought-provoking “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” now playing at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.

Always pursuing some obliquely aimed objective,  this time Nair (“Monsoon Wedding,” Mississippi Masala”) wants to sort out the various allegiances forced into play by the World Trade Center attack of 9/11 and America’s subsequent military adventures in the Middle East.

Her display of tangled strategies propelled by Pakistan’s eye-for-an-eye demand for vengeance become a fascinating emotional pallet – made terrifying by knowing our country’s own military might has been subdued by such Lilliputian forces.

“If this is what it’s like in Lahore, Pakistan, the country’s capitol and most modern (we assume) city, just imagine the hopeless cloud of misunderstanding that befogs U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq,” is the thought that will keep running through your head.

Nair, as always, tells her story through the faces of friends and family. The film is based on the acclaimed 2007 novel by Mohsin Hamid, which details how Changez an exceptionally bright young Pakistani man who parlays his Ivy League scholarship education into a blazing hot Wall Street career becomes a Muslim extremist after the World Trade Center is attacked in 2001.

Almond-eyed Riz Ahmed plays Changez with astounding confidence, creating a convincing portrayal of a stone-hard finance consultant in a foreign land who actually seems surprised he can give up so much foreign success in order to be proud of his own people, especially his family.

The foil in this piece is Bobby (Liev Schreiber), an American journalist working in Lahore, who is also connected to the CIA. Initially Bobby is at a student café interviewing Changez about his life in the US as a precocious Wall Street genius.

In flashback scenes we see how the high-gloss Manhattan life of Changez abruptly changes after 9/11. He gets harassed at customs, abused by strangers who call him “Osama,” feels suspicion even in his own company.

Gradually the film’s focus changes and becomes a cat-and-mouse conversation between the two men, each admiring the other but also needing to protect their own political interests and personal safety.

"ANGEL'S SHARE" HAS THE LAST LAUGH

By Chuck Graham, TucsonStage.com

 

Generally, we all like to think that each of us has one special gift which, if we discovered what it is, would make us rich and famous. Or at least famous.

For some it might be recording a song that becomes a rock ’n’ roll classic. For others it could be discovering a scientific link responsible for the evolution of hamsters…..well, you get the idea.

British filmmaker Ken Loach imagines a layabout lad as good natured as he is lacking in curiosity in “The Angel’s Share,” now playing at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.

This contemporary dash-about-the-Scottish-countryside ends up at a prestigious whiskey distillery where Robbie (Paul Brannigan) discovers he has a natural instinct for sniffing out the subtle differences in fine whiskeys.

Given his lower class lifestyle and education, is there any way he can attain the position for which this particular talent for giving winners the nose will be useful? Well, maybe not directly.

Not even indirectly but the 76-year-old Loach, long noted for his socialist leanings, does make the most of laughing at such an unforgiving  society.

Actually the plot is not the point here. More important is the spirit of these somewhat scruffy folk who have no patience with such a rigid class system. They want change and they want it now.

But first, the movie -- filled with English subtitles (thank goodness) because the accents of these boys-in-burlap are so very thick.

Petulant Robbie, always in trouble with the law, loses his temper once too often in a street brawl, seriously injuring his opponent and going to serious jail, albeit still as an adolescent. Miraculously he is sentenced to 300 hours of community service.

The amply proportioned social worker Harry (an endearing John Henshaw) is in charge of several lads just like Robbie. Patiently the weary Harry leads his batch of bad boys through several projects painting a church, picking up trash and the like.

To help ease the boredom with his job as a social worker, Harry also takes his groups on field trips from time to time. A favorite stop is one of the Scottish highlands’ top whiskey distilleries.

During the tour and in a somewhat patronizing manner, Robbie is asked to sniff a sample of the contents in a barrel being prepared for market. To everyone’s surprise, including his own, Robbie instinctively identifies the most important qualities in this particular barrel of precious liqueur.

Now, Robbie may not know anything about Scotch but he does know an opportunity when he sees one.

The rest of “The Angel’s Share” is a delightful caper about bright if uneducated teens poking holes in the stuffed shirts of arrogant connoisseurs who may have deep pockets but don’t have much nose for Scotland’s bottled treasure.

“The Angel’s Share” won last year’s Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, for its magical tale both gritty and heartwarming. Who could resist drinking a toast right now to such a potent blend.

TOP OF THE LINE: "FAST & FURIOUS 6"

By Chuck Graham, TucsonStage.com

 

Yes, it is true. Defying not only all the odds but also all the meaningful laws of physics that pertain to automobiles, “Fast & Furious 6” actually is the most entertaining entry in this long-running high octane collection.

Justin Lin, who took over directing the series with “Tokyo Drift” way back in 2006 keeps coming up with new ways to crank up the intensity. He also knows how to continue plumbing the psychological depths of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker playing those lead-foot pals of internal combustion intrigue, Dom Toretto and Brian O’Conner.

Not to mention, pulling the right strings so granite-faced Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson can act tough instead of act ridiculous. When it comes to earning big box office never underestimate the market value of Justin Lin’s directorial skills.

Yes…there is a strong element of the same endearing qualities we love in those Road Runner cartoons with Wile E. Coyote.

But who can resist the rumble of powerful engines enhanced by modern theater sound, the feeling of speed edited right into one incredible car crash after another. There’s lots of side-by-side careening up and down narrow mountain roads, as well.

Sure there is a plot, but…well.

First we find Dom retired and living quite comfortably in the shabby Mediterranean  elegance of the Canary Islands, while Brian is happily becoming a responsible father in Los Angeles.

A quick shift takes us to the European  problems of CIA uberagent Luke Hobbs (Johnson), finding him in need of some world class back-up – as in Dom and Brian with their specialist pals Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges), Han (Sung Kang) and Gisele (Gal Gadot).

It does take a little while and several totally amazing automotive antics to get everyone on the same intoxicating lap of energized adrenalin; but once they are the race is on.

Nothing to do but sit down, strap in and shut up. Let these professionals take over the driving so you can enjoy the ride.

Troubadour Theatre Summer Camp Memorial Day Weekend Sale!

 

From: Troubadour Theatre [mailto:troubadourtheatre@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:48 AM
Subject: Troubadour Theatre Summer Camp Memorial Day Weekend Sale!

 

 

 Big Memorial Day Weekend Sale happening now through Memorial Day!

 

Sign up for a Troubadour Theatre summer camp this weekend, and save big!

 

Here's the discounts we're offering for each camp:

First Spotlight: Young Actors Camp Ages 5-11 June 3-4  $115 (originally $215, $100 off)

Rock, Roll, Repeat! Rock n Roll Camp Ages 12-18 June 3-4 $120 (originally $195, $75 off)

Broadway Bound: Musical Theatre Camp Ages 8-17 June 14-28 $245 (originally $295, $50 off)

Antic Arts: Comedy Theatre Camp Ages 11-17 July 8-19 $245 (originally $295, $50 off)

 

This camp be used in addition to the returning camper discount, so returning campers get an extra $50 off of these prices for up to $150 off!  

 

The sale if you register online goes now through 5/28 12:00 AM, or through mail if postmarked by 5/28.  These sale prices can be viewed on the online registration page, which has a link on our website.  Register now! http://www.troubadourtheatre.com

 

Also, please like us on Facebook to get camp updates, photos, offers, and more!  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Troubadour-Theatre/178708482183506

 

Hope to see you this summer!

 

 

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Casting Call, film called Porcelain

REPLY TO: bonesawent@gmail.com 

Posted: 2013-05-24, 12:28PM MST

LOOKIN FOR A CAST FOR FEATURE FILM (Tucson)

 

A film called Porcelain, a horror film. we’re shooting from July 15th to 19th, we also need help with props. this is my first film. So if you’re interested I need male characters from 20 to 40 all race and looks... my name is Dean email me and I’ll give you more info.

• Location: Tucson
• Compensation: debatable
• 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.

Posting ID: 3826712314

Posted: 2013-05-24, 12:28PM MST

Updated: 2013-05-24, 12:28PM MST

 

 

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Casting Call, Horror movie - paid

Reply bjfqs-3826809470@job.craigslist.org 

Posted: 2013-05-24, 1:11PM MST

 Actors Wanted for upcoming Movie!! (Mount Lemmon)

Hi I am looking for 3 Males, and 1 Female For my upcoming movie ,It will Be filmed in December. It is Going to be a Horror movie.
It will be filmed on Mt. Lemmon If you are interested please contact me.
(520)358-5729
Thank You

Males: Ages 18-21
Female:Ages18-21

Please Contact bjfqs-3826809470@job.craigslist.org  if you are interested in filling a position. And for more info.
Thanks
(520)358-5729

·         Location: Mount Lemmon

·         Compensation: $100 a day

·         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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Beowulf Alley Theatre 2013-2014 Season

 

 

From: Beowulf Alley Theatre Company
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 5:17 PM
Subject: Announcing our 2013-2014 Season

 

 

Beowulf Alley Theatre

http://www.beowulfalley.org/

Announcing the 2013-2014 Season

September 6th through the 22nd

Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief

by Paula Vogel

AND

MacBeth's Knife

by William Shakespeare

directed by Nicole Scott and Michael Fenlason, by special arrangement with Dramatist Publishing Service

October 4th through the 20th

The Little Dog Laughed

by Douglas Carter Beane

directed by Winding Road Theatre Ensemble's Christopher Johnson and Susan Arnold, by special arrangement with Dramatist Publishing Service

November 8th through the 24th

Savage Bond

by Steve Holiday (the 2012 Arizona Playwright Award winner)

directed by Arizona Theatre Company's Katherine Monberg

January 3rd through the 20th

Mallard and Mack

a musical comedy by Mark Litton, Michael Fenlason and Julie Peterson,

directed by Michael Fenlason

January 31st through February 16th

The Trickster of Seville

adapted from Don Juan and the Stone Guest by Tirso de Molina

directed by Josh Parra, special set design by Melo Dominguez

March 14th through the 30th

Tartuffe

by Moliere,

directed by Ann Wilcy

April 4th through the 20th

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

by Rajiv Joseph

directed by Borderlands Theatre's Eva Tessler, by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service

 

There's free parking across the street behind the Chicago Music Store! And twelve new restaurants downtown. Drop us an email and we'll give you good suggestions for dining!

 

What an exciting year we have in store for you! I'm thrilled to be working with community partners like Christopher Johnson from Winding Road, Katherine Monberg from Arizona Theatre Company, and Eva Tessler from Borderlands Theatre. For more information about the plays themselves, please click on the map to Beowulf left. For more information call 520-882-0555 or email me personally at theatre@beowulfalley.org. For tickets click http://www.beowulfalley.org/html/tickets.html

--Michael Fenlason

 

Thank you from all of us at Beowulf Alley Theatre

 

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Audition, 2013-2014 season, Great American Playhouse

 

From: Nancy La Viola [mailto:punkin13@cox.net]
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 3:13 PM
Subject: Audition Notice for the Great American Playhouse

 

     The Great American Playhouse

 

Is holding auditions for its inaugural production- “Pistol Pete, The World’s Greatest Cowboy!” and its upcoming 2013-2014 season.

 

Auditions are being held THIS Saturday, May 25, with callbacks on Sunday, May 26.

Both days, we’ll be seeing actors from 1-5pm.

 

Please prepare 32 measures of a song, uptempo and preferably from the Musical Theatre Songbook (other music genres are acceptable). Bring sheet music, an accompanist is provided for you.

If you are invited to callbacks, you will read from the script and will be asked to learn a simple dance routine.

 

Our audition location has changed:

 

Auditions and callbacks will be held at

Golder Ranch Fire District Station #377

355 E. Linda Vista Blvd.

Oro Valley, AZ 85737

 

The station is just west of the light at Oracle/Linda Vista

 

Rehearsals begin Mid-July. “Pistol Pete” opens August 22 and runs thru November 16.

 

All actors will be paid.

 

Please email info@gaplayhouse.com if you have any questions.

 

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Tucson Alliance of Dramatic Artists (TADA!) presents STAGED THEATRICAL READINGS, Admission is Free

 

From: Sheldon Metz [mailto:thedrektor@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 4:12 PM

 

PRESS RELEASE: May 23, 2013                                          

 

May 23, 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                 FOR INFORMATION:

For Immediate Release:                                                                                                                                                        Contact; Sheldon Metz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        520-722-9553 or 310-367-5640

 

Tucson Alliance of Dramatic Artists (TADA!) CONTINUES TO PRESENT  2012 CONTEST WINNERS THROUGH STAGED THEATRICAL READINGS

 

In 2012, the new Tucson Alliance of Dramatic Artists, known as TADA!, presented a challenge to writers, nationwide. Submit a new play, never-produced, script; something every theatre hasn’t produced at some time or other. The criteria was that the play had to be relevant. That could mean socially, historically, politically or religiously; just relevant.

 

Through the course of the year, 52 scripts were submitted, from Maine to Hawaii. Some were humorous some were serious, but they were all apropos. They were subjected to study by some of Tucson’s best writers, directors and actors. The final four were selected. 

 

The June show, Eighteen Fourteen, will be on Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m.

The July show, Emmett, Down in My Heart, is Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m.

August's show, Love Conquers is Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m.

 

 

The Christian Way, written by Kris Bauske and directed by John Vornholt, was presented to an enthusiastic audience at the Hotel Congress on Thursday, May 16, the first of the four finalists,. The audience gave their opinions and an interesting talk-back was held. Performers included: Denise Blum, Bree Boyd-Martin, Saralyn Cano, Lillian Delamere, David Sewell and Jared Stokes.

 

The next reading will be held on Thursday, June 20 at the Hotel Congress. That play is Eight Fourteen, written by Hal Corley Jr. and directed by Esther Alamazon. Actors include: Nicholas A. Filip, Brittney L. Vega, Natalia Alvarado, Armen Sarrafian, Mike Saxon, Paul Barby, Cindy Blue, Angelica Rodenbeck and  Meagan Jones.

 

Having had a serious breakdown after 9-11, New York City-dweller Henry moves with his wife to Mount Morris, NJ, Henry’s childhood home, seeking solace in the suburbs. Then the great blackout of August 14, 2003 occurs trapping Susannah in NYC and the jobless Henry at home. Eight Fourteen, with deft wit and great insight, examines both the fear engendered by 9-11 and the quiet desperation of men forced out of work by a bad economy.

On July 18, TADA! will present a reading of Emmett, Down in My Heart, written by Clare Coss and directed by Sheldon Metz. Based upon a true event in our history, this incident is the catalyst that made Rosa Parks refuse to move to the back of the bus.   

In Emmett, Down in My Heart, two women characters, Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley and a white teacher, Roanne Taylor, frame the 1955 kidnap, torture, murder of 14-year old Emmett Till in the Mississippi Delta. Roanne is haunted by her silence and confronts her need to take responsibility and speak. Mamie Till-Mobley, through outrage and grief, is transformed from a private citizen to an activist for justice. Her insistence on an open casket sparked the modern civil rights movement.Three months later in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks said Emmett Till was on her mind when she refused to move to the back of the bus. This reading stars T. Loving, Elizabeth (Carley) Preston, Je Moore, Joan O’Dwyer and Jared Stokes. 

 

The quartet of finalists is complete with the August reading of Love Conquers, written by Sharon Talbot and directed by Vince Flynn.The reading stars: Roxanne Harley, Tony Ekstat, Sydney Flynn, Robyn Austin, Scott Berg and Mark Klugheit.

It’s New York, 1990.  With a dead husband who gave her AIDS on purpose managing her life, and disease eating her up, 50-year-old Diane’s got a choice: cling to the Vodka bottle or allow Richie to shove her towards health.  In this whimsical comedy based on a ditzy woman who made it through the system, Love Conquersfinds drollery in a dread disease.  Diane thrives in New York today, her sense of humor intact. 

Where: All performances are in The Hotel Congress’ Copper Hall

The June show, Eighteen Fourteen, will be on Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m.

The July show, Emmett, Down in My Heart, is Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m.

August's show, Love Conquers is Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m.

 

Tickets: Admission is Free for all shows. Donations are excepted

Dinner is available at the Cup Cafe.

 

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