UofA BFA Acting, BFA Musical Theatre - AUDITIONS/Applications

UA students and prospective students…

 

Audition Dates and Locations for 2016

 

On-site auditions

 

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Saturday, February 27, 2016

 

             University of Arizona Campus

                Drama Building Room 125

                            10am-5pm

 

More info: http://tftv.arizona.edu/students/admissions/bfa_acting_mustheatre/audition_information

And: http://tftv.arizona.edu/students/admissions/bfa_acting_mustheatre

 

 

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BENNETT THEATRELAB & CONSERVATORY - Winter Session enrolling now

 

From: Philip G. Bennett [mailto:philipgbennett@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 11:03 AM
Subject: Please Post...

 

 

BENNETT THEATRELAB & CONSERVATORY "A place for growth of body, mind and Soul."

www.TheatreLabConservatory.com  -  520-207-8948 or 520-468-1664

 

Start the New Year by doing something Exciting!

 

You are invited to a Free Audit at The TheatreLab & Conservatory. Actors, Singers, Theatre Directors Teachers, and Audience Members are welcome to find out about the Stanislavsky' Technique of Physical Actions, the creative process we use at TheatreLab Company and teach in our studio.  You can participate or observe. Join us for a fun, to get your New Year off to a great artistic start.

 

Winter Session - January 9 through February 22, 2016

 

Classes taught by Artistic Director, Philip G. Bennett, internationally recognized master teacher of the Stanislavsky System and Co-Author of Experiencing Stanislavsky Today, Rutledge Publishers, London.

 

RSVP:  philipgbennett@yahoo.com  CALL:  520-207-8948 – 520-468-1664

 

Classes are held at:

The Historic Y  -  738 N. 5^th Avenue/300 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85705                               

     

Introducing the new Ensemble Rehearsal Performance Class for Advanced Students

Physical Embodiment – In-depth Character Transformation – Play Production

Imagine beginning a rehearsal process with Improvisation on Physical Actions, working on the actor's body and then diving into developing a character and working creatively on the play through Active Analysis with Physical Actions. This Winter Session we're bringing study in Stanislavsky Essentials and Scene Study together in total immersion. Make deep connections and hone your acting skills. 

 

Winter Session - January 9 through February 22, 2016

Technique 1 – Psychophysical Improvisation, Scene Study, Voice and Speech:  Saturdays 12-3 PM
Technique 2 & 3  combined – Rehearsal and Performance Ensemble: Mondays 6:30 – 9:30 PM

Classical Technique 1 through 3 – Shakespeare and the Greeks (Neuro-linguistic Approach of the Royal Shakespeare Company)  Sundays 5:30 – 8:30 PM  

Find out more at www.TheatreLabConservatory.com and on Facebook.

Email us with your questions at philipgbennett@yahoo.com

 

 

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Mister Bing's Cabaret Experience

 

From: Acacia [mailto:albert@acaciatucson.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 2:19 PM
Subject: Mister Bing, Sunday!

 

 

Acacia presents

Mister Bing's Cabaret Experience

this Sunday, JANUARY 3rd
Dinner and a show just $60 per person

$25 cover in the lounge

Limited seating, Reserve Now! 

 

More info: http://goo.gl/8Sx8hm

 

  Acacia / acaciatucson.com / 520.232.0101

Acacia | 3001 E. Skyline Drive #133 | Gallery Row | Tucson | AZ | 85718

 

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Mister Bing's Cabaret Experience

 

 

Mister Bing's Cabaret Experience

this Sunday, JANUARY 3rd
Dinner and a show just $60 per person

$25 cover in the lounge

Limited seating, Reserve Now! 

 

 

 

 

Prix Fixe Menu

One

Please choose one

Arugula, pickled butternut squash, shaved fennel, chevre,

americona almonds pomegranate vinaigrette

Or

Three onion soup gratinée

Two

Please choose one

Breast of chicken filled with roasted tomato, mushroom duxelles, bel paese cheese, Risotto Romano, braised spinach, baby broccoli

Or

Sous Vide hanger steak, sauce charone,

Yukon and celeriac gratin, grilled asparagus, olive oil poached plum tomato

Or

Pasta Primavera

fresh tagliatelle, zucchini, caramelized onion, portabellini, roasted peppers, baby broccoli, artichoke, fresh herbs, reggiano parmigiana

Three

Please choose one

Tiramisu

Espresso soaked lady fingers, sweetened mascarpone, cocoa

Or

Trio of Gelato, chocolate pirouette, vanilla, salted caramel, pistachio

 

 

  Acacia / acaciatucson.com / 520.232.0101

Acacia | 3001 E. Skyline Drive #133 | Gallery Row | Tucson | AZ | 85718

 

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The Rogue Theatre presents BY THE BOG OF CATS (Free Open Talk on Jan 2)

 

From: The Rogue Theatre [mailto:rogue@theroguetheatre.org]
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 5:02 AM
Subject: Join us for an Open Talk about The Rogue's BY THE BOG OF CATS

 

This Saturday January 2nd!

The Rogue Theatre

300 East University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ - 520-551-2053 www.TheRogueTheatre.org

SEASON SPONSOR: DAVID S. LEWIS, in memoriam

 

 

Join us on 

Saturday, January 2, 2016

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

or

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

 

Free Open Talk

 

Unearthing Ireland

 

Dramaturg Holly Griffith and Director Joseph McGrath will provide a plot summary and share research about Marina Carr and her play, By the Bog of Cats.
The two will discuss influences on Carr's mysterious play, including Greek and Celtic mythology, the bog landscape, and Irish Traveller culture.

  

  

January 7-24, 2016

    

The prophetic tale of Hester Swane, an Irish Traveller, who attempts to come to terms with a lifetime of abandonment.

 

Directed by Joseph McGrath 

Musical Direction by Jake Sorgen

 

Production Sponsors: 

Larry Boutis & Barbara Martinsons 

  

Buy tickets online at www.TheRogueTheatre.org 

 or call 520-551-2053 

  

Featuring Esther Almazan, Matt Bowdren, Larisa Cota, Connor Foster, Patty Gallagher, Marissa Garcia, Holly Griffith, David Greenwood, Griffin Johnston, Ryan Parker Knox. Cynthia Meier, Roger Owen, and violinist Samantha Bounkeua  

 

 

 

 

3-Play Season Ticket Packages

are now on sale!

See all three remaining 2015-16 Rogue Plays

(By the Bog of Cats, August Strindberg's Miss Julie and Thornton Wilder's The Bridge of San Luis Rey) 

from the best seats in the house for 

just $99

See The Rogue's on-line box office for more details.

 

 

 

 

 

And coming soon . . .

 

Naomi Wallace's 

WAR BOYS 

 

Sunday, January 31, 2016

2:00 p.m.  

 
A staged reading of Naomi Wallace's challenging play about    three young Texan men who have hired themselves out to catch "wetbacks" for $10 a head.

Directed by Matt Bowdren

 

Tickets are only $15 and

are available  online or at the Rogue box office
520-551-2053 

 

 

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Gaslight: The Music of the Blues Brothers. 1/18/16 at 3 PM & 7 PM

The Music of The Blues Brothers!

January 18th

The Band is back together for a MLK Day Concert!

3PM - Just added!

7PM - only 10 tables left!

Charlie Hall and Mike Yarema Star in one of the most popular concerts on the Gaslight stage. This concert, with the incredible Bad News Blues Band as the heart and soul of the review, this is an experience that will have you dancing in your seat!

CALL NOW !

520-886-9428

 

UPCOMING CONCERTS

Click here to see more info.

Valli Fever- Monday, January 11, 2016 at 7pm

The Music of The Blues Brothers- Monday, January 18, 2016 at 7:00pm

Lisa Otey and The Desert Divas- Motown - Monday, January 25, 2016 at 7:00pm

A Tribute to The Monkees- 2/1/16 at 7pm

Katherine Byrnes- Joplin- 2/8/16 at 7pm

The Ackermanns- 2/15/16 at 7pm

Armen Dirtadian- 2/22/16 at 7pm

Take it Easy- 2/29/16 at 7pm

You've Got a Friend- 3/7/16 at 7pm

The Socials- 3/14/16 at 7pm

 

 

 

The Gaslight is available for meetings , presentations and special events.

For more information contact Becky by emailing her here.

 

 

2015 Mac Awards

Kathy Allen continues the Arizona Star tradition, naming the best of Tucson theatre with the 15 annual Mac Awards.

 

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners. 

 

Read about them here: http://goo.gl/0E9yVx

 

 

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NYE AT THE FLYCACTHER

 

Ring in the New Year at Flycatchers' Winter in Wonderland Party !  Featuring   TOM HEAVY AND THE PARTY MAKERS  ( a more rocking, more partying Tom Petty alter ego )   MASTADONNA ( madonna's metal band). Its Indoor and outdoor Admission is only $5   midnight toast

 

Tucson Solo Theater Festival

 

Five shows, six days, hit plays for one actor.

 

Festival opens Tuesday, December 29, 2015

All performances at: Cabaret Theater, Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Avenue,

downtown Tucson, 85701.

See map below.

 

2 shows for the price of one on December 29th only! Every ticket buyer on our opening day gets a coupon at the door good for an additional show of their choice on the same day. Good for full price and student/low income tickets, too!

 

 

Tickets and info: http://www.tucsonsolotheaterfestival.com/

 

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Audition Technique Course at The Studio for Actors

 

From: The Studio for Actors [mailto:acting-courses@the-studio-for-actors.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 7:52 AM
Subject: Announcement: Audition Technique Course at The Studio for Actors

 

Audition Technique

Script Breakdown

This is the foundation course for learning the important building blocks to great performance.  You'll learn how to break down the script, how to analyze the character, how to play him/her, and most importantly how to mark the script in order to give a really great audition.  Throughout the course, you'll have two or three auditions, and you'll be given lots of information about how to handle the important few minutes before each audition.  This course is not just about auditioning - it's also a great acting class.

6 consecutive Monday nights
6:30pm-8:30pm
Start on any Monday (but you should call first to sign up).
$50 per week

Call Anna Risley at (520) 881-2363 for more information or to sign up.

Don't worry if you have to miss one or even two classes during the series of six. We can easily book a private make-up session outside of the evening class, scheduled Monday through Saturday at 12:00 or 1:00.  This course can also be taken as a series of private sessions, offered during the daytime, evenings, or on Saturdays, usually taken one session per week.

Also being offered:
Comedy Improv
Radio/TV Voiceover Seminar

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 http://www.the-studio-for-actors.com , or call her at (520) 881-2363 to sign up.

 

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January 2016 Radio/TV Voiceover Seminar at The Studio for Actors

 

From: The Studio for Actors [mailto:acting-courses@the-studio-for-actors.com]
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 1:06 AM
Subject: Announcement: January 2016 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:

• Saturday January 2, 1:00pm-2:30pm
  - OR -
• Thursday January 7, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday January 9, 1:00pm-2:30pm
  - OR -
• Thursday January 14, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday January 16, 1:00pm-2:30pm
  - OR -
• Thursday January 21, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday January 23, 1:00pm-2:30pm
  - OR -
• Thursday January 28, 6:30pm-8:00pm
  - OR -
• Saturday January 30, 1:00pm-2:30pm

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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2015 Holiday Discount on Comedy Improv at The Studio for Actors

 

From: The Studio for Actors [mailto:acting-courses@the-studio-for-actors.com]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 11:23 PM
Subject: Announcement: 2015 Holiday Discount on Comedy Improv at The Studio for Actors

 

There is a holiday gift waiting for you at The Studio for Actors.

This holiday season from late November through all of December up until January 31, 2016, you can take four Comedy Improv classes for either $30 per week as you come, or $100 up front for all four classes. The classes are set at $40 per week or $160 for the course, so this is a wonderful holiday discount.

The classes are on Wednesday evenings 6:30pm-8:00pm, four Wednesday evenings in a row. You can begin your four evenings on any Wednesday night, up through January 6, 2016. If you have to miss a class during the series, you can just do a make-up at the end of the four weeks.

If you need any information on this really really fun class, just visit the web site at Comedy Improvisation or call (520) 881-2363, and have the very best holidays ever.

These classes are taught by Anna Risley, a former Saturday Night Live full castmember.

Also being offered at The Studio for Actors:
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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Holidays with the Comedy Playhouse

 

From: The Comedy Playhouse <thecomedyplayhouse@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 2:56 PM
Subject: Playhouse Newsletter December 2015

 

 

Holidays with the Comedy Playhouse

Join the Comedy Playhouse for your holiday celebration!  Christmas Blues at Fat Freddy's Diner will continue to play through December 27, 2015 (excluding Christmas Day).  Call 520-270-9310 to make your reservations.  Bring a group of 10 friends and get a discount on tickets! 
 

 

Comedy Playhouse Winter Drama Camp

James M. Gooden and Jodi Darling will present a winter drama camp for grades 5 through 8 at The Comedy Playhouse.  The campers will rehearse and perform a musical written just for them! 

Who:  Any person in grades 5-8
What: Galaxy Masters; a musical about Space Cadets who must battle the Evil Menace to save the Galaxy
When:  December 21, 22, 23 & 28, 29, 30
Time:  1:00 to 4:00 PM
Where:  The Comedy Playhouse (3620 N. 1st Avenue)
Cost:  $175.00

The performance will take place on December 30, 2015 at 5:00 PM. 
Call Jodi at 520-370-7415 or James at 520-260-7131 to reserve a space. 

 

The Comedy Playhouse

3620 N. 1st Ave

Tucson, Az 85719

 

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Desert Diva tickets make great stocking stuffers!

 

 

LISA OTEY and the DESERT DIVAS: MOTOWN!
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 3 & 7pm
GASLIGHT THEATRE 

 

 

LISA OTEY and the DESERT DIVAS
MONDAYS at the GASLIGHT THEATRE!

JAN. 25, 3 & 7PM: MOTOWN!
MARCH 21, 7PM: FABULOUS '50s!
JUNE 13 & SEPT. 12, 7PM: HONKY TONK DIVAS
JULY 25: SUMMER OF LOVE- the '60s!

Hi everyone,

So many Diva shows to choose from! We are thrilled that the Gaslight has invited us to return again and again, thanks to all of you. We have some special guest Divas joining us for some of these shows. On Jan. 25, Amber Norgaard will be with us, as well as the young Jalen Wills, and, on March 21, Mitzi Cowell will join our Fabulous '50s show. Fun, fun, fun! Our 7pm Motown show on Jan. 25 is filling up, so we added a 3pm show. Get your tickets now! $20 with discounts for groups of 20 or more. Call the box office, 886.9428, for more details. The Gaslight Theatre is located at 7010 E. Broadway.

But wait, there's more! Diane Van Deurzen and I have been invited to continue on Sunday nights through December at Hacienda del Sol, from 6-9pm on the heated Terraza. Please join us for some holiday cheer on the Terraza on Sun., Dec. 20 and 27, from 6-9pm at the beautiful Hacienda del Sol (5501 N. Hacienda del Sol Rd.) For reservations, call 529.3500.

Our Z Mansion series continues Mon., Jan. 11 at 7pm with Diane's and my tribute to Harold Arlen. Best known for his songs in "Wizard of Oz", he also has a tremendous repertoire of songs that have become jazz standards ("Come Rain or Come Shine", "Let's Fall in Love", and "Blues in the Night"). We'll tell stories of his life and collaborations and sing many of his best-loved songs. Tickets for this and all Z Mansion series concerts are $15 and are available online, www.lisaotey.com, or make your reservation by email or phone, 370.5912, and we'll save your seats! All seats are reserved. The Z Mansion is located at 288 N. Church.

See you there!
-Lisa
www.lisaotey.com
www.facebook.com/dianeandlisa

 

 

AUDITION: Areté Theatre Forge and Sheworxx auditions for The Theory of Hearing

 

From: Pam Burris [mailto:pamwriter8@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 7:36 PM
Subject: For immediate announcement: Theatre Audition

 

Audition Notice

Areté Theatre Forge and Sheworxx is holding auditions for

The Theory of Hearing

By Klara Wojtkowska, sheworxx playwright and director

Weaving together the experiences of a traumatized Iraq war veteran, a woman struggling to cure her Lupus and Ludwig Von Beethoven, A Theory of Hearing examines the socio-political terrain of herbal medicine, mental health and the potential of the human spirit to truly listen. It is a fantastical play full of mythology and involves a lot of physical theatre.

We are looking for 6-9 actors, any experience, age or gender. Enthusiasm for physical work and spiritual openness preferred.

Auditions dates

Sunday, December 20^th 6pm-8.30pm, YWCA

Monday, December 21^st, 6pm-8.30pm, YWCA 

Please e-mail klara.wojtkowska@gmail.com or call Klara at 520-668-1441 to schedule an audition and get details!

No preparation necessary, but wear comfortable clothing, as the audition will involve motion and chorography.

Send Resumes and questions to klara.wojtkowska@gmail.com or lacieh@email.arizona.edu

 

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Odyssey Storytelling Presents: "DIY"

http://www.storyartsgroup.org/odyssey/Odyssey/Next_Show.html

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Odyssey Storytelling Presents:

“DIY”

Curated by Roscoe Mutz

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Show starts at 7:00 p.m.

The Screening Room, 

127 E. Congress Street, Tucson, $8

Taking matters into your own hands.  Not leaving it to the experts and regretting/feeling content with that decision.  Self realization.  Self esteem.  Self pleasure!  How do you do it yourself?

Storytellers: Odyssey Storytelling founder, Penelope Starr; President of Story Theatre International, Doug Stevenson; artist, Frank Powers; co-director of The Land With No Name, Sanctuary for Homeless Sculpture, Kate Long Hodges; Jim Walmann; and more!

Storyteller Bios:  

Penelope Starr is a writer, artist, founder and producer of Odyssey Storytelling, workshop presenter, restorer of Navajo rugs, LGBT advocate and citizen folklorist. Most of her accomplishments have been learned on the job. Her book, Voices Uncensored: The Radical Act of Community Storytelling will be out in 2016. You can find her atwww.Penelopestarr.com.

Doug Stevenson is a former actor who spent 13 years in Hollywood seeking fame and fortune. He found neither, but he did learn a lot about storytelling while acting in plays and studying acting. For the last 20 years Doug has been a professional speaker, trainer and speakers coach with his company Story Theater International. He is the creator of the Story Theater Method, which is the science of the art of storytelling and humor for business presentations. His clients include Microsoft, Google, Caterpillar, US Bank, Wells Fargo, Bristol Myers Squibb and a small plumbing company in Minneapolis.

Kate Long Hodges grew up on an apple farm in Vermont, then moved to Tucson in 2003 and received her Masters of Fine Arts in Sculptire from the U of A in 2006.  She currently co-directs The Land With No Name, Sanctuary For Homeless Sculpture, with sculptor Ted Wade Springer. This is a 25 acre habitat for outdoor sculpture (international and local artists' work) and a retreat space for artists to come make their art, and for community members to come and simply be. It is s high desert grassland located 35 miles southwest of Tucson in the Sierrita mountains.  The Land With No Name is a real DIY kind of place. www.thelandwithnoname.net.

More bios coming soon!

Curator:  

Roscoe Mutz is a writer, movie buff, karaoke junkie, and purveyor of puns, sarcasm, and juvenile humor.  He is also a business and employment lawyer at Farhang & Medcoff in Tucson.  Before moving to Tucson in November of 2011, he co-founded a storytelling event in Boston called Truth Be Told! Storytelling.

Venue: The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress Street, Tucson.

            Parking information found here, and a map identifying downtown parking areas here.

           

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We’ve chosen themes for 2016 to make it easier for future 

storytellers to see where your favorite personal story will fit in.

Next Up 

January 7, 2016: “DIY”

The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress, Tucson.

Do You have a story? Contact us!

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Storytelling is a way to make connections with diverse and different people that you may not meet in your every day life. Because these stories are from our lives they may be amazing, messy, enlightening, disturbing, and entertaining . . . and more.