Friday, May 1, 2009
Project #6 The Secret Garden
The production of The Secret Garden at Sam Houston State University invited me to use a feminist eye to analyze the story. I felt that the character of Lily presented in the text of the show is very strong throughout even though in truth she is a ghost and unable to effect anyone by touch or words. In the production, Lily seemed to know more than any of the other characters. She watched over Colin in his bed and guided Mary to find the garden. She did more for the family than the head of the household, Archibald, could ever do. She was a strong maternal, guiding figure. Also, Mary seemed to symbolize Lily’s strength, as she is said to have Lily’s eyes in the song by the same name. She looks like Lily and manages to bring a sense of closure to the family by letting a garden grow full of flowers and roses that exemplify a feminine touch. I received a strong message from the show that sometimes women are the head of the family and are stronger than their male counterparts, even in death.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Project #5 Graduate School
University of Florida
MFA Acting
Contact
Kevin Marshall, Chair
Address:
School of Theatre and Dance
PO Box 115900
Gainesville, FL 32611-5900
Website
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance
Telephone: (352) 273-0500
Fax: (352) 392-5114
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: Three year MFA program in acting or design (scenery, lighting, costumes).
THE PROGRAM: An intensive, professionally-oriented program with emphasis on technique and teaches versatility and transformation through classes, workshops and performances. Instruction by 19 full-time faculty is supplemented by master classes, workshops, international exchanges and guest artists. Major productions are presented in three venues.
The Master of Fine Arts is a terminal degree for practical theatre artists. Graduates are prepared to enter professional theatre, secondary or college teaching, or allied fields. The MFA in Acting degree challenges and focuses the advanced artist-scholar through a rigorous course of study in classroom, laboratory, studio, and performance. It requires intensive and extensive sequential study.
Graduate Admissions
Admission to the Master of Fine Arts Theatre degree program is based on artistry and scholarship. Placement in the program will be determined through audition/portfolio review, academic credentials, diagnostic testing, and personal interview. Candidates for admission should have adequate training in theatre. Deficiencies may be corrected before beginning graduate study. Faculty from the University of Florida audition prospective graduate students at the National Unified Auditions and Interviews (NUA/Is) of the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA).
Design students ONLY may elect to seek an audition on campus either before or after the U/RTA auditions although no assistantships or scholarships may be offered until after the U/RTA auditions have concluded.
Admission Steps
Actors and designers normally submit an application after a conditional offer of admission has been extended or upon request by the design or acting area faculty. Although there is not an official application deadline, admission decisions for the fall semesters are generally made between February and April.
Apply online to the University of Florida and pay the $30 application fee. The online application includes a section for you to write a statement of purpose to express your interest in pursuing our graduate program and provides the opportunity for you to highlight special talents and skills that you will bring to the program. We recommend you prepare this text, review, and then cut and paste into the online application. The online application has been enhanced to allow you to electronically request letters of recommendation that will become part of the application. More information and directions are provided as you complete the online application. If you cannot use the online system, you may print the letter of recommendation form and mail it to your recommender. Please include a pre-addressed reply envelope with your requests for letters of recommendation or advise your recommenders to send letters to the School of Theatre & Dance. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended (a minimum 3.0 grade point average of is required for all upper-division undergraduate work, which is the last two years of your undergraduate academic record.)Transcripts should be sent directly to:
Office of Admissions
S201 Criser Hall
P.O. Box 11400
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000
The University of Florida requires the General Test of the GRE for admissions. Test scores are considered in conjunction with your overall application. The GRE is NOT required for MFA students who completed an undergraduate degree at a U.S. institution.
University of Alabama
MFA Acting
Contact
William Teague, Interim Chair
Address:
Department of Theatre and Dance
P.O. Box 870239
Tuscaloosa, AL 3548
Website
http://www.as.ua.edu/theatre
Telephone: (205) 348-5283
Fax: (205) 348-9048
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: MFA in Theatre: Acting (Pedagogy), Directing, Theatre Management, Stage Management, Costume Design/Production, Scene Design/Technical Production.
THE PROGRAM: The University of Alabama offers two MFA Acting programs: (1) the Professional Actor Training Program in residence with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF); (2) an on-campus program in Acting with an emphasis on training for college teaching. The University's MFA Program in Directing is offered on the UA campus.
Admissions
Admittance and assistantships are based on auditions and interviews and acceptance into the University of Alabama's Graduate School . Students with professional experience are given preference in admittance. Auditions/Interviews are held at the Southeastern Theatre Conference annual convention AND on the UA campus through scheduled appointments.
Please contact Pamela McCray at pmccray@bama.ua.edu.
University of South Carolina
MFA Acting
Contact
Jim Hunter, Chair/Artistic Director
Address:
Dept of Theatre,& Dance
Longstreet Theatre
Columbia, SC 29208
Website
http://http//www.cas.sc.edu/THEA
Telephone: (803) 777-5208
Fax: (803) 777-6669
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: MFA in Acting, Scene/Costume/Lighting Design and Directing. CONTACT: Richard Jennings, Dir. of Graduate Studies (803) 777-5286
THE PROGRAM: Focused on training and enhancing the individual talent of the graduate student. The classroom and production aspects of the programs are closely coordinated. The faculty is composed of working professionals and supplemented by the staff and artists from national and international theatres, who serve as teachers, actors, and directors during regular residencies at the University. The students also work with guest artist teachers, as well as actors, designers, and directors from regional theatres. Third year actors, designers, and directors intern at The Alliance Theatre Co., American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., or at other theatres.
Admissions
Required to Audition for admission.
Contacting Us
Mailing Address Longstreet Theatre Columbia, SC 29208
Voice 803.777.4288
Fax 803.777.6669
Box Office 803.777.2551
Email theatre@sc.eduor dance@sc.edu
MFA Acting
Contact
Kevin Marshall, Chair
Address:
School of Theatre and Dance
PO Box 115900
Gainesville, FL 32611-5900
Website
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance
Telephone: (352) 273-0500
Fax: (352) 392-5114
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: Three year MFA program in acting or design (scenery, lighting, costumes).
THE PROGRAM: An intensive, professionally-oriented program with emphasis on technique and teaches versatility and transformation through classes, workshops and performances. Instruction by 19 full-time faculty is supplemented by master classes, workshops, international exchanges and guest artists. Major productions are presented in three venues.
The Master of Fine Arts is a terminal degree for practical theatre artists. Graduates are prepared to enter professional theatre, secondary or college teaching, or allied fields. The MFA in Acting degree challenges and focuses the advanced artist-scholar through a rigorous course of study in classroom, laboratory, studio, and performance. It requires intensive and extensive sequential study.
Graduate Admissions
Admission to the Master of Fine Arts Theatre degree program is based on artistry and scholarship. Placement in the program will be determined through audition/portfolio review, academic credentials, diagnostic testing, and personal interview. Candidates for admission should have adequate training in theatre. Deficiencies may be corrected before beginning graduate study. Faculty from the University of Florida audition prospective graduate students at the National Unified Auditions and Interviews (NUA/Is) of the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA).
Design students ONLY may elect to seek an audition on campus either before or after the U/RTA auditions although no assistantships or scholarships may be offered until after the U/RTA auditions have concluded.
Admission Steps
Actors and designers normally submit an application after a conditional offer of admission has been extended or upon request by the design or acting area faculty. Although there is not an official application deadline, admission decisions for the fall semesters are generally made between February and April.
Apply online to the University of Florida and pay the $30 application fee. The online application includes a section for you to write a statement of purpose to express your interest in pursuing our graduate program and provides the opportunity for you to highlight special talents and skills that you will bring to the program. We recommend you prepare this text, review, and then cut and paste into the online application. The online application has been enhanced to allow you to electronically request letters of recommendation that will become part of the application. More information and directions are provided as you complete the online application. If you cannot use the online system, you may print the letter of recommendation form and mail it to your recommender. Please include a pre-addressed reply envelope with your requests for letters of recommendation or advise your recommenders to send letters to the School of Theatre & Dance. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended (a minimum 3.0 grade point average of is required for all upper-division undergraduate work, which is the last two years of your undergraduate academic record.)Transcripts should be sent directly to:
Office of Admissions
S201 Criser Hall
P.O. Box 11400
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000
The University of Florida requires the General Test of the GRE for admissions. Test scores are considered in conjunction with your overall application. The GRE is NOT required for MFA students who completed an undergraduate degree at a U.S. institution.
University of Alabama
MFA Acting
Contact
William Teague, Interim Chair
Address:
Department of Theatre and Dance
P.O. Box 870239
Tuscaloosa, AL 3548
Website
http://www.as.ua.edu/theatre
Telephone: (205) 348-5283
Fax: (205) 348-9048
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: MFA in Theatre: Acting (Pedagogy), Directing, Theatre Management, Stage Management, Costume Design/Production, Scene Design/Technical Production.
THE PROGRAM: The University of Alabama offers two MFA Acting programs: (1) the Professional Actor Training Program in residence with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF); (2) an on-campus program in Acting with an emphasis on training for college teaching. The University's MFA Program in Directing is offered on the UA campus.
Admissions
Admittance and assistantships are based on auditions and interviews and acceptance into the University of Alabama's Graduate School . Students with professional experience are given preference in admittance. Auditions/Interviews are held at the Southeastern Theatre Conference annual convention AND on the UA campus through scheduled appointments.
Please contact Pamela McCray at pmccray@bama.ua.edu.
University of South Carolina
MFA Acting
Contact
Jim Hunter, Chair/Artistic Director
Address:
Dept of Theatre,& Dance
Longstreet Theatre
Columbia, SC 29208
Website
http://http//www.cas.sc.edu/THEA
Telephone: (803) 777-5208
Fax: (803) 777-6669
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: MFA in Acting, Scene/Costume/Lighting Design and Directing. CONTACT: Richard Jennings, Dir. of Graduate Studies (803) 777-5286
THE PROGRAM: Focused on training and enhancing the individual talent of the graduate student. The classroom and production aspects of the programs are closely coordinated. The faculty is composed of working professionals and supplemented by the staff and artists from national and international theatres, who serve as teachers, actors, and directors during regular residencies at the University. The students also work with guest artist teachers, as well as actors, designers, and directors from regional theatres. Third year actors, designers, and directors intern at The Alliance Theatre Co., American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., or at other theatres.
Admissions
Required to Audition for admission.
Contacting Us
Mailing Address Longstreet Theatre Columbia, SC 29208
Voice 803.777.4288
Fax 803.777.6669
Box Office 803.777.2551
Email theatre@sc.eduor dance@sc.edu
Friday, April 24, 2009
Project #5 Teaching
You must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Texas institutions do not offer a degree in education. Every teacher must have an academic major, as well as teacher training courses. The only exemption from the degree requirement is for individuals seeking Career and Technology certification to teach certain courses, such as welding or computer-aided drafting.
You must complete teacher training through an approved program. These programs are offered through colleges and universities, school districts, regional service centers, community colleges, and other entities.
You must successfully complete the appropriate teacher certification tests for the subject and grade level you wish to teach. For a list of the certification tests and information on which tests are required, click here.
A teacher who holds an appropriate Texas classroom teaching certificate and a bachelor's degree may add classroom certification areas by successfully completing the appropriate certification examination(s) for the area(s) sought. Certification by examination is not available for:
initial certification;
career and technology certification based on skill and work experience;
a class of certificate other than classroom teacher (e.g. School Counselor, Principal, Superintendent, Learning Resources/School Librarian, Educational Diagnostician);
a certificate for which no certification examination has been developed.
Community College
1548 - Adjunct Instructor, Drama
Institution: Tarrant County College District
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Category: Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance
Posted: 01/08/2009
Application Due: 08/28/2009
Type: Part-Time/Adjunct
Salary: $31.25 USD Per Hour
Duties: Assists students in their learning process by utilizing all appropriate College resources, materials, facilities, and educational technologies available to complement the teaching and learning process.
Location: South Campus
Required: Master's degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in the teaching field is required for faculty in transfer curriculum.
Additional Information: This Adjunct Instructor position requires a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in DRAMA.
There are daytime and evening positions available.
Contact: Molly Floyd at 817-515-4641 or molly.floyd@tccd.edu if you require additional information.
Senior Colleges and Universities
Lecturer Pool - Theatre Arts (Theatre Education) (Ellensburg)
Institution: Central Washington University
Location: Ellensburg, WA
Category: Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance
Posted: 03/27/2009
Type: Part-Time/Adjunct
Job Summary: The Theatre Arts at CWU is accepting applications to fill current and future full-time, part-time, quarterly and annual appointment lecturer positions to teach classes in the courses/subject areas listed below. This list is not all inclusive: creative drama, children's literature, and other courses/subject areas may become available within the department.
Required Quals: Master's Degree
Preferred Quals: Experience teaching at the college level Faculty
Specialization Area: Theatre Education Areas
Position Type: Faculty Non Tenure
Department: Theatre Arts
Appointment: Full-Time/Part-Time
Salary Range: Based on the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement - Article 14.
Applicant Information: This announcement will be used to develop a pool of applicants for positions in the department of Theatre Arts through spring quarter 2010. Selected applicants may be called on short notice to fill lecturer vacancies on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue as needed.The number of lecturer positions filled varies from quarter to quarter, depending upon the needs of the department. Positions typically start at the beginning of an academic quarter. Your application will be maintained in this pool for consideration through June 2010. Individuals in the current pool must renew their application for inclusion in the CWU lecturer pool each year by reapplying to the pool. Does this position accept online applications? Yes
To Apply: To be considered for full-time, part-time and annual appointment lecturer positions, applicants must apply on-line and attach: -A letter of application-Resume or vitae-Contact information (names, address, phone number, and e-mail address) for three professional referencesIn addition to your on-line application, and prior to application review, a transcript that verifies the highest degree that qualifies you for teaching in this field/discipline must be received at: Office of the Dean College of Arts and Humanities Central Washington University 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7518.
Note: Although copies of transcripts are acceptable for application purposes, all job offers are contingent upon receipt of an original certified transcript. Current employees of CWU who have an original certified transcript on file are not required to submit a transcript.
Direct inquiries to: Scott R. Robinson, Department Chair robinsos@cwu.edu
Please contact Human Resources at AskHr@cwu.edu or 509-963-1202 if you require technical assistance with the on-line application process.
Conditions of Employment: Prior to employment, final candidate(s) will be required to submit to a background check. All information obtained through background investigations will be strictly confidential and revealed only to those required to have access. The conditions of employment with Central Washington University are set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Central Washington University and United Faculty of Central, University policies and procedures, and applicable state and federal laws.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement may be found here: http://www.cwu.edu/~avpfa/cwu-ufc-agreement.pdf
You must complete teacher training through an approved program. These programs are offered through colleges and universities, school districts, regional service centers, community colleges, and other entities.
You must successfully complete the appropriate teacher certification tests for the subject and grade level you wish to teach. For a list of the certification tests and information on which tests are required, click here.
A teacher who holds an appropriate Texas classroom teaching certificate and a bachelor's degree may add classroom certification areas by successfully completing the appropriate certification examination(s) for the area(s) sought. Certification by examination is not available for:
initial certification;
career and technology certification based on skill and work experience;
a class of certificate other than classroom teacher (e.g. School Counselor, Principal, Superintendent, Learning Resources/School Librarian, Educational Diagnostician);
a certificate for which no certification examination has been developed.
Community College
1548 - Adjunct Instructor, Drama
Institution: Tarrant County College District
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Category: Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance
Posted: 01/08/2009
Application Due: 08/28/2009
Type: Part-Time/Adjunct
Salary: $31.25 USD Per Hour
Duties: Assists students in their learning process by utilizing all appropriate College resources, materials, facilities, and educational technologies available to complement the teaching and learning process.
Location: South Campus
Required: Master's degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in the teaching field is required for faculty in transfer curriculum.
Additional Information: This Adjunct Instructor position requires a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in DRAMA.
There are daytime and evening positions available.
Contact: Molly Floyd at 817-515-4641 or molly.floyd@tccd.edu if you require additional information.
Senior Colleges and Universities
Lecturer Pool - Theatre Arts (Theatre Education) (Ellensburg)
Institution: Central Washington University
Location: Ellensburg, WA
Category: Faculty - Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance
Posted: 03/27/2009
Type: Part-Time/Adjunct
Job Summary: The Theatre Arts at CWU is accepting applications to fill current and future full-time, part-time, quarterly and annual appointment lecturer positions to teach classes in the courses/subject areas listed below. This list is not all inclusive: creative drama, children's literature, and other courses/subject areas may become available within the department.
Required Quals: Master's Degree
Preferred Quals: Experience teaching at the college level Faculty
Specialization Area: Theatre Education Areas
Position Type: Faculty Non Tenure
Department: Theatre Arts
Appointment: Full-Time/Part-Time
Salary Range: Based on the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement - Article 14.
Applicant Information: This announcement will be used to develop a pool of applicants for positions in the department of Theatre Arts through spring quarter 2010. Selected applicants may be called on short notice to fill lecturer vacancies on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue as needed.The number of lecturer positions filled varies from quarter to quarter, depending upon the needs of the department. Positions typically start at the beginning of an academic quarter. Your application will be maintained in this pool for consideration through June 2010. Individuals in the current pool must renew their application for inclusion in the CWU lecturer pool each year by reapplying to the pool. Does this position accept online applications? Yes
To Apply: To be considered for full-time, part-time and annual appointment lecturer positions, applicants must apply on-line and attach: -A letter of application-Resume or vitae-Contact information (names, address, phone number, and e-mail address) for three professional referencesIn addition to your on-line application, and prior to application review, a transcript that verifies the highest degree that qualifies you for teaching in this field/discipline must be received at: Office of the Dean College of Arts and Humanities Central Washington University 400 E. University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7518.
Note: Although copies of transcripts are acceptable for application purposes, all job offers are contingent upon receipt of an original certified transcript. Current employees of CWU who have an original certified transcript on file are not required to submit a transcript.
Direct inquiries to: Scott R. Robinson, Department Chair robinsos@cwu.edu
Please contact Human Resources at AskHr@cwu.edu or 509-963-1202 if you require technical assistance with the on-line application process.
Conditions of Employment: Prior to employment, final candidate(s) will be required to submit to a background check. All information obtained through background investigations will be strictly confidential and revealed only to those required to have access. The conditions of employment with Central Washington University are set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Central Washington University and United Faculty of Central, University policies and procedures, and applicable state and federal laws.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement may be found here: http://www.cwu.edu/~avpfa/cwu-ufc-agreement.pdf
Friday, April 17, 2009
Project #5 The Profession
Non-required (Principal)
"Backstage"
TX, 'TRYING'
Paradox Players is casting Trying, a drama.
Gary Payne, dir.
Performance runs June 12- 28 in Austin, TX.
Seeking–1 female: 20-30; 1 male: 65-80.
Auditions will be held by appt. April 20 & 21 at First Unitarian Church, 4700 Grover, Austin, TX. Prepare monologue.
Bring pix & resume if available.
For more info, call Gary Payne, (512) 441-4720 or visit http://www.paradoxplayers.org/.
No pay. Non-Union.
TX, 'DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER'
Denton Community Theatre is casting Don’t Dress For Dinner, a French farce.
Director TBD.
Performance runs June 5-14 in Denton, TX.
Seeking–3 females; 3 males.
Auditions will be held April 20 & 21, 7:30 p.m. at Center for Visual Art, 400 E. Hickory, Denton. Prepare to cold read from script.
Bring pix & resume if available.
For more info, call (940) 382-7041 or visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/.
No pay. Non-Union.
Age Range:
Young Adult (ages 18-29), Thirties (ages 30-39), Forties (ages 40-49), Older (50-65)"
Required (Professional)
"ActorsEquity.com"
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE — EPAs
Westchester Broadway Theatre
Elmsford, NY
Call Type Equity Principal
Date of Audition 4/24/2009
Location Nola Studios
250 West 54th Street
New York, NY
Time(s)Friday, April 24, 2009 10 AM — 5:30 PM Lunch from 1:30 – 2.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
PersonnelDirector: Charles Repole
Musical Director: John Daniels
Other Dates
1st rehearsal: June 8, 2009.
Runs: June 18 – August 2.
Contract Dinner Theatre Westchester Broadway Theatre Contract*
SeekingEquity performers. See Breakdown for details.
Seeking 2 men and 2 women plus one male and one female understudy.
Preparation: Prepare a brief song. Bring sheet music; accompanist will be provided. Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Other* $512/week current minimum.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS — Equity Principal Auditions
Boomerang Theatre Company
New York, NY
Call Type Equity Principal
Date of Audition 5/1/2009
Location Actors' Equity Association Audition
Center 165 West 46th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Time(s)Friday, May 1, 20099:30 AM — 5:30 PM Lunch from 1 - 2.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
Artistic Director: Tim Errickson
Managing Director: Francis Kuzler
Writer: William Shakespeare
Director: Philip Emeott
Fight Director: Carrie Brewer
Other Dates
1st rehearsal: 5/26. Rehearsals are evenings & weekend days
Runs: 6/20-7/25, 2 PM Sat & Sun, except 7/25 (4 PM)
Performances in Central Park, 69th Street & CPW
ContractShowcase-NYSeasonal Showcase Code, $230 stipend.
Seeking Equity actors (m/f).
PreparationPrepare two brief contrasting Shakespeare pieces.
You may only have time to perform one piece.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Other 7/25 performance will be in Fort Totten Park in Bayside Queens, round trip transportation provided on LIRR
www.boomerangtheatre.org.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
"Backstage"
TX, 'TRYING'
Paradox Players is casting Trying, a drama.
Gary Payne, dir.
Performance runs June 12- 28 in Austin, TX.
Seeking–1 female: 20-30; 1 male: 65-80.
Auditions will be held by appt. April 20 & 21 at First Unitarian Church, 4700 Grover, Austin, TX. Prepare monologue.
Bring pix & resume if available.
For more info, call Gary Payne, (512) 441-4720 or visit http://www.paradoxplayers.org/.
No pay. Non-Union.
TX, 'DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER'
Denton Community Theatre is casting Don’t Dress For Dinner, a French farce.
Director TBD.
Performance runs June 5-14 in Denton, TX.
Seeking–3 females; 3 males.
Auditions will be held April 20 & 21, 7:30 p.m. at Center for Visual Art, 400 E. Hickory, Denton. Prepare to cold read from script.
Bring pix & resume if available.
For more info, call (940) 382-7041 or visit http://www.dentoncommunitytheatre.com/.
No pay. Non-Union.
Age Range:
Young Adult (ages 18-29), Thirties (ages 30-39), Forties (ages 40-49), Older (50-65)"
Required (Professional)
"ActorsEquity.com"
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE — EPAs
Westchester Broadway Theatre
Elmsford, NY
Call Type Equity Principal
Date of Audition 4/24/2009
Location Nola Studios
250 West 54th Street
New York, NY
Time(s)Friday, April 24, 2009 10 AM — 5:30 PM Lunch from 1:30 – 2.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
PersonnelDirector: Charles Repole
Musical Director: John Daniels
Other Dates
1st rehearsal: June 8, 2009.
Runs: June 18 – August 2.
Contract Dinner Theatre Westchester Broadway Theatre Contract*
SeekingEquity performers. See Breakdown for details.
Seeking 2 men and 2 women plus one male and one female understudy.
Preparation: Prepare a brief song. Bring sheet music; accompanist will be provided. Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Other* $512/week current minimum.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS — Equity Principal Auditions
Boomerang Theatre Company
New York, NY
Call Type Equity Principal
Date of Audition 5/1/2009
Location Actors' Equity Association Audition
Center 165 West 46th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Time(s)Friday, May 1, 20099:30 AM — 5:30 PM Lunch from 1 - 2.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
Artistic Director: Tim Errickson
Managing Director: Francis Kuzler
Writer: William Shakespeare
Director: Philip Emeott
Fight Director: Carrie Brewer
Other Dates
1st rehearsal: 5/26. Rehearsals are evenings & weekend days
Runs: 6/20-7/25, 2 PM Sat & Sun, except 7/25 (4 PM)
Performances in Central Park, 69th Street & CPW
ContractShowcase-NYSeasonal Showcase Code, $230 stipend.
Seeking Equity actors (m/f).
PreparationPrepare two brief contrasting Shakespeare pieces.
You may only have time to perform one piece.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Other 7/25 performance will be in Fort Totten Park in Bayside Queens, round trip transportation provided on LIRR
www.boomerangtheatre.org.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Project #4
1. 24 Hour Plays
Otero Junior College
April 12th, 2008
"Otero Junior College students had an opportunity to burn some midnight oil on April 12th. They created and produced two one act plays within a 24 hour time span. Sponsored by the Otero Players and the Arts Department at OJC, the process began at 7 p.m. on Friday April 11th with curtain time set for 7 p.m. on Saturday April 12th in the Ed Stafford Theatre. The original productions were open to the public at no charge."
I believe this to be unconventional because not many productions are put on within such a short time span. This involves a complete show (costumes, lighting, script, etc.) all being done within a day. It is not very common, but I would love to participate in one of these some day. I am sure everyone learns a lot.
2. Elevator Repair Service
Gatz
PAST PERFORMANCES
Nov 2008 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Nov 2008 EMPAC, Troy NY
Sep 2008 Ulster Bank Theatre Festival, Dublin
Sep 2007 On The Boards, Seattle
Sep 2007 PICA TBA Festival, Portland
Sep 2007 Live Arts Festival, Philadelphia
Jun 2007 Culturgest, Lisbon
Jun 2007 Vienna Festival, Vienna
Dec 2006 Studio Bergen/Teatergarasjen, Bergen
Dec 2006 Trondelag Theater, Trondheim
Dec 2006 Black Box Theater, Oslo
Sep 2006 The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Aug 2006 Zurcher Theater Spektakel, Zurich
Jun 2006 The Holland Festival, Amsterdam
May 2006 KunstenFESTIVALdesArts, Brussels
Gatz
PAST PERFORMANCES
Nov 2008 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Nov 2008 EMPAC, Troy NY
Sep 2008 Ulster Bank Theatre Festival, Dublin
Sep 2007 On The Boards, Seattle
Sep 2007 PICA TBA Festival, Portland
Sep 2007 Live Arts Festival, Philadelphia
Jun 2007 Culturgest, Lisbon
Jun 2007 Vienna Festival, Vienna
Dec 2006 Studio Bergen/Teatergarasjen, Bergen
Dec 2006 Trondelag Theater, Trondheim
Dec 2006 Black Box Theater, Oslo
Sep 2006 The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Aug 2006 Zurcher Theater Spektakel, Zurich
Jun 2006 The Holland Festival, Amsterdam
May 2006 KunstenFESTIVALdesArts, Brussels
"6 hours long and with a cast of 13, Gatz is by far ERS's most ambitious endeavor yet — not a stage adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel but a verbatim reading of the entire book, accomplished by the staff of a small office in the midst of their increasingly bewildering business operations."
This show is very unconventional. It ends up being 7 hours long, with a one hour dinner break for the audience, and only has 13 cast members. The most unconventional part of it though is that it is a direct reading of The Great Gatsby. I have not heard of many plays that are a direct reading of a book, and would say that this is a bit out of the box.
3. Foolsgold Theatre Company
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Fort Meirion Village August 6th-9th 2008.
Foolsgold Theatre Company's production of Alice in Wonderland was unconventional based on their choice of space. They performed it in parks and sometimes even in underground spaces they found. They encouraged people to bring picnics and eat while watching. This is not typical of formal theatre.
4. Naked on Stage
University of St. Andrews
Alternate Endings
2005
"Alternate Endings is a one-hour performance in which every night (for two weeks) two different original short stories are presented and a one-act play is performed. Following with the title Alternate Endings, every evening this same one act play will have a different ending, so that patrons can return multiple times for a completely different experience."
I believe this to be unconventional because usually performances are consistant each night in formal theatre unless something goes horribly wrong. So to have different endings each night would be something uncommon. I personally think that it is a great idea and a way to keep people coming back to your shows. It is like a new show every night!
5. The Neo-Futurists
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind
December 2, 1988 (first performance)
"Too Much Light..., with its ever-changing "menu," is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. The single unifying element of these plays is that they are performed from a perspective of absolute honesty. We always appear as ourselves on stage, speaking directly from our personal experiences."
This show is entirely unconventional with the aspect that it claims to try to fit 30 plays in 60 minutes, and that it is based on personal experiences of actors. Also, that each week the actors continue to add things to the show. It is constantly shifting and changing, so it is never the same show for a long amount of time. The show is even sometimes themed around holidays, such as Mother's Day or Halloween.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Project #3
1. NYC Today
My First Time
Written and Directed by Ken Davenport
Opening Night: July 12, 2008
New World Stages
340 West 50th Street
"The final question -- ''If your first sexual partner were here right now, what would you say to him/her?''-- reliably elicits showstoppers, such as these actual audience responses at a recent performance: ''How could you do that to your fiancee?'' and ''Are you still having sex with men now that you have a wife?''"
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5839592370&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5839592375&cisb=22_T5839592374&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=6742&docNo=14
I personally think this show would be very entertaining. I believe it would be controversial to a lot of people based on its topic, sex. A lot of people are not comfortable talking about their sexuality and this show may embarrass them. I think my generation might have less of a problem with it than an older one.
2. Naked Broadway
Wit
Written by: Margaret Edson
September 1988
MCC Theater
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/08/features/naked.php
"Sometimes nudity can communicate more than words. Speaking of a scene in "Wit," Margaret Edson's 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, in which a woman dying of cancer reveals her gaunt body, the producer Daryl Roth said, "The nudity at that moment was so essential to the storytelling and the revelation of character. In that one gesture of her pulling off her gown and her hospital bracelet, we saw her nudity and we understood her freedom, and it said more than the script could have said in 10 pages.""
I think that seeing a woman's body who has been fighting cancer would be very controversial. Nudity in itself makes people uneasy, and to add in the fact that it is a woman who has been very sick could disturb some audience members. Especially those uncomfortable with the everyday nudity in life, such as their own in private.
3. Gay Broadway
Boy Meets Boy
Written by: Bill Solly and David Ward
NYC in 1975
Actor's Playhouse
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.queermusicheritage.us/SEPT2003/gaymusicals/bedboysx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.queermusicheritage.us/gaymus.html&usg=__6HRkb-Ekhhb2iBTeut2zZXN9XC4=&h=120&w=120&sz=8&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=vziuFL_ZAUKutM:&tbnh=88&tbnw=88&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBed,%2BBoys%2B%2526%2BBeyond%2Bbroadway%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den
"It's set in London and Paris in 1936-1937, amid the controversy of King Edward's abdication so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. The show is notable in that no where in it is mentioned homosexuality; the relationships are simply taken for granted."
The show was controversial for the fact that is heavily involved homosexuality at a less open time for the subject. It also did not make a huge deal about the romance being any different than others in shows, it never directly states that anything is homosexual although it is. I can see an audience in 1975 being offended, my Mom graduated high school at that time and I know how closed minded she can be on the subject.
4. Racist Broadway
Showboat
Music by Jerome Kern and book (based on a novel by Edna Ferber) and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Ziegfeld Theatre
New York on December 27, 1927
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Boat
"The show has also come under much attack, primarily because of the use of the word nigger in the lyrics in the first scene, in addition to the historical portrayal of blacks serving as passive laborers and servants. The show opened with the black chorus trudging onstage and singing:
Niggers all work on the Mississippi.
Niggers all work while the white folks play —
Loadin' up boats wid de bales of cotton,
Gittin' no rest till de Judgement Day.[14] "
The language used in the show is historically accurate, but because of the past use of the word it has a strong negative connotation. African Americans of today and vast majority of others get offended at the use of the word. So I can understand the controversy related to the show.
5. Raided or Closed
L.S.D.
November 1984
Wooster Group
http://www.lexisnexis.com.unx1.shsu.edu:2048/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5977739136&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5977739139&cisb=22_T5977739138&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=6742&docNo=4
"A leading experimental theater group has closed its production ''L.S.D.,'' apparently ending the controversy surrounding the show's use of a 20-minute segment from Arthur Miller's ''Crucible.''"
The controversy of this play is that Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, saw the rehearsals of this show and refused the rights of anything related to his work to them. They continued to use a part of his show and that is what mad the show have to close. They did not have the rights to the show, even if they will argue otherwise.
6. Arrested
Eleven Vests
Written by: Edward Bond
Belarus Free Theatre
22 August 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus_Free_Theatre
"'Police used to burst into our performances with machine guns but they disappeared just as fast. A mass arrest like this is a first.'"
7. NEA 4
Holly Hughes
http://www.lexisnexis.com.unx1.shsu.edu:2048/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5977766475&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5977766478&cisb=22_T5977766477&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8213&docNo=4
"One of them, Holly Hughes, issued a statement: ''If (we) were doing pornographic work, we wouldn't bother applying to the NEA. We would be making plenty of money.''"
8. Regional Theatre
Jerry Springer: The Opera
Written by: Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas
The New Vic Theater, Staffordshire
http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2005/03/07/green-threatens-regional-theatres-gets-response/
"I will continue to programme as I see fit and appropriate for the organisation. Neither I, nor the Trustees, will change the programme or the programming policy as a result of threats, bullying or intimidation from any outside body."
This is controversial to those who are not entertained by the real Jerry Springer Show. I know it is a bunch of red necks fighting over who gets to sleep with their cousin and I have accepted that fact, but others do not find this funny, but offensive.
9. College/University
Stop Kiss
Written by: Diana Son
St. Mary's College
April 10-13, 2008
Little Theater
http://www.saintmarys.edu/~tickets/media/Observer%20-%20Stop%20Kiss%20review_4_14_08.pdf
""Stop Kiss," Saint Mary's spring theater production, was met with initial hesitation due to its
controversial themes of homosexuality and violence but was eventually accepted by the audience. When it was first announced that "Stop Kiss" would be performed on campus, several members of the Saint Mary's student body sent e-mails to the play's director, Katie Sullivan, expressing concerns over some of the play's content."
I think that the controversy surrounding this show was that the lesbian story line involved women who were initially heterosexual at the beginning of the story. This plot would not be recieved well to a christian school, such as St. Mary's College, where in their religious background the students are influenced to think that homosexuality is wrong.
10. High School
Rent
Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Corona del Mar High School, Orange County
February 2009
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/martin-play-production-2318401-asrani-high
"A high school production of "Rent," whose cancelation triggered complaints of discrimination and homophobia, will be allowed to proceed, district officials announced today.
Corona del Mar High School drama instructor Ron Martin two weeks ago accused his principal of killing the production because of its "homosexual content" – the play features gay characters and a drag queen."
I am a huge fan of this show and can see how it could be controversial to a high school audience that consists mainly of overprotective parents. It has themes that I believe to be very important to the time period it was written in, and I think those themes make parents uncomfortable. Those parents are the same ones that don't discuss sex, homosexuality, and sexually transmitted diseases to their children and don't want the community to do so as well.
My First Time
Written and Directed by Ken Davenport
Opening Night: July 12, 2008
New World Stages
340 West 50th Street
"The final question -- ''If your first sexual partner were here right now, what would you say to him/her?''-- reliably elicits showstoppers, such as these actual audience responses at a recent performance: ''How could you do that to your fiancee?'' and ''Are you still having sex with men now that you have a wife?''"
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5839592370&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5839592375&cisb=22_T5839592374&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=6742&docNo=14
I personally think this show would be very entertaining. I believe it would be controversial to a lot of people based on its topic, sex. A lot of people are not comfortable talking about their sexuality and this show may embarrass them. I think my generation might have less of a problem with it than an older one.
2. Naked Broadway
Wit
Written by: Margaret Edson
September 1988
MCC Theater
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/08/features/naked.php
"Sometimes nudity can communicate more than words. Speaking of a scene in "Wit," Margaret Edson's 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, in which a woman dying of cancer reveals her gaunt body, the producer Daryl Roth said, "The nudity at that moment was so essential to the storytelling and the revelation of character. In that one gesture of her pulling off her gown and her hospital bracelet, we saw her nudity and we understood her freedom, and it said more than the script could have said in 10 pages.""
I think that seeing a woman's body who has been fighting cancer would be very controversial. Nudity in itself makes people uneasy, and to add in the fact that it is a woman who has been very sick could disturb some audience members. Especially those uncomfortable with the everyday nudity in life, such as their own in private.
3. Gay Broadway
Boy Meets Boy
Written by: Bill Solly and David Ward
NYC in 1975
Actor's Playhouse
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.queermusicheritage.us/SEPT2003/gaymusicals/bedboysx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.queermusicheritage.us/gaymus.html&usg=__6HRkb-Ekhhb2iBTeut2zZXN9XC4=&h=120&w=120&sz=8&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=vziuFL_ZAUKutM:&tbnh=88&tbnw=88&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBed,%2BBoys%2B%2526%2BBeyond%2Bbroadway%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den
"It's set in London and Paris in 1936-1937, amid the controversy of King Edward's abdication so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. The show is notable in that no where in it is mentioned homosexuality; the relationships are simply taken for granted."
The show was controversial for the fact that is heavily involved homosexuality at a less open time for the subject. It also did not make a huge deal about the romance being any different than others in shows, it never directly states that anything is homosexual although it is. I can see an audience in 1975 being offended, my Mom graduated high school at that time and I know how closed minded she can be on the subject.
4. Racist Broadway
Showboat
Music by Jerome Kern and book (based on a novel by Edna Ferber) and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Ziegfeld Theatre
New York on December 27, 1927
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Boat
"The show has also come under much attack, primarily because of the use of the word nigger in the lyrics in the first scene, in addition to the historical portrayal of blacks serving as passive laborers and servants. The show opened with the black chorus trudging onstage and singing:
Niggers all work on the Mississippi.
Niggers all work while the white folks play —
Loadin' up boats wid de bales of cotton,
Gittin' no rest till de Judgement Day.[14] "
The language used in the show is historically accurate, but because of the past use of the word it has a strong negative connotation. African Americans of today and vast majority of others get offended at the use of the word. So I can understand the controversy related to the show.
5. Raided or Closed
L.S.D.
November 1984
Wooster Group
http://www.lexisnexis.com.unx1.shsu.edu:2048/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5977739136&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5977739139&cisb=22_T5977739138&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=6742&docNo=4
"A leading experimental theater group has closed its production ''L.S.D.,'' apparently ending the controversy surrounding the show's use of a 20-minute segment from Arthur Miller's ''Crucible.''"
The controversy of this play is that Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, saw the rehearsals of this show and refused the rights of anything related to his work to them. They continued to use a part of his show and that is what mad the show have to close. They did not have the rights to the show, even if they will argue otherwise.
6. Arrested
Eleven Vests
Written by: Edward Bond
Belarus Free Theatre
22 August 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus_Free_Theatre
"'Police used to burst into our performances with machine guns but they disappeared just as fast. A mass arrest like this is a first.'"
I can see how this play disrupted society. It contains one person that is involved in two events; one at school, another as a soldier in the army. Although separated by years, the incidents bear a striking resemblance to each other. Society was not ready for this with a war going on. This playwright tends to reach out of the box and writes a lot of controversial things.
7. NEA 4
Holly Hughes
http://www.lexisnexis.com.unx1.shsu.edu:2048/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5977766475&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5977766478&cisb=22_T5977766477&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8213&docNo=4
"One of them, Holly Hughes, issued a statement: ''If (we) were doing pornographic work, we wouldn't bother applying to the NEA. We would be making plenty of money.''"
I understand how this is controversial. Actors doing their own art are being told that their art is not appropriate for the public, when they see that it is. They are denied things that other actors get based on a few things they have done.
8. Regional Theatre
Jerry Springer: The Opera
Written by: Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas
The New Vic Theater, Staffordshire
http://www.mediawatchwatch.org.uk/2005/03/07/green-threatens-regional-theatres-gets-response/
"I will continue to programme as I see fit and appropriate for the organisation. Neither I, nor the Trustees, will change the programme or the programming policy as a result of threats, bullying or intimidation from any outside body."
This is controversial to those who are not entertained by the real Jerry Springer Show. I know it is a bunch of red necks fighting over who gets to sleep with their cousin and I have accepted that fact, but others do not find this funny, but offensive.
9. College/University
Stop Kiss
Written by: Diana Son
St. Mary's College
April 10-13, 2008
Little Theater
http://www.saintmarys.edu/~tickets/media/Observer%20-%20Stop%20Kiss%20review_4_14_08.pdf
""Stop Kiss," Saint Mary's spring theater production, was met with initial hesitation due to its
controversial themes of homosexuality and violence but was eventually accepted by the audience. When it was first announced that "Stop Kiss" would be performed on campus, several members of the Saint Mary's student body sent e-mails to the play's director, Katie Sullivan, expressing concerns over some of the play's content."
I think that the controversy surrounding this show was that the lesbian story line involved women who were initially heterosexual at the beginning of the story. This plot would not be recieved well to a christian school, such as St. Mary's College, where in their religious background the students are influenced to think that homosexuality is wrong.
10. High School
Rent
Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Corona del Mar High School, Orange County
February 2009
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/martin-play-production-2318401-asrani-high
"A high school production of "Rent," whose cancelation triggered complaints of discrimination and homophobia, will be allowed to proceed, district officials announced today.
Corona del Mar High School drama instructor Ron Martin two weeks ago accused his principal of killing the production because of its "homosexual content" – the play features gay characters and a drag queen."
I am a huge fan of this show and can see how it could be controversial to a high school audience that consists mainly of overprotective parents. It has themes that I believe to be very important to the time period it was written in, and I think those themes make parents uncomfortable. Those parents are the same ones that don't discuss sex, homosexuality, and sexually transmitted diseases to their children and don't want the community to do so as well.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Angels in America Option #2
College Production
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches by UCSD Theatre and Dance
By Rob Hopper, San Diego Playbill
http://www.sandiegoplaybill.com/reviews/reviews_angelsinamerica_ucsd.html
"In playwright Tony Kushner’s remarkably witty, tragic, yet hopeful play, spirituality and fantasy mix freely with politics and reality in a strange and very unique blend."
Hopper is impressed by the acting in the show. He writes an entire paragraph just for Corey Brill (Prior) and goes on to include the fellow actors in the next Adam Smith (Louis), Christine Albright (Harper), Amy Stewart (Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz), and Simone Moore (Bag Lady). He states the general plot summary, and is impressed with the technical aspects of the show.
Stage Production Before It Moved To Broadway
Gut-wrenching saga. Angels in America, Clottesloe National Theatre, London
by Carol Woddis, The Herald (Glasgow), January 28, 1992
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5779639559&format=GNBFI&sort=DATE,A,H&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5779591312&cisb=22_T5779639562&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=142728&docNo=9
"THE chutzpah and the achievement fair take the breath away. Tony Kushner's Angels in America is extraordinary."
The author is impressed with the content of the play even though she is surprised it would come from an American playwright instead of a British one. She says that it is a very political piece that confronts both death and homosexuality. She also states that although it is three hours in length, that the emotion of the piece makes it seem much longer.
Original Broadway Production
Angels Over Broadway
by Vit Wagner, Toronto Star, May 9, 1993
http://www.lexisnexis.com.unx1.shsu.edu:2048/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5786159746&format=GNBFI&sort=DATE,A,H&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5786148960&cisb=22_T5786159748&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8286&docNo=25
"Who knows? Maybe there really are angels in America. And even on Broadway, too."
Vit Wagner says the play was anticipated for broadway after how well it had done in London, and that with two amazing reviews by Frank Rich that it should be an amazing show. He says the original seven hours were cut down to two different parts and the audience will have to be satisfied with only one part for now, but it is worth the wait. He also states that the acting is brilliant and deserves nominations.
A Non-NYC based Production Since 1993
The Sweep of 'Angels' is Profound
by Louis Kennedy, The Boston Globe, January 30, 2008
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5779745454&format=GNBFI&sort=DATE,A,H&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5779591312&cisb=22_T5779745457&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8110&docNo=2
""Perestroika," the second part of Tony Kushner's epic "Angels in America," is shaggier, stranger, and even more far-flung than its predecessor, "Millennium Approaches.""
Louis Kennedy states that the production feels too orderly, too visually symmetrical, to convey the sense of searching for a way to rebuild amid the rubble that "Perestroika" demands. She is impressed with the acting of Tyler Reilly as Prior and Bree Elrod as Harper Pitt. Although she is not impressed with the angel and the "too-cute" costumes she wore.
HBO Series
Angels in America
by Tim Pratt, South China Morning Post, December 5, 2004
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5718173814&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5717925564&cisb=22_T5718173817&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=11314&docNo=3
"The series: Angels in America has raised the bar for the adaptation of a play for the screen."
Tim Pratt is states that he is impressed with the acting. Also, that the show is very addictive and you will want to watch more than one episode in a sitting. He also says that the show is dealt very realistically with the occasionally visit of magic realism. Pratt wants HBO to include the extras, such as deleted scenes soon.
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches by UCSD Theatre and Dance
By Rob Hopper, San Diego Playbill
http://www.sandiegoplaybill.com/reviews/reviews_angelsinamerica_ucsd.html
"In playwright Tony Kushner’s remarkably witty, tragic, yet hopeful play, spirituality and fantasy mix freely with politics and reality in a strange and very unique blend."
Hopper is impressed by the acting in the show. He writes an entire paragraph just for Corey Brill (Prior) and goes on to include the fellow actors in the next Adam Smith (Louis), Christine Albright (Harper), Amy Stewart (Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz), and Simone Moore (Bag Lady). He states the general plot summary, and is impressed with the technical aspects of the show.
Stage Production Before It Moved To Broadway
Gut-wrenching saga. Angels in America, Clottesloe National Theatre, London
by Carol Woddis, The Herald (Glasgow), January 28, 1992
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5779639559&format=GNBFI&sort=DATE,A,H&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5779591312&cisb=22_T5779639562&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=142728&docNo=9
"THE chutzpah and the achievement fair take the breath away. Tony Kushner's Angels in America is extraordinary."
The author is impressed with the content of the play even though she is surprised it would come from an American playwright instead of a British one. She says that it is a very political piece that confronts both death and homosexuality. She also states that although it is three hours in length, that the emotion of the piece makes it seem much longer.
Original Broadway Production
Angels Over Broadway
by Vit Wagner, Toronto Star, May 9, 1993
http://www.lexisnexis.com.unx1.shsu.edu:2048/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5786159746&format=GNBFI&sort=DATE,A,H&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5786148960&cisb=22_T5786159748&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8286&docNo=25
"Who knows? Maybe there really are angels in America. And even on Broadway, too."
Vit Wagner says the play was anticipated for broadway after how well it had done in London, and that with two amazing reviews by Frank Rich that it should be an amazing show. He says the original seven hours were cut down to two different parts and the audience will have to be satisfied with only one part for now, but it is worth the wait. He also states that the acting is brilliant and deserves nominations.
A Non-NYC based Production Since 1993
The Sweep of 'Angels' is Profound
by Louis Kennedy, The Boston Globe, January 30, 2008
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5779745454&format=GNBFI&sort=DATE,A,H&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5779591312&cisb=22_T5779745457&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8110&docNo=2
""Perestroika," the second part of Tony Kushner's epic "Angels in America," is shaggier, stranger, and even more far-flung than its predecessor, "Millennium Approaches.""
Louis Kennedy states that the production feels too orderly, too visually symmetrical, to convey the sense of searching for a way to rebuild amid the rubble that "Perestroika" demands. She is impressed with the acting of Tyler Reilly as Prior and Bree Elrod as Harper Pitt. Although she is not impressed with the angel and the "too-cute" costumes she wore.
HBO Series
Angels in America
by Tim Pratt, South China Morning Post, December 5, 2004
http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5718173814&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5717925564&cisb=22_T5718173817&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=11314&docNo=3
"The series: Angels in America has raised the bar for the adaptation of a play for the screen."
Tim Pratt is states that he is impressed with the acting. Also, that the show is very addictive and you will want to watch more than one episode in a sitting. He also says that the show is dealt very realistically with the occasionally visit of magic realism. Pratt wants HBO to include the extras, such as deleted scenes soon.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Project #1 University of Houston
KATRINA: The Bridge
By Nathaniel Freeman
"relevant play"
http://www.uh.edu/news-events/newsrelease.php?releaseid_int=302
Holes
By Louis Sachar
"Young Adult Fiction"
http://bookwormburrow.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/holes-by-louis-sachar/
Metamorphoses
Based on the Myths of Ovid Written
"classical literature"
http://www.iblist.com/book34011.htm
At Home at the Zoo
(formerly titled Peter and Jerry)
By Edward Albee
"wickedly funny"
http://www.2st.com/
Bobrauschenbergamerica
By Charles L. Mee
"treat for the eye"
http://media.www.sbstatesman.com/media/storage/paper955/news/2007/11/15/Entertainment/Bobrauschenbergamerica.Brings.The.Bizarre.And.The.Best.To.Stony.Brook-3100682.shtml
Buy One Get Five Free
By Amy Lanasa
"comedic story"
http://www.thedailycougar.com/quintero_to_serve_up_all_flavors_of_theater
By Nathaniel Freeman
"relevant play"
http://www.uh.edu/news-events/newsrelease.php?releaseid_int=302
Holes
By Louis Sachar
"Young Adult Fiction"
http://bookwormburrow.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/holes-by-louis-sachar/
Metamorphoses
Based on the Myths of Ovid Written
"classical literature"
http://www.iblist.com/book34011.htm
At Home at the Zoo
(formerly titled Peter and Jerry)
By Edward Albee
"wickedly funny"
http://www.2st.com/
Bobrauschenbergamerica
By Charles L. Mee
"treat for the eye"
http://media.www.sbstatesman.com/media/storage/paper955/news/2007/11/15/Entertainment/Bobrauschenbergamerica.Brings.The.Bizarre.And.The.Best.To.Stony.Brook-3100682.shtml
Buy One Get Five Free
By Amy Lanasa
"comedic story"
http://www.thedailycougar.com/quintero_to_serve_up_all_flavors_of_theater
Project #1 Professional: Alley Theatre
The Gershwins’ An American in Paris
Words and Music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
"a new American musical in its own right"
http://www.kenludwig.com/news/stranger_in_paradise_gershwins_an_american_in_paris_debuts_a.php
Underneath the Lintel
By Glen Berger
"quirky one-man play"
http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrents/1470321/Underneath-the-Lintel-(2008)-BBC-Radio-(MP3-192kbps)
Othello
By William Shakespeare
" Tragedy, Psychological Suspense Thriller"
http://www.shmoop.com/literary-device/literature/william-shakespeare/othello/genre.html
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
By Martin McDonagh
"black comedy"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lieutenant_of_Inishmore
Cyrano de Bergerac
By Edmond Rostand
"Comedy"
http://www.shmoop.com/literary-device/literature/edmond-rostand/cyrano-de-bergerac/genre.html
Secret Order
By Bob Clyman
"Psychological Drama"
http://www.curtainup.com/secretorder.html
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
"Dark, Supernatural Fantasy"
http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1226
The Santaland Diaries
By David Sedaris
"Hilarious One-Man Show"
http://www.tennesseerep.org/santaland.php
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
By Bernard Shaw
"Somber Comedy"
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/nj/nj329.html
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
"Moving Exploration Of Loss"
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/theater/reviews/03eury.html
The Man Who Came to Dinner
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
"Comedy in three acts"
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/4139210/used/The%20man%20who%20came%20to%20dinner.%20Comedy%20in%20three%20acts
Mauritius
By Theresa Rebeck
"darkly funny story"
http://www.smithkraus.com/Home.aspx
Rock ‛n’ Roll
By Tom Stoppard
"decades-spanning tale of love"
http://www.rocknrolltheplay.com/reviews.php
The Farnsworth Invention
By Aaron Sorkin
"Broadway underdog story"
http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-shows/The-Farnsworth-Invention
Words and Music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
"a new American musical in its own right"
http://www.kenludwig.com/news/stranger_in_paradise_gershwins_an_american_in_paris_debuts_a.php
Underneath the Lintel
By Glen Berger
"quirky one-man play"
http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrents/1470321/Underneath-the-Lintel-(2008)-BBC-Radio-(MP3-192kbps)
Othello
By William Shakespeare
" Tragedy, Psychological Suspense Thriller"
http://www.shmoop.com/literary-device/literature/william-shakespeare/othello/genre.html
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
By Martin McDonagh
"black comedy"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lieutenant_of_Inishmore
Cyrano de Bergerac
By Edmond Rostand
"Comedy"
http://www.shmoop.com/literary-device/literature/edmond-rostand/cyrano-de-bergerac/genre.html
Secret Order
By Bob Clyman
"Psychological Drama"
http://www.curtainup.com/secretorder.html
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
"Dark, Supernatural Fantasy"
http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1226
The Santaland Diaries
By David Sedaris
"Hilarious One-Man Show"
http://www.tennesseerep.org/santaland.php
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
By Bernard Shaw
"Somber Comedy"
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/nj/nj329.html
Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl
"Moving Exploration Of Loss"
http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/theater/reviews/03eury.html
The Man Who Came to Dinner
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
"Comedy in three acts"
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/4139210/used/The%20man%20who%20came%20to%20dinner.%20Comedy%20in%20three%20acts
Mauritius
By Theresa Rebeck
"darkly funny story"
http://www.smithkraus.com/Home.aspx
Rock ‛n’ Roll
By Tom Stoppard
"decades-spanning tale of love"
http://www.rocknrolltheplay.com/reviews.php
The Farnsworth Invention
By Aaron Sorkin
"Broadway underdog story"
http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-shows/The-Farnsworth-Invention
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