Despite having a book by playwright Edward Albee and a score composed by Bob Merrill, Breakfast
at Tiffany’s—the musical—never actually opened on Broadway. Originally titled Holly Golightly, it closed
after just four previews.
The cast was directed by Joseph Anthony and included Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Chamberlain, Sally Kellerman, Larry Kert, and Priscilla Lopez. It was designed by Oliver Smith, choreographed by Michael Kidd with assistance from Tony Mordente, and produced by David Merrick.
Merrick
closed the show in previews, in his own words, "rather than subject the
drama critics and the public to an excruciatingly boring evening."
One of the original posters—with the word "smash" covered in yellow tape—hangs on The Flop Wall at the Theatre District eatery for Broadway-types, Joe Allen Restaurant in New York.
Patti LuPone at 54 Below, photo courtesy Karsten
Moran, New York Times
The new live album "Patti LuPoneFar Away Places," which was recorded during the two-time Tony winner's engagement at 54 Below last summer, was released Jan. 15 by Broadway Records. We received it yesterday.
My review is one word: PERFECTION!
Seven-time Grammy Award nominee Robert Sher (Gypsy, How to Succeed, Nice Work If You Can Get It) produced the album. LuPone earned acclaim for the concert evening that opened 54 Below in June. She returned for a second engagement in August and also played a special New Year's Eve performance there.
54 Below, Broadway's Nightclub, New York City
The live album also includes dialogue and stories that thread the evening together. The songs featured on the CD are:
"Gypsy In My Soul" (Clay A. Boland and Moe Jaffe) "Nightlife" (Willie Nelson) "Bilbao" (Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht) "Far Away Places" (Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney) "Black Market" (Frederick Hollander) "Come to the Supermarket in Old Peking" (Cole Porter) "I Wanna Be Around" (Johnny Mercer) "Ah, the Sea is Blue" (Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht) "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green and Edward Heyman) "Pirate Jenny" (Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht) "By the Sea" (Stephen Sondheim) "I Regret Everything" (Bill Burnett and Marguerite Sarlin) "Hymn to Love" (Edith Piaf and Marguerite Monnot) "Travelin' Light" (Jimmy Mundy and Trummy Young) "Nights on Broadway" (Bee Gees) "September Song" (Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson)
The New York Times wrote,
Ms.
LuPone was born to sing the louche songs of Brecht and Weill, and the
arrangements for a limber quintet — led by the pianist Joseph Thalken and
featuring an accordion, banjo, violin, and guitar — lent the music a pungent
Weimar flavor. Especially evocative were Mr. Thalken’s lilting 1930s hotel
orchestra-style jazz arrangements of “I Cover the Waterfront” and “Travelin’
Light,” which Ms. LuPone invested with a wistful, torchy sensuality.
The
show’s dramatic high point was a feral, scary interpretation of “Pirate Jenny,”
the murderous revenge fantasy from “The Threepenny Opera,” delivered with a
sneering glare that could turn you to stone. No one, save perhaps Maria Callas,
has expressed more fury through a curled lip and an evil eye than Ms. LuPone,
who can deploy the same features as easily for farce.
You can read The Times full review here. Know someone who loves Broadway or cabaret? Every song by Patti LuPone is a Valentine.
Last season’s critically acclaimed smash hit returns for a one-week limited engagement!
Cotton Club Parade is a celebration of Duke Ellington's years at the famed Harlem nightclub in the 1920s and '30s, when the joint was jumping with revues featuring big band swing and blues, dancers, singers, and novelty acts. Packed with hits from some of the greatest jazz composers of the time—including Harold Arlen, Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields, and Ellington himself—this production re-imagines a Cotton Club floor show right here on the City Center stage.
Starring Alexandria “Brinae Ali” Bradley, Andrew “Dr.Ew” Carter Kyra Da Costa, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jared Grimes, La Tanya Hall, Jeremiah “Supaman” Haynes, Joshua Henry, Christopher Jackson, Monroe Kent III, Adriane Lenox, Karine Plantadit, T. Oliver Reid, Amber Riley and Britton Smith
Featuring Jazz at Lincoln Center All Stars under the direction of Daryl Waters Music Director Wynton Marsalis Directed and Choreographed by Warren Carlyle
Strand Theater
Company welcomes Baltimore playwright, performer and theater professor Susan
McCully with her three-woman show Inexcusable Fantasies,
exploring, often comically, her secret and not-so-secret obsessions with Martha
Stewart, Harley Davidson, and Grandma’s Oil of Olay. The production is a
Baltimore premiere and the second offering of the Strand 2012-13 Season, under
the leadership of Artistic Director Rain Pryor. It runs November 1-17.
Sarah Mcully, UMBC
McCully, a
scholar of feminist theater at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
wrote, produced, and stars in this autobiographical show about sexual politics,
lust “over forty,” cloning, eye surgery, vision, revision and the unmistakably
erotic powers of Martha Stewart’s marzipan. The play is directed by fellow UMBC
professor Eve Muson, whose work has been seen recently at Rep Stage (Las
Meninas, Speech and Debate) and with UMBC at the Kennedy Center
American College Theater Festival (Las Meninas). The acting trio is
rounded out by Wendy Salkind and Sarah Ford Gorman.
Strand Artistic Director Rain Pryor is
thrilled with the new partnership at the Strand. “Eve Muson and Susan
McCully are true Baltimore homegrown artists”, says Pryor. “It is a privilege
for the Strand to bring these two brilliant women to the community, and to show
off what diverse talents we have in our city.”
Inexcusable Fantasies
begins with a Preview on Thursday, November 1, followed by the Opening Night on
Saturday, November 3. Performances run on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
through November 17. All shows begin at 8 pm. General Admission is $20, seniors
are $15, and students are $10 (with valid ID). Tickets to the preview
performance are $5 and Opening Night tickets are $25.
About
the Show and the Playwright
Inexcusable
Fantasies was first penned a few years ago, opening the Philadelphia
Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival in 2004. New revisions and the support of the
Strand allow McCully and her team to bring the show to Baltimore audiences.
“This is a thrilling time to be a theatre artist in Baltimore,” says McCully
“Dynamic new leadership and spaces, along with the rise of young ensemble
companies fill the city with unmistakable energy toward new play development,
and our show is a microcosm of all that excitement.”
About Grrl Parts
While Inexcusable
Fantasies will make its Baltimore premiere this November, McCully is
not unfamiliar to presenting new plays with strong female roles to Baltimore audiences.
Over the past seven years, she has steered efforts to cultivate UMBC’s Grrl
Parts, a collection of new, short plays by major contemporary
playwrights—including Lee Blessing, Phyllis Nagy, Caridad Svich, and Naomi
Wallace—where women play both protagonist and antagonist, driving the action
forward. To date, the Grrl Parts project has produced nearly 30 new
works.
Grrl Parts
has been twice invited to CENTERSTAGE to perform plays produced through Grrl
Parts. Most recently, in March of 2012, UMBC and CENTERSTAGE partnered to
create a unique performance of the most recent batch of Grrl Parts
commissioned works. The evening ended with a panel discussion addressing the
role of women in American theater, moderated by Susan Jonas featuring notable
female playwrights Julia Jordan, Kate Moira Ryan, Tanya Saracho, and Lucy
Thurber.
This season, as
the UMBC Theatre Department moves into a new era with a brand new Performing
Arts and Humanities building and beautiful new theatrical spaces, the Grrl
Parts project will expand its activities as well. McCully and her
colleagues are excited to focus their efforts on moving Inexcusable
Fantasies from Baltimore to festivals around the globe, under the
producing company name “Grrl Parts Productions”, carrying on the ideals the
project set in motion seven years ago. “Grrl Parts is really growing up
this year!” says Eve Muson “We started Grrl Parts with the simple objective of
creating more roles for our young actresses at school. Now, with the support of
the university and the Baltimore community, we’re mounting our first
professional production, building a partnership with CENTERSTAGE, and
commissioning full-length works, too.”
Performance Schedule
Thursday, November 1st, 8pm - Preview ($5)
Saturday, November 3rd, 8pm Opening Night (Pre-show reception, post-show
Q&A)
Thursday, November 8th, 8pm
Friday, November 9th, 8pm
Saturday, November 10th, 8pm
Thursday, November 15th, 8pm
Friday, November 16th, 8pm
Saturday, November 17th, 8pm
Ticket Prices
Adult: $20, Senior: $15 Student: $10, Opening Night: $25 Other discounts may be available; like the Strand on
Facebook or follow the Strand on Twitter to learn more.
About the Strand
The Strand Theater Company champions challenging and
provocative theater that especially celebrates women’s diverse voices and
perspectives while bringing together the creative talents of both women
and men as artists, technicians, and administrators. We invite patrons to
experience some of the region’s best contemporary and reinterpreted works
for the stage in our intimate midtown theater.
Since launching in 2008, the Strand has
presented 17 full-length plays, including eight World Premieres; offered 75% of
the artistic positions on its productions—as playwrights, directors, designers,
stage managers, and actors—to women; provided affordable theater space to many
organizations and independent artists; and played an integral role in the
revitalization of the Station North Arts & Entertainment District.
Tonight, Saturday (October 6th) KING KONG, the new stage musical, will launch in Melbourne, Australia. The producers, Global Creatures, will stream the one-time-only event presentation live on the internet through the show’s website, allowing everyone in the world to get a sneak peek at the making of the production.
This one-time-only streaming will go live tonight, Saturday, October 6th at 10:00PM EST at www.kingkongliveonstage.com.
The launch will include the announcement of internationally renowned contemporary artists contributing to the score; announcement of the lead cast; performances of original songs from the show; reveal of set models and costume designs and insights from the award-winning international creative team.
One of the world’s great modern myths about an enormous creature and his battle for survival in New York City, KING KONG has gone back to the source – the novella of the original film by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace – in this world-first adaptation as a large-scale musical.
Global Creatures, the makers of the global phenomena Walking With Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular and How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular (in association with DreamWorks Theatricals) has been developing KING KONG for the last five years.
Stage and screen stars Bebe Neuwirth and Malcolm Gets will join forces Saturday, October 13 for BUCKS COUNTY CABARET, a one-night-only concert to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The evening of Broadway standards and other popular songs will be held at the newly renovated, historic Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA.
Malcom Gets, photo courtesy CelebLists, Inc
Neuwirth
is a two-time Emmy Award winner for her role as ‘Lilith’ on “Cheers” and a
two-time Tony Award winner for acclaimed performances in Sweet Charity and as
the unforgettable ‘Velma Kelly’ in Chicago.
Gets
is a Tony Award nominee for Amour, two-time Obie Award winner for Merrily We
Roll Along and The Two Gentlemen of Verona and audience favorite for his
stand-out performance in HBO’s Grey Gardens and on NBC’s hit comedy “Caroline
in the City.”
"Bucks
County has a history both as a home of exceptional theatre and as a community
offering compassionate support for those affected by HIV/AIDS," said Tom
Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. "For seven
years, the community has embraced BUCKS COUNTY CABARETand Broadway Cares is
honored to have the opportunity to join forces with our friends in Bucks County
on what promises to be a spectacularly entertaining evening."
Individual
tickets cost $75-$300, with exclusive sponsorship opportunities also available.
Tickets can be purchased at broadwaycares.org, by calling 212.840.0770, ext.
268, or at the Bucks County Playhouse box office, 70 South Main Street, New
Hope, PA 18938.
The
evening will begin with cocktails at 6 pm, followed by the 7 pm performance and
live auction inside the playhouse. An exclusive VIP reception with the artists
will be held following the performance at The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm, 5281
York Road, Holicong, PA 18928.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation’s leading
industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By
drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre
community, since 1988 Broadway Cares has raised more than $195 million for
essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the
United States.
Broadway Cares awards
annual grants to more than 400 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide
and is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund,
including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative
and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic.
Here's the press release from Screen Actors Guild Awards:
Dick Van Dyke Honored With 2012 SAG Life Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES (August 21, 2012) –Dick Van Dyke, beloved actor, singer, dancer, writer and comedian, will receive SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor – the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Van Dyke will be presented the performers union’s most prestigious accolade, given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which premieres live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT and 5 p.m. PT.
Dick Van Dyke, Publicity Still
In making today’s announcement, SAG-AFTRA Co-President Ken Howard said, “Dick is the consummate entertainer -- an enormously talented performer whose work has crossed nearly every major category of entertainment. From his career-changing Broadway turn in 'Bye Bye Birdie' and his deadpan humor in the Emmy® winning 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' to his unforgettable performance as Bert in 'Mary Poppins,” he sets a high bar for actors. Stage, big screen, small screen, literally everywhere he has worked he has inspired millions of fans and has had a tremendously positive impact on the industry and the world. He is so deserving of this honor and I congratulate him."
SAG-AFTRA Co-President Roberta Reardon said: "With Dick, it's so much more than the proverbial 'triple threat.' He started his career as a radio announcer, game show host and comedian and was a spokesman for Kodak, among numerous other roles over his nearly 60-year career. His contributions to the success of the business and to his fellow performers is legendary as is his work with a number of the leading ladies of our times, including Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore — both previous Life Achievement Award recipients. His infectious laugh has warmed audiences for decades and is an unforgettable facet of his fabulous personality."
Holder of five Emmys®, a Tony® Award and a Grammy®, Van Dyke at 86 still possesses the zest for life that first propelled him into the limelight more than a half-century ago with the Broadway and film versions of “Bye Bye Birdie,” the seminal ‘60s situation comedy “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and the film classic “Mary Poppins."
Bye Bye Birdie Playbill
He was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, on December 13, 1925, and raised in Danville, Illinois, hometown as well to Donald O’Connor, Gene Hackman and Bobby Short. As a youngster he taught himself music, magic and pantomime. By 16, he was appearing in school plays, running track, serving as junior class president and working part time as an announcer on a local radio station. Enlisting in the Air Force at 18, he soon was performing for the troops and hosting a radio show called “Flight Time.” After one year of duty he was back in Danville, giving advertising a try, but it was not a fit. With another Danville local, Phil Erickson, he hit the road in a record-pantomime act called “The Merry Mutes,” a perfect showcase for his physical comedy gifts. While appearing in Los Angeles, he sent for his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Willet. The two were married on “Bride and Groom,” a network radio program offering gifts and a honeymoon to newlyweds.
After a run hosting a daytime talk show in Atlanta and a morning show in New Orleans, CBS put him under contract. Van Dyke moved to New York where in 1954 he began hosting “The Morning Show” (which featured up and coming newscaster Walter Cronkite). Other hosting jobs preceded his 1957 television-acting debut on an episode of “The Phil Silvers Show.” and his Broadway debut in 1959 with Bert Lahr in the comedy revue “The Boys Against the Girls.” The following year his career soared when he was cast by director/choreographer Gower Champion opposite Chita Rivera in “Bye Bye Birdie.” His performance as rock star Conrad Birdie’s songwriter/manager Albert Peterson earned Van Dyke a Tony® Award and brought him to the attention of Sheldon Leonard and Carl Reiner, who signed him for a pilot opposite newcomer Mary Tyler Moore. The now eponymous “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” starring Van Dyke and Moore as Rob and Laura Petrie, premiered in 1961 and ran for five seasons. With a perfect ensemble cast including Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam, the wittily written series was a showcase for Van Dyke’s genius for physical comedy, earning him three lead actor Emmy® Awards.
Dick Van Dyke Album with Ray Charles Singers and Enoch Light
The tireless Van Dyke spent his series’ hiatus shooting the film version of “Bye Bye Birdie” in 1963 followed by “What a Way to Go” and Disney’s 1964 musical classic “Mary Poppins,” It won five Academy Awards® including one for star Julie Andrews (SAG’s 2006 Life Achievement Award recipient) and earned Van Dyke a Golden Globe® nomination and, with Andrews, a Grammy®. A run of films followed including “Lt. Robin Crusoe, USN,” (1966), “Divorce American Style” (1967), “Fitzwilly” (1967), the musical “Chitty Chitty Bang-Bang” (1968), Garson Kanin’s satire on conformity “Some Kind of a Nut” (1969) and Norman Lear’s anti-smoking “Cold Turkey” (1970). Van Dyke, who had delivered the eulogies for his comedy idols Stan Laurel and Buster Keaton, explored the role of a fictional silent movie star in 1969’s “The Comic,” He would return to the big screen again in Stanley Kramer’s “The Runner Stumbles” (1978), Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy” (1990) and more recently the Ben Stiller comedy “Night at the Museum” (2006).
After a year of filming “Chitty Chitty Bang-Bang” in England, Van Dyke moved with his family to their ranch in Carefree, Arizona where “The New Dick Van Dyke Show” was produced for CBS for three seasons. In 1974, his stunning portrayal of an alcoholic family man in David Wolper’s groundbreaking ABC Television movie “The Morning After” earned Van Dyke an Emmy nomination. A guest-star turn as a homicidal photographer opposite Peter Falk’s “Columbo” followed.
It was back to song, dance and comedy in NBC’s variety series “Van Dyke and Company,” earning him a fourth Emmy® (this time shared with his fellow producers,) followed by a national tour in “The Music Man,” which brought Van Dyke back to Broadway and a national tour in “Damn Yankees.” The 1980s brought a run of television movies including the Showtime production of “The Country Girl” opposite Faye Dunaway, ”Drop-Out Father," opposite Mariette Hartley, “Found Money” opposite Sid Caesar, “Breakfast with Les and Bess” opposite Cloris Leachman for PBS’s “American Playhouse” and the miniseries “Strong Medicine.”
In 1982, Van Dyke earned his fifth Emmy for his vocal performance as the Father in the CBS Library special “Wrong Way Kid.” His voice over talents were employed most recently in the 2006 animated feature “Curious George” and the 2010 short “The Caretaker 3D,” a tribute to the Hollywood Sign.
Van Dyke’s crime solving physician, Dr. Mark Sloan, was introduced in a 1991 episode of “Jake and the Fat Man” and became the central character in three TV movies before evolving into the CBS series “Diagnosis: Murder.” It ran from 1993 to 2001, followed by two Dr. Sloan television movies in 2002. “Diagnosis: Murder” co-starred Van Dyke’s son Barry as a police detective and during its run provided guest-star opportunities for Van Dyke’s daughter Stacy, grandchildren Carey, Shane, Wes and Taryn and brother Jerry Van Dyke. From 2006 to 2008, the father-son team reunited for a series of four Hallmark Channel “Murder 101” movies, casting Barry as a private investigator opposite Dick’s absent-minded but brilliant criminology professor, Dr. Jonathan Maxwell.
In 2003, Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore re-teamed to portray lonely seniors in D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “The Gin Game” on “PBS Hollywood Presents” and the following year recreated husband and wife Rob and Laura Petrie for Carl Reiner’s CBS telefilm “The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited.” They were notably reunited this past January when Van Dyke presented Moore with SAG’s 48th Life Achievement Award on the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Dick Van Dyke's Memoir, My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business
Van Dyke, whose 2011 memoir “My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business” made the New York Times Best Sellers list, admits that his retirement plans have yet to work out. In 2006 he returned to Broadway receiving standing ovations in his “Bye Bye Birdie” leading lady’s “Chita Rivera: The Dancers Life.” In addition to his memoir, Van Dyke is the author of “Faith, Hope and Hilarity: The Child’s Eye View of Religion” (1970) and “Those Funny Kids” (1975), a collection of classroom humor.
Music, Van Dyke’s spiritual nourishment, became richer when he teamed twelve years ago with Eric Bradley, Bryan Chadima and Mike Mendyke to form The Vantastix. Their first major public appearance was at the Society of Singers Ella Awards honoring his “Mary Poppins” leading lady Julie Andrews. They’ve since performed the National Anthem at L.A. Lakers playoffs, mounted a musical memoir at L.A.’s Geffen Theatre, appeared at the Hollywood Bowl, Disney Hall and at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. with the President and First Lady in the front row and released an album of children’s song: “Put on A Happy Face.”
For nearly twenty years Van Dyke has been tirelessly committed to his volunteer work at The Midnight Mission, Los Angeles’ century-old downtown shelter for the troubled and homeless.
Midnight Mission, Los Angeles
He helped raise millions for their new building program and is there without fail every Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and times in between offering comfort and cheer, often with the Vantastix and members of his own family. He is passionate about raising funds for music and art programs for public schools and has performed at countless fundraisers. He became a spokesperson for the National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation in 1967 after losing a granddaughter to that disease and in 2010 was named the first spokesperson for the Cell Therapy Foundation.
Van Dyke has four children from his marriage to the late Marjorie Willet Van Dyke -- sons Christian and Barry, and daughters Stacey and Carrie Beth -- and seven grandchildren.
On February 29, 2012, he married make-up artist Arlene Silver (whom he met at the 2007 SAG Awards) and whose vocal talents now occasionally blend with those of Dick and The Vantastix. They live in Malibu, California.
'Aside from it sounding like a fun time, I think it's a great opportunity to interact with the theatre community in a unique and fascinating way.' —Rober Attenweiler, playwright
The Drama Book Shop logo, New York City
Write Out Front: A Playwright Happening!
(August 13th - September 1st, 2012) NYC
Watch award-winning and emerging playwrights, book writers and lyricists create new work right in front of your eyes.
During two hour time slots, a writer or writer's team will write a new play in the storefront window of the Drama Book Shop, founded in 1917, with a screen shot of their computer visible to the street.
See writers create new worlds, find inspiration and try to avoid Facebook (or not). Come see playwrights from shows coming up or currently playing at venues around town including the NY International Fringe Festival.
Support and engage the writers via Twitter and FB , follow their careers, see the play and someday, when you're watching the Tonys, Lilys or Academy Awards, you can say you were there.
The award-winning and emerging playwrights are:
Rob Askins, Robert Attenweiler, Ian August, Micheline Auger, Hilary Bettis, J.Stephen Brantley, Chloe Brown Carter, Rubem Carbajal, Jon Caren, David Caudle, Cecilia Copeland, Carl Cota-Robles, Jamie Cowperthwait, Cusi Cram, Stacy Davidowitz, Lawrence Dial, Nathan Dame, David Davila, Haydn Diaz, Bixby Elliot, Lynne Elson, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, Diane Exavier, Gina Femia, Darcy Fowler, Nick Gandiello, Charles Gershman, Sheri Graubert, Stephen Adley Guirgis, Paul Hagen, Laurel Haines, Chris Harcum, Jerron Hermon, Timothy Huang, Dean Imperial, Kait Kerrigan, Jeffrey James Keyes, Alessandro King, Krista Knight, Felice Kuan, Larry Kunofsky, Judith Leora, Lisa Lewis, Jerry Lieblich, Danielle Eliska Lyle, Dan McCabe, Erin Moughan, Kate Mulley, Lindsay Joy Murphy, Mel Nieves, Dan O’Neil, Dael Orlandersmith, Nicole Pandolfo, Kristina Poe, Chana Porter, Tyler Rivenbark, Rob Rosiello, Alex Rubin, Sarah Shaefer, Erika Sheffer, Crystal Skillman, Tommy Smith, Diana Stahl, Roland Tec, Michael Gabriel Torres, Chris Van Strander, Richard Vetere, Josh Wilder, Natalie Wilson, Joseph Samuel Wright, Nathan Yungerberg.
WRITE OUT FRONT was created to bring awareness to the time, space, resources and support that playwrights need to work and grow. It celebrates the tenacity that playwrights possess in the face of challenging economic times which has accompanied the closing of many off-off Broadway theaters and performance spaces, traditionally the fertile ground where theater artists developed their craft.
The installation runs three weeks, Monday through Saturday, 11am – 7pm (8pm Thursdays) The Drama Book Shop is located at 250 W. 40th Street, across the street from the NYTimes Building August 13th - September 1st, 2012.
A BrockelNote: Granted, this is not going to be like peeking through a window and seeing Ernest Hemingway writing in Ketchum, Idaho. And, I'm guessing, it will be much more fun, also.
Henry Winkler, soon to be seen as 'Chuck Wood' on Broadway
Returning to Broadway in David West Read's The Peformers, Winkler will play Chuck Wood—the hardest working man in the business.
Preview performances for the Performers begin October 23rd and the official Broadway opening at the Longacre Theatre is slated for November 14th.
The original casting notice—now, of course, inactive—with the character breakdowns follows. The only disapointment is the last line* in the official posting:
'THE PERFORMERS,' B'WAY
Robyn Goodman, Scott Delman, & Amanda Lipitz (prods.) are casting The Performers. David West Read, writer; Evan Cabnet, dir.; Cindy Tolan, casting dir.; Adam Caldwell, casting assoc.; Stephen Kocis, Aged in Wood Management, LLC, general mgr. Runs in NYC (rehearsal and performance dates TBA).
Seeking—
Lee: male, 20s-early 30s, any ethnicity, Mandrew's high school friend, a journalist doing an article for the NY Post on Mandrew and the Adult Film Awards, smart, witty, self-conscious, tightly wound, an academic who is incredibly uncomfortable around the porn stars but also thrilled by their inhibitions, actor must have incredible comic timing;
Sara: female, 20s-early 30s, any ethnicity, Lee's fiancée and high school sweetheart, a third grade teacher with big student loans, self-assured, sharp and dry, her intellect and wit have always been her strengths, appealing, and though she might be attractive, she wouldn't ever flaunt her sexuality like the porn stars or consider herself traditionally beautiful, though liberal and open about sex, she's judgemental of the porn world, actor must have incredible comic timing;
Sundown: female, 20s, any ethnicity, a rising porn star who was always hot, but now that she's gotten a boob job she's ridiculously sexy, a bombshell who means well, so dim that she can barely understand what's going on around her, actor must have incredible comic timing;
Mandrew: male, 20s-early 30s, any ethnicity, a rising porn star, attractive, charismatic, joyful, appealing, exuberant, sexy and comfortable in his body, but somehow still feels wholesome and innocent, a man-boy, may be intellectually challenged, but his enthusiasm, sincerity, and optimism are infectous you can't help but like him, actor must have incredible comic timing;
Peeps: female, 20s, any ethnicity, a rising porn star whose official name is Pussy Boots, Mandrew's wife, outwardly confident, sexy, attractive, but wildly insecure, passionate, impulsive, temperamental, has no emotional or sexual inhibitions, which can be hilarious and also endearing, actor must have incredible comic timing;
Chuck: male, 50s-late 60s, any ethnicity, an aging porn star with a happy-go-lucky attitude, thrilled to be playing a young man's game and playing it better than most young men, his confidence is attractive and seductive, suave, charming, studly, actor must have incredible comic timing.
Equity principal auditions will be held June 19-21, 2012, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. & 2-5:30 p.m. at the AEA Audition Center, 165 W. 46th St., 2nd fl., NYC. EPA rules are in effect; Equity monitor will be provided. Prepare a contemporary comic monologue, two minutes or less. Bring pix & résumés, stapled together. $1,703 min./wk.Equity Production (League) Contract.
Catagories: Union, stage Production: David West Read, writer; Evan Cabnet, dir.; Cindy Tolan, casting dir.; Adam Caldwell, casting assoc.; Stephen Kocis, Aged in Wood Management, LLC, general mgr.
Pay: Union, professional, male, female Age range: Young adult (18-29), Thirties (30-39), Older (50-65) *Nudity: No
The Performers is a romantic comedy about two high school friends (Cheyenne Jackson and Daniel Breaker) -- and the women in their lives (Ari Graynor and an actress to be announced) -- who reconnect at the Adult Film Awards in Las Vegas. When the night takes an unexpected turn and relationships are threatened, Chuck Wood (Henry Winkler), the hardest-working man in the business, steps in to lend a hand. Sex, love and Barry Manilow intersect in this comedy about the ups and downs and ins and outs of love.
Starring in the cast are: Cheyenne Jackson, Ari Graynor, Daniel Breaker, Jenni Barber and Henry Winkler. Cast list was announced by the play's producers Robyn Goodman, Scott M. Delman
Break a leg, Mr. Winkler. We're all—if you get my drift—pulling for you.
Is it what casting directors and agents are looking for?
What should be on your reel and what is better left off? How long should your reel be? Will your reel help you get work? Should you have separate short demos for specific types of jobs you're right for? Just a comedy and a drama reel?
This panel will explore industry protocol for choosing your best material, highlighting your work and uploading online. Panelists include Andy Henry (Casting Director), Bob Telford (Reel Editor), Joe Gressis (Reel Editor), Bruno Oliver, (VP Now Casting Inc), Alycia Stark (Commercial Agent, Stark Talent), Todd M. Eskin (Theatrical Agent, Across The Board agency). Moderated by Caroline Liem (Casting Director).
Miss Holm said three things that I will always remember:
I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much.
and
We live by encouragement and die without it - slowly, sadly, angrily.
and [on Bette Davis]
I walked onto the set ["All About Eve"] and there's Bette and I say 'Good Morning,' and she said, 'Oh, shit, good manners,' and I felt as if I'd been hit in the face with a wet flounder and I never spoke to her again. She called me a 'Bitch,' okay.
Does this look like the kind of a character that a theatrical musical is made of? Oh yes. Yes it does.
Photo courtesy Frederick News Post, Sam Yu
I believe—as more than a few other theatre lovers do—that William Donald Schaefer is the perfect subject, central character, for a musical. If Mayor Schaefer wasn't a colorful, political personality in a storied city then I don't know anyone who was.
Here's the news from Baltimore's Theatre Project:
Do it Now! A Staged Reading of a New Musical
Four-term Mayor William Donald Schaefer was an iconic Baltimorean - boisterous cheerleader, semi-lunatic showman, vexing paranoiac and unimpeachable savior.
Join us for a reading of Do it Now!, a new musical in development about "Mayor Annoyed"'s quest to make Baltimore a great city.
The music and lyrics are by BSO multi-instrumentalist and composer, Jonathan Jensen; award-winning playwright Rich Espey has written the book.
There will be a talkback after the reading to help the creators further develop the work.
Not convinced that Baltimore's very own comic, clown, and Mayor had the chops?
Photo courtesy, Baltimore Sun
Now then, buy a couple of tickets and let's help this project grow. It's our chance to make some Charm City theatre history. Let's get that libretto written and polished; let's get the tunes scored and fine tuned.
7:30 pm, Sunday July 15 only! Suggested donation: $10
Baltimore Theatre Project 45 West Preston Street Baltimore 21201
Still not convinced that the story of a city's mayor is the stuff of which theatre is made? Think Broadway. 1959 - 1961. On November 23rd 1959 Fiorello! opened on the Great White Way.
Broadway poster, Fiorello!, 1959
Fiorello! is a musical featuring the story of New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, a reform Republican who took on Tammany Hall. The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott—based on the 1955 tome Life With Fiorello by Ernest Cuneo—with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock. Fiorello! is one of only eight musicals to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Playbill, Fiorello! at the Broadhurst Theater, NYC
Now you know. Buy a couple of tickerts to the staged reading, give feedback, and let's show the theatre world that William Donald Schaefer was, indeed, the most colorful mayor in America—a mayor well worth a musical.
Auditions to Offer and Beyond... A live-stream event on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
An evening with the SAG Foundation
Learn:
Why upping your number of auditions doesn't matter
How to stop wasting time on actions that don't get results
How to shift your focus to think like an Successful Actor
The number one way to go from auditions to offers
This evening is full of practical advice and strategies on the importance of building long term relationships with people who can hire you - not just chasing after the next random audition. Building on the fact that the audition is actually the beginning, not the end of the road.
The People:
JAMES JONES James Jones has a unique background for a talent agent. His formative career was in national and regional politics. Here Mr. Jones worked for 11 years as a political and legislative strategist and tactician in both Washington State and Washington D.C. In addition to working on Senatorial, Congressional and Gubernatorial campaigns, Mr. Jones used his strategic and tactical abilities for three years as a senior staff member of a former Presidential campaign.
SAG franchised agent, James J Jones
After his stint in politics, he went to graduate school receiving an MA in Philosophical Theology and Narrative Criticism. Through his years in the political world and as an executive in NPO development, he was connected to professional athletes and celebrities. This led him in 2001, to form Premier Talent NW (Seattle) to guide those careers. Shortly, thereafter, in 2002, PTNW became a SAG/AFTRA franchised agency. In 2006, James decided to expand his operations and moved full-time to California where he opened and now operates a successful SAG Franchised Talent Agency – The Premier Talent Group.
MONIKA MIKKELSON A California native, Monika graduated from UCLA and has been involved in casting ever since. Her list of credits includes high profile features such as SERVING SARA, the CLEANER, Rob Zombie's THE DEVIL'S REJECTS and his HALLOWEEN franchise films. But it is the independent film that has her heart, starting with THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL for director Wim Wenders, NURSE BETTY for Neil Labute, and the precious treasures that live long and prosper in the festival world, like ALL GOD'S CHILDREN CAN DANCE, LOVE LIZA, and MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU.
NICHOLAS TABARROK Nicholas Tabarrok is a prolific film and television producer whose company, Darius Films, has offices in Los Angeles and Toronto.
Since 1998, he has produced over a dozen features that have received both commercial and critical success. Many of them have premiered at the world's top film festivals: The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW 2005), Hank and Mike (Karlovy Vary 2007), Surviving Crooked Lake (Slamdance 2008), Weirdsville (Toronto International Film Festival and opening night gala of the 2007 Slamdance and Raindance Film Festivals), Coopers' Christmas (Toronto International Film Festival 2008), and Defendor (Toronto International Film Festival 2009).
Producer, Nicholas Tabarrok
Nicholas' most recent completed film, A Beginner's Guide to Endings starring Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan and JK Simmons, was released in summer 2012. The Black Marks, starring Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel and Terence Stamp is currently in post-production and will be distributed by Dimension Films. Nicholas' first television series, Fugget About It, will be airing in September 2012.
He is a proud member of the Producer's Guild of America, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
Nicholas was honored by Variety Magazine as one the "Top Ten Producers to Watch" in 2008.
CARLEASE BURKE Carlease is an actress who is adept at creating her own work. She has performed in over 26 features and 75 TV shows, virtually an episode of every network TV show airing incl. Shameless, Hot in Cleveland and Raising Hope.
EMILY GRACE Emily Grace helps actors think like a producer so they can act for a living. Through her company, Emily Grace Productions, she has helped countless actors land representation, big auditions, land more bookings and get in the driver's seat of their career with marketing plans that actually work. Emily is a Sundance and Deauville award-winning actress, as well as a writer and producer.
The Event:
Hear different perspectives from an agent, casting director, producer, actress, and a career coach about how to increase your offers.
The evening will be full of practical advice and strategies on the importance of building long-term relationships with the people who can hire you—not simply chasing after the next random audition. Building on the thact that the audition is actually the beginning, not the end of the road.
To watch the Q&A you do not have to log into the SAG Foundation website. Just go to
Theatre Project has announced plans for its 41st season. There will be a strong emphasis on support for Baltimore's burgeoning theater ensemble community. Local companies in residence this season will include Dreams & Nightmares Aerial (DNA) Theatre (September), Iron Crow Theatre (October, March/April, and May/June), The Generous Company (January), and In-Flight Theatre (November and February), each of whom will have two-to-three week-long runs.
A highlight of visiting companies in residence will be the December presentation of Double Edge Theatre's The Grand Parade. Imagined through the lens of Marc Chagall's paintings, The Grand Parade takes audiences on an emotionally stunning journey through the 20th century with the use of aerial flight, puppetry and music. The Grand Parade is the first performance in Double Edge Theatre's multi-year performance cycle inspired by Chagall's visionary art, life and times and will make its official world premiere during a limited run at Washington DC's Arena Stage February 6-10, 2013. The Grand Parade is conceived and directed by Baltimore native Stacey Klein, and realized with a collaborative team of artists from the US, Argentina and Russia.
Additionally, Theatre Project will continue its ongoing collaboration with the utterly unique High Zero Festival in September 2012, always a highlight of BTP's experimental offerings. Theatre Project will also present two productions in 2013 with long-time partner Peabody Chamber Opera, which has presented new operas and imaginative re-stagings of older works at Theatre Project for sixteen years.
Theatre Project's dedication to dance will continue with a festival of dance events planned in March 2013. Featured companies will include VT Dance, Ballet Theatre of Maryland, The Collective, ClancyWorks, and a second year of presenting the winners of the John F. Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project. Our popular Dance Mixer will also return in Spring 2013 with a chance for the burgeoning dance community to showcase its work.
The 2012/2013 season will be the first in eleven years not overseen by Anne Cantler Fulwiler, who steps down from her duties as Producing Director at the end of June.
"It just felt like the right time in the life of Theatre Project for me to step down from this role," says Fulwiler. "It's been a truly amazing time. I've had the honor of presenting nearly 400 productions involving over 3,000 artists from right here in Baltimore, across the US, and seventeen foreign countries. I look forward to seeing many more shows here for many years to come."
Chris Pfingsten, who has served as Managing Director for the past season, will continue in that capacity for the 2012/2013 season. The Board of Directors will take the next few months to consider the theater's future structure.
Detailed show and schedule information is still forthcoming and updates to Theatre Project's website, www.theatreproject.org, will be made regularly.
Chris Pfingsten Managing Director Theatre Project chris@theatreproject.org 410-539-3091
Theatre Project is funded in part by The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of The Baker Artist Awards, www.BakerArtistAwards.org
Theatre Project is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.
Theatre Project 45 W. Preston Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410-539-3091 (office) 410-752-8558 (box office)
Actually, learning an accent or a dialect for any purpose is a long, exhausting, and tedious process. For actors, learning an accent is somewhat easier because they are learning a script, a finite run of words and it is also more difficult because actors are exposed to a broad audience of potential criticism, some from native speakers.
There is a guy in London, Gareth Jameson, who offers tips on the general approach to learning many different accents. He's on YouTube and VideoJug; he's a treasure.
Actor and Dialogue Coach, Gareth Jameson
Gareth can get you to a basic, a general, foreign accent by showing you how to manipulate just a few letter-sound combinations.
If you are looking for a quick intro to an accent, check this guy out.
Here's a clip from the transcript (video below) of his Russian training:
Voice-over: Gareth Jameson provides tips on how to perform a Russian accent. He provides three lessons on how certain letters should be pronounced to better create a Russian accent.
Jameson: Hello I'm Gareth Jameson. I'm an actor and a voice coach from www.londonvoicelessons.com Here are some tips on working on your voice!
The key to any accent is to isolate the sounds that are specific to that accent. So when we're talking about a Russian accent, and I'm talking very generally here about, uh, the sort of accent you'll get in films about Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states. There are, man—this is a huge area, so there are many accents that cover this part of the world.
We're talking about one specific one, a sort of general Russian accent. Now, the first sound I like to work with is the "l" sound. You're gonna have a really dark "l" right at the back.
So say "pull," "pull," "little," "pull" (Gareth pronounces the l as "ull") and that "l" is the "l" we are going to use for all our words. So when we say words like "love" it starts at the back: "love," "lemon, limond," "Lovely lemon lind." This is the first thing I use for my Russian accent.
The second thing is Vs and Ws. Vs and Ws sound the same in a Russian accent, and it's sort of a cross between the two. So you don't want to be like Checkov on "Star Trek" and talk about "Wodka."
As you can see, accent lessons don't play well in text only, so here are a couple of links, check this guy out.
Enjoy. And, check out his take on American English and Southern American. Oh yes, the next time you are at your favorite watering hole try using an accent with the bartender. It could be all kinds of fun. Decent Russian or Romanian might get you a free drink. Or all kinds of new and exotic friends.
Fireworks, police raids, and a xylophone are just the tip of the iceberg in this zany Kaufman and Hart comedy classic. It's a comedy that's often listed in the madcap category because it is, it really is. If there was a magnificent category it would be listed there, also.
Meet the Sycamore family, politically independent with healthy distrust of government. They open their New York City home to all sorts of free spirits. When their daughter Alice, decides to invite her conservative boyfriend’s family to dinner, they promise to be on their best behavior. However…!
This extraordinary production stars an all-star Everyman cast. This production ends June 17th and it you only see one show at Everyman this season, please make it this one. I've posted a few highlights from some of the reviews of this production below. I'll add mine here.
"BRANDHAGEN PLAYS XYLOPHONE! SMOKE, SETS, LOVE, AND LAUGHTER! The best ticket in town; the finest set you've ever seen." -Stephen Brockelman, Baltimore 21201
The Cast:
Megan Anderson* — Essie Clinton Brandhagen* — Ed Chinai Hardy — Rheba Deborah Hazlett* — Mrs. Kirby Brianna Letourneau — Alice Sycamore Wil Love* — Mr. De Pinna Bruce Randolph Nelson* — Kohlenkov Caitlin O'Connell — Penny Sycamore Jon Odom — Donald Barbara Pinolini — Gay Wellington Steve Sawicki — Henderson Kimberly Schraf — Olga Matthew Schleigh — Tony Kirby Carl Schurr* — Mr. Kirby Stan Weiman* — Martin Vanderhof Tom Weyburn — Paul Sycamore and Michael Leicht Evan Moritz Kyle Jackson — Three Men *Everyman company member
“COMIC DYNAMITE! DELICIOUSLY RADICAL!” -Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun
“FIVE STARS! NOT TO BE MISSSED!” -DC Metro Theater Arts
“TERRIFIC! HILARIOUS! I definitely recommend. You’ll laugh throughout.” -Eddie Applefeld, WCBM 680 AM
“UPLIFTING! DELIGHTFUL! LIVELY! ‘You Can’t Take it With You’ has Everyman favorites in roles that they seem born to play!” -Mike Giuliano, Patuxent Papers
“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” -DC Theatre Scene
“Leaves you hankering for a place at the family's dining room table!" -Judy Rousuck, WYPR Maryland Morning
“Thoroughly enjoyable...a really fun evening at the theater. Buy tickets now because it's likely to sell out very quickly!" -MD Theatre Guide
A Fierce Longing will return to Theatre Project, Baltimore, for a limited run June 1 - 9. The play, written by John Schneider, was developed in workshop by the company members of Milwaukee's Theatre X and first performed in April, 1978. Later that year it came to Theatre Project and Performance Garage in NYC.
Directed by John C. Wilson, this is a highly visual, multi-media production that borrows stylistically from Japanese theater traditions. The play is drawn from the life and work of the Nobel-nominated Japanese novelist and playwright Yukio Mishima. A Fierce Longing chronicles his life, his work, and his turmoil. A complex man, Mishima struggled with family issues, wrestled with a St. Sebastian fetish and homosexual desires, sought fame and celebrity for his Nobel-nominated writing, and desired to honor the Emperor and the Samurai tradition through his ultra-conservative political views and formation of a militia. Ultimately, he committed seppuku, ritual suicide, in 1970.
"A Fierce Longing rocked my world when I first saw it for a variety of reasons," said director John C. Wilson. "A strong ensemble cast, mind-boggling visuals, a fascinating central character from an unfamiliar culture, and an exploration of themes of beauty, sexuality, and death all contributed to an unforgettable piece of theater. I'm reviving this play to pay tribute to one of the peak theatrical experiences of my life, and to honor the exceptionally rich history of work presented at Theatre Project over its 40-year history."
The cast includes Skyler Brungardt, Rich Buchanan, Melainie Eifert, Sam Haidar, Naoko Maeshiba, Brian Naughton, Lucie Poirier, Chad Short, and Lorrie Smith.
The opening of A Fierce Longing coincides with Theatre Project's 40th Anniversary "Homecoming Weekend."
Events will include:
Opening Night, June 1—This will be a "Pass the Hat" performance in honor of Theatre Project's beginnings as a free theatre. Suggested donation $10.
Opening Weekend Gala, Saturday, June 2—Pre-show reception and silent auction, followed by the performance of A Fierce Longing and after-show gathering. Tickets are $40 in celebration of Theatre Project's 40th Anniversary.
Theatre Project Open House, Sunday, June 3—This is a family friendly event that will be free and open to the public, featuring a potluck picnic and performances throughout the afternoon.
Showtimes: June 1 @ 8pm "Pass the Hat" Opening June 2 @ 8pm Gala Performance June 7 @ 8pm June 8 @ 8pm June 9 @ 8pm
Tickets: Gala Performance ~ $40 General Admission ~ $20 Seniors/Artists/Military ~ $15 Students ~ $10
The premiere is presented by Venus Theatre in Prince Georges County and the production is Adult Friendly. If you have little ones, you'll need a sitter.
Punk Rock Mom by Alyson Mead tells the story of Jamie Fontaine, a former punk rocker and single mother to Joan Olivette.
Though she's lost a little eyeliner and a whole lot of black leather along the way, Jamie still has the music. When Joan makes a startling announcement, Jamie has to find her daughter's birth father and comes to terms with the fact that she'll be a grandmother soon. What does it mean to age when you don't feel old? And how can you bridge the generation gap when you're the one who needs to grow up?
Venus Theater director Deb Randall said, “When I read Alyson’s script I was struck initially by the reverse role play between mother and daughter. The assumed conservative/liberal flip of the generations was delightful to read. As we work the play we are constantly challenged to explore what it means to truly be maternal, and whether it’s possible to actually walk away from our own personal history.
This is a play that insists on coloring outside of the lines. Staging it is akin to hanging out with the bad kids smoking under the bleachers in high school. It feels irreverent and, in that spirit, boldly flips the bird to what middle age means to women in this culture. I think I’m in love.”
Punk Rock Mom's domestic explosion of punk rock music and rebellious bliss reaches new levels when a conservative daughter decides to have a child on purpose. Playwright Alyson Mead said, "I was fascinated by the invisible battle lines that get drawn between generations, particularly between mothers and daughters. Combine a role model who's never had boundaries with a kid who wants nothing but, throw in a little sex, drugs and rock-n-roll, and fire up the blender. In my career, I've had the pleasure of working with actors from Susan Sarandon to this ensemble, and I'm thrilled that Deb and her talented cast at Venus are presenting my play's World Premiere."
A note from the folks at Venus Theatre: Punk Rock Mom by Alyson Mead is the second of four brand-new plays in the Venus Theatre 2012 Bold Hope Season. Each play offers a bit of hope or triumph. Venus tips her hat and continues to pay respect to those that were lost on C Street in the boating accident at Sandy Point in December. To the ones they left behind, we celebrate love and joyful life moments that are eternal and stronger than loss. Love wins. Always.
Author and Playright, Alyson Mead
About the playright: Alyson Mead attended Boston College, the Slade School of Art in London, and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She has worked in publishing as an editor and ghostwriter, and in film development at New Line Cinema, Sony Pictures, Village Roadshow, and the Buena Vista Motion Picture Group. She has also produced a documentary on mandated medical care, featuring Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon. Her plays have been staged at Off-Off Broadway and regional theaters around the country.
Alyson's fiction, essays and articles have appeared in over thirty publications, including Salon, In These Times, Bitch, BUST, Whole Life Times, Punk Planet, MSN, The Sun, AOL's That's Fit, Tapestry, Stylus, Clackamas Literary Review, and the New York Daily News, among others. She has received the Columbine Award for Screenwriting, the Roy W. Dean Filmmaking Grant, and awards from Writer’s Digest and USA Book News.
Punk Rock Mom is suitable for adults only, and shows that the ferocity of parental love knows no bounds.
The production features: Deb Randall, Ann Fraistat, Alex Zavistovich, Chris Williams, and James Waters.
Box Office: 866.811.4111
Performances: May 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, and 26 at 8pm May 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 3pm The playwright will be in attendance Saturday, May 26th.
CENTERSTAGE offering Executive Fellowship Exposed to all aspects of the administrative side of the theater as well as the administrative interface with artistic and production
Good luck with your submissions and check back here often. It's looking like a very busy season is just beginning for folks looking to work in the arts in Baltimore.
About GBCA: GBCA was born out of a series of conversations between 1998 and 2001, when the cultural community identified a need for a more unified and connected arts and cultural sector. In December 2001, founder Nancy Haragan incorporated Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance. Nancy Haragan stepped down as director in December 2009. J. Buck Jabaily served as executive director from January 2010 to January 2012, when he was succeeded by Jeannie L. Howe.
Since its launch, GBCA has served as both a catalyst and an incubator for various programs and initiatives in the region. GBCA promotes within and for the cultural community with BatlimoreFunGuide.com, Weekly FunSaver Emails, JobsPlus, and our weekly community newsletter. GBCA has sponsored and co-sponsored bothy symposia and the annual Mayor’s Town Hall Meeting, and offered a number of community convenings. GBCA has helped coordinate sector-wide participation in ambitious citywide festivals, such as VIVAT! (2003), Tour de Clay (2005), Free Fall Baltimore (2006, 2007, 2008), and The Maps Festival (2008), and completed several important sector-wide studies, including a Collaborative Arts Marketing Study. Other significant initiatives were GBCA serving as licensee for the Maryland Cultural Data Project (2007-2011), hosting RadarRedux.com (2008-2011), the Wealth Analysis (2007), and since 2008, our ongoing administration of the Baker Artists Awards on behalf of the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund. For more on current GBCA programs, click here.
