letter at year’s end from erik ehn

Dear All:

A moment to connect on all that’s going on in the school in the closing days of the term. In CalArts fashion, what might otherwise be an occasion for nostalgia is a report on all that’s unfolding and on the way.

More information about what’s pointed at below can be found at www.theatercalarts.com; an official season launch will take place when we return in September.

And there will be an All-School meeting to talk about this information at the Year End Picnic on the front lawn adjacent to the Mod Bridge immediately following All-School clean-up Tuesday, May 12th at 2:00 pm

Year End Picnic
+ All School Meeting Tuesday, May 12th at 2:00 pm

There are a number of projects taking place at the end of the semester that deserve our collective focus; they add life to the school, and expand our relationships with the world around us. Read more on letter at year’s end from erik ehn…

Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical

Written by Marsian & PJ McWhiskers

An aging socialite grows fur and claws in hopes of recapturing the attention of her philandering game hunter husband. Action of occurs inside and around the proscenium of an oversized dress-like structure, which doubles as a pop-up book and backdrop for the performer, puppets and performing objects. BRIDE investigates the making of a monstrosity through one womanʼs personal struggle, loosing her sense of self in love and her reinvention through drastic measures. Although, BRIDE is inspired by the real life “cat woman”, it is solely a work of fiction.

Sound Alum, Leon Rothenberg, nominated for Tony

Leon Rothenberg, 2002 MFA Sound Design alum, has just been nominated for his first Tony Award for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.

Congratulations Leon!

For a complete listing of all the nominees, see http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/index.html

All School Cleanup – May 12th

The School of Theater presents…

All School Clean-up!
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Call time is 9:45 a.m. and Clean-up will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Check in is in the hallway at the top of the MOD Bridge
The End of Year Picnic will follow Clean-up at 2:00 p.m.

PDG – The Internationalists – Closing Weekend

This Friday and Saturday might be your last chance to see The Internationalists at the PDG Performance Warehouse. The shows start at 8:00 p.m. and the address is 2485 Hunter St. Los Angeles Ca 90021. Tickets are $17. Let me know if you can make it. Check out our amazing review at www.eyespla.com, and check out our web site for more info, www.poordoggroup.com. Also if anyone has Bobby Ahmanson’s info, cell # email, I would love for him to make it as well or you can just forward this to him.

OCHRE & ONYX: The Langston Hughes Project

Watts Village Theater Company presents
OCHRE & ONYX: The Langston Hughes Project
Written by Lynn Manning
Directed by Nataki Garrett

May 1 through May 31, 2009

OCHRE & ONYX follows the present day story of an African-American slam poet and an Afro Latina painter who find themselves in the middle of a struggle for the true soul of the beloved poet, and father of the Harlem Renaissance Langston Hughes. Meanwhile, in 1920′s Mexico, the young Langston fights to convince his father James, to finance his study of poetry at Columbia University. As father and son struggle in the past, poet and painter struggle in the present, in two strikingly similar worlds.

Puppet Cab May 8

Come join us for a wild ride at PUPPET CABARET this Friday!!

Rev up for car-themed puppet shows, animations and surprise encounters, accompanied by the hood-popping live music of Bob Hope and the Keytar Experience in the G-lab courtyard this Friday night, May 8 at 9pm. (CalArts campus)

Mammut Magazine :: Release Party

MAMMUT MAGAZINE :: RELEASE PARTY

at The Lounge at REDCAT

Sunday, May 17, 3-6 pm

(631 W. 2nd Street, Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex, Los Angeles, CA 90012)

There will be copies of the magazine for you to look at and buy, drink specials, and a chance to discuss the magazine with the editors and contributors. (Also, downtown LA street parking is free on Sundays.)

Siete Cuentos

California Institute of the Arts School of Theater & Music
Present:

                           Siete Cuentos

Directed by: Marissa Chibas & David Roitstein

Come celebrate tu gente (your people) with the CalArts School of Music and
CalArts School of Theater on Thursday May 8th & Friday May 9th in E-400.
Also, for a special performance at Plaza de la Raza, in Los Angeles, on
Monday May 11th. All shows start @ 7:00 PM and the best part about it is
you don't need a ticket to get in because there are none! So, come mi
gente
(my people) and come be apart of the celebration!