CSPA Quarterly: Call for Spring Submissions : The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts

The third edition of the CSPA Quarterly is now open for submissions. This time around, we’re hoping to cover art made from found objects and existing materials. Spring cleaning for the spring issue, if you will! Many of you are working with existing materials to create work- let us know what you’ve been up to!

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Current and Alumni News for Mar 22nd

Current News

Congratulations to Robert Cucuzza (MFA Directing) on receiving the Beutner Award!

MFA 2 Acting Student, Narendra Gala is currently appearing in Haram Iran, playing at Celebration Theater (details in Events)

Alumni News

Linda Baumgardner (MFA 09 Production Management) is the Faculty Production Coordinator for the Performing Arts Department at Saint Mary’s College and has also been working as the Resident Lighting Designer for the Saint Mary’s College Dance Company.

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jim hanft w/ sam yonack (BFA 05 Acting) @ O’BRIENS(LA) Tue. 3/23

We are excited to be returning to our west side home O’Briens Pub for a super-d-duper intimate and free show. Our good friend and great singer/songwriter Jesse Thomas will be starting the night off at 9pm so let’s make a night of it!

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FatFreeFilm 75 – Heidi Levitt | FatFreeFilm

Heidi Levitt, veteran casting director and film producer, talks with Joel and Kamala about her new iPhone App, The Actor Genie, that helps actors to be informed on what projects are currently casting, gives them contact information for casting directors and managers, key resources, and advice from industry professionals. Heidi gives some great insight into how the casting industry has changed with the Internet and how to keep a positive strong attitude and stay informed in this unpredictable, and often difficult to navigate business. Heidi has a website as well http://www.heidilevitt.com

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EST-LA SEEKS MANAGING DIRECTOR

The award-winning Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA announces immediate interviews for the position of Managing Director. Please submit per the instructions below. For more information about the company, please visit www.EnsembleStudioTheatreLA.org

Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
Managing Director Job Overview

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Call for Designers for Dance

The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance is holding auditions for The NEXT Dance Company Concert. Student work will be shown. Designers are encouraged to attend. The audition is an opportunity to see dance pieces and then contact choreographers for potential collaboration on a fully produced concert. The NEXT Dance Company Concert will be presented here at CalArts in the Sharon Disney Lund Dance Theater. Selected works from The NEXT Dance Company will go to REDCAT.  See schedule below.

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Texas Performance Labs presents Zero Libertad written and starring Alana Macias (MFA 07 Writing for Performance)

When: March 20-21 (Sat-Sun) and March 25-28 (Thurs-Sun) 8pm

Where: The VORTEX Cafè, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722

Tickets: $10-$30 Sliding Scale

512-478-LAVA (5282) or www.vortexrep.org

Texas Performance Labs proudly presents Zero Libertad, a guerilla-pop spectacle that channels war-survivor Zero Libertad’s life while entangled in the Contra Conflict of Nicaragua. Performed and written by Alana Macias (MFA 07 Writing for Performance) and directed by Heather Barfield. Macias portrays Zero Libertad, performing betwixt and between the living and the dead, integrated with music, film, visual and live art, high and low culture, pain and pleasure, glam and slam. Audiences will be bombarded with velocity and stimuli in order to experience on a visceral level how the Contra War of Nicaragua was experienced by one broken spirit.

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TRAP DOOR THEATRE BENEFIT! Help Alums Max Truax (MFA 03 Directing) and Lyndsay Kane (MFA 02 Acting)

Rock It To Romania!

An Evening to Support Trap Door Theatre in Romania! Hosted by M.S. Garvey

Help Alumni Max Truax (MFA 03 Directing) and Lyndsay Kane (MFA 02 Acting)

Live Music, Talent Show, Raffle Prizes and general European mayhem!

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Two cool things for students at Antaeus!

Two cool things for students:

1) Any COUSIN BETTE show

www.antaeus.org

Thurs, Fri & Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 4pm through March 28th

Just show up an hour before curtain to sign up for the Under 30 Rush – bring your id, grab a coffee and come back to get your $15 ticket!

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Alumni appearing in ROMEO & JULIET at Shakespeare Center LA

Come to Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ inaugural production in their downtown space of Romeo and Juliet.

Featuring Cal Arts alums Diona Reasonover (MFA 09 Acting) as Juliet, Evan Cleaver (MFA 09 Acting) as Tybalt, Will Green (MFA 09 Acting) as Paris, Bruce Beatty (BFA 86 Acting) as the Prince, and directed by Artistic Director Chris Anthony (MFA 95 Acting)

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