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Silken Veils by Leila Ghaznavi (MFA 10 Acting) at the Hollywood Fringe and Beyond!

CalArts School of Theater — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:35:55 +0000

It is with great pleasure that I cordially invite you to the Hollywood performance of my original work Silken Veils, appearing at the Art|Works theater June 24^th @ 10:30 pm, June 26^th @ 5pm, and June 27^th @ 2 & 5pm. Please come out to support the first public performance of this interdisciplinary piece that was developed entirely by CalArts performers and designers.

CalArts Discount to Brimmer Street Theatre’s Leiris/Picasso at the Bootleg Theater

CalArts School of Theater — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:20:06 +0000

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Leiris/Picasso twists the true story of an underground meeting between Picasso and the French existentialists into a slamming-doors sex farce. Enduring hunger, the Nazis, and each other, the greatest thinkers of the 20th century risk their lives to find that the master has written a play so unwatchable that even they cannot stomach the pretension.
Written and Directed by David Jette

A Collection of Shiny Objects & Son of Semele Ensemble present the workshop of THE EXILE OF PETIE DELARGE

CalArts School of Theater — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:05:42 +0000

A Collection of Shiny Objects & Son of Semele Ensemble present the workshop of THE EXILE OF PETIE DELARGE

A New Play by Jennifer Barclay

The Exile of Petie DeLarge is a collaborative experiment in language, performance and music. Telling a story of youthful rebellion, lost innocence and dark moral questions, the text is inspired by three iconic novels, Peter Pan, The Lord of the Flies and A Clockwork Orange. In The Exile of Petie DeLarge, Petie, the expelled leader of a campus coup, and her small gang of renegade students (Borgies and Bessies) violently battle the spirit-kill and corruption of adulthood as personified by their oppressors, the professors (the Bum-Bums). Wendy has fallen to her death in a murder/suicide that Petie and her gang construct an elaborate plot to avenge, while retaking control of their student body (the Rummies). Live sound and recorded music, choreographed movement, and a raw, impulsive performance style using masks and puppeted objects bring this playful yet disturbing text to life.

Deborah Asiimwe’s (MFA Writing for Performance 09) Cooking Oil will be read at the SITI Theatre Company in New York

CalArts School of Theater — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:58:49 +0000

Deborah Asiimwe’s Cooking Oil will be read at the SITI Theatre Company in New York on May 28th at 8:00pm. Cooking Oil will then prepare for a performance run at the National Theater of Uganda in October 2010, directed by Emily Mendelsohn, designed by Shannon Scrofano, produced by Miranda Wright, and with video and documentation by Qadriyyah Shamsid-Deen. The play will be performed by professional actors in Kampala, and will be produced in collaboration with the Nyoonyozi Cultural Troupe.

Maurice Glover’s (BFA Acting 06) Latest Film: REAWAKENING Teaser Trailer

CalArts School of Theater — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:03:03 +0000

Here’s a link to a teaser trailer to an independent short film I wrote and directed! We’re currently in post-production with the great students at Collins College in Phoenix, AZ. It’s going into film festivals this summer, and I wanted to share it with everyone!

Darius Manino (MFA 06 Acting) receives Future Collaborations Travel Grant from TCG

CalArts School of Theater — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:50:41 +0000

“I will be ever grateful for the opportunity to work with my teacher, Kyogen Master Yukio Ishida as collaborators on a script for Candide, or Optimism. The profound humanity of a master artist enables a significant and powerful conversation, regardless of cultural and linguistic barriers. It is humbling to be part of a much bigger dialogue and the Future Collaborations grant made it possible for me to further my development.” Jubilith Moore, artistic director, Theatre of Yugen

Dan Friedman (MFA 04 Producing) heads to Carnegie Hall to present MARK STONE, BARITONE SINGS THE CONCERT MUSIC OF GLEN ROVEN

CalArts School of Theater — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:42:18 +0000

After producing Glen Roven’s massive 200 performer musical, Norman’s Ark, at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, prolific ‘alum Dan Friedman (MFA 04 Producing) heads to Carnegie Hall to collaborate again with composer on a very special evening celebrating Roven’s award winning music.

Virgina Grise (MFA Writing for Performance 09) invites you to Love Your Body Panza Party

CalArts School of Theater — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:58:48 +0000

Love Your Body Panza Party

May 15th at 7pm

Join me on May 15th at 7pm for a special one night only Panza Party at Breath of Fire Theatre, celebrating the newly released Panza Monologues DVD.

hollywood fringe – once more, with feeling

CalArts School of Theater — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:00:39 +0000

Once More, With Feeling

produced by laura youngkin, not your average bears, 60 minutes, ages 18+

“Chloe’s a drag queen. She’s got somebody tied up on her sofa. Also, that boy and that girl keep breakin’ up and yellin’ about it. Cue the music.”

Janae Burris (BFA 05 Acting) invites you to The Marriage of Figaro – Presented by City Garage Theatre Company

CalArts School of Theater — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:00:44 +0000

Don’t miss City Garage’s new adaptation of this classic comedy by Beaumarchais.

Directed by Frederique Michel

Production Design and Adaptation by Charles Duncombe

This is my second show with City Garage and I am still loving every minute of it!!!