ATG Production Circle Information

The Production (formerly, Tech) Circle is open to all who wish to learn or improve their skills and opportunities in the technical aspects of live theatrical productions, including stage management, lighting, sound, set design, and set construction. The group organizes events to help designers and technicians broaden their horizons by meeting new people, sharing perspectives and experiences, and participating in specific projects. For further information email .

ATG Youth Theatre Outreach Information

ATG Youth Theatre Outreach comprises four initiatives designed to foster the theatre education of young performers and develop collaborations with high-school drama programs in the greater Albuquerque area.

1. YOUTH THEATRE SCHOLARSHIPS

The purpose of this program is to help children and youth between the ages of 5 and 17 participate in theatre-education programs provided by ATG member organizations after school or during the summer. Each year since 2009, ATG has offered eligible students 10 tuition scholarships worth up to $100 each. Applications are due in the second week of April for scholarships tenable between June 1 and May 30 of the following year. For further information, please visit http://www.abqtheatre.org in the spring or e-mail .

2. HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW NIGHTS

The purpose of this program is to broaden the theatre experience of students by arranging for them to attend preview performances of selected productions by ATG member organizations. Working with a Guild coordinator, drama teachers plan outings for their students to appropriate previews at little or no cost. Talk-backs between the students and the directors and casts of the plays take place after most performances. For further information, please e-mail Valerie Scott at .

3. HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE WORKSHOPS

The purpose of this program is to enhance the educational experience of drama students by supplementing the instruction offered in their school courses. ATG members volunteer to lead workshops on different aspects of theatre production. Then an ATG coordinator helps put them in touch with drama teachers who would like their students to know more about the subjects available through the workshops. For further information, please e-mail Paula Stein at .

4. ATG HIGH SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Secondary-school theatre programs and Thespian Troupes may become organizational members of the Albuquerque Theatre Guild. Benefits of membership include posting privileges on the ATG website and Facebook page and advertising privileges in the ATG brochure, "Albuquerque Spotlight on Live Theatre." Dues are adjusted to levels appropriate to school programs. For further information, click on "Members" to the left and then on "Membership Information," or send e-mail to .

ATG Directors’ Circle Information

The Directors' Circle is open to all who wish to learn or improve their skills and opportunities as directors of live theatrical productions. The group organizes events to help directors broaden their horizons by meeting new people, sharing perspectives and experiences, and participating in specific projects. For further information email .

PAPA seeks Governing Council volunteer

Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA), a grade 6-12 APS Charter School, is seeking an energetic, educational visionary for their Governing Council. The chosen volunteer must be committed to serve at least 6 hours per month on work that includes promoting the goals of PAPA, seeking support from the greater community, and working with administration on continuous improvement. Preference will be given to applicants with a background in one or more of the following: business, finance, real estate, government, fundraising, performing arts. If interested in supporting the academic and artistic dreams of PAPA students, send a letter and resume to Jennifer Lopez at .

The Adobe Theater Seeks Play Proposals

The ADOBE THEATER seeks proposals from directors for plays or musicals to be produced December 2012 through March 2013. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2012.

A play proposal form is available at The Adobe Theater website (http://www.adobetheater.com/directing). For further instructions and information, contact Linda Williams, Artistic Committee Chair, at 805 637 4031 or . Three (3) copies of the proposal must be accompanied by three (3) copies of the script and three (3) cds of the music (if appropriate) upon submission.

The ADOBE THEATER presents 10 shows annually. We choose our season from proposals submitted by directors. New talent is always welcome!

Our Artistic Committee reviews all submissions made by directors for recommendation to our Board.

When submitting a proposal, please remember that published works have the best chance, but if a director is enthusiastic about an original script, it will be considered. However, unpublished works MUST be submitted by a committed director.

Directors who wish to work at The ADOBE THEATER, but are unsure what show to propose, may request title suggestions from the Artistic Committee.

Editors, address any questions to Linda Williams
Chair, ADOBE THEATER Artistic Committee
805 637 4031 or

The HENRY & JOYCE W. SUMID SCHOLARSHIP for the study of Theatre Arts

The Henry & Joyce W. Sumid Scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students interested in studying theatre arts and whose legal residence is within these states only: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, NEW MEXICO, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Previous awardees are also eligible, regardless of location of legal residence.

The value of the scholarship is $5,000.00.

You must be able to demonstrate financial neediness to be eligible for a Sumid Scholarship.

For further information and application forms go to:
http://www.sumidscholarship.com

Albuquerque Senior Theatre

Albuquerque Senior Theatre
The next production is a Melodrama, "Egad, What A Cad!"
August 17, 18, 19 (Tue/Wed/Thu, 2:00PM Matinee
Auliliary Dog Theatre, 3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE
Reservations 291-9332
$5.00 at the door, cash only/No credit cards
Bear Canyon Senior Theatre group
Shirley Tanzola, Director

Lighting Designer and Props Master Needed

Mother Road Theatre Company is in immediate need of a lighting designer and props master for The Beauty Queen of Leenane. This production opens on April 2. If interested, please contact director Vic Browder ASAP at 480-9627.

Mother Road Theatre Company seeking designers for Beauty Queen of Leenane

Lighting designer, props master and special effects makeup artist needed immediately for Mother Road's production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Production dates are April 2-25. If interested please contact director Vic Browder at 480-9627.

Spread the Buzz about ATG!

The Albuquerque Theatre Guild’s Buzz Committee is charged with getting the word out to Albuquerque and the world about our vibrant live theatre scene. We coordinate the production and distribution of the twice-yearly brochure “Albuquerque Spotlight on Live Theatre.” We have a Facebook page and a Twitter page that we send info out on. We see to it that press releases and calendars about our member theatres’ shows go out regularly. We’re starting a new campaign to attract visitors, “Plan A Day to See A Play in Albuquerque” with funding from a grant from the NM Tourism Department which Buzz Committee members wrote. We speak to groups interested in learning about ATG.

This all takes a lot of work and we need reinforcements! If you’d like to get involved in helping the ATG promote live theatre in Albuquerque, we’d love to have you. Contact Buzz Committee Chair, Linda Lopez McAlister or 247-1909.

One Flea Spare Casting Call for RyBan Productions

Hilarious and deeply moving by turns, One Flea Spare is set in plague-ravaged 17th Century London where social roles and the boundaries that describe them have been into chaos. The definition of morality is up for grabs. History is being tantalised. And whilst the wealthy William Snelgrave dreams of sweating, swearing tars, and of how sailors satisfy their "baser instincts" so far away from female company, his own wife, untouched for 40 years, is discovering that her dreadfully burned body may not be numb after all. The human heart craves comfort, contact, tenderness; survival may take many forms. The sparse, yet poetic language of Naomi Wallace's One Flea Spare is layered in powerful sexual subtext. The action takes place in a single, boarded-up room in a once grand house where the wealthy gentleman, upper-class merchant William Snelgrave and his subdued wife, Darcy, wait out a month-long quarantine. Just before their captivity ends, the process begins anew when two unwanted visitors sneak in. They are Bunce, a rough-hewn seaman, and Morse, the 12 year-old who may or may not be the surviving daughter of a neighboring family. Stirring the pot from time to time is Kabe, a black market schemer, and one of the guards assigned to make sure no one breaks quarantine.

CAST:
William Snelgrave, a wealthy gentleman, upper-class merchant (50 - 60 years old)
Darcy Snelgrave, his wealthy subdued wife (45 - 55 years old)
Bunce, a rough-hewn seaman (25 - 30 years old)
Morse, a 12-year-old girl (12 - 15 years old)
Kabe, a black market schemer, and guard at the Snelgrave's door (25 - 45 years old)

This production does pay!

Audition Date: August 17th
Table Meetings: In and around the month of September
Rehearsal Dates: Begin September 28th (Mondays thru Thursdays 6 pm - 10 pm)
Production Dates: November 6th - 22nd (Friday & Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm)

If interested, please e-mail or mail headshot and resume to:

or
Ryan Jason Cook
RyBan Productions Casting
6331 Esther Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

Wanted: Projector

Mother Road is in desperate need of a projector that can be plugged in to a computer ASAP. We need it for The Prebut which opens this Friday, Feb 27!

Contact Julia Thudium 463-2089, or,