NOTICES
(ATG members: To have your notice posted here, send it to atgnotices@abqtheatre.org)
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ATG Members in the
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ATG Member Rachel Kaub
performs
at Laffs Comedy Club on stage
for open-mic each Wednesday
evening at 7:15 p.m., from June 11 through July 9.
Laffs, 6001 San Mateo Blvd NE #
C1 Call (505) 296-5653 to
reserve free tickets for the Wednesday open-mic
segments. There is a two-item minimum, if you stay for the
touring comics
ATG Member Jonathan Dunski will direct
Disney's Mulan, an action-adventure musical
comedy set in ancient China.
Performances July 11, 12, 18, 19 at 7 pm and July 13, 18,
20 at 2 pm. Tickets $10.
Group discounts for schools and day camps on Friday, July 18
at 2 pm. Jim Morley Theater, St. Pius X
High School, 5301 St. Josephs Drive NW. For
information, call 321-9351. For tickets, call 831-8400.
ATG member Robert F.
Benjamin’s play
Parted Waters,
a full-length,
commissioned drama about crypto-Judaism in NM, will be given
a staged reading on Monday evening, August 4 at the Embassy
Suites Biltmore in Phoenix.
505-672-1544 for details.
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Workshops: |
Suzuki Method of
Actor Training Workshop.
FREE. Intensive acting workshop for young adults and
adults 16 and older. July 9 - 12th, 7:00
- 9:30 pm at the PNM Rehearsal Hall in the National Hispanic
Cultural Center. Public demonstration on 7/13 at 2:00 p.m.
Led by Prof. Marcos Martinez, Professor of Theatre,
California State University San Marcos. For more information
see
http://www.csusm.edu/suzukimethod/ Call 266-2656 for
more information.
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Announcements |
Calling local playwrights:
Have your play read before the public in a rehearsed reading
and get feed-back from the audience. New plays are being
solicited by the Vortex Theatre for their series. For more
information:
lesleerich@comcast.net.
Theatre
Communications Group’s Future Collaborations
is a geographically unrestricted international travel
grant that awards $3,000 grants to theatres and
individual theatre professionals, enabling
them to share ideas and techniques and/or collaborate with
colleagues around the world. In
summer/fall of the eighth round of the New Generations
Program, Future Collaborations, awarded unrestricted
international travel grants to three individual theatre
professionals and five theatres.
In winter/spring,
Future Collaborations
will award $3,000 travel grants to support unrestricted
international travel by individual theatre artists,
administrators and U.S. theatre companies. The program aims
to enhance awareness of artists and theatre organizations in
other countries and deepen the international understanding
of theatre practices in the United States.
Theatres and theatre
professionals interested in applying for Future
Collaborations in the winter/spring must submit an
application by October 3, 2008 for travel between January 1,
2000 and August 31, 2009. The complete guidelines and
application can be found this fall on TCG's website,
www.tcg.org.
For more
information on the New Generations Program or to request a
preliminary proposal form, please visit www.tcg.org or
contact Michael Shatara, Artistic Programs Associate, at
Theatre Communications Group, 520 Eighth Avenue, 24th Floor,
New York, NY 10018-4156, or mshatara@tcg.org.
Parents: for
a scam alert, see the bottom of this page.
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Wanted |
Vortex
Seeking Proposals:
proposals invited from directors with full-length scripts
for the first half of 2009 main-stage season (January
through June).
Deadline for submissions is July 15th.
For a "Guide For A Directors Proposal"
please send a request to
board@vortexabq.org. The questions in the guideline must
be answered for the proposal to be considered. Submit 3
copies of the script with the proposal. If you have any
questions please send these via email to
board@vortexabq.org or leave a message at 247-8600 for
David Jones or Marty Epstein
Call for submission of 10-minute plays
on political or electoral themes.
Eight will be selected for full stage
production in the last weeks before the November 2008
election! Plays will be chosen by our blind panel of
readers. The play selected by the audience as the best of
Fest that will earn the playwright $500 CASH MONEY! More
information:
www.thevortextheatre.org. Deadline: July 4, 2008.
Proposals for shows
for the 2008-2009 season at Auxiliary Dog
Theatre. Our season begins in August, likely with the
show 'Art' by Yasmina Reza. The subsequent ELEVEN
slots still need to be filled. If you would like to direct
a show, or simply recommend one, contact
eli-browning@netzero.com with AUXDOG
in the subject line. We have a need for all types of shows
right now and all proposals will be considered. However, we
have a specific need for some family-friendly comedies.
We would like to do at least one musical, one children's
show, and one classic piece next season as well. Prior to
August and our next season, we plan to produce 'The Nerd' by
Larry Shue in July. Audition dates have not yet been set,
but look for them or express your interest to me via email.
We're still looking for shows for the immediate future.
Contact Eli Browning at 254-7716.
Directors’
Proposals Wanted: The Adobe
Theater seeks proposals from directors for plays or musicals
to be produced January through June 2009. The deadline for
submissions is July 15, 2008. A Play Proposal form is
available at
adobetheater.com/pdfs/proposalForm.pdf. For further
instructions and information, contact Joann
Danella at 898-6866 or
aldenella@msn.com. The Adobe Theater presents 10 shows
annually. We choose our season from proposals submitted by
directors. New talent is always welcome! When submitting a
proposal, please remember that published works have the best
chance, but if a director is committed and enthusiastic
about an original script, it will be considered. Directors
who wish to work at The Adobe, but are unsure what show to
propose, may request title suggestions from the committee.
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Opportunities to Get
Involved |
Backstage and technical help wanted.
Theatre-lovers of all ages with experience
and/or interest in working on productions are encouraged to
submit your information to
atgnotices@abqtheatre.org for posting on this website.
Artistic Directors are looking for your services and would
be glad to know of your interest.
Directing opportunities:
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The Adobe Theatre presents ten shows annually selected from
proposals submitted by directors. New talent welcome! More
Info: Contact Michael Girlamo at 480-6419 or
mgirlamo@yahoo.com
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Scam Alert!
Parents and arts educators in New Mexico have been duped into
participating in a program claiming to teach commercial acting
skills to young people. A web search of the company responsible
very quickly turns up descriptions of this same pattern of events in
several other states over the last few months. This program was run
by an international commercial chain doing business world-wide under
a number of names, some more widely known than others. Thursday,
May 22nd, teachers were informed by e-mail that the school in New
Mexico, only two months old, would be closed effective immediately,
and that parents would be informed of this closure. As of Saturday,
May 24th, at least two sets of parents and possibly more have not
yet been contacted about the school's closure, and the teachers have
not been paid for their services.
This program, marketed as "Pacific Modeling and Acting Academy" (PMAA)
is a branch of John Robert Powers (JRP). Tuition for this program
ranges from $2,000-$5000 per child, due in advance. The parents who
signed their children up for this program are out the cost of their
tuition. Over the course of Friday afternoon (May 24th), at least 3
contact phone numbers for this agency were disconnected, and
messages left at the remaining contact number have not been
returned.
New Mexico's fledgling film industry is a potential target for
scams. Also, parents of the children who
were involved in this program may be less likely to involve their
children in the arts in the future. As a result, both the children
in this state and the arts community as a whole will suffer if this
is not investigated as soon as possible. There are many legitimate
and trustworthy organizations that offer excellent arts programs
here in New Mexico, and any hint of deceit on the part of companies
who do not take responsibility for their actions hurts us all.
Please see below for my summary of the events for this story (I am
Debra Miller). Please feel free to contact me at any time for
further information. Other teachers and parents involved are also
willing to speak with you, including Charles Bedford, a parent of
two children involved in the program, who lost $10,000 to this
organization. Darren Dunbar, another teacher, is also available to
comment. Our contact information is below.
Thank you for your time, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely, Debra Miller, Educator (505)
205-5104
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