Symposia Series: First Responder Tales
About…Productions in association with Inner-City Arts present First Responder Tales, a FREE 4-part symposia series, which will examine the theater companies who, entrenched in the front lines of their communities, create work in response to the immediate issues of their environs. The series will take a closer look at their unique values, engagement with their chosen communities, and theatrical and survival strategies; and how best to tell the tale of their impact in Los Angeles.
Information on all 4 symposia can be found here or in the attached PDF. RSVP for the first symposium (Wed, Jan. 22nd) on Facebook!
Each symposium will intermix short excerpts of exemplary work by representative local theater companies with conversation and audience dialog. They will also include small break-out sessions that provide an opportunity for participants to further their dialog and then report back to the larger group.
Advisory Committee Members include Danielle Brazell (Arts 4 LA), Leilani Chan (TeAda Productions), Dolores Chavez (Inner-City),Theresa Chavez (About…Productions), Terence McFarland (LA Stage Alliance), Rose Portillo (About…Productions), and Mark Valdez (Network of Ensemble Theaters)
Symposium #1
First Responder Tales: a tale of values, vigilance and vivacity will take place on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @ 6:30pm at Inner-City Arts; 720 Kohler Street Los Angeles, CA 90021
John Malpede of the Los Angeles Poverty Department, will present an excerpt from the companyʼs work; and discuss the companyʼs values and how they are valued; its role in responding to their neighborhood/communityʼs issues and interests; and its impact on life in Los Angeles. Following a brief conversation with Malpede, Leilani Chan of Teada Productions, and Terence McFarland of LA Stage Alliance, attendees will break into small groups to further discuss the distinctive ways FRs operate; their theatrical strategies; and how their depiction of L.A. history/culture has reshaped L.A.ʼs self-perception.
New Play
“Closely Related Keys”
WHAT:
Closely Related Keys – In this hard-hitting drama about family conflict and clashing cultures, an African-American attorney is shocked to discover she has an Iraqi half-sister.
WHO:
Written by Wendy Graf
Directed by Shirley Jo Finney
Starring Brent Jennings, Diarra Kilpatrick, Jeff Lorch, Adam Meir, Simone Missick
Produced by Racquel Lehrman, Theatre Planners
Presented by Hatikva Productions
WHEN:
Previews: Feb. 20 and Feb. 21
Performances: Feb. 22 – March 30
Thursday at 8 p.m.: Feb 20 only (preview)
Fridays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 21 (preview), 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28
Saturdays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 22 (opening); March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Sundays at 4 p.m.: Feb 23; March 9, 16, 23, 30 (dark March 2)
WHERE:
Lounge Theatre
6201 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
(just east of Vine)
HOW:
323-960-7774 or www.plays411.com/relatedkeys
TICKET PRICES:
Fridays and Sundays: $25
Saturdays: $30
Previews: $15
No Proscenium (Immersive Theatre)
Every time I’ve heard about an immersive or site specific production in LA in the past few months I have been too late. The show has either sold out, is already done with its run, or I’m too broke to pick up tickets that weekend. If only I had better intel…That’s where this list comes in.If you, like me, want to experience immersive theater work–from site specific plays to interactive fictions and everything in between–then this list is for you.Twice a month I will gather notices from the members of this group and other sources in the artistic community of L.A. and then release the No Proscenium newsletter.There will only be two scheduled emails a month. The goal here is to make finding the work EASY on all of us, not burying the list with spam.
This will be a managed list with the communications coming to and from [email protected] an email account established for this venture.
Feel free to send a tip regarding an immersive/interactive/pervasive/experimental theater experience, arty LARP event, or anything that feels right to you to that address. On the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month I will collect what has been sent, edit the contents into an easy digest, and release the email the next day.
If you would like to be on the list email [email protected] with the message “Add Me” in either the subject or the body of the message. The first notice will be sent on Jan 15th, 2014.
Best, Noah J. Nelson
Directors (& Choreographers Lab West Applications Open
DIRECTORS LAB WEST 2014
DATES SET AND APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2014 LAB
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Directors Lab West Steering Committee is pleased to announce the dates for the fifteenth annual Directors Lab West. The 2014 Lab will take place May 17-24th in residence at the Pasadena Playhouse. The Lab will continue its tradition of bringing together dedicated theater directors, choreographers and master artists for a week of intense discussions and exploration of the art form.
Attendance is by application only and there is no cost to participate in the Lab. Applications to attend the Lab and further information may be found at:
Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, February 28th by 5:00pm PST.
Directors Lab West fosters an intensive laboratory environment where a community of directors and choreographers inspire each other to dream and create the future of American Theatre. The Lab, which was spun off of Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab in 2000, seeks theater directors and choreographers to participate in a week long series of workshops, panels, roundtables, and symposia with some of the nation’s leading theater artists. In the last 14 years, over 100 acclaimed artists have given their time to the Lab including Jason Alexander, Julie Arenal, Luis Alfaro, Paris Barclay, Cirque Berzerk, Kay Cole, Gordon Davidson, George Furth, Ming Cho Lee, Marc Masterson, Janet Miller, Randy Newman, Vincent Paterson, Carey Perloff, Stephen Wadsworth and Charlayne Woodard.
Contact: [email protected]
facebook.com/DirectorsLabWest twitter.com/directorslabw
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