Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
December 02, 2009
Casting Call
TV Land is hosting an open casting call December 12 in New York City for the third season of original competition series She's Got The Look. Women aged 35+ are encouraged to attend the casting call held at Hotel Pennsylvania (Gold Ballroom) from 11a-4p (line-up begins at 10a). Candidates must bring a photo ID to the audition and those approved to the next round must also be available for call-back interviews on December 13. Information about the show can be found at www.TVLandPrime.com . For more information about the casting call, please contact Mitchell Squires at mitchell.squires@tvland.com or Kelly Kearns at kelly.kearns@tvland.com.
June 11, 2009
DEADLINES
June 16
Squeaky Wheel’s four-week International Artist-in-Residence program, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, allows mid-career film and media artists the time, space, and equipment to expand their practice and learn new technologies. Inter-media, performance, and installation artists are also welcome to apply. Residents receive accommodations, travel, and a $1,000 stipend, and have access to the center’s cameras, production and post-production systems, editing software, and found-footage library. As part of the residency, each artist curates an evening screening of films or video and teaches a local media art workshop. To apply, mail the application form, typed response to the application questions, a one-page résumé or artist bio, and one or two clearly labeled work samples; see the downloadable PDF for acceptable submission formats and full details.
June 22
The JT3 Artist Awards, a program of the Jesse Thompkins III Foundation for Young People in the Arts, provides grants to talented, hardworking filmmakers living in Brooklyn who demonstrate real potential for growth. Artists must be between the ages of 18 and 30. At least one $2,000 JT3 Artist Award will be granted, as well as one or more other awards under $2,000. To apply, submit the application form, personal essay, resume, screenplay (short or feature length), short film of no more than 10 minutes written and directed by the applicant, proof of residency, and a list of any additional completed works or works in progress to be considered as part of your body of work (note that these do not need to be limited to screenplays and films).
June 24
The Field’s Artward Bound is a 10-day group artist residency which gives participants the opportunity to make new work, participate in Fieldwork (the Field’s mixed discipline workshops program), and focus on personal career development. This program is open to artists who create original work in dance, music, performance art, text, and theater. To be eligible, applicants must be members of the Field; based in the greater New York City area or be a Field Network administrator, facilitator, or program participant; have worked professionally for a minimum of three years; and have publicly presented at least 60 minutes of original material. The program is free, including lodging, meals, and transportation from New York City. To apply, complete the application with your personal information, work history, and production history, and submit by email by the deadline date. For full details, see the website or download the PDF Application Form.
June 26
NYFA’s statewide Fellowships Program is seeking designs for a poster and postcard to promote next year’s competition. The winner will receive $500 and have his/her design used on NYFA’s Fellowships materials; second- and third-place winners receive $300 and $100 each. Submissions must include two separate layouts, one for the poster (11 x 14 inches) and one for the postcard (4 x 6 inches), as well as the necessary Fellowships text. To apply, send an email by 5 p.m. on the deadline date with your name, address, phone number, and two JPEG attachments of your designs to contest@nyfa.org. Images should have a resolution of 72 dpi with maximum dimensions 700 x 700 pixels and maximum size 2 MB. Members of NYFA’s Staff, Board of Trustees, and Artists’ Advisory Committee are ineligible to apply. For further details, and the full text to include with each design, see here.
June 26
The annual frieze Writer’s Prize is an international award for discovering and promoting new writers in the field of arts criticism. Entrants should be emerging critics, with a maximum of three pieces on art having been published in any national or regional newspaper or magazine (previous online publication, however, is permitted). The winner receives ₤2000 and will be commissioned to write a review for the October issue of frieze magazine. To apply, submit by email one previously unpublished review of a recent contemporary art exhibition, approximately 700 words in length. The judges of this year’s award are critic and art historian James Elkins, novelist and critic Ali Smith, and coeditor of frieze magazine Jennifer Higgie.
July 1
A.I.R. Gallery, a nonprofit gallery space advocating for women in the visual arts since 1972, invites artists working in all media to submit artwork to be considered for its fall 2009 exhibition “Mother/mother.” Curator Jennifer Wrobleski is seeking work (by women and men) made during a pregnancy or within five years of the birth of the artist’s child. Submissions need not be specifically about parenting or childbirth, though the curator is particularly interested in work resulting from changes in artistic processes or new thematic concerns that arise out of pregnancy. Proposals must be postmarked or hand delivered to the gallery on or before July 1, 2009 at 6 p.m., and online submissions must be received on July 1 by 11 p.m.. A downloadable application is available here.
July 3
Obscureterrain is seeking artists, performers, and community members to participate in a multi-rooftop spectacle of performances and events on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 2-7 p.m. Taking place in Gowanus, Brooklyn, on rooftops along the F train where it emerges from underground at 4th Avenue and descends at Carroll Street, this happening invites participants to harness the subway commute as an opportunity to lift fantasies and potentials out of the mundane, and invent/imagine alternative modalities for transforming the urban landscape. Submit a brief description (no more than 250 words) of the project you would like to contribute, including your name, phone number, and email address to: obscureterrain@dtek.net. You do not have to secure a roof prior to your submission.
July 15
Supporting Women Artists Project (SWAP), a nonprofit organization whose mission is preparing the next generation of women artists for successful and fruitful careers, offers a year-long Residency and Mentor opportunity to women artists. Free studio space is provided in exchange for mentoring and teaching art classes to NYC public school girls at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The weekly commitment is two hours per week, as well as two enrichment programs per semester, which might include a gallery visit or a lecture. (Note that applicants must have prior experience with young people) More information and an application is available here.
July 15
The Experimental Television Center’s Artists in Residency Program of Oswego, NY, provides artists with time and space to create new work which approach media as a contemporary electronic and cinematic form. The self-directed environment also offers personalized instruction, access to the media library, and use of a unique imaging system. Artists have unlimited access to the studio during their stay, and are encouraged to explore the boundaries and intersections within narrative, documentary, and social-issue traditions as well as experimental forms. To apply, send a brief project description, a current bio or résumé, a prioritized set of dates for attending the residency between September 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010, and a sample of completed work. More information and an application are available at on the ETC website.
Ongoing NYFA is launching a new program, an affordable workspace opportunity to NYFA-affiliated artists and organizations. The program provides a desk station and office amenities in NYFA’s air-conditioned DUMBO offices, and is open to past and current NYFA fellows, SOS and BUILD recipients, Immigrant Artist Mentors and Mentees, and currently fiscally sponsored artists and emerging organizations (contract fees up-to-date). Program participants pay a discounted rate of $200 a month, and receive a private workstation in the NYFA space, high-speed wireless Internet access, meeting space available by appointment, free and discounted printing and copying rates, access to NYFA’s in-house library of art resources and publications, and a fully equipped kitchen with hot coffee, tea, and filtered water. Individual phone service is available for an additional fee. NYFA’s offices are located five minutes from the York stop on the F train in Brooklyn’s DUMBO arts district, a 10-minute ride from Manhattan. See here for pictures of the space and full details on program benefits, office hours, and submitting an application.
For thousands more deadlines and ongoing opportunities, visit NYFA Source, the most comprehensive database of programs for artists of all disciplines in the country.
Squeaky Wheel’s four-week International Artist-in-Residence program, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, allows mid-career film and media artists the time, space, and equipment to expand their practice and learn new technologies. Inter-media, performance, and installation artists are also welcome to apply. Residents receive accommodations, travel, and a $1,000 stipend, and have access to the center’s cameras, production and post-production systems, editing software, and found-footage library. As part of the residency, each artist curates an evening screening of films or video and teaches a local media art workshop. To apply, mail the application form, typed response to the application questions, a one-page résumé or artist bio, and one or two clearly labeled work samples; see the downloadable PDF for acceptable submission formats and full details.
June 22
The JT3 Artist Awards, a program of the Jesse Thompkins III Foundation for Young People in the Arts, provides grants to talented, hardworking filmmakers living in Brooklyn who demonstrate real potential for growth. Artists must be between the ages of 18 and 30. At least one $2,000 JT3 Artist Award will be granted, as well as one or more other awards under $2,000. To apply, submit the application form, personal essay, resume, screenplay (short or feature length), short film of no more than 10 minutes written and directed by the applicant, proof of residency, and a list of any additional completed works or works in progress to be considered as part of your body of work (note that these do not need to be limited to screenplays and films).
June 24
The Field’s Artward Bound is a 10-day group artist residency which gives participants the opportunity to make new work, participate in Fieldwork (the Field’s mixed discipline workshops program), and focus on personal career development. This program is open to artists who create original work in dance, music, performance art, text, and theater. To be eligible, applicants must be members of the Field; based in the greater New York City area or be a Field Network administrator, facilitator, or program participant; have worked professionally for a minimum of three years; and have publicly presented at least 60 minutes of original material. The program is free, including lodging, meals, and transportation from New York City. To apply, complete the application with your personal information, work history, and production history, and submit by email by the deadline date. For full details, see the website or download the PDF Application Form.
June 26
NYFA’s statewide Fellowships Program is seeking designs for a poster and postcard to promote next year’s competition. The winner will receive $500 and have his/her design used on NYFA’s Fellowships materials; second- and third-place winners receive $300 and $100 each. Submissions must include two separate layouts, one for the poster (11 x 14 inches) and one for the postcard (4 x 6 inches), as well as the necessary Fellowships text. To apply, send an email by 5 p.m. on the deadline date with your name, address, phone number, and two JPEG attachments of your designs to contest@nyfa.org. Images should have a resolution of 72 dpi with maximum dimensions 700 x 700 pixels and maximum size 2 MB. Members of NYFA’s Staff, Board of Trustees, and Artists’ Advisory Committee are ineligible to apply. For further details, and the full text to include with each design, see here.
June 26
The annual frieze Writer’s Prize is an international award for discovering and promoting new writers in the field of arts criticism. Entrants should be emerging critics, with a maximum of three pieces on art having been published in any national or regional newspaper or magazine (previous online publication, however, is permitted). The winner receives ₤2000 and will be commissioned to write a review for the October issue of frieze magazine. To apply, submit by email one previously unpublished review of a recent contemporary art exhibition, approximately 700 words in length. The judges of this year’s award are critic and art historian James Elkins, novelist and critic Ali Smith, and coeditor of frieze magazine Jennifer Higgie.
July 1
A.I.R. Gallery, a nonprofit gallery space advocating for women in the visual arts since 1972, invites artists working in all media to submit artwork to be considered for its fall 2009 exhibition “Mother/mother.” Curator Jennifer Wrobleski is seeking work (by women and men) made during a pregnancy or within five years of the birth of the artist’s child. Submissions need not be specifically about parenting or childbirth, though the curator is particularly interested in work resulting from changes in artistic processes or new thematic concerns that arise out of pregnancy. Proposals must be postmarked or hand delivered to the gallery on or before July 1, 2009 at 6 p.m., and online submissions must be received on July 1 by 11 p.m.. A downloadable application is available here.
July 3
Obscureterrain is seeking artists, performers, and community members to participate in a multi-rooftop spectacle of performances and events on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 2-7 p.m. Taking place in Gowanus, Brooklyn, on rooftops along the F train where it emerges from underground at 4th Avenue and descends at Carroll Street, this happening invites participants to harness the subway commute as an opportunity to lift fantasies and potentials out of the mundane, and invent/imagine alternative modalities for transforming the urban landscape. Submit a brief description (no more than 250 words) of the project you would like to contribute, including your name, phone number, and email address to: obscureterrain@dtek.net. You do not have to secure a roof prior to your submission.
July 15
Supporting Women Artists Project (SWAP), a nonprofit organization whose mission is preparing the next generation of women artists for successful and fruitful careers, offers a year-long Residency and Mentor opportunity to women artists. Free studio space is provided in exchange for mentoring and teaching art classes to NYC public school girls at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The weekly commitment is two hours per week, as well as two enrichment programs per semester, which might include a gallery visit or a lecture. (Note that applicants must have prior experience with young people) More information and an application is available here.
July 15
The Experimental Television Center’s Artists in Residency Program of Oswego, NY, provides artists with time and space to create new work which approach media as a contemporary electronic and cinematic form. The self-directed environment also offers personalized instruction, access to the media library, and use of a unique imaging system. Artists have unlimited access to the studio during their stay, and are encouraged to explore the boundaries and intersections within narrative, documentary, and social-issue traditions as well as experimental forms. To apply, send a brief project description, a current bio or résumé, a prioritized set of dates for attending the residency between September 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010, and a sample of completed work. More information and an application are available at on the ETC website.
Ongoing NYFA is launching a new program, an affordable workspace opportunity to NYFA-affiliated artists and organizations. The program provides a desk station and office amenities in NYFA’s air-conditioned DUMBO offices, and is open to past and current NYFA fellows, SOS and BUILD recipients, Immigrant Artist Mentors and Mentees, and currently fiscally sponsored artists and emerging organizations (contract fees up-to-date). Program participants pay a discounted rate of $200 a month, and receive a private workstation in the NYFA space, high-speed wireless Internet access, meeting space available by appointment, free and discounted printing and copying rates, access to NYFA’s in-house library of art resources and publications, and a fully equipped kitchen with hot coffee, tea, and filtered water. Individual phone service is available for an additional fee. NYFA’s offices are located five minutes from the York stop on the F train in Brooklyn’s DUMBO arts district, a 10-minute ride from Manhattan. See here for pictures of the space and full details on program benefits, office hours, and submitting an application.
For thousands more deadlines and ongoing opportunities, visit NYFA Source, the most comprehensive database of programs for artists of all disciplines in the country.
April 02, 2009
30th Annual LA Weekly Theatre Awards
The 30th Annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards
Actors and chickens and bears, oh, my!
Actors and chickens and bears, oh, my!
By Steven Leigh Morris
Published on April 01, 2009 at 9:41pm
Published on April 01, 2009 at 9:41pm
View more photos in the 30th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards slideshow.
Dancing girls and impersonators joined co-hosts Jake Broder and Vanessa Claire Smith to transform the El Rey Theatre into the stage of Las Vegas’ Sahara Hotel, 1958, for the 30th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards on Monday night. Reprising their roles as lounge crooners Louis Prima and Keely Smith in their hit show Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara (now at the Geffen Playhouse), Broder and Smith were supported by their production’s six-piece jazz band and a gallery of supporting players from Sacred Fools Theater Company. That show walked away with the Musical of the Year Award in a very tight vote with some very heady competition from Joe’s Garage at Open Fist Theatre Company and Lovelace: A Rock Opera at the Hayworth. For much of the evening, the raucous, overflow crowd of 700 treated the excellent production, nicely paced by director Jeremy Aldridge, as a backdrop to their drinking and socializing.
From the stage, Queen of the Angels recipient Frédérique Michel repeatedly told the revelers to shut up. The only performer who could command some silence was Gwendolyn the chicken, who appeared contentedly on the arm of Center Theatre Group artistic director Michael Ritchie, as he gave a mock, somber homage to our hard times, adding that he always wanted to appear onstage with his pecker in his hand.
(Gwendolyn had been eating birdseed for a solid hour before her performance, and Ritchie was hoping that she would complement his performance by unloading during the act, but the bird was too well brought-up for such low comedy.)
Adding to the Dada were the artistic directors of the Colony Theatre and Geffen Playhouse, Barbara Beckley and Gil Cates, who performed a duet of “Under My Skin,” to which the Los Angeles Stage Alliance’s executive director Terence McFarland performed a spirited interpretive dance.
County Supervisor Zev Yaraslovksy’s keynote address acknowledged that the smaller theaters (the purview of the Weekly’s Theater Awards) are where the future of the theater lies, and Career Achievement recipient Dakin Matthews appeared digitally from Singapore, where he’s performing with an international company, directed by Sam Mendes. (Matthews’ fellow cast members Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Roger Bean, Paul Jesson, Richard Easton, and Rebecca Hall also sent their greetings to L.A. from Southeast Asia.) Matthews closed his video with a nod to Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction — “Exit, pursued by a bear” _ for Antigonus, whom Matthews is currently playing in The Winter’s Tale. As Matthews spoke, a large bear head entered the scene.
AND THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS ARE ...
PLAY WRITING
*Susan Johnston, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Dancing girls and impersonators joined co-hosts Jake Broder and Vanessa Claire Smith to transform the El Rey Theatre into the stage of Las Vegas’ Sahara Hotel, 1958, for the 30th annual L.A. Weekly Theater Awards on Monday night. Reprising their roles as lounge crooners Louis Prima and Keely Smith in their hit show Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara (now at the Geffen Playhouse), Broder and Smith were supported by their production’s six-piece jazz band and a gallery of supporting players from Sacred Fools Theater Company. That show walked away with the Musical of the Year Award in a very tight vote with some very heady competition from Joe’s Garage at Open Fist Theatre Company and Lovelace: A Rock Opera at the Hayworth. For much of the evening, the raucous, overflow crowd of 700 treated the excellent production, nicely paced by director Jeremy Aldridge, as a backdrop to their drinking and socializing.
From the stage, Queen of the Angels recipient Frédérique Michel repeatedly told the revelers to shut up. The only performer who could command some silence was Gwendolyn the chicken, who appeared contentedly on the arm of Center Theatre Group artistic director Michael Ritchie, as he gave a mock, somber homage to our hard times, adding that he always wanted to appear onstage with his pecker in his hand.
(Gwendolyn had been eating birdseed for a solid hour before her performance, and Ritchie was hoping that she would complement his performance by unloading during the act, but the bird was too well brought-up for such low comedy.)
Adding to the Dada were the artistic directors of the Colony Theatre and Geffen Playhouse, Barbara Beckley and Gil Cates, who performed a duet of “Under My Skin,” to which the Los Angeles Stage Alliance’s executive director Terence McFarland performed a spirited interpretive dance.
County Supervisor Zev Yaraslovksy’s keynote address acknowledged that the smaller theaters (the purview of the Weekly’s Theater Awards) are where the future of the theater lies, and Career Achievement recipient Dakin Matthews appeared digitally from Singapore, where he’s performing with an international company, directed by Sam Mendes. (Matthews’ fellow cast members Simon Russell Beale, Sinead Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Roger Bean, Paul Jesson, Richard Easton, and Rebecca Hall also sent their greetings to L.A. from Southeast Asia.) Matthews closed his video with a nod to Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction — “Exit, pursued by a bear” _ for Antigonus, whom Matthews is currently playing in The Winter’s Tale. As Matthews spoke, a large bear head entered the scene.
AND THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS ARE ...
PLAY WRITING
*Susan Johnston, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
For more information about other winners and links to the slideshow:
playwriting class in nyc
Voice & Vision
is pleased to offer
a six-week playwriting class with playwright
Karen Hartman
• Personal Dramatic Structure •
A vibrant, practical approach to shaping creative ideas without diminishing their fire. Using Karen's own approach to structure (developed while teaching at the Yale School of Drama), we will identify signposts and tools that give muscle and clarity to works in progress. The course emphasizes a personal approach to storytelling that resonates for the writer AND satisfies an audience. The special weekly-plus-weekend format allows each writer to develop writing throughout the month, while leaving plenty of time to present work at the end of the session.
Class feedback and generous individual attention will support artists at all levels, at any stage of a project.
Dates:
Tuesdays, April 14th- May 5th from 7pm-9pm and
Saturday and Sunday, May 9th and 10th from 11am-3pm
at ART/New York- 520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th Streets)
Tuition: $425
Register Now!
Call the Voice & Vision office at 212-268-3717 or email Abigail Katz at akatz@vandv.org
Karen Hartman has taught playwriting for years at the Yale School of Drama, Yale University, Bennington College, and other universities and New York theaters. She is the author of Gum, Leah's Train, Goliath (Dorothy Silver New Play Prize), Going Gone (N.E.A. New Play Grant); Anatomy 1968; Girl Under Grain (Best Drama in NY Fringe; ALICE: Tales of a Curious Girl (Music by Gina Leishman, AT&T Onstage Award); Troy Women; Donna Wants, Goldie, Max, and Milk; Sea Change, a musical with AnnMarie Milazzo, and MotherBone, an opera with Graham Reynolds. Her plays have been performed in New York at the Women's Project, NAATCO, P73, the NY Fringe, and Summer Play Festival, and at regional theaters including Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, the Magic Theater, Dallas Theater Center, and elsewhere. She has received new play commissions from ACT in San Francisco, McCarter Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, and others. Her work is published by Theater Communications Group, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, Backstage Books, and NoPassport Press. An alumna of New Dramatists and Yale (B.A., M.F.A.), Karen has received playwriting support from Rockefeller Foundation at Bellagio, the N.E.A., the Helen Merrill Foundation, a Daryl Roth "Creative Spirit" Award, a Hodder Fellowship, a Jerome Fellowship, a Fulbright Scholarship to Jerusalem, and Core Membership at the Playwrights Center.
is pleased to offer
a six-week playwriting class with playwright
Karen Hartman
• Personal Dramatic Structure •
A vibrant, practical approach to shaping creative ideas without diminishing their fire. Using Karen's own approach to structure (developed while teaching at the Yale School of Drama), we will identify signposts and tools that give muscle and clarity to works in progress. The course emphasizes a personal approach to storytelling that resonates for the writer AND satisfies an audience. The special weekly-plus-weekend format allows each writer to develop writing throughout the month, while leaving plenty of time to present work at the end of the session.
Class feedback and generous individual attention will support artists at all levels, at any stage of a project.
Dates:
Tuesdays, April 14th- May 5th from 7pm-9pm and
Saturday and Sunday, May 9th and 10th from 11am-3pm
at ART/New York- 520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th Streets)
Tuition: $425
Register Now!
Call the Voice & Vision office at 212-268-3717 or email Abigail Katz at akatz@vandv.org
Karen Hartman has taught playwriting for years at the Yale School of Drama, Yale University, Bennington College, and other universities and New York theaters. She is the author of Gum, Leah's Train, Goliath (Dorothy Silver New Play Prize), Going Gone (N.E.A. New Play Grant); Anatomy 1968; Girl Under Grain (Best Drama in NY Fringe; ALICE: Tales of a Curious Girl (Music by Gina Leishman, AT&T Onstage Award); Troy Women; Donna Wants, Goldie, Max, and Milk; Sea Change, a musical with AnnMarie Milazzo, and MotherBone, an opera with Graham Reynolds. Her plays have been performed in New York at the Women's Project, NAATCO, P73, the NY Fringe, and Summer Play Festival, and at regional theaters including Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, the Magic Theater, Dallas Theater Center, and elsewhere. She has received new play commissions from ACT in San Francisco, McCarter Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, and others. Her work is published by Theater Communications Group, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, Backstage Books, and NoPassport Press. An alumna of New Dramatists and Yale (B.A., M.F.A.), Karen has received playwriting support from Rockefeller Foundation at Bellagio, the N.E.A., the Helen Merrill Foundation, a Daryl Roth "Creative Spirit" Award, a Hodder Fellowship, a Jerome Fellowship, a Fulbright Scholarship to Jerusalem, and Core Membership at the Playwrights Center.
March 13, 2009
SWAN day
110 Events and Counting!
There's Still Time to Join Us!
As of today, there are 110 events on the SWAN Day 2009 Map. There are events all over the U.S. as well as in Kenya, Quebec, Berlin, Argentina, Jamaica, and Shanghai. If you want to join the fun, there's still time!
Post Your Event - Just go to the SWAN Day Map at http://events.womenarts.org, click on the link that says Host an Event and fill in your information. Your event can be a party or any arts activity that celebrates women artists. Your event can be public or private invitation-only.
Tell Others to Post - If you know of other events featuring women artists during March, tell the organizers that they can get free additional publicity by posting their events on the SWAN Day Map.
Find An Event to Join - Don't have time to organize your own event? Many groups are still looking for collaborators. If you do a search on the SWAN Day Map by your zip code, it will show you any SWAN Day events within a 50 mile radius. The ones that are looking for collaborators are marked with a statement in red. If you open the event listing, you will be able to click on a link to contact the host.
There's Still Time to Join Us!
As of today, there are 110 events on the SWAN Day 2009 Map. There are events all over the U.S. as well as in Kenya, Quebec, Berlin, Argentina, Jamaica, and Shanghai. If you want to join the fun, there's still time!
Post Your Event - Just go to the SWAN Day Map at http://events.womenarts.org, click on the link that says Host an Event and fill in your information. Your event can be a party or any arts activity that celebrates women artists. Your event can be public or private invitation-only.
Tell Others to Post - If you know of other events featuring women artists during March, tell the organizers that they can get free additional publicity by posting their events on the SWAN Day Map.
Find An Event to Join - Don't have time to organize your own event? Many groups are still looking for collaborators. If you do a search on the SWAN Day Map by your zip code, it will show you any SWAN Day events within a 50 mile radius. The ones that are looking for collaborators are marked with a statement in red. If you open the event listing, you will be able to click on a link to contact the host.
January 21, 2009
exciting news!!!!
HOW CISSY GREW has received two nominations from LA Weekly's 30th Annual Theater Awards:
SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Stewart W. Calhoun, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Mark Doerr, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Kirkwood, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Lutz, 1776, Actors Co-op
David Nadeau, Assassins, West Coast Ensemble at the El Centro Theatre
Christopher Neiman, He Asked for It, Theatre of NOTE
Skip Pipo, Mrs. Warren's Profession, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Paul Witten, Crime and Punishment, Actors' Co-op
PLAY WRITING
Susan Johnston, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Richard Martin Hirsh, The Concept of Remainders, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Robert Riechel, Jr. A.K.A. Eat the Runt, Hudson Guild Theatre
Dan Rothenberg, Regretosexual: The Love Story, Hudson Guild Theatre
Nick Salamone, Sea Change, Gay and Lesbian Center
For a full list of nominees and more information at the awards:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/stage-news/stage-raw-la-weekly-theater-aw/
SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Stewart W. Calhoun, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Mark Doerr, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Kirkwood, Lady, Road Theatre Company
Matt Lutz, 1776, Actors Co-op
David Nadeau, Assassins, West Coast Ensemble at the El Centro Theatre
Christopher Neiman, He Asked for It, Theatre of NOTE
Skip Pipo, Mrs. Warren's Profession, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Paul Witten, Crime and Punishment, Actors' Co-op
PLAY WRITING
Susan Johnston, How Cissy Grew, El Portal Forum Theatre
Richard Martin Hirsh, The Concept of Remainders, The Production Company at the Chandler Studio Theatre Center
Robert Riechel, Jr. A.K.A. Eat the Runt, Hudson Guild Theatre
Dan Rothenberg, Regretosexual: The Love Story, Hudson Guild Theatre
Nick Salamone, Sea Change, Gay and Lesbian Center
For a full list of nominees and more information at the awards:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/stage-news/stage-raw-la-weekly-theater-aw/
January 11, 2009
Voice & Vision Now Accepting Submissions for the 2009ENVISION Retreat
Voice & Vision is looking for projects initiated by women theater artists including performers, directors, writers, designers and groups of collaborators for
The ENVISION Retreat
June 14 – June 28, 2009
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
go to http://www.vandv.org/sub.html for details.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28th, 2009
The ENVISION Retreat
June 14 – June 28, 2009
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
go to http://www.vandv.org/sub.html for details.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28th, 2009
December 02, 2008
WINTER PLAYWRITING INTENSIVE
Brooke Berman and Anne Garcia Romero are teaching a playwriting workshop in LA starting January 13 and running through February 7. We will meet on Tuesday nights, for writing exercises, and Saturday afternoons for longer, more focussed feedback sessions.
This is a great way to start your creative new year. Bring new work! Start new work! Renew the practice! You can expect the usual mix of luxurious writing exercises geared towards shaking up the unconscious, dipping into dream logic, and letting the writing itself be your guide. You can also expect longer feedback sessions each Saturday and a "Structure Lab" in which we will look at the structural element of the plays we love and find out what holds each world together.
Tuesday evenings are devoted to in-class writing exercises - the spine of the class - opening each writer's voice and connection to source material, accessing the deeper mind and imagination to create rich play material. On Saturday afternoons, writers will share pages with one another and receive feedback and support. This workshop is perfect for writers at all levels.
The workshop will be limited to 12 writers.
WHEN: TUESDAYS 7-9PM, Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3;
and SATURDAYS 12-3PM, Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7
WHERE: The Fountain Theater, 5060 Fountain Avenue, LA, CA 90069,
http://www.fountaintheatre.com
COST: $450
QUESTIONS: Please contact Anne at 310-245-6452 or anne.garciaromero@gmail.com. Or Brooke at 917-586-6744. or brookeberman@gmail.com
TO RESERVE A SPACE: we ask for a deposit of half of the tuition in advance.
WHO WE ARE:
Brooke Berman's plays have been produced at Primary Stages, the Humana Festival, Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, The Second Stage in NYC, The Play Company, Naked Angels, WET and The Ohio Theater; developed at Arielle Tepper's SPF, The National Theatre in London, The Royal Court Theatre in London, Williamstown Theater Festival, Soho Rep, ASK,
Cleveland Playhouse, Clubbed Thumb, New Dramatists and numerous other places. She has been teaching creative process for 10 years and has taught playwriting at Eugene Lang College, University of Rochester, Primary Stages Theater School, New Dramatists in NYC as well as
through guest artist programs in the NYC public school system. Brooke is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Her plays will be published by Broadway Play Publishing in
2009 and by Playscripts.
Anne García-Romero's plays have been developed and produced most notably at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, Arielle Tepper Productions' Summer Play Festival, The Mark Taper Forum, and South Coast Repertory. She's taught at Cal Arts, UC Santa Barbara, UC
Riverside, Wesleyan University and Macalester College. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama and is a an alumna of New Dramatists. Her plays are published by Broadway Play Publishing and NoPassport Press.
Both Brooke and Anne are resident playwrights at New Dramatists, a national organization that supports the work of playwrights. Both Brooke and Anne have studied with Maria Irene Fornes.
This is a great way to start your creative new year. Bring new work! Start new work! Renew the practice! You can expect the usual mix of luxurious writing exercises geared towards shaking up the unconscious, dipping into dream logic, and letting the writing itself be your guide. You can also expect longer feedback sessions each Saturday and a "Structure Lab" in which we will look at the structural element of the plays we love and find out what holds each world together.
Tuesday evenings are devoted to in-class writing exercises - the spine of the class - opening each writer's voice and connection to source material, accessing the deeper mind and imagination to create rich play material. On Saturday afternoons, writers will share pages with one another and receive feedback and support. This workshop is perfect for writers at all levels.
The workshop will be limited to 12 writers.
WHEN: TUESDAYS 7-9PM, Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3;
and SATURDAYS 12-3PM, Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7
WHERE: The Fountain Theater, 5060 Fountain Avenue, LA, CA 90069,
http://www.fountaintheatre.com
COST: $450
QUESTIONS: Please contact Anne at 310-245-6452 or anne.garciaromero@gmail.com. Or Brooke at 917-586-6744. or brookeberman@gmail.com
TO RESERVE A SPACE: we ask for a deposit of half of the tuition in advance.
WHO WE ARE:
Brooke Berman's plays have been produced at Primary Stages, the Humana Festival, Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, The Second Stage in NYC, The Play Company, Naked Angels, WET and The Ohio Theater; developed at Arielle Tepper's SPF, The National Theatre in London, The Royal Court Theatre in London, Williamstown Theater Festival, Soho Rep, ASK,
Cleveland Playhouse, Clubbed Thumb, New Dramatists and numerous other places. She has been teaching creative process for 10 years and has taught playwriting at Eugene Lang College, University of Rochester, Primary Stages Theater School, New Dramatists in NYC as well as
through guest artist programs in the NYC public school system. Brooke is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Her plays will be published by Broadway Play Publishing in
2009 and by Playscripts.
Anne García-Romero's plays have been developed and produced most notably at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, Arielle Tepper Productions' Summer Play Festival, The Mark Taper Forum, and South Coast Repertory. She's taught at Cal Arts, UC Santa Barbara, UC
Riverside, Wesleyan University and Macalester College. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama and is a an alumna of New Dramatists. Her plays are published by Broadway Play Publishing and NoPassport Press.
Both Brooke and Anne are resident playwrights at New Dramatists, a national organization that supports the work of playwrights. Both Brooke and Anne have studied with Maria Irene Fornes.
November 21, 2008
November 17, 2008
The WGA Presents
WRITERS ON WRITING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
7:30pm
Lorene Scafaria in conversation with Dana Fox (What Happens In Vegas).
Red-hot young writer Scafaria wrote the screenplay for Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Scafaria and Fox make up two thirds of the trio they call The Fempire (the third is Diablo Cody). Hear them talk about their plans, their careers to date and what's coming down the pike for them.
Proceeds go to the Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library and other Foundation programs. WGA & Women In Film member cost is $15. Includes dessert reception to follow.
You must indicate you are a member of Women In Film when you RSVP.
Info/RSVP to www.wgfoundation.org
or call (800) 838-3006
Writers on Writing
WGAw Second Floor
7000 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
7:30pm
Lorene Scafaria in conversation with Dana Fox (What Happens In Vegas).
Red-hot young writer Scafaria wrote the screenplay for Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Scafaria and Fox make up two thirds of the trio they call The Fempire (the third is Diablo Cody). Hear them talk about their plans, their careers to date and what's coming down the pike for them.
Proceeds go to the Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library and other Foundation programs. WGA & Women In Film member cost is $15. Includes dessert reception to follow.
You must indicate you are a member of Women In Film when you RSVP.
Info/RSVP to www.wgfoundation.org
or call (800) 838-3006
Writers on Writing
WGAw Second Floor
7000 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
October 21, 2008
Variety Review: HOW CISSY GREW
How Cissy Grew
(El Portal Forum Theater; 99 seats; $40 top) A D-I-Y Project, in association with SeaGlass Theater, presentation of a play in one act by Susan Johnston. Directed by Casey Stangl.
Butch - James Denton
Darla - Erin J. O'Brien
Cissy - Liz Vital
The Guy - Stewart W. Calhoun
Susan Johnston examines the jagged shards of a dysfunctional family's sorrowful history, offering compelling if arbitrary glimpses into the aftermath of a horrific event in "How Cissy Grew." Featuring a finely tuned four-person ensemble, play looks at the frailty of human interactions that have been scarred beyond the possibility of empathy or forgiveness. Helmer Casey Stangl ably choreographs the 20-year flow of memory bits thrust forward in nonlinear disarray as each family member struggles to find redemption and salvation.
Covering 1988 to the present, this one-act legiter offers a free-form kaleidoscope of moments in the lives of West Virginia blue-collar laborer Butch (James Denton), his common-law mate Darla (Erin J. O'Brien) and their relentlessly misanthropic daughter Cissy (Liz Vital).
Cissy's brief abduction as an infant drives an ever-deepening wedge into Butch and Darla's relationship, crippling their lives as well as their daughter's. Johnston's insistence that this couple must wallow in their dysfunction in order to survive is not entirely believable, but is certainly made more viable by the perfs.
"Desperate Housewives" regular Denton offers an impressive, detailed outing as underachieving Butch, a former football star who cannot overcome the crushing guilt he feels, despite his attempts to anesthetize himself with drugs and alcohol. Denton's Butch effectively segues into a self-righteous born-again disciplinarian who still fails to win Darla's trust or Cissy's love.
O'Brien's Darla, a formerly lighthearted, foul-mouthed barmaid, becomes an open wound overflowing with anguish following her daughter's abduction. O'Brien gives veracity to Darla's inability move on once Cissy has been safely returned. Her perf is particularly noteworthy as Darla attempts to deal with Butch's rejection and her maturing daughter's lack of respect.
The highlight of the production is Vital's near-sociopathic Cissy, an amalgam of seething contempt and cold-blooded distain for her life and everyone around her. Yet Vital imbues Cissy with a compelling sensuality and keen awareness of her effect on others, as if she is waiting for someone to break through her facade and convince her that life is worth living.
Stewart W. Calhoun offers the closest thing to comic relief, competently wending his way through all the confused and defeated boys and men and in Cissy's life.
"How Cissy Grew" is complemented by the all-purpose modular sets of Laura Fine Hawkes, the mood-enhancing lighting of Trevor Stirlin Burk and the evocative sounds of C. Andrew Mayer.
Sets, Laura Fine Hawkes; costumes, Jennifer May Nickel; lighting, Trevor Stirlin Burk; sound, C. Andrew Mayer; music, Lauren Adams; production stage manager, Kimberly Van Luin. Opened, reviewed, Oct. 18, 2008. Runs through Nov. 23. Running time: 1 HOUR, 20 MIN.
Read the full article at:http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=story&r=VE1117938782&c=33
Susan Marque teaches at SM Farmers Market
Step Up
Saturday
A monthly member-led social networking program
Farmers' Market Tour
Saturday, October 25th 10am-12pm
Santa Monica Farmers' Market
Northwest Corner of 2nd and Arizona Santa Monica, CA 90401
RSVP
Excite your senses as you surround yourself with vibrantly colored vegetables, sweet fruits and the aroma of freshly-cut flowers. Connect with fellow members as Food Coach Susan Marque guides you through Santa Monica's Farmers market and explains how to select the finest produce.
Agenda
10:00-10:15 am: Meet at corner of the farmers' market
10:15-10:45 am: Group introductions and overview of the farmers' market
10:45-11:45am: Farmers' market tour led by Susan Marque
11:45-12:00pm: Socializing and networking
Location Information
10am
Meeting Point - Northwest corner of 2nd and Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401
To begin, we will meet at the corner of the farmers' market. Look for Step Up leaders wearing bright orange Step Up tees.
Click here to register for this free event
Members and non-member guests are invited to join us for this engaging and educational social networking event.
Parking Options
There are paid parking structures on 2nd and 4th (first two hours should be free, with a small fee thereafter). Street parking may also be available in the neighborhood.ContactWe welcome you to contact Alene Gabriel, Step Up Member & Volunteer, with any questions on or before event day.
Saturday
A monthly member-led social networking program
Farmers' Market Tour
Saturday, October 25th 10am-12pm
Santa Monica Farmers' Market
Northwest Corner of 2nd and Arizona Santa Monica, CA 90401
RSVP
Excite your senses as you surround yourself with vibrantly colored vegetables, sweet fruits and the aroma of freshly-cut flowers. Connect with fellow members as Food Coach Susan Marque guides you through Santa Monica's Farmers market and explains how to select the finest produce.
Agenda
10:00-10:15 am: Meet at corner of the farmers' market
10:15-10:45 am: Group introductions and overview of the farmers' market
10:45-11:45am: Farmers' market tour led by Susan Marque
11:45-12:00pm: Socializing and networking
Location Information
10am
Meeting Point - Northwest corner of 2nd and Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401
To begin, we will meet at the corner of the farmers' market. Look for Step Up leaders wearing bright orange Step Up tees.
Click here to register for this free event
Members and non-member guests are invited to join us for this engaging and educational social networking event.
Parking Options
There are paid parking structures on 2nd and 4th (first two hours should be free, with a small fee thereafter). Street parking may also be available in the neighborhood.ContactWe welcome you to contact Alene Gabriel, Step Up Member & Volunteer, with any questions on or before event day.
October 06, 2008
women in film presents...
The Second Annual Focus on International Short Films:
A Night to Celebrate Indigenous Filmmakers of the Americas
When:
The Evening of Saturday, October 25th of 2008
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Where:
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027
Price: WIF Members $15.00/ Non-WIF members $20.00
To purchase tickets: Click Here
TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! Buy yours today!Please bring your WIF membership card for verification and entry. For a complete list of films and to learn more about the event
go to: Women In Film Calendar
Come join us for the second annual event where this year we focus on short films by Indigenous American filmmakers. More than just a screening, you will experience Indigenous American culture with a reception, music, a fine art exhibit, and special appearances by Danza Azteca Cuauhtemoc, Vox Femina, Miss Blackfoot 2008 and Happy Frejo. Following the screening will be a Q & A with the filmmakers. This event brings together Indigenous artists from North Central and South American communities in Los Angeles, and is sure to draw a large and diverse crowd.
SELECTED FILMMAKERS:
Rojo Red
Director: Juan Manuel Betancourt
A young boy's fascination with his shoe string leads him to unravel the meaning of life.
Lagrimas Del Café
Director: Claudia Mercado
Meaning tears like coffee, that honors the director's ancestors, specifically her grandmother.
Conversion
Director: Nanobah Becker
In the early 1950's, Christian missionaries make a catastrophic visit to a family in the remote, Navajo desert, with unforeseen results.
Telephone Warriors: The Story of the Choctaw Code Talkers
Director: Valerie Redhorse
In 1918, not yet citizens of the U.S., Choctaw members of the U.S. American Expeditionary Forces were asked to use their native language as a powerful tool against the German Forces in World War I, setting a precedent for code talking as an effective military weapon and establishing them as America's original Code Talkers.
Xani Xepica
Director: Alejandro Diaz
What it takes to become a man. A young Indian boy tries to prove worthy of his bride.
For the Next Seven Generations
Director: Carol Hart
13 Indigenous women elders, shamans and medicine women from around the world, have united as one to share their sacred wisdom and practices. As they travel the globe together, they are shining a bright light on the path to a sustainable world for the next seven generations.
A Night to Celebrate Indigenous Filmmakers of the Americas
When:
The Evening of Saturday, October 25th of 2008
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Where:
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027
Price: WIF Members $15.00/ Non-WIF members $20.00
To purchase tickets: Click Here
TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! Buy yours today!Please bring your WIF membership card for verification and entry. For a complete list of films and to learn more about the event
go to: Women In Film Calendar
Come join us for the second annual event where this year we focus on short films by Indigenous American filmmakers. More than just a screening, you will experience Indigenous American culture with a reception, music, a fine art exhibit, and special appearances by Danza Azteca Cuauhtemoc, Vox Femina, Miss Blackfoot 2008 and Happy Frejo. Following the screening will be a Q & A with the filmmakers. This event brings together Indigenous artists from North Central and South American communities in Los Angeles, and is sure to draw a large and diverse crowd.
SELECTED FILMMAKERS:
Rojo Red
Director: Juan Manuel Betancourt
A young boy's fascination with his shoe string leads him to unravel the meaning of life.
Lagrimas Del Café
Director: Claudia Mercado
Meaning tears like coffee, that honors the director's ancestors, specifically her grandmother.
Conversion
Director: Nanobah Becker
In the early 1950's, Christian missionaries make a catastrophic visit to a family in the remote, Navajo desert, with unforeseen results.
Telephone Warriors: The Story of the Choctaw Code Talkers
Director: Valerie Redhorse
In 1918, not yet citizens of the U.S., Choctaw members of the U.S. American Expeditionary Forces were asked to use their native language as a powerful tool against the German Forces in World War I, setting a precedent for code talking as an effective military weapon and establishing them as America's original Code Talkers.
Xani Xepica
Director: Alejandro Diaz
What it takes to become a man. A young Indian boy tries to prove worthy of his bride.
For the Next Seven Generations
Director: Carol Hart
13 Indigenous women elders, shamans and medicine women from around the world, have united as one to share their sacred wisdom and practices. As they travel the globe together, they are shining a bright light on the path to a sustainable world for the next seven generations.
July 23, 2008
fundraiser for edinburgh shows in LA
3 by 1
A One-Time-Only Benefit Performance
Solo works by:
E. Amato
Esther K. Chae
Lucia Marano
Saturday, July 26th
3:30pm Show
4:30pm Reception
After-show Reception hosted by Judy Holiday
with performances by Joshua Silverstein, Sam Golzari
Tickets $20 cash at the door or via paypal to zestyfilm@yahoo.com (before Saturday 10am)
Additional donations may be made via paypal
Proceeds benefit the soloists' performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Unknown Theater
1110 Seward Street
Hollywood
Free parking corner of Seward and Lexington
For more info: zestyfilm@yahoo.com; http://myspace.com/eamato
A One-Time-Only Benefit Performance
Solo works by:
E. Amato
Esther K. Chae
Lucia Marano
Saturday, July 26th
3:30pm Show
4:30pm Reception
After-show Reception hosted by Judy Holiday
with performances by Joshua Silverstein, Sam Golzari
Tickets $20 cash at the door or via paypal to zestyfilm@yahoo.com (before Saturday 10am)
Additional donations may be made via paypal
Proceeds benefit the soloists' performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Unknown Theater
1110 Seward Street
Hollywood
Free parking corner of Seward and Lexington
For more info: zestyfilm@yahoo.com; http://myspace.com/eamato
July 14, 2008
Reading: HOW CISSY GREW
Please join us this August, for an advance look at
HOW CISSY GREW
a new play
by Susan Johnston
directed by Casey Stangl
starring:
James Denton
Erin J. O’Brien
Stewart Calhoun
scheduled for a world premiere production at
The El Portal Theatre
in October 2008.
One-night only.
Monday, August 4, 2008
7:00 pm Reading
8:30 pm Reception
The El Portal Theatre
11206 Weddington Street
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(street parking on Lankershim Blvd.)
Limited seating.
Industry welcome but no reviews.
RSVP required:
caseystangl8@aol.com or 310.902.0516
FREE.
How Cissy Grew was developed while in residence at The MacDowell Colony. It received developmental readings through The Echo Theatre and NYU Writer’s Lab West and a development workshop was provided by The NYU Grad Actors Collective.
HOW CISSY GREW
a new play
by Susan Johnston
directed by Casey Stangl
starring:
James Denton
Erin J. O’Brien
Stewart Calhoun
scheduled for a world premiere production at
The El Portal Theatre
in October 2008.
One-night only.
Monday, August 4, 2008
7:00 pm Reading
8:30 pm Reception
The El Portal Theatre
11206 Weddington Street
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(street parking on Lankershim Blvd.)
Limited seating.
Industry welcome but no reviews.
RSVP required:
caseystangl8@aol.com or 310.902.0516
FREE.
How Cissy Grew was developed while in residence at The MacDowell Colony. It received developmental readings through The Echo Theatre and NYU Writer’s Lab West and a development workshop was provided by The NYU Grad Actors Collective.
Congrats to Lucy Wang!
Lucy writes:
Just a quick note to let you know "The Art of Bullfighting" has been released for print. It is currently available via the JAC Publishing website, http://www.jacneed.com/JAC/One-Acts/Wang_ArtOfBullfighting.html as well as on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1605130117).
Just a quick note to let you know "The Art of Bullfighting" has been released for print. It is currently available via the JAC Publishing website, http://www.jacneed.com/JAC/One-Acts/Wang_ArtOfBullfighting.html as well as on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1605130117).
April 25, 2008
grants
American Library Association Announces Outreach Grant Program for Federal Writers' Project Documentary
Deadline: July 11, 2008
The American Library Association ( http://www.ala.org/ ), in partnership with Spark Media ( http://www.sparkmedia.org/ ), a Washington, D.C.-based production and outreach company, has announced an innovative library outreach program to enhance and increase the nationwide impact of Spark Media's documentary film, "Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers' Project."
Major funding for the program has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities ( http://www.neh.gov/ ).
The film and library outreach program (http://www.ala.org/soulofapeople ) is designed to acquaint public, academic, and special library audiences with the story of the largest cultural experiment in U.S. history -- the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration -- told against the backdrop of the Depression and 1930s America.
Following an application process, thirty libraries will be selected to receive a $2,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to present five different public outreach programs during the period of the national broadcast of "Soul of a People" in the Spring of 2009. The grants will be used for scholar honoraria, book purchases, publicity, and other program-associated costs. Libraries will be asked to enlist from a local college or university a lead project scholar with expertise in American history, the WPA, and/or the WPA era to help
present and plan programs, ensure that program content conveys the intended humanities themes, and work with local media and other partners in planning.
Librarians applying for "Soul of a People" grants must register their institution at Grants.gov ( http://www.grants.gov/ ). Prospective applicants are advised to register with Grants.gov
as soon as possible, since the process can take up to two weeks to complete.
The application and guidelines for "Soul of a People" and complete instructions for registering and applying through Grants.gov may be found at the ALA Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012637/soulofapeople
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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Lifetime Networks Invites Entries for Every Woman's Film Competition
Deadline: July 8, 2008
To nurture the next generation of great women filmmakers, the Lifetime Movie Network ( http://www.lmn.tv/ ), the Hollywood Reporter ( http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ), New York Women in Film & Television ( http://www.nywift.org/ ), the Paley Center for Media ( http://www.paleycenter.org/ ), the William Morris Agency ( http://www.wma.com/ ), and Women in Film Los Angeles ( http://www.wif.org/ ) are launching the second annual
Every Woman's Film Competition, presented by the Lifetime Movie Network.
The competition is open to all women who are legal residents of the United States and who, by the entry date, are at least 18 years of age. Competition entrants will produce short films of
three to five minutes in length.
First- and second-place winners, as well as three honorable mentions, will be selected. In addition, the LMN.tv audience will have a chance to vote online for their favorite film and deter-
mine the selection of a special LMN.tv Audience Winner. The judge-selected first- and second-place winners will receive $5,000 and $2,500, respectively, to advance their film projects,
exposure on Lifetime Movie Network and LMN.tv, as well as trips to both the Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Breakfast and the Hamptons International Film Festival, where they will be featured guests. The three honorable mention recipients, as well as the favorite filmmaker chosen by the LMN.tv audience, will win $1,000 each. Contest information is available at the program's Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012638/filmcontest
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
Deadline: July 11, 2008
The American Library Association ( http://www.ala.org/ ), in partnership with Spark Media ( http://www.sparkmedia.org/ ), a Washington, D.C.-based production and outreach company, has announced an innovative library outreach program to enhance and increase the nationwide impact of Spark Media's documentary film, "Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers' Project."
Major funding for the program has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities ( http://www.neh.gov/ ).
The film and library outreach program (http://www.ala.org/soulofapeople ) is designed to acquaint public, academic, and special library audiences with the story of the largest cultural experiment in U.S. history -- the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration -- told against the backdrop of the Depression and 1930s America.
Following an application process, thirty libraries will be selected to receive a $2,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to present five different public outreach programs during the period of the national broadcast of "Soul of a People" in the Spring of 2009. The grants will be used for scholar honoraria, book purchases, publicity, and other program-associated costs. Libraries will be asked to enlist from a local college or university a lead project scholar with expertise in American history, the WPA, and/or the WPA era to help
present and plan programs, ensure that program content conveys the intended humanities themes, and work with local media and other partners in planning.
Librarians applying for "Soul of a People" grants must register their institution at Grants.gov ( http://www.grants.gov/ ). Prospective applicants are advised to register with Grants.gov
as soon as possible, since the process can take up to two weeks to complete.
The application and guidelines for "Soul of a People" and complete instructions for registering and applying through Grants.gov may be found at the ALA Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012637/soulofapeople
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
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Lifetime Networks Invites Entries for Every Woman's Film Competition
Deadline: July 8, 2008
To nurture the next generation of great women filmmakers, the Lifetime Movie Network ( http://www.lmn.tv/ ), the Hollywood Reporter ( http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ), New York Women in Film & Television ( http://www.nywift.org/ ), the Paley Center for Media ( http://www.paleycenter.org/ ), the William Morris Agency ( http://www.wma.com/ ), and Women in Film Los Angeles ( http://www.wif.org/ ) are launching the second annual
Every Woman's Film Competition, presented by the Lifetime Movie Network.
The competition is open to all women who are legal residents of the United States and who, by the entry date, are at least 18 years of age. Competition entrants will produce short films of
three to five minutes in length.
First- and second-place winners, as well as three honorable mentions, will be selected. In addition, the LMN.tv audience will have a chance to vote online for their favorite film and deter-
mine the selection of a special LMN.tv Audience Winner. The judge-selected first- and second-place winners will receive $5,000 and $2,500, respectively, to advance their film projects,
exposure on Lifetime Movie Network and LMN.tv, as well as trips to both the Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Breakfast and the Hamptons International Film Festival, where they will be featured guests. The three honorable mention recipients, as well as the favorite filmmaker chosen by the LMN.tv audience, will win $1,000 each. Contest information is available at the program's Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012638/filmcontest
For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml
April 18, 2008
grants
Council on Foundations Invites Entries for Film & Video Festival
Deadline: June 27, 2008
The Council on Foundations ( http://www.cof.org/ ) and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media ( http://www.gfem.org/ ) are seeking submissions of films and videos for the Council on Foundations' 42nd Annual Film & Video Festival, to be held May 4-6, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia.
To be eligible, projects must have received full or partial funding for either production or distribution from a private, community, operating, or corporate foundation; a corporate giving program; or a donor network. The grantmaker does not have to be a member of the Council on Foundations or GFEM. The council will not consider submissions that have been funded solely by public agencies or federal or state grants.
The films and videos must have been completed within the past two years. Works may be of any length -- from feature length to a brief public service announcement. No works in progress will be con- sidered. Organizations and filmmakers may submit as many film and video projects as they wish. Each entry must be accompanied by a check in the amount of $60 payable to the Council on Foundations. (The fee helps cover a portion of the program's administrative expenses.)
Visit the program's Web site for complete program details and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012521/fundfilm
For additional RFPs in Philanthropy and Voluntarism, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_philanthropy.jhtm
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L'Oreal Paris Celebrates Community Achievement and Volunteerism With Annual Women of Worth Program
Deadline: June 16, 2008
L'Oreal Paris ( http://www.lorealparis.com/ ) has announced that it will continue to recognize and support women who actively serve others in their communities with its third annual Women of Worth grassroots awards program. The initiative honors and awards women from across the United States for their inspiring volunteer work and community enrichment initiatives. This year, ten Women of Worth honorees will each receive $5,000 for their nonprofit causes and a $5,000 donation will be made on their behalf benefiting ovarian cancer research and awareness initiatives, the philanthropy of record for L'Oreal Paris.
In addition, one National Honoree will be chosen via a public vote this fall on the Women of Worth Web site and will receive a $25,000 donation to her nonprofit organization. To date, the L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth initiative has recognized twenty women nationwide for their outstanding commitment to their causes -- ranging from improving literacy, to protecting the environment, to raising awareness of female health issues.
To be eligible, a nominee must be a woman 18 years of age or older; have a record of exemplary service within her community and the community at large; be able to demonstrate the impact of her work within her community; be aspirational and inspirational to others; demonstrate commitment to her cause; exemplify leadership; and be non-compensated.
Visit the Women of Worth Web site for complete program informa- tion and to submit a nomination. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012523/womenofworth
For additional RFPs in Women, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_women.jhtml
Deadline: June 27, 2008
The Council on Foundations ( http://www.cof.org/ ) and Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media ( http://www.gfem.org/ ) are seeking submissions of films and videos for the Council on Foundations' 42nd Annual Film & Video Festival, to be held May 4-6, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia.
To be eligible, projects must have received full or partial funding for either production or distribution from a private, community, operating, or corporate foundation; a corporate giving program; or a donor network. The grantmaker does not have to be a member of the Council on Foundations or GFEM. The council will not consider submissions that have been funded solely by public agencies or federal or state grants.
The films and videos must have been completed within the past two years. Works may be of any length -- from feature length to a brief public service announcement. No works in progress will be con- sidered. Organizations and filmmakers may submit as many film and video projects as they wish. Each entry must be accompanied by a check in the amount of $60 payable to the Council on Foundations. (The fee helps cover a portion of the program's administrative expenses.)
Visit the program's Web site for complete program details and application procedures. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012521/fundfilm
For additional RFPs in Philanthropy and Voluntarism, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_philanthropy.jhtm
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L'Oreal Paris Celebrates Community Achievement and Volunteerism With Annual Women of Worth Program
Deadline: June 16, 2008
L'Oreal Paris ( http://www.lorealparis.com/ ) has announced that it will continue to recognize and support women who actively serve others in their communities with its third annual Women of Worth grassroots awards program. The initiative honors and awards women from across the United States for their inspiring volunteer work and community enrichment initiatives. This year, ten Women of Worth honorees will each receive $5,000 for their nonprofit causes and a $5,000 donation will be made on their behalf benefiting ovarian cancer research and awareness initiatives, the philanthropy of record for L'Oreal Paris.
In addition, one National Honoree will be chosen via a public vote this fall on the Women of Worth Web site and will receive a $25,000 donation to her nonprofit organization. To date, the L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth initiative has recognized twenty women nationwide for their outstanding commitment to their causes -- ranging from improving literacy, to protecting the environment, to raising awareness of female health issues.
To be eligible, a nominee must be a woman 18 years of age or older; have a record of exemplary service within her community and the community at large; be able to demonstrate the impact of her work within her community; be aspirational and inspirational to others; demonstrate commitment to her cause; exemplify leadership; and be non-compensated.
Visit the Women of Worth Web site for complete program informa- tion and to submit a nomination. RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012523/womenofworth
For additional RFPs in Women, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_women.jhtml
March 31, 2008
congrats to elizabeth!
The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announced March 27 that Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder is the winner of its 2008 M. Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award for an emerging playwright. The award was presented March 29 at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, KY.
Her play, Gee's Bend, was commissioned for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Southern Writers Project. It had a 2006 reading in the Project's Festival of New Plays and its fully-staged premiere in January 2007 at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. It has since toured the state and received productions elsewhere with more slated for 2008. A production of the play is currently being performed by Denver Center Theatre Company.
The Osborn award "is designed to recognize the work of an author who has not yet achieved national stature — e.g., has not had a significant New York production, been staged in more than a few regional theatres or received other major national awards." It carries a $1,000 prize, funded by the Foundation of the American Theatre Critics Association. Honorees are recognized in The Best Plays Theater Yearbook, the annual chronicle of United States edited by Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, now in its 89th year. Making the selection from plays nominated by ATCA members is the ATCA New Plays Committee, which also selects honorees for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award. The Osborn Award is usually presented at ATCA 's biannual winter conference in New York or (as this year) at the Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Her play, Gee's Bend, was commissioned for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Southern Writers Project. It had a 2006 reading in the Project's Festival of New Plays and its fully-staged premiere in January 2007 at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. It has since toured the state and received productions elsewhere with more slated for 2008. A production of the play is currently being performed by Denver Center Theatre Company.
The Osborn award "is designed to recognize the work of an author who has not yet achieved national stature — e.g., has not had a significant New York production, been staged in more than a few regional theatres or received other major national awards." It carries a $1,000 prize, funded by the Foundation of the American Theatre Critics Association. Honorees are recognized in The Best Plays Theater Yearbook, the annual chronicle of United States edited by Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, now in its 89th year. Making the selection from plays nominated by ATCA members is the ATCA New Plays Committee, which also selects honorees for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award. The Osborn Award is usually presented at ATCA 's biannual winter conference in New York or (as this year) at the Humana Festival of New American Plays.
release by c. josephine hagerty
Check out C. Josephine Hagerty's new short film RELEASE starring one of my favorite people, Victor Williams.
Josephine - we are so proud of you for getting the work done!!!
http://blip.tv/file/760199/
Josephine - we are so proud of you for getting the work done!!!
http://blip.tv/file/760199/
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