August 26, 2007

esther chae in nyc


A MUST SEE LIMITED ENGAGEMENT!
SO THE ARROW FLIES
written by and starring ESTHER K. CHAE

"A North Korean Spy, The Korean American FBI Agent that chases her - who will get hit first?"
5 show Engagement in at Stage Left Studio in conjunction with ESTROGENIUS: SOLA VOCE FESTIVAL, NY
438 W. 37th Street,
NY, NY 10018

Sept 20 Thursday (Preview), 21 Friday, 23 Sunday (2 pm & 8pm) , 24 Monday all evenings at 8 PM

Reservations: (212) 838-2134
Click Here for More Information
*One Day Only* ESTROGENIUS: SOLA VOCE FESTIVAL *One Day Only*
Manhattan Theater Source - Sept 22 Saturday @ 4:30PM w/ SOLO VOCE
Reservations: (212) 352-3101
Click Here for more Information
TICKETS: $20
Running time 1hr

santa monica airport documentary

Daily Creators Diane and Matthias have created a short doc to bring attention to the situation over at Santa Monica Airport. Please click to see the video and if you're in the area, attend the meeting on the 28th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_UKSMdW-0

The Friends of Sunset Park wants YOU to let our Federal Representatives and the Santa Monica City know that the community is will NOT accept the substandard runway safety proposals of the FAA.

Please email:

Santa Monica City Council Council@smgov.net
Congressman Henry Waxman http://house.gov/waxman/contact.htm
(Rep for Santa Monica)
Congresswoman Jane Harman http://house.gov/harman/contact.htm
(Rep for W. LA and Venice)

Sample points:

· The close proximity of the runways to homes urgently requires an effective safety solution NOW
· Negotiating with the FAA has proven futile, it is time to seek out other options to insure the safety of the communities surrounding the SM Airport

For more information regarding the history of the SM Airport Safety Enhancement battle and the text of the latest FAA offer visit our web site http://FriendsofSunsetPark.org

Attend the Rally (5:30pm) and SM City Council Meeting (6:45pm)

Tues. Aug. 28th
City Hall, 1685 Main St., Santa Monica
Metered Street until 6pm, after 6pm FREE
Validated Parking available at SM Civic Auditorium Parking Lot and Public Safety Parking Structure east of City Hall

Our Congressional reps and a rep from the FAA will be there.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE YOUR OPINION IN PERSON

For more info, see Council Agenda and Staff report (Item 3-a) posted on the City web site
http://santa-monica.org/cityclerk/council/agendas/2007/20070828/s2007082803-A.htm

SM STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL REJECT THE FAA'S LATEST OFFER

"It is the Staff's recommendation that if the FAA Proposal remains unchanged after the study session that it be rejected as inadequate to provide a meaningful safety enhancement to the runway. It is further recommended that the City Council direct Staff to explore the implementation of effective safety enhancements for the Airport and report back at the City Council session on Sept. 25, 2007 with a recommendation detailing an appropriate course of action."

dear abby letter part three

You've done your "problem" letter and your Dear Abby "response" letter. Now it's time to write your "follow-up" letter. This will let you know how things ended up for your character.

DAILY CREATIVITY EXERCISE:

Reread the Dear Abby response letter. Take a moment to visualize your character taking her advice. How would his/her life change? How would their behaviour change?

Now, give yourself 10 minutes to write a "follow-up" letter in the voice of your character to Dear Abby. Pretend that six months has passed and you're writing to thank her for the advice and tell her what happened in these last months with the changes you made - the changes she suggested. What were the results? How did other people respond to these changes?

Write for the full 10 minutes. Don't stop - just let your hand keep moving across the page. See what happens.

August 24, 2007

michael zheng sends info about new show


Hi,

I will participate in the “vier waende kunst” (“Four walls art”) Exhibition Festival organized by all artists spaces in Duesseldorf during the second weekend of September (5th - 7th), 2007. My show, entitled "Not Quite There", will represent Ateliers Höherweg e.V. I will also be the artist-in-residence at Ateliers Höherweg e.V. for the month of September. Please stop by if you're in the vicinity.


Best,
Michael Zheng

August 22, 2007

Tisch Actors West Mixer

When: Tuesday August 28th, 2007
Where: E.A.T. -1448 N. Gower (Corner of Sunset)
Time: 7-10 pm

Mix & mingle with other Tisch BFA Acting Grads...Network, eat, drink & be merry with us on the Front Patio.

*There will be Raffle Prizes like last time when some lucky girl won FREE Headshots!, Info on our Fall Programming, ample opportunity to pitch us YOUR pet projects you want the NYU Alumni Council to explore...And if you're in a show or directing one, don't forget to bring Postcards to hand out!!!

REMINDER:
We'll be holding auditions on Sunday, September 9th for the MONOLOGUE SLAM II . We hope to see you there! Times & Venue for Auditions to be announced...
________________________________________________________________________

Tisch Actors West is comprised of graduates from the Tisch School of the Arts Undergraduate Drama Department, working as professional Actors, Writers and Producers in Theatre, Film, Television, Voice-Overs and Commercials. TAW is committed to offering programming and resources for the career advancement of the Tisch Drama graduate based in Los Angeles. TAW will work to connect with key industry players, form alliances with other NYU/Tisch alumni and performance groups, and aggressively foster opportunities for dialogue, collaboration and education among its members.

All TAW events are supported by NYU & The Tisch West Alumni Council...Contact us at: tischactorswest@yahoo.com

doc pitch workshop call for entries

Documentary Pitch Workshop: Call for Entries (Deadline: September 15)

In this workshop/competition, a panel of television executives and producers will discuss the process of developing a documentary and will hear and evaluate pitches from five preselected filmmakers who are hoping to sell either a nonfiction concept or a documentary work-in-progress. The winner of the pitch competition will receive a $5000 grant, sponsored by American Documentary Inc., to be used towards the completion of their project.

http://www.paleycenter.org/festivals/docfest2007/index.htm

August 21, 2007

dear abby letter part two

Okay, so you've got your "problem letter" all written and you've either handed it off to someone else or you haven't looked at it for a day. Now it's time to write the "solution letter" in response.

DAILY CREATIVITY EXERCISE:

Write 10 helpful statements on slips of paper. The statements should be directive, one sentence and can be as specific or vague as you care to be. They can be sincere or they can be cheeky. Don't censor yourself

A fun way to do this is to pick any self-help book and pull sentences randomly. You should feel free to use any of these as well:

Sleep on it.
Take a good look at yourself in the mirror.
Pick the path of least resistance.
Go ahead and wallow in your pity.
The early bird may catch the worm, but who wants to eat worms?
I suggest you pray for forgiveness.

Take the slips of paper with the solutions written on them, fold them over, throw them in a bowl or a hat and shake them up.

Randomly pull two slips. Don't look at them yet. Reread your problem letter now.

Using the two "solutions" give yourself 10 minutes to write the response letter. You must use both solutions and you must write for the full 10 minutes. Make references back to the original letter, give examples of how your solution would work, be as specific or sincere as you care to be.

CHECK IN TOMORROW TO SEE PART THREE OF THIS EXERCISE.

August 19, 2007

fake dear abby letters for character development

Hello Daily Creators -

Last week, in our Creativity Ladies group, we wrote fake Dear Abby letters that turned out to be quite helpful in quickly discovering a great deal about a new character and their six month dramatic arc.

I'd like to pass this exercise on - which we did in fun only to find out, it was a fast and extremely productive way of finding out a lot of backstory and projecting an ending.

DAILY CREATIVE EXERCISE:

Brainstorm a list of 10 "problems" - keep them to one sentence and write them in the first person. Write them on slips of paper.

If you're working in a group, have everyone come up with 2 problems each and do the same thing.

An example of a problem might be:

My boyfriend left me for his ex-wife.
My cat hates me.
I can't seem to get out of bed in the mornings.
My mother-in-law judges my cooking.
My sister and I haven't spoken in four years.

Keep it very simple. Fold the slips of paper so you can't see the writing and put them in a basket or a hat. Shake them up and pull out one slip.

Give yourself ten minutes to quickly write a Dear Abby letter based on that problem. Make sure to write in the first person and come up with a catchy name at the end to sign off like: Dumped in Detroit or Sad About Sister.

Try to be very specific about how the problem effects your life - who else is involved and why you need help. Don't worry about keeping it "newspaper short" - write for the full ten minutes. Tell how the problem first started, what you do to try to fix it and why Abby is the only person you can talk to about it - have you tried talking to anyone else? Who and what happened?

When you're done with the letter - fold it over, address it to Dear Abby and put it away for the day.

If you're writing with a group - give the letter to someone else in the group.

CHECK BACK TOMORROW FOR PART TWO OF THIS EXERCISE.

August 16, 2007

teaching the arts

* Multiple Faculty Positions in the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts San Diego State University (California) (date posted: 8/13/2007) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000517688-01&pg=e

* Open-Rank Professorship in Acting University of California at Davis (California) (date posted: 8/13/2007) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000518334-01&pg=e

* Assistant Professor of Theatre Davidson College (North Carolina) (date posted: 8/13/2007) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000518418-01&pg=e

* Assistant Professor in Theater, Dept. of Theater, Dance and Film Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania) (date posted: 8/15/2007) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000517932-01&pg=e

* Career Opportunities in the Academy for the Performing Arts University of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) (date posted: 8/13/2007) http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000517330-01&pg=e

theatre lab in latvia

THEATRE LAB
Konstantin Stanislavsky
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Michael Chekhov

Theatre Methods Today
September 20-23, 2007 Riga, Latvia

To register, please send your CV and a brief letter of motivation to info@iugte.com

If you'd like to know a little more…http://www.iugte.com/projects/TheatreLab.php

The Laboratory program was designed for professional performing artists inspired by the teachings of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and M. Chekhov, interested to establish deeper understanding of their approach and to integrate their ideas into contemporary practical work - rehearsal process, performance and teaching. It focuses on the practical and playable aspects of theatre training, particularly in terms of exercises .

August 03, 2007

grants

Brooklyn Arts Council Accepting Grant Applications
Deadline: September 27, 2007

The Brooklyn Arts Council ( http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/ ) will grant more than one hundred Brooklyn-based artists and nonprofit arts and/or community organizations funding of up to $5,000 each through the BAC 2007 Community Arts Regrant Program. Funding is for specific projects in the following areas: visual arts, film/video, media, photography, crafts, folk arts, multi- discipline, literature/writing, dance, music, opera, theater, and drama. In addition, through the JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program, funding will be provided for capacity-building projects for arts organizations. BAC cannot provide total funding for the appli- cant's project. Additional funding sources are required.

Applicant organizations must be Brooklyn-based, not-for-profit arts and community organizations recognized as tax exempt by the IRS under section 501(c)(3) or recognized under Article 7A as a NYS Charities Registration. Individual artist applicants must be Brooklyn residents. Applicants may submit up to three requests to BAC, totaling a maximum of $5,000, not including JPMorgan Chase. Eligible org- anizations can apply for an additional $3,000 from the JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program.

To apply, all applicants are required to attend a BAC Regrant Application Seminar, for either artists or arts organizations, to learn about guidelines and instructions. Visit the BAC Web site for guidelines and application seminars information.

RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008287/bklynnarts

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New York Foundation for the Arts Announces Guidelines for Artists Fellowships Program
Deadline: October 3, 2007

For the past twenty-three years, the New York Foundation for the Arts ( http://www.nyfa.org/ ) has awarded Artists' Fellowships of $7,000 each to individual originating artists living in New York State and/or Indian nations located in New York State. NYFA is committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers. In 2007, NYFA awarded 122 fellowships to 124 artists, with two collaborations. Applicants must be 18 years old or older and be a resident of New York State and/or one of the Indian nations located in New York State for at least two years prior to the October 3, 2007, application deadline.

Graduate or undergraduate students enrolled in any degree program at the time of the application deadline are not eligible to apply. For the 2008 program, the fellowship categories are Architecture/ Environmental Structures, Choreography, Fiction, Music Composition, Painting, Photography, Playwriting/Screenwriting, and Video. The following categories will not be reviewed until the 2009 program (deadline: October 2008) -- Computer Arts, Crafts, Film, Nonfic- tion Literature, Cross disciplinary/Performative Work, Poetry, Printmaking/Drawing/ Artists' Books, and Sculpture.

Program information and guidelines are available at the NYFA Web site. The online application will be available during the first week of August 2007.

RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008288/nyfa

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Southern Theater of Minneapolis Invites Submissions for Electric Eyes: New Music & Media Festival
Deadline: September 14, 2007

The Southern Theater ( http://www.southerntheater.org/ ) in Minneapolis has announced the second year of Electric Eyes: New Music & Media Festival, a program that commissions and presents new work. The festival is intended to encourage collaboration across dis- ciplines and is seeking to commission works involving original music, new media, and multiple art forms. Up to five full- or partial-evening works (duration ten minutes up to full evening) will be selected to receive a commission fee ($2,500 to $5,000 each) and support services.

The festival takes place May 27- June 8, 2008, and grant recipients must be available for those dates. All or most of the collaborators must be from the Jerome Founda- tion's funding area (Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City).

The complete Call for Submissions can be downloaded at the Southern Theater Web site.

RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008289/southerntheater

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

July 30, 2007

Tisch West Listserve

Dear NYU Tisch Alumni:

Because our numbers have gotten so large in this last year, we've created our own Tisch West listserve. This is the best way to get information about all the Tisch West activities happening in LA. If you graduated from NYU and currently live in LA or are thinking about moving to LA – you need to get on our listserve. FROM THIS POINT ON, TISCH WEST announcements will ONLY be made via our Tisch West listserve.

For the Fall, you won't want to miss out on our NEW FROM NYU: SCREENPLAY READING SERIES and our 2 nd ANNUAL MONOLOGUE SLAM – we will be casting for actors and directors soon. We're also planning OUR FIRST EVER EMMY PARTY happening in September. And the official launch of our TISCH WEST CINEMA CLUB will happening in conjunction with THE VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL in September as well.

These are just a few of the big things we have planned for our Fall. You won't want to miss a moment. If you've been getting your information from other email lists, you need to switch over. TODAY. And make sure your friends who are NYU grads do as well.

Here's how to do it:
Listserve joining info:
To join the Tisch West Listserve:
http://forums.nyu.edu/cgi-bin/nyu.pl?join=tsoa-west-alumni

brooke berman writing workshop in nyc

dear writers or friends of writers:

i'm putting together a kamikaze writing workshop this august inbrooklyn. the workshop(s) will be split between exercise writing andpage-sharing. i've just done a similiar model with anne garcia romero in LA and found the mix to be quitesuccessful. while the workshop will be probably have a playwriting focus, it wlll be open to writers of other forms and accessible anduseful to poets, fiction and memoir writers, screenwriters, etc.

it's my general belief that this kind of exercise-writing can work foranyone and that the way we will discuss each other's work will be useful, as its primary goal is to encourage the writer to write more.

location: brooklyn (address to come)
dates: august 18 and 19, and again, august 25 and 26
noon to 2 sat/sun (this may turn into 1-3 if people need that extra hour in the morning!).
4 sesions total, saturdays for exercises and sundays for pages.
cost: 150 for both weekends. 100/per weekend if you just do one and a discount if you bring a second student (ie if you refer someone, andthey register for the class, you get a ten percent discount...)

rsvp.and feel free to spread the word.
no one turned away for lack of dough.

BROOKE BERMAN's work has been produced across the US (The SecondStage, Steppenwolf, The Humana Festival, The Play Company, SPF) andread and workshopped across the US and the UK (very recently atPentabus Theatre in Shropshire, UK, also, the Royal Court in London,The Royal National Theatre Studio in London, WIlliamstown TheaterFestival, Cleveland Playhouse, Naked Angels, 2 consecutive summers atThe O'Neill, The Ohio Theater, Clubbed Thumb, and others). She has been teaching playwriting and creative process workshops for nearly 10 years in both New York and Los Angeles. Her play HUNTING AND GATHERING will be produced Off Broadway at Primary Stages in early 2008.

For more info: call or email Brooke 917-586-6744 brookeberman@gmail.com

July 25, 2007

even better news!!!!

WE SOLD THE BOOK!!!!

As many of you know, I was hired (a year ago) to create a book proposal for a currently unnamed author about the behind-the-scenes world of political fundraising. It's being presented as a fictionalized memoir.

Well, last week, we sold the book!!!

Watch this site for updates - the book will be on the shelves next summer 08 - and I'll periodically update this blog with information.

how cissy grew reading in LA

Nick Mills, C. Josephine Hagerty, Erin J. O'Brien and James Denton perform in the reading of HOW CISSY GREW at The Odyssey Theatre in LA.

The reading of HOW CISSY GREW in LA a couple of months ago has stirred up a great deal of interest in the script - which is good news on all fronts. It looks like we're shooting for production next year!

July 16, 2007

playwriting opps

LODESTONE THEATRE

Lodestone Theatre Ensemble accepts both full length and one-act plays. Lodestone is a Los Angeles based Asian American theatre company that has many years of experience putting up cutting edge plays and is currently seeking new work for our upcoming seasons.Our productions usually span beyond just the Asian American experience, thus dealing with themes and stories that do not have to directly address the Asian Pacific American experience though our plays will be cast with (mostly) APA actors. The average age range of theatre company members is 25-35.

Lodestone Theatre Ensemble
C/o Literary Department
P.O. Box 1072
Studio City, CA 91614
323-993-7245
SHPLodestone@aol.com

DIXON PLACE

Dixon Place is a non-profit organization founded in 1986 to provide a space for literary and performing artists to create and develop new works in front of a live audience. Our mission to support and nurture the development of new work from diverse artists and to build new audiences for the work is carried out through five main programming objectives:-- to present and encourage new and experimental work in performance art, literature, dance, and music by providing a venue for emerging and established artists to develop this new work in a safe, supportive environment-- to discover the needs and interests of artists of color by providing a venue in which cultural, personal, and societal issues may be explored and addressed -- to furnish gay and lesbian writers and performing artists with the opportunity to present their work in a supportive and non-homophobic atmosphere-- to give writers of poetry, prose, nonfiction and science fiction the chance to read and/or speak before an audience -- and to contribute to the community through periodic AIDS benefits and by making Dixon Place available as a meeting place for social change organizations.All the work at Dixon Place is selected and presented (we do not rent out the space for shows), and the artists are remunerated. Dixon Place has performances 5-7 nights a week, and performers are generally allotted one shared evening. Most of the presented work is new and developing. Dixon Place is committed to maintaining an intimate yet relaxed environment, while providing a serious laboratory for performing and literary artists.Please Note: We accept submissions only from artists based in the NYC area.Extensive guidelines and specific program descriptions at:http://dixonplace.org/html/submissions.php

To help us be more efficient in the reviewing of submissions, please read about our ongoing series on our website and submit proposals directly to the series you think is the "best fit". Keep in mind that you are sending an idea or proposal for a performance. Your proposal does not need to be a polished piece when you submit the work, and if selected, it should still be in a 'work-in-progress' stage when you perform it. Works chosen are provided an honorarium, rehearsal time, inclusion in our season brochures, website presence, and technical assistance. If you have any questions, please email submissions@dixonplace.org.

Send submissions to Dixon Place, 258 Bowery, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012

PHILCO RADIO PLAYERS

Philco Radio Players is looking for original scripts for production as a radio play. Seeking scripts of 30 or 60 minutes in length: drama, comedy, adventure, sci-fi, detective, suspense or horror. If you're script is selected, we will produce it for live audience and then it will be broadcast. Philco reserves the right to edit for appropriate content and length. Send your scripts to Scott Lindquist, c/o Philco Radio Players, 201 Parkaire Crossing, Marietta, GA 30068. For more information on the Philco Radio Players, check out the website or call Scott Lindquist at 678-923-4898.Website: www.philcoradioplayers.com

PARAGON THEATRE’S “THE TRENCH”
For Colorado playwrights

Deadline: submit between April 31 and July 31 (postmark)Paragon Theatre accepts submissions of original full-length and short scripts by Colorado playwrights for The Trench every year from April 1st through July 31st.Designed to give Colorado playwrights the opportunity to develop and improve their writing while gaining vital exposure to a larger audience, Paragon's Trench series drew over 200 audience members to its staged readings of selected unpublished plays in 2006. Saints and Hysterics, one of the selected scripts from the 2003 season of The Trench, was produced as a fully-mounted production in Paragon's 2004 season. In 2005 Paragon commissioned Ellen K. Graham to write a play as a collaborative development project after she participated in the Trench's inaugural season. A full production of Ms. Graham's commissioned play, How We May Know Him, will be mounted in Paragon's 2007 season.

All submissions must be original scripts not previously produced. Submissions must be postmarked by July 31st for consideration for the following year's Trench season. Submissions received after July 31st will be considered for the next year's Trench season. All submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter that includes the author's name, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number. Submitting playwrights must be Colorado residents.

Mail submissions to: The Trench c/o Barbra Andrews, 9883 Quay Way, Westminster, CO 80021. Contact thetrench@paragontheatre.org with any questions regarding The Trench.

IMPACT THEATER’S THIRD ANNUAL WINTER ONE ACT FESTIVAL
Deadline: 9-2-2007

Impact Theater, Prospect Heights' neighborhood theater, is announcing a call for one-act submissions for its Third Annual Winter One Act Festival to be held in February 2008.

Submissions are open to all ages and levels of experience. Submissions should meet the following criteria:

* work must either be an unpublished, original piece OR the submitter must retain ALL rights to the piece (submission of piece indicates that submitter retains all rights to their work) * approximately 25 minutes in length (10 - 20 minutes ideal, a little longer or a little shorter is okay) * minimal set/props would be appreciated

No more than two submissions from the same author, please! Sorry, no pay. Playwrights will recieve a DVD copy of their produced work. For detailed information regarding submitting, please visit our website: http://geocities.com/impact_oneacts

To learn about our two previous Winter One Act Festivals, please visit these sites: http://www.geocities.com/impact_oneacts/2006/index.html http://www.geocities.com/impact_oneacts/2007/index.html
For more information, please e-mail: impact_oneacts@yahoo.com

TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS’ hotINK 2008
January 26-28, Feb 2 & 3, 2008
Deadline: 9-15-2007

Now in its 7th year, hotINK is an international play reading series, presented by Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, that has featured plays from Austria, Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Québec, Serbia, Syria, The Netherlands, the U.K. and the U.S. The series brings together professional playwrights, directors and actors with the talented students and alumni of the TSOA Drama Department Undergraduate Acting Studios.

Previous festivals have presented work by U.S. writers such as Migdalia Cruz, Anton Dudley, Jeffrey Hatcher, Len Jenkin, Heather McDonald, Keith Reddin and Mac Wellman.Submission Guidelines· Submission deadline: Postmarked by September 15, 2007.· Full-length plays that have not had productions in the U.S. are preferred but one-acts will be considered. We are currently unable to consider musicals.· Include in your submission: contact information, a writing resume, a short bio and a cast of characters, each briefly described.·

Send submissions to:
Melissa Parrish, Literary Associate
hotINK 2008
Department of Drama
Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

· Please be advised that materials will not be returned. Selected playwrights will be contacted by mid-November.· Due to limited resources, hotINK cannot cover the cost of travel or housing for selected playwrights.

For more information, contact hotINK festival director Catherine Coray at 212-992-9349

July 06, 2007

grants

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Accepting Visiting Senior Fellowship Program Applications
Deadline: September 21, 2007

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the NationalGallery of Art ( http://www.nga.gov/resources/casva.shtm )announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon BruceVisiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-timeresearch, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington,D.C., and to participate in the activities of the center throughout the fellowship period.Applications will be considered for research in the history,theory, and criticism of the visual arts (painting, sculpture,architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints anddrawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design,and other arts) of any geographical area and of any period.

Applications are also solicited from scholars in other discipl-ines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for theanalysis and criticism of visual form.Visiting senior fellowships are intended for those who have heldthe Ph.D. for five years or more or who possess an equivalentrecord of professional accomplishment at the time of application.Visiting senior fellowships are awarded without regard to the ageor nationality of applicants.

The center awards up to twelve short-term (up to 60 days) PaulMellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships.Visiting senior fellows receive stipends that include round-triptravel and local expenses. Stipends for two-month fellowshipsrange from $6,000 to $8,000, depending on relocation require-ments. Visiting senior fellows may be eligible for a $1,500-per-month housing allowance.The center will consider appointment of associates who haveobtained awards for full-time research from granting institutionsother than their home institutions and would like to be affili-ated with the center. Appointments to associate status will beconsidered for periods of up to 60 days.The center is accepting applications for fellowships and associ-ate appointments for the period March 1 to August 31, 2008

Visit the NGA Web site for complete program guidelines.RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007915/nga


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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Invites Applications for Art in Public Spaces and Production Grants Programs
Deadline: September 25, 2007

Made possible by a grant from the September 11th Fund, the LowerManhattan Cultural Council's ( http://www.lmcc.net ) DowntownCultural Grants are now in the third year of a major three-yearinitiative to rebuild and strengthen "the creative heart and soulof the city."

LMCC invites applications for the following programs:

Grants for Art in Public Spaces Program: Grants of up to $20,000each will support artists and arts organizations citywide toproduce art projects in the myriad public spaces of LowerManhattan, including building lobbies and atria, parks, andplazas. Applications will be accepted from individual artists,arts groups, or 501(c)(3) organizations with a significanthistory of creating and/or presenting arts or cultural program-ming. Individual artists must be working at a professional level,with a minimum three-year history of presentation in arts/cultural venues, or must demonstrate a record of prior accomp-lishments on a scale comparable to the proposed project. Organi-zations must have been in existence for at least three years, ormust demonstrate a record of prior accomplishments on a scalecomparable to the proposed project.

Production Grants Program: Grants of up to $20,000 each willprovide funding to organizations based in Lower Manhattan toaddress production-related costs for new or expanded public artsand cultural programming, including first-time presentations ofevents, or new components that significantly expand or enhanceexisting events. Applications will be accepted from 501(c)(3)nonprofit organizations or from collectives or arts groups with a501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. Applicant organizations must have beenin existence for at least three years. Applications will not beaccepted from individuals.

Visit the LMCC Web site for complete program guidelines andapplication procedures.RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007916/lmcc

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Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Invites Applications for 2008 Individual Artists Fellowships
Deadline: August 1, 2007

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts ( http://pacouncilonthearts.org ) is now accepting online applications to the 2008 IndividualArtists Fellowship program, which offers $5,000 to $10,000fellowships.

Discipline categories for this year's fellowship program are asfollows: Dance -- choreography; Folk and traditional arts --performing traditions and apprenticeships; Literature -- poetry;Media arts -- narrative and documentary; Music -- classicalcomposition; Theater -- scriptworks; and Visual arts -- drawing/artists books/printmaking or new technologies or painting.

Artists applying for a PCA Fellowship must be permanent residentsof Pennsylvania who have established residency for at least twoyears prior to the application deadline. Students in high school,undergraduate, or graduate programs at the time of applicationare ineligible to apply for a fellowship.Fellowships are distributed based upon demonstrated artisticexcellence.

Application guidelines are available on the PCA Web site.RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007918/pacouncilonthearts

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit:http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml

i'm speaking in nyc next week

BREAKING INTO TV:
A Playwright’s Journey To “Cross Over” To The LA TV Biz
Guest Speaker: Susan Johnston
FREE!!!!

The TV business has changed dramatically with non-union reality programming claiming more air-time, shrinking writer’s tables and most staff writer positions open only to network fellowship writers. Add to the mix that the industry is now looking for short, “telenovella” programming for the web but doesn’t know how to hire or pay for it and the industry is turning topsy-turvy. And hey, guess what – there might be a strike in the Fall!

The old apprenticeship of moving up the rungs from staff writer to EP is a rare trajectory now. Emerging writers must learn to find the back door. Come hear Susan Johnston speak about her move to LA, playing the agency games, developing original work, the uselessness of spec scripts and how she’s worked and is still working to “cross over” from playwright to a developing EP in her three years in LA.

Wednesday, July 11th
6:30 - 8:00pm
TSOA Student Affairs
8th Floor Conference Room

Susan Johnston is a four-time published playwright whose plays have been presented at The O’Neill, The Peter Norton Space, The Lark, The Echo, The Jungle, Mill Mountain, Provincetown Playhouse, and other regionals. She has been the recipient of an NEA grant, a Jerome Fellowship and was a Fulbright nominee. She’s written for Interview Magazine, A&E’s popular Biography series and developed properties for legendary Broadway producer Marty Richards. She is currently selling a novel “Fundraiser”, selling an original TV drama “The Widows” and in development with her new play “How Cissy Grew”. She is repped by Abrams Artists (NY, legit, books) and CAA (LA, tv).

This event is open to all Tisch alumni and current students. For more information or to RSVP:

Kelsey Richardson
Assistant Director
Career Development
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
phone: 212-998-1824
fax: 212-995-4060
email: kelsey.richardson@nyu.edu

ACTORS NEEDED FOR LA WORKSHOP OF PLAY

Submit your headshot and resume to: David Lasdon DBLasdon@ca.rr.com Contact David directly for more information.

“I have confirmed that the Mayflower workshop will be Tuesday, July 24 – Friday, July 27 from 7 pm to 10 pm at the Sons of Semele Theater in Silverlake. http://www.sonofsemele.org/No actor will be needed all four days, and the schedule will be set up based on availability. If one date is unworkable, July 30 and 31 are alternatives. While the characters are certain ages, I’m not concerned with ages for the purposes of a workshop. I want actors who can help make the play better. A 30 year old can play a 60 year old. So actors should keep that in mind.”

THE CHARACTERS

CHET – Early 60s, Roofer, swimmer
MEL - Mid 20s, Chet’s son, works in corporate relocation for Mayflower Moving
STAVROS - Mid 40s, Greek immigrant who owns the bar
PHIL - Early 40s, insurance salesman
BOB - Late 40s, African-American, Strong, stocky street cop
CHERYL - Mid 20s, Third year law student. Mel’s girlfriend
LESTER - Early 20s, African-American, Bob's son. Former high school football star.
SHARON - Mid 40s, Phil's practical traditional wife
ALICE - Late 50s, Mel's mom
KIM - Early 20s, sexy college student

July 02, 2007

playwriting opps

SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY October 31 deadline

The Sky Cooper/Marin Theatre Company New American Play Prizes. Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, CA is pleased to announce two new monetary prizes for playwrights. The Sky Cooper Prize will be awarded to an established or emerging playwright. The winner will receive a full production at Marin Theatre Company and receive a $10,000 award, as well as travel and accomodations for the MTC rehearsal period. The Calicchio Prize will be awarded to a professionally unproduced playwright. The winner will receive two public staged readings at Marin Theatre Company and a $2,500 award, as well as travel and accomodations for the MTC rehearsal period. For more information, please visit: http://www.marintheatre.org.


SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY: TBD

Proctor's Theater is inviting playwrights to submit new, full length plays for a new works/new plays festival which will be held in April 2008. Three plays will be chosen and presented in festival format in repertory during the three-week period. Artistic Director: Kevin McGuire. Playwrights are encouraged to send their scripts to: Proctor's Theater, 432 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305. For more information, please contact Kathy Jarvis, Director of Public Relations and Promotions, kjarvis@proctors.org or 518-382-3884 x 138

SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY: August 1 deadline

The Ma-Yi Writers Lab is now accepting membership applications for the 2007-08 Season. Currently led by Co-Directors Qui Nguyen and Lloyd Suh, the Lab is a professional peer-based workshop in permanent residence with the OBIE Award-winning Ma-Yi Theater Company, designed to nurture and showcase emerging and early-career Asian American playwrights in New York City. To apply, please submit the following: a cover letter with all relevant contact information; an artistic resume; a one-page artist's statement describing your interest in the Lab and how you hope it will benefit your work and your further development as a writer; and a writing sample or samples of any length (10 page minimum, no maximum), preferably recent work written for the stage. Electronic Submissions may be e-mailed to: mayilab@gmail.com.

CALL FOR SCRIPTS ASAP

Larkee Steven Somkin is producing an evening of one-act play readings at the Guthrie Center in late August. All themes welcome, but 4 or fewer actors preferred. For more information please call: 413-232-7182 or email: ssomkin@nyc.rr.com.

OPEN HOUSE July 5

On Thursday, July 5, from 4 - 5:30pm, there will be an informational meeting for playwrights who are considering applying to New Dramatists. The application process will be discused followed by a question and answer session. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to New Dramatists, 212-757-6960. If you can’t attend the meeting, but have questions, you are welcome to contact Emily Morse at emilymorse@newdramatists.org, or 212-757-6960, x 23.