|
Time sensitive listings
(listed more or less chronologically, TRU events listed first)
Wednesday September 22nd, 7:30pm (networking at 7pm)
From Table Reading to Tony Award: A Long Way to Memphis
The road to success is not an easy one. Come hear a frank discussion of the twists and turns involved in bringing the musical Memphis to Broadway, a meticulous step-by-step examination from table read to industry readings to not-for-profit allegiances and finally the Great White Way. Various members of the producing team will be on hand to discuss when and how they came on board, and how they work together. Is this the current best model for new work development?
With Memphis producers Sue Frost (former associate producer Goodspeed) and Randy Adams (former managing director Theatreworks, Palo Alto) of Junkyard Dog Productions (Memphis, Vanities the musical); Barbara Freitag (Memphis, Looped, The Miracle Worker, Impressionism, Legally Blonde, Passing Strange); and others tba.
Doors open at 7:00pm for networking and refreshments, panel starts promptly at 7:30pm. FREE for TRU members; $12 for non-members. Please call at least a day in advance (or much sooner) for reservations: 212/714-7628; or e-mail TRUnltd@aol.com
The Players Theatre, 115 Macdougal Street, 3rd floor loft theatre
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART
Erasing Borders: Eighth Annual IAAC Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2011. The Indo-American Arts Council is delighted to announce its Call for Submissions for the Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2011. Curated by Vijay Kumar, Erasing Borders explores the contributions of artists whose origins can be traced to the Indian subcontinent. The exhibition travels to several key galleries and museums in North America from February - December each year. Please visit www.iaac.us. CRITERIA:
-Artwork submitted must have been completed within the last two years
-All visual art genres will be considered
-Works in progress will be considered with attached explanations
-Artists living in North America who have their origins in the Indian subcontinent
-Works not yet exhibited are highly recommended
-Collaborative works will also be considered
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: (artwork will not be considered if they have not received all the requested materials below): All information must be on a CD, labeled with artist’s name, e-mail and phone number; the CD must include high resolution images (at least 1500 x 2100 pixels 300dpi) of the artwork; all images must include: Title, Size, Medium, Price; The CD to also include a document containing artist’s Full Name, E-mail, Web Address, Mailing Address and Phone Number; Artist’s Photograph (at least 1200 x 1200 pixels, 300 dpi); Artists Statement; Biodata; Submission fee: $10. Submission deadline: 9/15, 2010. Participating artists for 2011 will be announced November 2010. Please send all submissions to: Erasing Borders 2011, Indo-American Arts Council Inc, 517 East 87th Street, Suite 1B; New York, NY 10128. Email: amina@iaac.us; tanu.jindal@gmail.com
ACCEPTING APPLICANTS FOR THE TRU PRODUCER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Space is very limited, but if you are a serious producer, our program offers three month mentorships with Broadway producers and general managers, one-time consultations and a series of monthly seminars. Plus ongoing coaching from program directors Mike Roderick and Mari Carras. To apply, send a letter of interest to TRUnltd@aol.com with "TRU Mentorship" as your subject header. We will send you an Intake Form that includes questions about your background and goals. After filling out the Intake Form, you will be interviewed by TRU's executive director and program directors. If accepted, you will need to join TRU at the Mentorship Level of $120 a year. Inquiries are accepted year-round, with mentorships running in three-month cycles. Although we have a particular interest in developing producers of color, all are welcome.
JOIN THE TRU PRODUCERS CIRCLE!
If you are a serious producer with interest in producing projects sent our way that need a producer, send us your name and brief credentials. Promising projects come our way frequently. In particular, TRU was the official matchmaker this year for FringeNYC, and we also hooked up a few producers at the Midtown Festival. A lot of good work is being accepted into these festivals on contingency of their finding a capable producer, or (as the Fringe calls the position) Authorized Company Representative. This is generally not a money-raising position, but rather an opportunity for you to be the main liaison and coordinator for the festival production, and get yourself a credible producing credit. I compiled a list of capable producers for the festival submissions, and continue to be made aware of other strong projects in need of New York exposure. Sign on, I will forward the show info and synopsis to you to see if the piece is of interest. You take it from there. If you want to be on the list, email trunltd@aol.com with the subject header "TRU Producers Circle;" include your name and brief producing or business credentials, if any.
SWEAT DEAL AT THE PRODUCERS CLUB!
The Producers Club "sweat equity" deal for night management personnel to house manage and lock up the theater in the evenings during the week and on the weekends. They have a program called Sweat Equity (similar to programs at other Off-Off-Broadway theater spaces) where a particular company can work volunteer hours at the Producers Club in return for $10 an hour in rehearsal/performance space. Many newer companies have taken advantage of this opportunity in the past as it is a good way to offset production costs as well as become familiar with the growing artistic community at the Producers Club. If you're interested, don't hesitate to get in touch: The Producers Club, 358 West 44th St., New York, NY 10036. Ph: 212/315-4743; www.producersclubtheaters.com.
SPACE GRANTS FROM THE PRODUCERS CLUB!
One night a week, The Producers Club will be donating free theater space to minimalist shows that can be put up simply and with a minumum of tech fuss. They are looking for theater groups that have shows that are ready to go up right away for a performance, but need a space to do it. Contact them THREE weeks before you would like your show to go up, they will consider all the submitted shows and select one, in part depending on the production needs and which PC Theater is available. This offer is only one show per week, no more. The show can be booked in any theater that is available during that week. In return, The Producers Club will take a small portion of your ticket sales. You will also get full use of their bar/reception area. There is no time limit with regard to how long they have this offer, but the offer does depend on space availability, of course. Inquiries to Ernest or Freddy at info@producersclubtheaters.com
Ongoing Offers
DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT OPEN FOR NEW CLIENTS.
David Winitsky offers advice and services in the fascinating arena of non-profit development. Experience: Playwrights Theatre ($620,000 raised annually), Institute of Music for Children ($256,000 annually), Green Recoverings (start-up consulting for group featured on CNN and Oprah). Services offered: Grant Writing, Online Fundraising set-up and Email Campaigns, Interactive content development, Individual Giving Campaigns, earned-income and entrepreneurial consulting. Contact david@70Tuscan.com.
PRODUCTION SHOTS AND GRAPHICS AT A TRU SPECIAL RATE!
TRU photographer Ellis Gaskell is offering to do photography and graphics for your show's postcard or poster for just $150 complete--studio shoot or location, graphics treatment with copy provided by client, delivered on a disk printer-ready. (A shoot without the graphics service is $95 for TRU members and supporters.) You can find out more about the deal at www.ellisgaskell.com/TRUPromotion.htm, and more about Ellis at www.ellisgaskell.com.
TDF BRINGS GOOD TIDINGS TO THE HEARING-IMPAIRED.
Theatre Development Fund Accessibility Programs (TAP), a leader in programs and advocacy for theatergoers with physical disabilities since 1979, announces its schedule of open-captioned performances which will feature the service on Broadway this fall. Open captioning, which TDF introduced on Broadway in 1997, is more inclusive of all hard-of-hearing audiences than traditional sign language interpretation. In open captioning, an electronic text display, placed on the side of the stage, shows what the actors are saying or singing and describes sound effects on stage, simultaneously with the performance. To date, TAP has organized nearly 400 open-captioned performances of more than 275 different Broadway, Off Broadway and regional productions. In the coming months, theatergoers with mild to severe hearing loss will be able to enjoy these Broadway productions: Broadway Bound; Disney's The Lion King; Rock of Ages; Manhattan Theatre Club's production of The Royal Family; Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts; and Radio City's Christmas Spectacular. Additionally, through TAP’s arts-in-education program, students with mild to severe hearing loss, and those who are blind or have low vision, will be able to enjoy Wicked through specially scheduled open-captioned, sign language-interpreted and audio-described performances of the musical. Theatre Development Fund's Accessibility Programs (TAP) was established in 1979 to provide access to the performing arts for people with physical disabilities. TAP serves theatergoers with mild to profound hearing loss with regularly scheduled open-captioned and American Sign Language-interpreted performances of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows; it also serves theatergoers who are partially sighted or blind, people who for medical reasons cannot climb stairs, and people who require aisle seating or use wheelchairs. Through TAP, TDF offers discount orchestra tickets that are chosen with the customer's specific seating needs in mind.
CASTING A SHOW? HERE'S A SPECIAL OFFER FROM BACKSTAGE!
Special BACK STAGE “Find Talent” Discount for TRU READERS. Visit www.BackStage.com/FindTalent to sign up for a free Find Talent/Casting Center account. Then use the exclusive promotion code TRUTALENT9 to publish notices for 20% off. Notices run in Back Stage’s print, online, digital, and e-alert editions, reaching hundreds of thousands of talented actors and entertainment-industry professionals and enthusiasts. With the Back Stage Casting Center, all of Back Stage’s talent-search tools will be at your fingertips, 24/7. Run notices calling for cast, crew, contestants, open-mike participants, workshop attendees, and more. Print-and-online posting rates start at just $60/week. Now at 20% off (starting at $48), with this special TRU discount. Note: An even bigger discount is available to full-fledged TRU members.
NYCASTINGS/TRU MEMBERS DISCOUNT.
NYCastings exists to make the road to acting success a breeze by connecting talent, with the right people in the acting business. NYCastings is a Casting Breakdown delivery system that works in the daily grind of Film, Television, Theatre, Commercials and Print production. Their website, www.NYCastings.com, is a site that you can go to every day to see what productions are currently casting. Also, through their website you can submit your Headshots, Resume & Reels for consideration within seconds. This is the fastest, easiest way to generate more auditions for yourself. NYCastings would like to offer a discount to all TRU members - 30% off the regular monthly price of $119 - just $80 for the year. Call NYCastings at 212/219-3339 x2 or email subscriptions@nycastings.com and mention that you are a TRU member to receive the discount.
MAKE FRIENDS WITH SMALL POND.
Introducing the Small Pond Friends Fund for those with independent theater companies and productions. Half of the proceeds from some of Small Pond's events and productions are raffled off to the members of the Friends Fund. We will announce those events in advance as well as any requirements to be eligible on a case-by-case basis. If you want to register for the Friends Fund e-mail us at the address above. Include the name of the company or production you are registering and who we should contact with more information. Hold for the Laughs participates in the Friends Fund every month and all you have to do is take a table at the Networking Event! E-mail at smallpondfriendsfund@gmail.com if you're interested!
A WELCOME SITE FOR OUR ACTOR FRIENDS.
TRU friend and acting community leader Jagger Kaye has re-launched the new gateway page www.CASTINGSnCLASSES.com. As most of you know, Jagger owns/operates the incredibly succesful FREE NYC casting group www.ActorsFirstNY.com (over 10, 200 members) and also runs one of NYC's most popular and acclaimed acting facilities in www.AffordableActingClasses.com.
The new relaunch of www.CASTINGSnCLASSES.com began 10/01/08 so visit and see why they are called ... The NYC Area's Home For FREE Castings and AFFORDABLE Acting Classes
WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR ARTISTS!
Fractured Atlas provides services, resources, and support to liberate a nation of artists. From low-cost healthcare and event liability insurance, to production and fundraising workshops, to development grants and fiscal sponsorship, they supply critical tools for independent artists and arts organizations so they can focus on their own creative responsibilities. By nurturing today's vital but underrepresented voices, they hope to play a role in fostering a dynamic and diverse cultural landscape for tomorrow. Call 212/277-8020, email support@fracturedatlas.org, and learn more about them at www.fracturedatlas.org.
COMPLETE GRANTS FOR FRACTURED ARTISTS!
Creative Development Grants are made to Fractured Atlas members who need funding for specific expenses relating to artistic exploration or training but not connected to any particular project.
Eligible expenses include: workshops, classes, cultural exchange efforts, lab work. Priority for small arts organizations demonstrating a commitment to artistic risk-taking and ongoing exploration. Grants in this category range $250-$1000. What gets funded: Tuition costs, travel expenses, and other direct creative development costs. What doesn't get funded: Living expenses, recurring costs, production expenses, one-time expenses that don't demonstrate a compelling long-term impact. You must be a member of Fractured Atlas. Currently, Associate Members through Open Arts Network partners are ineligible to apply. Only one application during any six-month period. Go to http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/eaf/grants
A HEALTHY PLAN FOR ARTISTS!
Announcing ArtsHealthAmerica: health coverage for anyone in film/video/TV, dance, theater, fine arts, music, graphic arts, written and spoken word. A safety net for professionals who work on a project-to-project basis, and therefore have found it difficult or impossible to be covered in any sort of corporate or group membership plan. Available to individuals, families, organizations and corporations involved in any aspect of the arts. Offers a spectrum of options from lowest cost basic coverage to comprehensive maximum coverage plans. Provides a mechanism which enables Membership in ArtsHealth America [with an extended benefits card], now available nationwide, therefore creating a collective basis to secure lower and lower rates for everyone over time. Go to www.ArtsHealthAmerica.org. PLAN NOT AVAILABLE IN NY STATE.
HELLO, FELLOW(SHIPS) DIRECTORS! MANHATTAN THEATER CLUB.
Modest stipend and chance to assist directors at major theater. For early and mid-career directors. 3 different theaters, two fellowships. Ongoing applications. Cover letter and resume by e-mail to Kacy O'Brien, Artistic Assistant directingfellows@mtc-nyc.org
ONGOING WORKSHOPS GOING ON. MUCH TO YIELD AT THE FIELD.
Support the creative process through rigorous, supportive discussions and the structure of weekly meetings. All arts. Fundraising Workshops; Solicitation Letters & Grant Writing; Marketing & Publicity Workshops - Audience & Press; Creative Residency Applications. New brochure coming. Fees vary, cheaper for members. Details at www.thefield.org. 212/691-6969. 161 Sixth Avenue, 14th floor.
HERE IS WHERE IT’S AT FOR ARTIST SUPPORT.
You heard it HERE first (maybe): HERE Arts Center in downtown Manhattan offers multiple ongoing programs to assist new artists in developing their work, including a residency program and a supported artist program that supplies artists with performance space for a subsidized rate. Visit www.here.org/be/programs/ for more information.
HUGE TICKET DISCOUNTS AT UNITED STAGES!
For show ticket and dinner giveaways every month join United Stages’ free audience club at www.unitedstages.com/seemoreshows.php. New shows added all the time!
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR NON-PROFITS!
The Shubert Foundation provides several operating support grants to nonprofit, professional resident theater and dance companies, as well as some arts-related organizations that help support their development. Grant recipients must have track records of artistic achievement, administrative strength and fiscal responsibility. For more information, visit www.shubertfoundation.org.
SHOW YOUR TUNES!
Do you want your CD reviewed? Website seeks to review little-known CDs. New CDs related only to musical theater and cabaret reviewed weekly on the website Talkin Broadway in the “Sound Advice” column. See column at www.talkinbroadway.com/sound/ Send inquiry to rob@talkinbroadway.com [7/20]
SUBSCRIBE TO THE NYFA QUARTERLY!
Timely. Insightful. Trusted. Informative. And only $12 a year. A subscription to NYFA Quarterly provides you with insightful analysis of important trends in contemporary art along with essential career information for working artists. Each issue also includes extensive listings of current funding and service opportunities for artists. Featuring exclusive interviews with emerging, mid-career, and established artists as well as one of the most comprehensive print listings of opportunities available to artists working in the visual, media, performing, and literary arts, NYFA Quarterly is your source for information on what’s happening and which opportunities you shouldn’t miss in the fast-paced arts world. For only $12 a year or $22 for two years, you can receive NYFA Quarterly four times a year via first-class mail or get exclusive access to the online version. Click this link or type www.nyfa.org/level3.asp?id=267&fid=1&sid=82 into your browser to ensure you don’t miss a thing! You may also subscribe by mail; send check, payable to New York Foundation for the Arts, to: NYFA Quarterly, New York Foundation for the Arts, 155 Ave. of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10013-1507.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE NYFA NEWSLETTER!
The New York Foundation for the Arts has launched the new NYFA Current, NYFA's free, national e-publication. The revamped NYFA Current will continue Current's twelve year history of reporting the latest news and happenings in the arts world, but will put greater emphasis on the artist's voice. NYFA is uniquely qualified to monitor the pulse of today's art scene. Practicing artists and critics from across the country will comment on trends and movements in the art world as they happen with biweekly features, rants and raves on the contemporary scene, and artists, insider perspectives on exhibitions and performances. To subscribe, visit www.nyfa.org/current or email current@nyfa.org Say you heard about it through TRU!
BE A BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER!
They still need you: Become a big brother or big sister with Children's Hope Foundation in their buddy program "SuperFriends." Responsible, caring adults matched to youngsters whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. Through outings such as museums, the zoo, theater, bowling, kayaking and a thousand other activities, SuperFriends act as role models providing the continuity and sense of future that children who live with AIDS lack. Men are especially needed. 30 of the more than 40 children currently waiting for a SuperFriend are boys. Many of them have been waiting for over two years. Contact Bruce Beckwith at 212/233-5133 or email bruce@childrenshope.org
ON-LINE MARKETING SERVICES!
Theatermania offers 10% off all marketing packages for TRU newsletter subscribers! TheaterMania is committed to helping small and mid-sized productions sell tickets and reach a mass audience, now with over 750,000 visitors a month to its website: over 120,000 NY Metro members, 230,000 nationwide. TheaterMania publishes an 85,000 piece magazine distributed in the NY Metro Area. TheaterMania offers the following tools to help your show succeed: Free online and phone ticketing services (comes with added free marketing) • Affordable marketing programs for small and mid-size productions to reach TheaterMania's audience • Free listings that can function as, or supplement your own website • Free use of the audience development service, The Gold Club, to fill your houses and build word of mouth. Call 212/352-0255 for details or email advertising@theatermania.com To submit free listings email: listings@theatermania.com And you get 20% off marketing services as a ticketing client!
FREE WEBSITE FOR YOUR SHOW!
TRU Members — list your production or cabaret on TheaterMania.com for FREE!!! It's your own mini-website with your show's description, schedule, images, links, and ticketing information. For information on how to list, go to www.theatermania.com/extras/listyourshow.cfm. Also FREE through TheaterMania, online ticketing service with phone support and The Gold Club, our free papering service! To find out more, go to www.theatermania.com/extras/promoteyourshow.cfm. today!
GO FOR THE GOLD: IT'S A TRU VALUE!
Get a year of free theater! Join TheaterMania’s Gold Club for $59 (regularly $99) - the TRU special price is the lowest you'll find anywhere! Why does TRU get such a great deal? Because most of our members are performing arts professionals, and Theatermania wants to support us! TRU has the lowest membership price you will find ANYWHERE--if you're a member, you can contact us, and we'll send you on to TheaterMania to ge the deal. Not a member? You can join and get the discount, or you can sign up for TheaterMania at www.theatermania.com/gold--tell them we sent you, and they'll give you an instant $9 Gold Club credit.
And don’t forget: TheaterMania has great discounts, too. Become a TM Insider
for free and see theater for less! Go to www.theatermania.com/login/members.cfm.
FYI: MAILING SERVICE MIGHT SAVE YOU MONEY!
If you depend on mailings for marketing and development, Shakespeare Mailing Service will get your mailings out fast and at the lowest possible postal rates. They specialize in small to mid-volume projects of 100 items to 100,000 and prepare letters, postcards, flyers, newsletters ... whatever you're mailing! Call 646/761-3954 for more information. And say you read about it in the TRU newsletter — you'll get 20% off the cost of your first mailing!
TDF DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE TO TRU!
TDF has opened up their mailing list for tickets to TRU performing arts professionals for those great Broadway and Off-Broadway show offers. If you are turned off by Broadway's $100 ticket prices, TDF wants to remind you that as performing arts professionals you qualify to participate in Theatre Development Fund's Mailing List Program. TDF is the not-for-profit organization that runs the TKTS Discount Ticket Booths in Times Square and at South Street Seaport. Only students, teachers, union members, retirees, civil service employees, employees of not for profit organizations, performing arts professionals, members of the armed forces and clergy are eligible to become a TDF Mailing List member. As a member of TDF's mailing list, you will receive frequent mail and e-mail offerings to Broadway, Off-Broadway music and dance productions at a fraction of box office prices. As a member of TDF's Mailing List Program you are eligible to purchase TDF Vouchers which serve as admission to over 400 experimental and Off-Off Broadway theaters, music and dance groups. There is a $25 annual fee and you must enclose proof of your eligibility (TRU membership) to join. Applications may be downloaded from TDF's Web site www.tdf.org/application. You may also get an application by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to: TDF Applications, 1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036.
MEMBERSHIP OFFER FOR TRU!
The New York Sheet Music Society offers discounted membership to TRU members. Yes, it's what it sounds like ... and a lot more. Sheet music and other theater-related memorabilia is always there for the buying; plus Linda Amiel Burns makes sure to book great entertainment for the monthly meetings. Great networking opportunity, especially for songwriters. (See listing at Events below.) Membership only $40 per year or $10 for individual meetings. RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIP TO TRU MEMBERS AT A $5 DISCOUNT: JUST $35 A YEAR! More information, phone Linda Amiel Burns (President) at 212/595-4379.
OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW PRODUCERS!
The League of American Theatres and Producers is offering the Producer Development Program, open to members of the New Producers Alliance. Enables participants to attend selected sessions at the annual Spring League conference where you can network and interact with Producers, Theatre Operators, General Managers, Booking Agents and Presenters of Broadway and Touring Broadway productions. You will also attend specifically designed labor and marketing seminars as well as the annual Group Sales and Marketing forums which carry no registration fees. Add to this access to the League’s mailing list and a exclusive web bulletin board and you have all of the elements you need to become a key player in the Broadway producing industry! To find out more about joining the Producer Development Program, call Ed Sandler, Director of Membership Services at The League of American Theatres and Producers: 212/703-0223.
click to go back to contents
Job offers
(click here for Miscellaneous offers)
MANAGING DIRECTOR PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE.
Paper Mill Playhouse, one of the country’s leading regional theaters
producing musicals and plays in Millburn, NJ, seeks a Managing Director. Qualified candidates will be positive, self motivated individuals who are detail-oriented and possess excellent leadership skills. An extensive knowledge of the performing arts industry, specifically musical theatre, with experience in fundraising, marketing, union negotiations, board relations and a history of success in fiscal and human resource management is required. As a spokesperson for the organization, individuals must also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. The Managing Director will report to the Board of Trustees and co-lead the organization with the Producing Artistic Director. The Managing Director, in conjunction with the Producing Artistic Director will be responsible for creating and implementing an annual business plan and budget for the theatre. A business degree and a minimum of 10 years professional theatre experience at the senior management level is required. Send a cover letter, resume with references and salary requirement to: Kenneth Wenger, Board Chairman c/o Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn, NJ 07041 or email information to resumes@papermill.org [8/10]
MISS THING, ANSWER THIS CALL FOR HELP!
The Foolish Theatre Company is looking for a drag queen to act as "drag
consultant" for their fall production of the comedy Skin Deep. Winner of the Larry Corse Playwriting Prize, Skin Deep is about a couple from Ohio who end up owning a clothing-optional resort in Key West. The Foolish Theatre Company are putting together an advisory team which includes a drag consultant, a kink consultant, and a nude consultant (as one of the characters is an aspiring drag queen, another is a part-time dominatrix, and the play takes place at a
nudist resort). The title is mostly honorary. There's no compensation (beyond a pair of
tickets), but there's also basically no work. Mostly, they want an experienced drag queen whom they can contact with questions if and when they arise, especially from the costume designer. Also, they plan to have a talkback one night on "How to Be a Fabulous Drag Queen", and it'd be great if the drag consultant could participate and provide leads for panelists. They promise to mention the drag consultant in press releases and other
promotional material, and they hope that this title will provide fun publicity for the consultant. If you know someone who might be interested, please contact Rich Orloff at RichPlays@gmail.com [8/10]
ASSISTANT TO THE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, PUBLIC THEATER.
The Public Theater seeks candidates for the position of Assistant to the Associate Producer, whose office is responsible for line producing all membership shows downtown at 425 Lafayette Street as well as working on Shakespeare in the Park. Responsibilities include but are not limited to facilitating telephone, email and other correspondence with all parties involved with productions, scheduling meetings and keeping the associate producer’s calendar. Opportunities are available to work on creating budgets for productions and events, organize specific events related to the productions, and covering, as a representative of the associate producer department, technical rehearsals, previews and meetings in order to take notes for and disseminate information from the Associate Producer. Requirements: Candidates should possess exceptional oral and written communication skills, be highly organized and detail oriented, and have the ability to work in the fast-pace of a professional theater Environment. Professional theater experience is a must, but not necessarily in theater
administration. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook is a plus. A sense of humor is required. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an interest in theater producing. This is a full-time salaried position with benefits. Please send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to lsharp@publictheater.org or Liz Sharp, Human Resources Manager, The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003. No calls please. [8/10]
COMPOSER NEEDED (SEE IF THIS SHOW LAYS YOU A GOLDEN EGG).
Fran Handman, Moondance Musical Theatre award winner for Adding Machine, the Musical and Mark Farnen, librettist, lyricist, seeking composer for SAM, based on The Golden Goose. Fran Handman, librettist, lyricist, Moondance Musical Theatre award winner for Adding Machine, the Musical and Mark Farnen, librettist, lyricist, both Lehman Engle BMI workshop alumni, seeking composer for a wacky adult fable, SAM, based on a fairy tale, The Golden Goose, about preconceptions - the goose is really not a goose, the King would rather be a standup comic, the shloompy princess would rather be a healer, etc., etc. They've got an outline, some scenes and lyrics. Looking for a New York composer who likes being involved in the early stages and is excited by the project. Contact Fran at franhand4@aol.com [8/10]
CASTING INTERN FOR TV PRIME TIME DRAMA.
ABC Primetime one-hour drama casting office, casting for Body of Proof, is
seeking a casting intern for their office. They are looking for someone who is computer knowledgeable and has interest in casting or in the entertainment industry. MUST be friendly, outgoing, and have a fun personality. In this busy casting office they need an intern to help run the office with jobs like answering the phones, putting out appointments, filing photos/resumes, computer input, etc. They need AT LEAST 3 full 8-hour days per week. A commitment of no less than 3 months in order to really learn how a casting office works. Contact Mia Cusumano at arosecasting@gmail.com. [8/10]
START YOUR MARKETING CAREER WITH A FULLSTOP
FullStop Collective, an up and coming theater company based in NYC, is seeking a core team member to serve as Marketing Director.This individual will have the opportunity to make a large impact with this emerging theater company and help it grow towards its full potential. The MD is in charge of all activities related to generating awareness about productions and developing the FullStop audience base. Specific responsibilities include
the following:
1. Design, proof, order and facilitate distribution of all promotional materials
2. Create press releases and press packets
3. Assemble and lead a Marketing Committee comprised of FullStop Collective Artistic Committee members; delegate and oversee marketing-related tasks to this team as needed.
4. Maintain consistency and integrity of the FullStop brand
5. Create marketing strategies designed to reach new audiences and increase ticket revenue
6. Manage online marketing campaigns, including email blasts, newsletters, and social networking
7. Maintain communication with the Webmaster to keep website up to date.
8. Serve as a member of the FullStop Collective Administrative Team and on the larger Artistic Committee. Attend all AT and AC meetings, minimum 2 per month in evenings/on weekends, and follow up on related tasks between meetings.
We seek an individual who: Has a Bachelor's degree; Is able to commit to the position for a minimum of 1 year, beginning September 1, 2010; Lives in the NYC area and is able to attend meetings in person in Manhattan, Brooklyn and/or Queens; Is in the early stages of a career in marketing, PR and/or graphic design and wants to build his/her resume and credentials; Has a collaborative spirit and is interested in participating in a consensus-based business model; Has excellent leadership skills and the ability to delegate and follow up on tasks.
This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate, for someone committed to the arts who is looking to gain experience in marketing, or for someone seeking experience and contacts in the off-off Broadway theater community. Currently we are not able to pay any of our core leaders, but ideally this individual will help us arrive at a place where we can in the near future. This position requires an average weekly commitment of 5-15 hours. The workload will ebb and flow with the production season. All of our members have outside jobs, and we flex as much as we can to accommodate each other. Interested candidates may send a cover letter and resume to Megan Weaver, Co-Managing Director at mweaver@fullstopcollective.org Select candidates will be contacted for interview by the current Administrative Team. [8/10]
METROPOLITAN SEEKS INTERNS.
Metropolitan is now seeking interns for the coming season. For those just starting out, for those changing careers, to those who have wound down their full-time work, there are many opportunities to play a part (offstage). Perhaps you are interested in helping this exciting endeavor . . . or perhaps you would like to forward the following to someone who would enjoy getting behind the scenes at Metropolitan Playhouse. Recently voted a runner-up for favorite place to work by Back Stage readers, Metropolitan Playhouse is an intimate, resident theater in New York's East Village, devoted to exploring America's theatrical heritage through forgotten plays of the American canon and new plays inspired by American history and literature. The Playhouse presents 10 projects each season, including two festivals of new work, three plays for children, one solo performance, and four full-length mainstage productions. Internships are currently available in all areas of production, save acting. They require a dedicated commitment to the work of the company, but can offer a great deal of responsibility and an incomparable experience producing live theater in New York. For detailed information on opportunities available and how to apply, visit http://www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/intern [8/10]
DIRECTORS, 13 COULD BE YOUR LUCKY NUMBER.
13th St Rep is seeking directors for a short play festival. Interested? Please contact Sandra Nordgren at thirteenst@aol.com.
ARS NOVA SEEKS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing theater, comedy and music artists in the early stages of their professional career. Their unique development programs are designed to support outside-the-box thinking and encourage innovative, genre-bending work. By providing a safe environment where risk-taking and collaboration are paramount, Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of artists and audiences, pushing the boundaries of live entertainment by nurturing creative ideas into smart, surprising new work. The Development Manager will oversee all fundraising efforts for Ars Nova including individual, foundation and government support, corporate relationships, and special events. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Development Manager will collaborate with senior staff to establish fundraising goals and to develop short and long term strategies to diversify and grow the contributed income for the organization. Responsibilities will include developing an individual giving program; identifying, cultivating and soliciting major gifts; participating in Board development; coordinating and overseeing grant applications; and planning and executing special events. Activities will include prospect research; creating proposals and reports to foundations, corporations, and government entities; and maintaining donor tracking systems. The ideal candidate will have three to five years of fundraising experience, a proven track-record of soliciting and securing donations for an arts organization in New York City, and knowledge of the theater and performing arts community in New York. The ideal candidate will also need to have strong management and prioritization skills, be comfortable representing the organization at all levels, and possess a keen eye for detail. This is a full-time salaried position with benefits. Hours vary and the position will require some evening work. Salary commensurate with experience. Ars Nova is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). To apply: Please send cover letter, resume, and a development writing sample (solicitation letter, proposal, etc.) of no more than five pages to: Ars Nova; 511 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Or jobs@arsnovanyc.com.
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO KAMP OUT?
Passionate about theater? Intern at Kampfire Films Marketing and Public Relations (www.kampfirefilmspr.com), a New York City PR firm specializing in entertainment--specifically film, theater, and dance. Kampfire is handling the publicity and marketing for several exciting off-Broadway shows. Responsibilities as an intern would include theater PR work. Theater duties include greeting and seating the press before the show, writing pitches to promote the show, helping create attention-grabbing press kits, assisting the cast and crew during interviews, photo-shoots and making public appearances at various theatrical functions. This is an exciting opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the behind-the-scenes work that goes on to making a show successful. Get a chance to network with the top theater companies in the city of New York. Must be extremely personable, able to multi-task, and able to complete tasks independently. This is an unpaid internship; however, credit will be given. Interested please send a copy of your resume and a cover letter expressing your interest in the world of Marketing/PR and Performing Arts to Katie Rosin at Katie@KampFireFilmsPR.com.
TRIED AND TRUE (AND TRU) PRODUCTION SEEKS CO-PRODUCER(S).
Help make a big production out of A Singer's Journey, starring TRU friend and member Vickie Phillips, and written by TRU founder and president Bob Ost! A popular attraction at the Midtown International Theater Festival, under the NYMF (New York Musical Festival) umbrella; a weekend sell-out at Queens Theater In The Park and a recurring favorite at Don't Tell Mama Cabaret Theater and other New York cabaret rooms, gathering critics' praises for the script, music and performer. "The goal now is to mount an Off-Broadway run. To that end, we are seeking an experienced individual or individuals who have a desire to connect with a proven winner. Act now and let's all take the Journey." What do the critics have to say? "Occasionally (and far too rarely) a cabaret show takes on an unexpected and most exciting dimension far beyond one's expectations . . . a brand new and most interesting approach. . . . Here is a show where the sum is far greater than its parts. I was amazed at the attentiveness of the audience, hanging on to every word and applauding every song. . . . I gained a new perspective and appreciation of what the songs were about - providing a fresh burnish of the gold of this material." - Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline. "She is one of a kind, demands to be seen, and once seen, will not soon be forgotten. . . . She has a journey to take, and she travels with irresistable charm and vivacity, generously taking her rapt audience with her wherever she chooses to go. . . . She rocks the house and there is nothing left but to surrender willingly to her particular brand of vocal magic." - Doug DeVita, Off-Off Broadway Review. "We are swept into the passion and conviction that she brings to every song . . . warm dialogue with the audience enriches the total experience." - Judith Jarosz, NYTheater.com. Raves for the show from The Belgium and Romanian Consulates can be provided upon request. For more information, contact Vickie at vmpc18@aol.com.
JOHN CHATTERTON STILL SEEKS ARTISTS FOR ONE-ACT SERIES.
Actors and directors wanted for John Chatterton's Short Play Lab. No pay. Send headshot (optional for directors) and resume (under 100K each, please) as attachments to WhereEaglesDareCasting@gmail.com, to go into a database for casting by their many playwright/producers (they present upwards of 30 plays a month). They'll put these files in a database to be browsed by their personnel. Great opportunity for exposure, practice, networking, fun!
PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED.
All In Black And White Productions, a small theater and video production company in northern New Jersey, is seeking an all-around personal assistant. They need an extra pair of hands to research info on grants, make phone calls to organizations nationwide, input mailing list data and manage overall database. This is a temp position (can be done from home). The salary range is on a contract/hourly basis. Qualified candidates, please email cover letters and resumes to allinbwp@gmail.com.
YOU NEED TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS THESE GUYS.
Page 121 Productions, a New York theater company dedicated to emerging artists, is seeking a highly motivated and creative Director of Development. Responsibilities include providing strategic leadership in raising income through foundational support, corporate sponsorship, individual giving, government grants, and help with company events. The successful candidate should be a self-starter and have strong organizational skills. The Director of Development reports directly to the Executive Director. A minimum of one year of fundraising experience/training is required as well as the knowledge of non-profit theater. This is a part-time position and you can work under your own terms whenever and wherever you wish. Possible/Deferred Pay. Please note that this position is to help with the growth of an up-and-coming New York theater company and is a great credit. Page 121 will assist in obtaining college credit. Please send cover letter and resume to Page 121 Productions, Jeffrey Feola, Executive Director, P.O. Box 575 New York, NY 10276 or email to page121productions@gmail.com with Director of Development in the subject line. For more information on Page 121, please visit www.page121productions.xbuild.com.
LOOKING FOR UNSUNG HEROS OF THE ARTS.
TRU friend Charles Nuckolls is looking for theater-related humanitarians; he's working on a project and is looking for stories about people in theater and performing arts in general that are in the New York metro area and doing wonderful things and have not gotten the media exposure that they deserve (specifically, for people in the arts who have performed humanitarian acts, beyond the scope of the arts . . . the disabled dance troupe, that person who takes care of elderly former performers who now have no money, the educational theater teacher who keeps kids off the streets . . . you get the idea.) Write to cbn3@aol.com.
FRENCH AND GERMAN COACH REQUESTED.
Professional singer and actress in NYC seeking fluent French and German speaker (or fluent in at least one) for private coaching lessons in singing French and German cabaret music. "It would be ideal if you have coached a language before: do you have experience guiding someone make the exact sounds you want them to make? Do you know either language, including its slang, really well? I don't want any musical coaching - only perfecting the sounds of the languages while in song. I have been teaching singing and vocal technique privately for over ten years in Manhattan (for more about me, visit www.rebeccajoyfletcher.com). We can either exchange your coaching for my voice lessons or for payment." Interested? Please send an email (with your CV/Bio attached) to rebecca.joy@earthlink.net.
POND-ER MAKING A DONATION TO SMALL POND.
Small Pond needs your help! If you have office products you don't need (paper, printers, fax machines, copy machines, telephones, pens and pencils, etc.) they will take them! They can arrange pick up and transportation if necessary. Email Norah (info@smallpondentertainment.com) to make a donation. Don't have any hard goods to offer? Send them whatever you can afford via their fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas.
MUSICAL SEEKS PRODUCER
Off (Off?) Broadway musical, close to ready to go,
lots of potential, seeks up and coming producer (or
wanting to be up and coming producer) - for details
email Stand Clear Productions at scprods@gmail.com.
ANY BOOKEEPERS OUT THERE?
Any bookkeepers out there who would like to be referred for work in theater-related companies? Send your info to trunltd@aol.com, and we'll put you in our database! Experience with not-for-profit needs is helpful. The average pay would be $15-$20 an hour. We'd like to collect a list of people to refer when requests come our way!
AT THIS STAGE, A WHOLE NEW WORLD COULD OPEN FOR YOU.
New World Stages seeks a responsible and flexible employee to serve as a part-time stage door attendant and vacation coverage for receptionist. Responsibilities include accepting and routing inbound and outbound deliveries, monitoring backstage access to facility. Clerical responsibilities as needed. Experience with Microsoft office a necessity. Evening and Weekend availability a must. Ability to work weekdays with notice also a must. Between 15 and 30 hours per week available. Contact Micah Logsdon at micah.logsdon@newworldstages.com. Fax: 646/871-1733.
JOIN THE CLUB. NIGHT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL.
The Producers Club is currently looking for night management personnel to house manage and lock up the theater in the evenings during the week and on the weekends. They have a program called Sweat Equity (similar to programs at other Off-Off-Broadway theater spaces) where a particular company can work volunteer hours at the Producers Club in return for $10 an hour in rehearsal/performance space. Many newer companies have taken advantage of this opportunity in the past as it is a good way to offset production costs as well as become familiar with the growing artistic community at the Producers Club. If you're interested, don't hesitate to get in touch: The Producers Club; 358 West 44th St.; New York, NY 10036. P. 212/315-4743; F. 212/315-0069; www.producersclubtheaters.com.
TRY OUT TRIBECA.
Tribeca Performing Arts Center is seeking energetic individuals for several usher positions. Ushers are responsible for taking tickets, distributing playbills, seating patrons, and attending to overall patron needs. Experience is preferred but is not necessary. No phone calls, please. Send cover letter and resume including employment experience, availability, and contacts to Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Attn: Thomas Mulhare - House Manager, 199 Chambers Street, #S110C, New York, NY 10007. Or fax 212/732-2482, or e-mail to usher@tribecapac.org.
ACTORS AND WRITERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A VISIBLE DIFFERENCE!
Auditions for actors and writers with a passion social change - Visible Theatre is holding auditions for its professional company and upcoming projects. Diversity a priority. "We work in NYC and our new studio in Sleepy Hollow (40 minutes from Grand Central)! AEA and Non-AEA Actors paid for performances. Please e-mail Artistic Director Krista Smith with letter of introduction at desk@visibletheatre.org and see website at www.visibletheatre.org."
FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS, DIRECTORS WITH NEW WORK.
Director-driven projects wanted to be part of presentations in new space. Audience of public and industry people in an intimate, supportive environment. Throughout the year, The Directors Company will present work (maybe yours?) in various formats. Recently sponsored premiere season of Katherine & Friends (KNF): Theatre in the Rough, a month-long series of readings and workshops. Submissions for director-driven projects will be solicited throughout the year. Season and application information TBA. To find out more about studio series e-mail directorscompany@aol.com, or visit www.myspace.com/directorsstudio. In new space at The Directors Company 311 W. 43 St., Suite 409, Phone 212/246-5877. Fax: 212/246-0668.
AMASS EXPERIENCE AT AMAS AS AN INTERN!
Amas Musical Theatre, dedicated to multiculturalism and training of inner-city youth. Seeking high school and college interns, and those not in school. Possible responsibilities include: administration (grants, fundraising, research, general office work, logging submissions from new writers, planning annual gala dinner); production (help with casting calls, rehearsal, and production, scenery and tech help, box office); education programs. Hours negotiable (6-24 per week). Stipends generally not available except for some transportation. Contact Mr. Jan Hacha, Managing Director of Amas, 115 MacDougal Street, #2B, New York, NY 10012. Call 212/563-2565 or fax 212/239-8332 or e-mail JHacha@aol.com with resume and cover letter. See www.amasmusical.org for more on this TRU friend and distinguished company.
SEE IF THESE WORKS MERIT PRODUCTION.
Seeking Literary Interns to evaluate scripts (if you don't have experience, you'll learn through the process) (if you are a playwright, evaluating scripts will help you sharpen your writing skills). Please contact Sandra Nordgren at NewWorksOfMerit@aol.com. See Internships/Literary at www.13thStreetRep.org; Sandra Nordgren, Literary Manager; 13th Street Repertory; 50 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011, 917/363-2369.
STARTS IN THE ARTS. DO IT WELL AT ORIELLE.
Non-paid internship. Work in research, business development and initiatives, contracts/negotiation in entertainment areas with company president. Some grunt work, too, but not just administrative support. Must be independent, over 21 years old, able to work 10-20 hours per week for three-month commitment or more (some at downtown Manhattan office, home, some evenings/weekends). Must have own computer and be proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Internet, etc. with arts knowledge, excellent writing and people skills. Must have one year work experience in the field. May lead to paid job. E-mail resume to: intern@OrielleCreativeCompany.com (In subject line: Internship – Your Name). More info: www.OrielleCreativeCompany.com. No phone calls. Orielle Creative Company, LLC, 419 Lafayette Street, NYC 10003.
"COME SEE THE SHOW!!" "IT'S GREAT!" "TICKETS AVAILABLE!"
No, this isn't a misplaced performance ad. It's a job promoting an off-Broadway show by talking to people on the TKTS line. $15 per hour. Available immediately. Must be available Weds, Sat, Sun mornings. Additional shifts available only if you can also work those mornings. Must be people-friendly, willing to work outdoors and cheerfully responsible. Prefer midtown residents. Call Jackie, 212/969-0436 for interview. Company Promotions Inc.
click to go back to contents
Miscellaneous
FREE SPACE TO TRY OUT NEW WORK!
The Village View Community Room Theater is looking for monthly theatrical programming, i.e. a director and cast who would like to showcase a production. Although this is not an actual theater with a professional stage and lighting system, it is a large comfortable room which is set up theater style and accommodates about 40 to 70. They provide the basic audience, the room, and free refreshments. Looking for unstaged or partially staged readings (showcases, try-outs, authors testing their material before a live audience). They do very diverse material ranging from light comedies, humorous monologues and dramas to mysteries and a cabaret night. No admission and no pay for the performers, but the directors and performers have all the rehearsal time and space they need at no charge. The Village View Community Room Theater at 175 East 4th Street in the East Village. Contact Herb Latner at hlatner1@juno.com or phone 212/982-7809. [09/06]
click to go back to contents
REACHING OUT
(Help Wanted and services offered beyond the NY Area)
CALL FOR DIRECTORS/MUSICAL DIRECTORS FOR HAND-TO-MOUTH PLAYERS.
The Hand-to-Mouth Players are seeking directors for their 2011 season. Please submit your proposals to the address listed below, including the following:
1. Resume of directing and other theater experience including contact information,
2 Months you would be available for the production of this play
3. Name of play(s), (including author) you would like to direct or be musical director for,
4. Brief description of the play including set and lighting requirements, casting requirements, etc.
5. If the play is a musical, please indicate whether you have a musical director to assist you.
Directors whose proposals meet with the group’s philosophy will be contacted to make a presentation to our board. For more information, please call 914/734-4336. Submit proposals to: The Hand-to-Mouth Players; P.O. Box 163; Montrose, NY, 10548.
N.J. DINNER THEATER WORK BEFORE DINNER (MOSTLY).
Run lights, run errands, etc. during run of shows. Get a run for your money which will be paid per hour or per diem – no performers, please. Also help with props, painting, sets. Year-round schedule mainly Mon thru Sat afternoons, occasional evenings and Suns. Non-union house. Resumes/inquiries to Ken Schwarz, c/o Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, 88 Rt. 173 W., Hampton, NJ 08827, or call 908/730-8007 ext.12. E-mail: ken@hhplayhouse.com
MANAGING DIRECTOR WANTED.
The Rebecca Davis Dance Company, a Philadelphia nonprofit in its fourth season, is seeking a Managing Director to oversee various operational and strategic aspects of the Company. Responsibilities include working with the Board and Artistic Director to execute fundraising, marketing, professional company touring, and building of the Pre-Professional Training program. Candidates should have excellent writing and communication skills and be willing to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment. This is a salaried, full-time position offering someone with motivation and an entrepreneurial attitude the opportunity to grow with one of the fastest growing dance companies in the Philadelphia area. Please send cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Jen Gonserkevis, Board Chair, at jgonserkevis@amper.com. [5/9]
THEY HAVE A GENERAL NEED FOR A MANAGER, TO ASSIST.
Devon Theater for the Performing Arts is seeking someone to join their team as the Assistant General Manager of the Devon Theater. The individual will need to be an energetic, personable, well organized and highly accountable. All applicants must have a background in Arts and Entertainment, Facility Management and/or Business Development. The position will include: Box Office Management, Staff Supervision, Facility Operations, Volunteer Coordination, Customer Service and Administrative Tasks. A flexible schedule is a must as the position will require days, nights and weekends with a varying schedule from one week to the next. Starting salary is 30K. Visit www.devontheater.org for more info under "Opportunities" tab/ Administrative & House. Email resume to mlally@devontheater.org.
GO INTO EXILE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Learn the inner workings of a growing professional theater company while gaining valuable hands-on experience in every area of theater administration. Immerse yourself in the Philadelphia theater community and work side by side with experienced theater professionals in a fun and supportive environment. Now in its twelfth season, Theatre Exile is a nonprofit company dedicated to providing a creative environment in which Philadelphia artists can grow and experiment. They produce risky and challenging plays that contain a sense of true "Philadelphia spirit," which is to say, plays that capture an innate human sensibility that focuses on family, work and indomitable drive. They are constantly striving to reach out to new theater audiences throughout the community by presenting both new works as well as established plays. This is an unpaid position. 10+ hours a week with flexible scheduling. While most of the job is administrative, there will be opportunities to observe the rehearsal process and work with our production staff. No prior experience necessary; however, applicants should have an interest in theater and/or live performance and should be hard working, positive and friendly. Please contact Bryan S. Clark, Managing Director, via e-mail at bryan@theatreexile.org for more information. You can also visit www.theatreexile.org.
SHOW YOUR STUFF (OR, WELL, THEIR STUFF) IN PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia Theatrical Supply is currently hiring part-time retail help for our center city showroom. Technical theater background is strongly preferred. "This is the perfect position for technicians, designers or freelancers looking to supplement their income during the daytime hours. Flexible shifts and great working environment. Duties include: shipping and receiving, answering customer's phone calls and emails, placing orders with our manufacturers and general up-keep of the store. Our hours are 9:30-5:30 Monday to Friday with a 1:30-2:30 break for lunch. Please call 215/627-1225 x3 or email resume to scott@philatheatrical.com for immediate consideration. Starting pay is $10 per hour."
DIRECT YOURSELF TO ROCKLAND COUNTY.
The Antrim Players, Rockland County's longest-running community theater, is seeking resumes for directors. They are also seeking technical help in the areas of lights, sound, stage managing and producing. Send resumes to Antrim Players, Inc., 15 Spook Rock Rd, Suffern, NY 10901, US. Contact Marty Andreas at phenmar@optonline.net.
HEAD NORTH.
The Assistant to the Artistic Director Apprentice is responsible for supporting the daily functions of the Artistic Director at Northern Stage. This position will also schedule auditions and monitor casting trips for the entire season. Successful candidates will have a love for theater as well as the energy, enthusiasm, creativity and skill to multi-task and work under pressure. Recent graduates – this is a great opportunity to learn the inner workings of a thriving regional theater! Candidates should be highly organized, have basic administrative skills and a solid understanding of Microsoft Office. Position is available immediately. Salary and housing, plus benefits available. Salary is $15,600. Contact Karen Hermanson at khermanson@northernstage.org.
click to go back to contents
Sign up for the TRU Actor Update for complete current Casting Notices.
Email TRUnltd@aol.com with header "Update this Actor!" -
you must include your name, city/zip and what you do other than "actor"
(we send out specific mailings for directors and technicians, so the more we know about you the better)
STAGE LISTINGS
TAPNYC SEASON 18 AUDITIONS.
Casting four full-length industry showcases and a new, original play. To submit email headshot and resume to (deadline 9/1): auditions@theactorsprojectnyc.com . DETAILS: The Actor's Project NYC (TAPNYC), a unique theatre company that assists its members in landing agents and getting work through industry showcases and plays, is casting City of Actors, Edge of Comedy, Faces of Theatre, and Tears of Laughter, four full-length theatrical showcases of music, scenes, monologues, and sketch comedy, all original works by TAPNYC company writers. The company is also casting a new original play. Past productions have been attended by producers (Broadway, Off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway, film, and TV), agents (commercial and legit), managers, and casting directors. Bobby Holder, prod.-dir. Performs Summer/Fall 2010 in NYC. Seeking-Actors: male and female, 18+, all ethnicities. Auditions/interviews will be held by appt. only in NYC. To schedule an audition/interview, email pix & résumés toauditions@theactorsprojectnyc.com. PLEASE WRITE "AUDITION" in the subject line. For more info, visit www.theactorsprojectnyc.com. Membership dues are $250 per season (averages less than $65 a month) and include agent coaching, résumé workshops, bio workshops, branding yourself workshops, and writing workshops; after three seasons actors have the option to become lifetime members, who are not required to pay dues. Possible pay provided; actors cast in company plays share 60 percent of the profits (you must be an accepted member to participate). Non-union.
MUSICAL PERFORMERS FOR FAMILY SHOW, DOGGONE IT
Seeking an ensemble cast of spirited musical performers to tour schools as singing dogs (and a human or two) in Zuly in the Last Place on Earth, as part of the Brooklyn Arts Council, Arts in Education Program. Written by TRU member Anthea Fane, directed by TRU member Jack Dyville. The project will be produced in association with F.A.C.T. and Joria Productions. We are currently looking for talented non-union performers who are passionate about kids and the power of theater to educate and enlighten. There will be a stipend paid for performances. Audition Date: Thursday 9/9 2PM-7PM, JORIA STUDIO 260 West 36th Street 3rd Floor. Please bring a pop song to sing and be prepared to read from the script. To schedule an appointment please email zulythemusical@gmail.com with a picture and resume. Character Breakdown - 7 actors play the following roles:
• Zuly, A male fighting dog who prefers to sing than fight. Tenor, Youthful male or female
• Bones, A skinny dog who desperately wants to fit in. Alto (double cast as)
Nanny, A rat performer in the circus who designs costumes and is a “Fashionista.” Youthful male or female
• Kiley, An angry dog from Zuly's side of the junkyard, who is jealous of Zuly.
Baritone (double cast as) FROG from the circus. Male any age
• Rego, Zuly's opponent Hank's father. He expects and demands his son to be a great fighter. Baritone (double cast as) BEAR from the circus. Mature male
• Rose, Zuly's love interest. She has lost a lot of hair in a fight, so they call her “Skin.” Mezzo-Soprano, Youthful female
• Alisha, Zuly's mother. She has had a hard life and Zuly is her only hope.
Mezzo-Soprano, Mature female
• Hank, The toughest Doberman fighter dog and Zuly's opponent. Tenor
(Double Cast As) Slim Napolean, The owner of the Fantasanimal Flying Circus.
and BiRD from the circus. Youthful male
ACTORS ARE LINING UP FOR THIS GIG.
13th Street Rep (50 W. 13th St) is seeking male actor, 40+, to play the role of Fleming in Line, by Israel Horovitz. The show is the longest running play in NYC - 36 years at the same theater! Contact: Edith O'Hara 212/675-6677. Please do not reply via email. Phone call only.
RAISE THE CURTAIN ON THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR LIFE.
The Dancing Curtain, a sketch comedy group, is casting new members. Commitment runs for one year, with possibility to extend. Rehearses and performs in NYC and CT; the company intends to tour throughout the U.S. and Canada. Seeking Comedic Actors, Writers, Comedians, Singers, Dancers, and Unusual Talents: 18+, all ethnicities, with strong comedic skills, should feel comfortable dancing in public and be willing to commit to the group for at least a year. Auditions will be held by appt. only. To schedule an appt., email pix and resumes to info@TheDancingCurtain.com. Prepare a short comedic monologue and/or a joke. Possible future pay. Non-Equity actors. More info at www.thedancingcurtain.com.
COME MEET YOUR DESTINY.
Destiny Lilly is working on a few projects and would like to find some talented people to collaborate with and further develop them. Firstly, she's looking for interview subjects for her podcast series, so if you're an actor, director, producer, playwright, casting director, or talent agent she would love to talk to you about your perspective on the casting process (recent interviews include career coach Betsy Capes and Chris Burney, the associate artistic director of Second Stage Theatre). Also, she's writing a book tentatively titled Casting Diversity: Conversations with Actors of Color. She's specifically looking to do in-depth interviews with Asian, African, African-American, Latino, Native American, and Mixed Race actors. If you're interested in either project, send me email. She's currently casting three films as well as two development reading series so, if you're an actor, submit your headshot and resume to her so she can add you to her files. She's also continuing to offer her audition consulting service where actors can spend 90 minutes with her going over your audition material and getting feedback on your technique, material, and presentation. Contact Destiny Lilly at 646/649-3426 or destinylilly@me.com, or get more info at www.destinylilly.com.
YOU'LL SEE RED IF YOU DON'T SIGN UP FOR THIS ROCKIN' GIG.
Red Rock Productions are restarting their production company after several years away! They're getting ready to start presenting their Cab and Lunch Industry and Public Scene Actors Showcase - with no fee to the actor! If you are a non-union actor/actress, and you want high quality performance opportunities all year round, you will want to be a member of their website. There is no fee to perform in the showcase. Not only that, but if you'd rather watch the showcase than perform in it, there are 25 free tickets on reserve for TRU members! Please mention this ad in your email. For reservations, email nysceneactors@aol.com. For more info, go to www.nycsas.ning.com.
ACT NOW! (OR DIRECT NOW, OR WRITE NOW.)
M, F. The Supporting Characters are seeking additional local talent for their professional company of actors, directors, and writers. The group, made up of artists from the tri-state area, meets weekly at the Pelham Art Center for lab development of new work, presents a monthly staged reading series at the art center of work ready for public presentation, and mounts Equity showcase productions Off-Off Broadway while seeking a Westchester production venue. Equity and non-Equity actors of all ages and types, directors, and writers interested in development of original work from first reading THROUGH full performance should send resume, note of interest, and picture (no large jpegs) for actors to info@thesupportingcharacters.com.
ACTORS/ACTRESSES FOR HOSPITAL GIG, BI-LINGUAL A PLUS.
Only Make Believe, a not-for-profit organization, which brings
theatrical performances to hospital-bound children, is looking for
professional actors and actresses with comic ability for multi-ethnic acting ensemble. Singing ability and/or bi-lingual a plus. Flexible work schedule. Pay for rehearsal and $125 a performance. Ongoing work. Please submit headshot and resume to set up an audition. Via e-mail please send to:
Terri Girvin and Yvonne Perez at tgirvin@onlymakebelieve.org and yperez@onlymakebelieve.org Via Mail:
Only Make Believe,
Attn: Terri Girvin & Yvonne Perez,
1123 Broadway #1003,
New York, NY 10010. To learn more, visit www.onlymakebelieve.org.
BACK STAGE’S ACTORS’ REELS VIDEO CHANNEL
Back Stage, in partnership with OurStage.com, is seeking talent to showcase their work online and compete for prizes on the video and music channels on OurStage.com, which now includes the Back Stage Actors’ Reels Channel. OurStage provides a neutral, trusted, and free platform on which the judgment of the fans drives the best content to the top, offering emerging artists the opportunity to showcase their talent and skills to a wide audience. Back Stage is dedicated to helping actors and performers find quality opportunities, while assisting directors, casting directors, and producers in their search for the best talent in the world. Ben Campbell, CEO of OurStage; Luke Crowe, national casting editor of Back Stage. The winner of September's Actors' Reels showcase, Jack Minor, will receive a free full-year subscription to Back Stage West, BackStage.com, and RossReports.com; runners up received free passes to workshops at Actorfest NY; and the grand-prize film/video/reel and music winners for the month each received $5,000, plus various other prizes. These online showcase opportunities and contests take place on an ongoing basis, worldwide, via OurStage.com. Seeking: Actors & Performers: to upload their video reels (show reels, sizzle reels, video clips, etc.), which may include excerpts from their past work in film, TV, commercials, theatre, and other projects, along with monologues and other related materials showcasing each actor’s work in the form of a professional actor’s demo reel and/or videotaped monologue; Comedians & Actors: to upload videos of their comic monologues, stand-up comedy performances, improvisations, and other comedy routines to the Back Stage Stand-Up Comedy Channel on OurStage.com; Filmmakers & Videomakers: to upload their short films and videos, including work in the genres of animation, comedy, cutting edge, action sports, music videos, short films, trailers, documentaries, and “wacky & weird”; Musicians, Bands, and Singers: to upload tracks of their performances, including music in the genres of acoustic, indie/alternative, pop, rock, hip-hop, country/American, jazz, electronic, experimental, hard rock, world, R&B/soul, blues, metal, and punk. To submit, create a free account at OurStage.com and upload your video and music files ASAP. For more info, actors and comedians can go directly to www.BackStage.com/OurStage or www.OurStage.com/go/BackStage. Actors and comedians should use the “Stage: Video” form on the Upload Media page of OurStage.com to submit their entries. Entries must be between 30 seconds and 15 minutes in length. Contests are held monthly. For more about the contests and prizes, visit www.ourstage.com/about/prizes and select “Video” or “Music.” Additional information is also available via the “OurStage Video Showcase” category at www.backstage.blogs.com/unscripted. Submission is free. OurStage, in conjunction with its partners, offers over $10,000 in prizes and awards every month for selected high-ranking music and video content. [10-17]
JAPANESE-ENGLISH COMIC IMPROVISORS.
Seeking: Japanese-English bi-lingual comedic improvisors. Country of origin does not matter but must have professional theater training and be at least conversational in both Japanese and English. Short NYC showcase run with pay. Potential for future touring with pay. Send resumes with short cover letter in English and Romaji to Meredith Kaunitz at meree@hotmail.com or pics and resumes to Meredith Kaunitz, 250 West 57th Street, Suite 1101, New York, NY 10107. No drop-offs please.
ONGOING! AGENT BUILDING FILES!
H. Shep Pamplin and Sue Winik have left Top Cat Talent and re-opened Shep's previous company, Sheplin Artists. Photos/Resumes may be sent to: Sheplin Artists, 676A Ninth Avenue, Box 164, New York, NY 10036. Questions? 212/315-9610. Mention TRU, please. [7/01]
A CHANCE FOR ACTOR/WAITERS TO DO BOTH!
Aching Dogs Theatre is accepting new members, so if you are a member of any hotel union, or restaurant union, or if you work in a non-union hotel or a large restaurant, call and come to one of their workshops. Funded by the Hotel Restaurant Workers Union for its members, Aching Dogs was in the NY Times front page of the Metro section in December, and are in their 7th year. They do FREE weekly workshops and a show or two a year. Last year's director Nye Heron is currently second unit director on Jim Sheridan's film with 50 Cent. Call Pamela Scott at 212/567-0857 during business hours (9am to 6pm, M-F).
TRY OUT MATERIAL AT COMMUNITY CENTER!
Kew Gardens Community Center is starving for performers to come entertain them. Of course, they have no budget, but they do have a fine Yamaha baby grand. If there are singers or musicians who want to, for example, try out material or a program before hitting prime time with it, they'd be interested. The audiences are mostly (spry) seniors and the performance would have to be during a weekday. For more info, folks can contact Lucille at 718/268-5960. Tell her Howard Levitsky sent them via the TRU newsletter.
SEEKING COMMUNITY-MINDED CABARET PERFORMERS!
Seeking new performers and volunteers for Community Cabaret. Rachel Stone, producer of Community Cabaret, is always looking for new performers and volunteers for this midtown showcase opportunity, held approximately every two months from September through May, on Friday evenings. * Volunteers needed for help with setup, hospitality, publicity, photography, etc. * Performers should be self-contained acts. If interested, please contact Rachel at rachel.stone@verizon.net or call 718-472-0102.
click to go back to contents
MODEL/PROMO LISTINGS
Sign up for the TRU Actor Update for complete current Casting Notices.
Email TRUnltd@aol.com with header "Update this Actor!"
AGENCY LOOKING FOR TALENT!
Steel Agency is searching for Male and Female Models and Talent (Non-Union) for representation for Print, Runway, TV/Films and Promotions. All ages. Must live in or near New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Areas. Submit photos and or resumes (.jpg format only) to: Newfaces@steelagency.com or submit by mail to: STEEL Agency, 1218 Pulaski Highway, Suite 358, Bear, DE 19701. More info at www.steelagency.com.
click to go back to contents
JUST DANCERS
Sign up for the TRU Actor Update for complete Casting Notices.
Email TRUnltd@aol.com with header "Update this Actor!"
click to go back to contents |
THE WRITERS BLOCK
Submission requests (listed chronologically - requests with no deadlines listed separately in next section)
LIVING LITERATURE FESTIVAL: JANUARY 2011 - THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Metropolitan Playhouse presents its 6th annual living literature festival, devoted to writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Scheduled for 1/17 through 1/30, the festival is a collection of new plays celebrating the spirit of the artists who defined a new era in American letters and an articulation of a cultural moment in America. Works adapted from, inspired by, relating to artists' and movers and shakers' works, lives, and spirit are all welcome. Inspirations should come from literature, but that literature may be from Harlem or about Harlem, and it may be poetry or it may be political. The annual festival is a co-production of Metropolitan Playhouse and the participating artists. Metropolitan will curate, host and promote the festival, while the participants will create and perform the plays in the festival. Proceeds will be divided between Metropolitan and the participants. Submissions are welcome from individual artists and performance companies alike. Co-producers will take responsibility for conceiving and creating their contribution to the festival, with use of Metropolitan's space and physical resources. Metropolitan will coordinate and promote the festival as a part of its 19th Season. WHAT KIND OF WORK - Submissions may be twenty-minute plays, one-acts, or full-length performances (though no longer than 1 hour and 45 minutes.) There are no restrictions concerning style. Adaptations, biographies, fantasies, treatises will all be considered. Selection by Metropolitan Playhouse will be based on artistic quality, feasibility of production, relationship to literature of the Harlem Renaissance, and suitability for the venue. However: No Scripts alone! Please note, we are seeking submissions of performances which we will co-produce. We are NOT seeking scripts for Metropolitan to produce. We will not provide directors or actors for productions. And plays from the period will receive lowest consideration. This festival is particularly devoted to new theater pieces inspired by non-theatrical writing. Submissions will be accepted by e-mail or snail mail, and must include: Cover sheet with Name of Company/Artist taking responsibility for producing the work; Project Title; Author, Person, or Subject who inspired the work (and specific titles of inspiring works, as applicable); Performance Length (Max. 1 hr, 45 min. This is extremely important for scheduling.); Contact Person; Telephone Contact; E-mail Contact. Project narrative of no more than two pages; Key artist biographies and, if applicable, company history; Sample text (may be the script for the proposed performance or a comparable work by the key artist(s)). Submission Deadline: 9/30. Mail to: Metropolitan Playhouse, 220 E. 4th Street, New York, NY, 10009. Attn: Living Literature.
YOU MIGHT GET LUCKY IF YOU GO TO KENTUCKY.
Actors Theatre of Louisville and Miami's City Theatre have joined forces to co-sponsor the National Ten-Minute Play Contest. Each playwright may submit only one script. No scripts will be returned—save postage. No SASE required. Entries will be acknowledged by postcard in January and all playwrights will be notified when or before the winner is announced in the fall. Each script must be no more than ten pages long. Previously submitted plays, plays that have received an Equity production, musicals, children's shows, and any unsolicited longer one-act or full-length plays are not accepted and will be returned. Plays that have received Equity waver showcase productions are eligible. Each manuscript must be typed and individually bound or stapled. Title page must include name, address and phone number. Please include an e-mail address if possible. No electronic submissions. All ten-minute plays will be considered for the Heideman Award ($1000), the Humana festival of New American Plays, City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Festival and the Short Cuts Tour. Plays that meet the following criteria will also be considered for the annual Actors Theatre Apprentice Showcase: age range 18-28; minimal sets, minimal props, minimal costume requirements. Playwrights must be citizens or permanent residents of the USA. NEXT DEADLINE: Submission postmark by 11/01. Send submissions to: NATIONAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST, Actors Theatre of Louisville; 316 West Main Street; Louisville, KY 40202-4218. For more info about City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Festival and Short Cuts tour, please call 305/755-9401 or visit www.citytheatre.com.
STARS OF ALGONQUIN.
Algonquin Theater is accepting submissions for their One-Act Festival (dates to be determined). The theme for this year's Festival is marriage. Marriage means different things to different people. Algonquin theater is looking for scripts about marriage - literal, metaphorical, conceptual, social or political. Scripts should be no longer than 20 minutes. Please email script in a single word document (no separate title pages or bios). Please do not send hard copies - they will not be read. Multiple scripts are accepted. Contact Deborah Grimberg at debagrim@aol.com.
IF YOU BLINK YOU MIGHT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY.
Blink Film is looking for feature-length, story-driven scripts with a quirky, independent feel. "We highly value scripts that:
• are emotionally primal, like the protagonist fighting for the love of his life in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Stranger than Fiction, and The Illusionist;
• are set in today's world but with one crucial, surreal twist like the ability to have one's memory erased in Eternal Sunshine, or "having a narrator" in Stranger than Fiction.
• help us see the world in a novel way, like Memento;
• have a life-affirming ending as in the first three above-mentioned films. Please do NOT submit any horror stories, police dramas, stories involving murders, or anything else dark. Also, please do NOT submit character-driven stories. We've received a lot of those already, but we're really only interested in story-driven scripts, which is to say the plots should revolve around a story, not some aspect of character development. Above all, submitted scripts must have a compelling, life-affirming ending." WGA and non-WGA writers may submit. Budget will not exceed $3 million. For further reference, please feel free to look Joe Shapiro (III) up on IMDb. TO SUBMIT:
1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads.
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip's newsletter - FREE!).
3. Copy/Paste this code: 4mwpwd3qnx.
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only, and you will be contacted to submit the full script only if there is interest from the production company. IMPORTANT: Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY.
Submission requests (ongoing - or no deadline that we know of)
DON'T SHORT-CHANGE THIS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS.
If you are a playwright, or know a playwright, please note that there are still openings for one-act plays in the lineup at Where Eagles Dare's studio theatre. The deal is that the playwright/producer must produce the play (casting and rehearsing the actors, among many other tasks), including provision of a board operator (we can help you find one). Where Eagles Dare will provide the theater, box-office services, and some promotion. THERE IS NO FEE. Tickets will be $15. Where Eagles Dare keeps the door. Plays must be 45 - 60 minutes, on any subject. Each show will receive 3 slots in 1 week. Producers who succeed in this format are often invited back to produce under a door-deal arrangement. They're looking for experienced producers with a script ready to put on its feet and a wide base of potential audience. Production requirements must be kept to a minimum, as the amenities of the studio theater are spartan. But Off-Off-Broadway, sometimes two boards and passion are all it takes! Please send scripts, in standard playscript format (and in MS Word), to john.chatterton@gmail.com. Queries welcome. [11/17]
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD, OUT LOUD.
Out Loud, Ars Nova's bi-weekly play reading series, is dedicated to supporting the development of brand new work by emerging playwrights. To be considered for Out Loud, please send a synopsis and ten-page sample of your play, along with a playwriting resume and a cover letter detailing any previous development the play has undergone. Writers are also encouraged to invite us to readings or productions of their work. Please note: full scripts will not be considered unless requested based on the ten-page sample. Material for all the series is reviewed throughout the year. Due to the high volume of submissions and the time and attention given to each one, it can take us up to six months to respond; please be patient. If you would like your materials returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. All materials should be sent to: Attn: Submissions; Ars Nova; 511 West 54th Street; New York, NY 10019.
HAVE A GAY OLD TIME AT THE LGBT CENTER.
The Playwrights and Poets Series at the LGBT Center in New York has opened up full length script submissions. Plays should have at least one LGBT character central to the plot. Please email scripts to playwrightsandpoets@yahoo.com.
EDGY THRILLER SCRIPTS WANTED.
Baie des Singes (UK) Ltd.: "We are looking for completed feature-length edgy thriller scripts, i.e. stories in the vein of No Country for Old Men, The Usual Suspects or The Yards. WGA or non-WGA writers may submit. Budget will not exceed $4 million. I am a major international commercials director with clients such as BMW, Ford, Audi, Nivea, Adidas, and Coca-Cola, and I am looking for a first feature script to direct." TO SUBMIT:
1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip's newsletter - FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: 6kw9qtud64
4. You will be submitting a logline and synopsis only, and you will be contacted to submit the full script only if there is interest from the production company.
IMPORTANT: Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY. If you aren't sure if your submission fits, please ask InkTip first.
THEY'LL HELP YOUR PLAY BLOOM.
Little Hibiscus Productions in association with the Matthew Corozine Studio Theater looking for original full-length plays for their reading series. Playwrights will get a chance to have their new and original work read in front of an audience by professional actors for feedback and possible future production. One of the plays from our summer reading series, Fragments, by Michael Weems, was just mounted very successfully at the Matthew Corozine Studio Theater!!! Please e-mail submissions to Sara at littlehibiscus@yahoo.com - please include contact information.
WHY NOT GO TO CHICAGO?
The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, a non-Equity theater just outside of Chicago, has been running for 31 years and produces six shows a season including three musicals. JPAC has a particular focus on new work and has presented the Chicago Premiere productions of The Baker's Wife, Blood Brothers, Jekyll & Hyde and We Will Rock You as well as the North American Premiere production of Metropolis and the World Premiere productions of Danger Will Robinson! and Mr. Showbiz. JPAC welcomes submissions of new musicals and plays. Materials can be sent to Eddie Sugarman (our TRU friend) c/o Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 South Central Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804. www.jpactheatre.com.
SCORE A TENN WITH THIS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS.
Playwrights' Forum in Memphis seeks full-length plays: adaptation, comedy or variety. Travel assistance: $350. You need a professional recommendation. What to submit: 10-page sample, full script. Material must not be published. The only remuneration is production. Best month to submit: June. Playwright must attend production to receive travel stipend. 553 Beale St. #201, Memphis, TN 38103. Phone: 901/270-9645. Fax: 901/756-2356. Email at bpullen@scsk12.org.
WHAT NEW SPECIES OF READING SERIES IS THIS?
Galapagos Art Space is accepting submissions for full-length and one-act plays. Beginning this fall, Galapagos will host a weekly reading series every Sunday afternoon. Playwrights will have one rehearsal with a Galapagos director and then hear their work out loud in front of an audience. Each week a different guest playwright, producer or industry professional will offer a critique, and all who attend will be encouraged to socialize after. Open to all genres. Every submission will be read and considered. Both electronic and hard copies accepted. Electronic submissions preferred. Please include a brief bio, letter of interest (including any production history of the script under submission), and the full script. Email materials to Hailey@galapagosartspace.com. Mail scripts to: Galapagos Art Space, Attn: Reading Series, 16 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201.
LOOKING FOR DIRECTION?
A call from Jessica McVea: “A few of the theater companies I work for are interested in me directing previously unpublished plays. The plays are my choice, but they do need to be unpublished, which, of course, rules out going to The Drama Bookshop! Please send me any and all plays (I'd like to read some one-acts, too, as there is always a place for them!) at your convenience to jessicamcvea@gmail.com. We'll see what we can find!” Jessica has worked for Piper McKenzie, Prophecy Productions, Small Pond Entertainment and Manhattan Theatre Source, as well as having done a number of plays in the Fringe and Mitdtown Festivals.
LET THEM SEE YOUR LATEST STUFF - THEY WON'T SAVAGE IT.
Savage Theater Company is a new company looking to produce original works by a New York playwright. They're dedicated to putting artists' vision and expression on view, free from the social restraints of theater today. No subject is off-limits! Contact Savage Theater Company at savagetheatercompany@gmail.com.
HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
In the western North Carolina mountains are the Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina, a fairly large group of loosely connected playwrights, actors, techies, poets, novelists, etc. No dues or fees. They do monthly public readings in a cabaret-format venue (patrons are charged $5.00 to cover costs of printing, etc.). This is a unique situation - a venue by and for playwrights with no restriction as to language or subject, and no concerns over world or local premieres - they just want good stuff to present to their audience. No published works or royalties, though. Playwrights, actors and techies receive an envelope with a poster, program and a letter of thanks . . . that's it! They're looking for stuff with little/no/minimal set and props, and four or fewer cast members. Therefore, if TRU has any members with short (10-minute max) plays (especially comedy, but not necessarily) they wish to submit, please have them write me, Sam Stone, at ratsss@juno.com. They can also call Sam Stone at 828/692-5001. This is NOT a theater company . . . just a bunch of playwright wannabes having a good time doing staged readings before a live audience. Special consideration is given to playwrights willing to cast and direct their own plays.
ACT NOW! (OR DIRECT NOW, OR WRITE NOW.)
The Supporting Characters are seeking additional local talent for their professional company of actors, directors, and writers. The group, made up of artists from the tri-state area, meets weekly at the Pelham Art Center for lab development of new work, presents a monthly staged reading series at the art center of work ready for public presentation, and mounts Equity showcase productions Off-Off Broadway while seeking a Westchester production venue. Equity and non-Equity actors of all ages and types, directors, and writers interested in development of original work from first reading THROUGH full performance should send resume, note of interest, and picture (no large jpegs) for actors to info@thesupportingcharacters.com.
CROSS THIS BRIDGE.
The Bridge Theatre Company seeks full-length and one-act submissions. New Play Development through readings and workshops towards off-off-Broadway production (see website for development process www.thebridgetheatrecompany.com). Canadian and American themes.
MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE TO THE VISIBLE THEATRE.
Westchester and NYC writers and advanced actors and apprentices sought. For professional weekly lab, writing circle and master classes. Diversity is a priority in their mission. Full info at www.visibletheatre.org. To apply, e-mail a one-page letter of introduction, including an artistic statement to: desk@visibletheatre.org.
WRITE THEATER ARTICLES FOR DRAMA LEAGUE
The Drama League seeks writers to contribute occasional articles and cover stories to its members-only monthly periodical, Theatre Today. Writers should be well-versed in the Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre industries; previous experience with print or internet journalism preferred. Stipends: $150 per cover story (1000-1100 words), $75 per article (500-600 word). To apply, please send cover letter, resume, and two (2) article samples to dramaleague@gmail.com.
THE BRONX IS THE BASIS. BOROUGH-BASED JOURNAL WANTS YOU!
New online literary journal Cross Bronx gives preference to Bronx writers and digital artists or those who have the Bronx as primary influence. To be published 3 times a year, starts in April, featuring award-winning artists from Bronx Council on the Arts (sponsor) with commissioned works. Submissions encouraged from the emerging and established. E-mail previously unpublished short fiction or creative non-fiction (under 8500 words) to prosesubmit@bronxarts.org. Poets can e-mail up to 3 poems to poetrysubmit@bronxarts.org. Up to 3 Original Digital Art/Photography submissions, maximum file size 100 megabytes, to artphotosubmit@bronxarts.org. Criticism or Artist interviews (first send proposal of 250 words or less) to sonya@bronxarts.org. Include full contact info in body of all e-mails. All pages must be numbered, have title, 1-inch margins, double-spaced, in 12-point font. Any questions go to sonya@bronxarts.org.
JERSEY IS JUMPIN’ FOR WRITERS. READINGS/WORKSHOPS.
Jump in. Garden State is blooming with new scripts and those who want to hear them out loud. The Garden State Screenwriters Guild Reading Series seeks original screenplays/adaptations/teleplays and original stage pieces, too - by writers who live or work in New Jersey (preferred) for workshopping and table readings (sponsored by Tony Award winning Producers Group, 2-3 three times a year at Essex Grand Buffet, West Orange, NJ; monthly sessions, usually on Mondays in same area. Also welcoming actors at readings to participate. Talent agents, production execs, techies, casting directors, distribution company somebodys invited to sit in to consider involvement. Additional meetings in Ocean County, NJ. Group may go together to readings in NYC. For info or to get on the list, e-mail GSSGNJ@aol.com.
TAKE AN EXCITING TRIP INTO THE FUTURE, AND DAYTON.
Dayton Playhouse is proud to be the home of FutureFest, the one-of-a-kind festival of new works. FutureFest developed, in 1991, out of the need to introduce new works into the American theater and at the same time provide playwrights the rare opportunity to see their works produced and professionally adjudicated during the early stages of development. This feedback is invaluable for the creative process and assists in advancing the script to the next level. Peter Filichia, New York Theatre “A” Critic and columnist from The New Jersey Star Ledger and theatremania.com called FutureFest “The best deal around for budding playwrights.” Each year, over 400 original scripts are submitted into the festival from playwrights across the country. A diverse committee of 25 volunteers begins the process of reading each script. To guarantee a variety of opinions and lively discussions, each script is read a minimum of three times before it can be submitted for further consideration or disqualified. This process lasts from September – February and during this time the committee narrows the entries down to 18 semi-finalists. The 18 semi-finalists are then submitted to a final reading committee of 9 to read and choose the six finalists. The format for FutureFest consists of six original never before produced scripts that will be presented over one weekend. Three of the scripts will be fully staged and three scripts will be staged reading. This is done to make the change over after each show possible. Following each production, the adjudicators evaluate the script on five different topics: Idea/Dramatic Concept, Plot/Story Development, Character/Dialogue Development, Page to Stage, and Theatrical Life. The final adjudicator gives a general wrap-up of the script including audience reaction. Following the adjudication, the audience is given the opportunity to provide their opinions and ask questions regarding the script. David Van Fleck, playwright and author of FutureFest 2000 winner Four Beers credits Dayton Playhouse for launching the script to an off-Broadway debut in October 2003. Nationally, FutureFest will continue to place Dayton on the map for new works and at the same time introduce six new scripts into the American theater. Since 1991, 21 playwrights have emerged out of FutureFest to see their script published and produced across the country. Dayton Playhouse is given credit as the scripts premiere production. The importance of FutureFest to a playwright is evident by the increase of submissions revived each year and the prestige garnered by being a finalist. Amy E. Brown, Executive & Artistic Director; Dayton Playhouse; 937/424-0057; 937/424-0062 (fax).
PLAYS ABLE FOR CABLE!
Be “as seen on TV” if chosen! Producer of a weekly Cablevision Public Access Program titled "The Play's The Thing" seeks original plays to be cast and taped in studio and shown on channels in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties as play readings, staged or not. Don’t e-mail full script, just basic info including genre, number of characters, running time, short synopsis – mail to Richard Redmond, Producer, at theplay@optonline.net.
LITTLE SCRIPTS FOR LITTLE KIDS WANTED IN A BIG WAY.
Suitable for performances in library programs. Looking for plays for grades K-6, can be solo shows, interactive, physical shows. Send scripts and resumes to nwatson@urbanstages.orgn or mail to Urban Stages, 17 E. 47 St., 6th floor, NY, NY 10017.
THEATER JOURNAL SEEKS ARTICLES, FOR PAY!
"TheatreForum," a journal devoted to innovative performance, welcomes new contributors. Our scope and readership is international; we welcome articles discussing new theatre and performance from any culture. Our articles usually focus on the recent work of one performer, director/choreographer, or company, but more wide-ranging overviews of recent developments are also accepted. Productions should have taken place at professional venues and be well-documented with photographs. Articles usually range from 3000 to 5000 words, and we pay 5 cents per word to a maximum of $150. If you are interested and don't know our journal, please check out our website, which includes Tables of Content from all our issues. If you have an idea you think is appropriate for "Theatreforum," just send a proposal in a paragraph or two, to John Rouse, editor at jrouse@ucsd.edu. Visit their website: http://www.theatreforum.org
THEY KNOW WRITING A PLAY CAN BE MURDER ... HOPEFULLY.
Seeking murder mystery scripts. Send to Mazel Tov Events & Entertainment, Nancy Levine, 18 Highland Woods Blvd., Highland Mills, NY 10930.
ACT NOW TO WORK WITH ACTNOW FOUNDATION ON SCRIPTS.
Brooklyn-based progressive film and theater company looking to help produce plays presenting diverse cultures and populations. 90 minutes or shorter for full-length plays with 4-8 characters or one-act plays (4-30 minutes long). Must be provocative, enlightening, relevant, stirring. Subjects can range from love, dating, sex, sexuality, relationships, history, race, politics, etc. Dedicated to showcasing the minority experience in America. See www.actnowproduction.org; www.reelact.com/billjohnson.
OH! OH! IT'S OBERON'S SEARCH FOR A NEW PLAY.
Oberon Theatre Ensemble in its 13th season as an off-off-Broadway company. Looking for new, non-musical play at least 60 minutes long. Send e-mail to scripts@walterbrandes.com with the full script, a brief synopsis, set/prop breakdown, a history of the play's production, if any. More info at www.oberontheatre.org.
SEEKING UNPRODUCED PLAYS IN NYC!
Full-length previously unproduced play wanted for full NYC production. E-mail: one-page synopsis of the play's set-up (not the ending), a character breakdown including genders and ages; must be 8 characters or fewer; history of development; resume. Minimal production needs. MS word file or PDF only to Robot vs Dinosaur Theatre at rvdtheatre@gmail.com Info on the company at www.robotvsdinosaur.com or www.myspace.com/robotvsdinosaur.
DOES YOUR PLAY HAVE VIRTUE FOR VIRTUAL THEATER PROJECT?
"The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword," says this non-profit theater company dedicated to developing and staging new work. Whit Andrews, Literary Manager. Accepting submissions. Win $2,000 plus full production. 9 additional cash prizes. Details at www.virtualtheatreproject.org or call 323/663-0112.
STELLAR NETWORK SEEKS A STELLAR PLAYWRIGHT.
Service organization in London/NY has new series: Plays in Progress, a competition to find and introduce the next great playwright. Rules and guidelines at website: www.stellarnetwork.com.
LOVE (AND COMEDY) MAKE THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.
Is your play funny and loving? Entertainment company seeking romantic and comic scripts for possible projects. Up-and-coming writers with serious inquiries only, submit copywritten scripts for review (or queries) to mentertainment1@aol.com.
WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON? COULD IT BE YOU?
As a theater whose mission is the discovery and development of new and distinctive American writers, Playwrights Horizons feels it is important to accept unsolicited full-length manuscripts. Please submit the entire script with a cover letter, author's bio, and a SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) if you want the script back. Playwrights Horizons says, "We do not accept one-acts, one-person shows, adaptations, translations, children's shows, screenplays, or works by non-US writers. We discourage synopses but will consider them if submitted. Play submissions should be sent to Adam Greenfield, Literary Manager. Musical submissions, with complete book and tape, should be sent to the attention Christie Evangelisto, Director of Musical Theater. Due to our small staff and the large number of scripts we receive, the response time for plays is typically 5-6 months; response time for musicals is typically 6-10 months. Our mailing address is: Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036. COMMISSIONS - We award 4-6 commissions a year. We choose the recipients from a group of writers whose work we already know and wish to encourage. The best way to become a candidate for a commission is to start submitting your work."
PANHANDLE CAN HANDLE A SMALL MUSICAL REVUE.
Up to 4 characters, new or existing songs. Florida Studio Theatre, an Equity regional theater in Sarasota, FL is seeking shows for Mainstage development. For more info or to submit, e-mail James Ashford, Casting & Hiring Coordinator at james@fst2000.org or phone 941/366-9017, ext. 309.
LIVING IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH FELLOW PLAYWRIGHTS.
Monday night (6:30 pm) group seeks new blood. Playwrights looking for a forum to share scenes or plays in progress, that are collaborations with other writers, here’s a new group. EMG Workshop members gather to support one another in their craft, in members' living rooms (slightly nomadic). E-mail Elana Gartner: elana@hyperbolic.net and put in the subject "EMG Workshop." Space is limited.
SHORT BUT NOT SWEET. SUBVERSE IS SUBVERSIVE.
Pieces under 15 minutes in length wanted. Choosy about it being newsy. Common Air Theatre Company seeking submissions for ongoing performance (in the UK) of new writing called subVERSE. Work should be hard-hitting and reflect ongoing global conflict, politics, commercialization of the world and other current issues. Piece should be entertaining but also encourage political debate and inquiry. Contact: matthew@subVERSE.org.uk. Past performance info at www.subVERSE.org.uk.
FULFILL YOUR DESTINY AT EST!
Scripts with fresh perspectives on form and style wanted wanted at Ensemble Studio Theatre. Prefer full-length scripts on any subject; period, genre, drama, comedy, musical, etc. all OK if interested in developing a relationship with the theater. Strong characters. More action than exposition. By US mail only: Mail to Destiny Lilly, Literary Manager, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 549 W. 52 St., NY, NY 10019. If one-act, can be considered for EST Marathon. Include e-mail address. More info on the theater at www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org. Questions? E-mail lilly@ensemblestudiotheatre.org
WRITERS BLOCK SEEKS WRITERS BLACK… OR TOPICS BLACK, IN NASHVILLE.
Scripts on African-American history, culture or issues. Collards and Caviar Productions in Nashville seeks to communicate with African-American or other playwrights about submitting scripts. Must be open to cross-cultural casting. E-mail jazmn47@aol.com for info.
WRITERS, PONDER SUBMITTING TO SMALL POND'S READINGS.
New full-length plays/screenplays needed for reading series with future development possible. This off-off Broadway company is starting a monthly reading series, with a close writer relationship for further development and feedback, possibly fuller production. One week of rehearsal (company has its own directors if writer doesn't have one). Submit script and cover letters to: Small Pond Entertainment, Attn: Amy Lerner, 31-31 41 St., Apt. 2B Astoria, NY 11103.
NORTHWEST PLAYWRIGHTS, AND OTHERS!
Portland Theater Works (Portland, OR) is accepting submissions of new plays for their workshop series and reading series. A 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization which is dedicated exclusively to developing new work for the theatre. Portland Theatre Works produces workshops of new plays, giving the playwright the opportunity to work with a director, a group of actors, and others (depending on the needs of the play). Each workshop culminates with presentations for the public followed by a facilitated feedback session with the audience. Their FreshWorks program produces a series of monthly readings of new plays in front of an audience. Feedback after readings is optional, depending on the needs and desires of the playwright. For more information about Portland Theatre Works, go to www.ptwks.org and review submissions guidelines at www.ptwks.org/submissions.shtml Feel free to contact info@ptwks.org They can't pay transportation, but if you can find your way to Oregon, they'll welcome you.
SUBMIT TO COLORADO NEW PLAY SUMMIT!
Denver Center Theatre Company accepts original, full-length, unproduced plays. All plays should be submitted through an agent, with the exception of plays by residents of the following Rocky Mountain States: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Adaptations will be considered only if the playwright has secured underlying rights, or if the adapted material is public domain. No musicals or children’s plays. We cannot accept email submissions. Please include an SASE if you wish return of your materials. Please submit no more than one play per year. Plays may be sent directly, without prior synopsis or dialogue sample. Response time may be up to six months, due to high volume of submissions. Plays are accepted year-round. Address submissions to: Bruce K. Sevy, Associate Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company, 1101 13th St., Denver, CO 80204. Questions may be directed to Chad Henry at chenry@dcpa.org
PLAYWRIGHTS OF COLOR IN THE BRONX AND BEYOND!
A new Bronx-based multicultural theatre ensemble, and new play development lab, Actors Without Spaces, is seeking original submissions primarily from playwrights of color from all of the five boroughs. All contemporary, experimental, and provocative styles and subjects, one-acts and full-length stage plays only, small casts preferred. No musicals, no children's plays. AWS seeks to counteract the pervasive discrimination and isolation that minority playwrights continue to face in the theatre by providing developmental/dramaturgical support such as a bi-monthly play reading series, workshop productions of original works, theatre festivals, and panel discussions with professional theatre artists. Send bio, synopsis, ten-page sample of most current work to Actors Without Spaces c/o Desi Moreno-Penson, Artistic Director, 9 Metropolitan Oval, #7A, Bronx, New York 10462. Submissions will also be considered for Uptown Local/Singular Scenes Staged Readings events at Kingsbridge Library sponsored by the Bronx Writers Center, a program sponsored by the Bronx Council on the Arts.
Collaborators' Corner
LUV TO FIND A COMPOSER FOR A PLAY WITH SONGS.
Playtime by Murray Schisgal needs a composer. The play is a serious if eccentric comedy about two financial industry men: Tommy Monroe, who is a tremendously successful hedge fund manager, and Abe Ribakoff, who is a mediocre stock broker with a problematic household. In spite of their differences in status the two men are drawn to one another and develop a close friendship. Unfortunately it leads to Abe, the broker, compromising himself and giving inside trader information to Tommy, the hedge fund manager. Though Abe is inspired by Tommy’s appreciation for the good things in life for a while, their illegal activities are soon discovered and they end up facing jail time. Tommy, the hedge fund manager, has a religious conversion and instead of saving his own neck, makes arrangements to get his friend off the hook. For more information write to stephanmorrow@juno.com.
SEEKING SLEEPY COMPOSER!
Laurie Eliscu, former BMI Workshop librettist, experienced director, is seeking a composer for a unique adaptation of Washington Irving's tales - combining Sleepy Hollow with two or more lesser-known tales woven in. Book and lyrics are well underway - but open to collaboration. This project was initiated to present in the Hudson River towns (Washington Irving country) through her company Hudson River Repertory Co. Music ranges from eerie/mysterious to comical - more Bernstein or Sondheim or Lucy Simon... not rock. Please contact: LaurieEliscu@aol.com
FORM A UNION WITH TREVOR JUSTICE, AND COLLABORATE ON THIS MUSICAL.
Musical about Cesar Chavez needs new book writer and lyricist. Sons based on the original book are at www.myspace.com/chavezthemusical. Conceived by award-winning composer and BMI workshop alumnus Trevor Justice.
FIND YOUR TEAM SPIRIT, WRITE AWAY!
Wanted: actors who write and/or just writers that want their work to be performed. New writing group forming. It would be best if the writing process were collaborative but the possibility also exists of producing original works that will showcase the talents of the performing group members. Interested? Contact fiery@mindspring.com.
ARE YOU A LYRICIST WHIZ? THEN FOLLOW THE BLIZZ.
Seeking a professional lyricist (preferably a composer/lyricist) for Blizz: a romantic screwball comedy, about a Sarah Lawrence alum inculcated with its mantra, "Follow your bliss," who is a failed artist so far unable to LOCATE her bliss. And it never stops snowing. The lyrics for four songs in the book have been written, but the writer is good at editing and collaborating on lyrics. Contact at evermoreqa@yahoo.com.
CLUB FOR ASPIRING SCREENWRITERS!
The New York Script Club is a place for people who want to write screenplays, but lack the knowledge or drive to get started, to find motivation by meeting other aspiring screenwriters in the same predicament. Maybe you can even find a co-writer with similar interests! The club has adopted the innovative screenwriting tactics of "Save the Cat!" author Blake Snyder; plus members are surrounded with a support group of people who help one another along during the writing process. Joining the club is FREE! Just come to a meeting! Check out NYScriptClub.org for more information and the date, location and time for our next meeting. But email troy@nyscriptclub.org to be added to their email list.
BLOG FOR YOUNG WRITERS!
Emails to a Young Playwright: Award-winning Los Angeles playwright Kelly Younger has just launched a new website featuring a blog on the Art, Craft, and Business of playwriting. Visit www.KellyYounger.net to read selections, submit a question, and register for his mailing list.
LYRICIST/SINGER SEEKS COLLABORATOR!
Looking to partner with a keyboardist/composer or band. Satiric/topical songwriter, singer & lyricist RACHEL STONE seeks simpatico partner for collaborative songwriting, performing and recording. Style is essentially Cabaret/Broadway with highly eclectic influences that include Tom Lehrer, Christine Lavin, Phil Ochs, Lerner & Loewe, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Schubert. Song topics range from the Baby Boomer experience to current social and political issues. Call 718/472-0102 or email: rachel.stone@verizon.net. Website: www.rachelstonemusic.com
EXPERT HELP FOR YOUR NEW MUSICAL!
Need an outside eye on your new musical? Elizabeth Lucas is a founding producer of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and a director of new musicals. She gives written evaluations and personal consultations for musical theater scripts at any stage of development. www.glassbubbleproductions.com/Script.htm
CHAMELEON SEEKS ADAPTABLE COMPOSER!
Chameleon Theatre Co., Ltd., is seeking composers for several musical comedies in various stages of development: That Jones Boy, based on Fielding's Tom Jones - book and lyrics complete, previous composer just withdrew - we have offers to do an abridged concert version this spring in the city and a full production in Westchester this coming summer; early drafts of a feminist take on Psyche (& Cupid), Pocahontas (based on the play by Martha Washington's grandson), and The Pied Piper (for adults as well as children). Contact Cash Tilton at cash.tilton@gmail.com or Robert Carver at 718/204-9763.
HOW TO CURE AN AILING SCRIPT!
Professional Script Doctor Available! Are you a creative writer/student with a new stage play or screenplay? Why not have a professional script doctor review and help you enhance and perfect your script before submitting your work. Studios, agents and theatres will rarely look at your script more than once: impress them the first time. "I have years of experience as a professional writer and script doctor/ supervisor, working with some of the biggest talent in writing. I have worked for theatres and independent movie companies. For only $50-$75 I will read your manuscript twice, and within 72 hours respond with at least 2 or 3 pages of detailed suggestions and comments for revision. After which, any revision you send me is only $30. Unlike other script consultants, I will respect your vision for your piece and help you specifically as opposed to the general positive/negative feedback you would normally pay at least twice as much for. And finally, for you playwrights, with every report I can suggest theatres that may be receptive and open to your work. Please contact me at scriptstudio@yahoo.com for more information."
SCRIPT CONSULTANT FOR HIRE!
Plays and Screenplays ... Musicals a Specialty! Can't solve that structural problem? Not hitting the thematic core? Feel like you're almost there but missing something? Not sure about script format? Wondering about demo contents, quality and packaging? Is your script in optimum shape for a reading, private, invitation-only or public? Want the best shot at getting your work past the screeners and into serious consideration by producers and judging panels for competitions? Confidential, expert advice is available from a produced, published, and multi-award-winning musical dramatist and author (The Musical Theater Writers Survival Guide), who is also a screener, with an understanding of what happens "on the other side of the table." Improve your script ... Improve your presentation ... Improve your chances! Contact David Spencer c/o ScriptConsult@aol.com. Please specify consultancy need and provide a telephone contact. Timely replies will be made via email and phone. (For bio and credits, visit http://www.aislesay.com/NY-CONSULTANT.html)
ELENA WANTS YOU TO MAKE HER WORDS SING!
Lyricist spent seven years in the Lehman Engel BMI Workshop, three years in The ASCAP Workshop. Would like to spend some time with you now. In need of a composer to develop a current musical, as well as brainstorm on some new projects. Has studied with Lehman Engel himself, as well as Charles Strouse and Stephen Schwartz. Aching to collaborate again. Contact Elena Kondracki at 212/864-4012 or email catalytic@att.net.
click to go back to contents
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING!
PA INTERN POSITION FOR MUD/BONE.
Production Assistant intern needed for Refuge, a cutting-edge multi-media theatrical presentation being developed by The Mud/Bone Collective. Be part of an original production from start to finish. Refuge sheds light on the untold stories of refugees in New York City. Through theatrical workshops with refugee communities, they have created an original collaborative fictional theater piece that goes to the heart of what it means to be forced to forced to flee your home, leaving behind everything you know. They want someone who is interested in stage management and/or producing to work with the stage manager and producer. Your responsibilities include attending and managing rehearsals in conjunction with the stage manager, basic correspondence and logistics between creative team and managerial team, assisting producer in developing marketing correspondence and assisting in transferring information between Bronx High Schools and production team. Production assistant is expected to commit approximately twelve hours per week. This hands-on opportunity allows you to experience how theater collectives create work, form partnerships, work with New York City public schools and manage grant budgets. Send a resume to mudbonerefugeeproject@gmail.com. There is a small travel stipend available.
COME SET THE PACE.
Pace University is looking for a TD for their black box theater. The preferred candidate will have basic carpentry skills, and be able to program a light board as well as as an up-to-date sound system, and manage student crew. The TD will work 20 hours per week at $20 an hour. Hours are flexible though tech rehearsals are often held on Saturday and Sunday. The TD need not be present if a capable student crew is in place. For further information contact Dr. Ruis Woertendyke at 212/346-1254, rwoertendyke@pace.edu.
DESIGNERS AND TECH FOR IRISH REP!
Designers, Stage Managers, and Production Staff - The Irish Repertory Theatre is seeking letters of interest and resumes. This is a general request creating a pool of talent from which to contact for upcoming projects, as needed. The Irish Repertory Theatre produces year-round under an AEA LOA or Off Broadway Agreement. The only year-round Off Broadway theatre company in the United States devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works to the stage. Recognized with a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work, and a special Drama Desk Award for Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish Drama, The Irish Rep celebrates the very best in Irish theater from the masters to the new generation of Irish writers who are transforming the stage. Email cover letter indicating interests and qualifications, resume, references to jobs@irishrep.org. No phone calls, please. Address correspondence to Patrick Kelsey, Managing Director, The Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011.
THE TOTAL THEATRE LAB LIKE TOTALLY NEEDS YOU!
Total Theatre Lab, new company, needs Production Assistant, Designer and all kinds of total help. This new company is involved with new, non-traditional plays about US multi-cultural interaction and lessons learned. PA would work 8-12 hours a week: videotape improv/research sessions and attend company meetings, make phone calls, file, etc. A designer for sets, props, slides and video is needed, but one person would be great who can do both jobs! Must be interested in our mission statement (see www.totaltheatrelab.com). Other needs: Designer for logo (based on existing idea), website person, production consultant to help with getting money, Board members, staff and more. Contact: Caroline Thomas at 212/799-4224 or cttheatre@nyc.rr.com.
OUT OF TOWN
WHY TAKE YOU TO FUNKYTOWN, WHEN WE COULD TAKE YOU TO NEWTOWN?
Marple Newtown Players is looking for help with lighting and or sound design and operations. This is a non-paying position. This position is perfect for someone who wants experience lighting a show in a community theater. The lighting designer / sound board operator would need to be present for a total of 3-5 rehearsals in addition to production meetings and then all of production week/run of the show. They have a brand new sound board and need help for our shows. For info on shows and dates go to www.marplenewtownplayers.org
PHILL OUT YOUR RESUME AS A PRODUCTION ASSISTANT.
Applicants for Production Assistant should be well versed in the technical aspects of theater, and willing and ready to learn. Must be able to juggle multiple projects, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, have a professional manner and should work well in a fast-paced environment. Applicants must have the necessary technical and communication skills to work with actors, designers, directors, technicians and administrative staff at a professional level and be an integral part of the stage management team. Candidate should be available to join our Pericles production team immediately. EMC points and a small stipend are offered. Send cover letter, resume including 3 references, to angela@phillyshakespeare.org.
HOUSE MANAGERS, LET THIS LANTERN GUIDE YOU TO SUCCESS IN PHILLY.
Lantern Theater Company seeks part-time House Managers for evening and weekend performances throughout the 2009/10 season. You'll serve as the primary point person for patrons at Lantern performances, prepare public spaces for each performance, orient and supervise volunteer ushers, give curtain speeches, manage concessions booth, and work with Box Office and Stage Management staff to keep performances on schedule. Ideal candidates will have previous front of house experience, be comfortable with public speaking, and have a passion for theater. Hourly positions. To apply, send letter, resume, and references to search@lanterntheater.org. No calls, please.
THEY NEED SOMEONE TO LEAVE A LIGHT ON IN THE BOX OFFICE WINDOW IN PHILLY.
Lantern Theater Company seeks part-time Box Office staff for four-show mainstage season, plus a variety of special events throughout the 2009/10 season. You'll assist patrons with ticket orders and provide top-notch customer service. Ideal candidates will have previous box office and/or customer service experience, a positive attitude, good attention to detail, and a passion for theater. Experience with Wintix a plus. Hourly positions. Flexible schedule includes nights and weekends. To apply, please send letter, resume, and references to search@lanterntheater.org. No calls, please.
AN ELECTRIFYING OPPORTUNITY.
Upper Darby Summer Stage, one of the nation's most successful youth theater programs for 34 years, seeks an experienced master electrician for six children's musicals and a mainstage musical. Responsibilities: program and cue all productions, supervise and instruct electrics staff and apprentices. Ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of servicing and repairs of instruments, cables, etc. Must work well under pressure and be extremely well-organized. Essential is a desire to mentor and supervise motivated teens plus college coursework in technical theater. WholeHog 2 progamming, intelligent lighting experience a plus. All or part of a 10-week season, 6/8 through 8/14. Salary, no housing. Email resume and references to hdietzler@rcn.com. More information at www.udpac.org.
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF YOUR TUNNEL MAY BE IN DELAWARE.
New Candlelight Theatre needs a full-time Equity Stage Manager, ASAP. Open-ended dinner theater contract. The job is in Ardentown, DE. Send resumes to nctboxoffice@gmail.com.
THE THEATER PROJECT PROJECTS JOB OPENINGS.
Technical people needed in Jersey at The Theater Project (www.thetheaterproject.com) The company runs under the Equity - Special Appearances Agreement. 1. Stage Manager: may be called upon to operate light board for performances. $850 fee per production. Previous experience required. 2. Assistant Stage Manager: minimum $250 fee. (can start around the last 2 wks of rehearsals) 3. Tech Director: To coordinate and run designer meetings; generate budgets; hire crews; supervise set load-ins, construction and strike; oversee technical production through opening. Stipend of $1,000 per production. Must have own access to tools. 4. Set Designer: (For April show only) - to assist with the load-in, construction and painting of the set. $850 per production, with a materials budget of $1,000-$1,200, depending on the production. Must have own access to tools. 5. Costume Designer: $500 per production with a budget of $500-$900, depending on the production. Previous experience desired. 6. Sound Designer and Operator: to create sound design and operate sound board during performances. $450 per production. Previous experience required. Send resume to espire@verizon.net and/or to TheaterProject@aol.com and call 201/993-3076 and leave message. Indicate: Attn: Renato Espinoza, Production Manager.
WEBSITE LISTING OF TALENT AND CREW RESUMES!
National Arts and Media job referral service and classifieds is updating its resume library. Now accepting for free inclusion, resumes from talent, crew, designers, authors, staff, and management in the areas of music, film, theater, events, digital media, radio, tv, and the performing arts. Resume inclusion is free, plus you will receive their free newsletter with industry news and career tips. Community of over 17,000 registered arts and media businesses, organizations, and professionals. To list your resume go to www.gigdirectory.net and click Sign Up in the left column, click Posting Instructions for important guidelines.
DESIGNER/TECH PERSONNEL
IN SIGHT 11, the producing arm of the Professional Playwrights Unit, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre is seeking stage managers, scene, costume, light and sound designers. Also seeking prop master, costumier, sound technician, light technician, production assistant. Pay for all positions. Stipends for interns. Send resumes to Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, 141 W. 94 St., NYC 10025; fax 212/307-6769; or email prttny@aol.com, Attn: Miriam Colon or Allen Davis III.
click to go back to contents
General / Health/Well-Being/ Technical / Music / For Actors / Designers-Photographers
GENERAL SERVICES
CASTING DIRECTOR AVAILABLE FOR FRINGE AND SHOWCASE PRODUCTIONS.
Tom Rowan, casting director for the Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon of One-Act Plays, Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, America-In-Play, etc., is available to cast for Off Off Broadway productions. Tom will solicit submissions, select actors to audition, arrange space, schedule appointments, and run your auditions. Rates are custom-tailored to the size of the project and affordable for producers of FringeNYC productions, AEA showcases, etc. (theatre projects only). Experienced as a director and playwright as well as a literary manager, script consultant, and casting director, Tom understands the process of putting on a new play from all angles. He has a huge casting file and encyclopedic knowledge of the New York acting community. Free consultation available. 212/398-2389, tom@tomrowan.net.
JEREMY HANDELMAN WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO REEL THEM IN.
TRU friend and producer Jeremy Handelman announces the official launch of "Wag That Reel," providing demo reels for actors, newscasters and other creative disciplines. They provide professional, individualized attention to your reel and treat you and your work with the respect it deserves. As a theater producer and former television executive, Handelman also brings particular insight into constructing an effective reel. If you know anyone who might be in need of a new reel, please ask them to visit WagThatReel.com or call 646/593-7877 or 212/631-7877. Prices begin at $200.
IT WOULDN'T BE PRUDENT TO SKIP THIS DEAL.
Prudential is offering a TRU deal for producers! If there are any producers in need of filing 1099s or W-2s for 2009, they will do them for 50% off the regular fee, if they are members of TRU. Regular fee $50, $25 for TRU members; 7 to 20 payees, (regular fee $75) $37.50 for TRU members; all of which includes mailing out copies to the payees, filing copies with IRS or SSA and sending any replacements as needed. Above 20 payees, call Walter Gowens, CFP, EA. Actors, Artists, Athletes and Authors. 212/869-9090; 212/869-9887 fax. www.prudentialvanguard.net.
INTRODUCTORY OFFER TO SING ABOUT (IT'S FREE)!
Do singing auditions make you nervous? Or are you a working singer concerned about vocal health and fatigue? Opera, musical theater and cabaret singer Natalie Wilson offers private voice instruction for theater singers looking for a healthy, classically-based technique they can count on. With over 15 years of teaching experience, Natalie has helped theater, pop, and classical singers of all ages and experience levels free their voices and learn to sing with greater ease and flexibility. She holds a Masters Degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado, Boulder and has performed with opera and theater companies on both coasts. TRU members get a free introductory 30 minute lesson (normally $30), with an option to purchase a pack of 4 one-hour lessons for $240 (normally $280). For more info, visit www.nataliewilson.com, or contact her at natalie@nataliewilson.com or 212/504-3046 to set up your free lesson!
DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT OPEN FOR NEW CLIENTS.
David Winitsky offers advice and services in the fascinating arena of non-profit development. Experience: Playwrights Theatre ($620,000 raised annually), Institute of Music for Children ($256,000 annually), Green Recoverings (start-up consulting for group featured on CNN and Oprah). Services offered: Grant Writing, Online Fundraising set-up and Email Campaigns, Interactive content development, Individual Giving Campaigns, earned-income and entrepreneurial consulting. Contact david@70Tuscan.com.
THE BUSINESS OF ACTING JUST GOT EASIER.
The Business of Acting Just Got Easier! Please join LA’s leading expert in marketing for actors at New York’s first Actor’s Business Blueprint Workshop. Actors' advocate and award-winning author, Dallas Travers, invites you to an exclusive FREE event. Register now at www.dallastraversworkshop.com or find out more below. During this FREE 90-minute seminar, she'll present a tangible roadmap to acting success that has helped thousands of actors elevate their careers in less time, with less money. Whether you’re an emerging actor looking for a solid career plan or you’ve been acting for years and need a new strategy, this FREE workshop will transform your approach to the industry. This is not another “Business of Acting” Seminar! You’ll learn exactly how to:
1. get more auditions (with or without an agent);
2. land the right representation;
3. master the number one marketing rule EVERY actor must know;
4. save hundreds of dollars, thousands of hours and accomplish even more.
Only two dates left: Monday, 1/11th at 7:30 pm; Tuesday, 1/12 at 11:00 am. SEATING IS VERY LIMITED AND CLASSES ARE FILLING QUICKLY. REGISTER NOW AT www.dallastraversworkshop.com. If you haven’t seen Dallas live, you are in for a real treat! She’s LA’s leading career expert. Dallas Travers, Creative Career Coach & Author. 310/234-0116.
TRU'S PRESIDENT AVAILABLE FOR MARKETING CONSULTS, AND MORE
TRU's Bob Ost and partner Gary Hughes will help you clarify your goals, create your strategies, strengthen your pitch and executive your marketing materials. What do you want to achieve with the production you are planning? Come talk to us and help clarify your goals and make better choices. We'll also guide you in identifying your real market and suggest ways of reaching your audience. We can help with your marketing blurb, postcard graphics, press release and a simple website presence. With the TRU database at our disposal, we can also help you find your creative team. Initial consultation at $60/hour ($40/hour for TRU members). Additional work billed on an hourly rate, or we can build a package that you can afford. Email Bob at bobostcd@aol.com (greater availability now thru August, time will be more limited in September)
GET YOUR (SCRIPT) FIX FROM LARRY.
Lawrence Harbison started his website, www.playfixer.com, in June, and since then he has done fifteen editing projects, helping playwrights make their plays even better. Check out his website for his bio, services, rates, testimonials and, on his blog, his weekly column about his adventures at the theater, “On the Aisle with Larry.” Pass this on to your playwright pals. Lawrence Harbison; 531 41st St. D-10; Brooklyn, NY 11232. 917/453-6395 or at LHarbison1@nyc.rr.com. Playscript Editor. www.playfixer.com. Senior Editor, Smith and Kraus, Inc. Outer Critics Circle Member. Drama Desk Member.
WRITE TO BRITTANY, RIGHT AWAY!
Brittany says: "As a writer, I am always looking for ways to keep my creative muscles flexed and one of the most helpful is to work with other people on their own writing. So I’ve been doing some freelance script doctoring on the side to complement my day job in feature film production. Whether you’re too busy or shy for writers’ groups or you just want quick feedback from an unbiased set of eyes, we can work together to help bring your piece to the next level. I can also assist those playwrights looking for guidance on how to turn their plays into pieces more suitable for the screen. Now I know there are a ton of script doctors out there who have been doing this for decades and have won all kinds of awards. I recognize I’m on the newer side to this, but as I said money isn’t my main objective (shocking I know!), and so I guarantee the price will be the most reasonable you’ve seen for this kind of work. Just email me what you are looking for and I’m sure we can agree on something that works for both of us." And, for TRU members, she's offering a free analysis on any ten script pages you want to send her way. Whether it is a full short script, or a couple of scenes from a longer one, she’ll send you free feedback and let you decide if you can work together. If you are interested, please email her at Brittany@brittanyrostron.com. Check out www.brittanyrostron.com. [9-22-09]
LET JAYE GET YOU ORGANIZED!
Whirling Dervish Jaye Maynard is presently available to work full to part time, temp, seasonal, and however the wind blows. She is a successful and resourceful personal assistant who is a whiz at organizing, and great at cleaning up and tidying. Also willing to jump into any of the following: coat check,
hostess,
house cleaning,
child care and chaperoning,
baby nanny,
childrens acting and audition coach, demonstrator,
administrative assistant with special interest in theatrical office,
personal assistance-organizing, room and wardrobe , restyling,
holiday assistance-I know how to wrap and ship like no other...
and am a decorators dream
shopping on and offline bid retrieval. This in addition to the myriad other things this dervish can do for you. Contact her at jayebirdny@gmail.com -
free consults, no job too large or too small.
BE TREATED LIKE A BIG FISH AT SMALL POND.
Small Pond Enterprises, LLC now offers a variety of services for your upcoming productions: internet marketing consultation packages, AEA showcase application help, budgeting assistance, as well as general management packages. If you are putting on a show and have no idea what to do, they can help! One-on-one consultation for any project, large or small. For rates, write to smallpondenterprises@gmail.com. Email Michael Roderick, Artistic Director / Producer, Small Pond Entertainment Play Production and Casting, at m_roderick2001@yahoo.com, or call 401/486-9661. More info at www.smallpondentertainment.com.
DON'T BRUSH OFF THIS AIRBRUSH DEAL.
Natural photo retouching and digital and airbrushing by Marilyn Hawkridge. Information at www.marilynhawkridge.com. Call for prices at 212/206-1342.
YOU NEED A PRO TO HANDLE YOUR MARKETING.
Randall L. Wreghitt, Founder and President, has to say about Pro-Marketing: “I created Pro-Marketing to meet a need for sensible, affordable, and effective promotions and marketing that I, as a producer, realized were vital for the theater industry. Over the years we have worked on shows of all sizes from Broadway musicals to off-off-Broadway showcases. Whether you are looking for media partners on a specific show or sponsorship tie-ins for a season, we can help you! We have a great deal of experience and have worked successfully with promotional partners as varied as: Bloomingdale's, Blockbuster Video, American Express, Dayton-Hudson Corporation, Barnes & Noble, Comedy Nation, Loehmann’s, Lindt Chocolate, Cosmetics Plus, Moet Chandon, The Manhattan Mall, The Food Emporium, Coca Cola, Erwin Pearl, A&P, Border's Books, Anne Klein II, Perfumania, The New York Times, The New York Post, New York Magazine, New Yorker, Yamaha Pianos, Baldwin Pianos, Target Stores, K-Mart, Sony Theatres, Nordstroms, Citicorp Center, Macy's, TIME OUT New York, Museum of Modern Art, and many more, developing promotions on a national, regional, and local level. In addition, we have created and executed an array of media promotions for radio, television, print, and outdoor advertising venues.” Call 212/541-8755 or email iowapro@aol.com.
RECESSION SPECIAL.
Playscripts for $5 (full-length, one-acts, monologues). Excellent material not only for producers but for actors looking for new audition material. Limited-time offer. Check out www.dramamama.net.
NEED A LAWYER? BRUCE LAZARUS WILL RISE TO THE OCCASION.
TRU friend Bruce Lazarus will offer Boot Camp grads and TRU members his theatrical legal services at a substantially discounted rate, including negotiating and drafting option/rights agreements, preparing and filing financing documents, etc. And he will provide an initial confidential consultation at no charge! When calling, mention “TRU” (Bruce will have to check with TRU first to validate your membership). Bruce is an entertainment attorney in New York City who has represented the legal, business and financing concerns for over 20 Broadway, off-Broadway, touring and licensed theatre productions. As the former Director of Business and Legal Affairs for Walt Disney Theatrical Productions Ltd. he negotiated the artistic and business agreements for the Broadway productions of The Lion King and Aida and the international touring companies of Beauty and the Beast. Bruce has produced the Broadway productions for Say Goodnight Gracie (2003 Tony nomination for Best Play) and The Gathering. Off-Broadway his producing credits include Only Kidding, Maybe Baby It's You, and the Lucille Lortel Award winning Shakespeare's R&J. Law Office of Bruce Lazarus is at 19 East 88th Street, Suite 5A; New York, NY 10128. 212/400-8100. Bruce@BruceLazarus.com; www.linkedin.com/in/brucelazarus.
GO OUT THERE AND WIN ONE FOR COACH MILINAZZO.
Acting coach Lisa Milinazzo is offering private acting coaching; she has plenty of experience teaching acting, privately as well as in schools. Find out more about what she has to offer at www.milinazzo.com! Email her at lmilinazzo@nyc.rr.com, or call 914/329-9121.
GET THE EXECUTIVE TREATMENT.
Here's Elizabeth Barrett, experienced and accomplished personal and executive assistant, in her own words: "I am a super-organized, computer-literate, color-coordinated Mensa member who really enjoys working with people; helping to make their lives easier and more enjoyable. The bottom line is: if you need something done that involves people and/or paper; I can and will do it in a most efficient and gracious way. I have never left a job doing only what was called for in the original job description, so doing whatever is needed is my pleasure. Saying 'not my job' is anathema. I believe my experience with customer service in the performing arts, as well as in finance, business, medicine and law, makes me the perfect person to provide administrative support." Contact Elizabeth Barrett at 212/799-2044, or at elizabeth.barrett@yahoo.com. [12/9]
GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH BO METZLER.
What We Do by Bo Metzler is a general insider's behind-the-scenes exploration of the who, what and where of theater life in New York. It explores where plays come from and how they get produced; describes the kinds of people who work in the theater and a little of what they do; and explains how directors, stage managers and actors, etc., look for work, keep their jobs, and what they do when they are out of work. What We Do also looks at the different types of theaters and theater companies, and explains the similar and contrasting features that make all theater the same - yet different. It even outlines a typical audition situation; looks at an average rehearsal day; and observes a load-in and a work call - all from the point of view of someone who has actually worked in all areas of the theater. Order online at BBOTW.com. In New York you can find What We Do at The Drama Book Shop, 250 W. 40th St., New York, NY 10018. 212/944-0595.
THIS ISN'T SOME FLYER-BY-NIGHT OPERATION
Need some flyers posted? Miles does flyer distribution, posters posted, email blasts to a targeted audience and press releases to mags/newspapers. The flyer distribution prices: 1000 flyers is $200, 2000 flyers is $250, 3k flyers is $300, 4k is $400, 5k is $500, 6k is $600, 7k is $700, 8k is $800, 9k $900 and 10k $1,000. www.artistasmedia.media.officelive.com. "For the flyers you get an itemized list of the places I've been to with some cell phone pics. Free internet classified listings when you buy distribution. For email blasts 5k emails is $350, 10k is $500. I belong to different groups on the internet. Like 20's, 30's, musicians, entertainment, fitness people or people from all walks of life. You name it. My email blasts contain your website, promotions, pictures of your establishment and contact info. I email you a proof before sending it. All targeted to what your individual business needs." Contact Miles at 917/292-3773, or at milesbit@hotmail.com.
REACH OUT AND TOUCH HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.
Increase your audience with email blasts from Constant Contact: "I can help you set up your own Constant Contact account (or use mine!) to create beautiful email blasts for your reading, cabaret or production. Monitor your blast success for continued increases in audience attendance. It can all be done via phone, internet or with a quick meeting (will meet conveniently in midtown). Pay per hour or a flat fee per blast. Contact TRU member Jacqueline at 203/858-2000. Mention TRU for free consultation!" Contact ModernEyes Theatre Co. at www.moderneyestheatre.org.
HIGH PRAISE FROM HODGES.
Here's a recommendation from Ben Hodges: "I have a young friend who helped me produce my 2nd Annual Fire Island Pines Literary Weekend, and who has been stellar at helping me organize the John Willis archive, who has a background in theater, and is attractive, intelligent, energetic, articulate, and very knowledgeable in theater, who is looking for paid assistant work, specifically in directing, producing, dramaturgy, etc. (even per project experience he'd probably be into), or general theater-type administrative or personal assistant work. He's really nice, knows his stuff, and a fast and hard worker. . . . And he's always on time!!!" Jeff Farber, 334 West 37th Street, Apt. 2A, New York, NY 10018. 317/445-0924, or email him at jefferson.farber@gmail.com.
REACH OUT AND TOUCH HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.
Increase your audience with email blasts from Constant Contact: "I can help you set up your own Constant Contact account (or use mine!) to create beautiful email blasts for your reading, cabaret or production. Monitor your blast success for increases in audience attendance. It can all be done via phone, internet or with a quick meeting (will meet conveniently in midtown). Pay per hour or a flat fee per blast. Contact TRU member Jacqueline at 203/858-2000. Mention TRU for free consultation!" Contact ModernEyes Theatre Co. at www.moderneyestheatre.org.
GET YOUR PR DONE WRIGHT.
WrightGroupNY Marketing and Public Relations introduces Promotional Packages for Arts Organizations Services include:
• Press Release composition and dissemination (eblast and mailing);
• Promotional Collateral design: postcards, posters, adverts, flyers, brochures, business cards, etc.;
• Program design (including printer spreads);
• PDF mailings;
• Photographic Services (press and archival photos);
• Press Rep services (show presence, representation).
Packages start as low as $100. Since the formulation of the New York office in 2001, The Wright Group assisted in creating visibility for groups and projects including Cypreco of America at HBO's Summer Stage; Fordham University's Mimes and Mummers, Genesis Repertory Ensemble, Inc., None of the Above Theatre (at Stella Adler Conservatory and the 2007 Fringe Festival); Project R.E.A.C.T., The Chelsea Opera, The Greek Cultural Center, The Brooklyn Performing Arts Society, The Mazer Theater, Test Tube Productions, Vit Horejs and the Czech-American Marionettes, and Yeshiva University's Arts Festival. WGNY managed the public relations for featured events at two Spotlight-On Festivals, two Midtown International Festivals, three Samuel French New Plays Festival, three Fringe Festivals, a fundraiser at Island Mizpah Lodge, and a special staged reading at The Dramatists Guild. The client list grows larger and more prestigious (new clients include The Bronx Opera, Narrows Community Theater, Inc., Brooklyn One Theater, and special promotions at Macy's for Prescriptives and The Magic Apothecary online). WGNY also handles independent films. WGNY has created a presence for its clients at The New York Times, TimeOutNY, NY1, The Brooklyn Eagle, as well as countless sites and services. WrightGroupNY, Marketing & Public Relations. Contact Martin West at Suite 509/The Arts Office: 347/492-0534 or wrightgroupny@gmail.com.
NO GAFF - THESE LOW PRICES ARE NO JOKE.
$10 gaffer's tape at Philadelphia Theatrical Supply. Very limited quantities, so reserve yours today! Call and place your order at 215/627-1225, or stop by the showroom at 229 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia 19107, or just check out their website: www.philatheatrical.com.
PUBLICIST FOR OFF-OFF-BROADWAY!
Are you producing an off-off Broadway show? Looking for a publicist to
help get in critics and press? Emily Owens PR is a New York City-based
public relations agency specializing in off-off Broadway theater. Email Emily at
emily@emilyowenspr.com and visit her website at www.emilyowenspr.com.
TRIM THE PRICE OF YOUR NEXT HAIR CUT ... TO NOTHING!
FREE haircut and styling from the Empire Beauty School when you mention TRU friend Sheree Sano. Located on the corner of Broadway and Steinway in Astoria Queens, above Commerce Bank, ½ block north from the Steinway station on the R and/or V line. Mention TRU or Sheree Sano for a free haircut and styling by one of their senior students under the supervision of licensed teachers. This offer is good between the hours of 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM, Monday thru Thursday. In addition, at this time all additional services will be one-half off. This includes coloring, highlighting, perms and relaxers. This special is for a limited time only. No appointment is needed. 31-90 Steinway Street, 2nd floor, Astoria, NY 11103. Contact Steve Haines, Executive Director at Empire Beauty School:
718/726-8383.
THE RIGHT FIGHT, FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.
Stage combat instruction from Mass Battle. Class focuses on most commonly needed moves for actors at a fight call during auditions. Taught by experienced fight choreographer - 18 hours over 6 weeks for $150. Details at www.massbattle.com.
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? YES.
Script Doctor will coach screenwriters. Coach with experience in development in L.A. will give feedback on problems in all areas, including dialogue, characterizations, structure, format, etc. Much follow-up/discussion. References available. More info/fees: e-mail ribprods@aol.com.
POSTERING/FLIER SERVICE IN MANHATTAN!
Philly-based company now expanded into NYC for distribution of your posters and fliers! A-List Promotions has expanded into New York City for your street marketing needs, now scheduling distribution for The Fall Season. Sell more tickets using A-List Promotion's Guerilla-style street marketing methods, including hand-to-hand, flyer and brochure retail drop-offs, postings, and more. Materials to distribute can include: Postcards, Flyers, Brochures, Invitations, Posters, Coupons, Small product items. Contact A-List Promotions, LLC at arts@alistpromotions.com or 215/482-EDGE. Read more at www.alistpromotions.com
YOUR RESOURCE FOR PROFESSIONAL "PLAYBILL" PROGRAMS!
United Stages partners with producers to build long-term relationships with audiences, by providing professional, affordable show programs, which include the built-in marketing of our calendar, linked visibility to our audience-friendly website, featured articles, critical reviews and more. Stay tuned to United Stages as they broaden their range of audience development, marketing, and public relations services that will help you increase ticket sales. Visit their website often at www.unitedstages.com. For more information or a sample program, contact Jonathan Reuning at jon@unitedstages.com or 718/360-2958.
AND NOW FOR A COMMERCIAL ABOUT COMMERCIAL THEATER INSTITUTE.
How-to Book for sale. Applause Theatre and Cinema Books announces the release of the ultimate in comprehensiveness – The Commercial Theater Institute Guide to Producing Plays & Musicals, edited by Frederic B. Vogel and Ben Hodges. Interviews, charts, glossary with contributions from 30 Broadway professionals - agents, directors, designers, general managers, investors, marketing directors, producers, and theatrical attorneys. Included is a preface by The Shubert Organization Chairman Gerald Schoenfeld and an introduction by Jed Bernstein, the President of the League of American Theaters and Producers. Contributors include Dodger Michael David (Jersey Boys, Into the Woods); Elizabeth Williams (Les Miserables, Grey Gardens), Nancy Coyne, Serino Coyne (The Lion King, Wicked); Jason Baruch, Esq., Sendroff & Baruch, LLP; and many more....10% savings by buying through website with this link: www.applausepub.com
SOCIAL NETWORKING NOW WORKING ONLINE...SPIRITUALLY.
It's an inspirational thing. www.a-hatv.com- an inspirational myspace of sorts that will allow everybody to share their spiritual journeys through blogs, video, audio, as well as read articles, get daily quotes and all kinds of fun things like an internet TV series you can be in. Registering should take about 5-10 minutes. Seeking feedback. Business, product or website related to spiritualism promoted. Articles/blogs on yoga, meditation, positive affirmation, or any number of things, e-mail admin@a-hatv.com.
PROOFREAD/EDITOR
Leigh Ann Cobb is a Proofreader/Editor with over 10 years' experience on a variety of materials including fiction, nonfiction, plays, resumes, and contracts. Affordable Rates. Highly recommended by a TRU friend, Melissa Maxwell: "I have personally used Leigh Ann's services and cannot say enough about her. She is EXTREMELY thorough." Call 917/334-8465 or email leighann.cobb@verizon.net - "Before you submit your work, I'll look it over so you'll look your best!"
GOT A SET TO BREAK DOWN? NEED A SET TO PUT UP?
The Set Recycling Hot-line lets you give away your set pieces to a show that needs them, or get the pieces you need. It works like this: a show is closing, and needs to get rid of its set. Rather than throw it out, they can give it to you. Or you need some specific set pieces, and you want to find out if anyone out there has them. Of course, none of this works unless you plan well in advance and list your offers/needs at least a month ahead of time. It's a matter of timing. And all the carting is up to you - there's no handy trucking service connected with this. For more info, or to start using the service, call Julia Rubin at 212/673-6343. Please mention TRU!
DAY WORKER NEEDS NIGHT JOB!
Artistic type wants additional job after 3 pm. Overnight shift OK. Contact MBrown2487@aol.com
IT MIGHT BE PUPPET LOVE!
Puppet artist Yvette Edery is ready to pull the strings if you need a puppet built. She also does voiceover recordings, can be an artist in an animation or production department, a commercial director or a teaching artist for students. Contact her at onepineplace@yahoo.com
SEEKING FULL-TIME OFFICE WORK!
Sheila has over 10 years’ experience in various administrative duties, and marketing, excellent interpersonal skills, as well as a conversational knowledge of French. She is versed in MSN Works, Word and Excel on a PC (not a Mac). Also has several years’ experience in various freelance writing projects, including plays, screenplays, TV sitcoms, children’s stories; also copywriting at an ad agency. Samples of work are available on request. Recently finished working as a retention coordinator for a major health insurance company. Experience in Sales Support and Telemarketing, and Economic Development Marketing (involved introducing British Government funded organizations to commercial American companies as a means of encouraging them to invest in Britain through various forms of expansion). Put me to work - email Sheila at smart4613@nyc.rr.com or phone 212/243-3720. [5/1]
DISCOUNTS FOR ARTISTS!
Link up with The Artist Package, a website of great savings brought to you by The Talent Connection. New merchants join weekly as TC provides them with low cost advertising in exchange for discounts to artists like you. If you're an actor, you may want to add your picture and resume to their site. Find out more about The Artist Package at www.ttcap.biz or check out The Talent Connection at www.thetalentconnection.biz
SHOWS FOR ALL OCCASIONS!
“New York Upbeats” (Sue Horowitz-Singer & Laura Paulman-Pianist) offer customized music and comedy shows and children’s entertainment! Programs include: “Songs & Laughter for the Fun-Loving Soul” and “The Golden Heart” (interactive, musical puppet show based on Sue’s prize-winning play). Clients: Corporations, Associations, Private Parties, Cruises, Hospitals, Schools, Cabaret. Beloved Standards, Tuneful Orginals, and Clean, Clever Comedy! Contact: drsue@drsue.com or visit www.drsue.com
SHOWCASE INSURANCE GOT YOU DOWN?
Producer may be willing to umbrella other productions under his insurance coverage, for co-producer credit. John Chatterton, producer of the Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF), publisher of OOBR ("the off-off-broadway review"), and proprietor of Where Eagles Dare rehearsal studio, has more insurance than he needs. He is willing to take other productions under the wing of his general liability and workmen's comp coverage, and at a much lower cost than an insurance company. For more information, call him at 646/207-2926 or E-mail him at insurance@oobr.com. 20% off for TRU members!
PRESS AGENT INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH SMALL(ER) SHOWS
DARR Publicity is offering their services for new, fresh and interesting plays. DARR Publicity is a small "boutique style" press agent that is interested in working with shows they are passionate about. They have been the publicists for the critically acclaimed one-woman show Cirque Jacqueline, as well as small theaters including Theater Row Theaters, The Flea Theater, Rude Mechanicals Theater Company, White Horse Theater Company and Bank Street Theater. "I like to really work for my client as a PR rep - not just take their money. What's important to me is really loving and believing in the project. With that, many good things can happen." For fee schedule, contact David Gibbs at darrpublicity@hotmail.com or 212/502-0845.
BALANCING THE BOOKS: PUBLISHING OFF-OFF-BROADWAY'S BEST!
In an exciting move that will open the door for spotting and spotlighting underground playwriting talent, United Stages will publish and retail original Off-Off Broadway plays at the Drama Book Shop! United Stages has chosen to specialize in an area of New York theater that the larger publishing houses like Samuel French and Dramatists Play Service have found too elusive to capture - the fervent, ever-changing small-venue scene. They will only publish, promote and sell the plays. There are no plans to license the material and playwrights have the first and final word on who will produce their work. The inaugural collection included new works by Richard Willett (multiple award winner), Doric Wilson (legend of Caffé Cino and pioneer of Off-Off Broadway), Robert Patrick (legend of Caffé Cino and has been called the founding father of gay drama in America), Kevin Brofsky (OOBR award winner and the most-produced playwright of small-venue theater), Chris Weikel (OOBR award winner and FringeNYC acclaim), David Bell (OOBR award winner) and many more. Plays will feature the original cast credits, reviews and production photographs. Check it out at Drama Book Shop, 250 W. 40th St. NYC. For more information about United Stages please visit www.unitedstages.com.
PUT HER TO WORK FOR YOU
Experienced Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant, with background in the arts. Has worked for not-for-profit theater companies as well. Interacts with all levels of management and works without supervision. Capable of meeting deadlines in a timely fashion, and a good problem solver. Strong skills in ALL areas of support staff duties. Open to whatever hours are offered: full time, part time, temp or perm. Available immediately, has class two evenings a week, but days are completely free. Knows Microsoft Word 2000, WordPerfect 10, Excel 2000, PowerPoint 2000, Access, Lotus 1-2-3, Quicken 6.0. Contact Angie at Bardswench1@aol.com to request resume, or set up an interview.
DISCOUNTED FULL SERVICE MARKETING FOR THE ARTS!
Marketing, printing, website design, direct mail and a 5% discount for TRU ... Wiselephant is the only full-cycle marketing company built for the creative arts. We know what it takes to be successful. Progressive, aggressive, reclusive, inclusive, whatever you work may be, we can help clear the path between you and your audience. Wiselephant makes the most of your web, marketing, promotion, postcard, and press campaigns. Check out our website or give us a call, and you'll see what hundreds of artists already know; getting the help you need at a price that's fair is finally possible with Wiselephant. Products and services include: -Postcards, Business Cards, and Custom Printing -Mailing Lists, Direct Mail, Broadcasts and Follow-Ups -Websites, Site Updating, Site Refreshing, and Hosting -Press Kits, Press Releases, and One-Sheets/Sell-Sheets. Wiselephant would like to extend a 5% discount on all services to readers of the TRU Newsletter. Just mention TRU and the discount will apply. Visit them at http://www.wiselephant.com or phone at 888/625-9258.
LOOKING FOR ARTS-RELATED OFFICE WORK!
"I can be a valuable addition to your team. I have a results-oriented background in several key areas: 1) Resolving client concerns while simultaneously promoting good customer relations. 2) Instinctively establishing and maintaining strong relationships with external and internal clients. 3) Combining efficiency with creativity to produce bottom-line results. My administrative/miscellaneous experience includes working with such companies/organizations as Nickelodeon Magazine, Judith Shakespeare Company, and The Shooting Gallery." Contact Vicki at VickiHerschman@aol.com.
VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
Volunteer service organization called One Brick gets a not-for-profit organization 15-20 volunteers at a time for a project, and they're terrific according to Melba LaRose at NY Artists Unlimited. You must let them know a couple of weeks in advance, so they can post it in their newsletter and organize the group. "We used them for a mass mailing and will use them for a painting party in our new space the City has given us in the East Village. A bunch of really nice, educated and interesting folks (even some artists) showed up." Contact Patrick Charles for more info at Patrick@onebrick.org or go to their website: Onebrick.org
ARTISTS' HELP DESK!
Dharma Road will operate a walk-in help-desk where emerging artists can come for career counseling and assistance with visas, applications, press kits, grants, production planning, and demo videos for the subsidized fee of $10 per half-hour. CRS members receive a 10% discount. The Dharma Road Artist Help-Desk is open weekdays from 12–3pm.
TOUR THIS WEBSITE BEFORE YOU TOUR!
Free searchable database designed to help independent performing artists, arts administrators, and audiences nationwide to research and design tours. The Field, NYC-based non-profit arts service organization, has launched www.gotour.org. • Listings of artist-recommended local venues • Articles by artists and arts administrators on their hometown communities, places they have toured, and how they have managed their careers • Local resources recommended by artists and administrators in the community • Classified listings to facilitate locating artistic collaborators, production assistance, services, goods, and other resources. • Bulletin board for focused, issue-oriented discussions. Go to www.gotour.org.
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
MASSAGE AND BODY TREATMENTS STARTING AT JUST $50 FOR TRU MEMBERS!
Feel
your best on stage and off with affordable massage (Swedish, deep tissue,
medical, shiatsu), body scrubs, wraps and specialty treatments. Special
TRU pricing available only for Monday thru Friday appointments between 9
am and 12 pm. Call Loribeth Marshall, LMT, at 646/298-0263 or email
loribethmarshall-lmt@hotmail.com. Located in Sunnyside, Queens, just
minutes from Grand Central in the relaxed comfort of a peaceful home
setting. Mention TRU.
THERE’S THE RUB!! MASSAGE KNEADED?
Masseuse for your use. Sliding scale for artists. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 am – 4 pm. Mainly Swedish (traditional) Massage, Deep Tissue work, and Sports Massage, specializing in Integrative Massage. $55 and up. Call 917/400-7362. Nicole Lerario.
MAMMOGRAMS FOR UNINSURED WOMEN!
Attention uninsured women over 40. Call 1-800-564-6868. The Columbia University Breast Cancer Screening Partnership & NYPMC Avon Breast Imaging Center and the Hispanic Outreach Taskforce of the Upper Manhattan Office of the American Cancer Society (ACS) will be offering women who are 40 years of age and older, uninsured and have not had the opportunnity to have a mammogram in the last year.
SHAPE UP WITH A TRU DISCOUNT!
Kim Jones offers personal training for New Yorkers, with a 10% Personal Training discount for TRU members. She conducts workouts in homes, apartments, offices, and in gyms that allow trainers to visit. Achieve your weight loss, fitness, and nutritional goals by visiting www.kmjfitness.com or call Kim M. Jones st 917/751-4172, email kmjfitness@hotmail.com or kim@kmjfitness.com
HEALING AND FEELING WITH 10% DISCOUNT FOR TRU!
Reiki Healer offers services. Reiki healer with Masters in Spiritual Psychology and Certification in Kundalini Yoga offers Reiki/Chakra/Energy Healing Sessions - as well as for Stress Reduction and Relaxation - from the Manhattan Office of Dr. Vittoria Repetto. For more info or to book a session: Dredking1@yahoo.com or goldenhealingtouch@yahoo.com 212/946-4475.
THE ART OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE!
Special health services for artists in NYC. Brooklyn's Woodhull Medical Center offers NYC artists/arts workers. Program of the pre-existing HHC Options program. Possible exchange of artistic services for care/sliding scale. Self-declaration of income acceptable. Info: 877/244-5600 or go to www.dtw.org/downloads/woodhullartistsfinal5-18.pdf Or go to www.dancenyc.org/topics.asp?file=news to download the Woodhull Q&A and the ArtistAccess application. [7/01]
REIKI SESSIONS FOR TRU READERS!
REIKI is an ancient and very gentle healing practice, involving a practitioner and participant, that balances our energy system and allows us to co-create our universe with joy and confidence. We can actually move unwanted negative energy out of our system through the power of intention and release. By letting go of stress, fear, self-defeat, we are awakening to our own Victory. Life becomes more enhanced and what we truly want joins us quickly and with a minimal amount of effort. Reiki takes us into our natural state of relaxation. When we are deeply still, we move with the universe's flow in Grace. Call Wendy Allegaert at 212/875-7701 or email: wendy_allegaert@yahoo.com
WHITE LIGHT IN WHITE PLAINS?
If you live in the area, and want to relax, check out Meditation at Full Circle Family Care in White Plains. A wonderful program for beginners… or those who have difficulty meditating alone. It starts with discussion and instruction, then a partially guided meditation. Because it is a beginners group, they don't "sit" too long - just enough to enjoy the wonderful benefits! Wednesday nights from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM and Wednesday nights from 7:15 until 8:00 PM. Instruction and practice with Paula Caracappa. See www.CenterForSelfEmpowerment.org $15 per session, 8 sessions for $100. Full Circle Family Care, 1241 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605. Call to reserve your space: 914/421-1500 Also visit www.FullCircleFamilyCare.co
click to go back to contents
TECHNICAL SERVICES
THIS IS A REEL DEAL.
There has never been a better time to put together your reel! Here's what Lee Kaplan, founder of MakeItReel, has to say: "During 2009, many artists have taken advantage of the very affordable, ongoing MakeItReel Recession Special and I hope you will too! I'm now pleased to offer actor websites in addition to reels and promos. I'll help you assemble your reel and create your website at a very competitive and reasonable price. Email me at lee@makeitreel.net or call 646/964-4058 to book an appointment. Also, be sure to check out www.makeitreel.net to see video samples and read testimonials from satisfied customers."
DEMO REELS/WEBSITES - PLUS SPECIAL $25 DISCOUNT!
BroadwayDemo.com-Affordable Demos and Websites for New York City's Musical Theater Performers. Vocal Demo/Website Packages starting at just $295 piano accompaniment included! The Starter Package is just 295 and includes: 3 hours Studio Time to Record your Demo, Piano Accompaniment, Producer, Vocal Coach, WEBSITE DESIGN (Customized Template) featuring two headshots, your resume, and your demo. 1 year of renewable website hosting and 4 updates. Use code "Jayebirdnyc" and get a $25 discount on any add-on, including YourName.com hosting! Visit www.broadwaydemo.com or call 212/946-5044.
MORPH YOUR MEMORIES FROM VHS AND STILL PHOTOS TO DVD.
TRU friend Kristina will also put in music, titles, transitions. Your VHS, VHS-C or mini-DV to fully customized DVD. View sample clips at www.latourdeforceproductions.com Call 212/462-9125.
A “REEL” DEAL FOR ACTORS: REELS TRANSFERRED TO DVD.
Reel created from your performance footage. All edited onto high quality DVD, complete with titles, chapters, and music for professional approach designed to get the gig! View sample clips at www.latourdeforceproductions.com Call TRU friend Kristina at 212/462-9125 for rates.
EXPERIENCED STAGE MANAGER AVAILABLE!
AEA/AGMA Stage Manager with extensive Broadway and regional credits interested in serious projects. Relocating back to NYC after out-of-town stints, and wants you to know he's here and available for projects starting in May. Resume and references available upon request. Contact Jason at jaysennyc@aol.com
THEY'LL FLY YOU ANYWHERE!
The Chicago Flyhouse, a Chicago-based company providing nationwide rigging services. Specializing in theatrical rigging, including custom performer flying and scenic flying effects, rigging consultation, design, renovation, inspection, repairs, new installations, focus tracks, and fall protection - offers online sales of fall protection equipment. Flyhouse also offers the Ziplift, a joystick-controlled, flexible and adaptable motorized flying system well suited to touring productions and repertory houses. Call 773/728-8455. Read more at www.flyhouse.com
YOU'LL LIKE THE LOOK AND SOUND OF THIS DISCOUNT!
Video and Audio Services for Entertainment Professionals - All Digital, 10% discount! Video Demos for Actors, Voice Over CD's, Live Performance Taping, Song Demos, etc. Great Mics & Piano. High Quality / Reasonable Rates. Central Manhattan Location. Experienced, knowledgeable & easy to work with. You Create - We Facilitate. 10% discount for TRU members. 212/594-3593.
PROFESSIONALLY RECORD YOUR CABARET LIVE!!
Swamp Queen Music, an audio and visual production company that has worked with NBC, Paramount, MGM, Dreamworks, and Miramax Films, now offers 25% off professional audio, on-location, Recording Packages to TRU Members. Package includes: 1. LIVE recording session obviously happens during the performance. For sound quality, each musician and instrument are recorded with quality microphones which are provides by SQM if venue does not provide them. 2. A professional audio technician/musician, stands at the house mixer board, listening, adjusting sound levels and equalizer in order to deliver the best live sound to the live recording and the audience. 3. Sound Studio mastering session, applies additional effects to improve overall quality of sound recording. 4. Final product is then burned to CD, duplicated (10 CD's included) and labeled. If interested, you may e-mail Tamer Tewfik directly at tamer@tamertewfik.com or call Swamp Queen Music at 917/697-0585 or email swampqueenmusic@aol.com
click to go back to contents
MUSIC SERVICES/SONG WRITERS
HOWARD YOU LIKE A GREAT VOCAL COACH?
Do you need: Expert help in choosing and preparing musical audition material? Coaching that will bring out your best performance? Piano recordings of songs to help you practice? I've been a music director, conductor and keyboardist in the musical theater field for more than 25 years, on Broadway, on tour, in regional and stock theaters. Just returned from 3 years on the Chicago tour. Let me help you find what works for you and lose what doesn't work. 1-hour coachings reg. $50, $40 for TRU members. ALSO AVAILABLE: professional-quality FINALE music preparation: transpositions, transcriptions and original arrangements. Call Howard Levitsky at 917/572-2153 or e-mail HowLevMuso@aol.com.
STUDIO 5'S GOT THEIR FINGERS ON THE KEYS TO YOUR SHOW'S SUCCESS.
Pianist/Music Director available - for musicals, cabarets, revues, readings, dance, operas and classical or mixed style concerts/recitals. Credits include: pianist for off-Broadway musical at the SoHo Playhouse (NYC, 2007-2008), Piccolo Spoleto Festival (Charleston, SC, 2008) and Teaneck Festival of Arts (Teaneck, NJ, 2008); pianist/music director for The Three Penny Opera (Brecht & Weill, 2002, NYC), The Boyfriend (Wilson, 2002, NYC), Schubert/Schoenberg Project (Riverside Church Theater, music and dance, 2000, NYC); pianist/assistant musical director for the 15th and the 16th Annual Commissioned Opera Production (NYC, 2007 and 2008), Song New York (NYC, modern vocal concert, 2004). Contact: Studio5Music@hotmail.com or 201/892-7555.
RECORDING SERVICES AWESOME DEAL.
Millrose Music has launched an exciting service called "Live Cabaret Recording." They take a three/four mic set-up and a very small recording rig to clubs, and record cabaret shows. Like in their studio, the goal is to skillfully capture an intimate “Piano/Vocal” recording–not a full band. Because of the small set-up Millrose Music can offer a high-quality multi-track recording of a performer’s one-hour show for a very low price. Unlike an ordinary hand-held stereo recording, these recordings put the piano and singer(s) on separate tracks, allowing for changes back in the studio–this is impossible with a stereo recording. Consequently, a "live show" can be recorded effectively and cheaply. You could even record read-throughs, special events and showcases. They have four mics, so get creative! Visit www.millrosemusic.com and click on the “Cabaret Recording” button to view pricing. Also, go to www.millrosemusic.com/sampler.asp to access a fabulous snippet of fab singer Annie Hughes they recorded this past May in the wonderful Metropolitan Room. Feel free to call Peter Millrose at 212/496-0444 for more info or just to chat. Most importantly, keep giving them great shows. They need your talents more than ever these days! Info at www.millrosemusic.com.
MUSIC DIRECTOR AVAILABLE.
More than 30 years of professional experience in musical theater as music director, conductor and keyboardist: Broadway, national tours, regional and stock theaters. I've just returned after 3 years on the road with Chicago and am ready for new projects. As a composer myself (BMI Advanced Workshop alumnus), I have a particular, though hardly exclusive, interest in working on new musicals. For more information and resume, contact Howard Levitsky, 917/572-2153, HowLevMuso@aol.com.
COMPOSER AVAILABLE.
Producers/directors - Looking for incidental music for your productions? Librettists/lyricists - looking to collaborate on a musical project? I'm an award-winning composer, alumnus of BMI Advanced Musical Theater Workshop, ASCAP/Dramatists Guild member. Let's see if I'm the right fit for your project! Contact Howard Levitsky, 917/572-2153, HowLevMuso@aol.com.
FALL IN LOVE WITH DAVID'S SONGS!
Caution: Do not read this unless you love songs reminiscent of Cole Porter. I only write memorable songs, the kind you find yourself humming soon after hearing for the first time. If your interest is in intimate love songs, up-tempo ballads, “Broadway Two” specialty numbers or anything in between for a cabaret act, movie, musical play or revue, I can provide you with just one song or an entire score. After listening to my songs, you will never again say, “They don’t write songs like that anymore.” Contact David Conforte at: composer4hire@optonline.net or call 631/987-4602.
DR. LIVINGSTON PRESUMES TO OFFER HIS SONGS.
Contemporary material for cabaret shows and revues, in the style of Tin Pan Alley standards and Broadway showtunes. See Songs Page of website www.dennislivingston.com for these and more (theatrical-sounding ballads, jazzy patter pieces, blues numbers and songs for the recital hall) - studio-produced demos, lyrics. MP3s, fully-arranged piano-vocal sheet music, in any key available by e-mail or hard copy. Special material written. Contact dennis@dennislivingston.com
HE'LL MAKE MUSIC FOR YOU!
Original Music and Sound for Your Play or Musical! NYC-based composer who loves to create music and sound for area plays and musicals. Most recently created themes for Little Airplane Productions (TV) and Wildfire Productions (Theater). Now searching for new projects. Mason Rather guarantees exceptional compositions and support for your next project. Flexible rates accommodate the biggest and smallest budgets. To learn more visit www.masonrather.com
LOCAL VOCAL TRAINING IN WESTCHESTER.
Raise your awareness about raising your voice in song. Voice Training for Audition and Performance, whether your read music or not, class teaches how to sell a song at an audition or in performance so listeners will want to hear more. All ages and levels welcome. E-mail: mcrescenzo@juno.com Call 914.923.1703
NEED A GREAT SOUNDTRACK FOR YOUR FILM?
Mark Ferrier of MoBlue Entertainment is seeking film-makers who are looking for original professional soundtracks. Please contact info@moblue.us or visit their new site and have a listen. Willing to work for pay/no pay depending on the project and scheduling.
SING OUT THE NEW TRU DISCOUNT!
Adam Roebuck Studios is pleased to offer members of TRU significant discounts off private singing lessons, vocal coaching, 1 day workshops, and ongoing group classes at both his Midtown Manhattan location as well as in NJ. Adam's past students have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national/international tours, film, TV, MTV, & VH-1. This spring Adam will be featured on a new episode of Date Patrol, coaching several dating contestants for The Learning Channel.Discounts are as follows: 1st 1/2-hour private lesson $20 (regularly $30); first 1-hour private lesson $40 (regularly $50); 8-week group class $180 (regularly $200); 1-day workshop $20 (regularly $25). For more info visit his website at www.SingingMadeSimple.com or call 212/712-7461.
TRU DEAL ON TERRIFIC PIANIST!
Jono Mainelli, Vocal Coach, Broadway Pianist, and Personal Cheerleader is available for sessions. Jono is the pianist of choice for major New York Casting agencies, and provides expert coaching on performance and arrangements. Available to play personal audition appointments for your high profile calls. (It makes a great impression to bring your own pianist, trust me.) West Village location. $80/hr, $65 for TRU subscribers. Call 212.929.3397, 917.699.8330, or email jonospeak@aol.com
MUSICIAN RELOCATING FROM LONDON!
Musician, bandleader and composer available for reading, writing and arranging with strength in jazz, pop, latin and classical. Proficient at trumpet, trombone and flute, as well as percussion. Has worked with legends like David Byrne, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, more, on BBC, film and radio. Available for parties, recording gigs, whatever you need. Contact Joe DeJesus at 718.231.6516 or 917.756.9003.
MUSIC CHARTS, TRANSPOSITIONS, MORE!
Music services at a TRU 20% discount: charts transcribed and printed, arrangements, transpositions. I can create beautifully printed chord charts or full piano arrangements, as well as arrangements for other instruments. Prices vary from recopying a scribbled lead sheet to transcribing chord charts off a tape to creating full arrangements, but I promise you a 20% discount off whatever work you bring my way. Example: simple lead sheet transcription and transposition, reg. $10/page, $8/page for TRU; lead sheet with piano accompaniment, reg. $15-$20/page (depending on complexity), $12-$16/page for TRU! Varying prices for piano arrangements and orchestrations. Call Bob for specifics: 212.864.3753 or email bobostcd@aol.com.
AFFORDABLE SINGING LESSONS!
Vocal coaching and group classes in NYC and NJ, with special price for first lesson! Start saving on singing lessons, vocal coachings, & group classes with Adam Roebuck Studios. Private Lessons & Coachings (Both 1 Hour In Length): 1st Lesson - $20 for TRU (reg. $35), Regular Lesson Price - $45 or 4 lessons for $160. Group Singing & Vocal Coaching Class (2 hours in length) - $160 for seven weeks. "My students have been seen & heard on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national & international tours, film, TV, MTV & VH-1. My privates & group sessions are not limited to only professional singers. My specialty is working with beginners, dancers, actors, and non-singers." Contact Adam at 212.712.7461 or email adam@adam2k.com
DISCOUNTED MUSIC SERVICES!
Is your sheet music too high or too low? In the wrong key? Just plain unreadable? ADAM2K, Inc. offers affordable transpositions of your 16 bar and 32 bar audition songs. TRU members get 25% off the usual price for all 16 bar and 32 bar transpositions. All work done in 48 hours or less. Please give Adam a call for a quote at 212/712-7461 or email adam@adam2k.com.
click to go back to contents
FOR ACTORS
TRU DISCOUNT FROM GREAT ACTING COACH!
Laurie Eliscu, Acting Coach/Director, offers discount on 1st session: only $25 plus studio for hour coaching of monologues or sides. Regular priced sessions are $45/hour plus studio. High Success rate & Fun! "Highly successful - That's why I keep losing students." MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, taught at SUNY-Purchase, directed around the country. "Laurie's...direction lifts the page-bound to stage-worthiness" - A. Klein, NY Times. Call 1-800-774-9430 or LaurieEliscu@aol.com
ACTORS, NOW YOU CAN PHONE IT IN!
Ever had a last minute audition or callback and could not get to your coach to prepare? Joshua Finkel, MFA answers the call! Through the Creative Combustion Acting Studio in Los Angeles, he offers AFFORDABLE IN PERSON AND PHONE COACHING for audition preparation. Proven results. Check out the website: www.ccactingstudio.com Questions? Email Joshua at coach4actors@aol.com or call 310/285-6777.
PUT YOU OR YOUR CAST ON A POD-CAST!
You and Kelly Lincoln can be "The Pod Couple" ... Use Podcast as an advertising tool: "At The Table" is a new theater-oriented podcast currently seeking artists for interviews. The format: an edited version of a recorded interview is compressed into an mp3 file and uploaded to site, where it is available to all who want to listen. Contact: theroaringgirl+trupodcast@gmail.com.
SING OUT, LOUISE!
Nurturing singing lessons, and the best price in town! Pianist-singer-composer emphasizes “using proper breathing, phrasing, techniques, shaping tone, developing repertoire.” He likes working with beginners, and his price is music to your ears: just $20/hr in Park Slope or $35 in midtown. Email poeticnotion@aol.com or phone 718.788.5271.
YOUR COACH IS WAITING... NO CHARGE!
Director-Choreographer between projects is available for free monologue coaching and/or dance performance coaching. I said FREE! "I have produced and directed theatre/dance in NYC and Toronto, was a dancer in NYC for several years, have directed Shakespeare and hold an MFA in Theatre. If you have the space - I have the time." (Manhattan only.) Contact Andrew at emotiontheatre@aol.com.
ACTING COACH DISCOUNT!
Not getting results at auditions? Need help shaping a new monologue, or brushing up an old one? Feel great about your next audition! Nicole Lerario is offering a discount to TRU members who would like to avail themselves of her experience as an acting coach and director. One-hour sessions only $20 (plus cost of the studio. Use of her apartment: free). Earn free sessions with a referral! Email randomarts@hotmail.com or call Nicole at 917/400-7362.
HAVE A PRONOUNCED ADVANTAGE AT A TRU DISCOUNT!
Award-winning dialect coach Amy Stoller says: Tired of struggling alone with a tape? Now you can work with an experienced professional who will help you learn not only how to make the right sounds, but also how to apply them with comprehension and confidence. See her website at http://www.stollersystem.com for more information, or call Amy at 917/319-7448. Courtesy discount for active TRU members. Member, Voice and Speech Trainers Association.
SAVE 10%! ARIA READY, The Business of Singing by Carol Kirkpatrick, a practical, step-by-step guide that shows the artist how to balance and maintain the personal and business aspects of a career. The information comes from Carol's 30 years as a professional singer and teacher and from the need she saw in her own students. Do you want to be more informed and prepared for what lies ahead on the career path before you actually embark on it? Designed to give you the tools, skills, ideas and information needed for you to present a more professional package. Regular price $20, TRU discount price $18. To order go to: carol@kirkpatrickproductions.com or call 212.304.4592.
IT'S TIME YOUR CAREER TOOK FLIGHT!
Discover ACTORS ALOFT! aerial training for actors, acrobats who want to beef up their resume with skills such as trapeze, silks, web, tight wire, stilts, hand balance blocks, double trapeze, cradle, juggling, and more. Do you want to "Defy Gravity"? Have you ever dreamed of being in the circus or learning all those amazing skills in Cirque du Soleil? Come fly with Robert Hedglin - he has 14 years of circus experience sharing the stage and ring with Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Brothers, Big Apple and many others. Combine your acting talents with Circus and make your resume FLY above the rest! Reasonable rates for actors. Call 212.769.7682 for an appointment or email HEDJJY@aol.com.
ACTING COACH, TRU DISCOUNT!
Actor(AEA)/writer/director with a BFA and an MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School, and a great deal of experience coaching actors. Audition techniques, songs, monologues, scene work, dialect coaching all available. Well versed in Shakespeare, Musical theatre, the classics and contemporary theatre. Sure, interview first (no charge) to see if we are compatible as teacher-student. Rates: $40/hour, $35 for TRU members. (Get a free coaching for each successful referral.) The catch: I don't have the personal space big enough to work but am happy to come to your space. Or I will be glad to reserve studio space for you, but you'd have to pay for that on top of my fee (usually rehearsal space runs $12-15 hour...I wouldn't rent anything higher than that, promise). You should be career-minded and acting should be something you truly want to pursue (not as a hobby). E-mail Timdouglasj@hotmail.com or call 212.462.3118. It won't cost you a thing to meet with me, and see what the chemistry's like.
ON-CAMERA LAB SESSION, 1/2-PRICE!
The award-winning Simon Studio is offering a 50% discount for a one-time 'on camera' lab session to TRU members. Now in its 25th anniversary of training and developing professional actors, writers, directors and producers, Studio head Roger Hendricks Simon has directed for the NY Shakespeare Festival, London's Royal Court Theatre, and Yale Rep. Contact him at 212.841.0204, or rhsstudio@hotmail.com. And don't forget to mention TRU!
BRIT DIALOGUE COACH AT A TRU DISCOUNT!
Anglo-American actress with many years experience in the business, looking to help performers give credible and authentic interpretations of dialects. There are approximately 50 dialects in the British Isles alone - as well as some European accents. She can help you get them right. Regular price $20 per hour, $15 for TRU members. Please call Sheila at 212/243-3720 for further information.
MONOLOG SEARCH/COACHING!
Speechless? Monologue search and coaching services for actors, at a TRU discount! Prudence Holmes, "the monologue detective," has 1000's of little-known monologues. She'll find ones that are perfect for you and coach you for auditions. Many former students have gotten jobs, agents and admission to acting programs with her help. Call 917.723.0164, or email prudenceholmes@hotmail.com. TRU SPECIAL: reg. $85, $75 for TRU!
click to go back to contents
DESIGNERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR ALL!
HE'S GOT A LOTT TO OFFER.
Rex Lott is an accomplished headshot and fashion photographer looking to expand his client base, and what better place to start than with you? The standard fee for headshots is $400. That includes: at least 3 looks; both natural lighting and studio shots; 2 photos of your choice to be retouched; a disk of the entire shoot ready for you as you leave; a makeup artist can be arranged for $100. Friends and family: discounts are available. Let them know your budget. Contact shawn@photorex.net, 646-831-5975.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES AT A TRU DISCOUNT!
Modernage is offering TRU a special price for color headshots: a minimum run of 50 is only $55.00 (reduced from $87.50) from either a negative or a digital file. They also offer Henderson Mailing lists, regular and ClearView mailers, and other products and services useful for the actor or performing artist. TRU list members can also enjoy a 10% discount on an order combining 100 Headshots + 100 mailers + any Henderson label set. Their Headshot Resource Center is a place where you can come to look at portfolios of different photographers, see samples of headshot repros, color composite cards, use their electric staplers for attaching resumes. And they also offer Resume services, copied on paper (no more trimming...they come pre-trimmed to 8x10) or printed directly onto the backs of the photos. You can visit them at 1150 Avenue of the Americas (at 44th) or 649 Lexington Ave. Call for more info: 212.997.1800 ... and mention TRU, for goodness sake!
GIVE THIS PROMOTION A SHOT.
Brayden is having a fun new promotion for headshots; this is for actors who currently have a headshot they are not completely happy with. Basically it works like this:
• You come ready to shoot along with your old headshot.
• You have a very brief consultation with Brayden.
• There is a 45-minute shoot.
If Brayden captures something that you prefer to your existing headshot you can either:
a.) *continue with a shoot* and you can pick one of the packages from Brayden's site.
b.) *end the shoot*- and you can keep all high res photos from your mini-shoot along with a *retouch* of your favorite one for *only $66.* If you do not prefer any of the shots to your existing one we delete all the photos and you pay nothing! http://www.braydenhade.com for portfolio; for this special promotion please ONLY REPLY VIA EMAIL TO THIS ADDRESS (feel free to forward this offer to your friends as it will only be posted to this list) [9-24-09]
WEBSITE DESIGNER ALSO OFFERS FINDERS' FEE!
Refer a client, get $500 or your own free web design. Seeking smaller businesses. Web designer provides sites which have e-commerce, web marketing tools and are completely maintained by the client using point-and-click technology plus 60 hours a week of technical support over the phone. Usual fee is around $1500. James@jamesdonegan.net.
FLASH: GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER, GREAT DEAL!
Publicity photography for off & off-off B'way theater and dance, only $85/per assignment. And TRU members receive four 8x10 prints FREE! For press releases, website publicity and producer solicitations on a budget! You get a disc of 50+ shots delivered in less than two days, with prints available at $5 or less (with quantity discount). Price quote good through February '06 and subject to schedule availability. FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE a studio set-up is available for advance PR or program shots. I'm skilled in unobtrusive photography during dress rehearsals and will turn around pictures next day if needed. Remember: photos in your logo sell more tickets. And on your website, where two-thirds of your tickets might be sold, pictures are worth a lot more than words! Check out Ellis Gaskell at www.ellisgaskell.com and then call him to discuss your needs: 917.494.3085.
FASHION YOURSELF SOME GREAT NEW HEADSHOTS!
Fashion and editorial photographer Aaron Kneile is now accepting headshot clients. Aaron excels at creating a comfortable atmosphere that will free you to let your inner self shine thru. His headshots focus on natural looks and extraordinary clarity in the eyes. A 3-4 hour session with Aaron includes includes about 400 pictures with a state-of-the-art digital camera, plus retouching for two photos, for a very low introductory price. Visit his website at http://www.akheadshots.com/, or email ak@aaronkneile.com to make an appointment.
EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHER, EXCELLENT DISCOUNT!
If you are serious about your acting career you need top quality head shots. Kind Photography is an excellent head shot service, as good as Hoberman or the bigger studios that charge $800 - $1000. From a TRU member: "I got amazing shots from my session! Plus there is no limit to how many shots you can get from session - it is all included. And it was the most fun and relaxed photo session I have ever experienced. This photographer knows casting and shoots to where you will get work. She works digitally so I reviewed the shots and she worked with me till we got what we wanted. Then post-shoot she helped me in choosing the perfect shots. With your pixs on a disc you can also use other shots for flyers or on your resume, etc. Great for affordable, flexible marketing yourself and showcases, etc." $550 (includes as many pictures as you select. She shoots & shoots until you get your shots.) Mention MoonSoup and TRU for a $50 New Client discount. KIND Photography: mmaresca75@hotmail.com, Phone: 212.501.4076.
HAVE YOUR HEADSHOTS TAKEN ... AT TRU SAVINGS!
Need headshots for the TRU Audition Event? Ben Strothmann is offering a $50 discount on a private sitting (and another $50 off if you have signed up for the TRU Auditions). He has been chronicling the events of such rooms as the Ars Nova, the King Kong Room, Makor, Town Hall, the West Bank Cafe. His photos have appeared in the Daily News, Playbill, "The Leading Men", "Diva Talk", Broadway.com, and both Genre and Next Magazines. A performer with a gift for self-promotion, Ben has combined his grasp of technology with his eye for photography, designing materials to help the working artist get noticed! From intricate web design to postcards and flyers, he can get you the best images and prepare them for practical use! Session is regularly $350. For more info, click on www.benstrothmann.com
PHOTOGRAPHY DISCOUNT FOR TRU!
Headshots from one of the best: excellent John Hart is offering TRU a 20% discount! Contact him at John Hart Studio, check out his website at www.johnhartpics.com or call 212.873.6585
WEBSITE SERVICES, DISCOUNTED - REVISED LINK!
Actors, Musicians, Directors, Producers, Designers: Market your talents and boost your career with your own web site! Discount set-up and design packages available to TRU Members! Contact: www.MarkRobinson.net or go to www.markrobinson.net/WEB%20DESIGN/webdesign.htm, or e-mail MRobo@nyc.rr.com.
ART FROM ED
Promotional illustration for the performing arts, at a TRU 20% discount! CD covers, posters, show flyers, personal portraits by seasoned professional illustrator with many years in the fashion and beauty industry. 20% off my usual project prices for members of this list. Call Ed Kurtzman at 201.569.2230... or e-mail EDRUART@aol.com
Check out my photography online, then call me for a 10% TRU discount on your new headshots! I offer simple, natural, and beautiful headshots to anyone who needs pictures and vibes with my style. 10% off for TRU subscribers (up to a $40 savings!). Check out my online portfolio at www.trevoroswalt.com for complete info and plenty of pics, or feel free to call Trevor Oswalt at 212.696.6453.
GOODS FOR ALL
EVERYBODY'S GETTING INTO THE ACT: HERE'S THE KEYE TO A SPECIAL PLACE IN SOMEONE'S HEART. . . .
Any CD of Bob Ost's - give it as a holiday gift this season, for just $10. "A Special Place: Songs from the Heart with Alice Ripley, Lillias White, Rebecca Luker and others; "Everybody's Gettin' into the Act" with Bryan Batt, Emily Skinner, Bob Cuccioli, Mary Testa, Mark Kudisch and others; or "Keyes to Heaven: MAC Award winners remember lyricist Eben Keyes" with Julie Reyburn, Sidney Meyer, Marcus Simeone, Lisa Asher and others. CD's are listed at $18 each, but Bob wants you to give them as holiday gifts and share his music with you, so you can have any CD for $10 if you can pick up at the TRU office. If he needs to mail, please add $2.50 postage and handling (total $12.50). Email your order right to Bob at BobOstCD@aol.com and include your name, please.
TRU DISCOUNT FOR PROPS, ETC.!
Great source for props and set dressing, with a 10% discount when you mention TU! Especially 50's, 60's, 70's but without the high prices of a lot of other vintage stores. Mid-century modern furnishings, too. Mention the TRU newsletter for a 10% discount at this Theatre & Film-friendly store. White Trash, 304 E. 5th St. (betw. 1st and 2nd Aves). Call 212.598.5956. Open Tues-Sat 2pm till 9pm, Sunday 1pm till 8pm.
|
