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Workshops/Classes

THIS COULD BE THE GENESIS OF SOMETHING GREAT.
Genesis Repertory Ensemble’s ACTING CLASSES and VOCAL TRAINING. NEW SESSIONS. Due to the overwhelming success of Genesis Repertory’s acting and vocal workshops, private lessons have been added for vocal training and additional slots and sessions created for the acting class. Classes now include:
-Audition monologue preparation (contemporary and classical)
-FREE resume preparation and one FREE Headshot (ask about discounts on larger packages)
CASTING/PERFORMANCES:
Students of Genesis Repertory’s classes will be invited to a special private audition for The Reader’s Ensemble Company's presentation of The Madwoman of Chaillot, to be performed in Manhattan in July. All students will be invited to perform in Genesis’ annual event (date TBA). $52 per month ($13 per class); LIMITED TIME OFFER. For class times, more info, private vocal coaching sessions, and future casting opportunities, please call 347/492-0534 or email WrightGroupNY@gmail.com.

HOLY MOSES! WHAT A GREAT CLASS!
The Lucy Moses School offers a fantastic series of Sight-Singing workshops taught by Liz Fleischer. The sight-reading skills she covers are really useful for auditions, and the participants are always a great mix of musical theater actors, choral and opera singers, and theory students. Even Bette Midler has participated the workshops! You can see all the classes online at www.kaufman-center.org. For more information, you can call the Lucy Moses School at 212/501-3360. The Lucy Moses School is located at 129 W. 67th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam.

DESIGN WORKSHOP WITH JEAN GUY LECAT.
Master workshop in Design, Monday, 7/6 at 10 am to Saturday, 7/11 at 4 pm, at Columbia University. Led by master theater designer and architecture consultant, Jean Guy Lecat, whom Peter Brook refers to as "Monsieur Space," this workshop explores the dynamics of theater space and performance in the context of the audience-performer relationship, the essential simplicity of design, and the collaborative ethos. Working within an empty space, groups of students from a range of experiences and disciplines will interact and create devised performances. This collaborative workshop is intended for aspiring and professional set designers, costume designers, actors, architects, directors and lighting designers. Students each will participate in an intensive 6-day workshop, in which they will write and design a space for a 20-to-30 minute play, using minimal materials. The class will visit and explore some of New York theater's most exciting and troubling spaces, meet three times daily to review and discuss their progress, and on the final day each group will present its show to an audience of teachers and industry professionals, followed by a critique session and a picnic. Admission is $250, but free for Columbia MFA students and participants in the Columbia summer SITI program. To apply please visit www.app.cc.columbia.edu/art/app/arts/summer/index.jsp.

GET RID OF YOUR KIDS FOR A WEEK!!!
Improv Summer Camp for Kids 10-17! Do your kids love theater and improv? Are they creative? Then have them join two well-qualified improv instructors from the Baltimore Improv Group for a week of inspired improv! The camp will be held at The Mobtown Theater (3600 Clipper Mill Road) 9am to 3pm daily from Monday, 7/20 - Friday, 7/24. Students will learn the basics of improv, including creating solid scene work and fun characters. The students will also learn different types of improv formats, structures and games. Through it all, the students will see their self-confidence increase while exploring their own creativity and how group trust and teamwork make for amazing and hilarious improv theater. The week concludes with a special performance for family and friends! No improv or theater experience is necessary, but kids who want to come must have a sincere interest in improv and the theater world. The cost is $300/week. If you’re a parent who wants more information, call BIG’s Summer Camp Director, Bridget Cavaiola at 888/745-8393 or email bridget@bigimprov.org. More details available at the BIG web site.

LEARN PHILM IN PHILLY.
Filmtech, Philadelphia's independent film school, offers individual, short-term classes in filmmaking, videography, cinematography, screenwriting, film history, editing, directing, production assisting, location scouting. Convenient night and weekend sessions. Write your script. Shoot your film. Create. The Studio at Filmtech is our 3,000-square-foot space available for screenings, auditions, rehearsals, performances, casting calls, production office use. Our modern, comfortable space in South Philadelphia is close to public transportation. Get more info at www.filmtechschool.com.

SING OUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO MEET WITH LYNN SINGER.
Advanced Acting with Lynn Singer, formerly of Yale, NYU, The New School. Currently at T. Schreiber Studio. Scene study. Character work. Unique script breakdown. Techniques to connect your full emotional life to the work. Personalize the objective and stay on it. Powerful and innovative exercises to wake up the body. Build the daring to take risks. This is an advanced class and the standards and quality of work is high. An audition or recommendation is required if she doesn't know your work. New location: Shetler Studio, 244 W. 54th Street. Wednesdays from 1-5pm. $260/month. Checks or Pay Pal accepted. New students, first month free. All students, free month with student referral. Past and currents students include Tony Award winner Anita Morris, Emmy Award winner Kevin Cusick. Former Yalies: Jeb Brown (Broadway, I'm Not Rappaport), Jennifer Westerfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein, 42nd Street), Ron Livingston (Law and Order, Adaptation), Doug Wright (Tony and Pulitzer for I Am My Own Wife) and Josh Malina (The West Wing). Lynn helped prepare Clara Mora for Carmen's Sisters on Broadway and Linda Eder (Golden Globe) for a reading. Among her many on-air clients is five-time world waterskiing champion, Camille Duvall. For more info on Lynn Singer's Voice Works, call 212/242-3297, or write to lgsvoice@verizon.net, or go to www.lsvoiceworks.com.

A NEW BIOGRAPHY COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
Do you dread being asked to submit your bio for a playbill? Finding it hard to put your experience into words? Which is grammatically correct, quoting or italicizing play titles? Is it time to exclude your college credits? What is recommended regarding personal websites and thank yous? Find out the most important things to include in your bio, the proper order, and grammatical points. Come with your current bio or resume and leave with your succinct 70-word bio, ready for print. A bio is your most important marketing tool - use it wisely. Register at seminars@kampfirefilmspr.com or RSVP on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/editevent.php?picture&eid=35730629945&created&new&m=1#/event.php?eid=35730629945. [5/8]

LEARN TO STRING YOUR PERFORMERS ALONG.
Yvette Edery will be teaching a puppetry workshop in Ireland, worth 8 credits, open to enrolled students from any university. Prerequisite: two semesters of primary studio experience/equivalent. Students in this course will train in puppet manipulation, acting with puppets, voicing multiple characters, and staging puppetry as well as studying puppet culture and the world history of puppetry. Ireland serves as the perfect stage for puppetry due to the fantasy element of the culture (fairies, leprechauns, demons, ghosts), and students will be expected to imbibe that element inside and outside of class in order to build their imaginations for the limitlessness of puppetry (children flying, old people running, arms coming off, animals speaking). Taught by internationally recognized puppeteers, this intensive will give students the close attention, rigorous training, and impressive landscape to imbue their experience of imagination building and object sensitivity with puppetry, guiding them to the heart of universe creation. Many styles of puppetry will be covered and a final performance open to the public will give students the opportunity to see the results of their training. Students will be expected to keep a journal and self assess their growth as puppeteers in three main areas. Puppetry and performance storytelling will train the student in the making and expression of meaning through the language of motion. Students will be expected to train very vigorously in the exercises which open the performer's body to the puppet, to study very intensely the philosophies which open a puppeteer's mind to spontaneous and imaginative performance, and to use Ireland as the canvas whereupon they can come to be one with their environment and thus one with the nature of the form. Get more information at yvette.edery@gmail.com.

TWO WRITING CLASSES, IN CASE YOU'RE FEELING PLAY-FUL.
Primary Stages School of Theater Introduces two new playwriting classes. Work out the kinks with THE REWRITE or make em' laugh with COMEDY TONIGHT. Our standard model for playwriting classes continues to provide students with the tools necessary to complete a first draft through writing exercises, workshopped readings and insight from working playwrights. New additions to the line up round out your writing experience whether you want build upon the script you have or dive into a new piece. For more info go to www.primarystages.org/school.html. Take your play to the next level during the new year!

AUDITION COACHING WITH MICHAEL CRISCUOLO.
Actor/Director with over twenty years of experience in theater, film, and television will work with you on every aspect of your audition prep, whether you’re working on sides or monologues, auditioning for a film, a play, or grad school. Specialties include overcoming fear and anxiety, building confidence, making active choices that will energize you and your material, building an audition repertoire that will showcase you at your best, and coaching you on your overall presentation. Laid-back, friendly approach that emphasizes focus, discipline, intention and activity, and FUN! All experience levels welcome. Locations available in Manhattan and Brooklyn. To book a session or for more information, contact Michael at nytheatremike@gmail.com. Michael has worked extensively in New York, regional theater, film, and television. On screen, he has appeared opposite Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Samantha Morton, Rick Schroder, and has worked with Woody Allen. In New York, he has performed at The Public Theater, P.S. 122, Theater for the New City, HERE Arts Center, The Abingdon Theatre, Metropolitan Playhouse, The Hudson Guild Theatre, and The Brick Theater. As a director, his work has been seen at Metropolitan Playhouse, chashama, and North Carolina's Opera House Theatre Company, where he spent seven seasons. He is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and Playwrights Horizons Theater School. [12/8]

LET'S GET PHYSICAL!
International Physical Theatre Laboratory with Sergei Ostrenko (Russian), 7/1 - 12, 2009, in Bovec, Slovenia. The Lab is open to professional performers from different creative genres and techniques inspired by Physical Theatre as a bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary theater performance. The process includes intensive practical training and discussions. The Lab will take place in the heart of Slovenian Alps at the mountain resort Bovec. Hotel accommodation (eleven nights) and meals (buffet breakfasts and lunches) are provided for participants. If you would like to know more www.iugte.com/projects/performers.physicality.php.

YOU TOOK MELLO'S WORKSHOP? SMOOTH MOVE.
Belinda Mello's Alexander Technique – AT Motion, on Saturdays. Or get private Alexander Technique lessons: get information at www.AlexTechMotion.com, or contact Belinda at bmello@AlexTechMotion.com, or at 917/753-0624.

COME AND SEE WHAT SIMON SAYS.
The Simon Studio offers private one-hour coaching sessions and group lab sessions with Roger Hendricks Simon, director and coach for John Lithgow, John Travolta, James Earl Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, James Woods, etc. Yale Repertory, NY Shakespeare Festival, London's Royal Court Theatre. Please call Roger at 212/841-0204 or 917/776-9209. And as always, our group professional lab sessions continue with on-camera, scenes, monologues, Shakespeare, and more - actors, writers, directors and producers working together! Please contact us ASAP for your audition and interview! www.simonstudio.com, or send an email to rhsstudio@hotmail.com.

A PUBLIC CALL FOR PRIVATE STUDENTS.
Barrymore-nominated musical director and director team, Dan Kazemi and Megan Nicole O'Brien, are looking for new private students to add to their coaching roster. These sessions would include vocal and acting coaching as well as assisting with material selection. Prices are negotiable. Please email megan.11thhour@gmail.com if you are interested or for more information.

CHECK OUT THIS AUDITION COACH.
Have an important audition coming up? Grad school? Callback? If you need a hand prepping monologues/sides or simply want an outside eye, don't hesitate to go to Bhavesh Patel. He says, “I was trained at NYU's Graduate Acting Program. I have been through the wringer of the grad school auditioning process myself and have also spent some time on the other side of the table. My focus is on bringing you forward in the work. What 'they' are looking for is a glimpse of your truth, not simply a well-crafted performance, but an artist with a rich and interesting well to draw from.” He will provide studio space at NYU (721 Broadway, 5th Fl) or he will (within reason) come to you. $50 per session/hr or $120 for 3 sessions/hrs. Contact Bhavesh for more info at BhavrPatel@gmail.com.

SOME SOUPED-UP WORKSHOPS.
Stone Soup is offering their third season of "Souped Up Sundays" master class workshops. With this series, they hope to inspire artists with exposure to a variety of artistic approaches, providing the group with a common vocabulary and set of tools to use in creating future projects. The workshops are also intended to be a venue to give established artists a chance to teach their area of expertise and to meet new collaborators for future Stone Soup workshops, readings and productions. Stone Soup is happy to open these workshops to the general public at a subsidized rate of $12 per class; or pay for all four workshops up-front for only $40! In an intimate setting of no more than 15 artists per class, this is one of the most affordable and exclusive options for theatrical training in New York City. All workshops will be Sundays from 2-5pm, at Epiphany Theatre, 154 Christopher Street below Greenwich Street. To RSVP and for more information please email Education Director, Maria at mariaschirmer@hotmail.com, or visit www.stonesoupkitchen.org.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD, WITH NATALIE WILSON'S HELP.
Singing auditions making you nervous? Fighting vocal fatigue? Opera and cabaret singer Natalie Wilson offers private voice instruction for theater singers looking for a solid, healthy, classically-based technique that they can count on. With 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. Lessons are taught on the Upper East Side or in midtown Manhattan. Rates: $70 for 1 hour, $55 for 45 minutes, $40 for 30 minutes. Email: natalie@nataliewilson.com. Phone: 212/504-3046.

COME AND PLAY AT MFTA.
Dust off the right side of your brain and get the creative juices flowing! Materials for the Arts is offering an array of hands-on workshops this Fall on how to integrate supplies from the warehouse into arts programming and NYC DOE curriculum. You can send staff and teaching artists to learn new techniques and fresh ways to incorporate the arts into your programs. There are day-time and afternoon workshops to choose from. To kick off the season MFTA will be hosting world renowned illustrator Hanoch Piven for a "Found Object Portraits" workshop. All workshops are held at the MFTA warehouse. Go to the "Events" link at www.mfta.org to register for the workshops of your choice. The price is $10 for each workshop that you wish to attend. Please consult the website for parking information and directions. Tip: Consider scheduling a shopping appointment adjacent to a workshop to maximize your time at MFTA! Dozens of workshops, on-going throughout the fall and into winter.

SING LIKE YOU SPEAK, SIMPLY AND NATURALLY
Sally Morgan helps you sing as simply and naturally as you speak. Learn the secrets of star power singing - knock 'em dead without killing your voice - command the stage! Sally's passion is to make the process of singing simple and accessible to all who have a voice. She developed an innovative method and authored a book, the Morganix Method (TM), Your Key to Vocal Excellence. Learn the natural simplicity of using your body as an instrument – the way it was meant to be! As a low cost alternative to private study, Sing Like You Speak: Simply and Naturally video lessons can be found on her website www.VocalPowerTools.com. Visit or contact her directly at info@VocalPowerTools.com or call 917/210-1443.

BE A PLAYER AT THE PLAYERS ON SUNDAYS.
Weekly acting workshops. The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St. 1 pm to 3:30 pm on Sundays. Details at www.freeactingclasses.net. Beginners, advanced, adults, teens, private coachings. Monologues, Scene Study and Cold Readings. Classes taught by award winning playwright/producer John Pallotta, and Lillian Ribeiro, award-winning director/producer/casting manager of _gaia Studios. Call 646/619-7777. Donations to the theater of $20.

GO COMMERCIAL!
Interested in breaking into commercial print and on-camera commercials? Commercials are a great way for actors to make money in an easy, actor-friendly way. Kate Stone can help coach you through the entire process! First 20 minute session is complimentary! Visit www.katestonecoaching.com for more information, or email katewstone@yahoo.com, or call 917/531-8523. Kate Stone has been a professional print model and actress for over 8 years. Her most recent print clients include: Good Housekeeping Magazine, Lean Cuisine, Toys 'R Us, Fisher Price, American Baby Magazine, Weight Watchers Magazine, Arrid Total Deodorant, and Harvey's Electronics. She has been seen on Guiding Light and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She has used commercial print and on-camera commercials to keep her busy in between auditions and as a "day job" between acting gigs.

A CREATIVE EXPRESSION ACTING INTENSIVE - FOR EVERYONE!
The Six-Session Intensive is a creative expression acting workshop designed for people from a wide range of backgrounds and professions. You may be a business executive seeking new ideas to increase productivity. Or an educator trying to answer the challenging questions you confront each day by accessing your untapped intuitive, creative insights. Or an actor who hasn't yet met a teacher with the understanding, experience and commitment to see who you are and guide you toward the expression and fulfillment or your creative vision that has been held deep in your heart. The class is taught by Artistic Director and Founder of The Actors Theatre Workshop, Thurman E. Scott. Mr. Scott's mentor, the great Stella Adler, with whom he shared a creative relationship spanning over 20 years, said, "Thurman E. Scott is the inheritor of the Stanislavsky legacy and of my legacy. He is a creative revolutionary whose work advances acting technique for the next generation." Mr. Scott's many years of study and professional experience as a teacher, actor and director creates a surrounding in which students can feel secure. This creative environment allows students to experience their individuality, make effective powerful choices, express new ideas, and begin the process of fulfilling their creative potential. This bi-monthly class takes place on Sunday afternoons and begins September 30. For a complete course description, and to fill out our online application, visit www.ActorsTheatreWorkshop.com. For further questions please call 212/947-1386 ext. 0 and a member of our senior staff will get back to you.

GET WRITE TO BUSINESS AND TALK SHOP.
Announcing a new resource: an affordable writing workshop. Jennifer DeMeritt is a writer and performer who recently made a giant life change: quitting her full-time corporate job, going freelance, and committing 110 percent to writing. Her personal essays have been published in nerve.com, Glamour, BUST Magazine and more, and she's performed at NYC’s major spoken-word venues, from KGB to the Gotham Comedy Club. In addition to being an accomplished writer herself, she's got a knack for helping others with their writing. Two years ago she founded a mini-workshop, whose members’ accomplishments include publication in the New York Times, book deals with major publishers (one with a movie option), performances on National Public Radio, and fellowships at prestigious writing conferences. This fall, she's launching a new writing workshop, open to storytellers, monologists, essayists, and fiction writers. The workshop will meet every Tuesday at 7:30 in the East Village. Participants set their own agenda and choose which projects they want to work on. Through discussion and revision, she'll help participants identify the central challenges of each piece and refine the techniques to achieve their artistic vision. The workshop could be helpful for: an actor writing a one-person show; a comedian who wants to branch into storytelling or essay writing; a novelist who needs regular feedback to stay on course; anyone who needs support for a writing project. The workshop is $250 for 10 weeks. If you shop around, you'll find that this is an excellent deal. They are happy to arrange payment plans for artists who are long on commitment but short on cash. Testimonials are available. Please e-mail if you're interested (fenniferjest@hotmail.com), or call at 917/843-6835.

THESE AGENTS AREN'T SECRET.
The Network Studio East is proud to present NY Agent Nights. Giving actors the rare opportunity to learn from, ask questions of and most importantly, perform for some great NY agents. Both Union and Non-Union Actors welcome. For a list of our upcoming agent nights and Casting Director workshops please e-mail Joshua Nelson at Netstudionyc@aol.com. What to bring: headshot and resume.

FIRST 3-HOUR ACTING CLASS FOR COLLECTIVE PRICE OF TWENTY BUCKS.
Collected Sats or Suns from 1 pm to 4 pm (ongoing). Space is limited, reserve by e-mailing Collective2007@aol.com or calling 646/619-7777. Explore characterization, work on audition techniques, interpretation skills, and ensemble interacting. Naturalistic, "inside-out" approach with an emotionally-based perspective. No obligation to take more classes; just a trial offer. More info at www.collectivetheater.org.

STUDY MEISNER IN MIDTOWN (SAVINGS FOR TRU)
Put truth and fullness in your work... come study at The Matthew Corozine Studio Theatre; now in their new home - a 40-seat theater in the heart of Times Square. Ongoing classes rooted in the Meisner Technique...experience "the reality of doing" and finding the truth in your work. TRU members get a discount for the first month of classes! Call Matt for discount details: 212/592-4138 or visit www.matthewcorozinestudio.com to set up an interview today.

INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL WITH SINGER & TEACHER TONY RICHARDS!
TRU welcomes Tony Richards to NYC, and he responds with a special TRU exclusive offer: book four lessons, he'll give you a fifth for FREE. Tony is offering a special $90/lesson introductory rate to new students. Tony works with actors, singers and performers who want to strengthen their voice capacity and/or even out rough spots. He also has great success working with damaged voices and possesses and uncanny ability to immediately diagnose vocal needs and make adjustments accordingly. For more information on Tony visit mysite.verizon.net/tonyrichards. References provided upon request. You may also call 212/265-2474 for immediate information or to set up a lesson.

ACTING COACH, TRU DISCOUNT!
Jill Dalton has been a professional actor/writer with over 20 years' experience. Including parts on Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Saturday Night Live, All My Children, As the World Turns, to name a few as well as regional theater parts and recently returned from a successful run of her solo play, My Life in the Trenches, at the Kitchen Theatre. "Anyway, I began coaching when my acting friends started asking me to help them with their auditions and then they would book the part, be it for a soap, feature film or play. I realized I’m really good at this and I love helping actors achieve their dreams. I have a large apartment on the upper west side which is perfect for coaching. My fee is $50 per hour but for TRU only $40. Call 212/721-2866 or email me at JuliaDalton@verizon.net."

NEED AN ACTING CLASS THAT WILL PROPEL YOUR CAREER FORWARD?
New agent-taught series of classes, with $20 off for TRU readers! As an actor, are you frustrated by: Not being able to secure the audition appointments you know should be yours, not getting callbacks when you go to an audition, not feeling truly comfortable with your audition technique, not feeling truly comfortable with "cold reading" auditions, not finding monologues that suit you and your talents well, not finding monologues that are not already "done to death" by other actors, not finding a teacher who is well-versed in ways of helping you to achieve your career goals, not working with a teacher armed with a wealth of information, knowledge and experiences, willing to reinforce his thoughts and ideas with a veritable trove of anecdotal material, much of it gleaned from his own life and the lives of friends and colleagues? Then you are in luck! Lewis R. Chambers (who founded The Bethel Agency nearly 38 years ago and who has represented actors in all major media) plans a series of 3 or 4 classes during the months ahead. Classes are arranged in blocks of four each, meeting on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings, as well as on Saturday mornings from 10 AM to 1 PM. Evening class hours are flexible - some will begin at 6:00 or 6:30 PM, while others will, in all probability, begin at 7 PM, ending three hours later. Classes are basically scene study, monologues, audition technique, cold readings and, at times, a bit of improv. Informal meetings follow most classes, enabling students to learn more about the business part of their careers. Classes, of four meetings each, are priced at $180 ($160 when you mention TRU), with a non-refundable deposit of $100 to be paid ten days before the start of any skein of classes and the balance to be paid at the first class. For more detailed information, Mr. Chambers is reachable at 212/864-4510 or at either of two Email addresses: chambers_bethel@yahoo.com or BethelAgcy@aol.com

BE PREPARED FOR YOUR NEXT AUDITION!
10% off for TRU! Caroline Thomas, teacher, playwright and artistic director of Total Theatre Lab is offering monologue selection and/or preparation for auditions. Having coached Laura Prepon for That 70's Show, James Gandolfini for his Broadway debut in A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as several up and coming actors and actresses for theater, TV and film, she is experienced in bringing out the best you can do. Having just joined TRU she would like to offer a 10% discount to all TRU members. For more information log onto www.totaltheatrelab.com or call 212/799-4224.

PLAYWRIGHTS WANTED IN MAMARONECK!
Innovative Stages seeks playwrights for its bimonthly workshop held in Mamaroneck NY on Thursday evenings. To participate, please contact Carol at carol@innovativestages.com. Free.

DON'T VEER FROM YOUR CAREER PATH.
Find the way with Jagger Kaye. $30. For beginners and returnees confused about: headshots, whom to mail to and what projects to accept and pursue? Contact JKCasting@aol.com with "CAREER HELP" in the subject line of your e-mail.

THEATER & FILM WORKSHOP, TRU-LY DISCOUNTED!
Save $45 An on camera performance workshop from the award winning SIMON STUDIO training and production center in NYC and Poughkeepsie. Designed for actors, playwright/screenwriters and directors and producer participants and observers. Group and/or private work with Roger Hendricks Simon (director of James Earl Jones, John Lithgow, Samuel L. Jackson, NY Shakespeare Festival, Yale Rep, London's Royal Court Theatre) and film maker Daniel Simon (NYC Gotham Film Festival director) who demonstrate their unique SIMON STUDIO technique with exercises, monologues and scenes from Shakespeare to contemporary. Theatre and film Industry showcase opportunity with agents, casting directors and producers included. Flexible schedule. Cost: $195. ($150. special for TRU members!) Call 212/841-0204 for information and reservations. www.simonstudio.com.

MASTER ACTING TECHNIQUE AT MASTER CLASS!
Ongoing acting classes, small groups now forming. The Actors Theatre Workshop (“ATW”) an award winning non-profit theater's Artistic Director Thurman E. Scott teaches Technique, Character Development, Script Analysis and Scene Study. Audition required. Apply online, or call 212/947-1386 to speak to Sean Barry. Classes: Mons & Thurs. 7:30 pm-11 pm or beyond. Email info@actorstheatreworkshop.com

10-WEEK WRITING WORKSHOPS, THREE LEVELS!
Discover your own voice in the workshop that best suits you: Writing/Playwrighting for Beginners, Playwrighting for Actors (write your own original material), and Writing for Teens. "I have found that many writing instructors and classes are cold and authoritarian. Through years of experience as a writer, creative writing coach and script doctor, I have developed a workshop that will allow you to develop your own work and begin to discover your unique voice and writing process." Classes will consist of lectures and writing assignments, along with individual conferences, and professional development. This is a workshop unlike any other. 10-week sessions will take place in lower Manhattan. Very reasonable. Email for more information: thewriterstudio@yahoo.com

DISCOUNTED COMPUTER CLASSES FOR ARTISTS!
New York Interactive Media is a computer training company based in NYC that offers private training and group classes in computer programs including: Intro to Computers (FREE), Excel, PowerPoint, Quark, SPSS, Photoshop & Illustrator for the Fashion Insustry, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and InDesign to name a few. TRU members get a 30% discount an all classes (mention "TRU online"). For a free quote/to register, call 646/209-2333 or email: joe@training-nyc.com Visit them online at: www.NewYorkInteractiveMedia.com

ONGOING! AUDITION THERAPY CLASSES!
Director Richard Sabellico is accepting students for his Monday evening or Tuesday evening Audition Therapy class. This class not only deals with the practical preparations for showcasing the actor's abilities in an audition situation, but with the mental preparation as well. The actor is taught how to keep their power and focus on the work instead of the outcome. There are no more than 6 students per class, allowing at least 1/2-hour of practical work and 2 1/2 hours of observation. Each class member is given 7 new songs, specifically tailored to their needs. Students are taught a specific technique, developed by Mr. Sabellico, which enables the actor to walk into any audition situation, with strength and clarity and within a few minutes, demonstrate the breadth and depth of their abilities. A highly successful Broadway actor as well as an accomplished director, Richard has been privy to both sides of the audition table. Class runs Monday or Tuesday evenings, 6-9pm for 4 weeks, $350.00. For date of next set of classes, contact: 212/874-5850 or email SabellicoClass@aol.com

THEATER PRODUCING WORKSHOP!
The PART Theatre Arts Workshop for adults (ages 17 and up). Learn professional theater techniques from an award-winning theater artist. Participants work towards developing theater productions and forming a theater ensemble as The Point Actor's Repertory Theatre (The PART). Meeting every Monday and Tuesday, from Sept - May. 6:30PM - 9:00PM EST (GMT-05:00). The Point CDC, 940 Garrison Ave. The Bronx. For details, call 718/542-4139.

ONE DAY SEMINARS WITH TOP PRIME TIME CASTING DIRECTORS - DATES TBA - all year long. Call to find out who and when each month. For more information and to register call The Actor’s Loft 212/358-5003 or Email actorsloft@aol.com

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Performance Spaces

A YOGA SPACE THAT WON’T STRETCH YOUR BUDGET.
A yoga studio, The Fierce Club, has just begun renting their Soho space for rehearsals and events. They are willing to work with budgets and love artists. There are two spaces, one very large room, approximately 1500 square feet, and a smaller room (can fit four people easily). Please visit their website for details (and a free yoga pass if you'd like to take a class to come check out the yoga or the space): www.thefierceclub.com. Contact: info@thefierceclub.com.

CHELSEA SPACES.
Excellent rehearsal space available at The Atlantic Theater Company studios. Large, spacious, new--some with hardwood floors and mirrors! All studios are soundproof! A great central Chelsea location, just across from Chelsea Market on 9th Ave, they offer hourly, day and weekly rates. They have special rates for not-for-profits and for alumni of Atlantic Theater Company Acting School. They also have very reasonable reading rates for their two beautiful and historic Chelsea theaters: The Linda Gross Theater on West 20th Street and their own Atlantic Stage 2 on West 16th Street, voted “best underground movement” by The Village Voice. For rehearsal rates, go to www.atlantictheater.org/page.aspx?id=12016807, but also feel free to email them and they can send you some more info and photos, or call the front desk to find out availability. You can send any inquiries to icrawford@atlantictheater.org or call 212/691-5919 for more info.

A VENUE IN TSQ WITH A BAR AND NO DRINK MINIMUM FOR YOUR LATE NIGHT SHOWS.
The Producer's Club (358 W. 44th St - NYC) will be offering free theatre space starting mid July for late night on Fridays and Saturdays (after 10 pm) for stand-up comedy shows, sketch groups, live theatre, and improv with NO DRINK MINIMUM. We will provide theatre lights, microphones, stage room, and audience seats. We also have a newly renovated bar with no drink minimum. The box office will be split 50/50. Email: info@producersclubtheaters.com. The Producer's Club will help but will not be responsible for the advertising of shows.

HEAD TO THE LAB.
Two great rehearsal spaces for rent in midtown. Window-lined, air conditioned, 35'x40' and 13'x17'. From $15/hour. 307 West 38th at 8th Ave. 212/513-1052 or www.LABtheater.org.

WHY IS THIS SPACE DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHERS? REFLECT.
Rehearsal space and dance class space available at the Actors’ Temple synagogue at 339 West 47th Street, NY, NY 10036. Mirrors on all three floors and pianos are available. To find out more about the studios visit www.theactorstemple.org or call Larry Roberts at 212/245-6975 for a quotation.

COME SEE WHAT THE FIELD HAS TO YIELD.
Rent a private office at The Field, 161 Sixth Avenue, 14th Floor, in SoHo, at Spring Street and Sixth Avenue. Work in a bright and sunny 12’x10’ office with high ceilings and a glamorous Manhattan view. Big enough for 1-3 employees. Prime location/building: in the Butterick building, built 1904. 24-hour concierge, 7 days/week. Building right above C/E trains at Spring Street. #1 train two blocks away. Fabulous view. Private light-filled office with wall of windows looking east over city. Located within a larger space occupied by a non-profit arts service organization (The Field, www.thefield.org). The Field’s space includes a conference room, copier, internet, fax, etc that you have access to at a very affordable per usage cost. The $1,600 rent includes electricity, cleaning, garbage, and water. Available 3/1. For more information or to schedule an appointment to look, email jennifer@thefield.org or call 212/691-6969. Long-term rental is preferred. Ideal candidate is a performing artist or arts related organization.

CAST YOUR LOT WITH NYCASTINGS.
NYCastings has a great facility available for Casting Session rentals in the Mid-town area at 243 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenue). This is right around the corner from Penn Station, so it's fast and easy for anyone to get to from any part of the tri-state area. This is a fully managed casting facility with the following features:
• Waiting Room can hold 30 people comfortably and has a large reception desk at your service to check in talent.
• Wireless internet connection.
• Printer and copier available.
• Two different studio rooms available.
• Various lighting equipment, including strobes, for photography.
• Cameras available - record on Mini DV tape.
• Can burn DVD's of casting sessions and other minor production tasks.
• They can set up camera, lighting and audio so your casting tapes look and sound great.
• At all times there is staff around to help out if needed. For more information call Arthur Dutkanicz at 212/219-3339 x1.

PLENTY OF ROOM IN THIS SMALL POND.
Announcing a cheap rehearsal space on the LES! Small Pond Studios at LaSalle Academy is a brand new venture for Small Pond Entertainment. They're ecstatic about their new space and hope you will be too. Reservations are going fast so if you want to reserve some space e-mail studios@smallpondentertainment.com. LaSalle Academy is not using its Annex Space on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street this year. They have graciously signed off on a space-trade agreement with Small Pond. They have several studios and storage spaces of all different sizes available for your rehearsals, readings, etc., all at unbelievably low prices, 10am - 10pm, 7 days a week! 6 classrooms available at $12/hour. 1 large cafeteria space available at $30/hour. 1 large walk-in storage closet (lockable) available at $8/week or $30/month. 5 medium storage closets (lockable) available at $6/week or $20/month. 3 storage tubs in a shared closet available at $4/week or $10/month. E-mail your reservation now before all of the spaces are taken!

TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF A VIRTUAL STEAL.
Office/Casting/Rehearsal Space. Excellent rates! For a virtual tour of this newly renovated, naturally lit space, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACTll7UJ_U0. They have offices to rent short-term and long-term with internet, fax and phone. They also have a great casting/seminar space/holiday party space as well as rehearsal/small meeting space. Rates are flexible. [12/5]

JOHN CHATTERTON DARES TO OFFER SOME GREAT DEALS.
A study by the New York Innovative Theater Foundation has found that 25% of Off-Off-Broadway theaters have closed in the last five years. Here's what John Chatterton has to say about that: "Maybe we need to rethink things, so consider the Studio Theatre at Where Eagles Dare. If you don't confuse it with a fully equipped performance space, it can be the perfect place to do a staged reading or to workshop a play that doesn't require much tech:
• Waiting room.
• Green room/dressing room (separate stage entrance).
• 50 seats, mostly on risers.
• $190 per night w/ dressing room, on off nights; $240 on Saturday and Sunday. (Currently $50 off on any night!)
• $800 for 4 nights w/ dressing room, Thursday through Sunday. (Currently $660!)
• 8 theater lights and 8 dimmers.
• Sound system.
• $240 on Saturday and Sunday. (Currently $50 off on any night!)
So, is Off-Off-Broadway going the way of the dinosaur, or is it adapting to change? Only time will tell. I believe that the urge to create will always find an outlet, however humble, and that those willing to adapt will always find a way to practice their art." Interested parties should call 212/279-2504 or email studios@oobr.com. For more details on Where Eagles Dare studios and theater, see www.johncpresents.com.

COME PLANT YOUR FLAG IN THIS COLONY.
In mid-2009, the artists' colony Westbeth (on West Street between Bank and Bethune) will have a 4,410-square foot, 78-seat theater available for short or long-term lease. The asking rent is $8,000 per month. With approximately 300 residential units, Westbeth’s mission is to provide low income housing for artists. Westbeth is also the home of the New School for Drama. If you or any of your clients or colleagues are looking for a theater, please contact Charles Gross, Assistant VP Director of Commericial Leasing and Management for Phipps Houses, the managing agent for Westbeth, at 212/243-9090 x236.

GREAT DESIGN STUDIO, SPACE AVAILABLE MIDTOWN.
A small group of theater designers/writers are looking to share a renovated office space on West 30th Street near 6th Avenue, 11th floor with spectacular views and great light. Well-maintained loft-like building with 24-hour access and doorman. The office is furnished, which includes: new desks and files; modern conference area; wireless copier, internet connection; microwave and fridge. (Apart from the shared equipment mentioned, some designers have their own color printers and laser cutter.) They currently have one area to rent for $660/month, near windows and with lots of light. Please contact Narelle Sissons, narelle@earthlink.net; 917/570-5105.

WINGS THEATRE MAY NEED A NEW NEST.
Wings Theatre's landlord, Rockrose Development Corp, is trying to raise the rent of all their Archive Building non-profit tenants by up to 500% within one year. Staff from various city government officials are mediating with Rockrose to find a workable solution to this rent crisis. Meanwhile, Wings seeks a new space or opportunity to share space with another organization. Please contact Robert Mooney at rmooney1@verizon.net. Here's a recent NY Times article on the situation: www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/nyregion/14archives.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=rockrose&st=cse&oref=slogin

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.

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS . . . OFFICE FOR RENT.
165 square feet. Window facing W. 23 St. Especially good for film-related business (surrounded by same). Cut a film, run a small production company, business office. $1250 per month. Seeking tenant ASAP. Contact Michelle Bablo, 212/271-8747. www.splash-studios.com. 49 W. 23 St., 6th Floor.

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE . . . PERHAPS?
Rehearsals and performances. MTB Studio: 330 W. 38 St., Suite 505. Between 8th and 9th Aves. Call 212/216-0602 for info about midtown space charging $22 per hour for rehearsals. Small fee for use of props and furniture. Small performances $40 per hour (minimum 2 hours). Studio will assist in Box Office, Concessions, etc. Everything is negotiable. Long-term rentals encouraged. www.mtbstudio.com for more info.

RIGHT THERE NEAR TIMES SQUARE – A NEW PLACE TO SHOW!
The Directors Studio. New performance/rehearsal studio of 40 seats, 311 W. 43 St., 4th Floor. Housing readings, workshops and bare-bones productions of original work by established and up-and-coming artists. Full rep plot, flexible seating. Run by The Directors Company. For rental info, e-mail directorscompany@aol.com, or visit www.myspace.com/directorsstudio. Phone: 212/246-5877. Fax: 212/246-0668.

SHEPHERD YOUR PLAY INTO RICHMOND SHEPARD THEATRE.
90-seat theater available during the gap between shows. Rent is only $25 - $30 an hour. $2450 a week includes lights, electricity and insurance. Negotiable rates for TRU readers, and special summer rates! E-mail jessica@stagesoflearning.org. Richmond Shepard Theatre, 309 E. 26 St. Well-raked seats in an L-shaped configuration Stage: 25X20.

THE PRODUCERS CLUB HAS BECOME THE NEWEST TRU FRIEND!
They like us, they really like us ... and they want all TRU members to have a 10% discount on their rehearsal studios and theater spaces. Heck, we like them, too! Rehearsal Space hourly rates for studios are: 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday $20.00; 6pm - 11pm Monday - Friday $25.00; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 11pm $25.00. Rehearsal in the Theaters: Sonnet & Royal $30.00 per hour, Crown $35.00, Grand $40.00. They offer a 10% discount to all people who mention TRU. And ask them about free space for Quick shows. Email Freddy or Ernesto at info@producersclubtheaters.com or call them at 212/315-4743. If you don't know by now, The Producers Club is located at 358 W. 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.

BE PART OF AN EXCITING REVIVAL ON THE EAST SIDE!
Remember the Blue Heron Arts Center on East 23rd? That great theater/studio space has now been revived and reopened thanks to Algonquin Theater Productions. They are currently seeking renters for its two performance spaces, two rehearsal spaces and offices. Algonquin Theater Productions has taken over the lease of the former Blue Heron Theater at 123 East 24th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues. Currently under way are plans to completely remodel the interior lobby so as to better replicate the feel of the era of the original Algonquin Round Table, when such playwrights and wits such as George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber, Marc Connelly and Robert Benchley thrived. The theater complex features two working venues: The Kaufman Theater, a beautiful 99-seat house with state-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment; The Parker Theater, an intimate 40-seat house, ideal for readings, one-acts and small casts. Both theaters are air conditioned. Also in the complex are two 16' by 24' rehearsal spaces, available from 8am to 11pm daily, and offices, which would be ideal for small theater companies needing a midtown point of operations. All facilities are available immediately. For information on long or short-term rentals, contact either Administrative Director Debra Grimberg at Debragrim@aol.com, or Artistic Director Tony Sportiello at AlgonquinProd@aol.com.

ROY'LL TREAT YOU ROYALLY: CHECK OUT THESE TRU SAVINGS!
Summer Savings at Roy Arias Studios & Theatres, one of the 2007 sponsors of the TRU Audition Event (i.e., we love them)! Multiple theaters available: 25-seat, 55-seat, 75-seat, 99-seat, and 150-seat. Rehearsal studios from 150 to 1,600 square feet. Go to the Roy Arias Studios & Theatres office at the Times Square Art Center, 300 West 43rd Street, Suite 506, New York, NY 10036.

NEW THEATER SPACE SEEKS RESIDENT COMPANY!
Around the corner from Lord & Taylor, 3 blocks from Bryant Park, 4 blocks from Herald Square - a NEW space in town. Spoon Theatre has a 50-65 seat theater with a full tech package, storage area, two bathrooms (one handicapped accessible) and is fully accessible, with roof access as well. We have the whole 5th floor so there is no sharing with any other groups or organizations. They'd love a resident company to do their whole season there and anyone we rent to gets an amazing rate, not an astronomical one - and an additional 10% off for TRU members. Long or short-term performance rentals preferred (as opposed to an hour or two rehearsal, but they may do that too) - email info@spoontheater.org

PLAYERS THEATER HAS A LOFTY IDEA!
TRU's home - the Players Theatre - has a great new performance space: a 50-seat black box called The Players Loft. This newly renovated black box theater is available starting January 2007 for rehearsals and/or performances. Equipped with lights and sound capability, piano, dressing room and flexible seating. 31'x43', $35/hour (daily and weekly rates also available). Special 15%-20% discount for TRU members! For rental info on the 248 seat mainstage or 50-seat Loft (plus various rehearsal spaces), call 212/475-1449 or visit www.theplayerstheatre.com

BLEECKER, BUT NOT BLEAK: SEEKING INVESTMENT PARTNERS.
The theatres at 45 Bleecker Street are a multiuse, hybrid theater complex. Former home of the Culture Project, it is the theater complex of the future. Most single theaters and theater complexes in New York City are built on a business model of four hours of use a day, six days a week. This theater complex is built on the business models of Las Vegas casinos where income is based on maximum use of space, revenue per square foot, per minute of the day, seven days a week. We will be open eighteen hours a day, seven days a week. With over 10,000 square feet and three large spaces, a 300-seat theatre, a 150-seat theatre, and a Lobby/Cafe, we have created multiple revenue streams. We will also internally produce shows including The Green Room, which will run seven nights a week starting at 1030PM in the 150-seat theatre. This complex will become the centerpiece, the jewel of downtown Off-Broadway theatre in New York City and a vital, sought-after theater complex that will set the artistic and financial standards for Off-Broadway nationally. For more information or to obtain an Investors Prospectus please contact Louis S. Salamone at afterschoolprods@yahoo.com or call 212/353-9283.

WHY SCROUNGE FOR A LOUNGE FOR SPECIAL EVENT SPACE?
Lower East Side bar has some lower prices, "bar" none. Iggy's Keltic Lounge on the Lower East Side has space available for theater company fundraisers, birthday parties and various other events. Contact Mike for rates, deals and details! By phone 917/405-3711 or e-mail: MichaelWhitney7@aol.com Webpage for bar: www.Myspace.com/Iggys

THEATER SPACE, DRAMATIC LOCATION!
The Arthur Seelen Theatre, located in the basement of the Drama Book Shop, is a flexible black box, seating up to 60 people. It is ideal for rehearsals, readings, and auditions, but can also be rented for performances. For rates and other info, contact Jessica Avellone at 212/944-0595 x416.

GET MOVIN' TO THE ACTORS MOVEMENT STUDIO SPACE.
20% discount for TRU! Rehearse, perform, have classes, parties, photo shoots, hold auditions, do comedy, wear garments at Garment District Theater & Comedy Café. Center area studio 60-seat black box theater. Weekly 6 day rental $1,500.00, 3 day weekend Rental $1,200. Hourly rehearsal/class rate: $25-$35. Four-Hour Performance Block: $350-$450. Lighting, piano, 11 windows, reception area, sound system. Stage: 19 feet X 16 Feet (Wooden Platform) Audience Area 25 feet X 18 feet (Actors Equity Approved Showcase and Audition Venue). Call 212/736-3309 or e-mail ams@actorsmovementstudio.com, Website: www.actorsmovementstudio.com

THINK SMALL, SAVE BIG!
Showcase yourself in an intimate 40-seat theater in the Times Square area, with TRU savings for first-time renters. Perfect for one person or small cast shows. With light/sound included. Competitive prices. Contact Matthew Corozine at Matthew Corozine Studio for TRU discount details: 917/912-6372 or visit www.matthewcorozinestudio.com for photos and more info.

SMALL, ATTRACTIVE THEATER/WORKSHOP SPACE!
Stage Left Studio, not your typical black box; a gem of a theater/workshop space. Forget basic black – this stylish space has wine red walls, midnight blue drapes and carpets, and a 12 feet of windows looking onto the south side of Times Square. State of the art sound and light system. Seats 24, great for readings, casting calls, solo shows and receptions. Elegant lobby. Read more about it at www.stageleftstudio.com.

AN URBAN STAGE FOR YOUR NEXT PRODUCTION!
Urban Stages is available for rent: 74-seat theater, rehearsal room, building shop. Weekly and daily rates available. State of the art technical package, URBAN STAGES, 259 W. 30th Street at 8th Avenue. Highly visible jewel-box located directly at street level. 74-seat, nicely raked house. High grid (15í) rental includes lighting and sound packages. Lovely lobby with Box Office and two public restrooms, very spacious dressing rooms (fits 20) backstage with restrooms, large backstage area. Convenient to all subways on West Side. Parking and great restaurants within a block. Call 212/421-1380, Sonia Kozlova, Managing Director (more information at www.urbanstages.org). Includes 7/24 access, and extensive technical package.

RENOVATED THEATER NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
Beautiful, fully equipped, 60-seat theater for rent in heart of the Theater District. Air-conditioned, 24 hour access. High grid ceiling, full lighting and sound package. Newly renovated small lobby and bar. Available to rent weekly ($1,200, plus light/sound package) or willing to share space with another company ($1,400 a month plus share utilities). For more information, contact Joan Slavin, 917/301-7842. [6/14]

HE'S GOT THE SPACE - YOU NEED THE SPACE.
Brand new location for art and theatrical things of all kinds. Theater/performance/art gallery loft in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn seeks (via selection process) artists to create, develop and/or present run performances of all kinds, workshops, readings, classes, installations, experimental things. Artists will not pay rent, and studio is not producing the shows-something in-between. For more info, e-mail Arthur Adair: twothreesixmorebeetle@hotmail.com with a brief description of project and a sentence on your background.

THREE GREAT SPACES ON WEST 36TH STREET!
Abingdon Theatre Company has three spaces available to meet your rental needs. Each provides an intimate space, fully equipped and competitively priced without any extra charges. The Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex’s unique design accommodates full theater productions in a newly renovated space located in the heart of the Fashion District, 312 W. 36th Street, just west of 8th Avenue. The complex houses two theater spaces. The Dorothy Strelsin is a 56-seat theater with a 3/4 thrust (audience on three sides) configuration. The June Havoc is a 98–seat theater with traditional proscenium design. Both venues offer complete, state–of–the–art lighting and sound equipment packages, which are part of all-inclusive rental agreement. Only four blocks from Port Authority, two blocks from Penn Station and accessible by every Broadway, 7th and 8th Avenue subway and bus lines. Those traveling in from New Jersey will find the theater within a few blocks of the Lincoln Tunnel. There is ample parking 50 feet from the theater’s front door. "Let us facilitate your every production need so you can concentrate on your art. After renting theaters for nine seasons, we know the value of a space you can count on with the flexibility to meet your unique production requirements." Along they have full production capability, these theaters are inviting spaces for rehearsals, readings and classes. Call 212/868-2055 to make an appointment to see the spaces for yourself.

NEED A STAGE? WHY NOT SAGE?
Sage advice on renting Sage Theater near Times Square. Rehearsal, performance, meeting and party space. 99-seat capacity plus rehearsal studio and spacious lobby. 711 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor (between 47th & 48th St.). Contact Diana Blake, 212/302-6665 or by e-mail, info@sagetheater.us

SPACE SHARE/PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
Lotus Music & Dance Studios, located at 109 West 27th Street, 8th floor, NYC, is a multicultural center specializing in traditional dance from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. It has four studios suitable for rehearsals, informal performances, workshops and classes. Current renters include a commercial modeling agency, drama classes, writing workshops and classical musicians, as well as a multiculturally-diverse group of dancers and choreographers. Lotus is looking to either share its existing space or establish a sharing partnership in another space with a performing arts organization. For more info email info@lotusarts.com.

CREATE YOUR OWN SPACE IN TIMES SQUARE AREA!
Brand new theater complex looking for tenants, will custom build theater space, studios or offices to your specs and needs. 20,000 Sq Ft Available. Any size space - Built to suit. Be part of the newest space at the most important location in NYC. Short- and long-term leases include Electric, AC & Lounge/Waiting Area. JKCasting@aol.com for info and site tour (put "performance space" in subject) for this or individual midtown performance needs for specific dates.

RENT 40-SEAT STUDIO THEATER IN MIDTOWN!
The Matthew Corozine Studio has moved to a new home on 43rd Street. Their new space has 40 real theatre seats, central A/C and lighting. For information about rental, go to www.matthewcorozinestudio.com or call 212/592-4138.

EAST VILLAGE THEATER FOR YOUR NEXT PRODUCTION!
Discover Duo, a beautiful turn of the century 70 seat theater in the heart of the East Village theater district. Complete lighting/sound/video system. Rehearsals/performances. See the space at www.duotheater.org. For price, call 212/598-4320.

PERFORMANCE/REHEARSAL SPACE!
Dharma Road announces its new office and theatre at CRS (The Center for Remembering & Sharing) – renting out studio for rehearsals, etc., and also curating a performance series (dance, theatre, puppetry, video) on Saturday nights. Studio (34' x 20', wood floor, sky lights, mirror) is available for rental for workshops, rehearsals, and performances. For a limited time, rehearsal space is only $10/hr! For more info, visit www.crsny.org. CRS, 123 4th Ave, 2nd Fl (between 12th & 13th Streets), New York, NY 10003.

NEW OFF-BROADWAY THEATER!

Discover Studio Dante, Michael Imperioli's new off-Broadway theater, designed to look like a jewel box from the early 1900's. It's perfect for theater, film screenings (they have a screen that descends from the ceiling), cabaret performances, readings, special events and private parties. Located at 257 West 29th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue. Visit website at www.studiodante.com to see a visual of the space. For appointment to see space, call Francine Volpe at 212/239-4500.

THEATER SPACE AVAILABLE!
TADA! Theater rental available at a TRU discount. Convenient location on West 28th between 5th & B'way. TADA! Youth Theater has taken over the CAP 21 Theater. 98 seats. 25' by 30' raised stage. Some soft goods available. Lighting package, Sound, Lobby, Box Office, Dressing Rooms, Audience Bathrooms, Elevator. One-day rentals and week-long rentals available. Discount for ART/NY and TRU members. Call TADA! at 212/252-1619 or e-mail: tada@tadatheater.com.

REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE, TRU DISCOUNT!
The WorkShop Theater Company has two spaces available in the newly renovated Theater Building at 312 W. 36th Street. The Jewel Box is a modest Flex-Seating capable Black-Box that can accommodate up to 40, with a stage range of 20'W X 12' D to 16'W X 15'D. Main Stage facility boasts a 23'W X 16'D thrust stage with fixed seating for 65. Both spaces feature high ceilings (12' to grid) and come with a full Lighting and Audio package, Dressing Rooms, and Lobby use. Location provides easy access from all subway lines, and features 2 elevators, wheelchair access and Air Conditioning. Rates are available for Hourly, Daily, and Weekly rentals. A substantial discount is guaranteed when you mention TRU! Contact the Technical Director, Tyler Miller at 212.695.4173 ext. 3# for more information.

FREE THEATER SPACE!
Manhattantheatresource gives its theater space away three nights a week by application to new and developing projects! They're a not-for-profit arts service organization and production company with their own space at 177 MacDougal Street. Part of their mission is to create a place where people without trust funds can play too! This free series is called the Flopnight Development Series and applications are downloadable off their website: www.theatresource.org or available for pick up in their space at 177 MacDougal Street. (Mainstage rental packages are also available off the site.)

Rehearsal Spaces

HEAD TO THE LAB.
Two great rehearsal spaces for rent in midtown. Window-lined, air conditioned, 35'x40' and 13'x17'. From $15/hour. 307 West 38th at 8th Ave. 212/513-1052 or www.LABtheater.org.

WHY IS THIS SPACE DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHERS? REFLECT.
Rehearsal space and dance class space available at the Actors’ Temple synagogue at 339 West 47th Street, NY, NY 10036. Mirrors on all three floors and pianos are available. To find out more about the studios visit www.theactorstemple.org or call Larry Roberts at 212/245-6975 for a quotation.

THEATER SPACE, DRAMATIC LOCATION!
The Arthur Seelen Theatre, located in the basement of the Drama Book Shop, is a flexible black box, seating up to 60 people. It is ideal for rehearsals, readings, and auditions, but can also be rented for performances. For rates and answers to any questions, please contact Jessica Avellone at 212/944-0595 x416.

THE PLAYERS THEATER IS BACK AND READY FOR YOUR NEXT SHOW!
The historic Players Theatre has rehearsal studios (and a fabulous 248-seat theater) available for rental at a special 15%-20% off for TRU! There are five rehearsal rooms - all light and airy. Rates are $15/hr, $25/hr and $35/hr. with 15-20% off when you mention TRU ($12, $20 and $30/hr)! You can visit the site to get specs at: www.theplayerstheatre.com.

HEART OF HARLEM HAS ONE REHEARSAL SPACE.
Practice, practice, practice. For locals only. chashama has recently gained access to space at 461 W.126 St., dedicated to Harlem and Upper-Manhattan/Bronx-based artists. E-mail Programming Director Risa Shoup at risa@chashama.org with this info: rehearsal schedule needs, number of people involved, description of project. Exclusive and shared monthly and weekly rates when space is available.

REHEARSAL SPACE RENTAL!
Barrow Group offering not-for-profit rates for all TRU members on 5 rehearsal spaces of different sizes, specials for weekday daytime rentals (anytime before 6pm, Monday-Friday). Studios ranging in size from 12’x14’ to 22.5’ X 48’. TRU members will receive the Not-for-Profit discounts which are posted at www.barrowgroup.org. Located at 312 West 36th St., (8th/9th). Five different spaces — those interested can check out the dimensions of each by clicking the "Studio Rental" link at www.barrowgroup.org

GREAT DEAL ON REHEARSAL SPACE!
Discover Where Eagles Dare Studios! John Chatterton, producer of the Midtown International Theatre Festival and publisher of OOBR ("the off-off-broadway review"), has opened a rehearsal/teaching/audition/reading space, called Where Eagles Dare. The new space has soft, warm lighting; rehearsal furniture; storage space; a waiting room; a Yamaha P80 electronic keyboard; and 50 very comfortable chairs. It is large (22 x 30 feet), quietish (on the 12th floor), and convenient (on W. 36th St. between Eighth and Ninth). Where Eagles Dare also offers lots of natural light and a commanding urban view. (It does NOT have a dance floor.) Rates will range from $12 per hour to $24 per hour, depending on number of hours booked, time of day, and type of activity. For more information, call John at 646/207-2926 or E-mail him at studios@oobr.com

GET MOVIN' TO THE ACTORS MOVEMENT STUDIO SPACE.
20% discount for TRU! Rehearse, perform, have classes, parties, photo shoots, hold auditions, do comedy, wear garments at Garment District Theater & Comedy Café. Center area studio 60-seat black box theater. Weekly 6 day rental $1,500.00, 3 day weekend Rental $1,200 . Hourly rehearsal/class rate: $25-$35. Four-Hour Performance Block: $350-$450. Lighting, piano, 11 windows, reception area, sound system. Stage: 19 feet X 16 Feet (Wooden Platform) Audience Area 25 feet X 18 feet (Actors Equity Approved Showcase and Audition Venue). Call 212/736-3309 or e-mail ams@actorsmovementstudio.com. Website: www.actorsmovementstudio.com

LARGE NEW REHEARSAL SPACE, TRU DISCOUNT!
The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) has new large rehearsal space for rent: the TACT Studio. Beautiful, newly renovated space, 1500 sq ft., conveniently located at 900 Broadway (at 20th Street); easily accessed by train (L, N, R, W, Q, 4, 5, 6, at Union Square). Perfect for rehearsals, backer's auditions, small presentations, readings, auditions, classes and photo shoots. Currently available evenings and weekends. Rates vary. Discount for TRU readers. Information and bookings call: 212/645-TACT (8228).

STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE!
Crea'Ture Initiative offers 400 sq ft with waiting area and partition! Perfect for rehearsals, auditions, castings, photo shoots, etc! Prime Midtown Location, accessible by: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 9, N, R, Q, W, and 7 trains, NJ Transit - 303 W. 42nd St and 8th Ave. Studio includes: Two black boxes, Various chairs, Mirrors, Computer (PC), Copy Machine, Tiled Floor, Sound system. $15/hr Rehearsal/Audition space. For booking information, contact Kalia Foote at m3kalia@aol.com or 866/761-9321.

HAVE AN EPIPHANY ABOUT REHEARSAL SPACE!
Have an Epiphany: TRU deal on a West Village space that's perfect for rehearsals and classes. Haven't tried the Epiphany rehearsal space yet? You should! Clean, friendly, big, bright ... and inexpensive: $16/hour gets you a room at least 20x21' with rehearsal fruniture. Located at 154 Christopher Street (between Greenwich and Washington). Call Rachel at 646.638.0252 or email her at Rachel@epiphanytheater.org and mention the TRU newsletter for an hour of free space when you book 5 or more (first time bookings only). Check out photos and details at www.epiphanytheater.org nd book now for your spring and summer shows!

REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SPACE FOR RENT, TRU DISCOUNT!
The WorkShop Theater Company has two spaces available in the renovated Theater Building at 312 W. 36th Street. The Jewel Box is a modest Flex-Seating capable Black-Box that can accommodate up to 40, with a stage range of 20'W X 12' D to 16'W X 15'D. Main Stage facility boasts a 23'W X 16'D thrust stage with fixed seating for 65. Both spaces feature high ceilings (12' to grid) and come with a full Lighting and Audio package, Dressing Rooms, and Lobby use. Location provides easy access from all subway lines, and features 2 elevators, wheelchair access and Air Conditioning. Rates are available for Hourly, Daily, and Weekly rentals. A substantial discount is guaranteed when you mention TRU! Contact the Technical Director, Tyler Miller at 212/695-4173 ext. 3# for more information.

REHEARSAL SPACE!
TADA! Theater (15 West 28th Street-3rd Floor) is renting its rehearsal room! The rehearsal studio is 25' x 30', marley floors, air-conditioned, piano, sound system that includes CD/tape player, tables, chairs and rehearsal furniture. Short and Long term rentals are accepted and will be billed at rate of $25 per hour, $20 for non-profits. SPECIAL $15/hr for TRU members! Rehearsal room is not available for performances. There is a $25 security deposit for keys, which will be returned with at the end of rental. For more information on procedures, rentals or to see the space, call TADA! at 212/252-1619 or e-mail: tada@tadatheater.com.

TRU DEAL ON REHEARSAL SPACE!
InMotion Yoga Center on Upper West offers space for rehearsals, at TRU discount! Spacious room, hardwood floors, plenty of light. Great rehearsal space available when Yoga classes aren't scheduled. Most days, some weekends. 10 chairs, no piano. Regularly $16/hour, special $14/hour for TRU! Located 2744 Broadway (at 104th), 2nd floor. To reserve: 212/666-0877. Remember to mention TRU!

REHEARSAL SPACE DISCOUNT!
Beautiful, airy 2000 sq. ft. loft. Ideal for classes (e.g. acting, dance, voice, yoga, tai chi, meditation) as well as meetings, rehearsals, conferences. Hardwood floors, windows on three walls, well kept. Available for hourly or daily rental, long or short term use. 353 W. 39th Street. Rates are $30 per hour, special $20 per hour for TRU list members! Please call Dana at 212/787-0491 to see the space.

Office (and other) Spaces

MIDTOWN DESIGN STUDIO AVAILABLE.
A small group of designer and writers are looking to share a renovated office space on West 30th St, near 6th Ave, on the 11th floor. The space is furnished and includes a new desk, filing cabinet, modern conference area, wireless internet and copier, a microwave and fridge. Some designers have their own color printers and a laser cutter. It’s a loft-like building with a doorman and spectacular views and great light. Rent is $550 a month plus $55 flat rate for all other bills. Please contact: Narelle Sissons at narelle@earthlink.net, 917/570-5105, or Art Rotch at art_Rotch@post.Harvard.edu for more information.

STUDIO SPACE TO SHARE IN FLATIRON DISTRICT!
Studio space available immediately, long-term or short-term! A beautiful space is available in the Flatiron District, to share with a small, fun design firm. The space available would be great for studio/practice space on evenings and weekends, or a quiet office during the day. Features a wall of windows, kitchenette, full bathroom (with shower!), and conference area. The portion of the space for rent can accommodate up to three people. Conveniently located on 20th Street between Fifth & Sixth Avenues ... close to shopping galore, including Staples, Fedex, Filene's and Bed Bath & Beyond. Walking distance to both Madison Square Park and Union Square. 1, F, V, R and Union Square trains nearby. 24/7 Access. $1,500 per month INCLUDES utilities, internet-access, shared fax line, real-estate taxes, cleaning, insurance. Please e-mail Heidi Lauren Duke at info@aarondesigninc.com or call 212/414-1522 to see the space or for more information.

OFFICE SHARE ON W. 37TH STREET!
Looking to share office space in the Zipper Theater. It is fully loaded with computers, 4 phone lines, internet, fax, printing, etc. Asking $500 a month for your share plus about $100 for the phone/internet share. Negotiable. Call Angelo Fraboni at 212/631-7870 or email angfraboni@nyc.rr.com.

NEED AN OFFICE? MOVE IN WITH TRU.
Be neighbors with TRU (and other great companies). Players Theatre down on Macdougal Street has office space for rent: cozy office suite has one more cubicle with lockable drawers and cabinets, Verizon access and nice neighbors: Gotham Stage Co., Origins Theatre and TRU. $500 a month (possibly negotiable), with access to rehearsal space and courtesy discount on theater space. If interested, call Michael, Carlo or Kristy at 212/475-1449 or email theplayerstheatre@yahoo.com

RENT (NOT THE MUSICAL). CHEAP, IN SOHO.
Find your place, and have neighbors in the same field and mindset. Multiple office spaces, various sizes, available for rent in west Soho office for filmmaking or media arts organizations. $300-
$2000/month. Other tenants are like-minded. With conference room, meeting room and screening space. E-mail officerental304@yahoo.com

CREATE YOUR OWN SPACE IN THE HEART OF TIMES SQUARE!
Brand new theater complex is looking for tenants, will custom-build theater space, studios or offices to your specs and needs. Or ask about sharing. 20,000 Sq Ft Available. Any size space, custom-built to suit you. Be part of the newest space at the most important location in NYC. Short and Long Term Leases include Electric, AC & Lounge/Waiting Area. JKCasting@aol.com for info and site tour (put "performance space" in subject) for this or individual midtown performance needs for specific dates.

OFFICE SHARE, INCREDIBLE DEAL!
Desk space available in shared theater company office in midtown, for individual theatre artists or small emerging theatre companies. Only $324/month. Includes all utilities including phone, electric, air conditioning, heat, etc. ... Your own desk space with your own personal phone extension (3 phone lines) and private voicemail with automated attendant phone system ... Filing cabinets and storage space ... High-speed DSL internet included with group website and e-mail pop box, address and e-mail forwards ... Fax machine for outgoing faxes and incoming faxes by machine, by e-mail or remote ... Non-profit umbrella organization available for your use as 501(c)(3) financial conduit and producing purposes ... High speed volume copier – pay only for copies made ... On site studios and additional rooms available for rehearsals, classes, meeting etc. available to rent hourly at below market rates. Secure mid-town Manhattan location with 24 hour access. Perfect for director, young producer, writer, theater artist, teacher or other entertainment professional working on projects. Available now – one year membership terms. Call 212/802-9115 or email Tomorr@RCN.com.

HARLEM EVENT SPACE
3,000 sq. ft. hall for all occasions: Parties, Film/Photo Shoots, Corp. Events, Fashion Shows, Concerts, Exhibits, Rehearsals, Plays. Holds 200. Dressing rooms. High ceilings, large stage, air-conditioned, lighting and sound system. Affordable rates - hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, day and evenings. Call for appointment. 646/623-3488.

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Living Situations
If you call for one of the following, and it is no longer available,
please let us know so we can remove the listing. Email trunltd@aol.com. Thanks.

CROWN HEIGHTS JEWEL IN ARTISTS’ CO-OP.
A great spot in Crown Heights Brooklyn, at Saint Marks Avenue. Between Nostrand and New York Avenue, at the corner of New York Avenue to be exact. It's a two-bedroom apartment. The room that is available is the master bedroom with its own private 1/2 bathroom, a closet large enough to fit a dresser and still be able to walk into it. The apartment is newly renovated, so all-new stainless steel appliances, tall ceilings and hardwood floors. The bedroom is not furnished; however, the rest of the apartment is. A bit about Carmen, the roommate: A 39-year-old fashion designer, illustrator and author. Works in the garment district at an accessories showroom, a 9-to-6 pm Monday to Friday job. Loves to cook, good music, yoga (no shoes in the apartment), dance, indie films, martial arts, fine and performing arts. Believes in keeping things clean. Does sometimes work from home on fashion design projects, but it's not on a regular basis. No smokers, no drugs, no pets. Rent: $900 (to move in, one month plus first month's rent). Utilities run $75 to $80 per month. Optimum Internet $30 per month. No cable for TV, but if you want you can have it installed under the current Optimum plan. Security in the lobby from 4 pm until 7 am, seven days a week. There's a laundry room in the building. It's an artist co-op building so the lobby is colorful and there are lots of artist professionals in the building as well as an integrated community. There's a grocery store on the corner and lots of free-standing produce and fish markets within walking distance. Near Eastern Parkway, The Brooklyn Museum, The Botanical Gardens, The Brooklyn Library and Prospect Park. You can take the 2/3 trains or the A/C trains. The apartment is available 6/15; if you need to move in sooner the current roommate is flexible. Please call Carmen at 347/645-1676.

THIS CAT ISN'T CATTY - SUBLET WITH CAT-SITTING THROWN IN.
Lisa is looking for someone to sublet her one-bedroom apartment and also cat-sit from 7/9 to 8/15 (negotiable). The apartment is in Inwood (200th Street and Seaman Ave.), right around the corner from the A train (200th Street stop). It's a fully furnished, spacious one-bedroom, full of light. Surrounded by parks. And the cat is the sweetest, quietest, calmest, most loving cat. She takes almost no work at all. She just wants a nice person who is clean and likes cats. The cost is $1000 for the 5 weeks, which includes rent, utilities, cable TV and internet. Let Lisa know ASAP if you are interested and you can set up a time to view the place. Or email and she can send you some pictures. Contact her at olivetodd@gmail.com.

YOU'LL NEED NOTHING MORE-IA ONCE YOU GET THIS PLACE IN ASTORIA.
Available immediately through 7/31. This is not a flat-share; you will be the only tenant in this fully furnished apartment. The apartment has one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchen and a living room. This ground-floor apartment is located approximately ten minutes’ walk from the Ditmars Astoria stop of the N/W, and is also near the Q28 bus. Astoria Park is about two blocks away, including the awesome Astoria Park Pool, free swimming all summer! Additionally, you will have access to the building’s rooftop, perfect for BBQing while looking out at the Triboro Bridge and the Manhattan skyline. Both the apartment building and neighborhood are safe and quiet. Neighborhood restaurants include Bistro 33, Fatty’s Café, and the Astoria Beer Garden. The Ditmars neighborhood also features tons of authentic Greek restaurants, cute coffeehouses, two supermarkets and two laundromats, all within walking distance. Furnishing includes a queen-sized Tempur-pedic bed, a big-screen TV, and a kitchen full of cooking gadgetry. The rent is $1,300 per month (pay the gas/electric bill), and will be pro-rated for partial months. Please pass this on to your friends and email Shannon Ward at Shannonward@gmail.com if interested.

112TH AND 3RD NEAR THE 6? WE GIVE IT A 10.
One room sublet located in East Harlem (112th and 3rd), three blocks from the subway (6). It's a fully furnished, spacious, and clean two bedroom and you'd have a roommate (a young male professional actor). He can offer it from 6/1 until 9/5; however, he is willing to prorate the month of June if a later move-in date is needed and there is no charge for 9/1-5. The cost is $800 which includes rent, utilities, cable TV and wireless internet. Let him know asap if you're interested and you can set up a time to view the place or he can email you some pictures. For more info write to christopher.rushing@gmail.com.

STUDIO IN HELL'S KITCHEN FOR 5 WEEKS THIS SUMMER (CAT INCLUDED)
Jaye will be away from the city and is looking for a competent friend or friend of a friend to love Ethel the fetching kitcat. "She is easy and friendly and if you need to be away my neighbors are great and can help out. My studio apartment is located at 50th and 10th in a small quiet clean walk-up with mostly creative types in the heart of colorful Hell's Kitchen. For $200 a week you would have a studio space to stay and play located on the M50 crosstown bus line and steps away from CE and 1 lines at 50th and NR at 47-49th/Bwy stops or Port Authority Express Stops for the A and 7 trains. Primo real estate all inclusive electric internet home phoneline, sorry no cable. I have a great and quiet little air conditioner for summer sultriness. Two great local hangs for dinner and drinks, Druids and Hibernia, and a laundromat cafe on the block. The studio is 11 x 16 and really is ideal for one person. It has a sit-in kitchen and a huge pink tile bathtub/shower with skylight. I have a comfy twin futon and a twin air mattress in case you do need room. If you or anyone you know is looking for a NY summer week or 5 away, please have them contact me. Jaye will be out of town Friday 7/10, returning on Sunday 8/16th. Would prefer one person but could split it up if need be. The lease for this apartment will be available in September as I move into bigger digs in the hood. Rent upwards of $1100. I can put you in touch with the broker who lives in the building and screens for the landlady. Contact jayebirdny@gmail.com."

MIDTOWN SUBLET AVAILABLE, 3 WEEKS.
Looking for a responsible, mature person for a one-bedroom apartment sublet in midtown Manhattan, available 6/21 to 7/13. Full bath and kitchen located in Midtown West, first floor of a very clean, quiet and secure building with a private backyard. Within walking distance to all main attractions in Manhattan including MOMA, Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, and the S.S. Intrepid. Convenient to Port Authority Bus station, Grand Central Station and Pennsylvania Station, Broadway theaters, and Times Square. Located on the main bus and subway and taxi lines. (Also, free kayaking on the Hudson six blocks away and newly renovated walking and bike trails along the park's river). They prefer to have someone for all three weeks for $1,500, but a shorter duration for $575 weekly might be possible. Write to lynn_walsh56@hotmail.com or call 646/283-1907.

LEASE FROM LISA FOR 5 WEEKS.
Lisa is looking for someone to sublet her 1-bedroom Inwood apartment and also cat-sit from 7/9 to 8/15 (negotiable). The apartment is in Inwood (200th street and Seaman Ave.), right around the corner from the A train (200th street stop). It's a fully furnished, spacious 1 bedroom, full of light. Surrounded by parks. And the cat is the sweetest, quietest, calmest, most loving cat. She takes almost no work at all. She just wants a nice person who is clean and likes cats. The cost is $1000 for the 5 weeks, which includes rent, utilities, cable TV and internet. Let Lisa know ASAP if you are interested and you can set up a time to view the place. Or email and she can send you some pictures.olivetodd@gmail.com.

HARDWOOD FLOORS, EASYGOING ROOMMATE!
A huge, beautiful bedroom near Prospect Park with hardwood floors and lots of light, fully furnished with a full-size bed, desk, dresser and closet. The roommate is a wonderful 30 year old woman who is clean, quiet, kind, considerate and does not do anything that would impact one's quality of life. The rent is $800 per month with wireless internet and utilities included, and if possible They'd like to have the 2 months paid up front. They would also need a $400 deposit to cover any potential damages, which you would get back immediately upon your departure provided all is intact. The apartment has a good sized kitchen/dining area and 2 huge bedrooms. There are hardwood floors, big windows, and a large bathtub (which is hard to find nowadays!) It's on the 3rd floor of a 6 floor building with an elevator. The neighborhood is amazing, a quiet block right off Cortelyou Road which has everything you could possibly need - two health food stores, VoxPop progressive bookstore and coffee shop, a holistic community health center/yoga studio, lots of good restaurants, 3 bars, 2 bakeries, a wine merchant, a public library, a playground, 2 hardware stores, a laundromat and dry cleaner's. Prospect Park is 7 blocks away and there's a bike path 6 blocks away that goes straight to Brighton Beach/ Coney Island. The Brooklyn College campus is about a 10 min bus ride, and there's a mall there with a Target, Barnes & Noble, and a whole bunch of other stuff. The Q express train is 4 blocks away, and the B express is 6 blocks away. It takes about 40 minutes to get to Union Square, or 30 min to get to West 4th St. If you have a car, there is parking available. Rent: $800/month including utilities, and they’d like to have both months up front. Deposit: $400 which you would get back immediately upon your departure.

ONE BEDROOM IN ASTORIA, JUST FOR YOU!
Available immediately through 7/31. This is not a flat-share; you will be the only tenant in this fully furnished apartment. The apartment has one bedroom, one bathroom, a kitchen and a living room. This ground-floor apartment is located approximately ten minutes’ walk from the Ditmars Astoria stop of the N/W, and is also near the Q28 bus. Astoria Park is about two blocks away, including the awesome Astoria Park Pool, free swimming all summer! Additionally, you will have access to the building’s rooftop, perfect for BBQing while looking out at the Triboro Bridge and Manhattan skyline. Both the apartment building and neighborhood are safe and quiet. Neighborhood restaurants include Bistro 33, Fatty’s Café, and the Astoria Beer Garden. The Ditmars neighborhood also features tons of authentic Greek restaurants, cute coffeehouses, two supermarkets and two Laundromats, all within walking distance. Furnishing includes a queen-sized Tempur-pedic bed, a big screen TV, and a kitchen full of cooking gadgetry. The rent is $1,300 per month (pay the gas/electric bill), and will be pro-rated for partial months. Please pass this on to your friends and email Shannon Ward at Shannonward@gmail.com if interested.

ONE ROOM IN EAST HARLEM, NOW THRU SEPTEMBER
One room sublet located in East Harlem (112th and 3rd) 3 blocks from the subway (6). It's a fully furnished, spacious, and clean two bedroom and you'd have a roommate (a young male professional actor). The can offer it from 6/1 until 9/5; however, he is willing to prorate the month of June if a later move-in date is needed, and there is no charge for 9/1-5. $800, which includes rent, utilities, cable TV and wireless internet. Let him know asap if you are interested and you can set up a time to view the place or email and he can send you some pictures: christopher.rushing@gmail.com.

BE A VILLAGE PERSON.
East Village share with Writer/Filmmaker at East 9th Street and Avenue B. It’s a private space with a separate entrance and shared kitchen/bath. $725/month plus a share of the Con Ed bill. $350 refundable deposit. Available 6/1. A non-smoker/health-oriented person prefered. Open house Saturday, 5/16 - 12pm to 1pm. A decision will be made at the Open House. Please be prepared with the refundable deposit of $350 plus the June rent of $725. Contact Armand: armand.ruhlman@gmail.com.

HEAD INTO THE SUNSET.
Maggie is renting the duplex in her house in Brooklyn: $2300 a month. Beautiful three-bedroom duplex for rent in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Sunset Park is just past Park Slope. Near the N and D express (36th St. - two stops outside Manhattan) and one block from the R local. Sunny, open, airy, wood floors. Has a huge deck, backyard, 1.5 baths, full bathtub with jacuzzi jets. Wide open space with 12-ft ceiling when you walk in - one big living, dining room, kitchen - leading through glass doors to deck. It's a duplex, so there's a long staircase leading up to three cozy bedrooms, and no one living above. Stainless steel appliances. Three blocks from Costco, 1.5 blocks from Sunset Park (basketball courts, great high view of river). Little downtown area three blocks away. Gas and heat are included. It's great for a small family, or a couple who each wants their own office, and some outdoor grilling space. Info from Maggie at maggiebofill@yahoo.com, 917/309-9956 or from Josh at 917/362-8744. It's available now.

THE ROOMMATE YOU'VE BEN WAITING FOR.
Give Ben a home! "I am 28 years old and a gay actor/comic/singer in NYC. I am seeking a FURNISHED room to rent. I can pay between $400 - $650 total, including utilities. I would like to live in Astoria, Jackson Heights, Williamsburg, northern New Jersey, Manhattan, etc. I'm funny, friendly, love to cook and am very easy to get along with. Personal and professional references can gladly be furnished upon request. 917/355-8624 is my cell and my email is Bsulds2004@yahoo.com."

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Ongoing TRU Events

KID'S STUFF ON SATURDAYS!
NY Artists Unlimited presents the MELTING POT CHILDREN'S SERIES every Saturday at 3, including storytelling, plays, sing-alongs, puppetry, and more -- you never know what's going to happen at Downeast Arts Center! Pay-as-you-can!! The award-winning NY Artists Unlimited is a 22-year-old nonprofit that provides professional theater and art to under-served audiences. This space has been granted to them by the City of New York: the Downeast Arts Center, 203 Avenue A (12th and 13th Streets).

SINGING EXPERIENCE ON CABLE TV - SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS!
The Singing Experience will now be on Saturdays and Sundays, every other week, repeated twice on the same day. Tune into our friend Linda Amiel Burns and The Singing Experience Cable TV Show on MNN - Time Warner: Channel 56 – RCN: Channel 111. On Manhattan Neighborhood Network - MNN. The show is now on every other weekend . . . Saturday evenings at 9:00PM, Sundays at 5:00PM on Time Warner Cable: Channel 56, RCN Channel 111.

LATINO BURLESQUE EVERY TUESDAY!
Barriolesque - Open Mic, Monologues, Poetry, Music, Mime, Clowning every Tuesday, 8:00 pm $3. Hosted by Rhina Valentin, it is a Carnivale of Words, Dance, Comedy, Monologues and Music. A Burlesque night of Art extravanganza where anything goes. Open to comedians, thespians, musicians, singers, clowns, Lip-synchers, Gender Illusionist and dancers, Mimes, people into eating fire, eating nails, eating glass, invisible? Carlitos at Art for Change, 1701 Lexington Ave. between 106 and 107 St., El Barrio, NYC Visit www.artforchange.org or call 212/348-7044

FREE CARIBBEAN NIGHT EVERY FRIDAY!

Caribbean Nights every Friday, 10pm. No cover. This year's greatest escape from the winter chills is at Carlito's Friday night Caribbean nights. Every Friday the exquisite bar/gallery transforms itself to a tropical cove of island warmth. With specials on all rum drinks and delicious banana and coconut martinis, island music, movies from the different islands and a diverse and intriguing crowd, you are sure to forget for a little while that you are still in town. Carlitos at Art for Change, 1701 Lexington Ave. between 106 and 107 St., El Barrio, NYC Visit www.artforchange.org or call 212/348-7044.

GET A HIT OF RITT EVERY TUESDAY!
Tune into the amazing bass player Ritt Henn in his TV gig A Man, a Bass & a Box of Stuff. The show airs every Tuesday at 11pm, in Manhattan on ch. 56 (Time/Warner) and ch. 108 or thereabouts (RCN), and simulcast on the web at www.mnn.org. (Just click on the "ch. 56" icon and it just might work.) In the weeks ahead: K.J. Denhert in Connecticut, Swamp Cabbage's CD release concert, an interview with MAC Award-winning technical director Thomas Honeck (recorded at the MAC Awards), more steps in Ritt's "march to the NYC cabaret debut," and...well, much, much more. Tune in if you can.

HOUSTON IN SAN FRANCISCO!
Catch piano bar legend Houston Allred ... if you can! He appears from 9pm-1am at Martuni's, #4 Valencia at Market Streets in San Francisco every Friday night. Saturdays find him at Wilde Oscar's "your friendly neighborhood Irish bar" at 1900 Folsom at 15th Streets from 8pm-midnight.

CATCH OUR FAVORITE FRIENDS ON CABLE!
No, not Phoebe and Joey — Jamie deRoy & friends is on every other Tuesday! Here's a great chance to see some of NY cabaret's best entertainers: tune into Time Warner Channel 67 (or RCN Channel 110) every other Tuesday at 8PM.

POETRY READINGS WEDNESDAY!
Word is Bond Poetry Series with Features and Open mic, every Wednesday at 7pm. Hosted by: HecOne from the Welfare Poets, a collective of activists, educators, and artists bringing sharp-edged performances of music that incorporates Hip Hop, Bomba y Plena, Latin Jazz and other rhythms, the Welfare Poets bring information and inspiration to those facing oppression and those fighting for liberation. Art for Change, 1701 Lexington Avenue (between 106 and 107) NYC. Call 212/348-7044 or visit www.artforchange.org.

SINGING EXPERIENCE ON CABLE TV!
The Singing Experience will now be on Saturdays, every other week, repeated twice on the same day. Saturdays, first at 1:30PM on Channel 34/RCN 107, then at 11:00PM on Channel 56 &RCN/108.

OFFBEAT RADIO SHOW EVERY THURSDAY!
Since 10/6/02, DAVE'S GONE BY has been treating listeners to one of the most off-beat and engaging shows in local radio. With award-winning playwright Dave Lefkowitz, founder and editor of TotalTheater.com, co-publisher of Performing Arts Insider magazine, and off-Broadway editor of New York Theater News. Airs Thursdays, 7-8pm (ET) on Long Island, NY's WGBB-AM 1240. Website: http://hometown.aol.com/davesgoneby

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BROADWAY OFFERS

Broadway and off-Broadway ticket offers are available at great discounts to TRU members through MGM Consulting — go to www.truonline.org or click JOIN TRU above to find out more about becoming a TRU member!

Great deals are available to TRU thru Hot NYC Deals.com!
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RESTAURANT OFFERS

ZOLA'S! Convenient location. Great food. And an AEA discount! Celebrate the grand opening of Zola, 132 West 45 Street (between 6th and 7th), located in the Best Western Hotel. Equity Members: Show your equity card and get a 10% discount!!!

Our friends at Dillon's have offered TRU a 20% discount on lunch or dinner. Not valid pre-theater on Friday or Saturday, but they'd love to see you any other time! Mention TRU and receive a 20% discount off food (not including tax or gratuity). 245 W. 54th Street. Call for reservation: 212.307.9797.

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-NON-THEATER EVENTS

(LECTURES/EXHIBITIONS, ETC.)

TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOOK. READ THE RECENT.
The play is the thing, and the thing is, 11 new ones were just published. The New York Theatre Experience, Inc. (NYTE) announces publication of Plays and Playwrights 2007, Volume 8. -- annual series of anthologies of new plays by never-before-published playwrights. 11 plays that premiered off-off-Broadway. Includes LENZ, Kiss and Cry, Convergence, Corps Values, Diving Normal & ’nami. 75-page appendix with directory of more than 600 new American NY-produced plays from the 2005-06 season. Edited and with an essay by Martin Denton. Biographical info on writers, production data. $18 regular price (mention TRU for a discount). In stores and online at amazon.com, bn.com, stageplays.com. For more info: www.nyte.org/pp07.

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