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Auditions
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Opportunities
Everyman Theatre seeks Box Office Assistants for 2009-2010 Season
Everyman Theatre of Baltimore is seeking Part Time Box Office employees. Especially in need of at least one employee for weekday work (M-F, 10 AM to 5 PM), and at least one evening/weekend employee. Responsibilities include answering phones, assisting with subscription and single ticket sales and working will-call for performances. Candidates should possess strong customer service skills, great attention to detail and share a courteous attitude toward staff and patrons. Knowledge of theatre and WinTix software is a plus, but not mandatory.
Send cover letter, resume and three references to:
Laura Weiss
Audience Services Manager
Everyman Theatre
1727 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
or email them to lweiss@everymantheatre.org.
No phone calls, please. Resumes will be accepted through July 2nd. Interviews will be scheduled after this time.
Strand Stage Manager Needed!
Strand Theater Company is seeking a Production Stage Manager with professional or university level experience for its first show of its second season: The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute. Auditions will be held on Sunday, June 28th at The Strand from 6 pm - 9 pm. Rehearsals will be held on weeknights, beginning the week of July 6th, with weekend rehearsals if necessary. The show runs September 11 - October 4.
Rehearsal responsibilities will include: maintaining a prompt script and production book (to include all blocking notations, light and sound cues, prop list, production calendar, contact list, rehearsal reports and performance logs), call cues to begin action (curtain, light, sounds, etc.), record script/blocking changes, prompt actors, and eventually record running times. Once the show opens, the stage manager is responsible for maintaining the show as rehearsed, calling the show and communicating any problems that arise to the appropriate person. The ideal person will display strong organization, interpersonal and "think on your feet" skills.
To set up an interview, please contact Jayme Kilburn, Artistic Director: jkilburn@strandtheatercompany.org
Visit our website for more information about the Strand: www.strandtheatercompany.org
About the show:
Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute
Directed by Danielle Young
September 11th - October 4th, 2009
Set on September 12, 2001, The Mercy Seat continues Neil LaBute's unflinching fascination with the often-brutal realities of the war between the sexes. In a time of national tragedy, the world changes overnight. A man and a woman explore the choices now available to them in an existence different from the one they had lived just The Day Before. Can one be opportunistic in a time of universal selflessness?
Background needed for Commercial Thursday- July 9-Baltimore, Maryland
Non Union
If you are not available please do not respond.
Must be able to get to Baltimore
Do not know time will know closer to shoot. Must be available all day
Talent-Cross section of people at a game
Families, singles, different races and all ages welcome
$100.00
Please email recent picture or head shot, phone number,and name to
sarevaracher@aol.com
please write game in subject line
My client will select talent from pictures
They cannot respond to everyone
Specials
Vagabond Players june 28 Membership Meeting
The Vagabond Players will be holding their annual membership meeting and reception immediately following the close of the final performance of The Drunkard on Sunday, June 28 at 4:30PM. All former and current members are invited. To qualify for membership, you must have participated in the production of at least one show in any capacity. Annual membership dues of $30 include one ticket to each production during the season. The meeting will be held at the theater at 806 S. Broadway. For further information, please call 410 563 9135.
06/22/09 Sean Pratt presents his weekly article on the business of the biz
Getting Your MFA: The Pros and Cons of Going to Graduate School
Here are some questions to ponder when considering whether to go back to school for your MFA.
Every winter a new group of actors, both young graduates and those who have been out for a while trying to make a go of it, grapple with the question, “Should I or should I not go to graduate school to get my MFA.”Often, they’ll consult with their more successful peers, former teachers, family and friends in order to gather up opinions. They’re looking for a direct yes or no answer that they can then add to their collection, hoping that eventually the scale will tip one way or the other. If they’re lucky, they’ll have an older actor ask them, “Well, tell me why you want to go in the first place?” Their response will probably be a mixture of confusion, frustration, desperation and hope, all rolled into one.
To read the rest of this article go to: http://acting.suite101.com/article.cfm/getting_your_mfa
Workshops
Run of the Mill Theater
Adult acting classes
July 15th-August 31st 2009
with David D. Mitchell
Run of the Mill Theater
When: Saturday or Sunday (11-2pm)
Location:
Load of Fun Studios
120 W. North Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
2nd Floor
http://www.loadoffun.net/
Cost of class - $25 per class
Learn the art of acting
This class is designed for non-professionals interested in acquiring basic acting skills. Classes will assist students in developing techniques they can use for any stage performance. Special attention will be given to preparing a contemporary monologue, and developing craft, with a concentration on character motivation, sense memory and text analysis. Instruction based in Stanislavski and Miesner
In this class the actor works to learn and apply fundamental acting principles through a progression of exercises that develop his/her ability to work organically, and to create truthful and expressive behavior in acting. The Class covers such basics as physical and vocal awareness, improvisation, non-verbal expression, sensory awareness, and the language / vocabulary of the theatre.
David D. Mitchell
Recognized by American Theater Magazine as one of twenty five artists from across the country who will have a significant impact on theater over the next 25 years. Named best director by Baltimore City Paper (2008) Recognized by Style Magazine for being on the cutting edge of Baltimore’s small theater movement
For more info or to register email: Runofthemilltheater@gmail.com with “Acting Class”in the subject line
Monday Night Classes @ Centerstage
700 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
www.centerstage.org
Hip Hop Class
Taught by Wawa Snipes
Monday Nights from 6:30-8:00pm
June 15th through August 10th
**NO CLASS JULY 20**
$15/class drop-in, or all eight weeks for $90—that’s two free!
Learn how to pop, lock, and krump at Centerstage. A great way to break a sweat, have a fun time, and add some kicking new moves to your repertoire!
Scene Study Class
Taught by Libya Pugh
Monday Nights from 7:00-9:30pm
June 22nd through August 10th
$250 + $50 Registration Fee
Fill your “actor toolbox”by exploring characterization, tactics, conflicts, objectives, moments, and rhythm through scene study. Professional actress Libya Pugh, who played Dotty in Caroline, or Change, will pick scenes and work specifically with you to develop your skills as an actor. At the end of the eight-week series the students will perform their scenes in an actor showcase.
For more information on either class, please call 410.986.4052, or email education@centerstage.org or sign up online at tix.centerstage.org.
Productions
"Baltimoored: Summer in the City," The Stoop’s first ever live radio show, features old-time radio drama from members of the Baltimore Improv Group, performances from local musicians Caleb Stine and the Brakemen, ellen cherry, The 5th L, and Arty Hill, and, of course, the true, personal tales The Stoop is famous for. Storytellers include “The Wire’s”Clarke Peters, First Lady Katie O’Malley, actress Rain Pryor, former “The Simpsons”writer Larry Doyle, and more! Aaron Henkin of The Signal on WYPR-FM hosts the show—and WYPR will broadcast it. July 9, 10, and 11 at Centerstage. Tickets, $20. Get them at stoopstorytelling.com or 410-332-0033.
Slampooned! by Single Carrot Theatre
Directed by Aldo Pantoja
From The Ensemble that brought you the critically-acclaimed comedy smash Sects and Violins comes a high energy, spirited satire about a group of amateur poets on a quest to infiltrate the world of slam. Slam, a style of poetry meant for performance and competition, offers this group of rag-tag writers a chance at glory under the national spotlight. Haiku battles, pen-hurlers, and unquestionably unqualified judges await them in this side-splitting roast of America's favorite Bohemian past time.
When
July 10th –August 2nd
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:30pm
Where
Single Carrot Theatre
120 W. North Ave (at Load of Fun)
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tickets
$15 for Adults, $10 for Students, Seniors and Artists
443-844-9253 or boxoffice@singlecarrot.com
Additional information: www.singlecarrot.com
On Saturday, June 27 @ 2:00 pm "East Side/West Side Life Stories" , the oral history theatre program, will return again and featured in the fourth anniversary celebration of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. This popular oral history program that brings senior adults from both sides of town together is a touching and memorable program that is excellent as an intergenerational program from grandparents to grandchildren. Post-show discussion included. The program is free with reduced admission fee of $ 4 - children under 6, free. Also, on exhibit is "East Side Stories", photographs and oral histories, of Baltimore's Middle East and others areas of East Side with photograhps from Elizabeth Barbush of Art on Purpose and others.
