MRT ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS

MANHATTAN REPERTORY COMPANY

Seeks Original One Act Play Productions

Between 20 & 90 Minutes

For MRT's WINTER ONE-ACT PLAYFEST

January 30 - March 27, 2011

Creative Team leaders should email their play production submission which includes:

the complete play,
the synopsis of the play,
the running time,
set and lighting requirements,
the play's production history (if it has been produced before),

and a production team leader contact email address, to:

manhattanrep@yahoo.com

by Wednesday January 12, 2011.

There is NO submission fee.

Applicants will be notified by January 14, 2011 by e-mail as to their acceptance.

NOTE:They are seeking fully rehearsed PRODUCTIONS of original one act plays to be performed in the play festival, NOT scripts.

NO PAY. NON-UNION.

FOR THE DETAILS (and there are many, IMPORTANT! details), SEE

http://www.manhattanrep.com/page48/page48.html

MOXIE STREET PICTURE SHOWS - COMPANY LAUNCH

A friend of mine, Katie Fabel, is helping organize the LAUNCH PARTY & HOLIDAY GALA for a new theater group, MOXIE STREET PICTURE SHOWS.

From the look of the company, and the fact that Katie (a terrific actress, equally wonderful in everything from Shakespeare to farce to musical comedy) is a member, I expect that this is a group worth knowing.

She writes...

It is an event to establish an exciting new theatre company
Moxie Street Picture Shows
fun free festive fantastical occasion, with lots of networking
FREE admission & FREE entertainment & FREE food & CASH BAR!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 8:00 PM


For all the official information...

http://www.moxiestreetpictureshows.com/

CASTING NOTICE FROM LES MANOUCHES

Here's a very interesting casting notice for a very interesting play from a very interesting company...

"Les Manouches recently received a grant from La Guardia Performing Arts Center to stage Brian Friel's play Molly Sweeney.

Rehearsals are expected to start in mid-January and performances will be in mid-March at the LPAC theater- after that we hope to be able to extend the run in another theater in the city.

We are currently looking for 3 actors and a lighting designer - see below for the details. Ideally we'd like to work with people who enjoy the creative process, are willing to experiment and believe in our vision and approach to theater so that we could become long-term collaborators for future projects. The production is non equity and non paying, but we will share a percentage of the box office earnings. Please contact us if interested or forward the information to anyone you think will be interested. Thank you!
Aktina

About the play: Molly Sweeney, based on a true story published by neurologist Oliver Sachs, tells the story of Molly, a woman blind since infancy, whose world is drastically changed after her husband's and her doctor's intervention to restore her sight. This is a complex memory play, engaging subtly with issues of identity and freedom, where the story unfolds through the individual narratives of the three characters, each of them occupying their own separate space. Brian Friel is one of Ireland's greatest playwrights.

We are looking for actors to fill the roles of:

Molly Sweeney, late 3Os. An independent woman who has created a full life for herself. Conceding to her husband's passion to "save" her will radically change her world.

Frank Sweeney, late 3Os, Molly's husband. A man always at the pursuit of the next noble goal, always trying to save the world.

Dr. Rice: mid-late 4Os . Molly's doctor. He gets involved in the project of restoring Molly's vision partly in order to compensate for past personal and professional loss.

Rehearsals: weekday evenings and early afternoons. Please email us with a photo and resume at lesmanouchestheatre@gmail.com to schedule an audition.


Lighting designer. Lighting is a very essential part for this project and a close collaboration with the director will be required. The lighting designer and director will have to work around the specific conditions and restrictions of the LPAC theater space.

Directed by Aktina Stathaki
Produced by Les Manouches

For any questions please email lesmanouchestheatre@gmail.com

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Aktina Stathaki
Artistic and Producing Director
Les Manouches Theater Between the Seas Festival
www.lesmanouches.wordpress.com
www.betweentheseas.org"