SUBMISSIONS TO BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL

BETWEEN THE SEAS FESTIVAL
Mediterranean Performing Arts.

August 29th-September 4th
AT THE WILD PROJECT

Submission deadline is April 1Oth, 2O11.

"We hope many artists and researchers will have the chance to send us
their project or paper proposals.

Please feel free to circulate the information and send us your work!

We are looking for:

performance projects [theater, dance, music] by Mediterranean
and diasporic Mediterranean artists that engage directly or indirectly
with Mediterranean identities and histories

adaptations of classics

new works or stagings of contemporary plays
by Mediterranean playwrights

works that highlight new trends and aesthetics emerging from
the region and its diaspora

research papers that engage with Mediterranean identity and
history; transcultural relations; economies and policies in the region.

Visit www.betweentheseas.org for all the details.

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The Between the Seas Festival, August 29th-September 4th at the Wild Project, will bring together performing artists and scholars from the Mediterranean and Mediterranean diaspora to celebrate and explore contemporary Mediterranean culture and identity.

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"