Plays and Playwrights

FOURTH ANNUAL BOCOCA ARTS FESTIVAL NOW ACCEPTING THEATER AND PERFORMANCE ART APPLICATIONS!

nyte small press — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:10:46 +0000

This item from Annie Keating

BoCoCa stands for Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, three adjoining neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York. Presented by Husky Dog Productions (HDP), the BoCoCa Arts Festival will take place throughout the BoCoCa community and encompass all aspects of music, theater, visual, and performing arts. HDP will utilize unconventional venues — including bars, restaurants, theaters, empty storefronts and galleries — to perform and display artistic works of excellence. With this Festival, we strive to foster and challenge creative expression, as well as unite and support both the artists, residents, and businesses of these unique communities. Artists from all locations and walks of life are welcome to apply and engage in this collaborative effort to bring exceptional life to their work!

The application for the Theater and Performing Arts Division of the 2012 BoCoCa Arts Festival is an Electronic Online Submission. This division includes Drama, Classical, Comedy, “Dramedy,” Sketch Comedy, Musical Theater, Dance, Kid-Friendly and Individual and Group Performance Art, as well as any other type of live performance. We strongly encourage new works, New York City premieres, and/or works that have not been presented by your company in the past two (2) years.

Please see the application and festival information at: http://schedule.bococaartsfestival.com/
Final application deadline is March 2, 2012.

There Are Currently 247 Plays Published on Indie Theater Now

nyte small press — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Here’s a continuation of the list of the plays and playwrights published in our anthologies and now on Indie Theater Now. From our newest book, Plays and Playwrights 2011 we have Amy E. Whiting’s G.I. Joe Jared, Based on One Really Bad Date. After we published Amy’s play, she took it to Edinburgh where it had a great reception. Next she put it up on Indie Theater Now where you can read it for as little as $1.29.

And here are some more Plays and Playwrights alumni with plays we published plus other of their plays we are now publishing for your enjoyment:

Jeff Cohen (Playing with Canons): The Soap Myth, Men of Clay, Man who ate Michael Rockefeller

Edmund De Santis (P&P 2001, 2002): Making Peter Pope, The Language of Kisses

Manuel Igrejas (P&P 2011): Sylvia and Hassan, Miss Mary Dugan

Rob Reese (P&P 2004): Survivor: Vietnam!, Frankenstein

Kelly McAllister (P&P 2006): Burning the Old Man

John Clancy (Playing with Canons): Captain Overlord’s Folly

Chris Harcum (P&P 2009): Green

Daniel Reitz (P&P 2009): Fall Forward, Three Sisters, Rules of the Universe

Ken Urban (P&P 2002): The Private Lives of Eskimos, The Female Terrorist Project

Julia Lee Barclay (P&P 2001): The Jesus Factor, Future Worlds: Tricorn Init!, Besides, you lose your soul

Frank Cwiklik (P&P 2004): Sugar Baby

Tim Errickson (P&P 2011): Endless Summer Nights

Eric Bland (P&P 2009): Jeannine’s Abortion: A Play in One Trimester

Julia Lee Barclay’s We live in financial times, Part 1: Blackberry Curve

nyte small press — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:07:36 +0000

This item from Julia Lee Barclay

Julia Lee Barclay’s We live in financial time, Part 1: Blackberry Curve first had a staged reading in 2010. You can read it here on Indie Theater Now. It will have a staged reading at The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (Bank & Bethune) on January 20 & 21 at 7:30pm. (includes talk-back with speakers from OWS and banking industry – should be a rollicking good time!).

We live in financial times, Part 1: Blackberry Curve is a darkly funny theatrical shell game wherein the conventions of character and story (in the form of Mike and James, investment bankers alone with an angry female voice they do not understand) collapse and attempt to frantically reassemble. Global capitalism as tragic farce.
Want reservations? Sure you do!
You can reserve directly through Brecht Forum at:
https://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?id=12129&reset=1 (for Friday, January 20)
https://brechtforum.org/civicrm/event/info?id=12130&reset=1 (for Saturday, January 21)
Director: Rik Walter; performers: Marietta Hedges*, Matt Higgins, Terry Runnels, Kevin Scot, Alyssa Simon*

Indie Theater Now Collections

nyte small press — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:53:00 +0000

At Indie Theater Now there are currently 241 plays to choose from. It’s easy to browse by playwright or to look at specific plays but you can also check out our collections. Currently there are nine collections available:

FringeNYC
9/11
Best of 2011
FringeNYC 2011
Seven Devils Playwrights Conference (curated by Jeni Mahoney)
Plays by Women
Plays by People of Color
United Solo (curated by Omar Sangare)
New York Innovative Theatre Awards

These collections are available for purchase as collections and you can save by buying the whole collection. Take a few moments and browse Indie Theater Now Collections

DAVID L. EPSTEIN’S ACTOR CLASS

nyte small press — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:45:09 +0000

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If you book sessions in bulk or plan to meet weekly, the hourly rate will be negotiated to accommodate your budget.
ACTING WORKSHOP (Monday nights, 7-10pm — check calendar)
Each four week workshop costs $200 if you pay in advance. If you are unable to commit to the four week schedule, it costs $60 to partake on any Monday night.Auditors welcome upon request. If your are not registered but plan to attend, please email or call ahead of time to make sure there is space in the class.
ADVANCED ACTING WORKSHOP (Tuesday nights, 7-10pm)
The advanced workshop is a $200 scene study. In this unique group, which starts in February, the structure requires that you attend all four weeks. There are no audits.
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Producing on a Short Shoelace

nyte small press — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:09:00 +0000

NYTE Small Press is proud to announce the publication of Terry Schreiber’s book PRODUCING ON A SHORT SHOELACE as an ebook available on amazon’s kindle store. It’s just $9.99 and chock full of wise advice, anecdotes and the story of 40 years of indie theater.

Terry Schreiber is a noted theater producer, director, acting teacher, and founder of the prestigious T. Schreiber Studio in New York City. This book should be required reading for anyone looking to make a career in theatre.

More detailed information can be found on the NYTE Small Press website.

Indie Theater Now E-Gift Cards

nyte small press — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:52:00 +0000

Tis the season for gift giving. Here’s a gift that should please anyone on your list that has an interest in new indie plays – actors, teachers, students and play lovers. The e-gift cards come in three denominations: 5 plays $5.89, 10 plays $10.99, 25 plays 20.99. And they will be sent direct to the person you choose. Plus you can enclose a personal message. Check it out at here.

Audition Intensive

nyte small press — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:38:13 +0000

This item from Jared Culverhouse

Booking the Gig
Saturday December 10th, 4-7pm
$99.00
Theatre 4the People is proud to offer an Audition Intensive taught by Isaac Byrne and Jared Culverhouse.
This 3 hour workshop will sharpen and hone your audition skills and help you book that next job! In this workshop we will work with you on three main parts of the audition:
The Monologue: we will help you make that audition piece sizzle and pop, and most importantly-SELL YOU! We will help you make each precious second in the audition room count and give a great performance that will leave them wanting more.

Mental Preparation: we will help you identify issues in your mental focus and preparation before and during the audition. An often overlooked aspect of auditions, the mental approach is often a deciding factor in both your relationship with the auditors and with your own career.

Cold Readings: we help you work quickly and effectively on new material. Discover how to be the answer the people on the other side of the table are looking for!
Coaching the intensive are Jared Culverhouse, founder of Working Man Clothes Productions and Isaac Byrne and founder of Theatre 4the People. Working together for five years in the award winning Working Man’s Clothes, they have directed and/or produced over 30 productions in NYC. They have auditioned thousands of actors for these productions and know intimately and immediately what works for actors of all kinds.
Email isaacbyrne@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

Burning the Old Man Screenplay Reading

nyte small press — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:18:23 +0000

This item from Kelly McAllister

The Harvardwood Actors’ Program, in association with the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University Alumni Association will present a reading of Kelly McAllister’s screenplay Burning Man.

Photograph ©GretjenHelene.com
Burning Man photography provided by Gretjen Helene <www.gretjenhelene.com/burningman>

Photograph ©GretjenHelene.com
Burning Man photography provided by Gretjen Helene <www.gretjenhelene.com/burningman>
Monday November 14th
6:00 PM (reading will start promptly at 6:00 – please arrive a little early to grab a drink and find a seat)
Solas Bar
2nd floor seating area – no elevator access
232 E 9th St
Free admission
No reservations needed, seating is first come first serve on the upper level.
Trying to fulfill their father’s dying wish of having his ashes scattered at the Burning Man festival, two brothers who can’t stand each other find themselves stranded in the middle of the Nevada Desert. They have no money, no car, and only 24 hours before the festival ends. An epic story about two not-so-epic lives
*Christian Grunnah – MARTY
*Paul Murillo – BOBBY
*Rebecca West – JO
*Anna Rahn – CANDY
*Jason Beaubien – EARTH
*Tim Eliot – EDDY / THE OLD MAN
*Doug Chapman – LIQUOR STORE CLERK, GAS STATION ATTENDANT & BIKER DUDE
*Chudney Sykes – LADY BARFLY, Stage Directions
All actors are alumni from the American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute at Harvard MFA program.

Kelly’s play is now available on Indie Theater Now.

Now We Are Up to 177 Plays on Indie Theater Now

nyte small press — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:02:20 +0000

Here’s a continuation of the list of the plays and playwrights published in our anthologies and now on Indie Theater Now. Most recently we put up three plays by Chiori Miyagawa including one we originally published in Plays and Playwrights 2002 – Woman Killer. Since that first meeting with Chiori we have seen just about all her subsequent work and she is a fascinating, intelligent writer. Her work always makes you think. Check out two of these later pieces, I Have Been to Hiroshima Mon Amour and Broken Morning.

And here are some more Plays and Playwrights alumni:

Elena Hartwell (2008) In Our Name, A Strange Disappearance of Bees

Kelly McAllister (2003) Last Call, Muse of Fire, Some Unfortunate Hour

Stan Richardson (2007) Another Brief Encounter, To Be Made Flesh Again

Adrian Rodriguez (2001) Cuban Operator Please…, Dismiss All the Poets, Mo(u)rning

Stephen Svoboda (2005) Odysseus Died From AIDS, Penquin Tango

Daniel Talbott (2008) What Happened When, Slipping

It’s a lot of pleasure for just $1.29