June 2009
- New York: Casting call for NAATCO's The Seagull(posted 6/28/09)
- Disney/ABC Scriptwriting Fellowships (posted 6/27/09)
- Just Released! (posted 6/27/09)
LOVE + RELASIANSHIPS: A Collection of Contemporary Asian-Canadian Drama
Edited by Nina Lee Aquino & Presented by Playwrights Canada Press
Our lucky Canadian readers can order it now
US Readers will have to go through TCG
Plays include Yellow Fever by Rick Shiomi, Bachelor-Man by Winston Christopher Kam, Maggie’s Last Dance by Marty Chan, Mother Tongue by Betty Quan, Noran Bang: The Yellow Room by M.J. Kang, The Plum Tree by Mitch Miyagawa, Yes Yoko Solo by Jean Yoon, Tiger of Malaya by Hiro Kanagawa, Miss Orient(ed) by Nina Lee Aquino and Nadine Villasin, China Doll by Marjorie Chan, Banana Boys by Leon Aureus, and paper SERIES by David Yee.
- Los Angeles: Irvine Foundation honors East West's Dang (6/27/09)
- Chicago: CIRCA-Pintig holding workshops (posted 6/27/09)
Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts-Pintig (CIRCA-Pintig), will conduct a series of workshops that will include group dynamics, characterization and rules of improvisation, creative writing and story telling, and visual arts. The sessions are scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the CAAAELII office. Participants will meet every Saturday for the 12 week program, which will culminate in a production in which the students will showcase their skills in acting, singing, dancing, visual arts and others. The workshops will be led by experienced facilitators, Daisy Castro, Levi Aliposa as well as other CIRCA-Pintig artist instructors. CIRCA-Pintig aims to "promote artistic educational programs, information,
and research towards a more dynamic sense of cultural and artistic practices and legacies within immigrant and ethnic communities". - San Diego: Mo'olelo receives grant to commission new play (posted 6/27/09)
- Audition notice - Chicago (posted 6/19/09)
Chicago, IL - CIRCA PINTIG Theater Company is holding auditions for its upcoming gender play, Sister Outlaw. Looking for males and females, 20-30s. Auditions will be held on June 27 & 28 (Sat/Sun), 1-4pm at Dream Theater 556 W. 18th St by Canal, Chicago. Call (773) 931-6122 or (312) 451-6974. Prepare a short monologue, dramatic/comedic and cold reading from the script. Play dates are 8/13 – 9/6. - Los Angeles: East West offers Creative Play workshop for kids (posted 6/19/09)
- London: Yellow Earth presents Typhoon 6 (posted 6/19/09)
- Los Angeles: TeAda offers late June workshops (posted 6/19/09)
- Minnestoa: Mu moves to St. Paul (posted 6/12/09)
- Seattle: Pork Filled Players celebrate Summer (posted 6/12/09)
- Minneapolis: Mu announces 2009-2010 season (posted 6/7/09)
- Toronto, Canada: fu-GEN announces changing of artistic guard (posted 6/7/09)
- Call for artists extended
TEADAWORKS 2009-10 Call for Artists
Deadline Extended!
TeAda is currently planning our TEADAWORKS workshop and development lab for next season. This annual LAB offers artists a rare opportunity to work intensively and collaboratively to develop new performance works through master classes, workshops and informal open rehearsal presentations. Priority for the 2010 LAB will focus on INTERCULTURAL COLLABORATIONS and TRANSNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES. We encourage all to apply.
TeAdaWorks 2009-2010 will consist of a 10-week workshop series in Fall 2009 followed by a 2-week development lab in January 2010. Artists/Projects will be selected to participate in either the 10-week WORKSHOP series OR the 2-week LAB. Scheduling and programming will be based on the types of projects proposed and accepted. - Honolulu: Kumu Kahua holding auditions (posted 6/7/09)
May 2009
- Philadelphia: AIA offers summer internship (posted 5/31/09)
- Honolulu: Kumu Kahua presents Kala Bash! (posted 5/31/09)
- San Francisco: Bindlestuff offers acting seminar (posted 5/31/09)
- Philadelphia: AAI presents Edge of the World (posted 5/23/09)
- Minneapolis: Mu presents Taiko Party (posted 5/16/09)
- Call for scripts (early deadline May 16, late deadline June 27) (posted 5/16/09)
- New York City: Pan Asian offers summer workshops (posted 5/16/09)
- Honolulu: Kumu Kahua offers playwriting classes (posted 5/2/09)
- Vancouver, BC: VACT presents classic version of Flower Drum Song (posted 5/2/09)
April 2009
- New York: Pan Asian presents summer workshops (posted 4/25/09)
- Honolulu: Kumu Kahua presents double bill (posted 4/25/09)
- Minneapolis: SteppingStone and Mu present Tiger Tales (posted 4/25/09)
- San Francisco: Bindlestiff offers new Playwriting seminar (posted 4/19/09)
- San Francisco: General Auditions for Bindlestiff, April 25 (posted 4/19/09)
- Chicago: Call for plays, deadline May 20 (posted 4/19/09)
- Hollywood: Fox Diversity Initiative accepting scripts (posted 4/19/09)
- Honolulu: Kumu Kahua presents double bill (posted 4/19/09)
- Seattle: Pratidhwani premieres Ek Tha Gadha (posted 4/10/09)
- San Francisco: Audition call (posted 4/10/09)
- Philadelphia: Asian Arts Initiative presents Siya (posted 4/9/09)
- New York: Fluid Motion developing new how (posted 4/9/09)
- Los Angeles: East West presents double barrelled musicals (posted 4/3/09)
March 2009
- New York City: Call for Actors for Yangtze Rep (posted 3/26/09)
- Los Angeles: TeAda's Founding Artistic Director Leilani Chan will be receiving the Rainbow Award at the LA Women's Theatre Festival's "Celebration of Greatness" 16th Annual Champagne GALA and Awards Ceremony, March 26, 2009. (posted 3/26/09)
- International: New Works of Merit Playwriting contet: Deadline June 30 (posted 3/26/09)
- Seattle: Pork Filled Players adds dash of burlesque to Spam*O*Rama (posted 3/21/09)
- Honolulu: Kumu Kahua remounts The Art of Preservation this month (posted 3/21/09)
- Los Angeles: Projekt New Speak opens 3rd season (posted 3/21/09)
- New York: Ma-Yi Theatre opens on-line auction (posted 3/21/09)
- Los Angeles: Additional honorees announced by East West Players (posted 3/12/09)
- New collection released:
A collection that contains a couple of performance pieces--Eugenie Chan's Novell-Aah! and an excerpt from Noel Alumit's Rice Rooms, as well as a spoken word poetry piece.
Embodying Asian/American Sexualities *
/Edited by Gina Masequesmay and Sean Metzger
(See Library for ordering). - New York: Diverse City Theatre now accepting applications for Spring Term 2009 for the following courses: "First Draft" Playwriting Gym with Cassandra Medley (posted 3/7/09)
February 2009
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- Honolulu: Kumu Kahua presents What Ever Happened to John Boy Kihano? (posted 2/28/09)
- San Diego: Job Opening at Mo'olelo (posted 2/19/09)
- Los Angeles: Lodestone announce Ten to Life (posted 2/15/09)
- Los Angeles: EastWest honors John Cho and CA Community Foundation (posted 2/15/09)
- Los Angeles: East West offers playwriting seminars (posted 2/6/09)
- Minneapolis: Mu premieres Ching Chong Chinaman (posted 2/6/09)
January 2009
- Vancouver, BC: Casting call for Flower Drum Song for VACT (posted 1/27/09)
The Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT) is looking to casting 22 performers for various roles for Asian Males ages 16 to 65 and Asian Females ages 18 – 65.
Non-equity and community acting roles only.
Director: Rick Tae
Musical Director: Chris King
Choreographer: Raphael Wong
Producer: Joyce Lam
Stage Manager: Joanna Lui
*Actors/Singers Auditions are:
•Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 10am – 5pm
•Please prepare 2 contrasting songs (One up-tempo, one ballad - minimum of 16 bars each)
*Dancers Only Auditions are:
•Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 7:30pm – 9pm
HOW?
1.Email auditions@vact.ca with a subject line: Actors/Singers or Dancers (indicate your choice)
2.Attach a resume & photo (small photos only)
3.Provide a phone number.
4.VACT will contact you to arrange an audition time.
5.VACT will be accepting resumes until February 1, 2009
For more info www.vact.ca
- Los Angeles: East West announces winners of playwrights' contest (posted 1/19/09)
- San Francisco: AATC auditions (posted 1/19/09)
- New York City: Pan Asian offers master's class (posted 1/12/09)
- Los Angeles: East West premieres Ixnay(posted 1/12/09)
- Chicago: CIRCA presents Mr. & Mrs La Questa Go Dancing (posted 1/5/09)
