December 2001
- CBS WRITERS PANEL AT EAST WEST PLAYERS
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn and ask questions from our guest panelists from CBS. If you are a playwright, screenwriter, author or have any ambition to write, now is your chance to get an insider's view of the process of getting your work seen. East West Players is proud to provide a forum for artists and television executives to come together and participate in a discussion about the television industry.
When: Thursday, December 6, 2001
Where: East West Players David Henry Hwang Theater
120 Judge John Aiso Street
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
(Inform LAPD on Judge John Aiso Street that you are going to
East West Players in order to park in the lot)
Time: 7:00PM - Reception with light food and soft drinks to follow
Reservations: Mandatory to East West Players 213.625.7000 during business hours Monday through Friday 11:00am-5:00pm
Panelists from CBS:
Sunta Izzicupo--Senior Vice President, Movies and Mini-Series
Julie Pernworth--Vice President, Comedy Development
David Stapf--Senior Vice President, Current Programming
Nina Tassler--Senior Vice President, Drama Development - NEW MEDIA FUND DEADLINES FOR 2002
(San Francisco, CA)- The National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) is pleased to announce the new Media Fund deadlines for 2002.
OPEN CALL FOR PRODUCTION FUNDS
2 DEADLINES: February 22 and August 30, 2002 by 5:00pm Pacific Time.
This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in production and/or post-production phases. Projects in research and development or script development phases are not eligible to apply. Awards will average $20,000 to $50,000, although exceptions may be made.
OPEN DOOR COMPLETION FUND
DEADLINE: No deadline. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in the final post-production phase. A full-length rough cut must be submitted. Awards average $20,000 and NAATA funds must be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master.
Applications are available online and offline. Contact mediafund@naatanet.org or go to the Filmmaker's Corner on the NAATA Web site www.naatanet.org for more details.
In 1990, NAATA established the Media Fund, made possible with funds from the Congress mandated Corporation for Public Broadcasting with the goal of increasing visibility of Asian American programs on public television and impacting the way in which Asian Americans are perceived and understood. To date, over $2 million has been granted to over 150 projects.
Since 1980, the National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) has been at the forefront of bringing Asian Pacific American media to the American public. The organization was formed to challenge the historical exclusion of Asian Pacific Americans from the media field and to counteract the distorted portrayals of Asians by mainstream press. NAATA's mission is to present stories that convey the richness and diversity of the Asian Pacific American experience. In addition to providing assistance and funding for media artists, NAATA fulfills its mission through national public television broadcasts, educational distribution, and presenting the annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
November 2001
Elves run amok in Pork Filled Players' Crouching Elves, Hidden Packages (the musical)
Elves run amok on-stage in song, dance and comedy in Crouching Elves, Hidden Packages (the musical), the new show by the Pork Filled Players (PFP), now running December 7 to 23 at the Theatre Off Jackson (409 7th Ave. S., in Seattle’s International District).- Notice!
East West Players is participating in the ABC New Talent Development Program.
EWP will nominate two outstanding writers from applications that have been submitted to EWP. ABC will then select writers to help fund their works from their pool of nominated writers from various schools and non-profit institutions around the country.
Last year, EWP applicant Julie Cho was nominated by EWP and selected by ABC to receive funding for her work. This funding will be distributed in the form of scholarships to help finance creative efforts.
You may pick up an application at East West Players David Henry Hwang Theater
Lobby or at our administrative offices at the JACCC, Suite 301 or you may call EWP at 213.625.7000 to be sent an application or log on to the website at www.eastwestplayers.org that will link you to the ABC website. - Auditions!
Sunday, November 18 at 1pm - 4pm
Sunday, December 2nd at 11am - 2pm
Bindlestiff Studio General Auditions Notice
If you are interested in performing in future Bindlestiff Studio productions, we encourage you to audition for our casting board. Please email Events4U@bindlestiffstudio.org or call (415)334.8840. Please leave your name and phone number to make an appointment.
1. Just prepare 3 to 5 minute performance piece. The piece can be comedic, dramatic, musical, or even movement.
2. Bring your headshot and resume with your contact info. If you do not have a headshot, just bring a flattering portrait of yourself.
All ages welcomed. - More auditions!
Auditioning Asian-American actors and actresses for a showcase of short plays. Looking for actors in their 20s to early 30s. Auditions will be held on Saturday, 12/8 from 11 am - 3 pm at Columbia University (Philosophy Hall, Room 301). Prepare a short contemporary monologue. Please bring 3 pix/resumes. Rehearsals will begin 12/12, take the holiday weeks off, and resume on 1/7. Show will run 1/28 - 2/3/02 at the Blue Heron Arts Center in NYC. If you are unable to attend the auditions, send pix and resumes to C. Simpson, 475 Riverside Drive, 9th Floor, NYC 10115 or email simpsoncd75@hotmail.com. NON-EQUITY PERFORMERS. - Submissions wanted
DISHA Theatre, a not-for-profit theatre company devoted to fostering the works of South Asian artists of the diaspora, is seeking Ten Minute Plays and Films for its one year anniversary formal, to be held at Salaam Bombay. Now is your opportunity to present your work at a worthy fundraiser that supports both the Arts and our Downtown restaurants.
Send Submissions: dishatheatre@dishatheatre.org. Or snail mail to DISHA Theatre, Prince Station PO Box 619, New York, NY 10012. Postmark deadline is November 15th.
See www.dishatheatre.org for more information and upcoming events. - More auditions (SF, CA)
Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco, CA is currently looking for actors for the world premiere production of THE CURE, a play in two acts written by Joel Barraquiel Tan & Ginu Kamani.
Audition Date: 12/7/01, Friday
Time: 5 PM-10 PM
Tentative call back: 12/8/01, Saturday, 1-6 PM
Auditions held at: JCCCNC, 1840 Sutter St. Conference Room
To schedule or for more information: 415-440-5545 or write to
info@asianamericantheater.org
Please bring a headshot/resume and prepare two short contrasting monologues.
**Auditions outside of this date and times will be considered on a limited basis.
Living OM Coordinator
Polly Chaterjee- Bengali Brahmin, Indian female, late 20's, early 30's. female. stylish, professional, sharp.
Living OM Client
Elvis Barombado- Filipino/Indian (or look mixed) male, early to mid 20's or
early 30's male,hustler, sexy, sly, seductive, bisexual/biracial.
Living OM Volunteers
Jeanne Gilroy- white female, late 40's-early 50's, female, nervous, neurotic,
new-agey.
Harmony (formerly known as Harry Lieberman)- white male, late 40's-early
50's, hairy, hunky, gray &/or balding, Hollywood sleaze/slick, nice biceps a
+
Winston Chao- Asian American male, late 20's-35, preppy, conservative,
soft-butch, and Harmony's lover
Important Dates to Consider:
Rehearsals begin:
March 11-29, specific dates and times to be determined
Technical Rehearsal:
March 31, & April 1,2,3,10
Preview:
April 5
Play runs:
Opens on April 11th-28th
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday shows
THE CURE is a tragicomedy about the AIDS Service industry set in Hollywood, CA from 1993-1995. The play begins when Polly Chaterjee is hired as the new coordinator for the Living OM HIV/AIDS Project-- a new age retreat for people who have recently tested HIV positive. Polly goes head to head with Living OM's long-time volunteers, Harmony, Jeanne and Winston when she attempts to make changes to the "sacred" Living OM program. Matters are complicated when, Elvis B., a hustler and Living OM client, signs up for the weekend and scandalizes Polly & the volunteers. THE CURE is also about the history of HIV/AIDS before and after the FDA's approval of protease inhibitors--"the AIDS miracle drugs." THE CURE, is a behind-the-scene expose of the madness, pain, and humor of those working in, living with, infected, and affected by AIDS. - Even more auditions
Actors Needed For Original Production (SF/Reno, Nevada)
[please note!: like all archived news, this call is for a production that has come and gone!]
Reno-based theatre company is seeking actors for SPRING AT INTERVALS, an original full-length modern drama with Chinese-American themes.
Peter Song (lead), is a talented young pianist struggling with his reputation as a child prodigy; his enigmatic younger sister May (lead) is a precocious violinist on the verge of international success. He comes home for Christmas following a tour of Europe, and they begin planning their annual spring concert with a friend, Kelly Tynan. Not long after, Peter fights with his parents, whom he accuses of wasting their lives. He also confronts May about falling into the same trap; she defies him at first, but begins to question her complacency, both artistically and personally. Together with Peter, as well as their parents, she begins to come to terms with their unique destiny.
MAY (younger sister), 15-23. Small, beautiful, sensuous, adores her older brother Peter, but ambivalent about his persona. Her life is her music, and she cannot separate the two.
CHARLES (father), forty-five, originally from Nanjing. Lives the American dream on a sofa in front of the TV.
ELLEN (mother), forty-two, also from Nanjing. Has never been in control of her life, and wouldn't have it different for anyone else.
Actual musical ability needed only for pantomime. Experience preferred, but enthusiasm is required. Please send headshot, resume, any and all conflicts with other shows, work, etc., to help us create a schedule.
Black Curtains Theatrical Productions
P.O. Box 50004
Reno, NV 89513
E-mail: dansmacabre@angelfire.com
Negotiable pay to be discussed; copy, food, and transportation will be provided.
We are a non-profit professional company with Equity status pending.
October 2001
- East West announces Winter 2002 Conservatory
- Gossip
New York fans of a certain classic Asian American oriented musical may want to circle next fall. No particular reason, but....if you're a fan living in SF or another city, you may want to book a flight to NYC come October time...and not just to boo the Yankees... - Flower Drum Song Bulletin
David Henry Hwang's musical revision of C.Y. Lee's classic Chinese American novel debut this past week at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum to almost universal praise (Hm? Oh, yes...some old musical team named Rodgers and Hammerstein were involved in some way or another)(and a great Bronx cheer to those ol' stick in the muds who keep thinking of Flower Drum Song as only Rodgers & Hammerstein's....).
Reviews can be read here. Originally, this revision was set to close December 2, with no concrete plans for further work. Sources close to the production, however, have talked about an extension to the LA run. As well, Ben Mordecai, producer of the show, has been quoted in the press about a second run in San Francisco and perhaps somewhere else to tune the show up for a Broadway opening in 2002-3. - EWP to present a musical Manzanar
East West Players, will hold a workshop with public performances (TBA) of an original musical by Russell McCoy and Dan Taguchi. - ISO...
A Korean American actress in L.A. is looking for a writer (preferably Korean American) to collaborate with her to create a theatrical piece/play for Cornerstone Theatre. It's for the tenth anniversary of the riots next April and will be based on interviews she has done with Korean American victims of the riots. She's looking for someone who has experience as a working writer and sensitivity to the subject matter. Even though first priority will be to find a KA writer, writers of other ethnicities are welcome to submit. There will be a small commission for the writer. If anyone's interested, please contact: yllwface@aol.com - ABC Looking for new talent
ABC has launched the second season of the New Talent Development Scholarship and Grant Program with the aim to nurture and support aspiring writers, directors and filmmakers from diverse backgrounds. The program is designed to assist high school and college students as well as members of non-profit arts institutions by providing support on the development of new creative ideas or the completion of an existing project.
ABC will distribute financial support in the form of scholarships and/or grants (up to $20,000) to help finance 15 creative efforts. Selected participants will be paired with a mentor. The one-year program concludes with a 3-day workshop in Los Angeles at ABC Entertainment and the Walt Disney Studios.
ABC will award grants to selected emerging artists in the areas of filmmaking, television, screenwriting and/or directing, who show promise in their respective media and who are in the early stages of their career and require support needed to fully display their work. Visual Communications is one of the non-profit organizations who was selected to accept candidates for this program.
Through a panel of judges, Visual Communications will submit two projects to ABC, which will then be competing for the 15 slots in the ABC New Talent Program.
In addition to completing an application form, some of the other required information include:
1) Resume
2) 500-800 word essay describing your career goals and interest in this field
3) Proposed project for consideration, including a project budget
-If your submission is a screenplay or a TV script, you must include a 10-page excerpt of the script with a budget
-If your proposed projects is a video, you must include, if available, a scratch print of the video and/or treatment with a budget
Deadline: January 31, 2002
For an application form and further information, please contact:
Cindy Oda
Development Director
120 Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-4462 x 28
vccindy@yahoo.com
- Job Opening!
Head, Department of Theatre
College of Fine and Applied Arts
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Seeking scholar or leading professional of national stature in theatre for Department Head. Qualifications include a terminal degree (preferably a PhD); substantial artistic or scholarly achievement, and a strong record of administrative, budgetary and development experience, and an established record of teaching, research, publication and service sufficient to gain appointment as full professor. Candidates should demonstrate commitment to professional theatre training and affirmative action values. Depending on
the candidate's particular area of specialization, in addition to acting as producer of departmental productions, the Head may also participate in the Department's teaching and production programs. In exceptional cases, significant professional credentials and experience may be acceptable in lieu of a terminal degree. This appointment will be a full-time twelve-month position (including allowable vacation) starting on August 21, 2002. Salary is competitive and based on qualifications. For full consideration, nominations or applications with detailed resumes and names and addresses of three references should be submitted by December 14, 2001 to:
Associate Professor Michael Andrejasich, Chair
Theatre Head Search Committee
University of Illinois
College of Fine and Applied Arts
608 E. Lorado Taft Drive, #115
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-1660
Email: andrejas@ntx1.cso.uiuc.edu
For additional information about the position, please consult the College of Fine and Applied Arts web page at: http://www.faa.uiuc.edu/
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Lodestone seeks director
Lodestone Theatre Ensemble is currently accepting applications from experienced directors for REFRIGERATORS by Judy Soo Hoo.
On the hottest day in December, what do three Asian American women desire most? The perfect refrigerator!
A play about food, love, relationships and the unclean secrets that lie behind the butter dish, REFRIGERATORS is a stylized dramedy with a poetic bent. Attention to textual style and a strong visual sense required.
A recipient of the AT&T/East West Players New Voices Playwriting Award.
Anticipated date of opening end of March 2002.
Lodestone is a Los Angeles based Asian American theatre company whose mission is to develop, create, promote and present edgy, compelling and impassioned wotks that bridge communities through truthful and entertaining artistry. - Actors wanted
"Touchstone Pictures are seeking Asian actors for their upcoming feature, SHANGHAI KNIGHTS starring Jackie Chan and Owen W.ilson.
"Please send pictures and resumes to :
Donna Morong
Shanghai Knights
Walt Disney Studios
500 S. Buena St.
FGW #1088
Burbank, Ca. 9l521
"We are seeking the 2 following roles:
"Chon Lin -20-30 years old. Beautiful Chinese actress who speaks some Chinese and can do Martial Arts. She plays Jackie Chan's sister and Owen Wilson's potential love interest.
"Wu Yip 30-45 years old,villain, must be able to speak some Chinese.
Excellent martial artist. He goes head to head with Jackie Chan. "
[Hmph. Typical Hollywood studio casting -AATR] - Fellowships available!
ROSENTHAL EMERGING VOICES FELLOWSHIPS
Deadline for applications: October 15, 2001
Unfortunately, PEN's web site is currently down so you will be unable to access Emerging Voices info online. To receive an application and brochure, email program coordinator Teena Apeles at tapeles@pen-usa-west.org or call the PEN office at (213) 365-8500.
Six $1,000 Rosenthal Fellowships will be available to emerging writers from minority, immigrant and under-served communities for the upcoming cycle of Emerging Voices, PEN Center USA West's program of literary mentorship. Designed to serve writers working on a specific project who are ready to be published, Emerging Voices is an intensive, eight-month program that includes a one-on-one mentoring relationship with an established writer, master classes with established novelists, classes in the Writers' Program at UCLA Extension, informal visits with writers, and literary readings. (Unfortunately, students enrolled full-time in an accredited B.A. or M.A. program are not eligible for this program.) - Internet Asian American sitcom
Here's a link to a new Asian-American internet sitcom called Karaoke Nights." There are 3 episodes up right now, and new ones come out biweekly. Featuring Dominic Man and Jennifer Phang:
http://www.hotpoptv.com/html/karaokenight.htm#guide
Best viewed with a DSL or better connection. - New radio play!
Annette Lee's ONE COLD DARK NIGHT will tape in front of a live audience at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Griffith Park for Wells Fargo Radio Theatre on Saturday, October 20 at 4:30 and 7:30 PM. Conformity and culture clash in ONE COLD DARK NIGHT, a humorously spooky evening of Chinese ghost stories suitable for the whole family.
The cast includes: Elizabeth Sung, Dana Lee, Ping Wu, Deborah Cheng, Parry Shen, Lei Yin, Newell Alexander, Yumi Iwama, Sab Shimono and Rosemary Alexander.
The tapings of ONE COLD DARK NIGHT are at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2001 at the Autry Museum's Wells Fargo Theater located at 4700 Western Heritage Way in Griffith Park, across from the Los Angeles Zoo. Tickets are $12.00 for members of the Autry Museum and $17.00 for non-members, which include light refreshments following the taping with cast members in attendance. The theater is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible and the ample parking is free. For reservations and information, please call (323) 667-2000, extension 354. - Audition notice:
A Korean production company is looking to cast either:
an actor/actress with great Korean cooking skills, or a really great Korean cook with charisma Must speak English and Korean fluently.
Contact Larry Tazuma at: ltgoto@yahoo.com - Asian American Theater Company Fall Training 2001
To continue fostering new talent in Asian Pacific Islander American theater, Asian American Theater Company proudly announces its courses for its Fall 2001 series:
Kip Fulbeck
Creative Writing & Personal Narrative Workshop
Wednesdays 7pm-9pm
September 26-November 21, 2001
In this workshop, we will focus on the creative writing process and its roots in personal experience. Students will conceive and present individual short pieces each week, based on various assignments and class exercises designed to build class cohesion, open the artistic process, and locate their individual voices. No previous writing or performing experience required.
Kip Fulbeck, a nationally known performance and video artist, is the author of the recently released novel, Paper Bullets: A Fictional Autobiography (Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies/University of Washington Press)
8 Classes
Wednesdays
September 26-October 24
Skip Wednesday October 31
November 7-21
7PM-9PM
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
1840 Sutter Street, Conference Room 2 and Exhibition Room
$ 160 AATC members
$ 200 AATC non-members - Position open
Department of Theater
College of Fine and Applied Arts
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
POSITION: ACTING TEACHER
RANK, SALARY: Assistant professor; full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position; salary negotiable. Begin 21 August 2002.
DUTIES: Teach acting fundamentals and acting for the camera in nationally recognized BFA and MFA professional actor training programs; possible directing.
QUALIFICATIONS: Terminal degree, teaching, and professional acting experience required including experience in both acting and teaching acting for the camera (SAG and/or AEA membership preferred).
DEPARTMENT: The Department of Theater, UIUC, comprises 15 full-time faculty members and 15 adjunct faculty members with active BFA, MA, MFA, and PhD programs housed in a large performing arts center with five theaters. For further information, please visit the following websites: theatre.uiuc.edu/theatre, krannertcenter.com, faa.uiuc.edu, and uiuc.edu
CONTACT: Send application letter, resume, and names and contact information of three references to:
Henson Keys, Chair, Acting Search Committee
Department of Theater
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
4-122A Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 S. Goodwin Avenue , Urbana, IL 61801
phone: (217) 333-3538
fax: (217) 244-1861
e-mail: hkeys@uiuc.edu
DEADLINE: In order to receive full consideration, nominations and applications should be received by 18 January 2002.
WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND OTHER DESIGNATED CLASSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
September 2001
- Mellow Yellow Theatre Co. debuts
- EWP is National Citysearch.com winner!
Thanks to all of you who voted for East West Players on the latest Citysearch.com contest. EWP was selected as the winner of the Audience Choice as Best Performing Group/Venue in Los Angeles. In addition, EWP was selected as a National Winner in the Best Performing Group/Venue with three other highly respected groups around the country. Click on to Citysearch.com and read the stellar reviews that voters gave EWP. - Lodestone announces...
"A night so wild, so racy that even the LA Weekly couldn't/wouldn't advertise us in the back of their paper. Lodestone brings to you, "T AND A SUNDAY!" Yes, you read it right, "T AND A SUNDAY!" Come join us on Sunday night, September 30th for a HUGE PARTY at Oiwake's in L.A.'s Little Tokyo. It will be a steaming evening of singing, erotic performances, all-you-can-eat Japanese food, hot prizes, and, oh yeah, did I already mention EROTIC PERFORMANCES? And if you're not going koo-koo for Coco Puff's yet, the rumor mill has it that Marlene Dietrich and Madonna will be performing that evening as well*. This will be a night you WILL NOT forget (and if you do, you probably had one-too-many of those weird Japanese rice drinks)." - New musical from Lodestone
The Adventures of BYO Boy... - In search of...
Lodestone is looking for a stage manager, a lighting designer and set designer for our next production which will be Matt Pelfrey's Terminus Americana running Oct. 27-Nov. 13 as part of the Edge of the World Festival. We're a young, mostly Asian American theatre company in L.A. whose mission is to do "edgy, compelling" work. There will be a small stipend, but honestly, it won't be much, but you'll get to work and hang out with a group of cool and passionate artists. Even though we're an Asian American company, you do not have to be Asian American to work with us. If you're interested in finding out more, contact Lodestone.
August 2001
- ASIA (Washington, DC) announces 2001-02 season
The Asian Stories In America (ASIA) 2001-02 theatre season will offer a world premiere, two area premieres, and monthly dramatic readings... - Audition!
Ma-Yi Theater Company announces Eligibile Performers' Auditions for THE SQUARE, directed by Lisa Peterson.
Seeking an ensemble of 12 Actors to play multiple roles. Sides will be provided by the Equity Monitor. The Square is being produced in association with CTG/Mark Taper Forum, and is being hosted by the NYSF/Public Theater. THE SQUARE is a theatrical quilt featuring the interwoven works of Bridget Carpenter, Ping Chong, Constance Congdon, Kia Corthron, Maria Irene Fornes, Philip Kan Gotanda, David Henry Hwang, Jessica Hagedorn, Craig Lucas, Han Ong, Robert O'Hara, Jose Rivera, Diana Son, Alice Tuan, Mac Wellman, Chay Yew. - Audition!
Innovazian Music is looking for Asian American male singers/musicians for a new group. If you are between the ages of 18 and 30 and are at least 1/2 Asian, please prepare two pop/r&b songs. Also be ready to dance. Auditions will be held:
Saturday, August 25
1pm to 4pm
Madilyn Clark Studios
Studio B
10852 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood
Imerg, Inc.
Innovazian Music, Inc.
9903 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 575
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
imerginc@aol.com
www.innovazian.com - Tidbit!
ABC Television President Alex Wallau awarded $20,000 scholarship grants to John Akahoshi, Julie Cho, and Joyce Lee at a July 25, 2001 press conference in Burbank, California. The Asian American filmmakers were among ten finalists selected in a nationwide search. In addition to the cash prize, the ABC New Talent Development Program winners will receive a mentor for one year to help them develop their projects.. John Akahoshi was selected on the basis of his script for Battlefields, a feature film about the World War II interment of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Julie Cho's entry was Color of Law, a story of two newly assigned FBI Civil Rights Division investigators working for the Hate Crimes Unit. Joyce Lee won for her feature script, My Secret Wish, which is about how a family ghost comes to the aid of a young Chinese American woman as she shatters the family taboo by dating an African American man. - Tidbit!
Cold Tofu, the funniest improv and sketch group in LA that's named after a Japanese appetizer, offers a: Level I Improv Workshop! WHEN: late August, probably 8/23. This class will meet for eight weeks on Thursday evenings, 7-10 p.m. at JANM (that's downtown Little Tokyo's Japanese American National Museum), New Pavilion. Cost: $200 for the 8 weeks. Yow! What a deal! WHY the heck take it? It's fun! And this first level is required if you are interested in becoming a performing member of Cold Tofu. This is a great class for non-performers as well, who just wanna let that tie/hairnet loose once a week. WHAT to do? Please RVSP (by this Friday Aug 3rd if possible) to Cold Tofu at otah@fleishman.com, letting them know you are interested. They will then send you more info. - Stuffing the ballot box...
Have you voted for East West Players as the "Best Performing Arts Group or Venue" in Los Angeles on the citysearch.com website? Go to: http://www.citysearch.com
Click on: "Los Angeles"
Click on: "Arts"
Click on: "Best of City Search: Best Performing Arts Group"
Hey, it worked for Ichiro and the Seattle Mariners...why not for East West? - EWP Offers CREATIVE PLAY, Fall Children's Program
Creative Play is an acting and singing workshop for 8-11 year olds being offered by East West Players this fall. The workshop will be taught by award winning veterans Amy Hill and Scott Nagatani.
Expand your child's imagination in a nurturing, supportive environment... helps build self confidence in a fun and creative way!
Dates: Saturday, September 15 November 3
Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Where: Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
244 S. San Pedro St., Ste. Room 412
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Cost: $275.00
For further information contact Marilyn Tokuda at EWP 213.625.7000 ext. 28.
July 2001
- Tidbit!
From a source close to the new production of Flower Drum Song, with revised book by David Henry Hwang: Casting of principal roles:
Tzi Ma ... Wang Chi-Yang
Jose Llana ... Wang Ta
Alvin Ing ... Chin
Lea Salonga ... Mei-li
Sandra Allen ... Linda Low
Jodi Long ... Madame Liang - East West offering employment:
Public Relations and Marketing Associate
Technical Director
Administrative Assistant - Auditions!
East West Players is currently accepting pictures and resumes for the upcoming season.
Scripts are available for reading at the EWP Office (to be read at the office) between 11am and 5pm Monday through Friday after July 4, 2001.
RED - seeking Asian female actresses only 18-40 for understudy roles only. Knowledge of Beijing Opera a plus.
SISTERS MATSUMOTO - seeking 3 Asian female actresses ages 27, 35, 45. Also 3 Asian male actors near same ages as female. Male in mid-thirties must be able to speak in Hawaiian pidgin dialect. Male in mid-forties must be able to speak in Japanese accent.
Also casting one Caucasian male, 60-70s.
THE WORLD GOES ROUND - seeking three females and two males (20s to 40s) who sing very well signature songs of Kander and Ebb. Great movers and acting ability a plus.
MONSTER - seeking actors of various ages and ethnicities:
Asian male (30s) Vietnamese American - very American
Asian male (to play 15) Vietnamese - speaks Vietnamese/broken English
Asian female (mid-40s) Vietnamese American - college professor
African American/Latina female (to play 30s and 40s) plays two roles
Caucasian female (50s) working class waitress
Caucasian male (to play 17) high school football star
Caucasian female (to play 16 and 30) plays two roles
Caucasian male (50s) veteran of Vietnam War
Please send a headshot for each play that you wish to be considered for.
Send picture and resume to:
Casting
East West Players
244 South San Pedro Street, Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90012. - San Diego Asian American Repetory Theatre presents...
If you are looking for ways to become more involved with San Diego's only source for contemporary Asian American drama...Introducing the AART ACTORS ENSEMBLE...
Questions? Email gwangung@u.washington.edu