Job Openings: Auditions, Positions

Auditions in Montreal Ongoing: posted May 11, 2008 Various productions. Seeking both English and French-speaking actors. villagescene.com/audition.html Davyn Ryall, artistic director: 514-656-3420; info@villagescene.com Village Scene Productions, P.O. Box 142 Station C, Montréal, Québec, H2L 2H0

Ongoing Support Needed (no deadlines)

Seeking Volunteers: Rude Guerrilla Ongoing: posted March 3, 2008 Opportunities in every aspect of the theater experience including ushering, production, set-building, design, marketing, and administration. Volunteer website: rgtcvolunteer.blogspot.com Aurelio Locsin, volunteer coordinator, 714-547-4688, rgtcvolunteer@gmail.com Rude Guerrilla Theater Company, 202 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92870 Seeking Volunteers: Theater Offensive Ongoing: posted May 15, 2007 Positions include: usher, flyer distribution, photographer, videographer, backstage helper, office help, marketing, etc. Time commitment: regular or intermittent, weekday and weekend slots, day or evening. You determine your commitment level, and we work with you to find volunteer tasks that you’d enjoy. Theater Offensive, 43 Thorndike St., Box 14, Cambridge, MA 02141 617-621-6090; joinus@thetheateroffensive.org thetheateroffensive.org “Forming and presenting the diverse realities of queer lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation and political orthodoxy to help build an honest, progressive community.” Seeking Volunteers: Thorny Theater Ongoing: posted July 17, 2006 Thorny Theater 2500 N. Palm Canyon Drive, #A4, Palm Springs, CA 92262 Seeking Stand-up Comics: Sunday Night Gay Comedy 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month - 8pm - ongoing series Ongoing: posted January 3, 2006 QComedy’s “Sunday Night Gay Comedy” is San Francisco’s only ongoing gay comedy showcase. Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission St., San Francisco, California Wheelchair accessible Information 415-541-5610 To perform, contact: Nick Leonard nick@nickleonard.net Seeking Volunteers: Performing Arts Collection Ongoing: posted January 2004 Seeking volunteers to help in many areas: sorting, cataloguing, research, acquisition, events and more. ONE Institute & Archives, 909 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007 213-741-0094; 310-854-0271 oneigla@usc.edu Seeking Writers: Lodestar Quarterly Ongoing: posted March 6, 2005 Lodestar Quarterly, an online journal of gay and lesbian literature, seeks one-act and full length drama. No minimum, and a maximum length of 100 standard-formatted pages. Submissions accepted in Microsoft Word or plain text format with a brief bio and relevant contact information. editors@lodestarquarterly.com www.lodestarquarterly.com/submit

Seeking Scripts: Theaters, Festivals, Contests

Festival Submissions: 2009 Left Out Festival Deadline: January 15, 2009 Selections concluded by February 15, 2009. Festival takes place in NYC from April 16-27, 2009. Seeking one-person shows, solo plays, cabaret acts, stand-up comedy, monologues, and spoken word. “Gay” does not have to be the entire theme of the piece, but, as it is a “gay festival”, they are specifically inviting artists to submit material with gay themes, which celebrate the spirit of fun and open celebration of gay performance art. About the Festival: No submission fees. A portion of proceeds go to Bailey House and Gay Men’s Health Crisis. In 2008, the Festival donated $2,600 to these beneficiaries. Each show selected will be scheduled for one performance per week, and also have its own page on the Left Out Web site, containing information about the artists, creative team, and other promotional materials. The Festival provides a lighting and sound technician, one tech rehearsal and one dress rehearsal. The Festival is a venue for shows in their final stages of development. Reviewers are invited, and expect to see completed shows, not works in progress. Performers receive two industry comps per performance. At the conclusion of the Festival, the three shows that are most successful with critics and audiences will be offered a slot in Left Out/Left In, an extension of the Festival. Performers will share a portion of the profits from this extended run. Information required: Title of show / performance piece. Name of playwright. Name(s) of cast (if show is already cast) Note: stage is only 8'x15'. No more than two performers (includes accompanist) may share the stage in any given production. Name of director. Left Out will assist in finding a director, if you do not have one. Type of submission. i.e., cabaret, monologue, solo performance piece, one-person play, etc. Brief synopsis of your show. Technical requirements. Note: tech rehearsals run only twice the length of a show. There is no storage space for props, sets or costumes. Length of performance. If show is less than 60 minutes, it may be paired with another show. Each evening’s show can run no longer than a total of 90 minutes. Proposed marketing strategy: though the Festival will publicize your show, independent theater requires a great deal of word of mouth. Tell us what you can offer to help get your tickets sold. Submissions mailed to: Stage Left Studio, 2009 Left Out Festival, 438 West 37th Street, #5A, New York, NY 10018 or via submissions@leftoutfestival.com Cheryl King Productions Stage Left Studio, 438 W 37th St. #5A, New York, NY 10018 212-838-2134; cherylkingproductions.com Festival Submissions: Outworks 2009 Deadline: January 21, 2009 Selections announced about February 21, 2009. Festival takes place in Baton Rouge from April 28-May 3, 2009. The Louisiana State University Department of Theatre presents Outworks 2009, the 4th annual festival of LGBTQ themed one-act plays. Award: $250 and production videotape Guidelines: Submissions must be the author’s original work. Each entry must be otherwise copyright-free and the author agrees to hold LSU, its officers, and directors free and harmless from all copyright claims. Scripts must be LGBTQ-themed. Submissions must be one-act plays, ranging from 10-20 minutes long. Two scripts limit per playwright. Submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format via e-mail Submissions will be read and graded by a committee of faculty and students. The committee will select 3-6 plays. Winners awarded $250, 3 staged performances, and playwrights receive a video of the production. Playwrights wishing to attend the festival are responsible for all travel expenses. The LSU Theatre Studio season retains all rights and privileges concerning casting, production, and programming for Outworks. LSU Theatre reserves the right to: Reproduce as many copies of the play as are necessary for distribution to the judges and participants in the production. Videotape the performance for archival purposes. Use the title, author’s name and images from the production for publicity purposes related to the Outworks Festival. Send submissions and inquiries to: John Mabry, Outworks Festival Curator, outworksfestival@gmail.com Festival Submissions: Fresh Fruit - 7th International Festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Arts & Culture Deadline: postmark by February 5, 2009 Festival takes place in New York City - about July 10-26, 2009 Fresh wants to see the whole spectrum of LGBT lives expressed in performance, dance, theater, spoken word, music arts, comedy, etc. All disciplines welcome. Requirements: Full-length pieces (1 to 1-½ hour length) will get a minimum 4-day showing. Shorter works have a minimum of one or two performances. Accepted works notified no later than April 1, 2005. NO ENTRY FEE Fresh-supplied technical support: Publicity - flyers, press mailings, listings On-line tickets Production insurance Tech and a dress rehearsal Limited rehearsal space An environment in the theater including house music Production staff: lighting designer, light operator, sound operator, house manager Sound system Same lighting plot for all shows with 1 special light focused for each show Festival programs Fresh-supplied network support: Membership in Fresh Fruit’s Yahoo listserv networking group FREE admission to any performance any time, and reduced admission for events and benefits Opportunity to win a coveted “Fruitie Award!” Artist provides: A show not exceeding 1 hour and 30 minutes Any additional design elements: sets, props, costumes, etc. Any additional staff need to run show (outside of people listed above) Equity Showcase status (when using AEA member actors) Entry form: freshfruitfestival.com/downloads/APPLICATION2009.doc.pdf Send proposals to: Fresh Fruit Festival, 145 E 27th St., #1A, New York, NY 10016 Information: 212-779-3051; artisticdirector@freshfruitfestival.com Seeking Scripts: Ivy Theatre Ongoing: No Deadline Ivy Theatre seeks submissions for a national tour. Pay is offered for selected scripts Rules Plays should deal with legal or ceremonial marriage for same-sex couples Up to four characters Use of lesbian and gay male characters are preferred Play runs 1 - 1½ hours Send to: The Ivy Theatre, 7985 Santa Monica Blvd. #109-88, West Hollywood, CA 90046 tuiejones@aol.com

Workshops

Michael Kearns 12-Week Intensive Scene Work January 11-March 29, 2009 - Sundays 10:30am-12:30pm Michael Kearns photo: Jim Cox   Michael Kearns has been teaching acting for more than three decades in a safe, non-judgmental, and fun environment. Michael Kearns has featured in the world of art and politics for more than three decades, combining a mainstream career in film and television with prolific theatrical experience that includes writing, acting, directing, and producing. Silverlake, California Information: 323-661-3406; michaelkearns.net

Media

DVD: Demian’s Film & Video Projects - archive DVD 21 shorts and excerpts: 1967-2006 Bruce (Erik Maahs) is defensive when Bill (Mark Johnson) vents his fury in “The Fight Before Christmas” Contains an excerpt from “The Fight Before Christmas” — a heart-warming story of Bruce and Bill, a male couple, loosely based on Clement Moore’s familiar poem, “The Night Before Christmas.” Bruce pretends his mom is Santa, while she pretends the two men are just roommates. But it is Bill, not Santa, who hits the roof. Rev. Mel White in “The Right to Marry” Also contains an excerpt from “The Right to Marry” — the first documentary (1996) about the struggle for the civil right of legal marriage for same-sex couples. Click here for more information on contents and ordering: Demian’s Film & Video Projects - archive DVD Book: Return to the Caffe Cino Edited by Steve Susoyev and George Birimisa. Published November 6, 2006 by Moving Finger Press. A collection of 22 plays originally produced at the Cafe Cino in Greenwich Village, circa 1959-1967, with memoir-style essays by many of the pioneers who helped to launch the revolution that took place in American theatre on the Cino’s 8-by-8-foot stage. Contributors include such Broadway legends as actress Bernadette Peters, playwright Edward Albee, and director Tom O’Horgan. Steve Susoyev writes for the legal community on the child-custody rights of gay and lesbian parents and other human rights issues. His bestselling memoir, “People Farm,” won a 2004 Writer’s Digest “Culture Award.” Steve practices law in San Francisco, specializing in the needs of people with life-threatening conditions. George Birimisa was the first openly gay playwright to receive a Rockefeller Foundation Grant. He later won the Drama-Logue Award for his 1978 play “Rainbow in the Night.” “Daddy Violet,” the 1967 play included in this collection, opened at the Cafe Cino and went on to tour college campuses in the U.S. and Canada. George is the founder and director of Intergeneration Writing Workshops in San Francisco. He won the “Harry Hay” award in 2005. The hardcover edition is marked at $44.95 and can be found for $29.67. Book: My Blue Heaven Josie and Molly, an urban, lesbian couple move to the country to save money, and enable one of them to pursue her writing career. They are nominated as couple of the year. An unwitting young man arrives to notify them of this honor, only to find a very different couple than he assumed. One of Chambers funniest plays, it was the season opener for the Glines’ Second Gay American Arts Festival in 1981. Chamber directed the premiere on June 3, 1981 at the Shandol Theatre, New York, New York. Jane Chambers’ irrepressible comedy, “My Blue Heaven” is available from TnT Classic Books, which also has published Chambers’ “A Late Snow,” “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove,” “Burning,” “Chasin’ Jason” and “Warrior at Rest,” as well as plays by Doric Wilson, Sidney Morris, Robert Chesley and Arch Brown. A trade paper back, the library-type edition of “My Blue Heaven” has author comments, and information on the first New York production. The three-character play was designed to be easily produced with a simple set. The $7.95 book may be purchased through: TnT Classic Books Womancrafts Drama Book Shop Samuel French Book: 1001 Beds A collection of my essays, performances, manifestos, journals, and performance touring stories from Tokyo-to-Chattanooga, written by Tim Miller. For a signed copy, send an $18 (retails for $20) check to: Tim Miller, P.O. Box 794, Venice, CA 90294-0794 Book: Michelangelo’s Models design by Andrew Caldwall   “Michelangelo’s Models,” the full-length, Renaissance romantic comedy by Robert Patrick is available in a 100-page acting edition with 30 black and white illustrations from four productions. Los Angeles playwright Robert Patrick, author of more than fifty published plays, is best known for his international success, “Kennedy’s Children.” He has ghostwritten for many films and TV shows. photo by Andrew Caldwall   Robert Patrick also wrote “Temple Slave” a novel, in part, about the early years of the modern gay theater movement. He was honored, on June 28, 2004, with the Off-Off Broadway Review Award of Excellence for the best play produced Off-Off Broadway (June 2003-to-May 2004) for his comedy “Hollywood at Sunset.” For comments on “Hollywood at Sunset” and “Michelangelo’s Models,” please see this report from Bill Kaiser and Doric Wilson: Bi-coastal Robert Patrick = $12 check or money order = Robert Patrick, 1837 N., Alexandria Ave., #211, Los Angeles, CA 90027 = Please write on check: “I am over 18” = Please include your e-address Foreign sales: rbrtptrck@aol.com Web site: Lodestar Quarterly Read on-line, new fiction, poetry, and drama by some of today’s finest gay and lesbian writers. Book: The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays Purple Circuit member Kenneth Krauss has provided the introduction for a new version of The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays by Oscar Wilde. Kenneth is the author of The Drama of Fallen France: Reading la Comedie Sans Tickets, an examination of various dramatic works written, or produced, in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Both books available from Barnes and Noble. Book: Lord Alfred’s Lover Monstrous Martyrdoms: Three Plays, Eric Bentley’s play about Oscar Wilde, “Lord Alfred’s Lover,” is available from Northwestern University Press for $16. The 150th anniversary of Wilde’s birth was celebrated in 2004. Producers interested in mounting this gay classic can contact the author at kismkate@aol.com, or through Samuel French, Inc., 7623 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90046; 323-876-0570; fax 323-876-6822. CD: Judy’s Scary Little Christmas Co-written by James Webber and David Church Composer and lyricist Joe Patrick Ward Directed by Kay Cole The show is a mix of a 1959 Judy Garland Christmas TV special and “The Twilight Zone.” Among Judy’s guests are: Bing Crosby, Liberace, Ethel Merman, Richard Nixon, Lillian Hellman, Joan Crawford, and Death. This CD recreates the show, which premiered at the Victory Theater Center (Burbank, California), and played at the Court Theatre (West Hollywood, California), and in Portland, Oregon. It plays in Chicago and Des Moines in winter, 2005. Cast includes: Connie Champagne, Sean Smith, Don Lucas, Lauri Johnson, Eric Anderson, Jan Sheldrick, Joanne O’Brien, Mark A. Cross, Dustin Strong, Jonathan Neeley, Terri Homberg-Olsen, Allen Everman II. Connie Champagne recreates for the CD her performance as Judy Garland, for which she won an Ovation Award. The CD can be purchased via: www.judyschristmas.com $19.95 CD: Film Moi: Narcissus in the Dark              image by Howard Cruse               A Robert Patrick autobiography seen through his favorite movies. On CD-ROM formatted in MS Word. $10 check or money order Robert Patrick, 1837 N., Alexandria Ave., #211, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Please state you are 18+ and aware you are ordering adult material. Please include your e-address. Info: rbrtptrck@aol.com The disk contains more than 1000 illustrations in chapter-length critiques of 14 favorite films. Patrick is the author of “Kennedy’s Children,” “Blue is for Boys,” “T Shirts,” and “Untold Decades.” In “Film Moi,” he analyzes his life and times (1937-ongoing), the trends and traumas of Hollywood, and “the whirled we live in.” Chapters include: “Broken Blossoms,” “Fantasia,” “All About Eve,” “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “The Ten Commandments,” “Vertigo & Marnie,” “Gigi & Damn Yankees,” “Sweet Smell of Success,” “Judgment at Nuremberg,” “La Dolce Vita & 8 1/2,” “Porn,” “Nashville,” “All That Jazz,” “Aliens & Prick Up Your Ears” Selected Quotes: “American culture is eating itself in front of a mirror, like a porn star.” “Charlton Heston is indisputably the lead in The Ten Commandments — no matter how you pronounce ‘lead.’” “Pornography recaptures the original thrill of film — simply seeing ordinary things moving on a screen.” “Patrick, a founding father of gay drama in America, writes with intelligent perception about movies … Patrick’s candid commentary on his own precocious sexual and artistic life is equally absorbing … Patrick’s prose is so smart and fluid that it’s hard to, well, put the ‘book’ down.” — Richard LaBonte, in his syndicated column, September 2003. More information on “Film Moi” Book: You Could Drive a Person Crazy “You Could Drive a Person Crazy: Chronicle of an American Theatre Company,” by Scott Miller is about St. Louis’ only alternative musical theater company, New Line. The book includes material on the theater’s first ten seasons, as well as thoughts about New Line from Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, and Post Dispatch critics Judy Newmark and Gerry Kowarsky. It contains a show-by-show history of the company, including cast and staff lists, review quotes, director’s program notes, and reminiscences from actors, designers, directors, choreographers, and audience members. “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” is published by Writer’s Club Press (ISBN 0-595-26311-9) for $17.95.

Services

Script Doctor Services This service is for play or movie scripts needing a seasoned writer/director/actor to give you feedback, correct grammar and spelling, as well as check for character consistencies and plot development. Demian Sweet Corn Productions Box 9685, Seattle, WA 98109 206-935-1206 demian@buddybuddy.com Click here for more information on this service and for rates: Script Doctor for Film and Stage

Resources

Play Publishers and Distributors Drama Book Shop       Book sellers, blog.       212-944-0595; fax 212-730-8739; info@dramabookshop.com       250 W. 40th St., New York, NY 10018 Samuel French       Play publishers and author representatives.       212-206-8990; fax 212-206-1429; info@samuelfrench.com       45 West 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2751 TnT Classic Books       Independent book and play publisher. Huge selection of plays with lesbian and gay content.       212-736-6279; fax 212-695-3219; tntclassics@aol.com       360 West 36 St. #2NW, New York, NY 10018-6412