LISPA - Naropa Alumni

Just a reminder that 'A Classless Act' the show devised by Megan Heffernan & Laura Eades opens tonight Thursday 30th March through Sunday 2nd April, 7.30pm (show is at 5pm on Sun 2nd) at The Rosemary Branch Theatre.

Read more about the show in the Previous Post

4.48 Psychosis is Sarah Kane's brutal and poetic exploration of a mind preparing to shut itself down. Spiked with gallows humour, Sarah Kane's fifth and final play charts the journey of mind and body; from darkness into light, from pain into love, from life into death.

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Critics' Choice - Time Out.

Tangram Theatre Company and Jana Manekshaw are proud to inaugurate the Arcola's new studio space with this critically acclaimed production that sold out at the Old Red Lion this March.

Our Reviews:

Director Daniel Goldman has done a fine job of creating an uncomfortable, essential experience

- Time Out

Normally going to see Sarah Kane's 4.48 psychosis on a Saturday evening would not fill one with the joys of life. But this production does.

- Indie London

Suicide note? 4.48 is much more than that, and Tangram's production gives new resonance to one of the 1990s' most strongly poetic theatrical voices.

- British Theatre Guide

. ... impressive and touches the soul with an almost unbearable bright, white light, shining out beams of theatrical bliss and pain.

- Rogues and Vagabonds

For more information about our company, visit www.tangramtheatre.co.uk

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Critic's Choice - Time Out!
Now Transferring to the Arcola Theatre!
Monday April 24th - Saturday May 20th 7:30 PM
Tickets £ 12 / £8. Pay what you can on Tuesdays. No Concessions Saturdays.
27 Arcola Street, London E8 2DJFor Tickets, Show Info, and Directions www.arcolatheatre.com

hello eveyrybody, i am looking for a couple of sartori neutral masks, the real ones the ones we used in school, not flimsy remakes wich i can do in my kitchen on the floor covering all surfaces with plaster of paris wich consequentlly covers the rest of the house because it doesn't get moped right away and people walk all over the place. do you have to order them from italy?

throw me a clue, and i'll mail you a backscratcher!

loving you.

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Darren

Friends and alumni:

My company is going to be doing a chorus workshop in preparation for an upcoming production of Iphigenia. I'd like to use the chorus exercises we worked on in year two and I need another source for what we did. Would anyone be willing to send me a copy (digital or paper) of any notes they took of that work? I'd be happy to send my notes in exchange, of that unit or of any other.

Thanks so much. Hope you're all well.

love
Andrew Grusetskie
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Darren

Well, I wanted to tell you a bit about my life at the moment.

I've just bought a flat in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden! It's a studioflat, really nice - and the best part is that it wasn't as expensive as all the flats are here at the time, it's really a bargain!

I'm in a project right now, it's a Showcase. I'm doing a scene from A Streetcar Named Desire, where I do Stella. It's the scene where Blanche tries to convince Stella to leave Stanley and we've made a really interesting scene out of one of the world's most famous plays. We don't do it in a traditional way as you often see it. We'll perform during a week at a stage in the centre of Stockholm and hopefully a lot of producers, casting directors and directors will come. And that it will give me tons of jobs!!!

I actually have a job coming up, and it's on the other side of the ocean - in Troy, NY! It's for a summer program that NYSTI (New York State Theatre Institute) arranges every year. I'll be the assistant director and I'll be in the States for a couple of weeks; late July to beginning of September. The deal is, though, that if I get a better job here in Sweden I won't go, but I'd really love to go, so the decision in that case will be very hard.

I think this is all for now. If you all of a sudden understand Swedish you can have a look at the Showcase's website www.ageranu.nu or you can look at my picture if you still haven't learnt Swedish!

Take Care!
Kajsa

Here is what is up with me...

My solo show "The Bridesmaid" opened on February 10th to a very enthusiastic and giggley audience. It is now a multi-media event involving 4 live monologues and 8 film bits projected on a huge screen. The film bits help with the arc of the character for those of you who know the show. So, we see my character endure 13 weddings...Yep, thirteen ugly dresses! The film bits have been such a hit that we (the filmmaker and I) are developing those bits into a short that we will submit to film festivals next year. Other than that, this past August fellow alumnus Daffyd James and I workshopped a new musical with Annex Theatre, a local theatre here in Seattle to a very receptive audience. I am teaching for Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School. One of the classes I taught in the fall was called Original Works Ensemble. We created a piece about modern communication. Basically, it turned into Romeo and Juliet in cyberspace. Lots if IM'ing and texting and such. So now I have been commissioned to write the full length play for their 2007 summer season. I am also currently touring a show during the week with a local company called "Book -It Theatre." And as soon as "The Bridesmaid" closes I will do a re-mount of a show that I helped to develop and performed in 4 years ago called " Cherry, Cherry, Lemon" which will open in April.

It has been a wild ride since I left LISPA. At once, I flew into Boston and met friends at a "Compassionate Friends" convention. This is an organization for parents and siblings of children who have died. My friends lost their sister 20 years ago and they are very involved with the organization. So I take a cab to the hotel from the airport and I get a note at the front desk that says I should meet them in Conference Room B. So I proceed after a long flight and I walk into a workshop with the clowns from Big Apple Circus! After a great weekend back on American soil I flew into Seattle during the fireworks show on 4rth of July. Quite a homecoming I should say...

Hope all is well with all of ya'll,
AND if anyone is coming to the Pacific Northwest just ask Daffyd I am quite the host and would love to have you!

All my love,
Keira

Hello again, friends and family...

We start next week, so it's time to register - I can promise you lots of new ideas to play with both theatrically and personally and a load of laughs...

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Looking forward!
xx Lazlo

------ Body Performance/Physical Theatre : Thursdays
9 Mar. to 13 Apr. 2006 - 7.00 to 9.00 PM

Exploring cultural, religious, sexual and gender identities in a theatrical way, the workshops will use full body as 'Mask'. It will Look at physical theatre techniques to help us identify our own and other people's masks' and then incorporate them to create characters and performances, based on the participants ideas, while also gaining a greater understanding of the self.

Workshop Facilitator:
Lazlo Ilya Pearlman Lazlo is a creator, director and performer making work in theatre, film, cabaret and performance art. His work has been presented in performance venues and film festivals internationally for over a decade.

Subsidised Fees: (non-refundable & payable in advance) : £30 for 6 sessions in one art form. (+ £20 material costs for Video workshops.)

Please make cheque payable to :
Wise Thoughts (please do not send cash)

To book your place please call : 020 8829 8911 or send us an email at info@wisethoughts.org

or go to this link to register online: http://www.wisethoughts.org/gaywise.htm