04/04/09
This in from "Mr. Email"...Actors & actresses needed
Looking for actors & actresses of various ages and types for a new TV show called "Script to Screen."
It's a talk/entertainment show set to air soon on Pittsburgh's PCTV ch. 21. We interview writers,
filmmakers, actors, etc. -- people involved in the local filmmaking scene.
But we are also planning to do skits and regular features and this is why we need actors.
We are planning:
Parodies: sort of like SNL or Mad TV -- parodies of commercials, movie trailers, TV shows, etc.
For example, for an "American Idol" type skit we need a Simon, a Paula and a Randy.
Actors in costume portraying famous literary figures (Shakespeare, Chekov, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain,
Langston Hughes, Jane Austen, etc.) presenting writing tips.
Dialects and impersonations are welcome.
We film episodes at the PCTV studio in the North Side. Sometimes we leave the studio to go on
location. Days and times vary, but studio time is usually during a weekday.
Please let me know if you're interested. Unfortunately there is no pay involved (at this
time, anyway) but we can give you stale popcorn & warm water (yummy!)
Thanks!
Bob Scott
412-835-0332 (h)
412-583-2154 (c)
[email protected]
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06/10/09
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council - Empowering the people who give us art!
Advocascy Alert
PENNSYLVANIA STATE BUDGET UPDATE
State funding for arts and culture is still in jeopardy. On Monday, June 8, 2009, the Pennsylvania House
Appropriations Committee will review SB 850, the PA Senate's budget bill which eliminates state funding for
arts and culture.
SB 850 (http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=0850)
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council urges you to take action on this very important issue. A recent survey of local arts
organizations CEO's estimated they would have to cut 30% of staff if all funding for arts and culture was eliminated
from the state budget. As arts and culture advocates, we must remain vigilant in our efforts to insure a
place for the PCA and PHMC in the FY09-10 budget.
To date more than 8,000 emails, letters and faxes calling for support for state funding of arts and culture have reached
the offices of PA Legislatures so far. While this is a great response to the call to action, The Greater Pittsburgh Arts
Council encourages you to personally visit your district's offices or to call them. Personal messages have a
significant impact portraying the importance of arts and culture to the state. The next 4-6 weeks are a critical
time to become involved. This is what you can do to help: Harrisburg needs to hear from more than just the employees
of arts and cultural organizations.
Distribute this call to action through your email lists, web site and social networking ventures.
1. Please send this message to as many people as possible. Harrisburg needs to hear from more than just the
employees of arts and cultural organizations. Distribute this call to action through your email lists, web site and
social networking ventures.
2. Find a creative way for your oganization to address the situation. Engage your audiences through curtain
speeches, program inserts, gallery cards and other means. If you haven't had a chance yet, watch the Pittsburgh
Filmmakers Advocacy Video, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV0RthRwDQw) and feel free
to post it on your own website.
3. If you have already made contact with your legislators let us know. For facts and figures about the economic
impact of the arts, samples of letters and testimony, tips for communicating with legislators and other
information visit the Save Arts and Culture in Pennsylvania! page of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council website.
(http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/cpr_saveartsinpa.htm)
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW. Unless we keep up the pressure on the legislature, we may lose the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Please alert the Arts Council about any
action you decide to take by sending an email to Ryan Freytag, Manager of Cultural Policy and Research, at
[email protected].
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
707 Penn Avenue, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[email protected]
ph: 412.391.2060
fax: 412.394.4280
tickets: 412.394.3353
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Phone: (412) 421-2232
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07/06/09
PITTSBURGH NEW WORKS FESTIVAL NEW LOCATION ROCKS!
Theatre Festival Relocates to McKees Rocks
PITTSBURGH � July 6, 2009 � The Pittsburgh New Works Festival proudly announces that it will present its 19th season
of original one-act plays at its new home: the Father Ryan Arts Center in McKees Rocks, just 3 miles from Station Square.
The Father Ryan Arts Center provides a clean, bright, venue for the Festival with its125-seat Baverso Theatre,
which features new technical equipment for lighting and sound. The attractive, pleasant building, located
at 420 Chartiers Avenue (Route 51), sits amid a thriving business district, with restaurants, banks, and a shopping
mall. There is ample free parking nearby, and the location is served by several Port Authority bus lines.
�This location rocks!,� says Festival Director Mindy Rossi-Stabler. �Not only is it a beautiful theatre, it also has a
spacious lobby where we can hold the after-theatre parties we call Mingles. And it will be a great spot for auditions in
late July.� Auditions for all 12 mainstage productions and six staged readings will take place at Father Ryan
Arts Center July 25 and 26.
In its multi-level, state-of the-art facility, the Father Ryan Arts Center provides outstanding resources in all
facets of artistic education, enrichment and entertainment serving residents throughout the region. Among
its events this summer are a weekly farmers market, Peace Camp, Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania
Fit & Fun, and Sto-Rox Library�s weekly �Catch the Music Bug� program of storytelling and performances. The
Father Ryan Arts Center is fully accessible to persons with disabilities.
�We are thrilled to be associated with a venue that is so closely tied to the community and where so many good
things happen,� says Claire DeMarco, president of PNWF�s Board of Directors.
The Actors Civic Theatre (ACT) company, which is based at the Center, will produce one of PNWF�s staged readings
in August. Members of the Father Ryan Arts Center will receive discounts on PNWF tickets.
About PNWF
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival is dedicated to encouraging the development of new plays. During its 19th season,
PNWF will present 12 original one-act plays for four consecutive weekends, Sept. 10 through Oct. 4. Plays are
produced by local theater companies at Father Ryan Arts Center in McKees Rocks. PNWF would like to thank its
2009 media sponsor, WYEP.
For more information, call 412-881-6888 or visit the website at www.pittsburghnewworks.org.
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07/17/09
This in from The Soul Pitt... Keepers of the Flame Awards Celebration on Sept 26
LEGACY ARTS PROJECT� PRESENTS
The 4th Annual Keepers of the Flame Awards Celebration
"Taking the Grass Back to the Roots"
Saturday, September 26, 2009 -- 7:00 pm
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
A moving and memorable evening of dance, storytelling, poetry, song & drumming!
In honor of the art & historical legacies of past and present Elder artists & historians of Pittsburgh
We are Honoring Artists of Several Genres:
Dr. Vernell A. Lillie; Al Dowe; Fred Kenderson; Charles �Chuck� Austin
Featuring Performances by Various Artists
Recognition of Pittsburgh�s Radio Giant (WAMO)
Special Tributes in Memory of: Henry Belcher, Legendary Tap Dancer & Dawud A. Akbar, Historian & Educator
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh PA 15206 (E. Liberty)
Saturday, September 26, 2009 -- 7:00 pm
$15.00 in advance -- $20.00 at the door.
For more information call: 412 682-2565 or email the Legacy Arts Project at [email protected]
Supported by the Multicultural Arts Initiatives & the Heinz Endowments
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08/08/09
PRESS RELEASE... BIG CHANGES FOR OPEN STAGE THEATRE
Pittsburgh --- Open Stage Theatre, like many arts organizations, has been severely impacted by the current economic
downturn, and has decided to cease production and take the next six months to evaluate its plans going forward. As
part of the reevaluation, Open Stage�s board of directors has decided to give up its current home in the Strip District.
�Our six seasons on Smallman Street were very good for us,� says board president Jim Keller, �but the economy
is extremely challenging now, and we were forced to make some very difficult decisions.�
Given the board�s recent decisions, Producing Artistic Director David M. Maslow has announced that he will
be leaving Open Stage. Mr. Maslow, who has led the company for the last two seasons and oversaw the company�s
recent artistic growth, directed such notable productions for Open Stage as No Child�, The America Play,
See Under: Love, The Canterville Ghost, The Scarlet Letter, Power Plays and John Guare�s epic, 2-part play Lydie Breeze.
He became Open Stage�s producing artistic director following the retirement of founding artistic director Ruth Willis
at the close of the company�s 2006-2007 season. Prior to that Mr. Maslow spent a season as the company�s
Managing/Associate Artistic Director. �It is a shame,� he says, �we�ve had so much success these last few
seasons � on and off the stage. No question, these are hard times for small arts organizations.�
�The Open Stage board is very sad to see David leave,� says Mr. Keller. �Ironically, the decisions that we felt
we have had to make, albeit with great reluctance and sadness, come at the end of a very successful season, the
company�s 17th.�� Indeed, the Open Stage Theatre�s 2008-9 season saw many successes: their February
production of Nilaja Sun�s No Child�. played to critical and popular acclaim, and recently was awarded the
African American Council of the Arts� Onyx Awards for �Best One Person Show� and �Best Actress� (Rita Gregory); and
their April production of Amy Hartman�s Disinfecting Edwin, which premiered at Open Stage, received
a similar reception.
�We intend to spend the next six months making strategic plans for the future of the organization,� says long-time
board member Susan Smerd. �We very much hope that Open Stage will be back.�
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