April 2008 Archives
**Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival Announces its Film Line Up**
Below is the list of the films that will be screened between **May 9-18**.
The opening night film (May 9) is **Before The Rains **starring Nandita Das and Rahul Bose. Director Santosh Sivan will be visiting from India to present the film and conduct a Q&A.
WomenScene All-Star Lineup - May 16th! Get your tickets now.
7:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception
7:30 pm: Curtain
Tickets $15 for students with current ID and Women in Film and Media Members; $20 for patrons
Two of Brad Grimm's films will be screened at the Pittsburgh Film Kitchen May 13. The screening will include the award-winning music video, 'Archetype' which was filmed in 2006 and won a College Emmy in 2007, and will be capped off with the premiere of Grimm's senior film, 'Destroy Jonah Hill'.
Reception begins at 7:00 pm; show begins at 8:00 pm.
Admission is $4
Bethel Park Community Theatre Heritage Players are presenting the musical, **'Copacabana'** with music by Barry Manilow.
**Show dates are May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17 at 8:00 pm, and May 11 and 18 at 2:00 pm.**
Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.
The Old Schoolhouse Players present:
Man of La Mancha
May 9-11 & 16-18
Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 pm; Sundays @ 3:00 pm
Stage 62 presents Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
May 9-11 & 16-18
Fridays and Saturdays @ 8:00 pm; Sundays @ 2:00 pm
The Outsiders
Presented by Prime Stage Theatre
May 3, 2008 - May 11, 2008
Public Shows: May 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
Student Matinees: May 7-May 9
Act 48 Teachers Workshop: May 10
Showtimes: Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 pm, Sunday @ 2:30 pm
Student Matinees: 10:00 am
Act 48 Teachers Workshops: Saturdays @ 10:00 am
Producer Jude Pohl is pleased to announce the opening of his brand new Oldies show - **GROOVIN' THRU THE 60S - at the Perry Como Theatre in Canonsburg**. The show opens on **Saturday, May 3** and runs for three weekends thru **May 18**.
Performances on Friday and Saturday evenings will be at 7:30 with Sunday matinees at 3:00.
Ticket price is $18 with Seniors and Students getting a reduced rate of $16. Tickets for children under 12 are $10. Seats are reserved so reservations are strongly suggested.
Acting for Film for BEGINNERS with Richard Mason -
Sundays beginning on April 20, 2008 4:00-6:30pm $200 (8 weeks)
In this class, beginning students or actors with no formal training will rehearse and perform scenes from a range of screenplays including recent projects filmed in Pittsburgh.
From Andre Weisbrod ...
IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO FITS THIS DESCRIPTION, PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO THEM
Web Master Opportunities
If you are an entrepreneurial web-savvy person, we are looking for one or more people to help us manage some new and exciting sites.
The Silk Screen Asian Film Festival Gala is only one week away, and there are still limited opportunities for volunteers to participate!. We have many second shift positions for the Gala itself running from 9:30 to midnight on May 9th as well as clean-up crew slots on May 10th.
From Christina Lee …
CALL FOR ARTISTS!
The Trail Town Program invites artists from the Southwestern Pennsylvania area to help communities create large-scale, site-specific artwork. These permanent works will be installed in each of six towns designated along the award-winning Great Allegheny Passage.
The Pittsburgh Technology Council is proud to announce THE 15 MINUTES GALLERY - a new exhibition space that will showcase the works of regional artists and innovators.
Through this progressive initiative, it is the Council’s intent to recognize the synergy that exists between the technological and the artistic communities in Pittsburgh and the impact each component will have on the region’s future. To strengthen the link between these dynamic and innovative communities, the Council has partnered with Pittsburgh’s Sirani Gallery.
DESCRIPTION: The 15 Minutes Gallery will launch an exhibition beginning this June. All artwork will be displayed for a minimum of 3 months (required consignment).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: A Call for Entries is currently underway. Artwork submitted on or before April 30, 2008 will be eligible for inclusion in the Gallery’s inaugural exhibition. All works of art in the 15 Minutes Gallery will be for sale to the general public, with 75% of the proceeds returning to the artist.
Stage 62 will hold auditions for:
‘Urinetown’ by Kotis / Hollman May 18 & 19 2008 7:00 PM Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
Auditions for the Children's Theatre April 26th from 1-5
Little Lake Theatre Company is currently seeking a Technical Director for the 2008 season.
From Matt Grimm & Misfits Theatre …
Friends of Misfits Theatre,
Blood Relations is just barely behind us and already we are ready for our next venture here at Misfits Theatre. On June 6th, 7th, and 8th at The Off The Wall Theater we will be presenting “Skits and Giggles” an improvisational comedy that will include skits, improv, theater games, audience interaction, and of course audience participation.
On May 2nd, Top of the Line Entertainment is teaming up with Jimmy G's
Restaurant and The Cancer Caring Center for a fundraising performance
of 'Arrivederci, Al! - A Dinner with the Godfather'.
Arrivederci, Al!
A Dinner With The Godfather
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:00pm
at Jimmy G's Restaurant
For Reservations, Phone: 412.781.4884
The $49.95 ticket price includes: Show, Dinner, Dessert, Champagne Toast, Tax and Gratuity. $10 from each ticket sold goes to the Cancer Caring Center.
The reports of Yorick’s death are greatly exaggerated. Poor Yorick’s Players return this summer with Much Ado About Nothing!
From The Rage of the Stage Players …
SEEKING A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PERFORMERS FOR AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008 MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW!
Upcoming events hosted by cityLive in the months of May and June include:
NEXT
LEADERSHIP SALON #1: PATRICK DOWD
05 MAY, MONDAY
6:30PM @ CITY COUNCIL BUILDING (limited to 50 people)
**GEMINI THEATER PRESENTS: WIZARD OF OZ**
Last weekend to Follow the Yellow Brick Road!!!!!
**MARCH 29 - APRIL 27**
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
1:00 AND 3:00
Little Lake Theatre Announces:
* THE WORLD’S GREATEST CAST PARTY*
Featuring memorabilia, refreshments, remembrances and entertainment
McKeesport Little Theater is taking applications for experienced directors and stage managers for its 2008-2009 season.
For info contact: 412-673-1100.
Actors needed for an event celebrating Shakespeare's birthday on Wednesday, April 23 from 7:00 to approximately 9:00 pm.
Here's a reminder that Open Stage's Lydie Breeze continues its run through May 4.
Gypsy Night for Part 1 is MONDAY, APRIL 21 @ 7pm & for Part 2 is MONDAY, APRIL 28; also @ 7pm.
The Old Schoolhouse Players will be holding auditions for “Seussical The Musical” on Sunday, April 20th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm and again on Monday, April 21st from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Future Tenant presents...
**I-am-a-Heather** -- Art for Anyone with a Name
**April 19-May 17, 2008**
Celebrate National Poetry Month at Borders Books in Bethel Park - Sat. April 12th at 7:00 PM
Featured Poet is Dr. Samuel Hazo, Director of the International Poetry Forum. Also, local poets (including yours truly) and an open mike.
Producer Jude Pohl is pleased to announce that he is bringing his highly acclaimed production of CELEBRATE AMERICA to his Perry Como Theatre in Canonsburg for a limited run. The show, which played last year at the Crowne Plaza in Moon Township, will run Saturday evening, April 12 at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon, April 13 at 3:00.
From Matthew Wolf (who's playing Ben Franklin) ...
Colonial Theatre Presentation of '1776'
Opening this Saturday.
April 10 - 26
We begin our season with the grandfather of all tragedies, perhaps Shakespeare’s most profound achievement. The aging King divides his kingdom among his three daughters, basing each one’s share upon a public declaration of love to her father.
MARCH 29 - APRIL 27 SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 1:00 AND 3:00
A staged reading of a new play by Beverly King Pollock, 'It's Business.'
A humorous and authentic look at small-town Jewish life during World War II.
Directed by Chaya Gordon
April 9-13 & 17-19
University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre at the Cathedral of Learning Studio Theater, Fifth Ave., Oakland.
Urinetown, the Musical Presented by Spotlight Musical Theatre, Duquesne University.
FINAL WEEKEND:
April 10-11-12, Curtain: 8pm, Peter Mills Theater, Rockwell Hall, Duquesne University.
The horrors of war behind them, they followed beautiful Lydie Breeze to an island where they dared to dream a better world … and then life happened.
Join Open Stage Theatre for the Pittsburgh premiere of John Guare’s 2-play saga Lydie Breeze: a sweeping journey from idealism to murder and back again by the author of Six Degrees of Separation.
Come one and come all to Misfits Theatre’s take on the infamous Lizzie Borden! Did Lizzie take an axe and murder her father and step mother or didn’t she? If not Lizzie then who killed Andrew and Abby Borden? Why? Sharon Pollock’s Blood Relations presents multiple theories based off of historical facts, scholar’s theories, armchair detective’s guesses, and drama provided by the playwright.
