"Summer has come and passed"
Hope everyone had a fun, fulfilling, and fabulous summer. It's September, which is Classical Music Month (I know, you learn something new everyday). If you know any other Performing Arts related months or days, let me know. Also, I wanted to get this bulletin out early because of the Page-to-Stage Festival at the Kennedy Center, starting on Saturday.
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I know there's at least one friend involved in Step Up 2 right now, and I thought I'd try adding a film section in the Description of the group, to add any movie (mainstream or independent) credits that our members have under their belt. So message me or email the group address.
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A lot of us are back to school, whether we're studying or teaching, but I thought we could wish all the recent high school graduates who are starting their college lives, "merde". Also I added a major wherever one was listed, so if you already declared and just didn't add it to your profile, then let me know and I'll include it in next month's bulletin:
Justin Balsamo at the George Washington University *Dance Major*
Amanda Bloss and Glen North at JMU
Clair Eccles at Harvard
Emily Fish at Columbia University
Leah Flamm and Garrett Hennigan at WashU
Claire Holman at Virginia Tech
Marissa Joseph at SUNY Purchase *Dance Major*
Michael Kelly and Ashley Zielinski at American
Stephen Naimoli at Texas *Theatre and Dance Major*
Corri Oster at Elon
Kate Page at Indiana
Laura Semple at Maryland *Theatre Major*
Good luck too, all of you '07 college graduates...now that it's really sinking in classes aren't starting again (unless you're in Grad school, of course)
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There's a topic on the group page titled "Stage Managing for Dummies"; throw in your two cents :-)
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Saturday-Monday, Sep. 1-3 from 2-10 p.m. each day
Venues all around the Kennedy Center
FREE! No tickets required, limited seating available.
During this three-day event, the Kennedy Center welcomes more than 40 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area with the goal of producing and supporting the success of new plays and musicals.
Featuring free readings, open rehearsals, and panel discussions, the festival lets you catch a glimpse of upcoming Washington premieres in the 2007-2008 theater season. This year will include new works by Keith Bridges, Kara Corthron, Allyson Currin, Ken Ludwig, Callie Kimball, S.M. Shephard-Massat, Shawn Northrip, and many more.
Limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
General admission seating opens approximatly 30 minutes prior to each event.
Programs, artists, and schedules are subject to change without notice.
No free parking for free events.
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Members' Current Events/Performances/Productions:
The Hothouse (Longacre Lea Theatre) - Now until September 9
Shear Madness *Extended* (The Kennedy Center) - Now until Aug 26 *until Sept 9*
A Chorus Line (Way Off Broadway) - Aug 31 to Nov 3
Titanic: The Musical (Toby's Dinner Theatre) - Aug 23 to Nov 11
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Members' One-Day Events/Performances/Productions for September:
Clara Barton: The Courage Within (Adventure Theatre @ the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival) - Sept 1
Fictitious (The Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival) - Sept 2
MySpace/OurSpace: A Social Networking Movement Choir - Sept 30
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Members' Upcoming Events/Performances/Productions Coming in September:
Merrily We Roll Along (Signature Theatre) - Sept 4 to Oct 14
Cita a Ciegas/Blind Date (GALA Hispanic Theatre) - Sept 20 to Oct 14
The Jungle Book (Imagination Stage) - Sep 22 to Nov 4
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Unless you recently joined, as you can see there's been a bit of a lull in the performance listings. I'm sure that'll change now that schools and seasons are kicking back in, but please let me know of any productions you're involved in, even if you're working in the office for a theatre, help cast the show, etc. And if you're my friend and invite me to an event page you've created, if there's a cast list I'll automatically check it with DC PAL members and put all the info up on our page.
Also, I gotta warn you; once a group grows larger than 1000 members, messages can no longer be sent to everyone. So, as thrilled as I am that in three and a half months, this group's almost reached 600 people, eventually I won't be able to send out these bulletins. This doesn't mean I'll stop putting them together. There'll be two alternatives that will be available: the first, I'll simply post each bulletin in the discussion session, and the second, if you email the group address with the header "Bulletin Subscription", I'll start sending out the monthly bulletins and any special ones via email once this group passes 1000. The usual clauses apply in that I will not disclose or exchange your email address to anyone or anything else.
Just in case you didn't know, anyone can add photos to the group; just make sure they're at least somewhat relevant. And definitely use the Post Item function on the group page to share Performing Arts related articles, reviews, etc.
And just for fun, check it out: our group has a street address!! No, it's not 'real'. Yes, I geeked out a li'l bit. :-)
Hope everyone enjoyed their summer!!
JR
P.S. no, I never actually made it to the beach...
