Hey everyone,
Hope you all are free (or at least almost free) from the thrall of last week's 2nd coming of the Snowpocalypse.
As you may have noticed, the terms referring to listed events/performances/productions/etc. has been changed to "happenings", to truly reflect DC PAL's "less is more" aesthetic with regards to the way information is displayed and shared. Auditions are now Potential, Current is Present, Limited is Ephemeral, Upcoming is Future, and Out-of-Town is Distant.
The links section have also been edited to remove the "http://www."prefix to websites and partitioned, in an effort to make the information less cluttered and more accessible.
That being said, here's this month's bulletin:
*Fan Page
*This month's Discussion Topic: Showmances
*The Survey
*Intersections
*Dance Bethesda
*Potential Happenings
*Present Happenings
*Ephemeral Happenings
*Future Happenings
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
Fan Page
First, no I'm not getting rid of the group page. There will be different content available at each. The group page will still be primarily geared towards sharing information among peers about our work. Second, the fan page will not have a monthly bulletin, and is geared towards both performers and non-performers (i.e. audience members and administrators). Third, the fan page will have a monthly event page starting in May that will list all the events going on each month which fans can RSVP too. This is to supplement the lack of info on "happenings" which group members can see on the info tab, and to compliment the monthly bulletin which the group receives in their mailbox. Fans will info on only "the happenings", as an event invite.
Also, if you or any company/group/etc. you're involved with has a Fan page, let me know so that it can be added to the Favorite Pages for DC PAL. And if it's a group you're either a company member of, founded, etc., or your own personal Fan page, as an artist, mention that so that it can be added to the DC PALs Favorite Pages, a Fan page going public May 10, highlighting organizations DC PAL members have a significant connection to.
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
February's Topic: "Showmances"
Urban Dictionary defines "showmance" as:
A romance developed between two actors during the filming of a movie/production of a play that ends directly after the project has ended.
What've been your experiences with showmances? Have they been good or bad for you? Do you look for romance amongst other performers, or do you separate work and play when it comes to life off the stage?
Now please let's agree to disagree from the get-go here. And no names, or any amount of description that might indirectly identify any people you might refer to. Just looking for people to share experiences or thoughts, without judgment or reproach.
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
The Survey:
I'm keeping the survey open a little longer. Just want to give more people a chance to fill out in case you missed/forgot about/didn't have time to answer the 5 questions.
Go here for the survey [link is not included as the survey is meant just for members of the FB group]
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
Intersections: a New America Arts Festival (The ATLAS) - Feb 19 to Mar 7
"Let's meet. Cross. Collide. Coalesce. Collaborate. At INTERSECTIONS.
Presenting three weekends of multi-disciplinary arts that celebrate differences and discover commonalities among artists and audiences of diverse races, ages and cultures."
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
"The 2010 Dance Bethesda festivities include free lessons and parties at various downtown Bethesda dance studios, hip-hop master classes and a dance concert featuring six of the regions top companies showcasing various genres."
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
Potential Happenings:
A Grand Night for Singing (Vienna Theatre Company) - Feb 10 & 16
Lil' Abner (Stroyka Theater) - Feb 27 & 28
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
Present Happenings:
Art (Nu Sass Productions @ Playbill Cafe) - Feb 10 to 20 / DC PAL: Aubri O'Connor
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Damascus Theatre Company) - Feb 5 to 21 / DC PAL: Celia Blitzer
Anthony & Cleopatra (Synetic Theater @ STC's Lansburgh Theatre) - Jan 28 to Feb 28 / DC PALs: Benjamin Cunis, Danny Pushkin
In the Red and Brown Water *Extended* (Studio Theatre) - Jan 6 to Feb 14 *to Feb 28* / DC PAL: Ricardo Frederick Evans
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Taking Flight Theatre Company @ Waddell Theatre) - Feb 12 to 28 / DC PAL: Wynn Creasy
Rent (Kensington Arts Theatre) - Feb 12 to Mar 6 / DC PALs: Tina Ghandchilar, Jennie Lutz, Laurie Newton
Gdirl from Gdansk *World Premiere* (Keegan Theatre @ Church Street Theatre) - Feb 11 to Mar 7 / DC PAL: Joe Baker
The New Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley (Adventure Theatre) - Feb 12 to Apr 6 / DC PALs: Michael J. Bobbitt, Katie Brobst, Michael Grew, Jade Wheeler
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
Ephemeral Happenings:
February Show (Sulu DC) - Feb 20 / DC PAL: Simone Jacobson
Puppetry Slam! (The Puppet Co.) - Feb 20 / DC PAL: Eric Brooks
David London's Sunday Circus (@ the Fridge) - Feb 21 / DC PAL: Kelly Mayfield1
Rhapsody, a collection of new works (Dragonfly Dance Experiment @ AACC's Pascal Center) - Feb 21 / DC PALs: Megan Morse Jans, Stephanie Yezek
Wetbacks, Aliens & Towelheads: True Stories from the First Generation (Speakeasy DC @ the Atlas) - Feb 26 & 27 / DC PAL: Regie Cabico
Night of Honors Dance Theses (@ GWU's Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre) - Feb 27 / DC PAL: Rick Westerkamp
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
Future Happenings:
That Face (Studio Theatre 2nd Stage) - Feb 17 to Mar 14 / DC PAL: Zehra Fazal
High Fidelity a musical (Landless Theatre Company @ DCAC) - Feb 18 to Mar 14 / DC PALs: Genevieve James, Momo Nakamura
Treemonisha (Washington Savoyards @ the Atlas) - Feb 19 to Mar 6 / DC PAL: Michael J. Bobbitt, John Dellaporta, Kristina Harkness-Granados, Danny Tippett
Amazons & Their Men (Forum Theatre @ RHSS) - Feb 25 to Mar 21 / DC PAL: Mandy Yu
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
So check out the Fan page, take the survey (if you haven't yet), and let me know what's happening :-)
Until next time,
JR
