Co-Op Updates – July 2010

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July 27th, 2010

Booking: Terry Davis, space booker extraordinaire, is “off to China for the month of August (Back Sept. 2) while away my trusty friend Tania Getty will be in charge of the venerable “calendar.” You can reach her by e mail:at tsparkly@aol.com or by phone at 310-428-3363.

Please type “tree” in the subject line when you send me an item that you want included in the weekly tree. Deadline is Sunday afternoon at 3.

July 21, 2010

Co-op: Harold and Maude, upcoming in the co-op, is looking to cast “a maid, a gardener, and a boss as well as Inspector Bernard and his helper “Doppel,” according to Penny Safranek, producing. The audition will be this coming Sunday morning from 10AM to noon. Contact Penny at penelopechalence@gmail.com for details.

Members: My wife is looking for a second car. If you have a lead for her, you can reach us at rfancy@verizon.net.

July 11th, 2010

Co-op: Everyone is welcome to come to a reading of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 703 on Sunday, July 18 at 7:00 pm. Haskell Anderson, Ginna Carter, Richard Fancy, Bruce French, Googy Gress, Stephen Heath, Nancy Linehan Charles, Clarinda Ross, and Greg Vignolle are all reading in the play.

Members: Anna Garduno will be teaching two voice over/animation classes as well as producing demos when she returns to L.A. briefly in late July and August Classes will be held in Hollywood.on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. The Wednesday class meets for four consecutive Wednesday nights starting on July 28th from 7PM till 9:30 PM. Saturday classes will meet on four consecutive Saturday mornings starting July 31st. from 10AM to12:30PM.. You will be given one hour of homework per week in both classes. Tuition will be $225. Anna also does private coaching for $90 an hour,( an hour and a half minimum) and offers demo packages for $1050 all in.. Call Anna for details at 323 539 6414.

Oops. this should have gone out on the tree. It’s from Nancy; respond to her at savannah85@verizon.net.

We are looking to cast the role of Randy Clarke for THE GOATWOMAN
OF CORVIS COUNTY, which opens in the co-op (705) August 5th and
runs for three weeks. Directed by Adele Cabot.

Randy is a handsome, gun-toting redneck in his late 30’s.

Rehearsals are already in progress. If you’re interested, you must
be available for the following rehearsal schedule for this week:

Monday, July 12th, 6-10pm
Tues., July 13th, 12-5pm
Wed. , July 14th, 12-5pm
Fri, July 16, 6-10pm
Sat., July 17th, 12-6pm
Sun, July 18th, 12-6pm

The rest of the rehearsal will be held both daytime and nights,
during the week, and days on the weekends.

We load in the Monday after GALLILEO closes (July 25th).

If you’re interested, contact me at savannah85@verizon.net, and I’ll email you a script. We want to audition on Tuesday and continue with rehearsals on Wednesday.

July 5th, 2010

Co-op: Brecht’s Galileo, the next co-op offering, will be opening on Thursday in 705. Almost immediately after the postcard went out, people started making reservations, so, as a producer on this show, I’d suggest making reservations as soon as you know when you would like to come. The reservations line is 323 460 2508.

We have sent out a postcard via PRT Members, announcing the somewhat irregular schedule we have. If you haven’t received the postcard, let me know and I will get you one.

Casting Director: Rachel from Sarah Finn Casting Company is “putting together a theatre book of new talent for Sarah’s future reference and was wondering if your company could possibly send us headshots and resumes from your current roster?” Chris Shaw has declared himself willing to pick up and deliver to her if you can get him your headshots and resumes by next Sunday, If you want to send directly to Sarah Finn, her address is 588 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004. Their number is (323) 460.7040. Sarah Finn is a well known and busy casting director.

NOTE: About Finn Casting from Tom Beyer: “Richard: the info is wrong about Finn Casting. First, it’s me (tom beyer) who’s messenging our headshots to Finn; and I’m asking people to leave their headshot in the big enveloped marked “Sarah Finn Casting” which seems to be floating between the piano and behind the box office counter. Second, the office prefers getting them in one big lump, so actors should only mail directly to them as a last resort.”
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A personal note: I haven’t sent out the tree for several weeks because our computer was attacked by what Norton says is a new and very serious virus. Norton says they are working to find a way of combatting this pestilence. Things are better for us but, judging from the numerous tries getting this tree out, not back to normal. As they used to say on Hill Street Blues, “Be careful out there.”