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bkahn
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Posted: Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 08:07 am |
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In the Rainbow: Playwrights for Pets
A lineup of gay-themed plays to benefit Animal Haven Baruch Performing Arts Center on Monday, June 9th at 7:30 PM.
55 Lexington Avenue (25th St between (Lex and 3rd Aves)
Requested donation: $10.
Wine and soft drinks will be served after the reading, and we'd love you to stick around with us to "wine down."
Includes:
"Calamity Jane Sends a Message to Her Daughter" by Carolyn Gage, featuring Barbara Kahn as Calamity. Directed by Lisa Marjorie Barnes.
"The Cat's Meow" written and directed by Barbara Kahn with Cristina Fernandez and Beverly Thompson
Plus works by Jim Dalglish, Judd Silverman, Kathleen Warnock, Edward Musto, David Johnston
Please make reservations by email at sue@playwrightsforpets.com, or by calling 718-768-4213.
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bkahn
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Posted: Mon Jun 9th, 2008 03:04 pm |
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Paddy
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Posted: Thu Jun 12th, 2008 02:35 pm |
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How did this go?
Paddy
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bkahn
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Posted: Sun Jun 15th, 2008 05:44 am |
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Hi Paddy,
Thanks for asking.
The evening went very well. It's always a crap shoot being on the bill with other plays, but this one turned out to be an evening of good work by all. I didn't get to see all the other plays, because I was performing in one of them, but the one I saw was inventive and very funny. My friends who attended said they thought all of them were great.
I was really pleased with my cast--Cristina Fernansez and Steph Van Vlack. With just one rehearsal, they managed to get to the essence of the short play. Both women had excellent comic timing and an instant onstage rapport. I was very lucky to have Lisa Barnes direct me in Carolyn Gage's play about Calamity Jane. I had done the role some years ago, but I think that Lisa helped me do it with more depth.
Finally, the people who produced the event (Sue Yocum of Playwrights for Pets and Judd Silverman who supervised the tech stuff and the sound and light operators) are some of the nicest people I have worked with. Everything went smoothly.
FYI. They are looking for material for their next event, with priority to playwrights who have not previously participated.
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Paddy
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Posted: Sun Jun 15th, 2008 06:13 am |
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Sounds wonderful!
I do know about the crapshoot business. You just never know...and it's always better to be in good company.
I find readings quite exciting. Sometimes, the less rehearsed a piece is, the more real it feels somehow.
Glad it went well.
What do they specificually look for?
Paddy
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bkahn
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Posted: Sun Jun 15th, 2008 06:30 am |
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You can check their website.
http://www.playwrightsforpets.com
Their next event will have the theme "Monsters," which they don't specifically define.
Barbara
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Posted: Sun Jun 15th, 2008 07:15 pm |
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Barbara, thanks for this information.
I just sent two short plays I hope will work for them.
As the mother of Molly, Cleo and Oliver, I have a strong interest in the welfare of pets.
Shirley
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