Acorn Acting Academy To Offer Free Audience Participation Improv Comedy Night 9/17August 26, 2009The Acorn Acting Academy kicks off a fall series of events in the new Acorn Studio Theater with a free night of improvisational comedy featuring members of Acorn?s Shakespeare Ensemble showcasing another side of their talents. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 17th with a ½ hour set of traditional favorites performed by Acorn?s Producing Director Michael Levine and actors Keith Anctil, Stephanie Ross and Laura Graham. Following this set, audience members will be invited to replace members of the company on stage during the next hour of material, providing for a constantly changing repertoire of performers. This participation, however, will be purely voluntary as no one will be asked to come up on stage unless they volunteer. The event is designed to provide a fun forum for interested members of the community to see Acorn?s new theater space and meet members of Acorn's teaching faculty, as three out of the company?s four teachers will be performing. Seating is first-come, first-serve and no reservations will be taken.
D.L. Hughley To Perform At Monte Carlo 9/16-19; Tickets On Sale NowAugust 26, 2009Best known as the star and producer of his namesake television show ?The Hughleys,? and as one of the four stand-out comedians featured in Spike Lee?s hit comedy docu-film The Original Kings of Comedy, stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley will perform inside the Lance Burton Theatre at Monte Carlo September 16 ? 19 at 9 p.m. nightly.
Universal Studios Hollywood Presents All New Halloween Horror Nights Beginning 10/2August 26, 2009Auditions were held today for the ?Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute,? which joins the four new maze experiences, four new ?scare zones,? new ?Terror Tram? backlot experience, and new ?Bill and Ted?s Excellent Halloween Adventure? production, that represent the re-imagining of Halloween Horror Nights for 2009 at Universal Studios HollywoodSM. The stage is now set for the most intense and impactful ?live? horror event ever to be presented in a theme park environment.
Mo 'olelo To Present A Reading Of DOG AND WOLF From 9/24-26 As Part Of The Joan B. Kroc's Upcoming EventAugust 26, 2009From September 24 to 26, 2009, the Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace & Justice is presenting a three-day event to highlight the ability of the arts to transform individuals and reconcile communities who have suffered conflict and violence. Titled Bearing Exquisite Witness, the festival will showcase playwrights, filmmakers, poets, musicians, visual artists and academics from the fields of theater arts and conflict resolution who are using the creative power of art to raise awareness, prevent violence, help communities recover, change policies of exclusion and heal trauma.
Mo 'olelo To Be The Focus On 8/27 And 2/29 Episodes Of Shades Of San DiegoAugust 26, 2009Jessica Chang of Channel 4 San Diego devoted a full episode of her weekly TV Show, Shades of San Diego, to Mo`olelo! She revisits Mo`olelo's past productions of Since Africa (2006), Permanent Collection (2007) and Good Boys (2009), and takes a sneak peek at Mo`olelo's next production, Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire. The episode features performances by Walter Murray and Dre Slaman.
REDCAT Set To Present The World Premiere Of AH! 9/16-18August 25, 2009This September, REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) transforms its flexible performance space into an immersive visual and sonic environment for the world premiere of AH!, a co-production of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts and the CalArts Center for New Performance. AH! opens Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at REDCAT and runs for a limited engagement through Friday, September 18, 2009.
Edmonton Fringe Festival Stages A Record-Breaking RevolutionAugust 25, 2009Novelist George Sand said, ?No one makes a revolution by himself; and there are some revolutions
which humanity accomplishes without quite knowing how, because it is everybody who takes them in hand.? From August 13 ? 23, 2009, more than 550,000 local, national, and international visitors came together in Edmonton and brought about a revolution like no other at the 28th annual Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival.
Actor's Theatre Of Charlotte's Fall Acting Classes To Begin 9/13August 25, 2009Registration is now open for the Fall Session of Adult Acting Classes, beginning September 13th, 2009 at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte. Taught by professional actor/director Martin Thompson, these classes are appropriate for both aspiring actors and professionals who would like to improve their skills. Class registration is limited and will be accepted one week prior to the first class of each session.
PARRALLEL LIVES Returns To Street Theatre Company 9/10-13August 25, 2009Street Theatre Company of Nashville, TN announces four encore performances of Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show, back by popular demand, Upstairs at Bongo Java (2007 Belmont Blvd), September 10-13, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.