Featuring a lively cast of dozens, delightful music, gorgeous costumes, and those deliciously spooky ghosts, the Bay Area's favorite holiday tradition returns with American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.)'s celebrated production of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Now in its 37th year, this version of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Paul Walsh and Carey Perloff, stays true to the heart of Dickens's timeless story of redemption and brings a playful sensibility to his rich language. A Christmas Carol runs December 6-28, 2013, at A.C.T.'s Geary Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco). Press night is Wednesday, December 11 at 7 p.m. VIP seating is available for all performances. VIP ticket holders enjoy the best seats in the house and complimentary drinks during intermission. Tickets (ranging in price from $20-$95), are available by calling the A.C.T. Box Office at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-sf.org. Groups of 15 or more save up to 50% and enjoy free tickets for group leaders. For group sales, call 415.439.2373.
Mary Jane Wells is a UK voice talent and performance transplant who brought to life the audiobooks that inspired the award-winning series Downton Abbey. With another 11 audiobook projects being published this year, and a world class entertainment career behind her, Mary Jane will be an expert panelist for The Digital Author and Self-Publishing Conference this Sunday, October 13th, 2013.
The conference is a full weekend focused on the new paradigms for authors in an increasingly digital world. Workshops, inspirational sessions, and focused panels will be attended by professionals representing every genre and level of the industry.
A member of the Writer's Junction and Voices.com, and currently in the process of writing a play, Mary Jane will be speaking about the trust process involved in the construction of an audiobook. Mary Jane will explain how, as a writer, you can best choose the right narrator to voice your imaginative world. 'My hope for the event is that writers get the support and connections they need to further their work to spectacular new platforms, especially audiobooks,' Mary Jane reveals. 'This conference is very specific, very current, and has high-level experts and representatives who can be approached in all strata of the digital publishing world.'
Mary Jane joins Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir, Roxanne Hernandez, Dean Sluyter, Jessica Kaye, and Christian Rummel on the New Revenue Streams for Authors from Audio Books panel.
A writer of the highly successful adaptation of Virginia Ironside's The Huge Bag of Worries, the voice of the television commercial campaigns for Eharmony, Puma, LinkedIn, Think Finance and Jet2 Holidays, and has voiced many documentaries, animations, and videogames, Mary Jane brings a unique, varied insight to the audiobook space.
Mary Jane's advice to the creative professionals who dream up, write, edit, publish, and record the stories? 'Create with the heart, build with the mind: collaborate with both. Creative strategy is not a solo sport.'
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About Mary Jane Wells
Formally trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Mary Jane Wells has been a prominent fixture in the UK and European theatre scene. Mary Jane first came to the US for the Mark Taper French classic, The Red Balloon. A solo show, Martha, for the Annenberg Centre followed, then a tour to the Kennedy centre, the New Victory on Broadway, and the International showcase in Philidelphia where she won the Victor Award.
Mary Jane has worked on BBC's 'Half Moon Investigates,' and she narrated BBC3's TV show, My Childhood which won a Scottish BAFTA. In 2008, Mary Jane joined Honolulu theatre, where she played Ariel in the stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Since then, she has been shooting, writing and voice acting in London and Los Angeles.
For more information, please visit www.maryjanewells.org.
Gingold Theatrical Group's SHAW NEW YORK 2013 festival concludes on Sunday October 13th. It has been highlighted by GTG's co-production of Shaw's You Never Can Tell with and at The Pearl Theatre Company. This production, which was filmed for the New York Library for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Center archives, is ending its limited run on Sunday October 13th.
Third Rail Projects' critically acclaimed production of THEN SHE FELL, which is celebrating its 1-year anniversary this week, has just won the 2013 New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) for Outstanding Production Performed in a Small Capacity Venue. This immersive theater event is inspired by the life and writings of Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland). It is written, directed, designed and choreographed by Zach Morris, Tom Pearson and Jennine Willett and in collaboration with The Company. Performances of this open-ended run take place at The Kingsland Ward at St. Johns, a century-old institutional building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that allows the action to play out on 3 floors. Tickets are now on sale through January 31, 2014.
Roxanne Hoffman, publisher at Poets Wear Prada, announced today publication of 'Funhouse' by poet Efrayim Levenson.
'Funhouse,' written while Levenson listened to the music of guitarist Buckethead, is a three-day journey in a surreal amusement park filled with sea lions, guitars, monsters, crickets, spiders, a guillotine, a human pretzel, more guitars, a traffic jam, drought, grasshoppers, angels, and even more guitars.
The book's production editor, Jack Cooper, said, 'Funhouse' is superb; it reads beautifully, uncovers much that is profound, and remains full of surprise.'
'Efrayim Levenson's 'Funhouse' sends us on a wild nightmarish yet at times tender merry-go-round ride through his own private Coney Island and ours,' said New York poet Steve Dalachinsky.
David Elsasser, founder of Parkside Poetry Collective, said, 'In his new chapbook, 'Funhouse,' Efrayim Levenson responds to the guitar virtuosity of Buckethead with a poetic soul-jouney that reverbs through the wildest word riffs.'
'I have been addicted to writing poetic interpretations of instrumental music for about seven years now,' says Efrayim Levenson. 'This project was a lot of fun! I hope Buckethead likes it.'
This is Efrayim Levenson's second book project with Poets Wear Prada. In 2007, the Hoboken-based press released 'Dances With Tears,' a walk along a path of spiritual discovery. The book, described as a "blast of Hasidic bebop ecstasy" by Brooklyn poet Craig Fishbane, includes the poem '& Ribbon,' which was nominated for a 2008 Pushcart Prize. Poetrymanz Press released his previous collection, 'For My Relations,' in 2000.
Founded in 2006, Poets Wear Prada publishes beautifully designed, well-crafted books of poetry from Sinatra's hometown, Hoboken, the birthplace of professional baseball.
'Funhouse' by Efrayim Levenson (Hoboken: Poets Wear Prada, 2013), 42 pages, ISBN- 10: 0615848850, ISBN-13: 978-0615848853, list price: $12.00, is available in paperback from Amazon Books and other popular booksellers.
American Stage Theatre Company is excited to announce their 2013-2014 season opening production, THE BIRDS by the acclaimed Irish Playwright Conor McPherson (The Seafarer). Previews are tonight and tomorrow, October 2 & 3. Opening Night is October 4 and the production runs through October 27.
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The North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre (NRACT) will present the southern regional premiere of 'Carrie: The Musical,' based on the 1974 horror novel by Stephen King, for ten performances, Oct. 18-Nov. 3.
The Dallas Opera has announced the opening production of their 2013-2014 “By Love Transformed” Season: Georges Bizet's colorful, sensual and passionate 19th century masterpiece, CARMEN, one of the most beloved and popular works in the entire opera canon.
Syfy announces additional casting for its upcoming Supernatural drama pilot, Dominion with the signings of Anthony Stewart Head, Roxanne McKee, Luke Allen-Gale and guest star Shivani Ghai. Produced by Universal Cable Productions, the pilot is set to begin shooting this month in Cape Town, South Africa.
In advance of her Season Opening Gala performance with the Nashville Symphony, sopranoRenee Fleming will join novelist Ann Patchett for a free lecture at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 7 p.m. tonight, September 20. The two women will discuss music, creating characters, the forthcoming opera version of Patchett's novel Bel Canto, and Fleming's concert the following evening at the Schermerhorn.
Getting lost in a cornfield has become an annual fall activity for thousands in north Georgia. The 12th season for Uncle Shuck's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch is now underway, and special events have been added for foster families, boy and girl scouts and fans of Halloween. The family-operated, 12-acre complex was recognized this year by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top 20 Event for September 2013. This year's maze design commemorates the era in Dawson County related to the distribution of moonshine during Prohibition and birth of stock car racing.
American Stage Theatre Company is excited to announce their 2013-2014 season opening production, THE BIRDS by the acclaimed Irish Playwright Conor McPherson (The Seafarer). Previews are October 2 & 3. Opening Night is October 4 and the production runs through October 27.
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Honorary Awards to Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Angelina Jolie. All four awards will be presented at the Academy's 5th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 16, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center.
In advance of her Season Opening Gala performance with the Nashville Symphony, sopranoRenee Fleming will join novelist Ann Patchett for a free lecture at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 7 p.m. Friday, September 20. The two women will discuss music, creating characters, the forthcoming opera version of Patchett's novel Bel Canto, and Fleming's concert the following evening at the Schermerhorn.
From today, August 17th to Sunday, August 18th, 2013, thousands of esteemed Native artists and collectors will flock to the 92nd annual Santa Fe Indian Market, presented by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA).
Teatro Paraguas, northern New Mexico's premier bilingual theatre, will open its tenth season in Santa Fe with two productions inspired by the island nation of Cuba.
SummerStage presents Forewords, a panel discussion series co-curated with The Strand Bookstore. Forewords is a great way to help support SummerStage's free programming and to get an inside look into the minds of the artists you love.
Tickets to Forewords are available on a first come, first served basis at the Central Park Rumsey Playfield location on the day of the show at our guest and press check-in table. Please arrive to buy tickets approximately one half hour prior to the scheduled start time; advance ticket purchases not necessary or available. All panel discussions will take place in the pergola area. Ticket price covers admittance to the panel and a reserved seat in the bleacher area for the artist pertinent performance to follow. Tickets to this Forewords will include bleacher seats to the DJ Kool Herc show following.
