Next 50 Film Project Seeks Video Stories on Seattle NeighborhoodsMay 24, 2012Next 50 Civic Action month seeks video submissions for a new filmmaking initiative. A Story Runs Through It Film Project and Festival invites residents of all ages to create visual tales featuring Seattle's neighborhoods and communities. Free workshops are available to train participants on film making techniques. Films will be accepted through Aug. 31.
Museum of the Moving Image to Present PARAMOUNT IN THE 1970S Film Series, 6/2-7/1May 24, 2012Paramount Pictures, founded in 1912 as the Famous Players Film Company, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To mark this milestone, Museum of the Moving Image will present a month-long film series, from June 2 through July 1, 2012, featuring sixteen films produced by Paramount during one of its greatest decades. The films will be shown in archival 35mm prints and digital restorations provided by the studio.
Seattle Dance Project to Present MIND AND BODY, 6/21-24May 24, 2012Building upon five seasons of critically acclaimed performance and community outreach, Seattle Dance Project today announced that it will host its first intensive workshop for dancers at Seattle's Fremont Studios from June 21 - 24, 2012.
Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick and More Join Sarah Silverman at TBS Just For Laughs Chicago, 6/16May 24, 2012Sarah Silverman has hand-picked Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick, Reggie Watts, Natasha Leggero, and more to join her at The Chicago Theatre, Saturday, June 16, as part of the TBS Just For Laughs Chicago festival.
Roscommon Arts Centre Announces June EventsMay 24, 2012This June Roscommon Arts Centre has chosen events with primary schools in mind. Bearing in mind the increased costs incurred by schools, Roscommon Arts Centre has subsidized these shows ensuring that the ticket price per student is kept to a minimum.
Westport Country Playhouse to Present THE BREAD WINNER Reading, 6/25May 24, 2012"The Bread Winner" by W. Somerset Maugham, the author of "The Circle" and "The Constant Wife," will be presented as a Script in Hand playreading at Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, June 25, 7 p.m. The reading will be directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor, who is also curator of the Script in Hand series. Casting will be announced soon. Tickets to the one-night-only event are $15.
ALL IS CALM to Play Minneapolis' Pantages Theatre, 12/19-22May 24, 2012All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, the production that has become a Twin Cities holiday classic and an annual theatre-going tradition, will return for six performances only Wednesday through Saturday, December 19-22, 2012 at the historic Pantages Theatre, 710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
Soho Rep Announces FEED Programming for UNCLE VANYAMay 24, 2012Playwright Annie Baker and director Sam Gold-whose previous collaborations include The Aliens and Circle Mirror Transformation-have reunited to stage a new version of Chekhov's masterwork, Uncle Vanya. Soho Rep, in association with John Adrian Selzer, will present the world premiere production June 7-July 15. Soho Rep will also offer FEED companion programming throughout the run; see details below.