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NewStages Stepping Stones to Launch Third Season of Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Arts Projects

NewStages Stepping Stones will present its third season of intergenerational LGBTQ+ arts projects, featuring collaborations between seniors and young artists, launching with a virtual event. See how to attend.
NewStages Founder Mark Salyer Treasures Unveils Program For LGBTQ History Month

Over the past 12 years New Stages has produced dozens of live stage shows, classes, workshops and media projects to benefit the ever growing LGBTQ Senior Community in West Hollywood. Stepping Stones, their intergenerational project sponsored in-part by the City of West Hollywood;s Arts Division.
Groundbreaking Theatre Initiative NewStages Introduces Stepping Stones In Honor Of Pride Month

NewStages, a multi-generational arts initiative that connects artists in the LGBTQ+ community to tell their stories, is presenting Stepping Stones, a new program that is making its debut this month to coincide with the celebration of Pride Month.
Groundbreaking Theatre Initiative NewStages Introduces Stepping Stones In Honor Of Pride Month

NewStages, a multi-generational arts initiative that connects artists in the LGBTQ+ community to tell their stories, is presenting Stepping Stones, a new program that is making its debut this month to coincide with the celebration of Pride Month.
Mark Salyer's New Stages Will Present 'Queer Theater: From The Freaks To The Geeks' Beginning This Week

Starting on November 2nd and for 8 consecutive weeks on Zoom, New Stages will feature the class Queer Theater: From the Freaks to the Geeks, taught by Mark Salyer and with special guests including playwright Robert Patrick (Kennedy's Children) talking about Caffe Cino and director Randee Trabitz (“The Mystery of Irma Vep”, “Blacktop Highway”, “The Solid Life of Sugar Water”) who will discuss the plays of Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theater. 
Mark Salyer's NewStages Soaring To New Heights In 2021

Beginning with their New Year's show in January, NewStages, a Los Angeles based theater company for seniors, has had a busy year, in lieu of Covid, with thousands of seniors tuning in to their online programming.
LGBTQ Seniors Perform Virtually in New Stages' SECRET LIVES With Final Episode Tuesday, June 30th

New Stages, a Los Angeles-based arts program for seniors will present Secret Lives, four episodes of stories, creative writing and music during June. The final episode will air on Tuesday, June 30th ,  with a watch party scheduled for 7:00PM Pacific Time.
LGBTQ Seniors Perform Virtually In New Stages' SECRET LIVES

Pride Month celebrates the progress of the LGBTQ+ community in their journey toward liberation. But many elders in the community experienced periods of their lives where they had to keep their lives and loves secret and hidden.
New Stages Presents NEW YEAR…PLEASE!

When Covid lockdowns were announced, many live performances were re-envisioned as virtual experiences. A group of seniors at the LA LGBT Center were determined to proceed with their productions, even when it meant learning some new technology.
LADIES MOST DEJECT Sweeps Film Festivals

“Ladies Most Deject,” a dramatic featurette directed by Martha Elcan, will compete for top prizes at the upcoming Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) which will run Sep. 8-13, 2020. It will be part of the festival's Narrative Shorts Block II and will be virtually screened beginning on Sep. 8.
NewStages Presents LGBTQ Seniors In Virtual Evening Of Stories And Music About Coming Out

When Covid lockdowns were announced, many live performances were re-envisioned as virtual experiences. A group of seniors at the LA LGBT Center was determined to proceed with the spring production, even when it meant learning some new technology.
Martha Elcan's LADIES MOST DEJECT To Screen At The 3rd Annual Female Filmmakers Fuse " Film Festival

'Ladies Most Deject,' a dramatic short film directed by Martha Elcan, will screen at the 3RD Annual Female Filmmakers Fuse - Film Festival, Thursday November 14, at 10PM. The festival runs from November 14 - 16th at the Sheraton Hotel in Old Town Pasadena.
Martha Elcan LADIES MOST DEJECT to Make LA Debut at La Femme International Film Festival

'Ladies Most Deject,' a dramatic short film directed by Martha Elcan, will screen at 2pm on Friday, October 18 at the Regal Theatre at LA LIVE in downtown Los Angeles.
LGBTQ Seniors Present I DO!, An Evening Of Stories And Songs About Gay Love, Relationships And Marriage

On the day the Obergefell Vs. Hodges ruling was announced, a group of LGBTQ seniors was busy rehearsing a show. There was so much excitement about the legalization of gay marriage, the performers could barely concentrate. This group of people, ages 60 - 91, had seen the full spectrum of gay rights, played out in their lifetimes.
New Stages' HEROIC LIVES to Feature LGBT Seniors

The LGBTQ movement has had its heroes and heroines - the people who fought, and sometimes died, for the sake of liberation. Sometimes, it's the everyday people, living out lives in a non-accepting world, who are the real heroes.
New Stages' HEROIC LIVES to Feature LGBT Seniors

The LGBTQ movement has had its heroes and heroines - the people who fought, and sometimes died, for the sake of liberation. Sometimes, it's the everyday people, living out lives in a non-accepting world, who are the real heroes.
LGBTQ Seniors to Take the Stage in New Stages' CALIFORNIA DREAMS Showcase

New Stages is a Los Angeles-based arts program for LGBTQ seniors with an emphasis on music, storytelling and theater. This year's showcase performance, California Dreams, directed by Mark Salyer with musical direction by Debbie Lawrence will be at the Renberg Theater in Hollywood, June 12 and 14, at 7:00 PM. Admission is free.
LGBT Seniors to Perform 2016 New Stages Showcase at Renberg Theatre, 6/4-5

New Stages is an arts program for LGBT seniors, but it isn't your typical arts and crafts fare. Teaching artists Mark Salyer and Kay Cole have worked for the last four years to help LGBT elders tell their own stories and find their own voices. This year's showcase performance, Working OUT, will be presented at the Renberg Theatre at the LA LGBT Center's VIllage at Ed Gould Plaza, June 4 and 5th at 6:00 PM. Admission is free.
New Travelogue Reality Series 'Where I'm From' Finds Undiscovered Adventure In America's Small Towns

LOS ANGELES, CA(Marketwired - Apr 5, 2016) - Where I'm From, a new 30-minute travelogue series created by Executive Producer Mark Salyer of Appalachia Right At Ya Productions, is giving young individuals an all-access pass to small town life in the United States. Unearthing the hidden treasures tucked away in American soil, the show will feature Conner Wharton, a 17-year-old girl with Southern Belle charm, as she connects with friends from around the country. Together, they discover amazing adventures right in their own 'backyards'.
LGBT Seniors to Tell Their Stories in Song in LIFE IN THE FIRST GAY CITY, 6/28

A group of 17 performers are busy rehearsing at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza for a show about life in West Hollywood. They dance, they sing, they laugh and cry. Ranging in age from 55 - 87, this troupe, otherwise known as NewStAGES, is creating the story of Life in the First Gay City, performed June 28 at the Renberg Theatre, from their own experiences.

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