SARTA Announces Upcoming Workshops & Classes

The Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance announced upcoming workshops and classes:

NOVEMBER 20 PLAYWRIGHTS COLLABORATIVE MEETING AT THE BIG IDEA THEATRE:

At the Sunday, November 20, Playwrights Collaborative Meeting (7:00 PM) we will read and discuss Leo McElroy's "The Meatgrinder." Faced with the hyper-partisanship of current politics, a veteran Congressman and his family face some wrenching choices and make some ugly discoveries. Drawn from today's headlines and based in large part on the actual experiences of the playwright, a long-time reporter and political consultant.

This workshop is at the Big Idea Theatre, 1616 Del Paso Blvd (in the same complex as Fran's Cafe and the Supper Club, across Del Paso and a little east of KFC). .

The following workshop is on December 4 at the California Stage Theatre.

For further information or if you have a play you would like workshopped, contact Gary Agid, chairman, at gary@agid.com (916-383-9267).

Workshops are monthly (or occasionally twice monthly) on Sundays on dates to be announced. There are no dues, fees or other charges for participating. Staged readings may be scheduled occasionally by playwrights.

"The Playwrights Collaborative is an organization of writers, actors, directors and others interested in the theater, working together to promote the development and production of new plays in Sacramento and elsewhere. Through a cooperative process of peer review, Playwrights Collaborative assists in making plays ready for production and helps in finding suitable venues where shows mightbe performed."

At each workshop, original plays by local writers are read and discussed as are ways to promote deserving works for production. Several theaters have expressed an interest in producing one new original play per year and Playwrights Collaborative has encouraged similar interest by other theatres in the area. There will also be occasional speakers with expertise in various aspects of theater.

Playwrights participating in the Sunday workshops will be scheduling occasional "staged readings" of plays that have been developed sufficiently to be ready for production. A staged reading is a play production with the actors holding scripts.

Playwrights Collaborative invites interested writers and actors to attend and take part in the workshop readings which can lead to invitational staged readings of new works. The group actively promotes new plays to prospective producers. Following each reading, comments and suggestions for improvement will be solicited from all who are present.

Next at Minimoon Productions...

The next Master Class is on Monday, November 28th from 7-9 pm at the Little Theater inside Memorial Auditorium located at 1400 J Street in downtown Sacramento.

This class is on the "Business of the Business" and some key points of discussion are:
*finding the right agent
*strategies for finding the right school to train at
*longevity in the industry
*how to get on the 'inside' of the business
*keeping your perspective while making a career in the industry
*how to take risks within a role and at auditions
*how to cultivate a career in the industry at all ages

The cost is $60 per family. For more information or to pre-register, please contact Natasha or Faith at minimoonproductions@gmail.com.

All performers are welcome- actors, dancers, singers, storytellers!

Private and semi-private vocal coaching and acting lessons are now available with Faith and Natasha. Please email or visit minimoonproductions.com for more information.

NEW WORKS FORUM AT THISTLE DEW:

"Workshopping" a play is not an easy process. By one definition it is a factory. By another it is a discussion group. At the Thistle Dew it is a combination of both. According to Apple's dictionary it is "a performance of (a dramatic work), using intensive group discussion and improvisation in order to explore aspects of the production before formal staging". The workshop members and the owners of The Thistle Dew, Tom and Ellie, are dedicated to supporting original works by local playwrights.

After their plays are fully workshopped local playwrights are offered the opportunity to have their plays performed on the Thistle Dew stage.

On Monday nights at 7pm, jump into the critique fray or listen quietly. All newcomers are welcome!

The theatre is located at 1901 P Street.

Local Playwrights Produced At The Thistle Dew Theatre: (Full-Length Plays) Timothy Cahill, Julie Greene, Paul Hauck, Thomas M. Kelly, Leo McElroy, Charles McIntosh, Laura Sheperd, Donya Wicken.

(Monologues) Gladys Acosta, Timothy Cahill, Charley Cross, Theresa Elliot, Mark Fejta, Bernie Goldberg, Julie Greene, Eugene Griffith, Cindi Bennett, Frank Ingram, GloRia Jones, Thomas M. Kelly, Charles Kelso, Roger Linder, Laura Sheperd, Susan Webster, Donya Wicken and Jeff Webster.

SARTA is located at 1901 P St, Sacramento, CA 95811. For more information visit http://www.sarta.com/.

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