Looking for female actors

Female actor, 20-30, needed.

The audition is Thursday, 6/27/13, at Shetler Studios, 9-10pm

The play is a brand new piece created through a collaborative process amongst writer, director, and actors. One actor has been offered a conflicting opportunity and needs to be recast. The production is slated to run from mid-september to mid-october, and will be in some form of rehearsal until then. In addition to a small stipend and possible profit share, all participants are being offered 2 comps to the production.

If you're interested, available, or have any questions, please email truantarts@gmail.com ASAP.

Thank you!

April showers -- and a new project -- bring two nights of readings

Join us for a 2-night reading spectacular of 4 brand new short plays, created from scratch by Truant artists over the last month!

This is the first step toward a fully produced run of these plays in Autumn 2013. Get in on the ground floor, giving writers valuable audience feedback for their next draft, before the directors and actors dive into the rehearsal process.

As usual at a Truant reading, there will be a bar. Also as usual, these readings are free. We are not shy about asking for donations, though, which can be made in cash in person or as a tax-deductible donation.

MONDAY, APRIL 29 @ 8PM:

David Platt (director)
Katie Fabel (writer)
with Shawn Ack, Ariana Fekett, Natalya Krimgold, Mateo Prendergrast
--

Omar Perez (director)
Kristen Felicetti (writer)
with Brandon Ferraro, Adam Murphy, Yarden Shoval, Ja'ron Young

TUESDAY, April 30 @ 8PM:

Frank-Thomas Grogan (director)
Jonathan Alexandratos (writer)
with Laura Darrell, Peter Guarraci, Sarah Hammer, Nicole Serra
--

Julia Goldstein (director)

Lavinia Roberts (writer)
with Jessica Appel, Turquoise Olezene, Marjorie Swartz


These plays were all inspired by seeds planted by the following words:

cloister
phoenix
rhapsody
polypropylene

Happy Hour! Happy times!

It's Spring, and we don't care if the weather disagrees! Let's celebrate with cheap drinks, loose structure and vigorous conversation with people you like and respect. There will be pizza.

We miss you, truants of the world! We want to stay connected to the community, hear all about what you and your people are up to, and catch you up on the latest happenings over at Truant Arts.

Usually, at these happy hours, we ask for a $10 donation when you come hang out. This time we're taking a slightly different route. While we will, of course, take any cash donations you want to give, we're encouraging you to donate through Fractured Atlas and get a tax deduction in addition to the warm fuzzy feeling of helping create new American theatre. 

Join our 13th day/$13 dollars campaign! Information will be on hand at the bar, or just follow this link.

We can't wait to see you there!!

-bob & jamie-

February reading is tonight!

Join us at Space on White, 81 White Street, south of Canal and just east of Broadway, as 2 groups of talented performers read 2 new plays!

Each reading will be followed by a brief talkback session, giving the writers open and honest feedback as they work their new pieces of theatre through to completion.

We're bringing some new artists into the Truant family and reuniting others who have already worked with us and each other. Join the party; it will be free and it will be fun! As always at a Truant Arts event, there will be a bar. We hope to see you there.

(If you arrive before 7:30, please wait patiently in the lobby. Once the reading has started, there will be no entrances allowed until after the first play is complete.)

"Blues Man" by Joshua Cox

directed by Jasmine Pierce

featuring Heather Boddy, Grace Czerniawski, John Knapp, Stephanie Schwartz, Ja'ron Young

"The Reason For Play" by Lavinia Roberts

directed by Julia Goldstein

featuring Arlene McGruder, Mara Measor, Zoey Rutherford

Direct any questions to TruantArts@gmail.com

Actors who produce are heroes

Had the chance to catch a small show by a couple of writer/actors who have decided to take control of their own futures by devising their own work and seeing that it gets on stage.

Theirs is a tough road that we all should consider walking down. But, if you aren't ready for all that, consider supporting.

Here are the details.

New project by friends of Truant looking for talent

Our friends at ArtEffects are launching a new film project and have put a call out for actors and writers to get involved.

The project sounds like good fun and hard work so if you are interested in more info, check it out here.

As always, we hope the truant in you makes work and lives the life you want to live.

Here's a tip (given to actors with love)

Dear, sweet favorite actor friends (and those who want to be our actor friends), I was doing some electronic housekeeping and want to share a tip with you.

When you name your headshot and resume files, use your name.

Examples:
bobteagueheadshot.jpg
and
bobteagueresume.pdf

As much as we love you and want to work with you, files called "largeheadshot.jpg" and "actingresume.pdf"-- while they no doubt make your life easier in the short term -- don't help you long term because they join the hundreds of other "largeheadshot.jpg" and "actingresume.pdf" files in our records.

Help us cast you. Stand out electronically. Be pals.

Use your name.

BONUS TIP: When we ask for headshots and resumes as jpg and pdf files, we have a reason and really want jpg and pdf files. Really. They make our lives easier and we look favorably on people who help us do that.

It may sound petty, but there you have it. When processing 300-plus headshots and resumes, little things like a .doc file instead of a .pdf file suddenly aren't petty things anymore.

ONE LAST THING (BECAUSE WE DO LOVE YOU)

If you've made it this far, there's one last thing. We are gathering headshots and resumes for our files. Please email yours to us -- as a .jpg and .pdf -- at truantarts@gmail.com.

You can stay in touch by joining our email list.

Truants read two new plays. You are invited.

Join us on 1/31, as 2 groups of talented performers read 2 new plays!

THE WORDS

Each reading will be followed by a brief talkback session, giving the writers open and honest feedback as they work their new pieces of theatre through to completion.

We're bringing some new artists into the Truant family and reuniting others who have already worked with us and each other. Join the party; it will be free and it will be fun! As always at a Truant event, there will be a bar. We hope to see you there.

THE PLAYS

"28 Years Later" by Uma Incrocci, Nicole Greevy, and Erica Jensen (Numerical Productions)

directed by Omar Perez

and

"Breaking Orbit" by Jonathan Alexandratos

directed by Frank-Thomas Grogan

THE TIME

We're set to start at 7:30 sharp so be sure to arrive a few minutes early!

THE PLACE

Space on White

81 White Street, NYC

(Two blocks south of Canal Street and half a block east of Broadway)

Inspiration over limitation

We do not compare to these people, but if we can achieve 1/100th of what they've done, we can say we accomplished something. They are amazing.

Our friends are calling for directors

So ... our friends at Snorks and Piñs Productions are looking for a few good directors. Here's the details if you are interested:

Snorks and Piñs Productions is seeking director submissions for the third annual By the Light of a Match short play festival to be performed in New York City on February 8th and 9th at the Authur Seelen in The Drama Bookshop.

To celebrate Valentine’s day, this year’s theme is 'Bad Love'. The Snorks and Piñs reading committee received more plays than ever before about the crazy, monstrous and irrational things people do in the name of love. We’ve picked six short plays to be featured in this year’s festival and now it’s time to play matchmaker ourselves: we want to find these plays the director of their very weird dreams. 

A bit about the festival:
By the Light of a Match is a festival designed to support emerging artists and to encourage new audiences to New York’s independent theater scene. This is not your typical short play festival. Our plays will be brought together and intertwined in unique ways by the festival director. The Festival Director designs how the festival is presented to its audience and creates an ensemble atmosphere, connecting the pieces as he/she chooses. The plays are then presented to audiences who will vote on their favorite playwright, director, actor and actress. The audience’s favorites go on to host next years festival: The writer's play will be presented in the following festival, directed by the winning director and performed by the winning actor and actress. The writer will also choose the theme for that festival and the winning director will take on the role of festival director.  

How to submit:
1. Directors are asked to submit their resume and a short introductory paragraph about themselves to submissionssnorksandpins@gmail.com. 
2, Once we’ve received your email, we will send you a link to the plays. Select 1-3 of the plays and send us a one paragraph concept (for each) about how you would approach the play,
3. The playwright and festival director will work together to select the director for their play.
The deadline for concepts will be Monday December 10th at 5pm, so please email us your resume and intro paragraph asap!

The Fine Print
Snorks and Piñs provides casting assistance to directors, rehearsal space for the group rehearsals, a brief tech rehearsal and  the performance venue. The director and playwright are responsible for finding suitable rehearsal space (must be in Manhattan) and gathering props and costumes for the performance. Costs should be kept to a minimum and should be split evenly between the playwright and director.

Play reading on Thursday.

Join us this Thursday night at 440 Studios as 3 groups of talented performers read 3 new plays! 

A simple reading with minimal staging followed by a brief talkback session for each play hopes to benefit the writers with open and honest feedback as they work their new pieces of theatre through to completion. 

We're bringing some new artists into the Truant family and reuniting many others who have already worked with us and each other. Join the party; it will be free and it will be fun! As always at a Truant Arts' event.

--

"New Lang Syne" by Duncan Pflaster
directed by Julia Goldtsein
with Mark-Eugene Garcia & Ja'ron Young

"Motherly Addiction" by Shashone Lambert
directed by Bryan Davidson Blue
with Elizabeth Bove, Bianca Christina, Jennifer Fisher, Zoey Rutherford, Suzanne Rydz, K'Sandra Sampson & Tiffany Williams

"The Beeping" by Josh Drimmer
directed by Amy Surratt
with Will Forber, Jane O'Hara, Derek Rommel, Rachael Solomon & Tamara Winters

--

We're set to start at 7:30 sharp so be sure to arrive a few minutes early!

440 Studios
440 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10003View Map · Get Directions

We want plays for monthly reading series

Truant is kicking off a monthly reading series and we need you!  Writers, send your play(s) to TruantArts@gmail.com and let's get this ball rolling!

Short plays preferred, but we are open to any and everything your creativity has put on paper.  Send us one play or ten, but make sure they're in a PDF formatted file. We'll start going through the submissions right away and hope to have our first reading in mid-November! 

On the bill for tonight's Fast & Loose '12 finale

The march was arduous (And, yes, I had to look that up). The competition was tough. The battle was bloody. But, at the end of the day, six plays emerged from the crucible of creativity to perform again.

TONIGHT ONLY!

Six new plays!

8 p.m. at Access Theater

(380 Broadway, 4th Floor -- two blocks south of Canal Street at the corner of Broadway and White Street, NYC)

• $15 single seat tickets
• $10 tickets for groups of four or more (Send a list of the people in the group to TruantArts@gmail.com and show up to the theater together)
• $5 industry tickets (Email us your name and credentials -- we are looking for people in positions to offer work to our talent)

It is the first/last and only chance to see:

These 12 fabulous actors molded by 6 talented directors, in the service of 6 <INSERT SUPERLATIVE HERE> playwrights.

The plays

"Bonds" by Greg Moss
Directed by Greg Moss
Featuring Bianca Cristina and Brandon Ferraro

"Female Mover Wanted" by Kristen Felicetti
Directed by Helyn Rain Messenger
Featuring Jessica Appel and Zoey Rutherford

"Mise-en-Place" by Scott Cheshire
Directed by Viet Vo
Featuring Peter Guarraci and Asa Merritt

"Progress" by Caitlin Graham
Directed by Bryan Davidson Blue
Featuring Vanessa Bontea and Mary McCarthy

"Monozy Goat" by Katharine Henner
Directed by Julia Goldstein
Featuring Laura Darrell and Avra Friedman

"Sense and Sensei-bility" by Brandon Ferraro
Directed by Frank-Thomas Grogan
Featuring Shawn Ack and Andrew Reaves

Six down, seven to go...

Tuesday night's performance of six new plays went off like an old-school alarm clock. It was a wake up call to indie theater that truants are in the house.

Three of the shows are in the house again Thursday.

"Bonded," written by Greg Moss and featuring Bianca Christina and Brandon Ferraro

"Female Mover Wanted," written by Kristien Felicetti, directed by Helyn Rain Messenger and featuring Zoey Rutherford and Jessica Appel

and

"Mise-en-Place," written by Scott Cheshire, directed by Viet Vo and featuring Peter Guarraci and Asa Merritt

... are getting a second shot at the boards at 8 p.m. Thursday night, Access Theater (380 Broadway, 4th Floor - on the corner of Broadway and White St., two blocks south of Canal St.).

Show up tonight at 8 p.m. and decide which three plays from tonight's performance will join them.

*Find out more about the talented people involved in Fast & Loose '12.

** Get more information about the festival and tickets.

Scouting like the pros

Truant, a theater company specializing in working from the ground up, is too, but we are tired of sifting through resumes that are padded, monologues that are over rehearsed and headshots that don't look like real people.

What we want is to see actors, directors and writers at work, but that can be a logistical nightmare ... and costly.

What if we could see two dozen actors and a dozen or more directors and playwrights in action? We thought we could. And so we put together Fast & Loose '12.

We'd like to share the opportunity with you. For the next three nights, (Aug. 28-30 at p.m.) Truant and Access Theater are presenting new works by 13 playwrights and featuring 26 actors and 13 directors.

Get a chance to catch theater talent as it works, not as it postures -- for as little as $10. Find out more here.

Or email truantarts@gmail.com and reserve your seat.

Access Theater is at 380 Broadway, 4th floor, at the corner of Broadway and White St., two blocks south of Canal Street.

Fast & Loose '12: The Gory Details

Truant Arts, in partnership with Access Theater, is thrilled to present Fast & Loose: 13 new plays, inspired, written, rehearsed, and performed in about 48 hours!

Curtain is 8:00pm on Tuesday 8/28, Wednesday 8/29, and Thursday 8/30. Thursday night is a 'best of' from the other nights, based on audience vote; let your voice be heard!

Tickets are on sale at the door, for cash only, but can be reserved by emailing TruantArts@gmail.com (reservations suggested).

1 show - $15

2 shows - $25

All 3 shows - $35

(multi-night tickets must be purchased at one time)

Group discounts: 4 or more friends coming together get $10 tickets. You must email TruantArts@gmail.com by 5pm on the night of the performance with the names of all the people in your group.

Are you in the industry? Email TruantArts@gmail.com with your credentials and get $5 tickets.

A week of fearless theatre. Fast & Loose, just how we like it!

Access Theater

380 Broadway, 4th floor

(corner of White St., 2 blocks below Canal St.)

TUESDAY PLAYERS:

See bios and photos here.

Alexa Servodidio

Asa Merritt

Bianca Christina

Brandon Ferraro

Cherie Chalouhi

Cyndee Rivera

Donnell Smith

Greg Moss

Helyn Rain Messenger

Ja'ron Young

Jamie Rosler

Jennifer Fisher

Jessica Appel

Kathryn Leuci

Kristen Felicetti

Moshe Maizels

Nicole Serra

Peter Guarraci

Richard Ploetz

Scott Cheshire

Viet Vo

Zoey Rutherford

WEDNESDAY PLAYERS:

See bios and photos here.

Andrew Reaves

Ariana Fekett

Asa Merritt

Avra Friedman

Bob Teague

Brandon Ferraro

Bryan Davidson Blue

Burton Crane

Caitlin Graham

Cherie Chalouhi

Cindy Parra

Cyndee Rivera

Dawn Del Orbe

Ernell McClenon

Frank-Thomas Grogan

Greg Moss

Jackie Schiffer

Jasmine Pierce

Julia Goldstein

Katharine Henner

Katie Fabel

Laura Darrell

Linus Gelber

Mary McCarthy

Natalya Krimgold

Omar Perez

Shawn Ack

Vanessa Bontea

See bios and photos here.

Fast and Loose off and running.

We are off to a great start on our Fast and Loose '12 festival.

At 11 a.m. today, we converged on Access Theater and the games began. Actors, directors and playwrights took random words and started sculpting characters and stories and general weirdness for three hours.

Now the playwrights are off making their magic ... and we wait.

Starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the first batch of six new 10-minute plays start to crawl. By performance time at 8 p.m. Tuesday, they will be walking, running, dancing and, if today is any indication, soaring.

Then the next seven new plays will launch at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

Thursday, the strongest of the strong will get a second performance.

Who will be pushed forward to greatness on Thursday? You can help decide by coming to the shows and voting on your favorites.

Contact TruantArts@gmail.com for details.

Shows:

8 p.m. Tuesday
8 p.m. Wednesday
8 p.m. Thursday

Access Theater, 380 Broadway, 4th floor (at the corner of White Street and Broadway, two blocks south of Canal Street).

Theater artists, let's grab a quickie Aug. 26-30.

Truant Arts’ Fast and Loose Festival

(6 plays in 48 hours) X 2 = 12 playwrights, 12 directors, 24+ actors

Truant Arts, in partnership with Access Theater, is seeking playwrights, directors, and actors to help us command a space for four days of theater mayhem during the final week of August.
If you are a playwright who can handle the thrill of high-speed writing, we want you.


If you are a director who can realize a vision on the move, we want you.


If you are an non-union actor ready to grab a script in both hands in the morning and perform it that night, we want you.


If you think you've got what it takes, follow the links above for more information on your speciality. If you still think you want to spend quality time with us, email TruantArts@gmail.com and let us know you are in.

Please include “actor,” “director” or “writer” in the subject line.

Actors, let's get emotionally naked together for a couple of days

Truant Arts' Fast and Loose Festival

Actors

From 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, you will be grouped with a director, a playwright and one or two other actors at Access Theater, 380 Broadway, 4th Floor (two blocks south of Canal Street). As a creative team, you will improvise on a theme. Out of this improvisation, your playwright will go forth and write a brand new, shiny 10-minute play (average 10 pages).

At midnight Monday or Tuesday, depending on performance schedules, you will be emailed a PDF file of your play. Your team will rehearse all day, including a scheduled tech in the theatre, and perform in the evening. Audiences will vote on the top three plays each night. Those plays will move on to a Thursday night performance.

If you join the project, you will be required to attend the improvisation session on Sunday, Aug. 26, and all-day rehearsals the day of performance. You will also be required to perform on Thursday night if your play moves to the finals show, so you will need to keep that time clear just in case.

If you want to play, send an email to TruantArts@gmail.com, with "Actor" in the subject line.

Directors, get jiggy with us for a couple of days

Truant Arts' Fast and Loose Festival

Directors

From 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, you will be grouped with a playwright and a few actors at Access Theater, 380 Broadway, 4th Floor (two blocks south of Canal Street). As a creative team, you will improvise on a theme. Out of this improvisation, your playwright will go forth and write a brand new, shiny 10-minute play (average 10 pages).

At midnight either Monday or Tuesday, depending on performance schedules, you and your actors will be emailed a PDF file of your play. Your team will rehearse all day, including a scheduled tech in the theatre, and perform in the evening. Audiences will vote on the top three plays each night. Those plays will move on to a Thursday night performance.

If you join this project, you will be required to attend the improvisation session on Sunday, Aug. 26, and to direct your cast on the day of performance. We would love for you to attend the performance(s), but that is up to you.

If you want to play, send an email to TruantArts@gmail.com, with "Director" in the subject line.