Ebony Repertory Theatre presents “Back to The Future: In Search of a New Black Theatre Aesthetic” 10/14-16 (LA)

Ebony Repertory Theatre
presents
“Back to The Future: In Search of a New Black Theatre Aesthetic”
A 3-day theatre symposium
October 14-16, 2011
Featuring the Writings of

Henry Miller, Ph.D.

Ebony Repertory Theatre (“ERT”) invites the public to join them for an in-depth 3-day Theatre Symposium of play readings and panel discussions from October 14 to 16, 2011, featuring actors, directors, producers, union representatives, casting directors, designers, and scholars, as they examine the historical and contemporary theatre landscape. The work of Dr. Henry Miller, author of the new “milestone” book, Theorizing Black Theatre: Art vs. Protest in Critical Writings, 1898-1965, will be the focus of our symposium, with the goal of determining “Where do we go from here?” Throughout the weekend, all of the events presented are designed to include discussion with the panelists and the symposium attendees. Additionally, panels one through three will also include the reading of scenes from some of Dr. Miller’s plays: That Word, 3 Scenes Before A Door, Perfectly Black: Seductions In An Alternate Cosmos Of Negritude, Grandma’s Hands, and Eulalie Spence’s Harlem Renaissance play, Undertow (1929).

Although the tickets are free, reservations are required. To learn more and to make reservations, please click the post's title.

Yayoi Winfrey wins first AAPEX Trailblazer Award

The first AAPEX TRAILBLAZER Award goes to YAYOI WINFREY

for her genius use of social media and the possibilities of the Internet to bring attention to her work as a playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. Her indefatigable proactive approach to her writing/professional career is what all of us should strive for and is the inspiration for this award. Congratulations, Yayoi!

Check her out at watermelonsushi.com to learn more about her and her movie Watermelon Sushi and the book it's based on: Watermelon Sushi: The Story of A Black Girl and her Japanese Mother.

Crowdsourcing AAPEX productions: Will DC Copeland's Harlem "dancical" be the first of many?

Thanks to the Internet, "crowdsourcing" for funding artistic ventures has become the rage. Or not. AAPEX is about to find out with our first attempt at raising money for a reading of DC Copeland's "Once Upon A Time In Harlem: A Jitterbug Romance" which you can learn more about by clicking the post's title. The 60-day campaign through IndieGoGo is down to 42-days as of this post and we still haven't raised a dime. Something tells us we must be doing something wrong although we're trying to do everything right via the suggestions IndieGoGo urges us to use if we want a successful campaign. If you have any ideas or would care to share your experiences with IndieGoGo or others like it such as Kickstarter and RocketHub, please do so through our comments section below or directly to me by clicking here.

There never is enough money to go around for playwrights to mount their works.These newfangled crowdsourcing options afford artists of all stripes for the first time an easy, simple-to-use opportunity to be proactive with their careers. Only time will tell if it works for us. 42-days left and counting.

Jaz Dorsey

AAPEX Dramaturg

Ella Joyce's A ROSE AMONG THORNS opens 9/21-24 (Washington, DC)

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Esther Armah's play SAVIOUR? opens at the Dwyer Cultural Center Oct. 7th - 30th (Harlem)

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Hello from Passion, I hope fall is treating you well!

You are invited to Esther Armah's play SAVIOUR?

I'm directing it at the Dwyer Cultural Center Oct. 7th - 30th.

You won't believe who saves who!

Starring Michael Green and Jimmy Aquino.

I look forward to seeing you there.

For more information, please click the post's title.

Me and My Old Voice: A short film by Peter Neff

Be sure to call 615-915-0891 or email jazman47@aol.com for tickets to Monday's reading of Hershell Norwood's Billie's Blues in Nashville. For audiences 18 and over due to mature content.

Hershell Norwood's BILLIE'S BLUES opens Monday 9/19 (Nashville)

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Hershell Norwood's BILLIE'S BLUES opens Monday 9/19 (Nashville)

Towne Street Theatre call for plays (11/1 Deadline)

TOWNE STREET THEATRE IS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS 5th ANNUAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

Towne Street Theatre, LA's Premiere African American Theatre Company, is accepting submissions for its 5th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. The festival will take place during Black History Month, February 2012, at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood. The festival's theme is The Black Experience: Part 2 - LOVE.

The submission deadline is November 1, 2011.

Towne Street is seeking plays that explore love in all its incarnations and manifestations. All genres are welcome, comedy, drama, satire, etc. Plays can be contemporary, historical, or futuristic, with color blind and/ or multi-racial casts. Playwrights of all ethnicities and ages are encouraged to submit their work.

Rules And Guidelines

There is no processing fee but please do not submit more than one play. Please make sure your play is only TEN MINUTES in length and submit totstsubmit@yahoo. com. There will be prizes for first, second, and third place audience favorites. For more information about Towne Street's 5th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, visit www.townestreet. org or email info@townestreet. org.

Will Power's FLOW opening Thursday, September 15th at eta (Chicago)

PLEASE JOIN US AT THE OPENING OF

eta's 41ST SEASON

THURS, SEPT 15.

PLEASE RSVP TO KENSEY & KENSEY COMMUNICATIONS

AT 773-288-8776.

eta Creative Arts Foundation

7558 So. South Chicago Avenue

Chicago, IL 60619-2644

773 / 752-3955

Please click post's title to visit eta website.