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Monthly podcast for our fans and the local community. A text summary will be posted a few days after the podcast goes live.

In this episode:

*Social events from last month – Moving Arts’ production of “Blood and Thunder”, makeup tradeshow.

*Almond Blossom Festival this month! Preview of our booth and what we will have available. Box seat ticket giveaway. New AVT merchandise… you know you want some.

*Auditions for “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” are March 20th.

*Updates for playwrights – $300 bounty continues, three playwrights are wrighting furiously as we speak. AVT is supporting ScriptFrenzy in the month of April! Next playwrights expo sometime in August. AVT willing to talk about paying for original work at any time.

*Local musicians night coming up in April.

*We depend on your support – make a tax-deductible donation easily by credit card on our website today.

Podcast #7: AVT March 2010 Update [ 14:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1400)

AVT is on an ongoing mission to post spontaneous interviews with cast, crew, fans, and innocent bystanders.  This episode continues our series of (what we hope are) interesting podcasts, focused on personal experiences with the project.

Want to hear more? View all posts with embedded podcasts, or search for “Antelope Valley Thespians” on the iTunes podcast directory to subscribe for automatic updates.  Enjoy!

AVT is trying something new and podcasting the monthly newsletter we send out to our Facebook Page fans and our Patrons email list.  Producer and Artistic Director Nalin A. Ratnayake gets you the low down on what’s going on this month with AVT.

In this podcast:

1. Concluding remarks from the Producer regarding “Crime and Punishment”.
2. Discussion of the ongoing solicitation for local, original scripts.
3. What’s coming up for AVT: Quartz Hill Almond Blossom Festival in March and “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” in June.
4. A thank you to our Patrons.

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AVT is on an ongoing mission to post spontaneous interviews with cast, crew, fans, and innocent bystanders.  This episode continues our series of (what we hope are) interesting podcasts, focused on personal experiences with the project.

Want to hear more? View all posts with embedded podcasts, or search for “Antelope Valley Thespians” on the iTunes podcast directory to subscribe for automatic updates.  Enjoy!

AVT is looking for quality, locally written, full-length plays for production.  Our goal is to produce at least one full-length by a local playwright annually, starting in our 2011 season.  And yes, we are willing to pay for it – see our Playwrights Page for details on our current $300 bounty for a new play about the American West!

Here’s your chance to see your work live on stage.  You will gain invaluable feedback from the production process, and a solid footing towards becoming a published playwright. Step up your game, and be a part of the AV’s most innovative and experimental grassroots theatre project!

WANTED: new, original, full-length plays on the American West by local playwrights! AVT is looking to produce quality original work, and we are willing to pay for it.

Possible themes:

• Exploration and discovery
• Our relationship to the land
• Environmental concerns
• Western American culture, tradition, and attitudes
• Past, Present, or Future

Judging Criteria:

• Depth of character
• Quality of dialogue
• Technical simplicity
• Produceability
• Adherence to theme
• Local writers given preference

Terms:

• Author retains copyright
• AVT is granted unlimited, non-exclusive license to produce and direct the work
• No more than 4 actors on-stage at any given time
• No complex scenic or technical elements
• Must be new (NO prior performance or publication)
• Production license contract required upon award
• Winning play will be performed in our 2011 season

DEADLINES:

Statement of intent – Due 2/1/10

Working Draft – Due 7/1/10

Final Manuscript – Due 9/1/10

Award – 10/1/10

One winning playwright from those who submit will be awarded the $300 bounty.  The winning play will very likely be produced in our 2011 season.  Licensing agreement applies only to the winning playwright.  Interested writers should submit letters of intent or any questions to productions@avthespians.org.

You can DOWNLOAD THE WANTED POSTER and help us out by putting it up in locations of interest.

A huge thank you to all of the writers who submitted work to our very first Playwright’s Expo, to be held Saturday October 24th, 2009.  Our production team has selected four scenes by local writers for exposition:

• 1:00pm – 1:45pm: “The Soul Broker“, by Jason and Rose Gonella
  A “demon with a good streak” squares off with an ambitious mortal as the latter begins his bid to take on the forces of Hell.  An intriguing and darkly humorous romp through several worlds of the supernatural.
• 1:45pm – 2:30pm: “Closure“, by Kevin Michael Kramer
  A slice in the lives of two former lovers that explores the turmoil of conflicted feelings as they contemplate having an affair.
• 2:45pm – 3:30pm: “She Was My Mother: An Interview with Kristin Adolphino“, by Eric Martin
  A look into a woman’s past, and the complex dynamic of family that we find in her recollections.
• 3:30pm – 4:15pm: “Civilian Application“, by Lou Merryman
  A peek into the perils of the future of home-surveillance.

Each session will consist of a staged reading by actors (approximately 20 minutes).  Any remaining time will consist of a panel discussion by directors, actors, tech crew, and fellow writers, with the objective of providing useful feedback to the playwright on their work.  Audience members are welcome to participate, or simply observe.  Admission is free!

Please CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and to receive address and parking information for our garage theatre.  Your RSVP is very important to us, as it allows us to plan for each session’s crowd and to have enough coffee and munchies on hand!

So as not to overlap with the Edwards AFB airshow on October 17th, and also to give our playwrights more time to submit work, we have decided that we need to change the dates for the Playwright’s Expo.  My apologies for any inconvenience or confusion this may cause.

Scenes for consideration are now due SEPTEMBER 22nd.

The Expo will will now be held on OCTOBER 24th.

The main post for the Playwright’s Expo has been revised with the new dates, and still contains all relevant details for submission, etc.

You can help us out by downloading the flyer and distributing it to places of interest!

Thanks for your support.

Help us out by downloading the flyer for this event, and circulating it in areas of interest!

We are still accepting original scenes for our Playwright’s Expo, to be held Saturday October 17^th. Interested writers are invited to submit scenes of no more than 20min and 4 actors for consideration. From those submitted, AVT will select several for a series of one-hour development workshops. Each session will consist of a reading and limited staging by actors, followed by a discussion panel with tech crew, directors, production staff, and fellow writers.

Aspiring playwrights, from novice to experienced, are encouraged to submit their work! Writers will receive feedback and interpretation from a number of different theatrical perspectives, and make artistic connections with the local community.

The garage theatre will be up and open to any interested spectators.  Admission is FREE.  We will release a schedule of plays to be expo’ed after we have selected from those submitted.

Submit scripts for consideration and any inquiries to:
productions@avthespians.org

Deadline to submit work is September 15^th, 2009.