3/20 – Three Days of Rain
In the second act, each performer plays the parent of his or her character: Lina, a displaced Southern Belle desperate to find artistic and romantic fulfillment in Greenwich Village, circa 1960. Ned, a shy, stuttering young architect trying to make his mark. And Theo, Ned’s brasher and seemingly more talented business partner, who is dating Lina.
Ned’s father has given Ned and Theo’s architectural firm its first major commission, a private house. The planning, construction and fate of the building, which becomes a classic of midcentury modernism, is the hub of the story around which all characters and action revolve.
Walker/Ned: Lucas Alifano
Pip/Theo: Bob Simpson
Nan/Lina: Jeni Incontro
Stage Directions: Tripp Pettigrew-Rolapp
Play Club West’s
ACTORS’ MASTERCLASS WITH JOHN ROSS CLARK
BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 2ND!!
Based on Robert Cohen’s seminal work, “Acting Power”, Mr. Clark combines the elements of Adler’s Active Imagination, Strasberg’s Emotional Memory, Hagen’s Sense Memory, and Meisner Technique, along with Alfred Molina’s Classical Styles, into a comprehensive approach to the craft. The focus is on living In the Moment; on moment-to-moment training to hone your acting instincts within an emotional construct, and expressing those emotions in your own honest, human truthful voice.
WHEN:
Monday Nights
7:00-10:00pm
First Class – MONDAY, APRIL 2ND
WHERE:
Rise Above Theatre Movement’s
SKY LOUNGE
4930 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood 91061
HOW MUCH?:
Tuition $150 per month
$40 per class
HOW TO ENROLL:
Email uaplayclubwest@gmail.com to enroll
CASH or CHECK only
WHO IS JOHN ROSS CLARK?:
A member of Actor’s Equity, AFTRA and SAG, John Ross Clark has appeared on stages all over the United States and in China. In Los Angeles, he has performed at The Theatre at Boston Court, The Odyssey, The New American Theatre, Circus Theatricals, The Laguna Beach Playhouse, California Repertory Company, Theatre Neo, Little Fish Theatre Company, Company of Angels, The Colony, Open Fist, The Road, Son of Semele, Kingsmen Shakespeare, and Elephant Theatre Companies.
John was also a theatre critic for Backstage West/Drama-Logue for two years.
John has a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Long Beach State where he studied under Ashley Carr, a protege of famed acting coach, Robert Cohen. He has also worked with Alfred Molina, David Suchet, Tom Troupe, Jack Stehlin, and Don Eitner.
John has received various nominations for his roles in “The Memorandum,” “Molly Sweeney,” “The Chicago Conspiracy Trial,” “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” “Oleanna,” and “Lydie Breeze.” FILM: Phase Two, George Bush Goes to Heaven, One Man’s Treasure, Partners in Crime. TV: Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Brothers and Sisters, The West Wing, The Practice.
Pushing Daisy (NEW WORK) 3/14
This week, we’ll be doing our second new work of 2012, Pushing Daisy by New York City playwright Lauren Epsenhart. This dramedy is about Daisy Miller, who graduates from college and moves back home with her parents, Larry and Shannon. Shortly after returning, Daisy is diagnosed with cancer. Once surgery and treatments begin, she and her family face many challenges. Diasy explores her identity, questioning her faith in a higher power and what her place in the world will be. The reading will take place next Wednesday, March 14th at 7 pm at Rise Up Theatre: Sky Lounge 4930 Lankershim, North Hollywood, 91601.
03/07 – The Crucible
Come and Join us this week for the classic Arthur Miller play “THE CRUCIBLE”
The Crucible, a historical play based on events of the Salem witchcraft trials, takes place in a small Puritan village in the colony of Massachusetts in 1692. The witchcraft trials, as Miller explains in a prose prologue to the play, grew out of the particular moral system of the Puritans, which promoted interference in others’ affairs as well as a repressive code of conduct that frowned on any diversion from norms of behavior.
The reading will take place next Wednesday, March 7th at 7 pm so come a little early at NoHo Stages (Now known as Rise Above Theatre: Sky Lounge) 4930 Lankershim, North Hollywood, 91601. . Please bring friends to the reading! The reading is free and there will be wine! Who would want to miss that? 
And our amazing cast will be:
MITRA PASHAYI – ABIGAIL WILLIAMS
TRIPP PETTIGREW-ROLAPP – JOHN PROCTOR
JENI INCONTRO – BETTY PARRIS, ELIZABETH PROCTOR
JOSEPH MELENDEZ – REV. PARRIS
PAT LENTZ– REBECCA NURSE, JUDGE HAWTHORNE
JOHN ROSS CLARK – REV. JOHN HALE,
EMILY CLARK – SUSANNA WALCOTT, SARAH GOOD
TRAVIS JAMES RINER– THOMAS PUTNAM, FRANCIS NURSE
OLIVIA SCHLUETER-COREY – MERCY LEWIS, HERRICK
LONNI SILVERMAN – MARY WARREN
LISA DUDLEY – ANN PUTNAM, CHEEVER
MENG WEI – GILES COREY
BOB SIMPSON – DEPUTY GOVERNOR DANFORTH
MEGHAN ALLISON- STAGE DIRECTIONS, TITUBA
PULP FICTION – 02/29
This week reading for Play Club is PULP FICTION!!
The reading will take place next Wednesday, February 29th at 7 pm so come a little early at NoHo Stages (Now known as Rise Above Theatre: Sky Lounge) 4930 Lankershim, North Hollywood, 91601. Bring a friend, there will be wine and this will be an AWESOME reading.
Slightly Dramatic FEB 21st
Emily Clark is SLIGHTLY DRAMATIC
SLIGHTLY DRAMATIC
Starring Emily Clark
Emily Clark’s fantastically hilarious Cabaret Show, SLIGHTLY DRAMATIC, returns this February in North Hollywood, featuring hilarious songs, stories, and inspiring tales for “the young people!”
“Charming, quirky, blonde and beautiful. Vocally gifted and refreshing to watch.”
- LA News Group
TUESDAY, February 21st
4923 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood CA 91601
818-763-6581
http://www.skinnyslounge.com/
TICKETS $15
Email iamanunknownartist@gmail.com to RESERVE!!
CASH or CHECK accepted at the door
(Checks made out to “The Unknown Artists Inc.”)
02/15 – Boeing Boeing
THIS WEEK, we will be reading Boeing Boeing, a fantastic farce. The reading will take place on Wednesday, February 15th at 7pm at 4930 Lankershim. Come up to 30 minutes before the reading and we’ll get going!
02/08 – Death of a Salesman
This week we’ll be doing a reading of Arthur Miller’s american classic, Death of a Salesman. The play received the 1949 Pulizter Prize, the 1949 Tony Award for Best Play, and the 1999 Tony Award for Best Revivial of a Play. The reading will take place this Wednesday, February 8th at 7 pm at NoHo Stages 4930 Lankershim, North Hollywood, 91601.
Salesman Willy Loman is in a crisis. He’s about to lose his job, he can’t pay his bills, and his sons Biff and Happy don’t respect him and can’t seem to live up to their potential. He wonders what went wrong and how he can make things up to his family
Play Club West – Headshot Special
Allison Nicole Photography
Play Club Special
As pilot season continues (or approaches) and we are out there auditioning for theatre, TV and Film a lot of us (myself included) have updated our looks- cut our hair/ lost weight/ improved body parts…making our head shots something that will just make a casting director mad (we all know they called you in off of that picture- so you have to look like your photo when you walk in the door). So… For Play Club members ONLY (for a limited time in the month of February) Allison Nicole Photography is offering 2 looks for $85.00 on a disk with Free Retouching
Hair and make-up can be included for 15 dollars If you would like to refer a non-Play Club Member during February they can have this package for $100.00 This package is normally $150.00
I think in this economy it is important to promote talented people in the arts who show dedication and willingness to study in their field. That is why I am offering this package to the members of Play Club.
Please check out my website at:
www.wix.com/nicolemariedominguez/headshots
The Play Club package is not listed on the website.
02/01 – Prepare for Impact
THIS WEEK, we’ll be reading our first new work of 2012, Prepare For Impact by New York playwright, Chris Widney. This comedy takes place in various locations around around Kokomo, Indiana when an Iraq War veteran returns home and decides to make a little money selling his version of a “Blanket Of Security” in the heart of America. The reading will take place Wednesday, February 1st at 7pm at NoHo Stages 4930 Lankershim, North Hollywood, 91601.
Johnny Mize: (Travis Riner) 27. Indiana farm boy. War veteran who got half his foot shot off in Iraq. Handsome. Cynical. Ambitious.
Kelly Bricker: (Jeni Incontro) 25. Beautiful – “trophy wife” beautiful. If she is miserable inside she does a great job of hiding it. Kelly is on a mission to be the best wife ever. She is perky, peppy, volunteers for everything and always looks great.
Charles Bricker: (John Ross Clark) 70. Kelly’s husband. Retired multi-millionaire. Republican. Conservative. Still handsome and fit. Strong-willed. Opinionated but cool like a politician.
Crystal Jones: (Emily Clark Simpson) 15. Kelly’s Sister. Hates everything. A gangly, disheveled mess who is much prettier than she knows. Crystal thinks she’s the smartest person in the room and probably is. She can be surprisingly charming and verbal when she wants something.
Vijay Ganeshwaran: (Oscar Gubelman) 24. Indian descent. Born in Gary, Indiana. No accent. Eager. Hard working. Hungry.
Control Tower Gal: (Courtney Bell) 30. No nonsense woman in charge. Thick, nasal, Indiana accent. She takes pride in her job.
Stage Directions: Amy Bartlett
Wednesday is gonna rock! Bring yourself, bring a friend
