Malcolm on 02 16, 2010 | No Comments
The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre is currently seeking New Company members.
We are seeking actors and actresses age 20 and above, any ethnicity.
We are specifically seeking men 20 - 65 but will accept submissions from anyone interested.
Please prepare a one to two minute monologue of your choice, either comedic or dramatic, and please bring a photo/resume. Auditions will be by appointment only on Wed February 24 - 7:00pm 10:00pm or Thursday Feb 25 7:00pm -10:00pm.
Please electronically submit to info@thegrouprep.com.
The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theater in North Hollywood is one of LA’s oldest membership companies in Los Angeles. Celebrating its 36th season, the company welcomed its new Artistic Director, Ernest A. Figueroa in the Spring of 2009. The theatre is know for producing american classics, musicals and new works and boasts a diverse company of multi-generational artists.
The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre mission is to foster growth of legitimate theatre in the greater Los Angeles area and to work as a service organization with the community, including youth groups, schools and charities. The company produces 6-11 productions a year and auditions for new members happen three to four times a year.
Monthly dues are $50. Those selected will be contacted to set up an audition.
Thank you,
The Group Rep
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Malcolm on 01 20, 2010 | 1 Comment
By Malcolm Devine, a member of The Group Rep.
Family, heritage, duty, scorn.
The pull between City and Country. Would you rather be a big fish in a small pond or small fish in a big pond? Why assume you’d be a small fish in the big pond?
Fathers, sons, mothers, daughters. Exceeding your parents, worrying about your children exceeding you…
Doors, secrets.
Society, money, position, ambition…
What will you give up to get what you want? You’re never prepared for how deep the feelers will go to suss out what’s wrong with your family, then turn those stories around to make them about you and your character. What will your ambition tell you to do? Should you follow it? Will you lose everything if you don’t?
Politics, murder, scandal, intrigue.
When the scandal couldn’t get any worse, it DOES.
These are just a few of the ideas that THE CITY (written by Clyde Fitch) tosses around and uses as a backdrop for its action. For a play that was originally written in 1909, it is surprisingly fresh. In fact, Clyde Fitch was indeed very modern when he was alive. People took notice of him; his voice, his walk, his demeanor, his interests – were simply not like theirs and he was demeaned for it. But Fitch, ever the modern man, said “I would rather be misunderstood than lose my independence… I d
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Malcolm on 11 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
Bumping your head. Falling on your face. Tripping over chairs. Running into walls. Making entrances too early. Tripping over people. Making entrances too late. Stumbling around in the dark and somehow ending up outside the theater. This is what it’s learn your way around a set that’s just been built.
All the while, you’re trying to remember your lines and blocking.
Finally being able to use the set is an exciting time in rehearsal. For one, it means that you’ve moved out of the rehearsal hall and into the theater. That in and of itself has it’s own difficulties. The rehearsal hall is a closed space where we can hear each other easily, especially when we’re singing. The theater is designed so that the sound flows out into the audience. Onstage it can often feel like you’re out there all alone. In a great way. Feeling that exposed requires you to listen with your entire being and that makes everything you do onstage much more alive. As does the throbbing pain that results from running into a wall. But hey – anything that makes the show a more visceral experience for the audience is a good thing, right?
In all seriousness, our set is beautiful and fun and is a testament to the talent of our scenic designer, Trefoni Rizzi. The kids are having a blast playing on it, as are (ahem) the adu
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Malcolm on 01 20, 2010 | 1 Comment
By Malcolm Devine, a member of The Group Rep.
Family, heritage, duty, scorn.
The pull between City and Country. Would you rather be a big fish in a small pond or small fish in a big pond? Why assume you’d be a small fish in the big pond?
Fathers, sons, mothers, daughters. Exceeding your parents, worrying about your children exceeding you…
Doors, secrets.
Society, money, position, ambition…
What will you give up to get what you want? You’re never prepared for how deep the feelers will go to suss out what’s wrong with your family, then turn those stories around to make them about you and your character. What will your ambition tell you to do? Should you follow it? Will you lose everything if you don’t?
Politics, murder, scandal, intrigue.
When the scandal couldn’t get any worse, it DOES.
These are just a few of the ideas that THE CITY (written by Clyde Fitch) tosses around and uses as a backdrop for its action. For a play that was originally written in 1909, it is surprisingly fresh. In fact, Clyde Fitch was indeed very modern when he was alive. People took notice of him; his voice, his walk, his demeanor, his interests – were simply not like theirs and he was demeaned for it. But Fitch, ever the modern man, said “I would rather be misunderstood than lose my independence… I d
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