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About Me

The Collective Theater Mission Statement (a theater company)+Function: adjective + 1 denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole + 2 formed by collecting 3 of, relating to, or being a group of individuals 4 involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals 4 marked by similarity among or with the members of a group 5 shared or assumed by all members of the group - collectively.theater theatre Function: noun 1 an outdoor structure for dramatic performances or spectacles in ancient Greece and Rome b : a building or area for dramatic performances c : a building or area for showing motion pictures 2 a place or sphere of enactment of usually significant events or action.WHAT...Our goal is to provide an evolving company of people that brings gifted individuals together to express their artistic talents through new works that stimulate the political, sexual and emotional connections of human beings in an disconnected world. We seek new and provocative theater/performance art pieces and partner them with appropriate people to share their vision. We are actors, directors, writers, producers, technicians and dramaturges but not exclusively. Profit is not the goal, art for arts sake, and free expression is. The Collective is comprised of artists who want to share their unique strengths to bring work of merit to the small and large stage.WHO...Working on thisâ€¦. In our fantasy â€“ we are everyone.. Wanna direct? Write? We are in the initial stages of setting up projects â€“ performances, everything â€¦ We want to be a real voice in a world of been there done thatâ€¦We are an inclusive company with exclusive and hopefully cutting edge ideas as well as ideals. No negativity or anger within â€“ but when it comes to the projects chosen we are diligent in wanting to inspire, debate, question, laugh and cry.

My Interests

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Our souls as actors, writers, dancers, directors and so on are enflamed with that heart felt desire, a quest to be that unclothed individual with whom my life is given meaning. We yearn for the touch of another day of simply wanting to take the stage. For when we do, when our hands, our hearts, our passions (everything we trained for) meld and fold into one right before you, we as actors, writers, dancers, directors and audience become one. Our lives as actors are filled with other actors who enter from stage left and exit stage right. Some people show up in every scene, some only a few, providing punctuation to the real action. We wait for the invisible hand that's writing the story of our life that needs a sweet small voice to explain the themes for our audience. We strike a balance, life becomes an art form, each choice we make this evening is precious, and every chance for creativity is an opportunity. And we struggle with the meaning of it all, to varying degrees. We think the truly blessed people don't bother with the struggle and just have fun.

Heroes:

Nana

My Blog

Jane Ho to be read at THE ACTORS STUDIO....

After much interest in the play Jane Ho. i get a call from some members of The Actors Studio in NYC. Not Liptons Bravo but the real deal Actors Studio. Turns out some of the woman at the actors studio...
Posted by Collective Theater on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:53:00 PST

60 Students Strong and now a writing class.

Now that we are 60 students strong... I have been toying with the idea of teaching writing (Playwright Classes). I sent out an ad and recieved over 100 responses. Guess I just have to find the ti...
Posted by Collective Theater on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:48:00 PST

Two plays for a possible production

I had an intense first meeting with a theater co in Manhattan yesterday and listened to their offer. In about an hour I will have a second meeting with this theater (with Annie by my side)... A two hu...
Posted by Collective Theater on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:18:00 PST

Jane Ho Optioned for Broadway (What does it all really mean)

It happened once it happened twice and over the years I had tucked the experience away as a valuable lesson learned. But this morning, as I sat there with my bum-bum submerged on the cold, cold, toile...
Posted by Collective Theater on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:15:00 PST

Working on my new play

I am in the process of bringing into being another new play in my ongoing effort to mine the human condition and contribute to our understanding of it via an aesthetic medium. I call it "Me" a new pla...
Posted by Collective Theater on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:51:00 PST

When playwrights go bad....

Those who write clearly have readers; those who write obscurely have nothing to do but comment. The sequel to her admission is that she's reduced to imitating themselves once again.I may not be the g...
Posted by Collective Theater on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:21:00 PST

Thinking to myself out loud again

A wandering soul aboard the wings of the unknown to only wonder what common grounds there could be for him to land on, or what common emotions he couldspeak and hear... If none at all or perhaps all i...
Posted by Collective Theater on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:31:00 PST

The preacher scene in Horizontal Lives (your thoughts)

SPOT LIGHTA Man (Bob the preacher) walks onto a dimly lit stage and stands behind a Podium. With bible in hand he speaks.BOB THE PREACHERGOD made receiving a FREE TICKET TO HEAVEN the easiest thing yo...
Posted by Collective Theater on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:34:00 PST

The pimp scene from my new play (I think I need an ebonics translator))

In the darkness, Jim Croce's song is played: Bad Bad LeRoy Brown.LIGHTS UPCALL GIRLThat's right.... Bad Bad mudda fucker, Sylvester "Pimp Daddy" Adkins. Badest mudda fucker in da whole down hood... ya...
Posted by Collective Theater on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:27:00 PST

The oldest profession in the world

Back in the olden days there was a God, the main God, the Gods of Gods, the big cheese on campus, whose name was Zeus. Think of him like the President of a major country. Alright I take that back, not...
Posted by Collective Theater on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:23:00 PST