Alicia in Africa
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VENICEBEACHARTISTS.COM support fully the wonderful efforts of Alicia Keys on behalf of Africans afflicted with Aids.
VENICEBEACHARTISTS.COM support fully the wonderful efforts of Alicia Keys on behalf of Africans afflicted with Aids.
LA AUDITIONS
SUNDAY
JUNE 29
WERE COMING TO REGIONAL CITIES IN JUNE AND JULY!
REGIONAL AUTHOR | THEATER | COMEDY AUDITION TOUR
SEATTLE | SAN FRANCISCO | DENVER | PHONIX | AUSTIN | DALLAS-FT, WORTH | ST. LOUIS | MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL | CHIGAGO | MADISON, WIS | INDIANAPOLIS | COLUMBUS-CLEVELAND, OHIO | MEMPHIS | ATLANTA | WASHINGTON, D.C. | BALTIMORE | PHILADELPHIA | BOSTON | NEW YORK | TORONTO, CANADA …and more.
COMEDY: Open to any Stand-Up Comic, no matter what your experience level. We are going to shoot the best Stand-Up Comics who register from across the country to include in the 2008 FESTIVAL DVD Release.
Registration on our website...
BEST COMIC Artists wil perform STAND-UP in FESTIVAL Shootings in a Regional City near them.
NEW BOOK AUTHORS - mail copy of your book for Award Review
ACTORS - Special Audition Workshop to CAST for new PLAYS in Los Angeles - Chicago and Atlanta in 2008-2009!
"Email your Headshot or Actors photo, any Audition Acting (MPEG or AVI) Clip for Casting consideration.
The best Regional Actors will be invited to perform in the Play Festival, the LA Premier of the play, or in a Regional Road Company.
WRITE A PLAYWRITE A POEM!WRITE A SCRIPT!WRITE A BOOK!
2008 VENICE BEACH THEATER ARTS COMPANY
WWW.VENICEBEACHARTISTS.COM
PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT:
There will be a special multi-disc DVD produced of all of the performances in the 2008 VENICE BEACH / LOS ANGELES PLAYWRIGHT AWARDS & THEATER FESTIVALS everywhere we film in the country.
The Theater Arts performances of The "Ten Minute Play" Festival, and The Spoken Word Festival.
(*And with primary footage shot regionally of Poets, Actors, Models, Dancers, On-Camera Hosts, Writers and Spoken Word Artists performing in or near their home cities.)
Everyone will be able to see and enjoy it for Christmass, 2008 and copies of the DVD Box Set will be availabe in many library systems throughout America.
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Paid Internship Program
The VeniceBeachArtists.Com Theatre Company’s Paid *Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for individuals, young and mature, to gain practical experience in one of the LA’s new and unique not-for-profit theater concerns. The work wil be in your home city or region, not Los Angeles.
Founded by our first Award Recipient for 2008; playwright Courtney Idlewild, to showcase his plays and theater works. The new VBA Theatre Company is expanding it’s initial scope to include outside historic and contemporary pieces, specially commissioned new works, staged readings and workshops.
Paid Internships are offered in a variety of departments, from the creative to the administrative; and interns are encouraged to explore beyond their department to learn more about how the theater functions as a whole.
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Mail Application Materials to:
Venice Beach Artists Theater Company
(Internship Program)
1223 Wilshire Blvd., #962 Santa Monica 90403
AUDITION
[email protected]
All acting audition clips submissions are kept confidential and none will be posted on this website without the performers permission.
All Poetry and Book authors may also recieve free promotional posting.
poetry@
venicebeachartists.com
"POETRY IS THE MUSIC OF HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS..."
Submit your original poetry for Award & Publication considerations.
Enter your original poem or song lyrics and win inclusion in our 1st annual
Venice Beach Poetry Anthology Book.
For return of material, you must enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for the appropriate weight, and with adequate postage.
WRITE A PLAYWRITE A POEM!WRITE A SCRIPT!WRITE A BOOK!SUBMISSION RULES
1. One Acts and Two Act short length plays are only formats permitted. Running time must not exceed twelve minutes. PLEASE SEND NOT ATTACHED TO SCRIPT IN SAME ENVELOPE WITH NAME ON ALL PAGES!:
* Synopsis (No word count restrictions)
(Email first for recommendation to register before mailing fee.)
* Character Breakdown (No word count restrictions)
* Biography of playwright (No word count restrictions)
* List of estimated technical requirements (set, lighting, sound effects, props, etc.)
2. The playwright may submit up to (ten) seperate One-Act. or Ten Minute Plays for consideration each year.
3. Registration with the WGA - Writers Guild of America, or the U.S. Copyright Office of your plays is mandatory to prevent legal issues. (WWW.WGA.COM) We do not assume ownership or rights to submitted works of any kind.
4. Each submission must be accompanied by a $10.00 Festival processing fee. (This submission fee is nonrefundable. Fee must be paid by U.S. (or Internationally) Bank Money Orders only Leave the 'Pay to Line' BLANK Do not write any name, or the Festival name, or this website title. If this is not adhered to, your submission will be returned, unread and will be ineligible.) You can not submit an email sample of materials. Every artist must mail the Entry Materials and Submission Fee by regular mail or the submission will not be valid for consideration and not rejected. *The only exception to the 'Submissioon Fee' is if you are notified that you have been 'Nominated' or 'Selected for an Award' by the Sponsor, without your direct submission.
SUBMISSION FORMAT RULES
1. Plays should be in standard play format (size 12 point size font, courier or new courier type preferred.) If you are not experienced in writing traditional format, you mat submit your work anyway. Make it basically logical in structure and readable by teh characters. If there is any problem with reading it, we will contact you, by EMAIL, for clerification.
2. Pages should be numbered, three-hole punched, and fastened with two or three brads between card stock covers as a script normally is presented.
(If you have not printed your material for submission and are unfamiliar with the professional format, we strongly suggest that you have your submission printed by WWW.SCRIPTCOPIER.COM. They are script specialists and are our official printer. They can process your order from anywhere online, accepting email PDF and Final Draft formats, at the lowest price available in Los Angeles at two cents per page. Email them at [email protected].) They can forward ytour entry directly to us and you may enclose registrastionfee and info under seperate cover.
We will accept sybmitted plays not in traditional script formatting from non-professionals. (Must be postmarked by May 30, 2008)
3. For return of material, you must enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for the appropriate weight and with adequate postage.
Submissions are open world-wide. Have your Play or Spoken Word piece produced in our Festival!
(Accepting Actor audition submissions to perform in paid performances in L.A. this Summer begin in May.)
PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT:
There will be a special multi-disc DVD produced of all of the performances in the 2008 VENICE BEACH / LOS ANGELES PLAYWRIGHT AWARDS & THEATER FESTIVAL in Los Angeles and other cities starting in August.
The Theater Arts performances of The "Ten Minute Play" Festival, and The Spoken Word Festival.
(*And with additional footage shot regionally of Poets, Actors, Models, Dancers, On-Camera Hosts, Writers and Spoken Word Artists performing in their home cities.)
Everyone wil be able to see and enjoy it for Christmass, 2008 and many copies will be availabe in many library systems throughout America.
WWW.
VENICEBEACHARTISTS. COM | info@
venicebeachartists.com | www.myspace.com/
venicebeach
artists
2008 AWARD WINNERS IN LITERARY | THEATRICAL | SPOKEN WORD POETRY & MUSIC PERFORMANCE ARTS
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DIRECTING MUSIC VIDEOS
(AWARD WINNER) 'LYNDON MCCRAY' of New York City, for his Music Video: "WINDOWS OVER HARLEM"
SONG LYRICS
(AWARD WINNER) 'RISSI PALMER' of Nashville, TN, for her historic, trend setting hit song: "COUNTRY GIRL"
Award: Festival Icon Trophy & Cash Award of ($1,000.00)
Rissi has been featured in People, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Billboard, Country Weekly, Rolling Stone, Parade and Ebony, to name just a few. She has appeared on CMT Insider, GAC: On The Streets, Opry Live and others, as well as on National Public Radio's Tavis Smiley Show and XM's Dr. Maya Angelou Show on Oprah & Friends.
Her first single was chosen as part of Starbuck's "Song of the Day" campaign, she has been featured in the newly launched "Wal-Mart Mobile," and she has achieved Top Ten and Top Five rankings on MySpace and iTunes, respectively.
(AWARD WINNER) 'AMANDA DIVA' of New York City
for her song: "WINDOWS OVER HARLEM"
Award: Festival Icon Trophy & Cash Award of ($1,000.00)
(AWARD WINNER) 'SARA TAVARES' for her songs and videos: "Balancê", "Bom Feeling"
Band Website saratavares.com
Band Members Sara Tavares - voice and guitar, n'Du - drums & vocals, Gogui - bass guitar & vocals, Boy Ge Mendes - vocals and guitar, vocals & special guest. Record Label World Connection www.worldconnection.nl
Sara Tavares was only 16 years old when she won two of Portugals most prestigious TV music contests. Born out second generation Cape Verdian immigrants, Sara grew up between two cultures. Initially known as a singer and composer of Gospel, Funk and Soul, she gradually incorporated more African music in her compositions.
Her second album Mi Ma B, produced by Parisian Lokua Kanza, reached gold in Portugal and was a mix of African rhythms and melodic pop songs. After a long wait of five years, finally her new album Balance was released in February 2006. On this record, produced by Sara herself, she wrote and composed all the songs and played many of the instruments. Balance is a beautiful record on which Sara shows to be a very talented contemporary singer/song writer, who has managed to combine in a subtle and honest way contemporary music with her African roots.
(AWARD WINNER) 'LA BRUJA' for her song: "Boricua Boricua"
Award: Festival Icon Trophy & Cash Award of ($1,000.00)
(Award Nominee) 'KRIS KELLI' of Kingston, Jamaica, for her original songs: "Bring Your End Game" and "Sweet Intro"
(AWARD WINNER) SEWUESE (Se-wey-se)
Singer, song-writer, and formerly London's best kept secret, 'Sewuese' is an African name meaning, fittingly, "we give praise". The youngest of five children, she was brought up in South London. Sewuese's vocals have featured (live and recorded) with artists such as Lisa Stansfield, Eska, Daniel and Natasha Bedingfield, Estelle, MOBO winner Sway, Mercury Music Prize nominee Ty, S.A.S, Sony soul-boy Jamie Scott and Canadian rapper Infinite, allowing her to grace the international stages shared by artists such as Jay Z, Alicia Keys, and the Neptunes.
AWARD for her original song: "Loved By You"
(Award Nominee)TREI
of Atlanta, GA, for her original song: "RAIN"
SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE (WITH MUSIC)
(AWARD WINNER) 'RISSI PALMER' of Nashville, TN, for her historic, trend setting hit song: "COUNTRY GIRL"
Country Girl - Rissi Palmer
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Fox 13 news in Memphis interviews Rissi Palmer.
Rissi on Fox
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More of this Winner's Music Videos here...
(AWARD WINNER) 'AMANDA DIVA' of New York City
for her classic soulful "LIVE" performance of her song: "WINDOWS OVER HARLEM"
Award: Festival Icon Trophy & Cash Award of ($1,000.00)
More of this Winner's Music Videos here
(AWARD WINNER) 'LA BRUJA' for her riveting "LIVE" Performance of her song: "Boricua Boricua"
Award: Festival Icon Trophy & Cash Award of ($1,000.00)
Boricua Boricua
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More of this Winner's Music Videos here
(AWARD WINNER) 'SARA TAVARES' - Video clip "Balancê" of the album Balancê
Balance
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More of this Winner's Music Videos here
(AWARD WINNER) 'TRACIE THOMS' for her passionate "LIVE" performance of the song: "ALONE"
and her world-class vocal performance in the film: "RENT".
More of this Winner's Music Videos here/a
(AWARD WINNER) 'CHARLOTTE DOREEN SMALL' for her incredible "LIVE" performances in New York City Clubs & her original and emotional "MORE A CAPELLA", tribute to the World Trade Center.
More of this Winner's Music Videos here
(Award Nominee) KRIS KELLI
More of this Nominee's Music Videos here
(AWARD WINNER) 'EBONY J. LEWIS' for her original MONOLOGUE - "KEEP YOUR LIES"
(AWARD WINNER) 'Medicine Word Poets' for their works: "AN INFERIOR COUNTRY" and "7GENERATIONSPRAYERPOEM"
We are a collective of Indigenous people, no matter which side of the imaginary lines called borders we come from. Medicine Word Poets come from all Nations: Kiowa, Muscogee, Diné, Sicangu Lakota, Itazipco Lakota. We recognize the power in spoken words and share these medicine words with our community.
Whether the words are angry, peaceful, anguished or humorous, we believe in the honesty of our experience. Our connections to each other, as Indigenous people, are important in maintaining our integrity and way of life.
(Award Nominee) 'HARLEM INDIAN' for the colective Poetry and Videos
"Longest Walk 2"
More of this Nominee's Music Videos here
(AWARD WINNER) 'TAMAR-kALI' for her songs: "BOOT"
"YOUR GIRL", "OCEAN" and "BOOT", The first music video by the Geechee Goddess. Directed by M. Asli Dukan
"Boot" music video
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(AWARD WINNER) 'SETRA, Daughter of the Sun' for her song: "Hearts And Flowers" from her Cd entitled "Sings About It".
(Award Nominee) 'SETRA, Daughter of the Sun' for her song: "FRIDAY"
(Award Nominee) 'LAYMA' for her song: "BLACK MONA LISA"
(AWARD WINNER) 'Natalie‘THE FLOACIST' Stewart' for her song: "I'LL SHOW YOU" and "COME OVER"
(AWARD WINNER) MELANGE LAVONNE for her provocative and powerful Poem/Song: "GAY BASH" and her Music Video Directed by LITTLE RED PICTURES
And the insightful and powerful: "THE GAME". a scathing expose of the Music Industry.
Indie Record Label MLK Inc US . UK . Japan . Canada .
COMEDY
Comedy Videos
(AWARD WINNER) MARGARET CHO : "Assassin" her fourth concert film, and her new tour: "Beautiful".
Trailer for "Assassin" - Margaret Cho's fourth concert film
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Margaret Cho is one of the most prolific and critically acclaimed comedians of our time. In the past eight years she’s launched four sold-out national tours, turning each into a concert film. In 1999 her groundbreaking one-woman show, "I’m The One That I Want," became a best selling book and a concert film that grossed more per print than any film in history.
Her 2001 "Notorious C.H.O." tour culminated in a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall, and in 2004, the CD of her "Revolution" tour was nominated for a Grammy. In 2005, Cho took her "Assassin" tour through the US, Canada and Australia. A revamp of her politically charged "State of Emergency" tour of the swing states of the 2004 Presidential election (hailed as "Murderously Funny!" by the New York Times), "Assassin" is her most political and topical work to date.
In 2007, Margaret hit the road with 80’s legends Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry & Erasure along with indie faves The Dresden Dolls and The Cliks to host the "True Colors Tour," benefiting the Human Rights Campaign. A true entertainment pioneer, Margaret also created and starred in "The Sensuous Woman," a live variety show featuring vaudevillian burlesque and comedy, which she took for an extended off-Broadway run last fall.
This year Margaret is returning to her stand-up roots with a brand new tour, "Beautiful," debuting in Australia at The Sydney Theater on February 27, 2008. This will mark the first time that Margaret has premiered a new show abroad. Immediately following the Australian dates, Margaret will launch a national U.S. run of Beautiful, beginning on March 6 in Hawaii and running through June.
Margaret was the recipient of the first ever Best Comedy Performance award at the 2007 Asian Excellence Awards. She also recently received the First Amendment Award from the ACLU of Southern California, and the Intrepid Award from the National Organization for Women (NOW).
She has also been honored by GLAAD, American Women in Radio and Television, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), and PFLAG for "making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for all, regardless of race, sexual orientation or gender identity."
 
More of this Nominee's Comedy Videos here
(Award Nominee) Sommore... Simply The Best
STAND-UP COMEDIENE for the Stand-Up Writing and Performance
(Award Nominee) Jill-MICHELE MELE
First Latina Cast member of Fox's "Madtv", recurring on Comedy Central's "Reno 911", also seen on UPN's "The Parkers", BET, E!, Vh1, TBS ..
SET DESIGN
2008 Venice Beach-Los Angeles New Playwright Awards and Theater Arts Festival
Courtney Idlewild as been selected as our first
"Playwrite-In-Residence"
for the 2008-2009 seasons of the
VENICE BEACH THEATER ARTS COMPANY.
The Best 100 New 10 Minute Plays will be produced by the VENICEBEACHARTISTS.COM THEATER COMPANY IN 2008-2009.
The goal of the 2008 Ten Minute Short Play - New Playwright Festival is to give new and/or un-produced playwrights an opportunity to have real audiences in Los Angeles, and tourists from around the world, introduced to their material, presented by professional and trained student Los Angeles actors. New plays for the Venice Beach Artists Theatre Company 2008 Fall Season and 2009 Spring Season of productions will be selected from the Festival submissions. Festival Sites and locations to be announced.
Mail Submissions to:
Venice Beach Artists Theater Company
New Playwrights 10-Minute Play Festival
1223 Wilshire Blvd., #962
Santa Monica 90403
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