THE SOSKAS SCARE UP SOME RESPECT The horror community has showered them with hosannas, but here's an award the Soska twins never saw coming. On April 30, the writing-directing team behind cult-horror sensation American Mary
will be honoured in the artistic-innovation category of the 25th annual Women in Film and Television Vancouver Spotlight Awards. http://www.straight.com/movies/635031/soskas-scare-some-respect
HOLLYWOOD'S
HARDEST WORKING ACTOR MAY FINALLY GET HIS BIG BREAK The star of FX's critically adored Terriers and now Fox's Batman origin story, Gotham, Donal Logue is the consummate character actor, one finally poised to receive his due. http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/hollywoods-hardest-working-actor-donal-logue
LAUGH AS PART OF A LIVE SITCOM AUDIENCE! Live Taping May 9 and 16|' Package Deal Studios 8999 Fraserton Court, Burnaby
What does it take to shoot a TV sitcom? Join the audience of Citytv's Package
Deal and find out! Starring comedian Harland Williams (Half Baked, Dumb and Dumber), Randal Edwards (Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Killing), Julia Voth (Bitchslap), Jay Malone (Monk), and Jill Morrison (Mean Girls), it follows three overly-close brothers and the woman who comes between them. Between takes enjoy games, prizes, and free pizza! Watch clips at: http://packagedeal.citytv.com/ Free tickets at: packagedealtickets@gmail.com or 604-235-1867
DIALECT COACHING | TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony Alcantar with their stars: Oscar-winners Halle Berry, Billy-Bob Thornton plus A-list stars Stellan Skarsgard, Sam Rockwell, Joel Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Martin Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, etc.
You can trust him too!
Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach, recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence the most requested dialects and accents required for the Vancouver market. Book that role! Contact: 604-418-1192, tonyalcantar1960@gmail.com
ANTHONY MEINDL'S 2-DAY ACTING INTENSIVE
Join Anthony Meindl for a weekend intensive of cold reading, scene study,
and audition technique. Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4, 10am-5pm. $395USD per student, $150USD to observe. At 788 Beatty Street, B2 lv, Studio A, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4P4. Anthony is the author of the best-selling acting book At Left Brain Turn Right and the brand new release, Alphabet Soup for Grownups, both available now on amazon.com. To Register:
barbara@anthonymeindl.com or 323.852.6963
UPCOMING EVENTS
DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL May 2-11 The 2014 festival ventures deep into the unknown, to seek out new forms of nonfiction, to discover glorious new forms of cinema, caught on the wing, and documented in the wild. From mountain gorillas to cartoon ponies and the men who love them, wild boars, roller derby grrrls, young agrarians and stick insects, all captured in their natural habitat. http://www.doxafestival.ca
IGNITE! YOUTH DRIVEN ARTS FESTIVAL May 2 - 10 | The Cultch Every year, for one week in May, The Cultch is taken over and transformed by young people.The festival includes showcases in music, dance,
and spoken word, the world premiere of three one-act plays, a visual arts exhibit, variety shows featuring improv, drag, circus arts, and much more. All of this is created by local artists between the ages of 13-24. http://igniteyouthfest.ca
REVOLVER THEATRE FESTIVAL May 13 - 25 The latest evolution in Upintheair Theatre's ten-year history of Festival production, rEvolver: brings audiences the full range of contemporary theatrical practice, from script-based theatre to devised and site-specific works, staged readings of work-in-progress, and in-depth discussions with artists.
Expect everything EXCEPT the Kitchen Sink. http://www.upintheairtheatre.com/festival-about
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