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40th ANNUAL AWARDS
February 5, 2009…Los Angeles…The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2008. The 40th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, March 16 at the El Portal Theatre, thanks [...]

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MARCH 7 AT FIESTA HALL IN PLUMMER PARK, WEST HOLLYWOOD FROM 10 AM - 1 PM
Individual artists and small budget organizations can benefit from free expert advice and information on various aspects of arts management on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at an “Arts Tune-Up” at Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park [...]

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I urge anyone who is in the early to mid stages of a career in theater, or those interested in starting a career in the arts, or even if you just want to meet your peers, to join the Emerging Arts Leaders network. By attending these regular meetings, participating in any of the numerous committees [...]

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FORD THEATRES 2ND ANNUAL
WINTER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR THEATRE COMPANIES
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009-10 SEASON ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND DUE MARCH 18, 2009
UPCOMING INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 7:30 P.M.
2009-2010 WINTER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM INFORMATION
On November 7, 2008, the Arts Commission launched the [Inside] the Ford Winter Partnership Program. Recognizing that [...]

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Monday, January 26th (Chinese New Year), 2009 - Forty-eight active members of the Los Angeles theatre community and the staff of LA Stage Alliance came together to cull the topics and plan the focus of future community forums. Attendees included Peter Finlayson, Paul Plunkett, Trena Pitchford, Jenny Byrd, Camille Schenlekan, Martha Demson, Jon Dorf, Steve [...]

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LA STAGE ALLIANCE TO HOST PLANNING MEETING
Prompted by discussions on BCT and throughout the Los Angeles
theatre community, LA Stage Alliance will facilitate a meeting
to plan future forums to address the issues we face.
In order to accommodate the number of issues at hand,
the planning meeting is intended to prioritize topics and set a
schedule for addressing each [...]

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On Monday, November 17th
LA Stage Alliance announced the recipients of the
2008 Ovation Awards!
Neil Patrick Harris hosted an exciting, visually stimulating, and quick paced ceremony
(clocking in at under 90 minutes).

Presenters included
Edward Asner
Sharon Lawrence
Russell Hornsby
Sandra Tsing Loh
Matt McGrath
Jimmy Smits
Tonya Pinkins
Hamish Linklater
Tracie Thoms
Jennifer Paz
John Glover
Joe Spano
Brooke Adams
Tony Shalhoub
John Cho
&
Zachary Quinto

And the 2008 Ovation Awards go [...]

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The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is hosting a series of community meetings across Los Angeles to gain feedback from community members and inform the City’s new Cultural Master Plan.
This plan will provide a vision for the future of arts and culture in Los Angeles, and guide the mission of the [...]

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Please join the Lewis Family Playhouse, home of the MainStreet Theatre Company,  for a very special talk given by David Wood, their first “Artist In Residence”.
Children’s Theatre:
The Most Important Theatre?
Date: Monday, October 20, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lewis Family Playhouse
12505 Cultural Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
The Lewis Family Playhouse’s Artist in Residence Program graciously
sponsored by the [...]

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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Greening Theatre Practice
The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts (CPSA) in partnership with EARTH MATTERS ON STAGE: Ecodrama Playwrights Festival and Symposium on Ecology & Theatre at the University of Oregon, Eugene is asking for presentations from the national arts community focused on building ecologically and economically sustainable models in the [...]

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