Pics from the Audacity Solo Salon - Spring 2017

Shelby-Allison Hibbs, Chris Sykes and Shayne Larango all presented solo works-in-progress on May 7 at the Spring 2017 Audacity Soilo Salon. Good vibes, solid work and a receptive audience made it a great evening. Hosted by Brad McEntire.

Audacity announces auditions for THE GREAT DICTATOR

[Dallas, TX] – Audacity Theatre Lab will present Jaymes Gregory’s new stage adaptation of the original 1940 Charlie Chaplin satire The Great Dictator at the 2017 Festival of Independent Theatres running July 14- August 5th. Auditions will be held at the Bath House Cultural Center on Thursday, May 11th from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM and Saturday, May 13th from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM

The Great Dictator will be adapted and directed by Jaymes Gregory. The play is set in the fictional country of “Tomania” which has fallen to the tyrant dictator Hynkel and his party, the double cross. A group of Jewish citizens led by a barber who is identical to the ruthless dictator, rebel and seek out peace. This adaptation will be staged to have each character represent antipodal traits using mask, mime, and an expressionist setting.

Characters:

Actor 1 – Male

            Hynkle, the ruthless dictator.

            Barber, the caring Jewish barber.

Actor 2 – Male

            Garbitsh- The secretary of propaganda. Helps propagate destruction and hatred

            Mr. Mann- Jewish neighbor and gossip. Spreads words of hope.

            Plus various other roles

Actor 3 – Male

            Field Marshal Herring- Head of Hynkle’s Army. A bumbling oaf.

            Mr. Jaeckal, Wise Jewish elder. Helps give direction to residents in the ghetto

            Plus various other roles

Actor 4 – Female

            Hanna- Jewish woman, positive and headstrong. Love interest of the Barber

            Secretary- Hynkle’s secretary. Mindlessly follows orders. Object of Hynkle’s lust

            Agent 76- Secret agent. Ruthlessly kills thousands of rebellious workers.

            Rebel Leader- Survivor of the slaughter. Leader of the rebellion against the double cross.

            Plus various other roles

Auditions are Thursday, May 11th from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM and Saturday, May 13th from 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM at the Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther Drive, Dallas TX  75218.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script and brief movement work.  Headshots and resumes are requested but not required.  Walk in auditions are welcome! They will be seen in between appointments. Show dates are July 14 – August 5, 2017. All actors will receive a stipend for this production. To schedule an audition time: http://shoutout.wix.com/so/bLkITQgn#/main   For additional info contact Jaymes Gregory at: jaymesdgregory@gmail.com or visit www.AudacityTheatreLab.com

Audacity Solo Salon - Spring 2017

Shelby-Allison Hibbs, Chris Sykes and Shayne Larango.

The aim of the Audacity Solo Salon is to support and nurture both established and emerging solo performers in the north Texas area. It is also a way to extend the mission of the Dallas Solo Fest beyond just the annual festival itself. 

This quarterly series will be a way for solo artists to present, rehearse, experiement with and develop their work in front of supportive audiences. Come on out and see a new one-person show in progress...

This installment in what has become a semi-quarterly series from Audacity Theatre Lab will feature excerpts from solo shows-in-progress by Shelby-Allison Hibbs, Chris Sykes and Shayne Larango.

Sunday, May 7 @ 8:00 pm
[re-scheduled from the original March 26 date]
At the Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park, Dallas TX
For directions and parking information visit... HERE

Admission is FREE, but any and all donations are welcome (donations go towards the the Dallas Solo Fest).
Also BYOB!

The Excerpts:
DemiRepubliCan't - Written and Performed by Shelby-Allison Hibbs
In the second installment of Shelby-Allison Hibbs' solo piece on politics and memory, the election results are in! Shelby-Allison has to move from juice boxes to hard liquor as she presses forward in 45's possession of her country. Maybe she'll move to Canada. Maybe she'll sell plasma. Maybe she'll continue to have a codependent relationship with her chihuahuas. Time will tell. 
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Same Difference - Written and Performed by Chris Sykes
An experimental one-person piece about the casually extreme and nuanced contradictions that exist all around us.

Smell the Roux - Written and Performed by Shayne Larango
A legacy member of the Way to a Man’s Heart, Three Squares, and Clean Your Plate Club resists. An irreverent look at how food culture shapes our lives and our bodies.

Clay Mabbitt's Big List of Theatre Marketing Tactics

While working in the professional marketing world in 2010, Clay volunteered to promote a show he was appearing in at a small theatre in Indiana. During that process he realized many of the marketing tools and tactics that are commonplace in a more “corporate” environment are either unknown or misunderstood in many small theatres. The week after that first show closed he began work on SoldOutRun where he has since accumulated years worth of blog posts and podcast episodes about what he’s learned in the process of translating his experience in the marketing world into the world of theatre.

He has compiled a "big list of theatre marketing tactics" on his website. It has some great nuggets of gold...

http://soldoutrun.com/theatre-marketing-tactics/

Audacity Solo Salon - Autumn 2016

Mikey Abrams, Stefany Cambra and Issac Young

The aim of the Audacity Solo Salon is to support and nurture both established and emerging solo performers in the north Texas area. It is also a way to extend the mission of the annual Dallas Solo Fest beyond just the festival itself. 

This quarterly series will be a way for solo artists to rehearse, experiement and develop their work in front of supportive audiences. Come on out and see a new one-person show in progress...

This most recent installment in what has become a semi-quarterly series from Audacity Theatre Lab will featured excerpts from solo pieces in development by Mikey Abrams, Stefany Cambra and Isaac Young.

It was held Sunday, November 20 @ 7:30 pm at the Margo Jones Theatre in Fair Park, Dallas TX

Admission to all Audacity Solo Salons is P-W-Y-C (donations go towards the the Dallas Solo Fest). Also BYOB!

The Excerpts:T
he Joy of Publik Skool - Written and Performed by Mikey Abrams
After years of teaching drama in the inner city near Dallas, a gay Jewish high school teacher, exhausted and frustrated, swears this year will be his last in the classroom. He will finally get to live his dream of acting in a lead role. Or will he? In his one-man comedy, writer-performer Mikey Abrams doesn’t filter the reality.  Just makes it funnier. 

Big Enough: The Adventures and Musings of a Bumblefuck - Written and Performed by Stefany Cambra
A one-person show that focuses on interactions of love and blending in until being ready to stand out.

BLINK - Written and Performed by Isaac Young
A one-man play about the angel Gabriel, who has returned to earth with a crisis of faith.

ATL website gets an upgrade

Check it out... HERE