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Prague Playhouse Forums: Recent Posts http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Coming together to discuss acting and theater in Prague en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:22:54 +0000 admin on "PALISSIMO COMPANY: THE PAINTED BIRD / BASTARD at Archa Theater" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1036#post-1039 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:07:56 +0000 admin 1039@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ A solo dance performance by Pavel Zuštiak & Jaro Viňarský <a href="http://www.archatheatre.cz/" target="_blank">Archa Theatre</a> - February 7 & 8 / 8:00 p.m. What does it mean to be in exile? How does exile change a person? What is exile? When does it end? What is the difference between a refugee, an expat, a deportee and an emigrant? Don’t all of us live within some borders? These and other questions are raised in the solo dance performance Bastard, the first part of a trilogy of projects by Slovak-born New York choreographer Pavel Zuštiak, which explores themes of uprootedness, transformation and otherness, and is inspired by Jerzy Kosiński’s controversial novel The Painted Bird. "Vinasky is piercing ... Frederickson's score bracing... 'Bastard' is searing." THE NEW YORK TIMES “A violent tale, tenderly told: 'Bastard' earns its emotional extremity - with tenderness and quiet.” FINANCIAL TIMES "A vivid, often anguished imagination shines through in [Zustiak's] work." THE NEW YORKER Concept and choreography: Pavel Zuštiak Dancer and co-author: Jaro Viňarský Music composed and performed by: Christian Frederickson Produced by: <a href="http://www.palissimo.com/" target="_blank">Palissimo Inc.</a> (USA) Co-produced by: Stanica Žilina-Záriečie (SK), Institut Jerzyho Grotowského (PL), La Mama Etc. (USA) Tickets: CZK 290 / students and seniors CZK 190 <a href="http://www.archatheatre.cz/en/">http://www.archatheatre.cz/en/</a> admin on "PFTC: Smoking Apples Workshop and Show, Feb. 3rd" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1035#post-1038 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:52:10 +0000 admin 1038@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/praguefilmandtheatercenter">Prague Film and Theater Center</a> is hosting the UK physical and puppet theater company, <a href="http://www.smokingapplestheatre.com/">Smoking Apples</a>, in a combined workshop and performance on Friday, February 3rd at <a href="http://www.divadlokampa.cz/">Divadlo Kampa</a>. The evening starts at 18:00 with a workshop "Puppets as Performers", then has a performance at 19:20 of "The Wordcatcher". This is followed by a Q&A with the company. Tickets are 350 Kc for the evening. During the 1 hour "Puppets as Performers" workshop, the members of this highly acclaimed British theatre company will share their approach to working with puppets with the participants who will then have the opportunity to try it for themselves. 'The Wordcatcher' is a bizarre tale of something and nothing, of sound and of silence both in the heart and in the mind. The Wordcatcher sees its characters try to fix things in place that don’t fit together and through the expert use of miscommunication, the audience will witness how the holes and gaps in this story fill a void rather than leave one. More information about timing and tickets is <a href="http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=24af0846fdc76f3ee4768b429&id=8bb19f38d8">here</a> or you can <a href="mailto:info@pftc.cz">email PFTC</a> for tickets. admin on "Orchestra Auditions for Sweeney Todd!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1034#post-1037 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:24:12 +0000 admin 1037@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ We had our first round of orchestra auditions for Sweeney Todd today. We are very excited about how the music is shaping up and about bringing a real, live orchestra to the production. We saw violin, cello, flute and bassoon today. Really great to hear the music and meet new people. We are still looking for musicians, so if you or someone you know plays clarinet, trumpet, french horn or double bass, please get in touch with us! admin on "Auditions for Sweeney Todd, Feb 15-20" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1033#post-1036 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:54:23 +0000 admin 1036@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ We're pleased to announce the upcoming auditions for SWEENEY TODD, a dark American musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim. We are looking for talented singer-actors who want to challenge themselves with this amazing (and amazingly difficult) music. We are also looking for instrumentalists to perform in the orchestra. Please see <a href="http://www.expats.cz/prague/czech-classified-server/free-wanted/band-members-wanted/15179-orchestra-for-sweeney-todd-production.html">Emmanuel's post on expats.cz</a> for more details. The production will be IN ENGLISH, but all nationalities are welcome to audition. It is a great chance to work on a musical with experienced director, vocal coach and choreographer <a href="http://www.gallimaufry.org/artistic.html">Steve Josephson</a>, who will be coming to Prague to direct. Rehearsals should start March/April and the performances will be June/July 2012. At this point, all roles are open for audition. A list of roles and their vocal ranges (along with other information about the show) is here: <a href="http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000075">http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000075</a> (select "casting" for the roles). The Beggar Woman, Beadle, Pirelli will also be included in the ensemble. We are especially looking for trained ensemble singers who can handle singing in harmony to sing in the chorus. Auditions will be the week of February 15. Callbacks will likely be the 18.2 or 19.2. Please prepare: 2 songs: 1 ballad (slow), 1 uptempo (fast) for the audition. The songs should NOT be from SWEENEY TODD (but other Sondheim shows are welcome) and should show off your vocal range and interpretation. If you have any questions or to schedule an audition, please either email <a href="mailto:brian@pragueplayhouse.com">brian@pragueplayhouse.com</a> or SMS/call 608 577 012. Please pass this on to others who may be interested! admin on "Shoot Your Mouth Returns!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1032#post-1035 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:09:40 +0000 admin 1035@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ <a href="http://shootyourmouth.com"><img style="float: left; margin: 10px;" title="Shoot Your Mouth" src="http://www.shootyourmouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/3xbanner.gif" alt="" width="250" height="90" /></a> The well-known open-mic talent night and charity event SHOOT YOUR MOUTH is now being produced by experimental theatre company <a href="http://www.akanda.cz">AKANDA</a> in cooperation with the IRON CURTAIN Propaganda pub. Shoot Your Mouth was originally founded in 2009 by Nina Bressler who, until recently, organized the event on a monthly basis at the Iron Curtain. When Bressler realized that due to other professional obligations she no longer had time to devote to the event, she approached Mélanie Rada and Jeff Fritz, Akanda's co-producers, and asked them to take over Shoot Your Mouth. They agreed it was an excellent idea, and the first all-new Shoot Your Mouth will happen next month on the stage of Iron Curtain with a portion of the proceeds going to support the charity <a href="http://My.Water.Org">My.Water.Org</a>. In the last months of 2012, Shoot Your Mouth will appear twice: Sunday 6 November and Sunday 4 December, adm.50 kc Both shows will begin precisely at 19:30 at Iron Curtain - Propaganda pub Michalská 12, Praha 1 For more information please visit our website <a href="http://www.shootyourmouth.com">http://www.shootyourmouth.com</a> admin on "Christmas Carol Tickets On Sale Now!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1031#post-1034 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:19:59 +0000 admin 1034@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Tickets are now on sale for our upcoming production of <a href="http://christmascarol.pragueplayhouse.com" target="_blank">A Christmas Carol</a>. You can get tickets at the theater Literarni Kavarna, Retezova 10, Prague 1 or at the Globe Bookstore, Pstrossova 6, Prague 1 or by going to the <a href="http://contacts.pragueplayhouse.com/ticket/iframe/project_id/117" target="_blank">online reservation system</a>. Full details about the production are available at <a href="http://christmascarol.pragueplayhouse.com">http://christmascarol.pragueplayhouse.com</a>! boris on "Auditions for the new Prague-Playhouse-Production "A Christmas Carol" on the 18th of Septe" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1030#post-1033 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:07:27 +0000 boris 1033@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ If you are interested in the combination of singing and acting, please come to the auditions for the Prague Playhouse's upcoming production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The show will go up mid-November and play until the end of that month. Rehearsals will start at the beginning of October. Auditions will be on Sunday 18.9. between 14:00 and 16:30 hrs. (2 to 4:30 pm) at the Prague Playhouse Acting Studio, Frantiska Krizka 1, 3rd floor in Prague 7. Please prepare a one-minute-monologue and a christmas carol to show your ability to tell a story through the song! To schedule an audition, please text/call Laura on 776 605 227! We are doing something a little different with this one: We are going to have a small cast of players which will function as something like a Greek chorus: They will sing 19th century christmas carols as mood/commentary on what is going on in the play. When the scenes require it, they will step out of the chorus and act all of the characters in the play (besides Scrooge). It should be fun and challenging ensemble work for actor/singers. We are looking forward to seeing you at the auditions! admin on "Acting Studio Summer Workshops" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1029#post-1032 Tue, 31 May 2011 12:10:15 +0000 admin 1032@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ The Prague Playhouse Acting Studio will be offering three workshops this summer: <ul> <li>Unlocking Shakespeare with Guy Roberts. This workshop will delve into Shakespeares text and give you a solid basis for starting to work on the text as an actor. This workshop will expand on the weekend Guy spent in October by allowing for time to put the work on the text into practice by getting students up and working on several speeches. Guy Roberts is the artistic director of the Prague Shakespeare Festival and has acted in and directed many Shakespeare plays. He has taught this workshop around the United States including at Princeton University. The workshop will be June 3, 4 and 5th (Friday 18:00 - 22:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 - 14:00). The workshop costs 3.000 Kc.</li> <li>On Camera Workshop with Nancy Bishop. Nancy Bishop, Prague's premiere casting director for Hollywood films with more than 40 movies under her belt, is bringing her On Camera Workshop back to Prague with a special price for locals. Her workshop will cover how to interact with the camera, how to make choices that work on camera, how to take direction and much more. This two day workshop runs July 18 and 19 and costs 4.000 Kc.</li> <li>Intensive Summer Acting with Brian Caspe. This two week workshop will cover acting fundamentals and give beginning actors a foundation in the craft of acting. As an intensive course, the Summer Acting Intensive will allow students the opportunity to really focus on the acting: listening, forming a connection to their partner, being able to be open to what's going on around them. This approach to acting is extremely well suited to working on camera as it removes any sense that the actor is "acting" but rather "being". The course will run from July 20 - 31 from 10:00 - 17:00 (including a 1 hour break). The course costs 6.450 Kc.</li> </ul> To sign up for the courses, please contact Brian at <a href="mailto:brian@pragueplayhouse.com">brian@pragueplayhouse.com</a> boris on "Prague Fringe Festival 2011" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1028#post-1031 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:30:41 +0000 boris 1031@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Hi everybody! At long last a word from me, Boris Wilke, alumni of Brian Caspe's Prague Playhouse Acting Studio. I'd like to invite you all to go see plays at the <a title="Fringe itself" href="http://www.praguefringe.com/2011/" target="_blank">Prague Fringe</a> this year, which will start this coming Friday, May 27th. For nine days more than 40 plays will be performed in nine venues. The style will vary wildly. But all will be a fresh alternative to traditional theater. The price of 150 Crowns for each play should also be enticing. I will be in a play, too. It's called "<a title="Hotel itself" href="http://www.praguefringe.com/2011/programme.php?filter_on=1&day1306965600=day&day1307052000=day&day1307138400=day&time-from=17%3A30&time-to=18%3A30&thea9=theatre" target="_blank">Hotel Red Cello</a>". It's a collage of monologues full of desire, clashes between these soliloquizing loners that really long to be with someone and video-projections that combine all the elements into a juicy whole. If you want to know a little more, read on! admin on "Charlie Brown: Still space!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1027#post-1030 Thu, 19 May 2011 20:50:45 +0000 admin 1030@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ There are still some seats left for the last weekend of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown". We have some reservations available on the Saturday 14:00 performance and there are usually 5-10 tickets returned from reservations that don't show up, so even if you haven't booked a ticket, you should come to the theater for returns!! Get on our mailing list for news ahead of time about upcoming productions: we should be producing a show in the Fall and we don't want you to miss out! admin on "Baby Born During Charlie Brown!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1026#post-1029 Thu, 19 May 2011 15:31:21 +0000 admin 1029@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ <img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1168" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="photo" src="http://pragueplayhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/photo-300x199.jpg" alt="Benjamin Rappaport" width="300" height="199" /> We at the Prague Playhouse are proud to have been the (almost) venue for a little baby Benjamin Rappaport's first experience of the theater. His parents were enjoying the opening night of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" but had to leave in the middle to give birth! Quite an experience. We are happy to offer the Rappaport's a pair of free tickets to our next production in the Fall. admin on "Prague Shakespeare Festival: King Lear & As You Like It" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1025#post-1028 Wed, 11 May 2011 11:42:53 +0000 admin 1028@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Prague Shakespeare Festival returns to Vysehrad Castle's Summer Stage for 10 days and 2 new shows. After a 3 week run in Houston, Texas that received rave reviews, the company is back in Prague to share this year's work: As You Like It and King Lear. The outdoor setting, complete with beer, sausages, and a wonderful atmosphere, is the perfect backdrop for experiencing the Bard's work. The shows run May 19 - May 29. This year is a particularly exciting project as it brings top Houston talent together with Czech artists, including Czech superstar Pavel Kříž. Guy Roberts, Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Festival says, "I am delighted to be working with such tremendously talented artists on this inspiring project. United by the universality of Shakespeare's plays our company of European and American theatre artists, led by Czech favorite Pavel Kříž, will be giving audiences in Prague something very special indeed-two of Shakespeare's most beloved plays performed in English by an outstanding collection of professional theatre artists in the beautiful setting of the Vyšehrad summer stage." admin on "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Opens Next Week!!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1024#post-1027 Wed, 04 May 2011 21:56:24 +0000 admin 1027@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/charliebrown">You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown</a> plays May 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 19:00 and there are matinees (perfect for kids) on the 14th and 21st at 14:00. If you haven't already booked your tickets to "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown", you shouldn't wait! Tickets are 250 Kc for general admission, 200 Kc for students and seniors and 150 Kc for children 10 and under. We are so excited to bring this production to Prague for the first time! The musical is full of fun and energy and more fun! It is sure to sell out, so please don't wait to book your tickets! Visit the <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/charliebrown">Charlie Brown website</a> for full information! admin on "Divadlo Archa: CAMPO: An Anthology of Optimism" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1023#post-1026 Wed, 04 May 2011 21:49:48 +0000 admin 1026@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ by Pieter de Buysser & Jacob Wren May 10 & 11, 20:00 / <a href="http://www.archatheatre.cz">Archa Theatre</a> Czech premiere (in English) Fans of contemporary world drama have a reason for optimism. In May the Archa Theatre will present An Anthology of Optimism by Belgium’s CAMPO Theatre, a celebration of critical optimism directed by Jacob Wren and Pieter de Buysser that explores the dream of a better tomorrow. admin on "Video art project looking for actors" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1022#post-1025 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:22:14 +0000 admin 1025@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Michael Gimenez, a visual artist whose work is based on confrontation and research around representation formats and their boundaries, is working on a project which will have a group exhibition in the City Gallery of Montpellier, in France, opening on May 27. The main concept of this project is to confront two different kinds of formats: on-line writing and cinema vocabulary. He will make use of a serial of comments collected from an USA Today webpage article as an original dialog text. He considers writing a comment or chating on-line as an original way of expression, between live conversation and writing. Interested? Click the "more" link to see more about the project or just contact Michael directly at gimenez.michael@gmail.com admin on "Acting Classes are Starting This Week!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1021#post-1024 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:10:40 +0000 admin 1024@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ We're starting our Spring Term of acting classes this week! If you're interested in taking class, we welcome you to come by the studio and check out what we're doing. Classes are Monday through Thursday nights at the Prague Playhouse Acting Studio (Frantiska Krizka 1, 3rd floor). The Spring Term is 5,000 Kc and runs until the end of June. For more information, check out our web pages: <a href="http://acting.cz">http://acting.cz</a> admin on "Akanda Presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1020#post-1023 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:53:24 +0000 admin 1023@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Hedwig-press-photo.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1142" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" title="Hedwig press photo" src="http://pragueplayhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Hedwig-press-photo-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>"Don't you know me? I'm the new Berlin Wall, baby. Try and tear me down!" <div>15, 16, 22, 23 April all shows 19:30 at IRON CURTAIN (formerly Propaganda) Michalská 12, Praha 1 all tickets 200 kč</div> <div>Email <a href="mailto:tickets@akanda.cz" target="_blank">tickets@akanda.cz</a> for reservations </div> Ladies and gentlemen, whether you like it or not, theatre AKANDA proudly presents HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. This groundbreaking Off-Broadway cult musical tells the story of punk rock song stylist Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth-wall smashing East German rock ‘n’ roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a sex-change operation gone wrong. This outrageous story is presented in the form of a rock concert and stand-up comedy routine of the blackest style. The action is moved along by Hedwig and her husband Yitzhak, a former Yugoslavian drag queen, and backed up by hard-rocking band The Angry Inch. Hedwig's tale begins in East Berlin just before the downfall of Communism and then moves through the bleak landscapes of Midwestern America as she searches for wholeness and self-completion. Her saga finally culminates right here right now in a glam-spattered cellar in the center of Prague... easily one of the most perverse and unexpectedly beautiful stories ever told. admin on "Auditions for "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1019#post-1022 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:13:53 +0000 admin 1022@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ We are going to be having auditions for our upcoming production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" on March 19 and 20. The show is a fun, silly musical based on the Peanuts cartoon. All of the characters are children played by adults. We are looking for singing actors: there is quite a bit of harmony in the group numbers. There is some dance/movement as well. All actors should be fairly fluent in English. If you are interested, please write to me (brian@pragueplayhouse.com or 608 577 012) for an audition time (please state whether you would like to come Saturday or Sunday). Prepare a 1-2 minute comedic monologue and 32 bars of a song. There will not be a piano at the auditions so please be prepared to sing A-Capella or bring an instrument with you. The roles are: Charlie Brown: Baritone Lucy: Alto Snoopy: Tenor Linus: Baritone Schroeder: Tenor Patty: Soprano Rehearsals will begin at the end of March and there will be 6 performances in May (May 13,14,20, and 21). Thanks and hope to see you at the audition! Brian admin on "Blood, Love and Rhetoric Theatre presents Lovecraft: Devil's Reef " http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1018#post-1021 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:08:15 +0000 admin 1021@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ 3rd - 5th November at 19.30 - 21.30 and 6th November at 19:00 - 20:30 and at 21:00 till close Blood, Love and Rhetoric are delighted to present an original adaptation of the famous 1920s horror author H.P Lovecraft for the stage in which they will bring you three of his short stories interwoven by an original play. Agent Jablonski (Jim High) arrives at Arkham Asylum to interview three of their patients (Maithili Tideman, Jeff Fritz, Mel Rada) regarding an incident that happened in the mysterious town of Innsmouth. A story of accursed electrical machines, the possessed crew of a submarine and the awful legend surrounding Devils Reef, “Lovecraft” guarantees you a terrifying November holiday complete with the unspeakable and unutterable horror of the Cthulhu Mythos. Written, adpated and directed by Logan Hillier. Tickets 250kc/200kc Available from the Globe Bookstore, and Shakespeare and Sons. Reservations by writing to <a href="mailto:info@bloodloverhetoric.com" target="_blank">info@bloodloverhetoric.com</a> Reserved tickets should be picked up 30 mins before the show admin on "Microsoft Casting, Monday Oct 18, 2010" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1017#post-1020 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:29:34 +0000 admin 1020@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Nancy Bishop is casting a Microsoft commercial and is having an open call on Monday, October 18th at the Prague Film School. Please go if you fit the description for one of the roles below: CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT MICROSOFT COMMERCIAL Shoots in Prague: 24-28 Oct, 2010 Roles: CLAUDE: Can be any nationality. Comic. Lead Role. 20s or 30s. He is very awkward, and always says or does the wrong thing. He desperately wants to be liked but people avoid him. Need accomplished, funny actor who is physically and comically talented. DANA. American. Mid 30s, mid- higher lever Executive. Smart, capable, not afraid to speak her mind. ROB. American. Mid 30s. He works for Dana. Smart, nice, helpful, honest normal guy. LIZA. American. Early 20s, study-abroad college student. Pretty, sweet, warm. Not modelly MOM+ DAN. American. Liza’s parents. 50s. Normal wholesome Americans. Conservative types ANNA. American. Early mid 20s. Cool and funny. Good looking and funny. Mary-Lynne Rajskub type. DAVE. American. Her friend and also early 20s. Good looking, stylish, social, likeable. THIEF. Any nationality. Steals laptop computer. Must have driver’s license and be able to ride Vespa. *Fee Structure: CLAUDE, 18,000kc/day + 120,000kc buyout DANA, ROB, LIZE, MOM, DANA, ANNA: 18,000kc/day + 40,000kc buyout DAVE, THIEF: 6,000kc/day + 20,000kc *PLEASE NOTE ALL FEES INCLUDE AGENCY FEE!!! Casting Info: Where: Prague Film School Annex Building Pstrossova 15, Prague 1, 4th floor Near Narodni Divaldo tram stop or Narodni Trida Metro Time: 10– 18:00 Date: Monday, 18 Oct For info please call Misa Formanova: 723 704 659 Callbacks will be: Tuesday, 19 Oct. admin on "Prague Shakepseare Festival 2011 Auditions, October 10th" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1016#post-1019 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:25:03 +0000 admin 1019@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ The Prague Shakespeare Festival, Guy Roberts Artistic Director, will be holding open call auditions on Sunday October 10th 2010 at the Prague Film School Attic Studio from 13:00 - 16:30 and also on Monday October 11th 2010 at the Prague Film School Acting Studio from 17:00 - 20:00 for PSF's rotating repertory productions of As You Like It and King Lear playing April 14 - May 1, 2011 in Houston, TX USA and May 11 - 29, 2011 in the Czech Republic. All actors should bring a photo and resume and present one memorized Shakespeare monologue, performed in English, not exceeding 2 minutes. Actors should be prepared to stay immediately following their audition in the event they are called back for Rehearsals for the production will begin March 7, 2011 in Houston, TX. This project is an international collaboration between the Prague Shakespeare Festival, located in Prague, Czech Republic and the Classical Theatre Company, located in Houston, TX. admin on "New Acting Website: acting.cz" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1015#post-1018 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:44:33 +0000 admin 1018@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ I've started a new website for acting and the acting studio: <a href="http://acting.cz">acting.cz</a>. I will be migrating over the information here about the classes to there, but you should check out the new classes that we'll be rolling out over the fall and into the winter semester. We have also moved to a brand new studio in Prague 7, so be sure to come and check it out! Frantiska Krizka 1, 3rd Floor, right next to Vivid Casting! admin on "Upcoming English-language Theater Auditions" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1014#post-1017 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:34:34 +0000 admin 1017@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Two English-langauge theater companies will be having season auditions next Saturday, June 12. ==== Blood, Love and Rhetoric have produced Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Memorandum, Chekhov and will be doing the Birthday Party June 9-12. They will be having auditions June 12 at Divadlo Inspirace (Malostranske nam 13) from 12-5pm. For more information email <a href="mailto:info@bloodloverhetoric.com">info@bloodloverhetoric.com</a> or visit the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=131378323542519" target="_blank">facebook event</a>: ===== Local theatre company AKANDA is holding auditions on the 12th (Saturday) of June for it's original production of Cabaret Macabre. The performances will be held weekly and will begin on the 16th of July. Looking for both male and female performers who can sing and act (or vice versa). The performances are paid. For more information, please contact Melanie Rada via mobile (723 085 650) or email (<a href="mailto:mellrada@yahoo.ca">mellrada@yahoo.ca</a>) admin on "Divadlo Na Zabradli To Produce Play In English" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1013#post-1016 Fri, 28 May 2010 09:13:09 +0000 admin 1016@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ David Peimer, who teaches at NYU and has worked on several Prague Playhouse projects, is directing a play at Divadlo Na zabradli in English. The cast is mostly Czechs with some of the Black Snow company members thrown in for good measure. The play, a translation of a Polish play about Romanians, is called "A Couple of poor Polish speaking Romanians…" and was written by Dorota Maslowska. Why Divadlo Na zabradli chose to do a translation of a Polish play into English for their first English-language production is something of a mystery to me, but it's certainly an interesting choice. If it is successful (especially with tourists), I think we can start to see more theaters trying this out, which could be a boon to the English-speaking acting community here. I'm also curious to see how the Czech cast (the majority of the actors are non-native speakers) manages the English. Recent films shot in English (Bathory and Libuse) with Czech or Slovak casts have solidified my impression that acting well in another language is extremely difficult. I have worked with David as a director and am very confident of his abilities and artistic sensibility, so if anyone can pull this off, he can. The premier on June 3 is sold out, but there are still some spots left for the reprise on June 15. For tickets, you can call the Zabradli box office: 222 868 868 boris on "Meisner Acting Class Blog on "Meisneritiousness"" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1012#post-1015 Fri, 14 May 2010 15:49:51 +0000 boris 1015@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Hi everyone! I’m <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/classes-coaching/meisner-acting-class/our-students/" target="_blank">Boris Wilke</a> and member of the Prague Playhouse Meisner acting group. I blog about our class activities. *************** Let me be short and concise again today! In the last few weeks there were several incidents in class that led certain members to become slightly wary of the Meisner technique. Some of the repetition exercises bordered on the insane, vicious or at least very insensitive. While I am aware that that is mighty scary and leaves one unsatisfied, I must insist that this has very little to do with the technique. In fact, Brian rightly pointed out to me that the Meisner technique provides you with all the tools you need. One example: I felt attacked and cornered once. My reaction was to withdraw into "critic mode" and to lament my partner had not played by the rules. (I was being Meisner-righteous. That's an expression Tzvi came up with.) But in fact, there are no rules, except this one: No physical violence. So let me present you with a remedy to feeling bad about the technique: Be Meisneritious! boris on "Theater Workshop "Hotel Red Cello" May 28th - 30th" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1011#post-1014 Mon, 10 May 2010 07:51:44 +0000 boris 1014@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ The Czech-German theatre-ensemble "POET'S CABARET" is offering a theater workshop weekend on the topic of hotel stories ! Based on improvisation studies (Keith Johnstone and others) we are going to create a crossover theater collage, accompanied by some experimental music scores. Where? <h3 style="font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;color: #000000"><a href="http://www.divadlokamen.cz/" target="_blank">Divadlo</a><a href="http://www.divadlokamen.cz/" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.divadlokamen.cz/" target="_blank">Kámen</a>,</h3> Nekvasilova 625/2, Prague 8 - Karlín Metro Station Invalidovna (B-line) When? Friday 28th - Sunday 30th of May 2010 daily between 10 to about 6 pm. We offer valuable theater experience FOR FREE! boris on "Meisner Acting Class blog on exitement" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1010#post-1013 Wed, 05 May 2010 14:40:29 +0000 boris 1013@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Hi everyone! I’m <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/classes-coaching/meisner-acting-class/our-students/" target="_blank">Boris Wilke</a> and member of the Prague Playhouse Meisner acting group. I blog about our class activities. *************** Let me be short and concise today! I am totally thrilled about Mark Wakeling's return to Prague in a month. In case you haven't heard of him: He is a teacher at the "<a href="http://www.actorstemple.com/" target="_blank">Actor's Temple</a>" in London. He held a weekend-seminar in late November of 2009 for us Meisner students at the Prague Film School. (Click <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/2009/11/29/meisner-acting-class-blog-about-the-weekend-workshop-with-marc-wakeling-from-the-actors-temple-in-london/" target="_blank">here</a> to read about it!) Now he promised to be <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/2010/05/03/acting-workshop-june-7-11/" target="_blank">back</a> from June 7 to 11. The seminar last year rocked my soul. It helped me keep on keeping on at this difficult time, where none of my efforts at getting started as a professional actor really seem to succeed. His version of Meisner also kept me from dropping out of this class. I have been looking forward to his oncoming seminar ever Brian started to talk about it, i.e. at least four months. If you can afford it and have the time, please register for the <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/2010/05/03/acting-workshop-june-7-11/" target="_blank">seminar</a>! Mark will try his best to confront you with the inner barriers you set up to protect yourself against intense feelings. He is relentless in a way. But since Meisner is about the truth, it is absolutely necessary to get rid of these blocks. Mr. Wakeling will get you at places you wouldn't even have known existed. If you trust him at least a little bit, he will help you free quite a bit of the aspects you carefully held captive inside for so long. You will shine! Meisner is about getting ready to play anything - no! to be able to live it under imaginary circumstances. If you dare use the technique to the extreme - which Mark will help you with - it will get you there. Mr. Wakeling will give you a good kick in the butt that will let you fly in the right direction. He will take Meisner's image of "the pinch and the ouch!" in a totally new and really pinchey-ouchey direction. And that is absolutely, mind-bogglingly exiting to me. ********************** General stuff: Our acting class consists of some twelve new and not so new active members, who meet every Monday and Wednesday from 6.30 pm to about 9.30 at the <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/classes-coaching/meisner-acting-class/" target="_blank">Prague Film School</a>. We do Meisner. And the Meisner-technique really rocks! If you want to connect with your inmost feelings, expressing them freely in an acting environment and thus getting to know yourself better and better, feel free to join us! If you do, be prepared for some serious thrills! +++ About the author: <img style="float: right;border: 0px initial initial" src="http://pragueplayhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/boris-web.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="209" /> I am <a href="http://pragueplayhouse.com/classes-coaching/meisner-acting-class/our-students/" target="_blank">Boris Wilke</a>, a German expat in Prague. I am a writer at <a href="http://www.praha.eu/jnp/en/life_in_prague/through_expats_eyes/riding_your_bike_in_prague.html" target="_blank">large</a> and have been studying Meisner since January 2008. If any of you know of any kind of acting work that befits a laddish, tall 41-year-old, please leave a note! admin on "Prague Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=1009#post-1012 Sun, 02 May 2010 14:22:53 +0000 admin 1012@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ <img class="size-medium wp-image-1065" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;" title="Romeo and Juliet Flier" src="http://pragueplayhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Romeo-and-Juliet-Flier-220x300.jpg" alt="Romeo and Juliet Flier" width="220" height="300" /><a href="http://www.pragueshakespeare.cz/" target="_blank">The Prague Shakespeare Festival</a> is roaring through rehearsals on the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet. The show is set to go up May 25 at 19:00. The venue is the wonderful outdoor theater at Vyšehrad. Tickets are an incredibly reasonable 200 Kč general / 150 Kč students & seniors. For tickets, call 222.513.842 or email <a href="mailto:pokladna@praha-vysehrad.cz">pokladna@praha-vysehrad.cz.</a> If you have questions about the show, you want to buy an ad in the program or sponsor the show, you can contact me: <a href="mailto:brian@pragueplayhouse.com">brian@pragueplayhouse.com</a>. The show boasts a HUGE cast and many wonderful actors from around town. Full information is after the break: admin on "New course: Intro to Acting in English" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=858#post-861 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:26:55 +0000 admin 861@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ We're starting a new course for Czechs or other non-native English speakers who would like to work on their acting skills in English. We'll be covering accent and phrasing in English, text analysis, as well as truthfully working in the moment. If you're interested in the class, you can find more information on the <a href="/classes-coaching/acting-in-english">pragueplayhouse website</a> or on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Prague-Czech-Republic/Intro-to-Acting-in-English/109067192452854" target="_blank">facebook</a>. The course will run 10 weeks. If you're interested, you can send me an email at <a href="mailto:brian@pragueplayhouse.com">brian@pragueplayhouse.com</a> with your acting CV and a headshot or recent picture. There will also be an audition in English to determine the appropriate level of English for the class as a whole. The deadline for applying for the class is April 10, 2010. admin on "2010 Playwriting Contest Comes to a Close" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=857#post-860 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:29:12 +0000 admin 860@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Well, folks, the 2010 Expats.cz and Prague.tv Playwriting Contest is behind us now. As I said at the Awards Ceremony, it simply would not have happened without all of the folks that donated their time to acting or directing, working behind the scenes and out with the public, to the folks that came to see it and voted for the winner of the audience award. The sponsors really came through in a big way as well and helped us with everything from a place to play, to advertising, to props, to prizes for the participants. There are simply too many people to thank, but I want everyone to know that there is no way that any of this would happen without you! Without further ado, I would like to congratulate Cohen Ambrose, who won the jury prize for Best Play for his piece "Hole in the Wall". The award was based on the revised script and not the realization of the play. Julek Neumann and company won the audience award for Josh Kaston's play "The Great Indoors". The judging was fierce and the three finalists were really really close. Any one of the plays could have won the final prize. We are really indebted to all of the writers who submitted their work to the contest and hope that whether you won or not, you take the opportunity to push your work to the next level. After the break, I just wanted to put down a few words about why we do the contest in the first place: why it was started and whether we will continue to do it. admin on "Risk, Passion and Imagination" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=856#post-859 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:11:26 +0000 admin 859@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Today's discussion in both the day class as well as the evening class centered around the concepts of Risk, Passion and Imagination. The three ideas came up in the context of doing Meisner exercises and how they relate to actual work. Lately in the class, people have been feeling like the exercises are pretty divorced from the work. The main thing to remember is that these exercises are kind of like finger exercises on a piano: they form the backbone of any more complex work; they are the framework that holds the artistry together. While I wouldn't necessarily apply a Meisner exercise directly to a problem in working with a text (although it's perfectly legitimate to do so, even with early work like repetition and activities), the underlying concepts that those exercises are training -- listening and attention for repetition, the reality of doing for activities -- are directly applicable to working with a text in the "real world". admin on "2010 Playwriting Contest Ends Tuesday!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=855#post-858 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:44:11 +0000 admin 858@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ If you've been holding out on coming to the 2010 Expats.cz and Prague.tv Playwriting Contest performances, your last chance is Tuesday, March 30th at 18:30. We moved the time up an hour to make room for the Awards Ceremony and after party which you're invited to. There will be free food and drink thanks to Troja Catering! There are tickets still available, but I would highly recommend ordering beforehand online (you can pay for them at the door) as it is likely to sell out. The show is at Divadlo Ponec (Husitska 24a in Prague 3). Tickets for the final night are 280 Kc general / 250 Kc students and seniors. admin on "Expats.cz and Prague.tv Playwriting Contest Continues!" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=854#post-857 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:18:07 +0000 admin 857@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ The <a href="http://www.playwritingcontest.cz" target="_blank">2010 Expats.cz and Prague.tv Playwriting Contest</a> continues tonight! There are still tickets available, so get yourself down to Divadlo Ponec (Husitska 24) by 19:30 to join in this celebration of local writers. If you're not available tonight, you still have 2 more chances: Saturday night at 19:30 (tickets for this are going fast, so book now!) and Tuesday night, which includes the closing night awards ceremony and party catered by Troja Catering. Both shows will be really well attended, so don't be lazy about getting tickets! I have to say that I am really proud of all of the participants in this year's contest. We have really seen a lot of growth in the contest since the beginning 4 years ago. There have been challenges, sure, but they have been overcome and the result is a wonderful testament to local artists creating theater. Come out and support it! admin on "Nancy Bishop Acting Workshop: Secrets from the Casting Couch" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=640#post-643 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:04 +0000 admin 643@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.nancybishopcasting.com" target="_blank">Nancy Bishop</a>, Casting Director author of “Secrets from the Casting Couch,” offers film acting and audition seminars in Prague DAY 1 (March 27): SCREEN ACTING TECHNIQUE CLASS: Actors participate in a series of practical exercises that develop effective methods for screen acting. Material covered will include learning how to calibrate a performance for close-up vs. wide shot, playing an inner monologue, playing reaction shots and playing in the eyes. All participants will receive a free copy of “Secrets from the Casting Couch.” DAY 2 (March 28): AUDITION TECHNIQUE CLASS. This class will target specific strategies for casting, including cold reading skills, and audition technique. Actors will also do a casting session on camera with coaching from Nancy. All participants will get a free copy of “Secrets from the Casting Couch.” admin on "Auditions for a short educational film (paid)" http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/topic.php?id=639#post-642 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:44:33 +0000 admin 642@http://pragueplayhouse.com/forum/ Czech film company, Duracfilm, announces a casting call for a short education film part funded by the Danish Foreign Ministry. We are looking for: We are open to both Czech or English speaking actors - the decision hasn't been made on whether the film will be shot in English or Czech. Either way, we are looking for a Danish accent to whichever of the two languages is spoken. An English or Czech speaking Dane, Swede or Norwegian would be ideal. There is no age limit. Nor is there any particular look we are searching for. The part: The role to be auditioned for is Kohl Larsson, a disaffected ex-power station worker who is appealing for asylum in the Czech Republic on Ecological grounds. Kohl is a man who likes his coal. He’s not happy about the changes that have taken place in his country over the last twenty years, wind turbines, solar power stations, passively heated housing and is seeking asylum in the Czech Republic, a country he sees as more in tune with his way of life. Filming dates: There will be three days of shooting, two in Denmark and one in the Czech Republic. We will be filming either in the week following the Easter weekend (6th - 11th April) - or the following week (11-18th April). Pay: Unfortunately the funding available from the Danish government for this project is very small. All the crew will be working well below industry norms. We can offer 1,500 kc cash a day, plus a delayed payment of an extra 1,500 kc a day should we be successful in selling the film to a commercial television company in this country. There's a return flight to Copenhagen and two nights in a hotel there included in the film’s budget. If you'd like to fly out earlier or stay on after the shoot and have an extended stay, we've no problem with that (though we can't cover the extra hotel nights). The casting will take place at the offices of Duracfilm, Turnovská 365/5, Praha 8, on Monday March 15th. Please contact Pavlina Kalandrova, the producer, 724 328 583 or <a href="mailto:pavlina@duracfilm.cz" target="_blank">pavlina@duracfilm.cz</a> to arrange a time for an audition and to receive copies of the texts to be read.