Announcing: 2013 Directors Lab West Applications Available Now

2013 DIRECTORS LAB WEST DATES SET, MAY 18-25
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOW

Directors Lab West Steering Committee has announced the dates for the 14th annual Directors Lab West. The 2013 Lab will take place May 18-25 in residence at Pasadena Playhouse. The Lab will continue its tradition of bringing together dedicated theatre directors, choreographers and master artists for a week of intense discussions and exploration of the art form.

Attendance is by application only, and there is no cost to participate in the Lab. Applications and further information may be found at: www.directorslabwest.com. Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, March 29 at 5:00pm.

Directors Lab West fosters an intensive laboratory environment where a community of directors and choreographers inspire each other to dream and create the future of American Theatre. The Lab, which was spun off of Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab in 2000, seeks theatre directors and choreographers to participate in a week long series of workshops, panels, roundtables, and symposia with some of the nation’s leading theatre artists. In the last 13 years, over 100 acclaimed artists have given their time to the Lab, including Jason Alexander, Julie Arenal, Paris Barclay, Cirque Berzerk, Kay Cole, Gordon Davidson, George Furth, Ming Cho Lee, Marc Masterson, Janet Miller, Randy Newman, Vincent Paterson, Stephen Wadsworth and Charlayne Woodard.

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01-16-13

Contact for Directors Lab West: Kappy Kilburn 323-356-4936
info@directorslabwest.com
facebook.com/DirectorsLabWest
twitter.com/directorslabw

Announcing: Mutineer Theatre Company Presents “Conk and Bone” – World Premiere Play at Carrie Hamilton Theatre Oct 19 – Nov 4

MUTINEER THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
CONK AND BONE
A WORLD PREMIERE PLAY BY JOE MUSSO
DIRECTED BY KAPPY KILBURN

OPENS AT CARRIE HAMILTON THEATRE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 FOR NINE PERFORMANCES ONLY

Conk and Bone, a new play by Joe Musso, has been set for a limited engagement at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre (upstairs at The Pasadena Playhouse) in Pasadena. Directed by Kappy Kilburn, the darkly comic Conk and Bone will play one preview performance on Friday, October 19 at 8pm, with opening night set for Saturday, October 20 at 8:00. The strictly limited engagement will continue through November 4 only.

In this new dark comedy, Conk and Bone are once again hired by Death to prepare a soul for the ferry ride across the River Styx. But tonight is different and all goes awry when two souls are delivered instead of one. Confined to an abandoned house on a moonless night in Louisiana, Conk and Bone must confront a tortured tattooed girl, a furious fallen hero, and Death himself – but not before they have to face each other. Conk and Bone is the winner of a 2012 New Voices Award at the Fifth Annual Northern Writes New Play Festival in Bangor, Maine, and has received readings at The Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, at Nicu’s Spoon Theatre Company in New York, and at Ruckus Theatre in Chicago.

Playwright Joe Musso lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Zombie Joe’s Underground in Los Angeles produced his play Blood Water earlier this year, and AlleyStage in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, produced his play Voodoo Today Here Now 5 in July 2011. Musso’s play Absinthe won the MTWorks 2012 Excellence in Playwriting Award, and received a reading at its National Newborn Festival in New York. Absinthe also won HRC Showcase Theatre’s 2011 W. Keith Hedrick Playwriting Award.

Director Kappy Kilburn served for four years as the Associate Director of Artistic Development at The Pasadena Playhouse, where she created and produced their new play development program “Hothouse at the Playhouse.” During her tenure, Hothouse launched numerous projects which have gone on to successful runs around the world, including Ray Charles Live!, Sister Act – The Musical, Looped (starring Valerie Harper), Night is a Child, Hollywood Arms (co-developed with Carol Burnett), and Number of People (starring Ed Asner). Kilburn has an extensive directing resume in regional theatre, and is a founder and co-producer of Directors Lab West, a spin-off of Lincoln Center Theater’s Directors Lab in NYC, of which she is an alumna.

The cast of Conk and Bone will feature (in alphabetical order) Jennifer Daley, Bruce A. Lemon, Ryan Mulkay, Doug Power, and Paul Vroom. The scenic design is by David T. Offner, lighting design is by Brandon Baruch, costume design is by Karla Contreras, sound design is by Cricket S. Myers, and the stage manager is Liz Brown. Conk and Bone is produced by Jon Cohn and Stephanie Wu for Mutineer Theatre Company.

Mutineer Theatre Company is a nomadic theatre company that performs in and around the Los Angeles area. The mission of the company is to create, develop, and produce diverse original material through an explorative and experimental collaborative effort. The company is comprised of actors, visual artists, composers, writers, dancers, photographers, sculptors, filmmakers, directors, and designers working collaboratively to conceive unique and inspired work. It is Mutineer’s goal to establish themselves as a resource for the development of new works.

Conk and Bone will play one preview performance on Friday, October 19 at 8pm, and opening night is set for Saturday, October 20 at 8:00. The nine-performance only engagement will continue through November 4. The running schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm and 7pm. There will be no performance on Sunday 10/21, and no 7pm performance on Sunday 11/4. Tickets are $15 for the preview, and $22 for regular performances ($17 if purchased in advance). All seating is general admission, and tickets may be purchased online at www.mutineertheatre.com, or by calling (323) 871-5826.

The Carrie Hamilton Theatre is located upstairs at The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, in Pasadena, 91101.

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10-05-12

Announcing: 2012 Directors Lab West Applications Available Now

2012 DIRECTORS LAB WEST DATES SET, MAY 19-26
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE NOW

Directors Lab West Steering Committee has announced the dates for the 13th annual Directors Lab West. The 2012 Lab will take place May 19-26 in residence at Pasadena Playhouse. The Lab will continue its tradition of bringing together dedicated theatre directors, choreographers and master artists for a week of intense discussions and exploration of the art form.

Attendance is by application only, and there is no cost to participate in the Lab. Applications and further information may be found at: www.directorslabwest.com. Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, March 30 at 5:00pm.

Directors Lab West, which was launched in 2000, seeks theatre directors and choreographers to participate in a week-long series of workshops, panels, roundtables, and symposia with some of the nation’s leading theatre artists. Directors Lab West, like its New York inspiration at Lincoln Center Theater, creates an intensive laboratory environment where theatre directors come together to inspire, educate, and challenge each other. Over the last 12 years, more than100 acclaimed artists have given their time to the Lab, including Gordon Davidson, Ming Cho Lee, Cirque Berzerk, George Furth, Randy Newman, Stephen Wadsworth, Charlayne Woodard, Kay Cole, Paris Barclay, and Vincent Paterson, among many others.

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01-18-12

Contact for Directors Lab West: Kappy Kilburn
323-356-4936
directorslabwest@sbcglobal.net
facebook/DirectorsLabWest
twitter: @directorslabw