Announcing: Coeurage Theatre Company Presents ‘A Bright Room Called Day’ by Tony Kushner, Opening August 17

COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY
LA’S ‘PAY WHAT YOU WANT’ COMPANY
PRESENTS
A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY
BY TONY KUSHNER
DIRECTED BY JEREMY LELLIOTT

OPENS SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
AT THE LOST STUDIO ON LA BREA
FOR FIVE WEEKS ONLY THRU SEPTEMBER 15

Coeurage Theatre Company, LA’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Company, has announced their next production, A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner, directed by Coeurage Artistic Director Jeremy Lelliott. There will be two preview performances on Thursday, August 15 and Friday, August 16 at 8pm, and opening is set for Saturday, August 17 at 8pm. A Bright Room Called Day will play through September 15 only at The Lost Studio on S. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles.

In A Bright Room Called Day, Pulitzer, Tony and Emmy Award-winning writer Tony Kushner examines Berlin’s reaction to the rise of Hitler in 1932. Through its provocative, fantastical and audacious look at history, Kushner’s incendiary play challenges not just the German culture at the time, but the status quo of here and now. Originally produced in 1985, this new production combines the lyricism of Kushner’s words with an eclectic soundtrack and choreography.

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Erin Anderson, Laura Crow, Mark Jacobson, Graham Kurtz, Nicole Monet, Teya Patt, Bert Rotundo, and Miles Warner. The production design is by Tito Ladd, costume design is by Cole Clemens, and sound design is by Joe Calarco. The stage manager is Megan Laughlin.

Tony Kushner’s best known work is Angels in America (a play in two parts: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika), a seven-hour epic about the AIDS epidemic in Reagan-era New York, which was later adapted into an HBO miniseries for which Kushner wrote the screenplay and won an Emmy Award. His other plays include Hydriotaphia, Slavs!, Homebody/Kabul, and the book for the musical Caroline, or Change. In the early 2000s, Kushner began writing for film. He co-wrote the screenplay for Munich in 2005 and in January 2006, a documentary feature about Kushner entitled Wrestling With Angels debuted at Sundance. In 2011, he wrote the screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and was nominated for an Academy Award. His most recent work for the stage, The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, was first produced in 2009.

A Bright Room Called Day will play two preview performances on Thursday, August 15 and Friday, August 16 at 8pm, and opening is set for Saturday, August 17 at 8pm. The running schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7:30pm through September 15 only. All seats are available on a Pay What You Want basis, and may be reserved online at https://coeurage.secure.force.com/ticket, or by calling (323) 944-2165.

The Lost Studio is located at 130 S. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, 90036. Street parking is available.

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**The Coeurage PAY WHAT YOU WANT Policy**
Pay What You Can is based on a person’s ability to pay.
Pay What You Want is based on a patron’s desire.
It is a value placement as well as an economic decision, designed to eliminate cost as a factor
in attending theatre. Each patron decides what a theatre experience is worth to him or her,
and some decide it is worth more than they initially paid.
For that reason, the box office is kept open during intermission and after performances.

Announcing: Casting Society of America Announces Nominees for 26th Annual Artios Awards

CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA
ANNOUNCES NOMINEES
FOR 26TH ANNUAL ARTIOS AWARDS
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING

2010 HONOREES INCLUDE MARCY CARSEY, ELLEN CHENOWETH, AND TONY KUSHNER

BI-COASTAL AWARDS CEREMONIES SET FOR NOVEMBER 1ST
IN LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK

The Casting Society of America will fête their own on November 1, 2010, at the 26th Annual Artios Awards®. The Los Angeles awards ceremony will be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel (reception will commence at 5:45 p.m. PST) and simultaneously at American Airlines Theatre in New York (reception will commence at 5:30 p.m. EST). For ticket information, please call (212) 868-1260, or (323) 463-1925, or inquire via email at info@castingsociety.com.

Presented yearly for outstanding achievement in casting, awards are given on the criteria of originality, creativity and contribution of casting to the overall quality of a project. The term “Artios” is from the ancient Greek word meaning “perfectly fitted.”

Each year, in addition to the awards presented to casting directors for their achievements in Theatre, Television and Film casting, the Casting Society of America also recognizes industry notables with a Career Achievement Award, The New York Apple Award and bestows the Hoyt Bowers Award on one of its own. This year’s honorees are: in NY, award-winning playwright Tony Kushner (A Bright Room Called Day, Angels in America, Parts One and Two, Slavs!, Homebody/Kabul, Caroline, or Change), will take home the much coveted New York Apple Award; and in LA, producer Marcy Carsey (The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock From The Sun, Grace Under Fire, That 70’s Show) will receive the Career Achievement Award, and casting director Ellen Chenoweth (Terms of Endearment, Good Night & Good Luck, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man) the Hoyt Bowers Award.

The Artios Awards were first given in 1985 to honor excellence in casting and the ceremony was held at the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel attended by 500 industry leaders. The first New York awards were given in 1988.

The CSA is the premiere organization of theatrical casting directors in film, television, and theatre, and is passionately committed to establishing a recognized standard of professionalism in the industry; enhancing the stature of the profession in the industry; freely exchanging information and ideas among members; providing the opportunity to honor the outstanding achievements of its members; and providing members with professional support and resources. CSA members are a united professional society that consistently set the level of professionalism in casting on which the
entertainment industry has come to rely. With more than 425 members, the CSA has representation not only in the United States, but also Canada, England and Australia. For more information, or to become a member, visit www.castingsociety.com.

2010 Artios Award Nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Casting

Big Budget Feature – Drama
“Avatar,” Margery Simkin & Mali Finn (Initial Casting)
“Inglorious Basterds,” Johanna Ray & Jenny Jue *
“Nine,” Francine Maisler *
“Sherlock Holmes,” Reg Poerscout-Edgerton
“Shutter Island,” Ellen Lewis & Carolyn Pickman (Location Casting)

Big Budget Feature – Comedy
“Couples Retreat,” Sarah Halley Finn & Randi Hiller
“Date Night,” Donna Isaacson
“Julie & Julia,” Francine Maisler *
“The Proposal,” Amanda Mackey Johnson, Cathy Sandrich Gelfond & Angela Peri (Location Casting)
“Valentine’s Day,” Deborah Aquila & Tricia Wood

Feature – Studio or Independent Drama
“Crazy Heart,” Mary Vernieu * & Jo Edna Boldin (Location Casting)
“A Serious Man,” Ellen Chenoweth & Rachel Tenner
“A Single Man,” Joseph Middleton
“The Hurt Locker,” Mark Bennett *
“Up in the Air,” Mindy Marin & Joni Tackette (Location Casting)

Feature – Studio or Independent Comedy
“(500) Days of Summer,” Eyde Belasco
“Away We Go,” Ellen Lewis & Debra Zane
“Kick-Ass,” Lucinda Syson & Sarah Halley Finn
“Taking Woodstock,” Avy Kaufman
“The Hangover,” Juel Bestrop & Seth Yanklewitz

Low Budget Feature – Drama/Comedy
“Afterschool,” Susan Shopmaker *
“Answer Man,” Deborah Aquila & Tricia Wood *
“The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,” Cindy Tolan
“Mother and Child,” Heidi Levitt
“My Son My Son What Have Ye Done,” Johanna Ray & Jenny Jue
“The Missing Person,” Lois J. Drabkin

Animation Feature
“Astro Boy,” Linda Lamontagne
“The Princess and the Frog,” Jen Rudin & Mark Fincannon *
“Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” Christian Kaplan
“Planet 51,” Ruth Lambert & Robert McGee *

Short Film
“Mary Last Seen,” Susan Shopmaker *
“Not Interested,” Kim Moarefi
“Tell Tale,” Randi Hiller *
“The Bake Shop Ghost,” Patrick Baca
“The Rise,” Meg Morman & Sunday Bolin

Television Pilot – Drama
“Flash Forward,” Wendy O’Brien
“Justified,” Cami Patton *, Bonnie Finnegan (NY Casting) & Steven Jacobs (NY Casting)
“Parenthood,” Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino & Nina Henninger (Location Casting)
“The Good Wife,” Mark Saks & Michelle Allen (Location Casting)
“Treme,” Alexa L. Fogel *
“White Collar,” Bonnie Zane, Gayle Pillsbury & Julie Tucker (Location Casting)

Television Pilot – Comedy
“Bored to Death,” Kim Miscia *
“Community,” Dava Waite Peaslee
“Hung,” Lisa Beach & Sarah Katzman *
“Modern Family,” Jeff Greenberg
“Nurse Jackie,” Julie Tucker & Ross Meyerson

Television Series – Drama
“Breaking Bad,” Sharon Bialy & Sherry Thomas *
“Dexter,” Shawn Dawson
“The Good Wife,” Mark Saks
“Damages,” Julie Tucker & Ross Meyerson
“Mad Men,” Laura Schiff & Carrie Audino *

Television Series – Comedy
“Californication,” Felicia Fasano
“Glee,” Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson & Carol Kritzer
“Modern Family,” Jeff Greenberg
“Nurse Jackie,” Julie Tucker & Ross Meyerson
“United States of Tara,” Cami Patton & Jennifer Lare

Television Movie / Mini Series
“Georgia O’Keeffe,” David Rubin & Richard Hicks *
“Temple Grandin,” David Rubin & Richard Hicks *
“You Don’t Know Jack,” Ellen Chenoweth
“The Pacific,” Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Christine King & Jennifer Euston (NY Casting) *
“The Special Relationship,” Nina Gold

Children’s Series Programming
“Big Time Rush,” Geralyn Flood, Sharon Lieblein, Howard Meltzer, Carol Goldwasser, & Tara-Anne
Johnson *
“Hannah Montana,” Howard Meltzer & Carol Goldwasser
“iCarly,” Krisha Bullock
“True Jackson, VP,” Harriet Greenspan
“Wizards of Waverly Place,” Ruth Lambert & Robert McGee

Animation TV Programming
“American Dad,” Linda Lamontagne
“Family Guy,” Linda Lamontagne
“SpongeBob SquarePants – Truth or Square,” Sarah Noonan
“The Life and Times of Tim,” Ruth Lambert & Robert McGee
“The Penguins of Madagascar,” Meredith Layne

Daytime Series
“Days of Our Lives,” Marnie Saitta
“General Hospital,” Mark Teschner
“The Young and the Restless,” Camille St. Cyr

Los Angeles Theatre
“Forgiveness,” Liz Dean
“Guys and Dolls,” Margery Simkin & Michael Donovan
“How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” Amy Lieberman
“The Pee Wee Herman Show,” Bruce H. Newberg
“Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them,” Scott David

Broadway Theatre – Drama
“A View From the Bridge,” Cindy Tolan
“Enron,” Bernard Telsey
“Fences,” Mele Nagler & David Caparelliotis
“Next Fall,” Howie Cherpakov
“Race,” Will Cantler & Bernard Telsey
“Time Stands Still,” Nancy Piccione

NY Broadway Theatre – Comedy
“A Behanding in Spokane,” Jim Carnahan
“Brighton Beach Memoirs,” Jay Binder & Jack Bowdan
“The Royal Family,” David Caparelliotis
“Lend Me A Tenor,” David Caparelliotis & Mele Nagler
“In The Next Room Or The Vibrator Play,” Daniel Swee

NY Broadway Theatre – Musical
“ A Little Night Music,” Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall, Laura Schtuzel & Merri Sugarman *
“The Addams Family,” Bernard Telsey *
“Fela,” Arnold J. Mugioli
“American Idiot,” Jim Carnahan & Carrie Gardner
“Promises, Promises,” Merri Sugarman, Eric Woodall, Laura Schtuzel & Tara Rubin *

NY Off-Broadway – Comedy/Musical
“Circle Mirror Transformation,” Alaine Alldaffer
“Clybourne Park,” Allaine Alldaffer
“The Scottsboro Boys,” Jim Carnahan *
“Graceland,” Daniel Swee
“Love Loss and What I Wore,” Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, Eric Woodall & Laura Schtuzel *

NY Off-Broadway – Drama
“A Lie of The Mind,” Judy Henderson
“The Bridge Project,” Nancy Piccione *
“Family Week,” Will Cantler & Bernard Telsey
“The Pride,” Bernard Telsey & Will Cantler
“Still Life,” Will Cantler & Bernard Telsey

Regional Theatre East
“A Doll’s House,” James Calleri
“Compulsion,” Tara Rubin, Laura Schutzel, Eric Woodall & Merri Sugarman *
“Fences,” Alaine Alldaffer
“Fetch Clay Make Man,” Laura Stanczyk
“Three Sisters,” Will Cantler, Tiffany Little Canfield & Bernard Telsey

Regional Theatre West
“The 39 Steps,” Jay Binder & Jack Bowdan
“Creditors,” Will Cantler & Bernard Telsey
“Lost in Yonkers,” Samantha Barrie
“The Night is a Child,” Michael Donovan
“Parade,” Erika Sellin
“The Wake,” Bonnie Grisan & Erika Sellin *
*Shared Credit with Non-CSA Casting Director(s)

SPECIAL HONOREES
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Marcy Carsey
HOYT BOWERS AWARD
Ellen Chenoweth
THE NEW YORK APPLE AWARD
Tony Kushner

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