Naked Stages, 2009 – 2010

[Lights up to full flood…]  […Julia sitting on high stool center stage reading from a handful of papers.]
I applied for the Jerome Foundation/Intermedia Arts grant for emerging performance artists late last Fall [08] and heard that I had won in January [09].  Due to the Economy As a Hole, we were not able to begin work until June 6th, but I have jumped in with both feet at this point.  I have located, identified and had 2 meetings with my new Mentor, Henry Allen http://www.aatcmn.com/; and in a few days, I have an interview with Krista Kelley Walsh http://gratitudeguerilla.webs.com/ as my prospective director.
All of us Protégés have met as a group twice with Laurie Carlos, our Artistic Director, Assistant Artistic Director Molly Van Avery and the Pillsbury House Artistic Director, Noel Raymond; and this last meeting, introducing Kurt Mattsen, the Technical Director at Pillsbury House. We got a tour of the Pillsbury House ‘house’ and tech booth.  We will be able to get about 60 of you in there per night, and the stage is twice as wide as it is deep.  I have located all the outlets and found out that the wheelchair accessible area is behind the last row of built-in seats.
At the first meeting on June 6th, we learned that Pillsbury House http://www.pillsburyhousetheatre.org/ is way more than a theater where community groups put on plays.  PH is a Community center, providing health care, clothing exchange and several youth programs, as well as cultural and educational programs that benefit our neighbors and us.  (There’s a ton more, so Check em out.)  We had a tour that day of the upstairs facilities, which include studio space and a movement space.
I just want to extend my heartfelt appreciation for Intermedia Arts and Pillsbury House joining forces and secret powers to make this season’s Naked Stages Program possible.  Very flexible and creative thinking on the part of our arts community to keep art possible and indeed Probable.   Kudos where Kudos is due, y’all.  You RAWK!  (Lighting my lighter…)
Anyway, I am moving to a house within 12 blocks of the Pillsbury House, so I can take full advantage of the program.  Our next meeting is July 25th, and I will be filling you all in on that one.  Expect a few posts about my meetings with Henry and Krista in the meantime.  So far, meetings with HA have been extreeeemely fruitful.  Everything is lining up perfectly.  [lights dim to black…]

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