Theatre North Carolina

I Work in the Creative Industry!

2009-11-25T13:51:41-05:00

Apparently, so do a lot of other people in North Carolina!

Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda A. Carlisle unveiled findings from a new study - “Creativity Means Business: Economic Contributions of North Carolina’s Creative Industry." The study, prepared by the N.C. Department of Commerce - Policy, Research, and Strategic Planning Division, shows that the Creative Industry in North Carolina contributes $41.4 billion to our state's economy and accounts for nearly 300,000 jobs!

“Our creative industry is robust, and this important study underscores its role in North Carolina’s future,” said Carlisle. “Creativity in the workforce stimulates new products and services, and helps make North Carolina the most competitive it can be in the global economy.”

The NC Creative Industry is comprised of three types of enterprise: Arts, Entertainment and New Media, and Design. “People with creative ideas, innovators, and entrepreneurs bring investment and jobs to our communities,” said Gov. Bev Perdue. “This report highlights the creative spark in North Carolina, and will be a big help in economic development.”

Find out more here: http://www.ncarts.org/creative_economy.

The Mallarmé Chamber Players - Operations Manager

2009-11-25T10:44:18-05:00

Operations Manager

The Mallarmé Chamber Players are looking for an energetic, highly-organized person with a passion for music to manage the day-to-day operations of the ensemble.

25-30 hours per week (flexible) will require some evening and weekend hours

Manages the day-to-day operations of the ensemble including but not limited to:

1 Direct front of house activity for concerts and other events/organize receptions
2 Prepare payroll, bank deposits, invoices, receivables. Provide information for bookkeeper and tax accountant
3 Maintain donor and patron database
4 Handle grant application process
5 Prepare media alerts and correspondence including press releases, PSA’s, invoices, contracts, donation acknowledgments and letters for tax-deductible donations
6 Assist Artistic Director and officers of board in errands and preparing reports as needed
7 Purchase supplies, maintain workable inventory
8 Manage ticket and subscription sales, bulk mailings and playbill ad sales and production
9 Support and coordinate volunteers

Essential Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree
At least 2 years business experience preferably for a non-profit
Attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to prioritize projects and meet deadlines in a timely manner
Computer skills with proficiency in Word and Excel
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Qualifications:

Knowledge of classical music and music education
Familiarity with Filemaker Pro and/ or QuickBooks
Grant writing experience
Familiarity with online requirements for obtaining and documenting grants
Familiarity with budgets and forecasting

The Mallarmé Chamber Players is a flexible ensemble of professional musicians based in Durham, North Carolina, devoted to enriching the community through outstanding chamber music. The ensemble interacts with the community through its innovative educational programs, its commitment to creative collaboration with other organizations, its creation of significant new work and its dedication to serve a diverse population. For more information go to www.mallarmemusic.org

Mallarmé’s offices are located in downtown Durham.

Compensation:
Low to mid 20’s commensurate with experience with the possibility of future expansion of duties. Please send cover letter, resume and at least 3 references by December 15, 2009 to opsmanager@mallarmemusic.org

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE ###

Triad Stage's New, New Media!

2009-11-25T10:07:36-05:00

Triad Stage just joined Twitter! Make sure to follow them, @triadstage

You all know how much I love Twitter and I'm thrilled to see local arts organizations utilizing this awesome tool!

Also, Triad Stage has launched a new blog called "This Little World".
The blog looks great! "This Little World" looks to be, primarily, the blog of Triad Stage Artistic Director Preston Lane. He promises to start a "dialouge about the work we're doing and the directon we're heading." Lane also promises to talk about theatre he sees outside of Triad Stage! I'm so excited to read his thoughts about theatre in North Carolina and beyond!

So, where'd the name "This Little World" come from? Lane says:

"The phrase “This little world” comes from one of my favorite films, Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander. I saw the movie the year it came out in the Appalachian Cinema in Boone, NC. The impact that Bergman’s glorious, mysterious and disturbing film had on a pre-teenager in a small Blue Ridge town was enormous and began a love affair with Bergman’s work as a director of both film and theatre. I am thrilled to have an opportunity to see a new stage adaptation of the film at the National Theater of Norway this December."

Here's the actual quote:
"I love this little world inside the thick walls of this playhouse... Outside is the big world, and sometimes the little world succeeds for a moment in reflecting the big world, so that we understand it better." --Ingmar Bergman

Congrats Triad!!

Martha Stewart on Sarah Palin - My Thoughts Exactly!

2009-11-23T14:23:13-05:00

Shane Hudson

Artistic Coordinator Position at Carolina Performing Arts - UNC

2009-11-18T16:41:55-05:00

Carolina Performing Arts

Office of the Executive Director for the Arts

Artistic Coordinator

Click here for Application info

Date First Posted: 11/13/2009 Closing Date: 11/30/2009 Location: Chapel Hill

Minimum Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalency and three years of progressively responsible administrative/office management experience; or Associate's degree in secretarial science, business administration, or a related discipline and one year of progressively responsible administrative/office management experience ; or Bachelor's degree, preferably in business administration or a related discipline; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: This position provides wide-ranging administrative support including routine correspondence, travel arrangements, and assistance with the coordination of logistical aspects of performances on the Carolina Performing Arts series under the Office of the Executive Director for the Arts (EDA). This will include fulfilling the contracted needs of the performing artists on the Series. Interpersonal and problem solving skills are important, as well as: The ability to prioritize and negotiate the organization's needs, as well as those of the visiting artists. The ability to plan and organize details for large productions with great attention and accuracy. Demonstrate a significant knowledge of the goals, priorities, and commitments of the Office of the EDA. Strong verbal and written communication skills. This position is being recruited for at the Journey level under the Career Banding program.

The hiring range for this position is $29,000 - $38,000, and the salary grade equivalent is 64.

Preferred Qualifications: This position originally supported the Executive Director for the Arts. As this department has grown and the caliber and number of performing artists has escalated, it has become necessary to shift the assistance that this position offers to the Manager of Artistic Affairs. This individual will serve as the primary administrative support to all artistic affairs in the Office of the Executive Director for the Arts by playing a critical role in the successes of the time artists spend in Chapel Hill to perform on the Carolina Performing Arts series in Memorial Hall. Graduation from high school and three years of progressively responsible administrative/office management experience; or graduation from a two-year secretarial science or business administration program and one year of experience as described above; or graduation from a four-year college or university, preferably with major emphasis on Business administration or a related field; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position/Work Schedule Requirements: M-F 800 - 500 Overtime occasionally

The Santaland Diaries at Triad Stage!

2009-11-18T15:54:37-05:00

David Sedaris’

The Santaland Diaries

Triad Stage’s UpStage Cabaret

November 19 – December 19, 2009

Pictured: Jim Moscater as Crumpet in Triad Stage’s The Santaland Diaries. Photo: Triad Stage.

Jim Moscater is the disgruntled Macy’s elf Crumpet in this comedy for grown ups.

Triad Stage presents the return of David Sedaris’ hit one-man show, The Santaland Diaries, in The UpStage Cabaret. Welcome back the quintessential elf gone bad in this hilarious antidote for holiday havoc. Spend some time with the irreverent Crumpet – one of Santa’s little helpers during the Macy’s Christmas shopping rush – as he copes with thousands of shoppers and their kiddies with his whacked out, wicked wit. The Santaland Diaries runs November 19 through December 19, 2009.
Opening Night is Thursday, November 19.

The Santaland Diaries is not recommended for younger audiences.

David Sedaris, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, originally wrote the essay The Santaland Diaries as a true account of his time spent working as an elf in “SantaLand” at Macy’s department store in New York City. Sedaris gained national fame after reading the essay on National Public Radio in 1992, and published it in his collections Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice. In 1996, Tony Award®-winning director Joe Mantello (Wicked, 9 to 5) adapted the story as a one-act, one-man stage play.

This production marks the fourth time The Santaland Diaries has been performed at Triad Stage, the first two times being MainStage holiday specials in 2004 and 2005, and the third was the 2008 sold-out production in The UpStage Cabaret. This new production is directed by Jim Wren, a professor of Theatre at UNC Greensboro, where he just directed the hit Evil Dead: The Musical. Jim Moscater dons the elf outfit as Crumpet. Moscater earned his MFA degree in Theatre at UNC Greensboro. In addition to acting, he is a novelist, and will publish his first book, “You’re Never Alone” in 2010. He is also a writer/researcher/consultant for PSFK, a trends consultancy in NYC, and a musician under the alias of “fantasierock.”

All performances are at Triad Stage’s UpStage Cabaret on the top floor of The Pyrle Theater, located at 232 South Elm Street in historic downtown Greensboro, North Carolina

Show times for The Santaland Diaries are Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with additional late night performances Fridays and Saturdays at 10:00 p.m.
There is no performance on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26.

To purchase tickets or for performance information on The Santaland Diaries, call the Triad Stage Box Office at 336.272.0160 or toll-free at 866.579.TIXX (8499), or visit www.triadstage.org.

The Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful Boys of Glee!!

2009-11-18T14:51:31-05:00

Oh my!!!! It doesn't get any better than this!!!

The Beautiful Boys of Glee Make People's 'Sexiest Men Alive' List

A Trailer Park Christmas at Common Ground Theatre

2009-11-16T13:27:02-05:00

Common Ground Theatre Presents:

A Trailer Park Christmas

by Jeffrey Moore & Rachel Klem

Local filmmaker Jeffrey Moore and Common Ground Theatre owner Rachel Klem team up to present this interactive, holiday entertainment. Set in West Durham, A Trailer Park Christmas follows the Dodson/ Hussy family as they grapple with crazy neighbors, ghosts, fruitcakes and a holiday tornado.

December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 p.m.

December 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $17.00- General, $15.00- Students & Seniors

Bah Humbug! A Reading of A Christmas Carol at Deep Dish!

2009-11-13T14:32:50-05:00

Bah Humbug!

For one night only, Deep Dish Theater presents an intimate, dramatic reading of the seasonal classic, A Christmas Carol, Friday, December 11 at 8 p.m. at University Mall. In full Victorian costume Dr. Marc Napolitano will bring to life Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and a whole host of memorable characters; a brief Q&A session will follow the performance.

“The heart of the story lies in Scrooge’s moral awakening,” said Dr. Napolitano. “There is a social message of opening one’s eyes to the fact there is a fundamental connection between all human beings.”

First published in 1843, A Christmas Carol has been a holiday favorite ever since. On Christmas Eve Ebenezer Scrooge receives a surprise visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who comes with a warning. If Scrooge does not change his greedy ways, his soul will bear chains for eternity. In a single night the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come will show one man the importance of kindness, generosity, and compassion – the spirit of Christmas.

Dr. Napolitano received his Ph.D. in English with a concentration in Victorian literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he currently lectures in the English Department. His research and scholarship have focused heavily on the life and times of Dickens.

Deep Dish is located in Chapel Hill's University Mall, on Estes Drive and US 15-501.

Tickets are $10 adults and $6 students/children. They are available at the Deep Dish box office in University Mall, Wednesday to Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m., at www.deepdishtheater.org, or (919) 968-1515.

The Deep Dish Theater Company is committed to presenting compelling, human-centered dramatic work that contributes to the cultural richness of the Triangle area and challenges audiences to explore concerns of the community and the world-at-large.

Dark of the Moon and Always…Patsy Cline at Raleigh Ensemble Players

2009-11-11T23:05:01-05:00

Bundle Up This Winter & See TWO Shows at Raleigh Ensemble Players for One Price!

Dark of the Moon and Always…Patsy Cline for just $30.

Dark of the Moon
By Howard Richardson and William Berney

November 19-22, 2009
Cary Academy’s Fine and Performing Arts Center

Dark of the Moon, a Southern gothic fairy tale set against the ambient and imaginative background of the Smoky Mountains of N.C., weaves the mythical story based on the haunting 17th century folk song "The Ballad of Barbara Allen.” This dark and intriguing Romeo and Juliet-esque love story tells the tale about a woman and a witch-boy who fall in love to pursue a doomed relationship.

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Always...Patsy Cline

Written and originally directed by Ted Swindley

December 10-13, 2009

Co-Produced with Theatre in the Park

Always...Patsy Cline is based on the true story about Cline's friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger who befriends the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961, and continues a correspondence with Cline until her untimely death in a plane crash in 1963. This popular musical includes many of Patsy's unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight.