Dear fellow actors & actresses,

A very chunky bulletin this week, with loooooads of interesting stuff.
Have a look.

Best wishes,

Marcus

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Auditions
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Upcoming audition for Blackthorn Theatre Company’s latest production,
a modernized version of William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Hamlet”.

Location: Ballinlough Youth Hall (Ballinlough Community Centre).
Directions available on request.
Date: Saturday, 30th August.
Time: 3pm to 6pm.
Other information: This production is an updated version of
Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet. Our take on Hamlet updates the
setting to a modern one without changing the dialogue. In our
production, we transform the bard’s characters into modern-day Cork
social stereotypes (Hamlet as an “emo”, Rozencrantz and Guildenstern
as snobby private-schoolers, Claudius as an underhanded politician,
etc). The play is scheduled to be performed in the Cork Arts Theatre
during the last week of January ‘09. Actors of all ages and genders
are required.

Contact details: Email blackthorntheatrecompany@gmail.com.
Alternatively, the play’s director Seán Creagh is available at 086
0819387. In all cases please contact us in advance so that we can
provide you with the audition piece.

Caitriona O’ Mahony
Head of Stage Productions
Blackthorn Theatre Company

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Looking for Models

Looking for Unsigned models for upcomming work including TV and Cat
Walk modelling. Models must min of 5/8. This is a fantastic
opportunity with the prospect of a contract if the work goes well.

If you or anyone you know is interested, please let me know. Agency is
looking for a variety of CORK BASED, MALE and FEMALE looks.

Contact: rogjenny@gmail.com for more details

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Casting and Extras Co-ordination
The Eclipse
Rainwater Films, Rushbrooke Commercial Centre, Cobh. 2008

Last Chance To Be An Extra!

“The Eclipse” is shooting in Cobh between September 1st and October 3rd 2008.
See bottom for information on the film.

I am hosting a final call for Extras this Thursday August 28th, 4 -
7pm, in The Jack Doyle Room, at The Commodore Hotel, Cobh.

In particular I am looking for men and women in their 40’s, 50’s,
60’s, 70’s… and/or close to retirement age. The film is set at a
Writers Festival. One of the featured novelists writes ghost stories
and I am looking for interesting faces to add character and atmosphere
to the stunning gothic setting of Cobh Cathedral.

We particularly welcome faces with unusual features that hint at other
worlds; noses headed west, missing or black teeth, wild hair or big
eyes… faces full of character that tell us a story or hint at an
interesting life just by looking at them! This might be the
poet-muse-intellectual look or the country-just-down-from-the-hills
look. We welcome you to join us on Thursday night at The Commodore in
Cobh!

Extras are often needed for one day or occasionally two or three days.

Extras are paid €80 a day or €40 for a half day.

The film is directed by Conor McPherson and produced by Robert Walpole
of Treasure Films.

Below is a short introduction to the film:
Michael Farr has started to wonder if his life adds up. He has a
beautiful wife, Eleanor, and two great kids Sarah and Tom. He is a
respected schoolteacher in his local school and an active member of
his local community but somehow he’s beginning to ask himself
questions about the meaning of it all. Growing up in small town
Ireland he and his close friends had dreams of greatness and breaking
free of their hokey small-town roots. Under the spell of local artist
Malachy, they held boozy artists gatherings where they read aloud
great literature and sometimes shared their own fumbling imitations of
their heroes. In those days they were all going to go on to great
things and build adoring audiences for their work. In the way of these
things their youthful dreams have passed and now in middle age their
writers group has evolved into the town’s annual literary festival.
Michael and his friends from the early days are members of its
unwieldy committee, all their dreams of being writers subsumed into
the harsh reality of keeping their lives on track and paying the
bills. At least the annual festival gives them the chance to rub
shoulders with what they might have been in another life, the life of
their youthful dreams…
The Eclipse marks the first cinematic collaboration between two of
Ireland’s leading writers Billy Roche (The Wexford Trilogy,
Cavalcaders, Trojan Eddie) and Conor McPherson (The Weir, Dublin
Carol, The Seafarers, I Went Down, Saltwater, The Actors) who co-wrote
the screenplay which is based on a short story from Billy Roche’s
recently published collection Tales From Rainwater Pond. The film will
be Conor McPherson’s fourth as a director after Saltwater, Endgame and
The Actors.

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Theatre Jobs
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Acting For Camera Tutor for Cork Gaiety School of Acting

Job description
The Gaiety School of Acting seeks an experienced, reliable,
enthusiastic and self-motivated Acting For Camera Tutor to work as
part of the Gaiety School Of Acting team in Cork. The role is varied
and includes running the Adult Film Company in Cork, teaching adult
Acting for Camera courses and also delivering workshops on our Educate
Outreach Programme (incorporating the YouthReach Film Festival)
throughout Co. Cork.

Skills/Competencies

Essential
• At least three years directing and script writing experience for
film or television
• At least two years experience as a teacher, delivering quality workshops
• Technical Experience of working with Film Camera’s
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Fluent English
• Own transport (Educate work requires travel to locations around Cork
and surrounding areas)

Desirable
• 2-3 years drama facilitation experience
• Good self-presentation

Contact: All applications should be sent to:

John Delaney
Coordinator of Part-Time Courses
Gaiety School Of Acting
Meeting House Square
Temple Bar
Dublin 2

Working hours: The Adult Film Company runs on Thursday evenings from
7-10pm. Acting for Camera classes run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, also from 7-10pm. Term 1 begins on Monday October 6th, and
each term lasts 10 weeks. Candidates will also be expected to be
available/flexible for daytime work on the Educate Programme.

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Projects
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Magic Moments

“Let us light a fire in your heart. Let us come up behind you, tap you
on the shoulder and whisper a secret. The world can change in a
moment. A magic moment. One minute of delight and danger a day, every
day of the Fringe. Keep watching. We’ll find you.”

Project Brand New’s next outing is something slightly different.
We are inviting proposals for a 60 second piece whose sole function is
to stimulate and inspire its audience. And this time round, we are not
offering any technical support. No theatre, no lights. Just you, an
audience, and your imagination.
We challenge you to make something heartfelt and simple.
16 pieces. Each one 60 seconds long.
One a day for each day of the Fringe Festival, Sept 6th-21st.

They will be performed anywhere in the city associated with the
Fringe. Box-office, venues, offices, foyers, clubs. Morning, evening,
for one person, for a hundred people or for a shadow on a wall. They
will appear, happen, and disappear. All in the space of one minute.
A Magic Moment.

So, in 500 words, tell us what you would like to make. You can submit
as many ideas as you like.

Tell us exactly what will happen.
Tell us exactly how you will make it happen.
Tell us for whom it will happen.
Tell us which week of the Fringe would suit you better.
And include a short biog so we know a little about you.

Pieces, as always, will be assessed under the following criteria:

•the artistic quality of your idea
•the scope of your ambition
•the practical needs of your idea

Closing date for submissions is Aug. 29th.

Email your proposal to projectbrandnew@gmail.com by 5pm on Aug 29th.

And don’t forget to include your contact details
Remember!
60 seconds. It must happen within 60 seconds.
Perhaps you could start like this?

Dear Project Brand New,

I have an idea…

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Workshops & Courses
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Snatch Comedy & Triskel Arts Centre

Bring you back last year successful drop-in Improv workshops!

Dates: Saturday 6th of September
Saturday 13th of September ….and more dates to be confirmed.

Place: TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork)
Time: from 12.30pm - 2pm
Cost: The cost of the workshops is 10 euro. (6 euro concession).

- All workshops suitable for teenagers and adults - All levels welcome -

“Come along to learn Improvisation techniques, tought to you by Snatch
Comedy! The troupe has been winning over audiences throughout Ireland
for 5 years. During this time they have created and performed in
Ireland and abroad numerous residencies with their famous improv show,
radio show, improv in schools, street improv, ImprovMatches, comedy
quiz, corporate events and even original sketch shows and theatre plays.

Come and experience up close and personal, the hilarious rollercoaster
that is Snatch. Through exercises and games, you will learn about team
work, build your skills and self-confidence and develop your own
thrilling exploration of spontaneity and physical imagination.”

Teachers: Adrian Scanlan, Damian Punch, Cathal Carroll and Marcus Bale
(All above teachers are members of Snatch Comedy Improv)

For further information:

Contact: info@snatchcomedy.com or marcusbale@gmail.com - You can also
check our website: www.snatchcomedy.com

WORKSHOP AT THE TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork).

To secure a place at any of these workshops:

By Email: contact info@snatchcomedy.com - marcusbale@gmail.com
Personally: Just show up on the day at The Triskel Arts Centre!

Come and enjoy!!

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Multilevel Communication, trance and Improv

This is an opportunity for those already familiar with improv to
extend their knowledge with more advanced ideas about language use.

This short workshop introduces ideas of multilevel communication and
trance within Improv. We explore ideas of pacing and leading, careful
use of sensory based language, and effects of stacking story levels
(stories within stories within stories).

September 13th, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork. 2pm - 4pm. Cost: Free,
Places limited to 12, so please book in advance.

If you are interested in participating of this workshop please contact
Finn MacLeod at: finnolaf@gmail.com

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A Career in Theatre
Train With The Best
Full-Time Training

Acting for Stage and Screen or Production Design or Production Management

Limited Places Available

FETAC Accredited Course - Level 5 + 6 - Links to Higher Education or
Direct employment
Professional Training at its Best!

Colaiste Stiofain Naofa, Tramore Road, CORK.
Enquiries: 021 4961020 /9
info@csn.ie
www.csn.ie

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From the School of Playback Theatre (UK)

Upcoming trainings Sept 08 - April 09

For Newcomers:
Core Training in Playback Theatre - Fri 12 - Mon 15 Sept
4-day Residential at Braziers Park Oxfordshire
for a good foundation in Playback Theatre
(£475)

Selected Topics:
Developing Skills in Playback Theatre - Autumn Term
7 fortnightly Fridays evenings from 5 Sept at Camden Chinese Community
Centre in London
to keep the Playback engine oiled and running for those who are not
practising in a group as yet.
(£105)

Music & Song: Magic & Ritual - Fri 24 - Sun 26 Oct
Weekend at Camden Chinese Community Centre in London
(£175)

The Articulate Body - Wed 7 - Sun 11 Jan 2009
4 days Residential at The Wild Pear Centre in Coombe Martin, Devon
(£475)

Advanced Skills:
Playback Theatre Practice - Sat 4 - Mon 13 2009
10 days Residential at Newbold House in Forres, NE Scotland
(£1145)

SPT (UK) www.playbackschooluk.org
is afiliated to the Centre for Playback Theatre in the States.
Our courses qualify you for further training with CPT and other
afiliated schools around the world.
www.playbackcentre.org

You are welcome to call Veronica +44 (0) 207 221 2694 & +44 (0) 7779 945 991
to talk about these courses and about Playback Theatre in general

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International Studies Program with Margie Haber

Margie, an internationally renowned auditioning coach, has trained
A-list Hollywood talent such as Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Vince Vaughn,
Mariska Hargitay, Kelly Preston, Heather Lockler, Molly Sims, and the
list goes on…

Margie Haber Studios is currently accepting applications for the
International Studies Program in Los Angeles for Fall, 2008!

The International Studies Program is a month-long intensive in which
actors from all over the World come to Los Angeles to study with
Margie and our talented coaches. In addition to well over 80 hours of
on-camera training, actors also meet with industry guests, such as an
agent, manager, casting director, etc. This program is truly special
and not only changes you as an actor, but as a human being. It
teaches Margie’s method of ‘Stop Acting and Start Living the Life of
the Character.’ You can read more about it on our website,
http://margiehaber.com/html/interstudiesinla.asp You can read about
the program, testimonials, etc.

Actors interested in applying should email their head shot and resume
for Margie’s consideration to margiehaber@mac.com - Upon acceptance
into the program, the total cost for the one-month intensive is $3,000
USD. When actors mention that they heard about us from Marcus Bale,
they can get a $200.00 discount! If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact the studio at 310-854-0870. We are happy to
answer any questions.

Best regards,

Margie Haber Studios
(310) 854-0870 phone
(310) 854-0462 fax
www.margiehaber.com
www.myspace.com/margiehaberstudios

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PLAYS & EVENTS
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Theatre Makers as part of Dublin Fringe Festival ‘08 Presents

They Never Froze Walt Disney
By Jody O’Neill

A chilling tale of romance, remorse and refrigeration in rural Ireland

Monday 8 to Saturday 13 September at Players Theatre, Trinity College
at 6.15pm. Directed by Jack Healy, this darkly comic piece traces
the lives of Marie (Jody O’Neill) and Paudie (Gavin Logue) from 1960’s
to present day, flashing between their first encounters and the highly
suspicious circumstances that reunite them many years later.

Jody O’ Neill and Gavin Logue are graduates of the now defunct
Bachelor in Acting Studies, Trinity College. Jody is co-curator of
Project Brand New, has written for Fishamble, Tall Tales and Magnet
Productions and recently finished filming for Season Six of The
Clinic.

Theatre Makers, based in Cork, is a company committed to developing
new ways of facilitating the actor’s art. They Never Froze Walt
Disney, the company’s first production, premiered in June 2007 as part
of the Cork Midsummer Festival where it was warmly received by
audiences and critics alike.

“…the comedy is assured, beautifully pointed…” (Irish Times)
“…sparkling black comic dialogue…” (Irish Examiner)

Theatre Makers recently had success in Cork Midsummer Festival 2008
with Aesop’s Fabulous Foibles and Fables.

Preview 8 September at 6.15pm, matinee 12 September at 2.30pm. Tickets
are priced at €15, €12.50 and €10 (preview and matinee) and are
available at www.fringefest.com or 1850 FRINGE (1850 374 643).

They Never Froze Walt Disney is part of Dublin Fringe Festival ‘08,
www.fringefest.com, 6th-21st September 2008

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MERIDIAN THEATRE COMPANY presents

“Beaten” by Ailis Ni Riain

Ailis Ni Riain’s post-postmodern play “Beaten” is a re-working of her
debut success, Tilt. Think Sarah Kane, early Edward Bond, with Pat
McCabe thrown in, and you’re close to feeling the imaginative punch of
this inventive play. Savage humour, searing performances, a moody
sound score and lighting and direction by Tony McCleane-Fay combine to
make this a riveting theatrical experience. “Beaten” runs at the
Granary Theatre from September 10th to 20th.

Set “in the bowels of County Cork,” Beaten is a fast and furious play
about revenge, retribution and reconciliation and dramatises the
relationship between a grieving young girl, her two lost brothers and
their long-gone, but ever-present, Dada.

Ailis is also a composer, and working closely with Granary director
Tony McCleane-Fay, she has re-worked an intensely musical piece in
which the brute realities of emotional violence are treated with such
grace and lyrical intensity that the dark materials of family trauma
became an elegant vocal symphony.

“Ni Riain has constructed a thing of haunted beauty and inherent
musicality. Each rapid-fire phrase pummels the air in a series of
blistering crescendos, passed around the family like a choral
litany.….It’s an elegy of their own lost lives, ….fuelled by love and
anger.” - Glasgow Herald.

Beaten is performed as part of Blood + Bandage, a new festival
designed to support and foster new plays and new forms of theatre
emerging in Cork. Based in the Granary Theatre, this first annual
festival features work by Meridian, Granary Theatre and Be Your Own
Banana and showcases three Cork pieces developed in the city in the
past two years.

“Beaten” runs at the Granary Theatre from September 10 to 20 (Previews
8 & 9 Sept, 8pm Nightly. Ticket Prices: €15 & €10 conc. (All Previews
€10) and booking is on 021 490 4275 or in person at Granary Box Office

The Blood + Bandage Festival also features “Thailand: What’s Love Got
To Do With It?” by Máirtín de Cógáin & Brian Desmond which opens at
the Granary Studio on September 10th and the World Premiere of “There
are Little Kingdoms” by Kevin Barry, which opens on September 24th.

www.meridiantheatre.com - www.granary.ie

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From the makers of BOUTIQUE BURLESQUE:

COMING SOON:

BALKAN BOHEMIA - 17th SEPTEMBER - 8.30PM till 2AM - ADM 10 EURO -
CRANE LANE THEATRE - CORK

A boisterous carnival of Klezmer & Gypsy music, circus, dance, theatre
and art…

Discover a world where life is rough but full of laughter , where the
vodka is strong and freaks of nature are showbiz and where the music
keeps you going longer than the fortune teller can predict. Plugd
Records is the kind sponsor of your party trip to Eastern Europe on
the 17th of September and it’ll be one hell of a ride!

The Fireflies from Kerry will entertain you with a lively, infectious
mix of Klezmer, Gypsy and assorted folk styles to make you dance, clap
your hands and stamp your feet! DJ Dr Fiasco will keep the dancefloor
hoppin’ with gypsy tunes till the early hours!

Get ready for a blend of spectacular art, circus, theatre, and dance
acts featuring: PassePartout Circus Compagnie introducing Salome the
Gypsy Dancer, Three Ladies and a Cow from Nixpuppets, Fortune Teller
Madame Blagatsky, The ClayHead Show, The Marvellous Maliboroso,
artwork by Lucia Cullinane and many many more!

Ladies, bring your big layered skirts, head scarves and golden
earrings. Gents wear a shirt with a leather waist coat or braces and a
wacky hat and let those moustaches grow!
Presale at PLUGD RECORDS - More info @ www.myspace.com/balkanbohemia

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Music & Dance News
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BALKAN FEST with ORKESTINA & LASIK
Fri 29th August
Crane Lane Theatre
Orkestina
violin Colum Pettit
acordeon Juan Carlos García
doublebass Leandro Hipaucha
Founded in 1999 by Cork violinist Colum Pettit, ORKESTINA has become
one of Spains foremost exponents of klezmer and balkan music. Their
uniquely energetic interpretations and exquisite arrangements of
Rumanian and Bulgarian material has earned them a special reputation
in folk circles. Their live show falls somewhere between a recital of
chamber music and a gypsy wedding. ORKESTINA is based in Barcelona but
tours regularly in Spain and France.
www.orkestina.com

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New weekly Swing club ‘Deca-Dance’ has started in the Liquid Lounge
Clancy’s bar on August 12th. There is now drop- in classes on Tuesday
nights for €8. Improvers 8pm-8.40pm and Beg 8.45 to 9.30pm. There will
be Dj swing music from 9.30pm to 10.30pm for free! And last weeks was
Fabulous…hope to see you there. Doubletime is back on at the end of
the month Aug 29th with a beginners Charleston class at 8.30-9.30pm
and then in September it’s back to 10 week courses and a new Suzie Q
Revue Swing and Salsa Dance club (no classes), Sept 21st 6-8.30pm in
the Crane Lane. And the Fringe festival in Dublin has a big swing
extravaganza on Thursday the 18th Sept in the Spiegeltent…don’t miss
it if you are around the city then.

Want to learn to Swing Dance?
Swing is a fun, easy to learn partner dance. It’s danced to big band,
jazz and Rat Pack music– guaranteed to put a swing in your step and a
smile on your face! The Beginners course will introduce you to the
basics and give you the confidence to take to the floor. Prior
experience of Swing dance required only for Improvers. No partner
needed. €100 for ten weeks and booking highly recommended.

Wednesdays 24th Sept – Dec 3rd @ Firkin Crane, Shandon, Cork.
Swing Beginners 7.30pm – 8.30pm.
Swing Improvers 8.45pm – 9.45pm.

Thursdays 25th Sept – Dec 4th @ Garryduff Sports Centre, Douglas.
Swing Beginners 7.30pm – 8.30pm.
Jazz Fitness 8.45-9.45pm

Contact Elaine on 087 413 4077 or swingdancecork@gmail.com