New Ideas Festival
Lisa Lenihan in Sweet Mama and the Salty Muffins
Photo by Bruce Peters
Sweet Mama and the Salty Muffins is getting a one-night remount! We are pleased to be invited to share the play as part of the first annual D'Arcy Symposium Pop-Up art show. The show will bring together installations and performances from a variety of artists in a 120 year old house in downtown Toronto. The show runs throughout the evening on May 26 and is PWYC. More details here.
The New Ideas Festival at Alumnae Theatre is in full swing! Two more chances to catch the Week 1 shows, then be sure to get your tickets for Week 2 which includes the show I've been working on, Sweet Mama and the Salty Muffins!
Sweet Mama and the Salty Muffins
by Ciarán Myers
Directed by Kendra Jones
Featuring Lisa Lenihan
Stage Manager Emma Miziolek
with original music by Sierra Noble
Get your tickets here! The $15 ticket for each week gets you all 4 shows for that week. And don't forget the reading on Saturday afternoon!
I am extremely excited to share that I am directing the world premiere of Ciarán Myers' new play Sweet Mama and the Salty Muffins as part of the New Ideas Festival at Alumnae Theatre.
More on the play later...but before that, the festival are looking for volunteers! Alumnae are now in their 100th season, fuelled by members and volunteers, bringing new work to the stage.
Stage Managers review this link
Actors review this link for auditions
Rehearsals will begin January 30th and thereafter for the productions March 7-25. There are a plethora of ages, genders, types, etc to audition for across staged readings of longer works in development, and full productions, so plenty for actors to chew on. This is a non-union opportunity, but a great group of people. All auditions are for all plays, actors are grouped by age and gender so that directors can sit in on the groups relevant for their casting needs.
I am specifically looking for a female performer over 30 (really anywhere over 30 works, if it is the right person!) for a demanding one-hander that will be in full production.
