26 Miles visual id
April 30, 2011
Here’s what graphic designer Sarah Loffer is cooking up for the 26 MILES visual identity:
The painting, “Buffalo Crossing” is by Jerry Lofaro. You can find more of his work here:http://jerrylofaro.com/#home
26 Miles Auditions
April 8, 2011
Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company is holding auditions for its 2011 production of 26 MILES by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Complete details are below.
Production: 26 MILES by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Theatre: Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company
Director: Seema Sueko
Audition Date/Time:
Saturday, April 23, 2011 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Lunch break from 12:00 – 1:00 PM)
Production Info:
Rehearsals begin: August 30, 2011
Previews begin: September 28, 2011
Closing: October 23, 2011
Contact Information:
Email auditions@moolelo.net by noon on 4/22 with your name, phone, email address and union status to request an audition time.
OR
You may show up at the theater on the day of the audition, 4/23, starting at 9:00 AM to sign up for any remaining audition spots.
Pay Rate: Equity SPT Cat 5 Contract: $338/week, plus health and pension (NonUnion actors are also paid $338/week)
Location of Audition: The 10th Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Please allow plenty of time to park, and bring quarters for the meters ($1.25/hour)
Description: Seeking Equity and non-Equity actors local to San Diego for Mo`olelo’s production of 26 MILES by Quiara Alegría Hudes. See character breakdown for details.
Prepare: Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue and bring your current picture and resume.
Character Breakdown/Description:
OLIVIA: 15 years old. Half Cuban, half Jewish. Looks white.
BEATRIZ: Olivia’s mother. 40s. Cuban, dark skin (doubles as Janet)
AARON: Olivia’s father, 40s. Jewish (doubles as Joe, Attendant, and Reader 2)
MANUEL: Beatriz’s husband. 40s. Cuban (doubles as Tamál Seller, Uemura, and Reader 1)
the arctic is melting and everyone wants a piece of it
April 7, 2011
Two years ago, thanks to a grant from The James Irvine Foundation, Mo`olelo commissioned playwright Chantal Bilodeau to write a play that explores the intersection of race, class and climate change. Originally from Montreal, Ms. Bilodeau was already researching the impact of climate change on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic. This commission supported that work. As she traveled to the arctic and did further research, she encountered the complexities and contradictions of climate change: ice versus maritime commerce, human rights and activism colliding with family obligations, sovereignty colliding with sustainability. The result was a new play, Sila. The title, Sila, is an Inuit word for the breath of life, the primary component of everything that exists.
Mo`olelo workshopped the first draft of this script last year; Ms. Bilodeau and Mo`olelo’s Artistic Director Seema Sueko journeyed to Montreal in January of this year to workshop the script at Playwrights Workshop Montreal with Inuit and Quebecois actors; and we will now host the third and final workshop reading of this script on May 24. We invite you to join us. For those who saw the reading in 2010, the script has gone through significant adjustments, with some characters “being fired,” and a tightening of the story.
Details
What: a reading of Sila by Chantal Bilodeau
When: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
5:15 PM Potluck reception & mingle with the artistic team
6:00 PM Reading
Where: The 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
Reservations: Space is limited. Email: tickets@moolelo.net or call 619-342-7395
Admission:
Bring something to drink (bottle of wine, soda, whatever you fancy), food to share (cheese & crackers, hors d’oeuvre, or some other munchie), or make a $10 donation at the door.
About the play:
The Arctic is melting and everyone wants a piece of it.
In the race to shape the future of the region, four characters – an ice scientist, an Inuit activist, an officer for the Marine Communications and Traffic Services and a polar bear – see their values challenged as their lives become intricately intertwined.
