Matching Challenge Update
July 21, 2011
The Mo`olelo Board of Trustees issued a matching challenge.
For every unrestricted dollar we can raise from individuals, they will donate another up to $10,500. We are almost at our goal and we have the following people to thank for their donations or pledges.
Krista Berry
Ava & Sunil Bhavsar
Gordon Brodfuehrer
Sherrie Brown
Larry & Sydney Cousins
Jan Gist
Sue Guzik
Charles Handley
Elizabeth Hansen & Rick Adams
Patricia & David Hazlett
David Katz & Lee Katman
Lanning Lee
Myla Lichtman-Fields
Patricia McTague
Kimberly Miller
Patricia Miyahara
Joan L. Nelson
Marion Nobel
Jack & Judy Oatman
Marc Overton
Maria & Joe Penny
William Pogue
Anne & Bob Rast
Christina Rathbun
Stuart & Linda Robinson
Jay & Julie Sarno
Steve Selwyn
Kristin & Neil Singh
Janet Smarr
Clifford & Kay Sweet
Nancy Taylor
Phoebe Telser
Arthur & Molli Wagner
Nancy Downen Wexler
Frederick Walker & Katherine Sheehan
Ellen Yaffa
Mary & Alan Yoshimoto
Candace & Roy Young-Schult
Humberto Yznaga & Janet Black-Yznaga
We have only $2,630 left to raise. There are three ways you may donate to help us meet this challenge:
1) Click here to make a donation online using Paypal
2) Call 619-342-7395 to donate with a credit card over the phone.
3) Or mail a check to:
Mo`olelo
PO Box710564
San Diego, CA 92171-0564
Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Mahalo for your support!
Interactions for Peace Survey
July 1, 2011
On October 15, 2011, our friends at Interactions for Peace and University of San Diego Character Development Center will be presenting a “Regional Bullying Behavior & Violence Prevention Symposium.” This is part of a multi-year collaborative community project focused on “transcending the culture of bullying and violence which pervades all levels of our community.”
Mo`olelo is a “Community Solutions Partner” in these efforts as our upcoming production, 26 Miles, touches on home and school bullying.
To prepare for the Symposium, Interactions for Peace created a short four-question survey about bullying and would appreciate your participation in this study. You may find instructions and the survey worksheets through the links below.
I4P Bullying Survey Instructions
We encourage you to complete the worksheets anonymously and send them to i4pfocusgroup@gmail.com. Please contact Interactions for Peace for more information.
Global Mo`olelo
July 1, 2011
Back in 2009, Mo`olelo developed The Green Theater Choices Toolkit.
Since then, theaters, artists, and other organizations from around the world have requested the Toolkit and are using it as a reference guide for their own theater-making processes, using it as a measurement tool for grant applications, and finding new ways to green up their work.
Here’s a listing of some of the organizations that have contacted us about the Toolkit:
Band of Creatures, Australia
Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Book-It Repertory, Seattle, WA
Broadway Green Alliance, New York, NY
Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, CA
Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland, OH
Creative Trust, Toronto, Canada
EcoLife, Belgium
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ
Mudlark Theatre, Tasmania, Australia
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR
Penumbra, Minneapolis, MN
PlayMakers Repertory Theatre, Chapel Hill, NC
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Styrofoam Out of Schools, New York, NY
Vital Theatre Company, Brooklyn, NY
To receive a copy of Mo`olelo’s Green Theater Choices Toolkit, please email seema@moolelo.net.
The San Diego Foundation’s Creative Catalyst Fund
July 1, 2011
The San Diego Foundation just posted their newest grant program online. Find the details here:
The Creative Catalyst Fund Individual Artist Fellowship Program (CCF).
Artists:
Carefully read through all of the grant guidelines and be sure you understand the multi-step application process, the goals of the program, and the program requirements to determine whether you should apply.
IF you are interested in identifying Mo`olelo as one of your three possible sponsoring nonprofit organizations, we encourage you to first contact us to explore whether your project is the right match for Mo`olelo. We anticipate that this program through The San Diego Foundation will be highly competitive. Artists and their sponsoring nonprofits will need to be sure they are presenting their best possible project and that they are the best possible match.
To contact Mo`olelo about this, please email Executive Artistic Director Seema Sueko at seema@moolelo.net. Type “CCF Inquiry” in the subject line. Include the following in the body of your message:
- An intro paragraph about who you are, your background as an artist
- A paragraph about the project you are envisioning for the CCF program and why you think Mo`olelo is the right match for you.
Even if you have worked with Mo`olelo in the past, or if you have a personal relationship with Seema, please do not take short cuts with the above-described inquiry. Approach this process professionally.
Please allow up to three days for Seema to respond.
Good luck, Artists! We are excited about this pilot grant opportunity and look forward to hearing from you.
26 Miles Sneak Peek!
July 1, 2011
The 26 MILES Sneak Peek is SOLD OUT! The show will run as a full production September 29 – October 23. Check www.moolelo.net after August 9 for tickets. Mahalo!
Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company invites you to a SNEAK PEEK!
Painting "Buffalo Crossing" by Jerry Lofaro; Design by Sarah Loffler
Join us on Tuesday, August 9 for a sneak peek of the play 26 Miles, which will run as a full production at Mo`olelo from September 29 – October 23, 2011.
Participants will enjoy a 20- minute reading of excerpts from the play, meet the cast, and learn about sponsorship opportunities and get special ticket discounts only available at the sneak peak.
It’s all free.
There will be food and drink, but space is limited so RSVP early.
DATE: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
TIME: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:00 p.m. sneak peek
LOCATION: The 10th Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
HOW MUCH: Free, Space is limited
RESERVATIONS: carlenne@moolelo.net or 619-342-7395
About the play:
26 Miles
By Quiara Alegria Hudes
Directed by Seema Sueko
A 4:30 am phone call
A magazine photo
A magical tamal seller
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
26 Miles is the story of a half-Cuban, half-Jewish 15-year-old girl kidnapped by her estranged mother and their cross-country search for antiques, buffalo and each other.
For information and tickets to the SNEAK PEEK or the full production, visit www.moolelo.net, call 619-342-7395 or email carlenne@moolelo.net.
