by Gil Benbrook
With the closures of schools, theatre productions delayed and social distancing the norm for the immediate future, several theatre companies in the Phoenix area are moving their productions and classes online. Below is information on ones we currently are aware of and we'll update this listing with new information once it's received.
The ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence and Brelby Theatre Company are also encouraging every artist or performer to share their art online by joining together and using the #raiseupazarts hashtag and posting your artistic creations of any form on social media.
We also urge anyone who had tickets to a cancelled performance to consider donating the tickets back to the theatre or asking for a credit for a future show and not requesting a refund. This is going to be a trying time for many arts organizations in Phoenix, the country and around the world so anything we can do to ensure the impact they feel is lessened will help them get back on their feet as soon as possible.
Actor's Youth Theatre
AYT is offering online courses with special content for just $40 per month as well as new classes for just $15 per class. Please email the box office to get registered at boxoffice@aytaz.org
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:
Heels: This class is for intermediate and advanced dancers who are working toward advancing their Musical Theatre dance skills with the incorporation of heels. Students will become more comfortable while dancing with heels as they learn steps and combinations through a Broadway and Rockette style of movement.
Beginning Hip Hop: This class is for newer dancers who are working towards more groove and isolation dancing. Students will become comfortable with small routines involving isolations, grooves, body rolls, and sharp movements.
Intermediate Hip Hop: This class is for intermediate and advanced dancers who are looking for a challenge in their groove, isolation, and memorization. Working dances that involve isolations, grooves, and sharp movements in a fast pace class.
Acro: A beginning acro class that focuses on the developing flexibility, strength and sets the foundations of basic acrobatic skills. Students will work on basic progressions such as backward and forward rolls, cartwheels, bridges, and handstands that will provide them with the skills that lead into more advanced tricks.
All Puppet Players
All Puppet Players has found a way to keep the lights on, help theaters in need and still adhere to the strict guidelines of the CDC. With their low-budget approach to everything they can get their hands on, they have created a weekly live television show that is part sketch, telethon, clip show and more. The shows are currently set to air Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm. Each show they are asking local artists, musicians, theaters to send in their submissions and they will show the clips and link their audience to that artists PayPal, Venmo, or online business.
Check out their show from this past Monday below -
You can watch future lives shows HERE on their Facebook page
"It's a way to give back to a community that is scared. We get to make them laugh. It's live, they can talk to us, we can talk to them, we can do a community outreach while not venturing into the community", says Shaun Michael McNamara, creator of All Puppet Players.
So far, the experience has worked. Their first show ran for over 39 minutes and in that time they raised some money and hopefully made people laugh. They have pledged to do shows every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8pm (facebook.com/allpuppetplayers). They will be live streaming their shows to Facebook Live for now, until they can find a better, interactive provider.
They already have a slew of guests booked including Great Arizona Puppet Theater, a Reiki Master, Craig Foughy from ABC 15 Sports, and loads of local musicians and community theaters asking to join in the fun. They have even booked a live wedding that will be taking place on their Friday broadcast. The couple had their wedding plans dashed and because of it are going to get married live so their family can see it...and experience a little puppet comedy to boot.
"In our darkest days, it is the artist we reach for to make us feel better. We are not good at anything else but making people laugh. So... that's what we'll do."
WARNING! All Puppet Players shows are for mature audiences with exceedingly immature tastes. They contain strong adult language and situations. Puppets can be unpredictable—so if you are of a sensitive nature or are easily offended—puppets don't care.
Brelby Theatre Company
With performances on pause across the country, Glendale's Brelby Theatre Company is hoping to connect AZ artists (and beyond if interested) with one another to create in a safe way while socially distancing.
Are you feeling hungry for artistic connection amid the need for social distancing? Brelby is working to connect actors with playwrights and they have a need for both in order to make this project come to fruition.
Playwrights: In order to participate, you will write a monologue about hope, inspired by hope, OR ending on a hopeful note. (While they're not imposing a length requirement, keep in mind that the longer your piece is...the longer it will take for an actor to memorize, perfect, and record it.)
Actors: Brelby will match you up with a monologue to be performed. The monologue will be memorized, acted out, and recorded. Once completed, they will add it to the Brelby Youtube channel to put more art into the world. (They are not operating on a strict deadline, but the sooner it can be created with quality in mind, the better.)
If you are interested in joining in, simply fill out the questionnaire at THIS LINK.
If you're a writer or actor who is interested in participating in our project, fill out THIS FORM
Studio 3 Performing Arts
Studio 3 will start offering a Virtual Online Academy! More information coming soon
Actor's Youth Theatre
AYT is offering online courses with special content for just $40 per month as well as new classes for just $15 per class. Please email the box office to get registered at boxoffice@aytaz.org
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:
Heels: This class is for intermediate and advanced dancers who are working toward advancing their Musical Theatre dance skills with the incorporation of heels. Students will become more comfortable while dancing with heels as they learn steps and combinations through a Broadway and Rockette style of movement.
Beginning Hip Hop: This class is for newer dancers who are working towards more groove and isolation dancing. Students will become comfortable with small routines involving isolations, grooves, body rolls, and sharp movements.
Intermediate Hip Hop: This class is for intermediate and advanced dancers who are looking for a challenge in their groove, isolation, and memorization. Working dances that involve isolations, grooves, and sharp movements in a fast pace class.
Acro: A beginning acro class that focuses on the developing flexibility, strength and sets the foundations of basic acrobatic skills. Students will work on basic progressions such as backward and forward rolls, cartwheels, bridges, and handstands that will provide them with the skills that lead into more advanced tricks.
All Puppet Players
All Puppet Players has found a way to keep the lights on, help theaters in need and still adhere to the strict guidelines of the CDC. With their low-budget approach to everything they can get their hands on, they have created a weekly live television show that is part sketch, telethon, clip show and more. The shows are currently set to air Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm. Each show they are asking local artists, musicians, theaters to send in their submissions and they will show the clips and link their audience to that artists PayPal, Venmo, or online business.
Check out their show from this past Monday below -
You can watch future lives shows HERE on their Facebook page
"It's a way to give back to a community that is scared. We get to make them laugh. It's live, they can talk to us, we can talk to them, we can do a community outreach while not venturing into the community", says Shaun Michael McNamara, creator of All Puppet Players.
So far, the experience has worked. Their first show ran for over 39 minutes and in that time they raised some money and hopefully made people laugh. They have pledged to do shows every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8pm (facebook.com/allpuppetplayers). They will be live streaming their shows to Facebook Live for now, until they can find a better, interactive provider.
They already have a slew of guests booked including Great Arizona Puppet Theater, a Reiki Master, Craig Foughy from ABC 15 Sports, and loads of local musicians and community theaters asking to join in the fun. They have even booked a live wedding that will be taking place on their Friday broadcast. The couple had their wedding plans dashed and because of it are going to get married live so their family can see it...and experience a little puppet comedy to boot.
"In our darkest days, it is the artist we reach for to make us feel better. We are not good at anything else but making people laugh. So... that's what we'll do."
WARNING! All Puppet Players shows are for mature audiences with exceedingly immature tastes. They contain strong adult language and situations. Puppets can be unpredictable—so if you are of a sensitive nature or are easily offended—puppets don't care.
With performances on pause across the country, Glendale's Brelby Theatre Company is hoping to connect AZ artists (and beyond if interested) with one another to create in a safe way while socially distancing.
Are you feeling hungry for artistic connection amid the need for social distancing? Brelby is working to connect actors with playwrights and they have a need for both in order to make this project come to fruition.
Playwrights: In order to participate, you will write a monologue about hope, inspired by hope, OR ending on a hopeful note. (While they're not imposing a length requirement, keep in mind that the longer your piece is...the longer it will take for an actor to memorize, perfect, and record it.)
Actors: Brelby will match you up with a monologue to be performed. The monologue will be memorized, acted out, and recorded. Once completed, they will add it to the Brelby Youtube channel to put more art into the world. (They are not operating on a strict deadline, but the sooner it can be created with quality in mind, the better.)
If you are interested in joining in, simply fill out the questionnaire at THIS LINK.
If you're a writer or actor who is interested in participating in our project, fill out THIS FORM
Studio 3 will start offering a Virtual Online Academy! More information coming soon
Took our first classes online yesterday! it went great! Very well organized!
ReplyDeleteSouthwest Shakespeare will also be doing some virtual live readings - more info coming soon!
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