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Upcoming
Partner Events Asian American Arts Alliance Gala To reserve your tickets and for more information, please visit the Alliance website at www.aaartsalliance.org. Alter Ego - First Class Man play To buy your tickets and for more information, please visit the Alter Ego website at www.alteregoproductions.org. Casting Opportunities
Uma Thurman Film For more details please go to the desipina.org site Short Film For more details please email desipina@desipina.org Stuart Rogers' Acting Workshop For more details please go to www.StuartRogersStudios.com |
Dear Desipina supporters, We are launching our new BROWN AROUND TOWN bi-monthly newsletter which will be full of casting opportunities, partner events and other great stuff. Thank you so much for your support over the years and please support our partner events! Cheers,
DESIPINA NEWS UNBOUND a HUGE Success! Thank you to everyone who supported our workshop production of UNBOUND and came to see these new works.
Photos © 2006 Desipina & Co.
Modern Day Arranged Marriage wins NBC Award! In 2005, Desipina Productions produced the short film "Modern Day Arranged Marriage" written and directed by Rehana Mirza and have recently won the NBC Audience Award (www.diversecitynbc.com) for the film. The short film is currently playing in film festivals nationwide. We are seeking new short scripts as well as directors and producers. If interested in this new initiative, please email desipina@desipina.org.
NYIT Awards!
We are happy to announce that Vishakan's Jaffna Mangoes won the award! Rehana Mirza, Artistic Director of Desipina & Company accepted the award on his behalf. Desipina &Company is proud to have been able to foster and represent South Asian and Asian work and have it recognized. We have produced two of Vishakan's short plays and his full-length play Broke and we hope to continue producing quality South Asian and Asian work. Photo © 2006 Sans Peur Photography for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards
5 YEAR GALA - SAVE THE DATE - JAN 31, 2007! SAVE THE DATE
DESIPINA'S CREATIVE TEAM SEEKS ACTORS Actors looking for a place to meet fellow actors and connect with writers? Come join our monthly actor/writer labs where writers bring in approximately ten pages of work and actors are cast on the spot. Hone your cold reading skills while snacking and socializing inbetween pieces. Please email desipina@desipina.org with your interest and experience. Due to space, we are unfortunately limited to accepting only three new members, so email today! Next meeting is set for October 18th.
NOW SEEKING PLAY SUBMISSIONS: SEVEN.11 (2007)!
All scripts must be 11 pages or less, in proper play format, with a max of three actors (role-doubling, however, is permitted) and set in a convenience store. No other requirements than to write something that challenges, defies, or just tells a darn good story. Each play should be able to stand alone; many of the plays from our previous seven.11's have had independent productions around the country. Last year 3 of the Seven.11 plays were nominated for the NYIT Awards for Best Short Play. Some of the popular series stories included teen nerd club drama, Holi color antics, and an original pop musical that left us wondering 'Who killed Mr. Naidu first?". Email submissions to: convenience@desipina.org Or mail your play to:
Desipina & Co Deadline: December 15, 2006 (must be received by, not postmarked!) A full production in downtown NYC, scheduled for April 2007, and a modest, honorary stipend will be provided for chosen plays. Plus, an opportunity to learn more about the workshopping process, from start to final product! For further details on last year's production, visit: www.desipina.org. |
Seven.11 Convenience Theatre (2006) was nominated for 3 of the 6 selections for Best Short Play at the NYIT Awards (
Seeking plays for the Seven.11 Convenience Theatre series, which takes seven, 11-minute plays, all set in a convenience store, and weaves them together to present an evening of entertaining quickies for all to enjoy.