Funding Appeal for Devised Theatre: Florence by Gale Theatre Company, December 6 - 15, 2013

A video by Ráchel Lowery to support the

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funding appeal for

Florence

by Gale Theatre Company
December 6 - 15, 2013 in Sparky Pocket Park
3701 Grooms Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Austin - click for map



Hi there! We’re Gale Theatre Company. We make new devised theatre here in Austin, Texas and we need your help to bring our first season to life.

What is devised theatre? Well, it means that we start in the room with actors, physical training, ideas, and NO SCRIPT. We build a universe from scratch and make shows in the moment. It is a big process that involves immense collaboration and trust. We love what we do.

Katherine Wilkinson, our Artistic Director, has been teaching, performing, and directing all around the world (USA, Australia, India, Greece) for the last 6 years. Celina Chapin has been choreographing new work internationally as well and most recently trained at the American Dance Festival and with Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance. Their diverse backgrounds and shared love for physical theatre inspired the creation of Gale Theatre Company.

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Gale Theatre Co is dedicated to making work that is aesthetically arresting, emotionally compelling, physically daring, and dedicated to the unending power of live performance. Why do we need your help? Gale Theatre Co has begun building its first season and we need support to make it happen. We are currently in rehearsal for 2 brand new shows.

The first, Florence, is an ensemble-devised work about Florence Lawrence, the first movie star. Florence is a co-production between Gale,Bottle Alley Theatre, and the City of Austin. Show dates: December 6-9 & 12-15, 8pm, Sparky Pocket Park, Austin. TICKETS ON SALE NOV
Our second show, WK, is a play about first loves. It is also ensemble devised and will premiere at the New Orleans Fringe in November. Out of 150 applications, WK was one of 24 chosen by the Fringe. WK will return to Austin in January and have a three-week run at the Vortex.
Show dates:

NOLA Fringe, The Old Firehouse718 Mandeville St. BUY TICKETS HERE

11/21 @ 7pm, 11/22 @11pm, 11/23 @ 5pm, 11/24 @7pm

The Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd, Austin. TICKETS ON SALE HERE IN JANUARY

1/17-1/19 @ 8pm, 1/23-1/26 @ 8pm, 1/30-2/2 @ 8pm

Auditions for Bottle Alley Theatre production of Florence, by appointment

Bottle Alley Theatre Company is seeking some amazing actors and actresses to join up with the first show of their second season, entitled Florence.


Florence is an abstract experimental piece, revolving around the real life of silent film starlet Florence Lawrence, regarded as the world's first movie star. The play takes a introspective look at her rise and fall to stardom, while balancing additional themes of modern fame, suicide, hope, and what it is like to be forgotten.

Florence Lawrence (via Google)

The play is unique in the sense that it shall be a devised work. What does this mean, exactly? It means that a certain story, themes, and scenes are presented and that the entire company (director, actors, stage manager) essentially fills in the gaps, creating scenes, alternate stories, plot twists, etc during the rehearsal process based on prompts - ultimately creating a unique script that has a little of everyone's ideas within it.

Ultimately, Florence is a unique blend of surreal film noir, movement, Old Hollywood mixed with movement with a dash of youtube fame and Kanye West thrown in.

Who are we? (You might be asking) Bottle Alley Theatre Company is an experimental company made up of misfits and rogues, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what theatre is, or what it could be. We only produce original, daring, smashmouth, unapologetic theatre that challenges our audiences. Our website says it best: controlled chaos and badass theatre.

Intrigued? Have questions? Then please email a resume and headshot to director Katherine Wilkinson at katherinedirects@gmail.com to schedule an audition slot. This is very much so first come, first served so please email ASAP to ensure a spot (we only have so many). Auditions shall be in the first week of September, with performances to be held in November. And if all that wasn't good enough - yes, this is a paying gig.

2013-2014 season, Oh Dragon Theatre Company

Oh Dragon Theatre Company is excited to announce their 2013 – 2014 season! This season will feature the Austin premieres of two plays. Our main focus was to introduce new directors and plays to the Austin theatre community. We hope you’ll join us for what we think we’ll be an amazing year in live theatre.

The Flu Season

by Will Eno

Directed by Carl Gonzales

A love story goes bad (really bad), a play gets written in painful fits and starts, snow falls, it turns to slush. Maybe spring arrives. This is a play to remind us why sunsets make us sad, how nostalgia is like fog and why we live our lives as though we are in mourning for them.

Thursdays through Saturdays, November 7th – 16th.

grayDuck gallery, 608 Monroe Street Austin, Texas

*Austin Premiere*

DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING– An evening of my plays

by Mark Harvey Levine

Directed by Phil Morin, Michael Floyd, and Jessica Helmke

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A journey through ten short stories featuring ordinary people in not-so-ordinary situations.

February 2014 (Dates & Location TBA)

*Austin Premiere*

Tango Through The Revolution

by Adam Esquenazi Douglas

Directed by Katherine Wilkinson

In a small city in Cuba, on the night of their honeymoon, newlyweds Violeta and Moises Esquenazi begin their married life at the moment Castro is poised to take over the country. As the revolution shifts from a minor movement to a new, brutal way of life, this once simple couple is forced to reevaluate what morality and decency means in a world compromised by broken promises and fading music.

July/August 2014 (Dates & Location TBA)

For more information about Oh Dragon Theatre Company and our season, please visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/OhDragonTheatreCompany