JUNE 2004

What's going on this month
1. Onstage in June -- Mirror Mirror and Explorer Series
2. Come play softball with us!
3. Theatre and Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Conference
4. After 'Cool performance June 5 at 3pm
5. July Preview -- Ghost Road Theatre Co. returns to 24th Street

6. Welcomes and Gracias!

1. Onstage in June...Mirror Mirror
Opening Saturday, June 26 at 8pm, is the final piece of 24th Street's 2003/2004 Season, "Mirror Mirror," an original production by Richard Alger, Debbie Devine, and Tina Kronis. In our first week of production, mirrors actually started popping off of our dressing room and bathroom walls...hmmmm? Coincidence? A good Omen, we hope. We just got our custom-built medieval swords today. Directed by Debbie Devine and starring Joanna Daniels, David Dionisio, Randy Irwin, Mary C. Loveless and Steven Ruggles. Tickets are on sale now! Make reservations today by calling 213.745.6516

June 19 and 26 at 1pm, Saturday Explorer Series For the final 2004 Explorer Series performances on June 19 and 26 at 1 pm, we'll be previewing our season production of "Mirror Mirror." This show is intended for adult and family audiences, but may be too sophisticated for children under 9 years old. Explorer shows are FREE, thanks to our generous sponsors (Belkin Components, California Arts Council, Caplin Foundation, City of Los Angeles' Cultural Affairs Dept., Entertainment Industry Foundation, Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation, KTLA 5 Charities Fund, Los Angeles, County Arts Commission, and the Roth Family Foundation) . But reservations are a MUST , so call today! June 19 is already sold out! 213-745-6516
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2. Come play softball with us!
Ten LA theatre companies have started teams to form the first-ever LA Theatre Softball League! 24th Street plays the inaugural game Sunday, June 13 at 11am, so we need you! Yes, you--24th Street audience members, actors, writers, teachers, designers...all are welcome to come and play. Don't worry if you're terrible at sports, we are too...but it's all in the spirit of community and fun. We'll laugh with you, not at you and you'll get a stylin' 24th Street Theatre t-Shirt. Games are only on five mornings (Saturdays and Sundays) in June and July at a field in Sherman Oaks, just off the 101 freeway. Email one of our Team Captains -- Nic Arnzen or Rob Kurland if you wanna come play in a game or two...or five. If you absolutely don't want to play, please come be in on the fun--cheerleaders and fans are welcomed. This'll be a blast!
• Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks War Memorial Park, 14201 Huston Street, Van Nuys, CA 91423
• Map
• Take the 101 and exit off Van Nuys Blvd., turn North on Van Nuys Blvd. and make an almost immediate right on Riverside, then a left on Hazeltine. The Park is one block North, on the west side of Hazeltine.
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3. June 3, 4 and 5

24th Street Theatre is proud to host three days of workshops and events for Creative Tools For Critical Times: Theatre And Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Conference. Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed meets Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed in a series of dialogues and workshops designed to engage artists and activists in the theory and practice of dynamic social change. Admission is free. Additional events of this four-day conference will take place at USC. Email Brent Blair for a full conference schedule of events. RSVP to (213) 740-6673 Visit the 24th Street Theatre Calendar for more information.
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Thursday, June 3 from 10-5:30pm at 24th Street Theatre · Free with RSVP to Theresa Larkin (tlarkin@pacbell.net) Critical Interventions: Using To And Legislative Theatre For Freirian Political Reform ========================================
Friday, June 4 from 10-5:30pm at 24th Street Theatre · Free with RSVP to Brent Blair (bblair@usc.edu) Adolescence At The Margins Theatre Workshop And Critical Dialogue About The Borderlands Of Teen Culture ========================================
Saturday, June 5 from 7:30-11pm at 24th Street Theatre · $2 Cover, $1 Drinks RSVP to Theresa Larkin (tlarkin@pacbell.net) Conference Fiesta! Get Your Groove On With Live Drumming, Dj, Dancing, Beer and Wine.
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4. After 'Cool June 5 at 3pm
24th Street presents a free performance of "REAL MAGIC" from our After 'Cool program, starring over 30 kids from more than a half dozen local schools. Thanks to Brenda Varda, Sarah Zinsser, David Bickford, and all of the other professional artists who helped create this show with our neighborhood kids. We're very proud of our FREE After 'Cool program, it's...well...cool! Thanks to our 2003/04 After 'Cool funders: Ahmanson Foundation, Target, USC, Parsons Foundation, Roth Family Foundation and Belkin Components.

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5. Coming in July...
Our good friends at Ghost Road Theatre Company return for a run of its new original production, "Four Dervishes." The Sufi text, "The Tale of the Four Dervishes," Victorian spy Richard Burton, and modern troops collide in the desert to create a world at once mystical and real, magical and harsh; intimate moments weave an epic tale of culture and identity. Conceived and directed by Katharine Noon, inspired by "The Tale of the Four Dervishes" written by Tamadhur Al-Aqeel and Katharine Noon and developed thru workshop by The Ghost Road Company. The show opens July 9 at 8pm and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 8pm thru August 2. For tickets and info, call (310) 281-8341 or visit http://www.ghostroad.org.
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6. Welcomes and Gracias!
24th Street Theatre welcomes Charles Watson, our new Office Manager, and bids farewell to Sonia Slutzski, who is running off to Pennsylvania in search of new adventures. Charles is a poet, photographer, teacher, and engineer. We're thrilled to have him in our family and wish Sonia all the best! Welcome also to our summer interns Gabriel Oliva and Andrea Syglowski. Thanks to the L.A. County Arts Commission for the very worthwhile internship program. Also we're very proud to welcome the National Endowment for the Arts back to our funder's list.

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Thanks to all of you who responded to our year-end fund-raising letter! You know who you are! If you didn’t get our year-end letter begging for funds, well it’s not too late to send us a check for whatever you think we’re worth (no pennies, please). Thanks also to Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation and BC McCabe Foundation for joining the 24th Street Family to fund our school residencies.

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THANKS TO OUR FUNDERS!
24th Street Theatre programs are supported by Ahmanson Foundation, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Staples Foundation for Learning, USC, California Community Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, California Arts Council, Kenneth T. and Eileen Norris Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, KTLA-TV 5 Charities, Washington Mutual, Staples Center, Belkin Components and Target.