Theatre League Alliance and National Repertory Theatre Foundation Announce 2001 National Play Award Finalists.Entertainment Editors and Theater Writers LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2001 Five National Play Award grant recipients have been announced by The National Repertory Theatre repertory theatre Production of several different plays in a single season by a resident acting company. The plays chosen may be classic works by famous dramatists or new works by emerging playwrights, and the companies that perform them often serve as a training ground for Foundation (NRTF NRTF National Road Traffic Forecasts (UK) NRTF Navy Radio Transmitter Facility ) and the Theatre League Alliance of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. C. Raul Espinoza, foundation chairman, each of the recipients receive support from a Theatre LA member company to produce a staged reading of their entries at the National Play Award Playwrights Festival, Nov. 10-11, El Portal El Portal may refer to different places in the United States:
Finalists, their entry cities and playwrights, include: "Red & Scooter" from Los Angeles, by William Ludel, presented by The Victory Theatre; "The Idea of Order at Key West" from San Jose, by Scott Munson, presented by M.Y.E. Theatre Company; "To Exceed the Height of Happier Men" from San Francisco by Stanley Kiesel, presented by Theatre of NOTE; "Milena, Stripping" from Lafayette, Louisiana, by Dayana Stetco, presented by Moving Arts; and "Turning for Home" from Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. , by Lexie LaBove, presented by The Fountain Theatre. The Playwrights' Festival readings at El Portal scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, include "Milena, Stripping," 10 a.m.; "To Exceed the Height of Happier Men," 1 p.m.; and "Turning for Home," 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 presentations include "The Idea of Order at Key West," 11 a.m.; and "Red and Scooter," 6 p.m. The festival is free and seating is on a first-come basis. The El Portal Circle Theatre is located at 5269 Lankershim Blvd. The National Repertory Theatre Foundation, founded in 1961, has sponsored the National Play Award since 1979 to help foster the growth of theatre in America. This is the first year that the Festival is sponsored by both the NRTF and Theatre LA. "Theatre LA's primary mission is to shine a spotlight on the world's most vibrant and diverse theatre scene," said Lee Wochner, TLA (Three Letter Acronym) The epitome of acronyms! While two-, four- and five-letter acronyms exist, there are more three-letter acronyms. Obviously, three words to describe a concept or product is the most popular. TLA - Three-Letter Acronym president and chief executive officer. "The National Play Awards give us an opportunity to expand our borders and to demonstrate the growing and very positive effect that Southern California has nationwide on the theatre industry." The Theatre League Alliance is a non-profit association of more than 190 theatres and producers that represents, promotes, and supports the Southern California theatre community. Theatre LA programs include the Theatre Times Directory in the LOS ANGELES TIMES Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , member programs for theatre supporters and enthusiasts, LA STAGE magazine, the annual Ovation Awards, www.TheatreLA.org, the portal for information on the Southern California theatre scene, and WebTIX, the nation's only online half-price ticket operation for theatrical performances. Theatre LA also operates a general membership program for theatre and performing art fans, who can join online (http://www.theatrela.org/join.html) at various membership levels, with corresponding benefits ranging from LA STAGE and E-News subscriptions to Ovation tickets, program listing, free theatre tickets and more. Editors: This release is available in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. and HTML format in the Virtual Press Room at: www.aldrichpr.com. Complete biographies and play synopses of National Play Award finalists are available on the NRTF Web site: http://www.nrtf.org. Theatre League Alliance Web site: http://www.theatrela.org. |
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