Archive for July, 2007
A few people have posted comments to the site about castings and I wanted to give them a little bit more prominence:
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David Sir writes:
Hi, I am currently in the process of casting two of my original plays to be performed in Prague in the new season. We are hoping to start rehearsing in August and open the shows in mid September.
I am thus in search for English speaking actors. The texts require a close to flawless knowledge of English, as the plays (especially the one text) are built on constant snappy dialogue exchange between the characters. We require strong performers with no accents for this. Is there anyway of finding them here? Please contact me on 728041425
Cast needed: IX actress - 18 - 35 years
2X actresses - 18 - 25 years
2X actors - 18 - 25 years
Thanx.
Best wishes
David
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And Dave Zijlstra writes:
For a low budget short film production in Prague, we are looking for actors. Serious film acting experience is not needed, talent is. See details below:
One male actor. Age 45/50+. Native English speaker. Supporting role.
One male actor. Age 45/50+. Native Czech speaker or English / understanding of basic English. Small role, no dialogue.
Three male actors. Around the age of 15, 18 and 21. Native Czech speakers / understanding of basic English. Supporting roles.
One male actor. Age 18/19. Native Czech speaker / understanding of basic English. Leading role.
If you’re interested to do audition for one of these roles, or if you know someone who could be interested, please send an email with bio and picture (if available). A synopsis and more information about this production will be send after a first pre-selection.
For more information about me, the director, see my website: www.davezijlstra.com
Thanks,
Dave Zijlstra
Email: info@davezijlstra.com
July 26th, 2007
ZFK invites you to another free film night: BLACK & WHITE NIGHT
SHORTS (20:30)
The Amputee (1973) David Lynch
BLOCK (2007) BogArt
A Detective Story (2003 Animatrix)
FEATURE FILM (21:00)
Screening of the cult sci-fi movie ‘Equilibrium’ (2002) Directed by:
Kurt Wimmer, starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Taye Diggs… more
info: http://imdb.com/title/tt0238380/
Saturday 21st July 2007 from 20:00 (film start 21:00)
SKUTEČNOST - so 21/7 od 20:00 - Adresa: SKUTEČNOST Francouzská 76, asi
50 metrů nad zastávkou Krymská (druhá od zastávky Náměstí Míru směrem
do Vršovic) tramvají 4, 22 a 23.
Close to tramstop ‘Krymska’ - trams 4, 22 and 23 - Map
http://www.mapy.cz/?query=francouzska+76%2C+praha+2¢erX=133112636¢erY=135905990&zoom=16&sug=1
SHORTS (20:30)
The Amputee (1973) David Lynch
The Amputee features a woman with both her legs amputated at the
knees, sitting alone in a room, writing a letter and mentally reading
it to herself. The letter details various relationships gone bad, both
hers and others. As she writes, a doctor comes in and attends to her
legs, yet she pays no attention to him. The scene was shot twice with
no sound, which Lynch added later. “It was really cool because we
couldn’t shoot sync sound, so we shot it and then ran it back and
foleyed the whole thing live to picture. It was pretty exciting to do
sound effects on the fly.” http://www.lynchnet.com/amputee/
BLOCK (2007) BogArt
A trendy writer moves into Birkenhead’s notorious North End to try and
break his writer’s block - with dire global consequences for human and
not-so-humankind.
A Detective Story (2003 Animatrix)
A private detective is hired to track down the computer hacker known
as Trinity. But as he gets close his goal, reality takes a weird turn
for him.
FEATURE FILM (21:00)
Screening of the cult sci-fi movie ‘Equilibrium’ (2002) Directed by:
Kurt Wimmer, starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean and Taye Diggs… more
info: http://imdb.com/title/tt0238380/
In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by
suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and
feeling is a crime punishable by death. Clerick John Preston
(Christian Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for
destroying those who resist these rules. When he misses a dose of
Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has
been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly
becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it. — (c) 2002
Dimension Films
July 16th, 2007
One of our acting students, James High, has put a film on Filmka called “Signs and Symbols“. I’m not sure about who worked on the crew of the film, but 3 of our other acting students are featured in the cast. I’d encourage everyone to take a look.
July 3rd, 2007
We were talking in class about how good it was to discuss problems that people are having with coming up with reasons and strong circumstances. I mentioned that the students should meet after class sometimes and talk about it. Hash it out. Just go wild coming up with situations and see what sticks. I also mentioned that there is a group on Yahoo! that is dedicated to talking about Meisner. MeisnerTalk has about 50 members. From the website:
This group is set up to discuss with students around the world about the learning process of acting. Specifically the Meisner Technique. It is set up for student and teachers to share their experiences of the processes of learning this technique and the common struggles we all go through. Talk about bits of the book �Sanford Meisner On Acting�. This is a place to ask questions and learn more about this unique acting technique.
July 3rd, 2007
From Provokator:
From July 2-4, actors, puppets, jugglers, stiltwalkers, and clowns will transform Kampa Island into a — This year is the 6th annual Teatrotoc festival and brings 61 performances by 14 Czech and international companies.
Teatrotoč will once again bring the streets of Prague alive with interactive performances by talented artists from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, and Israel Gili Keren from Israel will juggle, tumble and ride “the smallest bicycle in the world” as part of his internationally acclaimed Circus Show, the ironic performance of The Dance of the
> Bureaucrats returns from last year’s festival, puppetry students from the Prague Theatre Academy (DAMU) have cooked up “Vegetable Meat,” and Hugo Forman will present a traditional puppet show in the genre of Punch and Judy. A rich program has been prepared for children- including a juggling show by Vítek the Clown, a Finnish version of Snow White and the musical fairy tale About Drumming by the company Puppets Without Borders. On July 3 at 5 p.m. Teatrotoc artists will take their stilts, puppets, musical instruments on a parade across Charles Bridge and through Mala Strana.
A new aspect of the festival this year is our Children’s Mornings, bringing children’s theatre performances and puppet making workshops from 10-12:30 p.m. More performances for the whole family will be held every day from 3-9 p.m.
The festival is supported by the City of Prague. All performances and workshops are free to the public.
For more information please contact: Miroslav Trejtnar, 603 490 918, 602 617 970
July 3rd, 2007
