Equity Casting Call for ROMEO & JULIUS

Hi. Gabrielle is casting a play called ROMEO & JULIUS. Please pass along to anyone interested in auditioning.

Thank you,

Robin
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CASTING CALL:

Equity waiver production of the drama ROMEO & JULIUS, written and dir. by Tess Smith. Dan Decker prod. Proceeds benefit BODY POSITIVE, an H.I.V. & AIDS Research and Resource Center. At HOLLYWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Court Theater. Performances Nov 2, 2007 for three consecutive weekends in November. Including Thanksgiving. Rehearsals in Oct TBD.

Seeking:

JULIUS: 25-35 Existentially challenged hypochondriac with an artistic flair. A cross between Woody Allen and RuPaul.

ROMEO: 25-35 Even tempered, logical and rational.

PARIS: 22-26 Perfect hair. Perfect tan. Perfect bitch. Quintessential trust fund baby.

Below CHARACTERS are BASED ON HISTORICAL FIGURES:

ALLEN GINSBERG 45-70 Beat Poet and counterculture icon. His famous poem, HOWL, led to a landmark obscenity trial.

GERTRUDE STEIN 45-60 American ex-patriot living in France. Novelist, poet and patron of the arts. Friend to Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway, etc. Known for her line: "A rose is a rose is a rose."

ALICE B. TOKLAS 45-60 Lifetime partner of Gertrude Stein. Gained widespread attention when Stein published, "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" in 1933.

To set an audition time please Email: Gabrielle Pantera casting@risingcast.com and put "Romeo & Julius" in the subject line. Attach a Headshot and Resume if not already in the RisingCast database.

The audition dates and times are:
Thursday June 28th, 2007 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday June 29, 2007 6:00pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday June 30, 2007 2:00pm - 5pm

*** Each audition is about 10 minutes***

Address for audition:
HOLLYWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Court Theater. 5817 Franklin Ave. the northwest corner of Highland and Franklin. **Park at Highland & Hollywood Parking

Please bring headshot and resume with personal contact info to audition. Also please bring in something already prepared to read. You will also be given something to read at the auditions.

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Comedy Central VP Zoe Friedman on June 24th

Our mixer slash birthday party for Gabrielle was a blast! With 60 guests, we overflowed the room at the restaurant. What a fun entertaining group. You guys are fantastic!

Our event with Comedy Central VP Zoe Friedman next Sunday is almost full. I'm going to have to shut off RSVPs soon. Look forward to learning a lot from the head of current programming at a TV network.

Comedy Central VP Zoe Friedman on Sunday, June 24th...

ScreenplayLab presents Comedy Central vice president of current programming Zoe Friedman [IMDB]. Comedy Central series returning this fall include South Park, Futurama, and Reno 911. Sunday, June 24th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose, Hollywood. FREE with RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not email).

Dan Decker’s Film Dissection on Saturday, June 23rd...

Story analysis of PIRATES 3 and KNOCKED UP. Led by ANATOMY OF A SCREENPLAY author Dan Decker. Insights into how story construction works. At The Writers Store, 11am.

The WGA Animation Writers Caucus on June 27th...

Informal dinner with guest Earl Kress. Earl is a six-time Emmy winner, currently writing new TOM AND JERRY shorts and Kids WB MONSTER ALLERGY. He is the current Vice President of The Animation Guild. Open to WGA members and working animation writers. FREE, but you buy your own dinner. June 27th at 7pm. Hamburger Hamlet, 9201 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood

ScriptCopier Script Printing and Scanning...

Digital Printing of screenplays from Final Draft, Movie Magic, PDF or Script Ware at only 2 cents per page with free white covers and brads. Script submissions for only $10 per script including Priority Mail or FedEx Ground. Get your own private mailbox with a suite number on Wilshire Blvd. for $12 per month, includes email notification when mail or packages arrive for you. Visit www.ScriptCopier.com or email Maziar at 411@ScriptCopier.com. Tell him Robin sent you.

What's ScreenplayLab?

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Do You Want to Meet an Agent?

Someone wrote me to ask, "Will there be any agents at Gabrielle's birthday party/mixer on Monday?". I answered, "Probably, but do you really want to meet an agent cold?"

When meeting with an agent or a producer, you want that meeting to be at his or her office where the focus will be on you. Pitching yourself at a noisy party isn't ideal. The best way to get that office meeting is through a referral from the friend or client of the agent or producer. That person with an existing relationship is who you want to connect with at a mixer. Meeting the agent or producer at a party is fine, but finding the person who can make a phone call to recommend you is gold.

LAST CALL for ScreenplayLab Mixer on June 18th...

Come celebrate Gabrielle Pantera's birthday and network with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Need help on your next project? Need an agent? Need a mentor? Need a job? In Hollywood it all comes down to networking. If we sit at home we might as well be back in Kansas, right? [Ok, that would be Chicago for me.] Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center), West Hollywood. Monday, June 18th, 2007, from between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. FREE. You buy your own drinks and food. RSVP online at www.ScreenplayLab.com so we have a headcount for the restaurant. Please note in the RSVP if you have to come late.

Women in Animation Voice Acting Group on June 15th...

Warm-ups, a little improv, and booth time. Bring copy or voice copy provided, including original animation sides from screenwriter Robin Rowe that you can use for your voice reel. Meets the third Friday of the month. 7pm-9pm. RBC Studio, 5723 Melrose Ave., Hollywood (between Gower and Vine). RSVP to Wendell Washer at wendell@wendellwasher.com. $15. http://wia.animationblogspot.com

Hollywood Connect Christian Filmmakers on June 16th...

Hollywood Connect presents casting director Chuck McCollum, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rik Swartzwelder, voice-over actor James Arnold Taylor, and musician Michele Suh (director of Hollywood Connect). Saturday, June 16th, 9:45 registration, 10am-12:30pm. Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Middle Terrace), 1760 N. Gower St., Hollywood, Continental breakfast provided. FREE. RSVP to info@hollywoodconnect.com

Rom-Com Screenwriter Nancy Meyers on June 21st...

The Writers Guild Foundation presents screenwriter Nancy Meyers. From Private Benjamin through Baby Boom, The Parent Trap, Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, and The Holiday, Meyers has established herself as one of the top writer-directors of romantic comedy today. Thursday, June 21, 2007, 7:30pm. Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills. $20. www.wgfoundation.org.

Comedy Central VP Zoe Friedman on Sunday, June 24th...

ScreenplayLab presents Comedy Central vice president of current programming Zoe Friedman [IMDB]. Comedy Central series returning this fall include South Park, Futurama, and Reno 911. Sunday, June 24th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose, Hollywood. FREE with RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not email).

ScriptCopier Script Printing and Scanning...

Digital Printing of screenplays from Final Draft, Movie Magic, PDF or Script Ware at only 2 cents per page with free white covers and brads. Script submissions for only $10 per script including Priority Mail or FedEx Ground. Get your own private mailbox with a suite number on Wilshire Blvd. for $12 per month, includes email notification when mail or packages arrive for you. Visit www.ScriptCopier.com or email Maziar at 411@ScriptCopier.com. Tell him Robin sent you.

What's ScreenplayLab?

ScreenplayLab is more than 1,600 screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. Our mission is to nurture artists on a studio or network track creating upbeat commercial films and television. Each week we have fabulous industry speakers, actor/writer workshops, and networking. It costs nothing to join and our events are usually free. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script in our workshop series or get notes for it costs $39.

Gabrielle's Birthday Party on Monday

Don't miss celebrating Gabrielle's birthday at our next ScreenplayLab networking party on Monday night!

ScreenplayLab Networking Party on June 18th...

Time to network! Mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Need help on your next project? Need an agent? Need a mentor? Need a job? In Hollywood it all comes down to networking. If we sit at home we might as well be back in Kansas, right? [Ok, that would be Chicago for me.] Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center), West Hollywood. Monday, June 18th, 2007, from between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. FREE. You buy your own drinks and food. RSVP online at www.ScreenplayLab.com so we have a headcount for the restaurant. Please note in the RSVP if you have to come late.

PARIS IN JAIL: Parody Music Video Hits 3 Million on YouTube...

This parody music video by Allan Murray and Sean Haines has had more than three million views in less than a week of being released. I know Allan from several sitcoms where he's worked as a show warm-up comedian. He wrote the incredible lyrics to the PARIS IN JAIL song. A critic says, "PARIS IN JAIL is so wrong in so many ways...I love it!". Follow the link at http://omovies.com

Robin's Cover Story on SHREK THE THIRD on Newsstands...

My cover story about the making of the latest SHREK motion picture is on newsstands worldwide in Linux Journal magazine. To read the story online follow the link at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

Sing in SHREK on Broadway, Auditions June 20th...

Open Call Auditions in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 20th. Sign up will be from 10am-11am at Screenland II, 10501 Burbank Blvd. Shrek: 20s-30s performer with a strong presence and dynamic rock voice. Donkey: 20s-30s performer with a contemporary, urban edge. Seeking unique performers, especially from slam poetry or hip-hop. Should have a great R&B voice and great comic skill. Please bring a rock or R&B song with sheet music. A piano accompanist will be provided.

SHREK, the new Broadway-bound musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire, and directed by Jason Moore, is seeking rock singers and hip-hop performers to audition for the parts of Shrek and Donkey. Produced by DreamWorks Animation Live Theatrical Productions and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. Planning a two-week reading this summer in New York to be followed by a Broadway opening in 2008. http://iwanttobeshrek.com/

Creative Actors Alliance Film Showcase on June 13th...

Actors showcased include Jenette Kozak, James McDonald, Sarah Pettycrew, Yetem Worku, Anthony Dietel, Sarah Pettycrew, Jeff Sable, Zander Villayne, Javelyn, Alisha Seaton, Carol Abney, Alia Rhiana Eckerman, Berna Roberts, Bridget Brady, and Brian P. Nichols. Synergy Cafe, 4437 Sepulveda Blvd., (Sepulveda and Braddock), Culver City, synergycafelounge.com. Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Doors open at 6pm. Screenings start at 7pm. FREE. You buy your own drinks and food. http://creativeactors.com

William Morris Reality Agent Mark Itkin on June 27th...

Women in Film presents Mark Itkin, a William Morris agent specializing in reality TV and non-fiction. Credits include DANCING WITH THE STARS, DEAL OR NO DEAL, AMERICAN GLADIATORS, PEOPLE'S COURT, FEAR FACTOR, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, and EXTREME MAKEOVER. Wednesday, June 27th, 6pm to 8pm. McCormick & Schmick’s, 2 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. $20. Call (310)657-5144.

What's ScreenplayLab?

ScreenplayLab is more than 1,600 screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. Our mission is to nurture artists on a studio or network track creating upbeat commercial films and television. Each week we have fabulous industry speakers, actor/writer workshops, and networking. It costs nothing to join and our events are usually free. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script in our workshop series or get notes for it costs $39.

ScreenplayLab Special Party on June 18th

Don't miss our special ScreenplayLab party on Monday, June 18th! We're going to have a fantastic time at Acapulco's with cheap Margaritas and celebrating Gabrielle's birthday. Surprise guests to include executives and agents. Come between 6pm to 9pm. We order food at about 7pm. Birthday gift optional (contact me for suggestions). Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 385 N La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood. Monday, June 18th, No cover charge. RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not by email).

MONSTER HOUSE Producer Jason Clark on June 9th...

Scriptwriters Network presents Jason Clark, executive producer of STUART LITTLE, STUART LITTLE 2, and the Academy Award-nominated MONSTER HOUSE. Clark currently heads the 3D task force at Dreamworks Animation. Starting in 2009, all DreamWorks Animation pictures will be released in 3D. Clark is currently producing a feature-length animated version of Jay Ward's classic, MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN. Saturday, June 9. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave. Doors open at 1pm. Speaker 1:30-3pm. No RSVP. $15. Or, $10 if you print out and bring this email. Parking on the lot costs $5.

Movie-in-a-Box Seminar on June 9th...

ScreenplayLab speaker DMA (Donna Michelle Anderson) and author of "The 1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System," with Indie writer/producer/director Michele Maher. Saturday, June 9. 10:30am-2:30pm. The Writers Store, 2040 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles. $95. www.movieinabox.com

Women in Animation Voice Acting Group on June 15th...

Warm-ups, a little improv, and booth time. Bring copy or voice copy provided, including original animation sides from screenwriter Robin Rowe that you can use for your voice reel. Meets the third Friday of the month. 7pm-9pm. RBC Studio, 5723 Melrose Ave., Hollywood (between Gower and Vine). RSVP to Wendell Washer at wendell@wendellwasher.com. $15. http://wia.animationblogspot.com

AltScreenPlay 5th Anniversary Celebration on June 21st...

AltScreenPlay celebrates its 5th Birthday at Venice's Beyond Baroque, 7:30 pm Thursday 21 June, screening excerpts from six movies from its workshops. Meets Thursdays 7:30-10pm except from July 4 to Labor Day. Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Blvd., Venice Beach. FREE. www.beyondbaroque.org www.geocities.com/altscreenwriting/faq.html

Comedy Central VP Zoe Friedman on Sunday, June 24th...

ScreenplayLab presents Comedy Central vice president of current programming Zoe Friedman [IMDB]. Comedy Central series returning this fall include South Park, Futurama, and Reno 911. Sunday, June 24th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose, Hollywood. FREE with RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not by email).

WGA Animation Writer's Caucus on June 27th...

The WGA Animation Writer's Caucus meets the last Wednesday of the month. 7pm-9pm. Hamburger Hamlet, 9201 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. FREE. You pay for your own dinner.

What's ScreenplayLab?

ScreenplayLab is more than 1,600 screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. Our mission is to nurture artists on a studio or network track creating upbeat commercial films and television. Each week we have fabulous industry speakers, actor/writer workshops, and networking. It costs nothing to join and our events are usually free. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script in our workshop series or get notes for it costs $39.

ABC's Frank Gonzalez Speaks to Packed House

Yesterday was our biggest event ever! We filled the fabulous 199-seat Hollywood Playhouse Howard Fine Theatre. ABC Disney Fellowship director Frank Gonzalez gave a fantastic presentation, outlining the many writer, director and actor development and diversity programs that ABC offers.


Frank Gonzalez speaking to a packed house

The investment by ABC just to pay their union readers for evaluating the three thousand plus entries in the writing fellowship, which has no entry fee, is half a million dollars. There will be ten winners who are TV writers, and four writers for film, but only a quarter of the entries are expected to be for TV. Deadline July 1st. There's also a little known prime-time TV animation fellowship.

Screen Gems producer Nick Phillips on Sunday, June 10th...

ScreenplayLab presents Screen Gems producer Nick Phillips [IMDB] is a development executive at Sony Picture's indie division. He was a producer for Miramax on the TV series Project Greenlight for the Weinsteins where he produced the horror movie Feast. Sunday, June 10th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose, Hollywood. FREE with RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not email). Note: almost to capacity and will have to cut off RSVPs soon.

ScreenplayLab Party and Gabrielle's Birthday on Monday, June 18th...

Celebrate Gabrielle's birthday at the ScreenplayLab Margarita Mixer! ScreenplayLab co-founder Gabrielle Pantera does the workshop casting, crowd control and much more to make ScreenplayLab what it is. Please join us for a very special night. Network with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. We order food at about 7pm. At our last mixer we had forty guests. Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 385 N La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood. Monday, June 18th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm. No cover charge. RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not email). Birthday gift optional (contact me for suggestions).

Comedy Central VP Zoe Friedman on Sunday, June 24th...

ScreenplayLab presents Comedy Central vice president of current programming Zoe Friedman [IMDB]. Comedy Central series returning this fall include South Park, Futurama, and Reno 911. Sunday, June 24th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose, Hollywood. FREE with RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not email).

ScriptCopier Script Printing and Scanning...

Digital Printing of screenplays from Final Draft, Movie Magic, PDF or Script Ware at only 2 cents per page with free white covers and brads. Script submissions for only $10 per script including Priority Mail or FedEx Ground. Get your own private mailbox with a suite number on Wilshire Blvd. for $12 per month, includes email notification when mail or packages arrive for you. Visit www.ScriptCopier.com or email Maziar at 411@ScriptCopier.com. Tell him Robin sent you.

How to Write a Spec Screenplay...

Can't get started? Want the fast simple guide? Here we go... Think of a great evocative title. Write a treatment (one page max) that describes your story in three acts, with a climax at the end of each act. The first ten script pages reveal the main character and ordinary life. By page ten something extraordinary propels the lead into a new world and on a journey to become a hero. At first, our hero refuses the call, but then has to reconsider. The first act is about the lead character. The second act is about team-building (supporting characters) and our lead training to be a hero. The hero loses the battle at the end of act two. In act three the hero is forced to try again, and against even heavier odds. By an unexpected twist, the hero prevails in the final battle (climax) and returns home as a hero. Length 100 pages. Don't be depressing at the end. Have an empowering moral. Be funny.

What's ScreenplayLab?

ScreenplayLab is more than 1,600 screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. Our mission is to nurture artists on a studio or network track creating upbeat commercial films and television. Each week we have fabulous industry speakers, actor/writer workshops, and networking. It costs nothing to join and our events are usually free. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script in our workshop series or get notes for it costs $39.