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Related Organizations ::


ActorsWork
: Steven Anderson
's studio/production company in Los Angeles.  Steven is a Guest Artist at Green Wood Studio and was an instructor at the Seattle-Orcas Acting Retreat.  If you are in the Los Angeles area, you can contact Steven for workshops, private lessons or other information.  

Artistic New Directions: Colleagues in NY who sponsor workshops, retreats, new works performances, et cetera. Kristine Niven and her summer retreats are the model for Green Wood Studio's Seattle-Orcas Acting Retreat.  It was at AND's summer retreats where Molly Lyons began working on her solo show, A Most Notorious Woman.

Bas Bleu Theatre Company: Salon style theatre in Fort Collins, CO where Molly Lyons' one woman show, A Most Notorious Woman, celebrated its world premiere to sold-out houses and rave reviewsLouise Carnachan & Camille Wooden's show, Mother Load, performed there in a Summer Festival of Hits, and audience feedback, along with roaring laughs, was full of reminiscences of their own growing-up years.

Embodiment Workshops: Our colleague & dear friend, Rob O'Neill, teaches his trademarked Embodiment workshops in his home town of NYC, once a year in Seattle, every winter at the annual Actors' International Retreat Experience and elsewhere internationally.  http://www.embodimentworkshops.org

Northwest Sinfonietta: Classical Chamber Orchestra; Conductor - Christophe Chagnard.  It features thirty six members from amongst the region's finest instrumentalists and performs a wide range of repertoire from Baroque to contemporary composers.  The Northwest Sinfonietta has, in its eleven-year history, been a champion at collaborating with local arts organizations. Molly Lyons, Studio Director, and Clayton Brainerd, Studio Affiliate Artist, perform with the Sinfonietta. 

Pacific Theatre: in Vancouver, BC, Canada where A Most Notorious Woman had its Canadian premiere to sold-out houses.  Molly Lyons also directed The Clearing and The Foreigner there.  Liffy Productions co-op presentation of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie performed there. 

Saint Lawrence Shakespeare Festival: in Prescott, Ontario, Canada where Molly Lyons directed Twelfe Night and performed A Most Notorious Woman in the summer of 2005.  There seems to be quite a link between AIRE and SLSF, studio-affiliated artists who perform with the festival are: Lisa Benner, Dan DeJaeger Ian Farthing, Libby Skala and Deborah Smith.  In 2006, Steve Scott was also at the festival, co-directing Much Ado About Nothing with Molly Lyons.  Ian Farthing was recently appointed Artistic Director of the festival and in 2007 will be seen in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo & Juliet, along with Lisa Benner, Dan DeJaeger, Molly Lyons and Steve Scott. 

 

Studio Affiliated Artists, Groups and Performances ::
Clayton Brainerd
: International operatic bass-baritone, long-time Green Wood Studio student, supporter and great friend. 
www.claytonbrainerd.com

Emi Clark: Chicago performer, a delightful Dom Perignon of an actress, dear friend and our Chicago Area Coordinator for SOAR and Molly Lyons' touring workshops to Chicago.  http://www.emiclark.com

Jon Langrell: Lighting Designer extraordinaire and a long-time friend.  Jon is an emotional painter of light.  http://jlld.com

Off Limits Improvisational Theater: A number of the members of Off Limits are Green Wood Studio regulars. We encourage you to visit their site, hire them for your special occasion or attend one of their local performances.  www.offlimitsimprov.com

Melina Pyron: soprano with Chicago's Lyric Opera, long time Green Wood Studio student who continues to study with Molly Lyons and performs internationally.  http://melinapyron.com

Libby Skala: Green Wood Studio Member, performs her solo show, Lilia, internationally.  Libby is a magical actress and dear human being.  http://liliashow.homestead.com/

Jeffrey Sweet: Jeff is a playwright and teacher who has taught and collaborated with many of the artists affiliated with Green Wood Studio.  He works with the prestigious O'Neill Center and Artistic New Directions annual festivals/retreats.  His plays are frequently nominated for awards.  His books: The Dramatist's Toolkit, Solving Your Script and Something Wonderful Right Away are on our recommended reading list.  Jeff has a great links page.  http://www.jeffreysweet.com

Cristina Villareale: Cristina is a soprano who worked in Mozart's Magic Flute, directed by Molly Lyons.  She is a wonderful singer and fabulous actor.  http://www.belsogno.com/



Actor's Organizations :: Local and National
Theatre Puget Sound
: An organization that is a resource for theatre in the greater Seattle area. Also coordinates auditions twice a year for actors to be seen by most of the local theatre companies (Equity and non-union alike).  www.tpsonline.org

Barbara Rey/Talent Consultant: Good Seattle resource for finding your way around the business, helps actors develop a strategy and plan for a career.  www.creatalent.com

West Coast Actors Resource (one of many): Has references to west coast casting directors, agents, etc.  www.atlantisentertainment.net

Actors' Center: is a service organization for Washington DC area actors and a terrific resource for all kinds of information, regardless of your home area.  Visit them!  www.actorscenter.org

Unions (all of these sites have more links)
Screen Actors Guild: The national screen actors union site. Loads in information about the industry and the unions. Can link to local Seattle union sites.  www.sag.com

Actor's Equity Association: The national theatrical actors union site. Wonderful resources and links. Locally, the Seattle liaison contact is: Kevin Hadley (425) 637-7332  www.actorsequity.org

Writer's Guild of America (West): www.wga.org

Director's Guild of America: www.dga.org

 

Industry Related Organizations and Resources ::
University/Resident Theatre Auditions: www.urta.com

League of American Theatres and Producers: www.broadway.org 

Theatre Communications Group: www.tcg.org 

Onstage: www.onstage.org 

 

Places to Find Scripts ::
This website's Recommended Materials Library.  

Samuel French: www.samuelfrench.com

Elliot Bay Bookstore www.elliottbaybook.com

Seattle Public Library -- did you know that the downtown library has a huge catalogue file of just about every play ever written? Anything published by Sam. French or Dramatist's Playwriting Svc., etc., is in a giant file in the theatre section. Their online service is: http://www.spl.lib.wa.us/index.html

The Plays of William Shakespeare -- see below.

 

Other Publications and News Services ::
The Soul of the American Actor: www.soulamericanactor.com -
a publication which every actor should read, an uplifting and encouraging source of wonder published by a friend of Libby Skala's, Ron Rand. 

Playbill Online: www.playbill.com/playbill  

Backstage: www.backstage.com

Variety: www.variety.com

BuzzLA: www.buzzla.com

BuzzNY: www.buzznyc.com

 

Newsletters and reviews ::

I subscribe to newsletters/reviews published in London and NY in order to keep up on the international theatre scene. It's a good idea to be the smartest actor you can be. In any area/field, there are going to be online news subscriptions that can keep you up to date. I encourage you to find them and sharpen the saw so that your instrument can remain on the cutting edge! Some of my favorites are posted in this section. - Molly Lyons

http://newyork.citysearch.com
Select what info you want to get! (A lot of articles published in the Arts section of the NY Times, which you can also read daily online.)

http://www..officiallondontheatre.co.uk
Either a fascinating website to peruse or an e-newsletter guide to shows on London's West End. 

Other e-newsletters to which I subscribe:
britishtheatre.guide@about.com

mclennan@artsjournal.com
[or http://www.artsjournal.com]

 

Shakespeare Sites ::
The Plays of William Shakespeare: Also has links to other Literary sites -- fun place to visit.
  www.theplays.org

Not only the plays but tons of notes and resources:  http://absoluteshakespeare.com

For those of you looking for the First Folio version of the plays:
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/shakespeare/folio/
- this one has all the spelling and original grammar & will even show you the side by side Folio with Folger version. 
http://shakespeare.com/FirstFolio/

 

This is the company where Studio guest artist, Jonny Epstein, performs and is a company member.