Here are the titles of this years One Act Plays:
Looks like it will be a... umm... colorful festival this year!
Here are the titles of this years One Act Plays:
If you're looking for a sure bet for family entertainment, you can't lose with the Empress Theatre's production of Guys and Dolls. The show opens Friday, February 27, and runs every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday through March 30.
Come watch as Nathan Detroit, host of the longest continously running floating crap game in New York, finds himself in a bet he just can't afford to lose, and a situation where he can't possibly win. See the indomitable Miss Sarah Brown try to reform the gamblers on Broadway. Based on the short story "The Idylls of Miss Sarah Brown" by Damon Runyon, with book by Jo Swerling and Abe Bellows, with music by Frank Loesser, this classic musical can't lose.
Directed by Shawn Maxfield, with musical direction by Trent Oliphant, and staring many of your favorite Empress stars, you'll want to reserve your seats early, and come back more than once. And you'll want to bring all of your friends. Call the box office now, (801)347-7373) to reserve your seats. Or click on the link on the left.
Hurry while there are still seats left!
I received an email this evening from Salt Lake County requesting comments on the recently released draft of the Salt Lake County Cultural Arts Master Plan.
SL County Announces Public Meetings
On Cultural Facilities Master
Plan
The Salt Lake County Center for the Arts has scheduled a
series of public meetings to find out what the public thinks about its draft
Master Plan for Cultural Facilities. The 84-page draft plan is posted on line at http://www.slco.org/.
“As our county continues to grow,
facilities to house cultural events become a key factor in community planning,”
says Mayor Peter Corroon. “That is why Salt Lake County embarked on a countywide
Cultural Facilities Master Plan as a tool for future County support for
development of arts and cultural facilities serving our
region.”
The meetings will feature a brief overview of the draft
plan followed by a question and answer session. Comments will be taken in
person or on line, and will be considered for inclusion in the final report, due
for review by the Salt Lake County Council in late March.
The
current timeline calls for the final draft to be presented to the Council for
approval April 7, 2009.
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE
Monday
February
23rd
6:30-7:30pm
East Planning Area
Olympus High School, Art Space
4055
South 2300 East, Salt Lake City
Wednesday February
25th 6:30-7:30pm
Southeast Planning
Area
South Towne Exposition Center, Meeting Room 200A
9575 South State
Street, Sandy
Thursday February
26th
6:30-7:30
North Planning Area
The City Library, Conference Room B&C
lower level
210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City
Monday March
9th
6:30-7:30pm
Southwest Planning Area
Riverton Library, Meeting
Room
12877 South 1830 West, Riverton
Thursday March
12th
6:30-7:30pm
West Planning Area
West Valley Library, Meeting Room
2880
West 3650 South, West Valley City
The draft documents are at the following links:
http://www.slco.org/cultural/
http://www.slccfa.org/pdf/2%20-%20CFMP%20Final%20Report.pdf
http://www.slccfa.org/pdf/3%20-%20CFMP%20Appendices.pdf
http://www.slccfa.org/pdf/4%20-%20Data%20File%20Analysis.pdf
http://www.slccfa.org/form.asp
My favorite part of the master plan is on page 35:
One particular project in the West Planning Area meets a need to serve the
emerging arts scene and population of Magna and the surrounding areas. The
proposed Empress Theatre expansion and renovation could serve the community
arts needs of the West Bench and form the nucleus of an arts district. The
Empress Theatre has rapidly developed as an active provider of programs and
has met with singular success. The leaders of this organization have
demonstrated a strong commitment to revitalize both an historic facility and
the surrounding downtown district. The Empress Theatre project
is included as a Master Plan Project.
Auditions will be on Saturday the 28th of Feb from 10:30 to 12:30. Cold readings only. Please bring resume and headshot (optional) and conflicts.
Show opens April 10th and runs through the 18th.
Ages: Women 12-25 Men 17 and older