tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14076542978138730732024-03-14T02:41:34.818-07:00Women On StageWomen On Stage explores aspects of performing art: touring; business; performance; development; rehearsal; philosophy; and last but not least, nurturing the artist within.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-15516963633088722962012-01-22T06:20:00.000-08:002012-01-22T06:31:56.365-08:00CS4 and Snow LeopardI know this is a weird post for my blog, but this is for everyone out there troubleshooting their problems.<br /><br />I was plagued by CS4's consistent crashing on my MacBook Pro, intel core. I had crash problems with the following actions: moving layers up or down by dragging; selection on a layer; trying to enter text. These were the solutions I attempted while searching the net:<br />1. bootup in 64 bit (holding down '6' and '4' keys while booting) - didn't work<br />2. booting up in safe mode (holding down shift key while booting), then reboot. Didn't work. I could use CS4 in safe mode, but who wants to switch back and forth all day?<br />3. Turn off file sharing. Delete anything listed in the Shared Folders section. Turn File Sharing back on. Log out, then Log back in - didn't work<br />4. In Photoshop, select Preferences->Performance, deselect 'Enable Open GL Drawing'. That did the trick.<br /><br />I can now do all the above actions in 32 bit mode.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-83229571645670959672011-08-18T05:41:00.001-07:002011-08-18T05:42:12.925-07:00New Seeds Festival 2012Applications are online for the second annual <a href="http://www.newseedsfest.org/guidelines.htm">New Seeds Festival</a>!
<br />Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-17957630726690007162011-03-07T20:03:00.001-08:002011-03-07T20:14:06.925-08:00New Seeds FestivalWell, I have to say, I knew it was going to be a juggernaut to produce a festival, and I am definitely in the hurricane. My days off are 12 hour days between advertising, marketing, logistics, etc. We had a great show Saturday morning on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/SoulTalkRadioShow">Soul Talk</a>. Thanks to Jeremy, Justin and Vickey Lynn for a wonderful time. This morning it was Sheila Kirsten-Hughes and the TSP on <a href="http://wm.wtsp.gannett.edgestreams.net/studio10/201103/07/BLATHER.wmv">Studio 10</a>. What an amazing performance there! Next week, it will be onto <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/grassrootsgroove">Grassroots Groove</a>, and another segment on Studio 10 and setting up the live remote for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/V109FM/130992333578906?ref=ts">v109fm</a>. We've had amazing responses from both sponsors and table rentals. Can't thank all the people who have come out in support of the festival--it is really touching to me all the support I have had from all--Jeremy, Justin, Karen, Mandy, James and Dawn--don't kill me if I'm forgetting your name, I will realize it as soon as I post, but thanks to everyone--this bodes so well for our <span style="font-style: italic;">first and finest</span> women's festival!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-59376665099231915642011-02-06T19:18:00.000-08:002011-02-06T19:23:07.694-08:00New Play New Way Pt 2Well, I have to say, I finished another draft and I seriously need feedback before I do another. Very dark matter, so I'm wondering if the appeal will be to the most depressed segment of the population. Looking at the bright side, maybe there's a lot of depressed people out there...Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-5653436173006224162011-01-13T20:45:00.000-08:002011-01-13T20:51:01.499-08:00Screenplay AnalysisWell...got an analysis back from Bluecat. Gotta say, I really liked the analyses. On a scale of 1-10, both judges gave me an 8 for dialogue--yeay! Now if I could only get an 8 on theme, subplot... :-) Although I disagreed with some of the critiques, overall I felt the criticisms were valid points that I need to work on. Thank you, Bluecat!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-35755638511206087212011-01-07T19:43:00.000-08:002011-02-13T10:06:51.404-08:00New Seeds Festival 2011We have an amazing lineup!<br /><br />Sheila Kirsten Hughes and the TSP Orchestra<br />Tampa Bay Ballet<br />Artist Block<br />Leslie and Company<br />Front Street Dance<br />Robin Savage<br />Blue Scarf Collective<br />Rebecca Levy Dance<br />Sign of Da Times<br /><br />Tickets: $25 advance/$30 door<br />Web: <a href="http://www.smarttix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.smarttix.com</a><br />Ticket Phone: 877.238.5596 ext 1, 212 868 4444<br />Fest web: <a href="http://www.newseedsfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.newseedsfest.org</a><br /><br />Come see smart, socially relevant theatre, dance, comedy, and spoken word!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-89834996785763741242011-01-07T19:20:00.000-08:002011-01-07T19:42:18.780-08:00New Play New WayWell, I have just completed my first draft of my most current play, and I have to say, it was quite an experience. I felt like I was jumping off a bridge. Twenty hours in two days. (After six months of development). I developed it with a different technique, basically you could call it an 'organic' technique. As I wrote the draft, one of the great things was that I knew the characters were moving seamlessly from one moment to the next, so I was extremely happy about that. I do feel, however, that you need to have some form to a script--otherwise you will have no rising action and the audience will not be on the edge of their seats. But I also felt that some subjects you treat will not lend themselves to a clean 'crisis-resolve' ending. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm not interested in writing something that goes nowhere unless that is a theme in the play. After all, none of us really knows if we're going anywhere, it's just what we choose to think. Thoughts?Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-85566754155166089662010-11-24T13:52:00.000-08:002010-11-24T14:28:05.970-08:00Arts Funding in FloridaIf you're an artist in Florida, it's time to get active:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniZpwyBlTQFV6dkIrMC4FIlTCCqNeXLkAxP-5eGrwWW_YWiWxd8qCJLrea7iauTUctSKF9iMSSRZBxMDLH4NQ9T-mR_gKTrzfKKDs_Sr4yAxIIYrMbCA5SiG4Wwc1SQgs54NDrkocKXo/s1600/floridaArts.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniZpwyBlTQFV6dkIrMC4FIlTCCqNeXLkAxP-5eGrwWW_YWiWxd8qCJLrea7iauTUctSKF9iMSSRZBxMDLH4NQ9T-mR_gKTrzfKKDs_Sr4yAxIIYrMbCA5SiG4Wwc1SQgs54NDrkocKXo/s320/floridaArts.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543240656055562386" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-17784953896918254922010-11-18T17:58:00.000-08:002010-11-18T18:07:36.831-08:00Cinematic vs. Stageplay Thinking - TechnologyI titled this post because I think these two issues overlap. Cinematic storytelling relies more on technology whereas dramatic storytelling does not.<br /><br />I am furiously looking for an article I read within the last week about how theatre lags technically. I agree with that. I can't believe how reluctant people are to use technology. Often the protest is that it will take away from the performance. I can see that (and agree) if it's over used. But let's take something simple, like sound. Sound's ability to immediately put an audience in a time and space is incredibly effective. Why wouldn't you want to do that, especially with the impatience of today's audiences?Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-82959228837397379762010-11-11T06:18:00.000-08:002010-11-11T06:23:02.381-08:00Cinematic vs Stageplay ThinkingIn this day and age of technical advancement and shortened attention spans, it seems to me that theatre will naturally move toward more cinematic story telling. Your thoughts?Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-49679256951676926502010-07-23T05:45:00.000-07:002010-07-23T05:47:04.684-07:00Artists Speak to Your Representatives!Hill Staffers talking about the importance of artists making their representatives aware of their efforts in the community.<br /><object width="200" height="150"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wRNblu7Wcko&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wRNblu7Wcko&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="200" height="150"></embed></object>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-713208414661087142010-06-17T11:47:00.000-07:002010-06-17T11:48:02.924-07:00FYI: Women MusiciansSan Francisco's WomenROCK Collective Celebrates Four Years of Empowering Female Artists in the Music Industry<br />San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2010<br /><br />On Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, San Franciscans will pack The Independent to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the WomenROCK Collective, a group that has contributed to making the city by the bay a great place for women musicians and their fans.<br /><br />Founded in San Francisco in 2006, the collective strives to empower female artists in the music industry at the local, national, and international level while raising awareness and money for important causes.<br /><br />Women make up less than ten percent of the music industry and less than six percent in executive, producer or engineer roles. Women who do achieve commercial success are often over-sexualized and objectified, leaving women who don’t fit the mold out in the cold. WomenROCK was created in response to this situation by a group of talented and motivated women musicians, producers, and promoters (including *bernadette*, Valerie Orth, Lisa Sniderman, Sylvia Roberts, Kristin Hathaway, Zarah Gamaldi, Jessie Woletz, Melissa Rapp, Nomi Adiv, Nkechi Live, Vanessa Verlee, Eva Jo Meyers, Marianne Barlow, Abigail Picache and others) who decided to work together to raise visibility and opportunity for themselves and the other women artists in their community.<br /><br />“We are organizing ourselves to work together to showcase our creative endeavors, talents, intellect, business savvy and penchant for community-building and activism,” says the celebration’s organizer and WomenROCK visionary *bernadette*, who is also one of the artists being showcased at The Independent.<br /><br />Since its inception, WomenROCK has presented monthly showcase performances and special one-off shows in San Francisco, and has raised money for Bay Area and national organizations, including IMPACT Bay Area, Breast Cancer Action, Blue Bear School of Music, Women’s Community Clinic, and more.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-87640976288215088152010-06-16T13:48:00.000-07:002010-06-16T13:54:11.062-07:00New Seeds Salon SurveyIf you've been to the Salon, please help us make it better by taking our <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDluNE1xS3FFUzkyQjFJb3lFZ2pLbmc6MQ">survey.</a>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-40384052679531971142010-06-15T20:21:00.000-07:002010-06-15T20:27:25.263-07:00ScriptwritingWell, I've been working hard at polishing my latest script. (Deadlines...deadlines.) Again, it's so important to have your characters drawn well (background, goal, need, flaw) to write them naturally into the script. I'm also making sure that their actions coincide with their character, and that I successfully draw the logical ramifications of my other characters to that action. If this doesn't make sense, I guess I'm just lost in writer's world. Anyway, I can see the script really taking shape and I am sooo stoked to workshop it next month. (Maybe I shouldn't be, I will be made painfully aware of all my mistakes...) But that's the editing process, isn't it!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-39242691674376834272010-06-15T20:20:00.001-07:002010-06-15T20:21:33.919-07:00New Seeds Salon - June - Camelot FoundationJune's Topic: Camelot Foundation: A community-based think tank. Neil Cosentino will be presenting. Mr. Cosentino is a retired USAF Major and a founding member of the Camelot Foundation, a community-based, public interest think tank. He is also part of the LPFM Project in Tampa a local initiative of the Prometheus Project.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-36925556416047737952010-05-23T19:50:00.000-07:002010-05-23T19:54:58.216-07:00PlaywritingSpent 9 hours on my play (fourth or fifth draft). First two putzing around while I wrangled with a scene that wasn't working, then whammo! I can never wait for the surge to come, when you have a mind-meld with your script, and you know the characters so well that you know exactly what they need to be doing in each scene, and any change in a scene you instantly know where it has to be changed both forward and backward. I needed this--I haven't been able to work on the script for awhile, and it was a great shot in the arm.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-12666082265353253582010-05-23T19:43:00.000-07:002010-05-23T19:49:59.124-07:00Dramatist GuildGreat news from the Guild: anyone who has had a play produced in the US or Canada can now become a guild member. I think it's great that the Guild is recognizing that there is a huge market outside of NY. In DG's words: "limiting Active Membership to writes who have had a Broadway, off-Broadway, or major regional production is outdated, over-exclusionary and no longer reflects the way contemporary theatre works and the more varied, national venues where playwrights' work is presented". Finally, for those of us outside of NY--here's a nod!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-9141979408145642422010-04-26T21:17:00.001-07:002010-04-26T21:58:45.419-07:00Seattle's Creative Vitality IndexWhile reading through CVI again, I noticed that 60% of the index is Community Arts Participation Index. It is comprised of these factors:<br /><br />-Non-profit arts organization income (10%)<br />- Non-profit “arts-active” organization income (10%)<br />- Per capita bookstore and record store sales (8%)<br />- Per capita music store sales of instruments and equipment (8%)<br />- Per capita photography store sales (8%)<br />- Motion picture theater attendance (8%)<br />- Museum and art gallery revenues (8%)<br /><br />My question is this: do you think this is an accurate picture of arts participation? What does arts participation mean to you?Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-13189425472484804702010-04-16T22:44:00.000-07:002010-04-16T22:50:46.056-07:00Arts Think Tank IIAs I have been conversing with various artists about this idea of an arts think tank, it occurs to me that the first order of business should be 1) looking at the Tampa Bay area in the context of what is and what is not working for the artists outside of the big houses; 2) define the economic impact using newer, sustainability measures; and 3) making arts councils aware of these new measures and request that they be considered criteria of the grant-making package.<br /><br />Most likely we will need meetings to achieve these goals, in addition to a yearly conference.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-89398646277453028362010-04-09T19:31:00.000-07:002010-04-09T20:14:05.342-07:00Arts Think Tank<span style="font-family:arial;">After reading<a href="http://theatreideas.blogspot.com/"> Scott Walters</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> and </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.apoorplayer.net/">Tom Loughlin</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > for awhile now, it has occurred to me that perhaps an advocacy think tank for the arts is in order.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > Advocacy think tanks, unlike older (supposedly) non-partisan ones combine ideological bent with aggressive salesmanship in an effort to influence current policy debate. Then I'm reading </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" class="author" ><a href="http://blog.artsusa.org/?author=122%22">Michael R. Gagliardo</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >'s post on ARTSblog, and walla! He's talking about </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://blog.artsusa.org/2010/04/09/how-do-we-sell-music-education/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Influencing policy at the local, state, and national levels">Influencing policy at the local, state, and national levels </a>Sounds a lot like think tank speak to me. </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > It's great to read all these new ideas (localization, arts education etc.) in the blogosphere, but perhaps it's time for a definitive paper that delineates these ideas on paper and an effort be made toward making the media and public aware of them.</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > After a quick check on the net, I see <a href="http://collectiveartsthinktank.blogspot.com/">Collective Arts Think Tank</a> which is encouraging because they have had meetings that include presenters, a critic, artists, service organizations and grant-makers. </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >I know </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.paulmullin.org/just-wrought/">Paul Mullins</a> had spoken of a discussion recently with the comment that talk is cheap, so perhaps creating a think tank in Seattle with various representatives of the artistic community would be more influential. Perhaps steps have been made out there that I am not aware of. I would be happy to hear about these initiatives.</span>Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-78889754978172763242010-04-04T21:10:00.000-07:002010-04-04T21:12:17.345-07:00New Seeds Salon - Apr - GuantanamoDon't miss this one! <br /><br />Guantanamo and Terrorism from a Civil Liberties and National Security Perspective. Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pheneger</span> will be presenting. <br /><br />Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pheneger</span>, Colonel, US Army (R), represents Florida on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ACLU's</span> National Board and, until this month, served on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ACLU's</span> National Executive Committee. He frequently serves as a public spokesperson for the ACLU of Florida on issues involving civil liberties and national security.<br /><br />Salon starts at 9, presentation at 9:30!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-35726142078397377422010-03-22T17:06:00.001-07:002010-03-22T17:08:50.161-07:00New Seeds Salon - Mar 2010A great night Thursday night! The Corporate Personhood presentation was followed by an enlightening discussion with intelligent perspectives from everyone involved. QFraz and Naj performed excellent poetry on thestate of society today; and Shannon also read poetry. Thanks to everyone who came out! Next mic Apr 15th! Keep abreast of the salon <a href="http://www.newseedsfest.org/manage.php">here</a>.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-50038259229964862602010-02-26T15:29:00.000-08:002010-02-26T15:31:54.539-08:00New Seeds Mic - Mar - Corporate PersonhoodMark your calendars! In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling on corporate funding, March's topic will be on the legal "personhood" status of corporations and its ramifications.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-1295876423469514822010-02-26T15:28:00.001-08:002010-02-26T15:29:04.947-08:00New Seeds Mic - Feb - Mass Media and the Sexual Exploitation of WomenAnother amazing night! Vanessa Brown gave a great presentation on Mass Media and the Sexual Exploitation of Women. In the ensuing discussion, she related a poignant personal story about a 14-year old caught up in a world of stripping and gangs. Issues brought up were: the pros and cons of stripping; and is the exploitation of women a consumer driven event? Venus Jones presented challenging pieces, including one on the female paradigm of beauty and another on getting attention through violence. Robin presented comedy ranging from motherhood issues to Iraq. Vanessa sang her wonderful "Ten Past Eight", and "Slipping Through". Suzanne presented pieces on women's images in the media and pay and the women's psyche.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407654297813873073.post-16971243108661491542010-02-17T06:57:00.001-08:002010-02-17T22:30:34.529-08:00Women Ski Jumpers Frozen Out of OlympicsCheck it out on <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35320777#35320777">MSNBC</a>.<br /><br />The world record for that Olympic hill is held by a woman,<br />Lindsay Van, yet she can't compete.<br /><br />What's astounding is after going through the courts to change<br />this, Dick Pound's (from the IOC) arrogance.<br /><br />He says, "Perhaps it's disappointing, even frustrating..." If it<br />were a man's athletic career he was talking about, would he<br />be so trite?<br /><br />He goes on to say perhaps it will take longer to accept the<br />women if they embarass us. <br /><br />Did you not embarass yourself first by excluding the women?<br /><br />Astounding, absolutely astounding...Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09029397087900735501noreply@blogger.com0