NEW LOCATION FOR PLAYTIME SHOWS

The Play Time Series is currently performing at the Snapple Center at 50th and Broadway through the end of June.

Please buy tickets online or visit TheaterMania
Please do not call the Snapple Center. Thanks!

All questions to info@tsi123.org, please.

JUNE CALENDAR FOR PLAYTIME

Here's the calendar for June!


You can also check the schedule and buy tickets on TheaterMania!

FRAMELESS HEADS, NAMELESS WALLS

I was awarded first place in a PEN Texas writing contest. The piece was Frameless Heads, Nameless Walls. Anyone wishing a copy, let me know (freddiebob1@juno.com). Extremely black, extremely funny.

Frank Bradley

FELIX RACELIS PLAYS PUBLISHED

A Quintessential Evening: Five Short Plays by Felix Racelis has just been published by JAC Publishing & Promotions.

The collection includes:

• Woof
• Uncommon Threads (1st Place Winner, Secret Rose Theatre's First Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival)
• Shhh!
• Post-Matinee Tristesse and
• Home Again

All were produced by the former Playwrights Group, Los Angeles, and have had additional productions in Los Angeles and New York.

For details and ordering info, please visit:

http://www.jacneed. com/JAC/One- Acts/Racelis_ Quintessential. htm

Felix's one-act comedy about two older romance writers, "Forever Fog," also published by JAC, is now available at Amazon.com.

Felix Racelis is a resident TSI/PlayTime playwright.

PLAYTIME OFFERINGS

Here is a list of shows currently scheduled to be presented in the PlayTime series. This schedule is flexible and changes are possible.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 8PM (SERIES 4167)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

THURSDAY APRIL 12 8PM (SERIES 4171)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

FRIDAY APRIL 13 8PM (SERIES 4173)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

SATURDAY APRIL 14 8PM (SERIES 4177)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

WEDNESDAY APRIL 18 8PM (SERIES 4183)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

THURSDAY APRIL 19 8PM (SERIES 4187)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

FRIDAY APRIL 20 8PM (SERIES 4189)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

SATURDAY APRIL 21 8PM (SERIES 4193)

SEEKING BUDS SERIES
70 Min.

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
Written by: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Robert Castle

HE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS BEST
Written by: Luca Rossetti
Directed by: Robert Castle

WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 8PM (SERIES 4199)

SHAKESPEARE CLASSICS SERIES

MACBETH
Directed by: Victoria Gershik
30 Min.

THE TEMPEST
Directed by: Sarah Marck
20 Min.

THURSDAY APRIL 26 8PM (SERIES 4203)

SHAKESPEARE CLASSICS SERIES

MACBETH
Directed by: Victoria Gershik
30 Min.

THE TEMPEST
Directed by: Sarah Marck
20 Min.

FRIDAY APRIL 27 8PM (SERIES 4205)

HELLO, MARY LOU
Written by: George Freek
Directed by: Samantha Ridge
"Inheritance divides a family, but then events forge an understanding."
35 Min.

SATURDAY APRIL 28 5PM (SERIES 4208)

A QUESTION OF ETHICS
Written & Directed by: Lawrence Schwartz
"Two brothers strategize a plan to get their sister's school grade raised but are eclipsed by basic instinct."
30 Min.

SATURDAY APRIL 28 8PM (SERIES 4209)

HELLO, MARY LOU
Written by: George Freek
Directed by: Samantha Ridge
"Inheritance divides a faily, but then events forge an understanding."
35 Min.

SUNDAY APRIL 29 5PM (SERIES 4212)

A QUESTION OF ETHICS
Written & Directed by: Lawrence Schwartz
"Two brother strategize a plan to get their sister's school grade raised but are eclipsed by basic instinct."
30 Min.

ACTOR NEEDED

ACTOR NEEDED for lead role in TRAINING, "The play your personal trainer DOESN'T want you to see".

TSI/PlayTime Series # 4223 & 4227 on Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6 -- 2pm.

Character Breakdown:

DAVE -- Pushing 40, a gym owner/personal trainer. Non-descript brown hair. Big frame, but no longer "chisled". Could be of color. Dave has the "thick" look of a weightlifter who has definitely "softened". Charming, charismatic, likeable, unethical and streetwise. Actor must be facile with LOTS of dialogue and a quick study.

Interested parties please e-mail headshot/resume to director Brian Sheridan --

bjsheridan@nyc.rr.com

SOCCER MOMS FROM HELL THROUGH MAY 12

The Theatre Studio Inc. (TSI) will extend its run of Soccer Moms from Hell through May 12, 2007 with a limited performance schedule.

Soccer Moms from Hell is a breakthrough event that challenges the Clinton-Bush era vanilla culture, exposing the self-serving super-rich suburbanites in a manner worthy of Genet or Ionesco.

Written by Richard Cummings (author of Play On Words, Or the War Will Be Over Soon) and directed by TSI’s founder and Artistic Director, A.M. Raychel, Soccer Moms from Hell is a clever satire and one of this season’s must-see theatrical events.

Thursday and Saturday at 8:00pm
Tickets will be available through Theatermania soon

212-352-3101
www.theatremania.com

SPORTS COMPLEX SERIES

The Sports Complex Series focuses on issues surrounding the sports world on and off the field, dealing with topics such as sports obsession, coping with winning and losing, the strain on players, families, friends, and spectators, and the influence of the sports world on our everyday lives.

Performances scheduled for June, July and August.

Playwrights:

TSI/playtime is accepting one-act play submissions for our Sports Complex series of original one-act plays.

Playwrights send submissions to Artistic Director A.M.Raychel; TSI/PlayTime Series/SPORTS COMPLEX, 123 E 24 St. Ny, NY 10010.

$25. 40 pages or less and $50. 41 pages plus. No Pay. Non AEA.

Directors:

TSI/playtime is interviewing directors for our Sports Complex series of original one-act plays.

Directors send resumes to Artistic Director A.M.Raychel; TSI/PlayTime Series/SPORTS COMPLEX, 123 E 24 St. Ny, NY 10010. No Fee. No Pay. Non AEA.

OPEN CALL FOR SHAKESPEARE

The TSI/PlayTime Classics Series presents scenes and adaptations from Shakespeare’s plays (15-30 minutes): Othello, Measure for Measure, MacBeth, Hamlet, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing and The Rape of Lucrece.

Rehearsals begin as soon as possible, with performances scheduled the last week in April; thru mid May or June.

OPEN CALL: Sunday April 1, from 7pm-10pm at TSI/PlayTime’s new location: 123 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010 (between Park Avenue South and Lexington).

You may also send resumes for future consideration for other Shakespeare plays in July, August and September for the on-going TSI/PlayTime ‘Shakespeare as YOU like it’ Series.

Send to:

Artistic Director A.M.Raychel;
Shakespeare as YOU like it,
TSI/PlayTime Classics,
123 East 24th Street;
New York, N.Y. 10010.

NO FEE. NO PAY. NON AEA.

Also -- See our website, www.tsi123.org for information about writing and directing.

MAIMONIDES -- CASTING, SEEKING DIRECTOR

Maimonides, recently nominated for excellence in writing by www.riprapentertain.com in LA, is seeking a director and cast for a run at TSI / Playtime.

This one act play, authored by Ron Hotz, presents the ferociously funny and frightening aspects of a crumbling health care system - and how it impacts upon several struggling patients and their harried physician, Dr. David Acker.

If you are interested in helming the New York production please notify A.M. Raychel, artistic director TSI, arayche@attglobal.net.

The Toronto production is in the process of preparing for workshops.

JUNG AMONG THE WOMEN

JUNG AMONG THE WOMEN, a three-act play written by Edward A. Nagel and directed by Alan Arthur, will be produced on Wed. Feb 28, and Thurs. March 1, by TSI / PlayTime. at their new space at 123 East 24th, New York City.

This play is an AMADEUS-like historical mystery about the collaboration of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung with the contributions, real and fictional, of the women in their lives: for Freud, his sister-in-law Minna Bernays; and for Jung, Sabina Spielrein, Antonia Wolff and Emma Jung.

The author and director will be present at both performances to discuss with the audience how the play was written and produced, and to answer any questions they may have on this intriguing story about the two giants of early psychiatric thought.

For advance tickets, call TheaterMania at (212)352-3101.

From information submitted by - Edward A. Nagel, Author

Theaters and Rehearsal Studios Available for Rental

Two theaters and two rehearsal rooms are now available for rental. They're comfortable, convenient and pleasant, and available to everyone, whether or not you are participating in a show at TSI. (Of course, the rehearsal halls are especially convenient if you are preparing a show at TSI!)

We have a 99 seat theater and a 40 seat theater.

Both rehearsal rooms have mirrors and one has a piano.

Here the link to the rental details.

If you haven't seen our beautiful new facilities (we moved in last summer) we invite you to call or just come over.

Even better: We have many performances during the week; come see a show and visit the facility at the same time!

Check our website (www.tsi123.org) for all the information!


ADDRESS: 123 East 24 Street New York, NY 10010
EMAIL: aRayche@attglobal.net
PHONE: 212 719-0500

TSI in the News

FROM: TSI/PLAYTIME

Hope you caught the CBS Evening News on Channel 2 in New York, today (Saturday 1/28) at 6pm!

CBS correspondent McGee Hickey presented a very comprehensive article on TSI, the TSI/PlayTime Series, and our upcoming move. Also featured was long-time TSI playwright and director Arthur W. French, III (his play, "Bitter Apples," to play on Sun 1/29 at 2pm and Mon 1/30 at 8pm) and his cast.

Stay tuned to CBS for possible follow-up segments next week! They have taken a SOLID INTEREST in our story!

How To Use This Blog

FROM: TSI/PLAYTIME

This blog is a resource for you to post casting notices, show announcements, reviews, questions, concerns, requests, and news.

Email your posts to us at blog@tsi123.org . We will take it from there.

What is TSI/PlayTime?

FROM: RICHARD CUMMINGS, PLAYWRIGHT

TSI/Playtime Series is unique in New York theatre. It is the only vehicle for new playwrights to have their work produced in a low budget but excellently presented vehicle for discriminating audiences. Not unlike the late, lamented Playwrights Unit of Edward Albee and Robert Moss, TSI/Playtime Series is designed for the playwright, so his/her work can be explored at an early stage of development so it can be revised for future, more elaborate productions.

A TSI/Playtime Series production enables the playwright to participate fully with the actors as well as the staff of Theatre-Studio Inc, in a learning experience that is unmatched anywhere in New York. It is a laboratory of cutting edge theatre, without which the entire theatre scene in New York would be greatly diminished. Were TSI to gain a permanent home, its invaluable work could expand in exciting ways at a time in the city's history when it needs to revitalize theatre beyond the blockbuster Broadway musicals that are aimed primarily at tourists. Without an avant-garde, New York will cease to be New York and will lose out to Chicago and Philadelphia as the leaders of new theatre that inspires and challenges. TSI is the avant-garde; it is without equal in New York. Because of this, it will be able to generate financial support in New York from dedicated persons who want to keep New York as the capital of new theatre in America.

~Richard Cummings, Playwright, author of "Soccer Moms From Hell."

Onward and Upward

FROM: THE THEATRE-STUDIO, INC.

Heard the rumors?

TSI is MOVING. To a better space, with more rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms, and better facilities. We are negotiating to GET THIS SPACE, to better serve the entire theatrical community in New York and nationwide.

If you want to support TSI/PlayTime's expanded programming, in better space, get in touch with us. Head for our website (www.theatrestudioinc.org) where our PayPal link waits for you, or email us at info@tsi123.org, to inquire about where to mail a donation.

And watch the BLOG, for more information as it happens!

First post

WELCOME to the TSI/PlayTime BLOG!

This is set to be an all-new forum for playwrights, directors, and actors to network needs and opportunities. Need to cast a role? Looking for a director? Lose an actor and need a quick study for this weekend? THIS BLOG IS YOUR RESOURCE.

As this community grows we hope to capitalize on the support network that is created here, toward the goal of establishing a cornerstone in the entertainment industry- for playwrights, directors, and actors to devote themselves to consistent work and development.

This site is for all TSI/PlayTime participants to publicize their work and help each other meet their responsibilities with greater ease than ever before, and for return participants to update us on recent achievements!

Get to posting!