Hi all,

we had a call in the office today from a company called Interactive Services Ltd., they are an e-learning company and they are looking for 8/9 male/female Actors for a photoshoot for a client company.

They have specific requirements as follows; female mid 30's; male and female late 40's/early 50's of anglo saxon appearance; 2 male actors and 1 female (no specific age/ethnic requirements); Indian and Asian actor, male, middle aged; African American actor, male late 40's/early 50's and a middle aged Asian actor, female.

The shoot will be no less than half a day and no more than a full day.  Rates will be negotiable but not less than €250 for the half day and €350 for the full day.

The contact person is Margaret Byrne and you can phone her on 01 8111300 if interested. I understand that they will require a headshot forwarded to them.

Project Brand New 2               (24, 25, 26 July 08): Call for Submissions
What will you make?
 
Project Brand New is an initiative for the performing arts at Project Arts Centre. It exists to provide a framework for theatre, dance, music and live art practitioners to develop new work for the stage outside the traditional production model.  We are offering you the opportunity to put new ideas into practice at a developmental stage in an informal environment.

At the heart of this project is the ambition to provide a platform for innovation andexperimentation, and work that strives towards the new. Project Brand New will serve as a springboard to push you, as artist and spectator, in new directions.

In March 2008, 13 pieces across many art-forms were shown as part of Project Brand New's sell-out debut season. Their success depended on the enthusiasm of an adventurous audience, and the passion of over 60 participating artists. We are delighted to present the next season of Project Brand New in July 2008, in Project Space Upstairs and we're dying to know what you will make...

Rising Without Trace is attractively produced and includes many photographic illustrations. The writing is an informative, honest, humorous, and sometimes tongue-in-cheek account of the highs and lows of life as a actor The volume of Laurie’s work is extensive, impressive and varied, from pantomime, fight arranger, stage management to the classics, modern drama, film, television, and radio as actor, producer, and director. He acknowledges most generously the encouragement and help he received from colleagues along the way. On occasions when unemployment loomed large on the horizon, he didn’t just sit and curse the dark, but gathered together colleagues in the same situation, mounted a production and set out with hope and varying degrees of financial success.

Many weighty tomes have been written giving the history of the Irish Theatre and this book is an important addition to that list, giving a true picture of working conditions and salaries by an actor at the coal face. Many of our young thespians to-day would find it hard to believe what it was like, and most certainly would not put up with these conditions. Thankfully over the years things have greatly improved, thanks initially to the trojan work of Dermot Doolan as General Secretary of Equity, and those who succeeded him. Laurie has always been a staunch member of our Association.

In more recent years, first as actor and later as producer and then Head of Drama, he contributed greatly to Radio Eireann’s drama successes, including many awards at international festivals.

The book is published by Ashfield Press and is available in bookshops nationwide, price €20, and on the web at www.ashfieldpress.com.

In conclusion may I say that England’s loss was Ireland’s gain!

Ronnie Masterson