Monday, November 16, 2015

Searching For Production Team for BIG FISH: 12 Chairs

Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts is searching for qualified technical theatre artists to fill the listed technical positions in costuming, properties, scenic construction and stage management for BIG FISH: 12 Chairs.

Contracts for technical positions vary based on commitment and experience and range from $500 to $1200. Although the technical crews are asked to do a tremendous amount of work, Artes de la Rosa attempts to create an environment that is both nurturing and fun while creating a spirit of trust, collaboration, and mutual respect.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN A CURRENT E-MAIL ADDRESS, TWO REFERENCES, IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.    To apply send a résumé with telephone number, and Email address and references to Artistic Director Adam Adolfo: Adam.Adolfo@ArtesDeLaRosa.org  

Materials should be received by December 1st; Interviews to begin immediately and continue till filled.

Assistant Stage Manager / Stage Management Intern
To serve Assistant Stage Manager for Big Fish: 12 Chairs Version. Will assist the Stage Manager in the running and organization of daily rehearsals; will assist in the scheduling and posting rehearsal and production calls and any other stage management duties that are deemed necessary and appropriate; responsible for backstage organization during the productions; and will attend all schedule rehearsals, paper techs, dry techs, and technical rehearsals.

Costume Designer
To serve as one of costume designers for Big Fish: 12 Chairs Version. The ideal candidate will have experience (either educational or professional), outstanding collaboration and communication skills, and a pleasant work ethic. Applicants must display leadership qualities, excellent interpersonal skills and posses the ability to troubleshoot complex problems. The ideal candidate must demonstrate experience working within a wide range of budgets and staffing resources. A degree in theatre is a plus; however, comparable experience will be considered. The candidate must be a team player and have a positive and professional attitude. The obligations of the Designer include attendance of Production Meetings & 1st Rehearsal, supplying the Theatre with conceptual drawings and ideas by equally agreed upon dates; supplying the Theatre with a fully-executed costume design, including colored renderings, costume list, labeled swatch cards, and costume plot (if needed), by equally agreed upon dates. The ideal candidate must demonstrate experience working within a wide range of budgets and staffing resources.

Lighting Designer
To serve as the designer & master electrician for either productions of Big Fish: 12 Chairs Version or Welcome to Arroyo’s. We are seeking artists who possess imagination, flexibility and the desire to work in a creatively charged and artistically demanding, yet nurturing environment. Applicants must be prepared to work within a strong creative team, and to work quickly towards the end goal, while still giving focus to the artistic process. The ideal candidate must demonstrate experience working within a wide range of budgets and staffing resources.

Technical Director
Under the guidance of the Artistic Director, will be responsible for managing the Scenic operations of the productions. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to work on large-scale shows in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Consult with the Artistic Director (and Scenic Designer) on the technical and budgetary feasibility of designs. Collaborate with artistic director and Scenic Designer to realize the production design within budget and on time. Manage all aspects in the planning, build, load-in, tech, and maintenance of scenery. Supervise the installation and strike of each set including any rigging and mechanical devices. Insure proper function, installation and safety of all scenic elements. Create time and material estimates, schedules and other documentation as required. Coordinate build schedule and load-in with theatre administration. Maintain the high quality and standards of Artes de la Rosa. Ensure a safe and workable environment for staff and performers.

Properties Artisan & Carpenter
Will work closely with the director of one of the four theatre productions, working within the parameters of the budget and production schedule; will organize and maintain the properties budget, build and deadline schedule; responsible for the construction of all scenic and hand properties; will assist in the acquisition of all properties for the production and crew.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Artes de la Rosa Nabs 28 Nominations at the BroadwayWorld Awards!

          
Did you catch Artes de la Rosa's productions of TWELFTH NIGHT or MAN OF LA MANCHA? Well audiences loved it - and it shows in nominations for the BroadwayWorld Dallas & Fort Worth Award Nominations! Why not help Artes de la Rosa and take the time to go and vote for our great shows! A complete list of our nominations is below!
 
Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
 
 
 
BEST ACTOR
David Goza - Man of La Mancha
Joshua Sherman - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Jonathan Flippo - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Martin Antonio Guerra - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST ACTRESS
Erin Hardy - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Sarah Powell - Man of La Mancha
Brittany Adelstein - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
 
BEST ENSEMBLE
Man of La Mancha
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jason Solis - Man of La Mancha
Nathan Scott - Man of La Mancha
Adrian Godinez - Man of La Mancha
Adrian Godinez - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Mitchel Stephens - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Brittany Adelstein - Man of La Mancha
Aigner Mathis - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
 
BEST MUSICAL
Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Man of La Mancha
 
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Maegan Marie Stewart - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST COSTUMES
Joshua Sherman - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Adam Adolfo - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST DIRECTION
Adam Adolfo - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Adam Adolfo - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Lisa Miller - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Kristin Spires - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
Bradley Gray - Twelfth Night: A Musical Comedy Carnival
Bradley Gray - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Mark Howard - Man of La Mancha
 
BEST VENUE
Artes de la Rosa at the Rose Marine Theater
 
The Cast & Crew of Man of La Mancha
 

Monday, October 26, 2015

2016 Crazy Love Season

Artes de la Rosa Announces the 2016 Crazy Love Season

In its ongoing mission to bring Latin art & culture to the North Texas Community,
Artes de la Rosa is proud to bring you a season of storytelling that embraces the simple idea that love makes your crazy! Whether it be the love you have for your parents, your brothers & sisters, or that special someone who makes you weak in the knees, there is a single universal truth…Love makes you do crazy things.

Artes de la Rosa Artistic Director Adam Adolfo has aptly named his season of theatre, film, and events “Crazy Love” announcing the season formally Monday October 26.The season, comprised of 4 theatre productions (2 regional premiers), 5 films, 2 community festivals, and a holiday concert,

Adam Adolfo will be celebrating his 6th anniversary with the Latino organization and is eager to reinvent himself with this season. “Artes de la Rosa continues to produce powerful and conceptual theatre with performance celebrating new ways of looking at classic themes. That’s been our motivation for years and this season still maintains that artistic vision but is attempting to reflect on more dynamic character driven stories,” says Adolfo.

“Big Fish”, the first show of theatre season, “is a great example of that” offers the Artistic Director. “We’re excited to be working on a new script by the original Broadway team that focuses more squarely on the character dynamics of father and son. This version of the show has a new song and also a reinstated number that was cut right before the Broadway opening.” Joining Adolfo on the production is long time musical collaborator Kristin Spires who will music direct the production. Choreography will be by Austin Ray Beck who provided choreography for Adolfo’s Cuban Romeo & Juliet and the family favorite, Dora The Explorer Live.

With hip hop making such powerful waves currently in the theatre community across the country, Adolfo will stage 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz’s early work, Welcome to Arroyo’s. In it a Greek chorus of two hip hop DJs spin the tale of a brother and sister’s search for their respective places in the world after the death of their mother.  Alejandro is desperate to make Arroyo’s the hottest lounge in New York to honor the memory of his mother, while Molly’s desire to make her “mark” as a talented graffiti artist is at odds with her new infatuation with a rookie cop.  Their struggle to move forward is made even more uncertain as they discover what might be a secret about their mother that could change the very foundation of their lives and, possibly, the history of hip hop music. 

Artes de la Rosa will follow up with the regional premiere of Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, a musical based on Pedro Almodóvar's classic film. With music and lyrics by David Yazbek, best known for his Dirty Rotten Scoundrells adaptation, the production features a book by Jeffrey Lane. The pair have taken Almodóvar's tale and infused it with their own wry, comic style and an irresistible Spanish beat. Both touching and hilarious, it's a story about women and the men who pursue them... finding them, losing them, needing them, and rejecting them. At the center is Pepa, whose friends and lovers are blazing a trail through 1980s Madrid.

Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues will close out the 2016 season. After a Sold-Out Run in 2011, this epic work of feminine strength returns to the Rose Marine Theatre with a new bilingual English/Spanish staging. This Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, and a feminist happy to have found a man who "liked to look at it."

The 2016 Season will again feature The Louis Zapata Resident Acting Company. Named for former City Councilman Louis Zapata who was instrumental in securing funds to bring the Rose Marine Theater back to its former glory, The Resident Acting Company will be featured in performances throughout the year.

Artes de la Rosa’s 2016 season will be presented at the historic Rose Marine Theater, 1440 North Main Street in Fort Worth. For more information on the season or to purchase a 2016 season membership please visit www.ArtesDeLaRosa.org

The 2016 Theatre Line Up

BIG FISH
Twelve Chairs Version
Music and Lyrics by ANDREW LIPPA; Book by JOHN AUGUST
Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Tim Burton film by Columbia Motion Pictures

March 4 – 20

Press Opening Saturday March 5, 8:00 pm

BIG FISH centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest… and then some! Edward's incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him. But his son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Overflowing with heart, humor and spectacular stagecraft, BIG FISH is an extraordinary new musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre – for an experience that's richer, funnier and BIGGER than life itself.

Welcome to Arroyo’s
By Kristoffer Diaz

May 20 – June 5

Press Opening Saturday May 21, 8:00 pm

Two DJs and an army of Greek chorus hip hop dancers spin the coming-of-age story of Alejandro Arroyo, who owns the newest lounge on NYC’s Lower East Side who’s sister, Molly, has a nasty habit of writing graffiti on the back of the local police precinct. Along the way, their friend Lelly discovers their mother was one of the founders of hip-hop.

 
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek; Book by Jeffrey Lane
Based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar

July 22 – August 7

Press Opening Saturday July 23, 8:00 pm

Both touching and hilarious, Women On The Verge… is a story about women and the men who pursue them... At the center is Pepa whose friends and lovers are blazing a trail from one manic lovers spat to the next. Along with Pepa, there's her missing lover, Ivan; his ex-wife of questionable sanity, Lucia; their son Carlos; Pepa's friend, Candela, and her terrorist boyfriend; a power-suited lawyer, and a taxi driver who dispenses tissues, mints, and advice in equal proportions as they sing and dance through the streets of 1980’s Madrid!

The Vagina Monologues
By Eve Ensler

September 16 – 25

Press Opening Saturday September 17, 8:00 pm

After a Sold-Out Run in 2011, this epic work of feminine strength returns to the Rose Marine Theatre! This Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, and a feminist happy to have found a man who "liked to look at it."

 
The Complete 2016 Line Up

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Film Screening – February 20; 7:30pm                               

When a boy is left alone with his grandfather in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen, the unlikely pair must forge a new definition of what it means to be a family. Portuguese, Yiddish, & Hebrew With English Subtitles Rated PG.

BIG FISH
Twelve Chairs Version
Music and Lyrics by ANDREW LIPPA; Book by JOHN AUGUST
Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Tim Burton film by Columbia Motion Pictures
Musical – March 4 – 20

Dia De Los Ninos
Festival – April 28 – 30
El Día De Los Niños (Children's Day) is a celebration of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. Día emphasizes the importance of literacy for kids of all backgrounds linking them to diverse books and cultures. This year we partner with the Fort Worth Library and Fort Worth ISD for the fun.

Welcome to Arroyo’s
By Kristoffer Diaz
Play with Music – May 20 – June 5

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Film Screening – June 18
A woman's sets out to find out why confront her lover has left encountering his wife and son, who are as clueless as she. Her best friend is afraid the police are looking for her because of her boyfriend's criminal life. They talk to a lawyer, who turns out to be the lover's new lover, and everyone's path keeps crossing each other's in a very complicated and hysterical manner. Join us for this screening and meet cast members of Artes de la Rosa’s stage production with a sneak peek musical performance! Spanish with English Subtitles. Rated PG-13

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek; Book by Jeffrey Lane
Based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar
The Musical – July 22 – August 7

Little Ashes
Film Screening – August 20
In 1922, Salvador Dali arrives at the university in Madrid, 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of Federico Garcia Lorca. The pair draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship not dreamed of by others. It is more than a meeting of the minds; it’s a fusion of souls. Rated R.

The Vagina Monologues
By Eve Ensler
Bilingual Play – September 16 – 25

Dia de los Muertos 5K Race, Fun Run, & Festival
October 29
The DIA DE LOS MUERTOS 5k Race & Fun Run event coincides with Artes de la Rosa’s annual festival which has become an annual tradition for families and the North Texas Community featuring artisans, folkloric performances, and a celebration of the holiday.

Cantinflas
Film Screening - November 12; 7:30 pm
Official submission of Mexico to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015. The untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood, Cantinflas became famous around the world - one joke at a time. Relive the laughter that has charmed generations. Spanish & English With English Subtitles. Rated PG.

 
 
Nothing Like the Holiday’s
Film Screening - December 3; 7:30 pm
It's the Christmas season, and the Rodriguez grown children converge on their parents' Brother Jesse still pines for an old flame, eldest brother Mauricio now has a high-powered wife who is more interested in career than children, and matriarch Anna drops a bombshell when she announces she’s divorcing her children's father. Find out the hilarious and heartwarming conclusion to this modern Holiday Classic! English. Rated PG-13

Mariachi Christmas
Concert – December 16th & 17th; 7:30 pm
In what has become a sellout Holiday Tradition, we bring to you the sounds of the season to your family and friends at Artes de la Rosa’s Mariachi Christmas. With traditional mariachis and special guests from the Louis Zapata Resident Acting Company, you can ring in the Christmas season with a New Year Latin Flair!

About Artes de la Rosa
Artes de la Rosa is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and interpreting the art, lives, and history of  Latino culture for all.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Earning Your Tags, The tradition of #War

Earning Your Tags, The tradition of #War

Or Why Doing an Adam Adolfo Show

is Like Going to War

By Adam Adolfo 

Much has been said about the powerful dogtag image being used to market the Artes de la Rosa production of Man of La Mancha. It is simultaneously iconic, edgy, and elegant. It also is part of a greater story that only actors, designers, and musicians who have worked with me before know.

Ask any actor who’s done one of my shows what it’s like and they won’t flinch as they respond proudly, WAR. What began as a bit of a joke has transitioned into something that is both inspirational and a source of pride for theatre artists.

In the Heights actress and Tony Award winner, Karen Olivo, famously called the process of rehearsal and performance, “Battle”. She says, “My desire to share my experience, my heart, and my pain became a need. Every evening I would call our show 'going into battle'. My cast-mates would laugh or sometimes agree depending on their level of fatigue or illness. However, I meant it. I was at war with myself.”

The phrase actors in my shows use is, “Doing an Adam Adolfo show is like going to war…” it even spawned an unofficial rehearsal hashtag (#war). One snarky actor went further by saying “…specifically the Vietnam war, because it’s all conflict, there’s no resolution, but you know without a doubt something important has happened.” The metaphor for the rehearsal process is oddly appropriate. Tensions are high, and demands are higher. There is a constant struggle to achieve better and produce stronger, and yet the drive behind it continues. While it is not life and death like a solider, the commitment and pride it can elicit are quite similar.

A moment from
Stolen Shakespeare Guild's HENRY V
Several years ago, I directed a production of Shakespeare’s HENRY V for Fort Worth’s Stolen Shakespeare Guild, which I set in a fictional world that combined imagery from World War II with Elizabethan costuming.  The effect was a fairly elegant image of war.  On opening night, I gave the cast a ‘Good Show Gift’, they were dog tags. On the tag was the name of the show, and a line from the script, “How sweet a thing it is to wear a crown.” To say they liked it was an understatement, they flipped out and asked if they could wear them under their costumes… and thus a tradition was born.

Everyone who works on an Adam Adolfo show must earn their dog tag and they receive their tags on opening night.  It has become something that actors who have been through multiple ‘wars’ look forward to, this opening night tradition that signifies accomplishment.

Adrian Godinez, member of Artes de la Rosa’s Resident Acting Company, and currently scarring audiences as The Captain of the Inquisition in Man of La Mancha says, “The dog tags bring back the memories of the show. Dog tags must be earned after weeks of work and dedication.” Adrian is now on his 5th or 6th tag. Faith Hope who received her first dogtag with Man of La Mancha offers, “When you join the military you know full well you are setting yourself up for exhaustion and pain. You know in the end there will always be two camps the ones who love and the ones who oppress but you do it anyway because of the Love you have for this great country. It is no different in an Adam Adolfo show. You WILL suffer, you will suffer tears and pain and sometimes even blood but in the end it's worth it all for the craft we love so dear! We won't always agree with the road taken to the final product but all roads lead to a group of virtual strangers united under the same flag of joy and passion for this art.
 

Earning your tags, just another way that our artists say, “YO SOY ARTES DE LA ROSA”.

Three chances left to see Artes de la Rosa’s Man of La Mancha this weekend! And while here, pick up your souvenir dogtags! #LaManchaFW

Final week this week through May 31st
Friday-Saturday at 8:00, and Sunday at 3:00 pm

For information and to purchase tickets, go to www.artesdelarosa.org
or call 817-624-8333.