JOANNA PARSON & ACTORSLIFE.COM PRESENT "CREATE YOUR OWN WORK
DAY"
A day of writing workshops and performances to benefit the Contemporary
Arts Center New Orleans' Summer Art Camp: Children's Literature will
be presented on Saturday, April 14th at the THE RIPLEY-GRIER STUDIOS
(520 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor, NYC - 212-946-2002) from 10:00 am
until 5:45 pm. The event is hosted by ActorsLife.com and Joanna Parsons.
Immediately after the workshops and performances, there will be a
special edition of Ms. Parson's renowned HAPPY HOUR SALON featuring
performances from Happy Hour Salon alumni. This multi-genre show,
in ten-minute chunks will amuse, inspire, and excite.
Workshop sessions scheduled include Playwrighting
with J. Holtham; Solo show writing/exercises with Joanna Parson;
a Stand-up Comedy Class; Sketch Comedy Writing with Carl Kissin;
a combined linch break/open mic; panel discussion by performers
who will discuss successful projects and how they created work for
themselves.
Suggested donation of $140 reserves you space in three
workshops/panel/performances, $60 per individual workshop/panel/performance.
All donations accepted, ALL PROCEEDS go to benefit Contemporary
Art Center New Orlean's Art Camp, all tax-deductible. For more information
and to reserve your space at the event, visit http://www.actorslife.com/
to reserve your space in workshops. For every $140 raised, the sponsors
will send an underprivileged New Orleans kid to interdisciplinary
arts camp for a week.
The CAC Summer Art Camp is a multidisciplinary camp
in New Orleans. Each day the children will attend classes in theater,
music, visual arts, and dance with professional New Orleans artists
as instructors. All kids from ages 6-14 are welcome, no arts experience
is required.