The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival
In Association
with
The Fremont Centre Theatre
is proud to present
The 2nd Annual Solo Performer
EMPOWERMENT DAY!
Saturday, August 23, 2014
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(On-sight Registration 9:00 a.m.)
LAWTF will be highlighting all of its workshops and panels as we get closer to our exciting educational event and is kicking off LAWTF's second spotlight for our workshop below:
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
This panel discussion will cover the professionals you need to make your solo show shine from the director and producer to lighting and sound; from costumes and dramaturge to marketing and publicity, not to mention the theatre you will perform in. You will learn how to create a supportive team that will make your dream show a reality! This panel discussion will be moderated by Karen A. Clark, with panelist Karen Aschenbach, Reggie Brown, Brandon Deese, Sky Palkowitz, Allison Queen and Shanae Sharon.
Karen A. Clark is a singer, songwriter, poet, performer, and a Senior Vice President who leads a Segment Marketing Strategy for City National Bank. Named one of LA's Top 20 Black Female Power Players in L.A. Business, by Focus Magazine in 2013, Clark's a reputable leader in the banking industry and making her mark promoting her LP, The Karen A. Clark Project!
Theatrically, Clark has played the lead in productions such as "
Brixton Recovery," "Tambourines to Glory," "Wine in the Wilderness," and has been in ensemble casts for
"Colored Girls," "Little Ham," "Ododo," and
"The Wiz", to name a few.
"The Women" is her second one woman theatrical show. The first was
"A Corporate Affair," produced by the
Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival in 2008. Clark is a Board member with
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival,
Duke Media Foundation,
Educating Young Minds, and
Streetlights. Locally, Karen A. Clark has been featured at such popular venues as
The Long Beach Jazz Festival (Mainstage 2 years),
Central Avenue Jazz Fest,
Pip's, and the
Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival.
Karen Aschenbach (Creative Process Coaching) is a writer, director, actor, and producer whose background includes theatrical work in New York, Connecticut, and Los Angeles, short films and independent features in San Francisco and Los Angeles, a video production company producing promotional media and educational products for Fortune 500 and Silicon Valley corporations, and start-ups. Aschenbach's work has been seen around the globe on television and in festivals from Japan to Croatia and throughout the U.S. She has written many screenplays and short stories, directed for stage and screen and has been coaching other artists for the past ten years. Aschenbach's Creative Process Coaching™ business, which starts with the admonition to "jump into your art", encourages her clients to show their true colors and to first hear then speak from the authenticity of their unique voice. Her motto is that she is an intuitive mirror to keep you true to YOUR vision.
Reginald D. Brown is a member of theDirectors Guild of America, Inc. and an accomplished television writer in the Writers Guild of America, West. His Reginald Brown Productions is a Signatory Company with the Directors Guild of America, Incand SAG/AFTRA. Currently, Brown is serving as a Co-writer and Co-Director on The Last Mambo, a historical documentary about the evolution of Latin Jazz and Salsa Dance Fanatics in the San Francisco Bay area.
Brown is the writer/producer/director of A Profile in Courage: Linda L. Smith, based on Ms. Smith's 3 Volume Journal,"Love Letters To The Lord." Brown has written and directedGreat Women of Color, at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, and is the director of the musical Hattie, What I Need You To Know, starring Vickilyn Reynolds. Brown is a former Co-Chair of the DGA's African-American Steering Committee, and has spent the last 17 years as a Visiting Assistant Professor at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles teaching TV Production Workshops as well as an instructor in Cinema in the Bill Cosby Summer Digital Film Institute at the University of Southern California. At present, he is an Instructor in Cinema and Media Arts at Los Angeles Southwest College.
Brandon Deese, with over eight years of experience in the traditional production and digital media space, looks ahead to create interactive platforms for storytellers of all ages. To date, Brandon has created and collaborated with networks such as ABC Family, HBO, NBC Universal, and, of course the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival.
Sky Palkowitz, known as "The Delusional Diva", is an avant-garde multimedia performance artist and character illusionist from New York. She's performed around the country and all over Los Angeles, can be seen on TV, internet and film, and recently toured Southern CA playing Nurse in Romeo and Juliet with Shakespeare by the Sea in parks to over 25,000 people. Palkowitz just returned from the off-Broadway premiere of her solo show, Calling America: Don't Hang Up!!
Allison Queen is President/Owner of Queen Publicity, a full service public relations and publicity agency providing services and consultations to creative artists, businesses, non-profits, product launches, film and television productions, theatrical productions, book authors and more. Prior to founding her company, Queen interned at CBS Television, Davidson Choy Publicity, and the American Civil Liberties Union. A native New Yorker, Queen graduated from UCLA and also holds a Law Degree. Queen Publicity is often retained by larger agencies on the East Coast and has a reputation for securing excellent media placements and delivering concrete results.
Shanae Sharon (LAWTF Board of Directors) is a native of Philadelphia, PA who holds a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Pittsburgh and is an alumna of the Lincoln Center Theater Director's Lab. Accepted into the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership Program, Sharon was a founding member of the River View Players in Harlem and of the Redeye Theatre Project in Pittsburgh for which she directed several 24 hour plays. Additionally, Sharon has directed plays and stage readings for the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, the National Black Theatre Festival, Black Theatre Network and co-directed a production of Annie for Frick International Studies. Sharon also directed the LAWTF 20th Anniversary Festival, A Perfect 20! and has also written a screenplay entitled, Timing which was selected for the 2009 National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) Writer's Workshop.
EMPOWERMENT DAY offers a day full of information, training, and career advice from industry professionals for anyone seeking a career as a solo performer or contemplating theatrical production in Los Angeles. The day is designed to uplift, inspire, and educate local solo artists.
Participants of EMPOWERMENT DAY 2013 during the Hitting The Road With Your Solo Show workshop.
The 2nd Annual Solo Performer EMPOWERMENT DAY is happening again at the Fremont Centre Theatre on Saturday, August 23rd, 2014 located at 1000 Fremont Avenue, South Pasadena 91030.
We assure you, you won't want to miss this opportunity! Register Now!
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: JULY 31st
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FEE: $75.00
We look forward to seeing you there!
Brandon Deese, with over eight years of experience in the traditional production and digital media space, looks ahead to create interactive platforms for storytellers of all ages. To date, Brandon has created and collaborated with networks such as ABC Family, HBO, NBC Universal, and, of course the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival.
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