Needtheater = Newtheater
This article mentions innovative theater companies, projects and festivals we have had our eyes on that have inspired us at Needtheater to head into our new direction in interactive storytelling. Take a look: Social Media On Stage: Theater Meets Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Tumbler, Soundcloud…
Greetings and Happy New Year from Needtheater!
It was an exciting 2012 for us, as we began moving Needtheater to the edge of theatrical and narrative storytelling. To continue our push to find new ways of telling new stories, we’re asking you for a tax-deductible donation. When you give before midnight on December 31, you will lighten your tax burden for 2012 while lightening our fundraising burden for 2013. It’s a WIN-WIN situation! DONATE…
G.O.Ne is coming!
“G.O.Ne,” our adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s “Good Old Neon” opens in eight days! And it closes the next day, which means you only have a couple of chances to see this powerful piece of theater. Check out our sweet promotional video here And if you want to buy some tickets, head here
More on “G.O.Ne” and The Search for Space
If you pay attention to Needtheater’s various ways of communicating with the world, you’ll know that we recently announced dates for our production of G.O.Ne, an adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s short story “Good Old Neon.” If you’ve really been paying attention, you’ll know that G.O.Ne was produced once before with the title Glint at…
Episode 2: “G.O.Ne” and The Search for Space
Hey, It’s Episode II. Like Attack of the Clones! Let’s hope not. That movie sucked. No, this is Episode II: G.O.Ne and The Search for Space. G.O.Ne is the name of this show we’re about to do (it used to be called Glint and, in fact, we refer to it as Glint in this episode…
Our Next Big Show!
Way back in 2011, Needtheater produced a one-man show entitled Glint for the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Based on David Foster Wallace’s short story “Good Old Neon,” which was first published in the collection Oblivion, the play was adapted and performed by Ian to much acclaim. LAist described his performance as “…truly outstanding…he is precise, provocative,…
Needtheater’s First Podcast!
Welcome to our first podcast! In this, our inaugural edition, we talk about funding for the arts. We had just finished applying for the next round of grants given by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, an exhausting but necessary process that inspired discussion about public vs. private financing, the changing value of arts…
TAPE has been extended through September!
Needtheater and The Smith & Martin Company’s production of Stephen Belber’s TAPE has been extended through September. Set and staged in a real motel room, TAPE runs Tuesday and Wednesday nights, @ 8 and 10pm at the Los Feliz Motel, 3101 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039. It’s directed by Ian and stars needtheater…
About Last Night
Last night, Needtheater had a staff meeting. Josh, Terence and I sat around Ian’s living room while Ian skyped in from Pennsylvania, his disembodied head floating around my laptop like he was Max Headroom. Here’s what we talked about… -We just got a grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Part of that grant…
New Submission Guidelines
WHAT WE DO NOT WANT: Scripts. Sorry. This does not mean we don’t like scripts. We like scripts. We like people who write scripts. We are all for them getting work and getting paid. We’re just not into it right now. So no ten-page samples, no synopses, none of that. Believe us, the blind submission…
