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Profile of Timothy
Lone, who is directing
the three short plays
that form NWTC's
contribution to our
collaborative venture
with BGT in February.
Information about
Aladdin, which is being
performed by Pirates
over the coming weeks.
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An overview of the
Complicite Workshop
event which took place
in December 2011 and
information on how
you can take part in
their events and biannual workshops
which are open to all.
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The 10-Minute play
auditions, Shoes The
Musical, dates for the
diary and club
information.
Cast
List
January 2012
One-Act Plays
Our long-awaited evening of oneact plays in collaboration with The
BGT will take place at the
Tramsschapp (Limpertsberg) from
Wednesday the 8th through
Saturday the 11th of February at
20:00. This idea came about well
over a year ago, after a readthrough of the very first draft of
Class Act, crafted by local writer
Celeste Schuh-Koehler*. Tony
Kingston of BGT suggested that it
might be a great piece to perform
in conjunction with NWTC, who
would provide the other half of
the evening’s entertainment.
As keen as we were to make this
happen, there was always some
element of the collaboration
missing - e.g, an NWTC director
and play(s), a suitable venue, or
some performance dates that were
suitable
for
all
involved.
Fortunately, Timothy Lone came
along with three plays from the
David Ives collection All in the
Timing, and Tony Kingston's
persistence paid off in arranging
for the venue on dates suitable for
all. All elements are now in place,
and we’re very pleased to be
making our debut at the
Class Act
Barbara Hall
Lena Hoss
June Lowery
Elke Murdock
Clea du Toit
Jessica Whiteley
Robin Edds
Bjørn Clasen
Antonio Reis
Trammschapp, a multi-purpose
facility that will be transformed to
suit our needs for a four-evening
run of drama and comedy. Mark
your calendars and come along for
a great evening of entertainment:
Tramsschapp, 49a rue Ermesinde,
L-1469 LUXEMBOURG.
*Interesting to note: Celeste’s 10-Minute play
Goodbye Avis, which premiered at our own 10Minute Play Festival in May 2010, was
performed in October 2011 as part of the
Estrogenious Theater Festival at Manhattan
TheatreSource in New York City.
English Made Simple
Ann Comfort
Louisa Graf
Kim Hermans
The Universal Language
Fran Potasnik
Steve Anderson
Sure Thing
Nathalie Jacoby
Timothy Lone
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Profile: Timothy Lone
This month’s profile is
actor/director Timothy
Lone, who is directing
NWTC’s contribution
to the February 8-11th
collaborative
evening
of One-Acts with The
BGT
at
the
Tramschapp
in
Limpertsberg. Tim has
chosen three plays
Timothy Lone
from the David Ives
collection “All in the
Timing” to bring to the
stage. “I am particularly
interested in relationships and the status interplay
between characters. When characters are fighting for
their status in a play, it’s never boring!”
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Tim was
studying for a degree in chemistry when a
friend persuaded him to join a university
improvisation group. He went on to take his
first acting class, and--though completing his
Master’s degree in food chemistry—Tim
decided to continue to study acting. His theatre
training has taken him from Chicago to San
Francisco to Paris and London. There were
three strong influences in this journey. “I was
fortunate to study with Keith Johnstone, well known as
one of the founders of contemporary improv.” The
popular television show “Whose Line is It
Anyway?”
came
from
Johnstone’s
“Theatresports”, exploring techniques to free
the spontaneous imagination of actors.
Tim has also worked with Richard Seyd, of
the American Conservatory Theatre in San
Francisco and Philippe Gaulier, founder of
École Philippe Gaulier in Paris. “Gaulier trained
under and taught with the great Jacques Lecoq, famous
for his teaching method of physical theatre, especially
movement and mime.”
During this time, Tim was co-founder and
Artistic Director of an international improv
group based in Paris—“Improfessionals” – and
taught performance at the University of
Warwick and workshops for various theatre
companies and schools in London, Paris and
Luxembourg.
In Luxembourg, Tim is looking forward to
next month’s production of the Ives’ plays.
“They explore not only the artistry of language and
how it is put together , but also how we communicate
substantial meaning even when the language is not fully
understood.” For a multi-cultural audience (where
English is often the second or third language)
Tim hopes the plays will hit home.
NWTC’s “All in the Timing” will be
presented along with BGT’s “Class Act”, an
original comedy-drama by local playwright
Celeste Koehler.
Pirates to Perform Aladdin
Pirates Productions' next show is
a traditional English pantomime
based on the story of Aladdin.
Directed by Pirates stalwart
Steve Preston, it will take place
over 8 performances in the last
two weeks of January 2012.
Comprising a cast of 30, over
half of whom are not native
English speakers, it features
some familiar faces as you've
never seen them before, as well
as showcasing much new talent.
A riot of colour, well-known
songs and the usual pantomime
silliness make this a date to put
in the diary - an ideal outing for
the whole family!
Aladdin will be playing at the
Chateau de Bettembourg from
Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd
January 2012 and again from
Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th
January 2012 (Thursday and
Friday performances start at
20:00, Saturday and Sunday
matinees start at 15:00). Tickets
are available through the Pirates
web site: www.pirates.lu, by email
to [email protected] or by calling
our box office on 621 784 762.
Creche facilities will be available.
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Complicite Workshop
December 14th 2011
by Deborah Anderson
As
a
prelude
to
the
internationally acclaimed theatre
company
Complicite’s
performance of “The Master and
Margarita” directed by Simon
McBurney--the company offered
a 3-hour workshop, lead by
Associate Director Catherine
Alexander. The goal was to give a
teaching insight into how the
company develops its work. Five
of our NWTC members—Ann
Overstall, Jackie Milne, Daniel
Kelly, Steve Anderson and
myself—were there, along with
other enthusiastic (and curious)
participants.
Catherine led us through a
series of warm-ups and theatrical
movement games, including a
new one for me: a fast-moving
tic-tac-toe, where we progressed
around a grid while bouncing a
ball. Egads. No bruises but lots
of giggles. Then on to our
“homework”—a page of text
from Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel.
If you saw the play, this text
inspired the scene of the severed
head rolling through a crowd.
(Cue the bouncing ball.)
The
text
is
full
of
sound—from the first scream of
the bystanders to the rushing
panic that ensues. A cacophony
of sirens and trolleys and mass
hysteria. (And what is the sound
of a head separating from the
body under a speeding tram?) We
are divided into groups. We are to
create a sound piece. Using the
text as a guide, we can use
anything we can find in the
rehearsal space to present a
sound essay of the head-rolling
scene.
(There
were
no
watermelons in the room, which,
as it turns out, was the choice the
company used on stage.)
Our group closed our eyes, as
the other group offered their
“sound play”. It was amazing. I
would have thought there were
twenty of them instead of seven.
I imagined being a blind person
in Moscow and being caught up
in the hysteria. How interesting
to take apart and examine the
text in this way. Catherine then
lead us in another exercise,
culminating in a interpretation of
the same text using both sound
and movement.
It was an afternoon of
discovery and improvisation and
a terrific preparation for the
riveting evening to follow. The
Grande Salle was packed for
Complicite’s performance that
completely enthralled us for over
three hours. A surprise for me, as
the press description-- a story set
in Soviet Russia and somehow
tied to Pontius Pilate—sounded
so surreal that I wasn’t sure of
connecting the dots. I needn’t
have worried. This company
rocks. Many thanks to Catherine,
Manon Meier and the Grand
Théâtre for organizing!
Complicite offers Teaching
Workshops that focus on the
same techniques the company
uses in its own rehearsals. These
can include the study of the
neutral
mask,
clowning,
storytelling
and
other
performance skills. There are also
bi-annual workshops open to
anyone to apply:
www.complicite.org
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10-Minute Play Auditions
Hurry Get Yourself Along to the Auditions
Open auditions for the next 10
Minute Play Festival will be
held on two separate dates:
Saturday January 28th
@18.00h
Sunday February 5th
@14.00h
Both auditions will be held in
the main building of the
Abbaye de Neumünster: 28,
rue
Münster,
L-2160
Luxembourg.
Go to the reception desk at
the Abbaye and you will be
directed to the audition room
reserved for NWTC Auditions.
Venue: Grand Théâtre.
April 25-27th
Celebrating an enduring
obsession of the modern
age, Shoes is a vibrant and
colourful song and dance
spectacular
that
takes
audiences on a journey from
the lows of the croc via the
agony and ecstasy of the
stiletto, to the highs of the
platform boot.
Written
by
Richard
Thomas, the co-creator of
Jerry Springer - The Opera,
Aladdin
The Ten Minute Festival
Pirates Productions
uses a troupe of actors, of
varying ages and nationalities. 19th-22nd & 26th-29th January
ALL
are
welcome
to Thur/Fri 20:00 Saturday 15:00
participate in the auditions. Tickets: €22/€12
Actors will have the chance to Chateau de Bettembourg
play in several plays or www.pirates.lu
participate in one of several
group pieces planned for this
One-Act Plays Performance
year’s festival!
NWTC and BGT
Please note that, although
8th-11th February 20:00
the plays are short, you will
Tramsschapp, Limpertsberg
need to be committed to a
dedicated rehearsal period over www.nwtc.lu
several
months!
The
production is scheduled for
May 10-12th. Our “get-in” 10-Minute Play Auditions
New World Theatre Company
date at the Kinneksbond in
January 28th 18:00
Mamer is May 7th with tech
and dress on May 8-9th.
February 5th 14:00
Abbey De Neumunster
Auditions will consist of
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improvisations, readings and
FUN!
For more information contact:
Deborah Anderson
Coordinating Director
[email protected]
Shoes, The Musical
Book Early!
Dates for Your Diary
and
choreographed
by
Stephen
Mear
(Sweet
Charity, Mary Poppins),
Shoes
is
a
wickedly
irreverent and affectionate
look at the special power
this seemingly innocuous
item of clothing holds over
many a shoe-addict.
The show is an homage to
the art of footwear, and to
those icons who have made
shoes famous - from
Cinderella to Imelda Marcos.
Info: www.theatres.lu
Shoes - The Musical
April 25th-27th
Grand Theatre
www.theatres.lu
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