Yeah, I know – pot calling kettle black – but hey, Backstage is a publication that’s been around a lot longer than we have and their last couple “reports” on th…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:47PMIf you missed it, you can go here and listen. Tim Robbins and Rebecca Metz on the No Vote, Mary McColl and Charlayne Woodward pushing for the Yes Vote. Frankly, in my opinion – and yea…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:35AMAgain, from the Facebook and Twitter wires, this time from playwright Neil Labute: I’m not known for speaking from the heart. Like many writers, I’m usually paid to use my head and t…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:10AMFrom the Facebook wire and the Twitter feeds, take it away Mr. Alexander: From the desk of Jason Alexander The following is really for member of @ActorsEquity and the upcoming vote regarding…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:04PMCo-creators Jana Wimer and Zombie Joe will be holding AUDITIONS for their scathingly-new URBAN DEATH spectacular (Opening SAT APRIL 11, Rehearsals begin MARCH 21), as they are searching for…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:58PMHey, it’s my blog. I can do what I want. Nyah. Got these three short new Grand Guignol Plays I’ve been working on, Until the Day Breaks, Natasha and Orgy in the Lighthouse; ea…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:55PMI wasn’t there – on daddy duty – but apparently fun – and solidarity of course – was had by all last night. I mean, look at this picture: Here’s a little …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:43PMAt least that’s what I’m hearing. Can’t quite pinpoint on the site where this is confirmed, but thought I’d get the news out to the LemonHeadNation in case you want t…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:33PMThat. Is a very good question. A question that many people I’m guessing are thinking about right now. I certainly am. I’ve been an Equity Member for 24 years, so I had to ask my…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:20PMI know that’s not his intention, A-Burn is clearly Pro99 and against these proposals and is a proud advocate for all types of theater in Los Angeles, but I have to say, in his latest …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:09PMI have wanted to do a little write up on this show The Day Shall Declare It since I saw it last week but I’ve been too freakin’ busy, however, I’ve just been told they are …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:16PMThe Hollywood Arts Council steps into the fray. Check it: March 5, 2015 Mary McColl Executive Director Actors’ Equity Dear Ms McColl, Everyone benefits from the arts. Everyone should be ex…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:12PMWhile I do not agree completely with Steven’s inference that this micro problem here in Los Angeles is necessarily part of a larger cultural war nationwide between art and commerce …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:05PMEquity continues its sneakiness and obfuscation. Not a big fan, folks, not at all. Not sure why y’all need to take this tack, just sidle up and say what you mean and mean what you say,…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:59PMSome bold analysis from Downer Don over at LA Observed and I’m guessing it will not go down well with many in the Los Angeles Theater landscape. Equity will most surely take this and r…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:53PMAnd now for something completely different…for this week’s COW I give you Sacred Fools’ Managing Director, Padraic Duffy, with a solid – and personal – criticis…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:32PMThe artist-formerly-known-as-the-LA-Weekly-Awards – now the Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards (acronym The SRLATA’s?) – will be having its first annual ceremony on Monda…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:52PMYes, even amidst all this AEA shizzle the show continues to go on here in LA and I’ve had the opportunity to soak up some of the magic. Here are a few thoughts on some recent shows I&#…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:08PMAEA Executive Director, Mary McColl, is beginning to put Orwell to shame. At the Special Membership meeting last month, pretty much the entire gathering groaned in unison when – after …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:44PMUhhhhhh… Sean J. Miller, have you taken over Maria Somma’s position as Equity National Communications Director? I mean this latest “news” article was published at 1.0…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:08AMApparently the segment may have aired already and may air again on Channel 2 and Channel 11 at 11pm? Oh, wait, here it is. This is very good news, because this should absolutely be getting …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:02AMI haven’t received one yet but others have confirmed that, yes indeed, AEA has opened up a can of “phone bank” on it’s LA members to try and sway them towards a ̶…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:43PMOh, Los Angeles Theater, you are nothing if not a creative bunch of merry pranksters. This is such a perfect response to this whole mess, hell, I might have to even check this one out myself…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:15PMI’m not sure where to start with this one, but figured I’d offer it up to the sharpened knives of the LemonHeadNation and see if they can make a nice chef salad out of it. Here&#…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:15PMSir Travis of the Michael Holder wasn’t finished. This is his response to this recent posting. From the Desk of Travis Michael Holder: Isaac Butler’s pro-AEA rant in the Parabasi…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:58PMMy father passed away on this day, March 3, two years ago. In his honor I repost the eulogy I wrote and delivered at his memorial ceremony in Colorado Springs days after his death. I post th…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:50PMTravis Michael is pissed and asked that I show you all just exactly HOW pissed: From the desk of Travis Michael Holder: Here’s something I keep thinking watching all this unfold. Ther…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 09:43PMBeing that Boston Court is one of the companies that has been frequently “outed” by many of the people who have waded into this debate – myself included – especially …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:23PMRob asked if we’d be interested in perhaps cross-posting this article from his The Wicked Stage site. We said yes. This is definitely a man conflicted and his energy and focus on the s…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:16PMWell at least they’re paying attention. Here’s the latest I just received in response to the LADCC’s recent statement against the proposals from the AEA machine and its her…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:45PMYes, I used “outsider” twice, cuz this come from a person who is clearly not that familiar with the ecology of Los Angeles Theater – and it shows – but Isaac Butler i…
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