647 stories by "Colin Mitchell"
If you have somehow found yourself here, good, but we just wanted to make sure you know that we have entered our next step of evolution and are now live at www.socal.bitter-lemons.com. Huzza…
David Elzer takes a look at the numbers going forward… 3RD GRADE MATH with DAVID ELZER! So, truth be told, I never made it past High School, lots of reasons why that was the case, but …
This is real, as reported by Roger K. Weiss, who is a part of the ZJU troupe and who currently has a show entitled Witch Ball running at the theater. I didn’t see the actual airing of …
As expected, the reactions to Equity’s latest move are coming from all corners and at a rapid pace. This from the NY Times ArtsBeat section: "We're very disappointed that Equity acted …
Here you go. There are some good ideas here but I expect they will get lost in the outrage. More later when we all have time to digest. From the Desk of Actors’ Equity Association Ther…
That’s right I just wrote about myself in the third person. You know why? Because I have to. Not because I can. Thought that’s important too. So here’s the skinny: theyR…
Both LA Times and CBS News have stepped into the fray in anticipation of the decision by the Equity Council which is basically meeting right now. First this from the Times: Some opponents of…
The Leaders of the Pro99 movement say, stay calm and… Clearly Jon Mullich has far too much time on his hands. Which we are all very thankful for.
Well, well, well… Who will be next in line for the impossible job? And more importantly, who will wear the mirrored jacket at the Ovations? Here’s the presser on this not-so-surp…
Our very own Kevin Delin jumps ship to Stage Raw for this one in a piece called Deceit by Statistics – hey we’ve always been about the individual voice here at the Lemon so it…
In the good news department… The Hollywood Fringe Festival (www.hollywoodfringe.org) announced today that its parent company, Hatchery Arts, will receive a $50,000 grant awarded by the…
A fairly even-handed rendering from Michael Paulson over the NY Times. Here’s a couple tidbits from the article which has appeared in the print edition this morning ON THE FRONT PAGE: …
Not a lot new here, as a matter of fact this strikes me as the stance that the Review Committee has taken for many years now. Without effect. Obviously it carries more import with the approa…
Here’s what. In the ensuing 4 to 5 days leading up to the prescribed meet and vote by the AEA National Council, the leadership should continue to show bold leadership and come out to L…
Here you go, LemonHeads. We got our Mandate. 66% Against, 34% In Favor of the AEA 99 Seat Proposals. Where’s that “silent majority” now? The ballots for the 99-Seat Proposa…
As the Los Angeles based Actors’ Equity membership holds its collective breath in anticipation of the release of the referendum voting results today (estimated to occur within the next…
FEELING THE MAGIC, TOUCHING THE AUDIENCE AND FEEDING THE TROLLS… By Trevor Allen "Cocaine, Violence, an Orgy and Other Tales of Playing Pluto at Disneyland" ran the headline on the LA Week…
Yes, I’ve actually been SEEING some theater over the last couple weeks and not just TALKING about theater. Hard to believe. There are loads of good shows out there, here are some brief…
The inter-waves are filthy with ‘em! Well, only two actually. But they’re good. This one has both Rebecca Metz and Dakin Matthews in it. And this one has the venerable Steven Lei…
Saw this on the Facebook wire from AEA member, Steven Klein. It’s from his blog and is titled, AEA Says I’ve Sinned. It is most relevant – as you will see – to the cu…
Good news! Just got the inside scoop on this puppy. Sorta. They announced it at the last town hall which I missed because of my scattershot lifestyle. Now I’m a tent guy, but this is a…
Good stuff from A-Burn. Shit I’ve been saying this since the whole damn thing began. Ultimately, the landscape will be changed, but the Los Angeles Theater Community will be stronger, …
The Group Rep gets their funny on with AEA’s 99 Seat Proposals. Enjoy. Hat tip, the lovely and talented and beautiful and squeezable – er – Jana Wimer.
Yes, that’s a rhetorical question. The answer of course is: they are afraid of anything that might undermine their concentrated campaign to get rid of the Los Angeles’ 99 Seat Pl…
