<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">One being written by our own Rob Rinow--<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>If you're in the area, check it out!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Robin<BR><DIV><BR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><TABLE width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><TBODY><TR><TD height="144" colspan="12" valign="top"><IMG src="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/top_newsletter.jpg" width="650" height="144"></TD></TR><TR><TD width="53" rowspan="11" valign="top" background="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/left_curtain_co lumn.jpg"><IMG src="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/left_curtain.jpg" width="53" height="444"></TD><TD width="22" height="12"></TD><TD width="19"></TD><TD width="198"></TD><TD width="43"></TD><TD width="10"></TD><TD width="25"></TD><TD width="14"></TD><TD width="185"></TD><TD width="13"></TD><TD width="18"></TD><TD width="50" rowspan="11" valign="top" background="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/right_curtain_c olumn.jpg"><IMG src="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/right_curtain.jpg" width="50" height="444"></TD></TR><TR><TD height="4"></TD><TD></TD><TD rowspan="2" valign="top"><FONT color="#666666" size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 10px; ">To purchase tickets call: </SPAN><BR style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 10px; ">(310) 397-3244</SPAN></FONT></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="32"></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD colspan="2" rowspan="3" valign="top"><IMG src="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/cafe_plays_title.gif" width="142" height="73"></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="14"></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="31"></TD><TD colspan="3" rowspan="3" valign="top"><IMG src="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/image1.jpg" width="253" height="192"></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="13"></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="167"></TD><TD></TD><TD colspan="4" valign="top" class="maintext"><P style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">The next monthly installment of the Ruskin Group Theatre's popular "L.A. Cafe Plays" will show on Sunday, May 20th. The "Cafe Plays" are dubbed the "Fastest Theater in Town" because five short plays go from conception to execution in just 10 1/2 hours. The theme for this month is "Delivered".</SPAN></P></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="152"></TD><TD colspan="8" valign="top" class="maintext"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">"In the adrenalin-addled world of L.A. Cafe Plays, playwrights write hyper-fast, actors and directors rehearse hyper-fast, and even the programs are printed hyper-fast," The Times said.</SPAN><P style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Past participants in the "Cafe Plays," as director or actor, have included such luminaries as Dylan McDermott ("The Practice"), Olivia D'Abo ("The Wonder Years" television show and The Odd Couple on Broadway) and Dan Lauria ("The Wonder Years," "Jag," etc.).</SPAN></P></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="304"></TD><TD colspan="5" valign="top" class="maintext"><P style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Although several theaters throughout the country have staged 24-hour plays, Ruskin Creators Mike Myers, Erin Kelly, Michael Laurie and Markus</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Flanagan have upped the stakes and cut that time by more than half. In addition, the speed plays are produced monthly.</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">At 9 a.m. the day of the performance, five writers gather at Back on Broadway, a cafe-restaurant in Santa Monica. Each writer picks, at random, two manila envelopes containing actors' headshots. They are then given four hours to write a seven- to 10-page one-act play that takes place in a cafe.</SPAN></P></TD><TD> </TD><TD colspan="2" valign="top"><DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P><IMG src="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/image2.jpg" width="198" height="151"></P><P align="center"><FONT color="#666666" size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 10px; text-align: -khtml-center; ">Tickets for "L.A. Cafe Plays" </SPAN><BR style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 10px; text-align: -khtml-center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 10px; text-align: -khtml-center; ">are $10. Call (310) 397-3244</SPAN></FONT></P></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="42"></TD><TD colspan="8" align="center" valign="middle" class="maintext"><STRONG style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; text-align: -khtml-center; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; text-align: -khtml-center; ">The directors then take over, meet their actors, and begin rehearsals.</SPAN></STRONG></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="17"></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD height="28" colspan="12" valign="top"><IMG src="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/reviews.jpg" width="650" height="28"></TD></TR><TR><TD rowspan="2" valign="top" background="http://ruskingrouptheatre.com/newsletter/aug2_06/left_curtain_co lumn.jpg"> </TD><TD height="346" colspan="10" valign="top"><TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="maintext"><TBODY style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><TR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><TD width="15" height="346"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></TD><TD width="520" valign="top" class="maintext"><DIV style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">"In the adrenalin-addled world of L.A. Cafe Plays, playwrights write</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">hyper-fast, actors and directors rehearse hyper-fast, and even the programs</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">are printed hyper-fast," </SPAN><STRONG style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">The Times said.</SPAN></STRONG></P><HR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><P style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">The Ruskin Group Theatre, founded in 2002, has not only produced several</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">critically acclaimed shows, it has done extensive outreach, teaching and</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">performing in correctional facilities, boys' homes, nursing homes and more</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; ">throughout Southern California.</SPAN></P><P align="left"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: -khtml-left; ">With its unique location at Santa Monica Airport with ample free parking</SPAN><BR style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: -khtml-left; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 13.3333px; 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border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Robin Russin</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Assistant Professor</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Department of Theatre</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">University of California, Riverside</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">Riverside, CA 92521</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">(951) 827-2707</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">(213) 949-1061 cel</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-size: 11px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><A href="mailto:robin.russin@ucr.edu">robin.russin@ucr.edu</A></SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>