<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br>Erith Jaffe-Berg, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor<br>Department of Theatre<br>University of California, Riverside<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>(951) 827-4418<br><a href="mailto:erithj@ucr.edu">erithj@ucr.edu</a><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">mark valdez <ensembletheaters@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">November 10, 2010 2:07:35 PM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Mark (NET) Valdez" <ensembletheaters@gmail.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Ensemble Theater Festival, Dec 3-5</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(127, 127, 127, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Mark (NET) Valdez" <ensembletheaters@gmail.com><br></span></div><br><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Dear Colleagues,</span></font></font></span><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">I wanted to let y'all know about an ensemble theater festival presented by the Network of Ensemble Theaters: </span></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Micro-Fest: Los Angeles</span></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">. </span></font></font></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Student passes available for $50--regular price is $75.</span></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> </span></font></font></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><i><u><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">MICRO-FEST: LOS ANGELES</span></font></u></i></font></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">How do ensembles create new work? How is the work of ensembles contributing to the canon of American Theatre and the development of an American Ensemble Theater aesthetic?</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_4"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">This December</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> MICRO-FEST LA will go deep into exploring the ‘hows’ of making new plays/performances within ensemble settings. Over 3 days, this national regional festival presented by the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) includes:</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">8 performances </span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">4 workshops</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">3 plenaries</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">& pancakes!</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">PERFORMANCES, curated by LA Weekly's theater critic-at-large Steven Leigh Morris, include:</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">Rumble Productions & Theatre Replacement</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Two Headed Dog</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">The Post Natyam Collective</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_5"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Critical Mass</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> Performance Group</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Watts Village Theater Company</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">The Ghost Road Company</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">w/ ARTBURSTS by Killsonic and Buckworld</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Join ensemble theater makers from across the country for a conversation about developing new work, </span></font></font><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_6"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Dec 3–5</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> in </span></font></font><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_7"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Los Angeles</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">.</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">FESTIVAL PASSES are available NOW!</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ensembletheaters.net/"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_8"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">http://www.ensembletheaters.net</span></font></font></span></a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">See you there!</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Micro-Fest: USA is a national regional festival exploring pressing issues facing the ensemble field. The complete festival includes Micro-Fest: </span></font></font><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_9"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Atlanta</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> (October 8-10, 2010) exploring Race, Culture and </span></font></font><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_10"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Aesthetics</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">; Micro-Fest: LA (</span></font></font><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_11"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">December 3-5, 2010</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">) explores New Play Development; Micro-Fest: </span></font></font><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_12"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Philadelphia</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> (</span></font></font><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289424162_13"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">January 29-31, 2011</span></font></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">) examines hybrid, cross-disciplinary ensemble work. Visit </span></font></font><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ensembletheaters.net/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">http://www.ensembletheaters.net</span></font></font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "> for more information.</span></font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br></span></font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><img height="320" width="138" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="7e5591ac-dfcd-4766-a50c-1bec72288bd0" src="cid:1B5125CF-5516-4E2F-89A1-8DC7003757E3@gateway.2wire.net"></span></font></font></span></div><div><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; "><img height="138" width="320" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="584632a3-9c16-4c34-852b-9576d3fdb3c5" src="cid:88E6B5DC-6173-480E-8B40-C3433694CFAF@gateway.2wire.net"></span></span></font></font></span></div></span></div></div><br><br></div><br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; ">Robin Russin<br><br>Associate Professor, Department of Theatre<br>Director, MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts<br>University of California, Riverside<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>(951) 827-2707<br>(213) 949-1061 cel<br><a href="mailto:robin.russin@ucr.edu">robin.russin@ucr.edu</a><br>http://robinrussin.com<br><br>"I try all things; I achieve what I can." - Ishmael in "Moby Dick," written by Herman Melville<br><br>"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." - William Munny in "Unforgiven," written by David Webb Peoples<br><br>"Hunger is the best spice." - Spike Spiegel in "Cowboy Bebop," written by Keiko Nobumoto</span>
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