<html><head><base href="x-msg://273/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is an inventive, funny and moving dreamscape of a play. Stu and I saw it on Saturday and loved it. If you're in LA, check it out!<br><div><br><div>Robin</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-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; "><div class="hmmessage" fpstyle="1" ocsi="0" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; "><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; "><div><div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; "><hr tabindex="-1"><div id="divRpF125712" style="direction: ltr; "> </div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="middle"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="middle"><font size="1" face="arial,sans-serif"><font color="black" style="font-size: 8pt; 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color: rgb(255, 255, 102); margin-left: 5px; font-size: 30px; ">or "I Only Appear To Be Dead"</h2><h2 align="left" style="margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 5px; font-size: 20px; ">by Stephanie Fleischmann</h2><h2 align="left"><strong>WATCH THE TEASER<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAAA7BAAVT_A" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong><br></h2><h2 align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(128, 128, 0); margin-left: 5px; font-size: 20px; ">TIX NOW ON SALE!</h2><br><div style="float: left; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAAA-eAAVT_A" target="_blank" style="margin-bottom: 5px; float: left; margin-right: 5px; "><img border="0" alt="Moon Postcard" src="http://www.sonofsemele.org/images/shows/moon/moon_250x400_3.jpg" width="200" style="margin-bottom: 5px; float: left; margin-right: 5px; "></a></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>What The Moon Saw</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is an interlocking collection of gritty urban riffs on five classic tales by Hans Christian Andersen, set in a post-9/11 world:<br><br><em>A bucket brigade of firemen, a fickle mermaid on dry land, a tin soldier and his dancing girl, matchstick visions, a frozen heart, and a moon longing to be seen. And one very disoriented Hans Christian Andersen making his way through a changed world.</em></div><strong>9/11 ten years later, via an idiosyncratic mix of the impossible and the everyday, the mythic and the mundane.</strong><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; ">Originally from Los Angeles,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Stephanie Fleischmann</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is an award-winning playwright and librettist/lyricist based in New York whose work has been produced and developed internationally and at venues across the U.S. She is a co-founder of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAABRSAAVT_A" target="_blank">Latitude 14</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Red Fly/Blue Bottle), and an alumna of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAABTPAAVT_A" target="_blank">New Dramatists</a>.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; ">For more info on the show/artists, go<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAABVaAAVT_A" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>Other Videos</strong><br>On the play's title -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAABX_AAVT_A" target="_blank">VIDEO LINK</a><br>On the melding of Hans Christian Andersen and 9/11 -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAABbGAAVT_A" target="_blank">VIDEO LINK</a><br>On the scenic design and objects -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAABd8AAVT_A" target="_blank">VIDEO LINK</a><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; background-color: rgb(192, 192, 192); "><strong>September 9 - October 9, 2011:</strong><br>Friday & Satuday @ 8:00 p.m.<br>Sunday @ 4:00 p.m.<br>Occasional Mondays @ 7:00 p.m. (see ticketing site)</div><table><tbody><tr><td width="20%"><strong>Prices/Discounts:</strong><br><u>Regular & Student</u><br></td><td width="80%"><br>$17-$25 (buy early and save)<br></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>Tickets:</strong><br><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAABnrAAVT_A" target="_blank"><strong>Buy Online Now</strong></a><br><br><strong>Address:</strong><br>Son of Semele Theater<br>3301 Beverly Boulevard (@ Hoover)<br>Los Angeles, CA 90004<br><br><strong>Parking Info:</strong><br>Free street parking on Beverly and in the surrounding neighborhood.<br><br>Please leave extra time to navigate through the street construction and find a parking space. Street parking is all there is in the area, aside from $5.00 valet at Medusa Lounge which is on Beverly, one block east of the theater.<br><br><strong>How To Reach Us:</strong><br>By Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:info@sonofsemele.org" target="_blank"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></div></td><td valign="top" width="250" style="padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; "><h2 align="left" style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px; ">NEWS</h2><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAAB3SAAVT_A" target="_blank"><img alt="CCF Logo" src="http://www.sonofsemele.org/images/logos/ccf_logo_vertical.jpg" width="60"></a><h3 align="left" style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px; ">SOSE Seeks Applications for the 2nd Annual<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAAB8lAAVT_A" target="_blank">Company Creation Festival</a>.</h3><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">Son of Semele Ensemble is seeking applications for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACAuAAVT_A" target="_blank">Company Creation Festival</a>, 8-weeks of new work generated by ensembles through unconventional means (presented in rep). The deadline to apply is September 15.<br><br>Download the application/guidelines<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACE-AAVT_A" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br><br>Last year's festival line-up can be found<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACHmAAVT_A" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br><br>For photos of the venue and technical specs, go<a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACKGAAVT_A" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br><br></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 153); "><strong>This production is made possible, in part, by a grant from the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACOkAAVT_A" target="_blank">Los Angeles County Arts Commission</a>and the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACQJAAVT_A" target="_blank">City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs</a>.</strong></div><strong></strong></td><td><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACSqAAVT_A" target="_blank" style="float: left; "><img alt="LACAC Logo" src="http://www.sonofsemele.org/images/logos/lacaclogorose_logoblock.jpg" style="float: left; "></a><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=SCyiQAJqAAEAACVcAAVT_A" target="_blank" style="float: left; "><img src="http://www.sonofsemele.org/images/logos/dca_logo.gif" style="float: left; "></a></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; ">Son of Semele Ensemble | 3301 Beverly Boulevard | Los Angeles, CA 90004 |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tickets@sonofsemele.org" target="_blank">tickets@sonofsemele.org</a></div></td><td width="225"><img alt="SOSE Logo" align="center" src="http://www.sonofsemele.org/images/logos/sose_horz_text_black_400wide.jpg" width="150"></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="50%"> </td><td align="middle"><div style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 4px; background-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; white-space: nowrap; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 4px; "><font size="1" face="arial,sans-serif"><font color="black" style="font-size: 8pt; ">This e-mail was sent from Son of Semele Ensemble<br>Immediate removal with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>PatronMail<small><sup>®</sup></small><br><a href="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/uss?ide=ATD-19bXKOokHHjrTvyNP98qK9om" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); ">SecureUnsubscribe</a></b>.</font></font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="50%" align="right"><a href="http://www.patrontechnology.com/lp/lp_gen1.htm" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="This e-mail is powered by PatronMail, professional e-mail marketing for arts, nonprofits & creative businesses." src="http://images.patronmail.com/pmailorg/sonofsemele/clickhere3.gif" style="display: block; "></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><img src="http://sonofsemele.pmailus.com/pmailweb/Impression?eide=ATD-19bXKOokHHjrTvyNP98qK9om" width="1" height="1" style="display: block; "></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></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; "><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-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; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><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-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; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Robin Russin<br><br>Associate Professor and Director</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts<br>Department of Theatre<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</div></span></div></span></span>
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