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May 2007 Volume 3, Issue 4 "Goodbye London Hello Prague!" Fellow Bohemians, We have some exciting news! Our show performing in Prague will be the featured show of the festival! What does this mean? Our photo done by Rob Nelson, will sport the cover of the fringe program, the poster, the website, the webbanners, the metro and on 30,000 Boomerang postcards distributed around Prague! The site hasn't been updated yet, but keep checking http://praguefringe.com for our faces! We are set and ready for our Bohemian Schmooze II coming up this Sunday! Our featured London Bohemians include: • A little bit of vaudeville by Steve Seguin • Cello by Igor Saika-Voivod • Belly dancing by Miss London, Simin Bagheri • Skits by Jayson McDonald and Tyler Parr • A silent film by John Bean • A silent auction of local visual artists, including Ann Stover , Laura Mitrow and Chandheeb Rajakumar. Remember to get your tickets online and they will be waiting for you are the door: http://blackhandtheatre.com/bohemians.html Till next time Bohemians, See you at the Schmooze! _____________________________________________________ April 2007 The Strugglin’ Times Volume 3, Issue 4 “Schmooze II" Fellow Bohemians, Well it's that time of year again, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and the bohemians are schmoozing! That right, The Black Hand Theatre Company and Thaifoon Restaurant would like to invite you to the second annual Bohemian Schmooze! This year we will be dishing out the usual exquisite Thai hors d'oeuvres while introducing some of London’s newest artists. So far confirmed bohemians include: Ann Stover, Chandheeb
Rajakumar, Steve Sequin and John Bean. We have a surprise
musical guest who we can’t wait to reveal to you, but
you will have to hold on until the May issue of the "Strugglin’ Times".
We will have door prizes just like last year and even more
ways for you to schmooze. The first Annual Bohemian Schmooze
sold out so make sure you book your tickets A.S.A.P! Tickets
will be available online starting April 6th at: http://blackhandtheatre.com/bohemians.html And for all you curious cats who’ve been following our Prague trip, check out our venue at their website. (hope your Czech is better than ours!) More about the Venue: Till next time Bohemians, _____________________________________________________ March 2007 Volume 3, Issue 3 "MySpace us! " The Strugglin’ Times Our Fellow Bohemians, We've finally broken down and gotten a Myspace. Be our friend, won't you? Check out: www.myspace.com/blackhandtheatre . Check out our number one friend, the Prague Fringe Festival to get a sneak preview of our peers at the festival heralding from 12 different countries. While you're on the net, check out our updated site! We've uploaded three videos of our shows for your viewing pleasure. blackhandtheatre.com/past.html The Black Hand would like to send out special thanks to Kara Evelyn and Tom Blazejewicz for their donations this month to our Prague Fund. THANKS TOM & KARA! They are superstars in our books. If you want the superstar status click on the donate button on our site. Ladies and Gentleman we would like to announce: we have found accommodations in Prague! Our two actors, stage manager and director will stay at the luxurious Ace Hostel in downtown Prague. We still need to buy two plane tickets to get there, so keep those donations coming! Till Next Time Bohemians, Keep on Strugglin' _________________________________________________
February 2007 Volume 3, Issue 2 "Be Our Pal with PayPal!" The Strugglin’ Times Fellow Bohemians, Happy February! We just wanted to give a big thanks to all those who have helped us so far with donations to our Prague trip. Recently we were able to purchase two of our four planes tickets to Prague! Yay! We still have two planes tickets to go, not to mention the cost for accommodation and our venue. We still have $7, 000 left to raise and with May fast approaching we have made it easier for you to donate. Please visit our website and click out new Donate button that will connect you to our PayPal account. PayPal makes it easy and safe for you to Donate to the Black Hand with your credit card in a matter of seconds. So show us some love! To donate come to www.blackhandtheatre.com Speaking of Love, we want to send out a big thank you to the University of Ottawa Alumni Association for their contribution of $300 to our Prague Fund. Their money is being put to the second half of our plane tickets. Attention ACE Card Holders: Now and forever use your Ace Card at a Black Hand Theatre event and receive two Dollars off the ticket price! That's all for this month! Keep on Strugglin' Love, The Black Hand The February issue of the Strugglin' Times has been brought to you by the ACE Card.________________________________________ January 2007 Volume 3, Issue 1 "Come to the Cabaret, ol' Chum!" The Strugglin’ Times Our Fellow Bohemians, Happy New Year! We are very excited to be bringing you the first newsletter of the new year- so here we go! You can see the reading Stephanie Demas' the 34 th Day at the Playwright's Cabaret on January 20 th and 26 th in the McManus Studio. (For those who don't know, the Playwright's Cabaret is part of t he Grand Theatre's Underground Series where 20 local unfinished plays are presented in staged readings directed by Jeff Culbert. One play will receive a grand prize of $500 and will be commissioned by the Grand Theatre to be worked. Tickets to this event can be purchased through the Grand Theatre's website. Hope to see you there! The Black Hand would like to give a big thanks to the early bird donors who have shown their support for Black Hand's travels to Prague this upcoming May. The Black Hand would like to acknowledge Art Fidler, Rene Irani and Verna Germain, Donna Miller and Jamie Richards of Café of Life Chiropractic for their generous donations. Their money is being put to good use going toward the big initial cost of our plane tickets. We still have thousands of dollars to raise before we can make this dream a reality, so anything you can contribute will be greatly appreciated. Till Next time Bohemians, Keep on Strugglin' Love The Black Hand Theatre __________________________________________________ December 2006 Volume 2 Issue 12 “We’re
Goin’ International!” Well, it’s the end of another year and we couldn’t of done it without the overwhelming support from the London community and our family and friends. As we turn the page on our second season, we look back on another theatrical endevour and look forward to some VERY exciting news. BOHEMIAN SCHMOOZE- (Left) Schmooze’s silent auction featuring some of London’s newest up and coming artists, Simin Bagheri, Ann Stover and Chandheeb Rajakumar. With Champaign flowing through the evening, and generous
donations from Black Fly Coolers, Michael’s
on the Thames, Wilberforce Inn,
and Café of Life Chiropractic Studio,
the evening brought proud supporters of the Black Hand Theatre
together. Thanks again to everyone who came to enjoy the
evening with us, and a special thanks to Eddy of Thaifoon
Restaurant for all of his support and friendship this summer. PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND MORE! REVIEWS: “The acting was wonderful and held my attention for the entire time of the play. Look forward to more from this young writer.” “Daniel Sadavoy and Ira Pettle clearly have perfect chemistry in this one act masterpiece by local playwright Stephanie Demas. It is original in its content, witty, and thought provoking on so many levels. I’ll be back for closing night.” EXCITING NEWS!- We are very excited to announce that “Blow This Popsicle Stand” has been accepted to perform at the Prague Fringe Festival in May 2007. We’re going to the Czech Republic! Director Stephanie Demas and Stage Manager Alexis McDougall are taking the new popsicle duo, Londoners; Jayson McDonald and Tyler Parr to Europe in late May. As you may know- a trip like this “ain’t cheap!” Our first Bohemian Schmooze was a great start to raising the money we need to go international- but we’re still short. If you would like to contribute to this trip of a lifetime, we have attached a donation form. Please mail your cheques to Black Hand’s administrative director, Alexis at: Alexis McDougall Please note at this time we cannot provide a tax refundable receiept. Till next time Bohemians, Love, The Black Hand _____________________________________________________ June 2006 Volume 2 Issue 6 A Thaifoon Hits the StandFellow Bohemians, Happy Summer! First we would like to announce the name of our lucky 100th subscriber! Thank you to all those eager beavers who signed up for our newsletter last month—it didn’t take long to hit the big 3 digits. Congratulations to the Saddy Family! You are off to see Blow This Popsicle Stand this summer at the Fringe! Not only is the show on us but we may treat you to a popsicle or two ;) Now… We hope you’re someplace safe because a storm is in the air! The Black Hand is excited to announce its new official production sponsor, Thaifoon Restaurant! Not only is Thaifoon stepping in to help out the bohemians, it is also our official location of the Bohemian Schmooze this July 30th! Kick off this summer’s highly anticipated theatrical performance of "Blow This Popsicle Stand" at our Bohemian Schmooze! Indulge in complimentary champagne, a live tribal belly dance and exquisite Thai hor d’oeuvres at London’s hottest new restaurant, Thaifoon. Tickets are $35 and all proceeds go to sending the Black Hand to Scotland for the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Tickets by phone at: (519) 694-4130 Or visit Thaifoon Restaurant at 120 Dundas Street. Downtown’s hottest new restaurant, Thaifoon, sets out to challenge London’s Dining Scene. Located on Dundas Street in the heart of downtown London. Thaifoon has made waves just footsteps from the JLC. For Dinner Reservations call: (519) 850-1222 ’Til Next Time Bohemians… ____________________________________________________ May 2006 Volume 2 Issue 5 The Black Hand Creative Our Fellow Bohemians, We have been busy little gypsies trying to bring you the following... THANK YOU LONDON ARTS COUNCIL! This past month, The Black Hand Theatre was honored with a grant from the London Arts Council to help fund Blow This Popsicle Stand in this year's Fringe. The money will be put to good use in covering Fringe fees and travel costs... not to mention feeding the popsicles! Speaking of the popsicles, recently Daniel and Ira traveled the grueling distance from Toronto to London to take part in a press photo shoot with photographer Rob Nelson. Check out the Behind The Scenes Snapshots at http://www.blackhandtheatre.com/home/. Stay tuned for the unveiling of Rehearsal Picks in the June issue of the Strugglin' Times. Also on the site, learn all about our creative team on our new Bios page! And make sure you stand by for fancy new headshots... coming soon! It's Contest Time! Well Bohemians, Black Hand has just added subscriber number 80 on the Strugglin' Times mailing list. Now is your chance for you and a friend to win free tickets to this summer's production of Blow This Popsicle Stand in London, Ontario. If you know someone who is interested in signing up, have them visit: http://www.blackhandtheatre.com/newsletter/#subscribe. The 100th subscriber will receive an email alerting them to the next steps. We're only 20 away from the mark, so get 'em to the site! 'Til Next Time Bohemians... ___________________________________________ April 2006 Volume 2 Issue 4 A New Season, A New Change Darling Bohemians, We hope this letter finds you pretty in this crisp new season. There's lots to tell you about so let's get right to it. Welcome to the exclusive announcement of our new name! Formerly known as Bohemia Productions, BLACK HAND THEATRE is continuing its second season! So Bohemians... what does this mean for you? Absolutely nothing! Just a new fancy logo and now we are one step closer to a tax receipt. So, you're welcome! Next... Read about us in the April issue of ArtSCAPE! Just look for our photo, done by by Rob Nelson, and you'll find us! We would like to thank our anonymous donor! Earlier this month, a very generous bohemian donated to help support our "Send us to Edinburgh07" fund. Our sheepishly shy donor wishes to remain anonymous but we thank her for her gracious contribution. The Documentary is out! That's right kids, the Fringe Festival Documentary Starring the Cast of P&J is finally being released. Here is your exclusive look at the doc. Enjoy! http://blackhandtheatre.com/p-and-j/multimedia/documentary.mp4 P.S. You'll need Quicktime. 'Til Next Time Bohemians... __________________________________________________ March 2006 Volume 2 Issue 3 March Madness! My Dearest Bohemians, We hope you are keeping warm on this chilly March day. Lots of updates have been done to the site, so check 'er out We have now added a multimedia page! To view our wonderfully extensive multimedia gallery, please check out http://bohemiaproductions.ca/media/ That's all for now! With the madness of March, expect a big change coming soon! 'Til Next Time Bohemians... Keep on Strugglin' ___________________________________________ Februrary 2006 Being the most nominated company of the 2005 Brickenden Awards wasn't easy, but we are happy to say we made it through. We know it wasn't about who won or lost, but the coming together of all theatre lovers. On that note we would like to congratulate Black Hand's Stephanie Demas for bringing home the gold and coming away from the awards with $500 for Best Original Script for Blow This Popsicle Stand. The award was presented January 30th by Caitlin Murphy, the 2004 recipient. Taken by surprise, Demas thanked as many as she could but she forgot two very important people, Mr. and Mrs. Demas. (Thanks, Mom & Dad!) For photos of the evening, check out http://blackhandtheatre.com/awards/brickenden-2005/. Now on to the Fringe! How could we let the best original script of the year sit unperformed? Good News! If you missed it the first time around, you can catch Blow This Popsicle Stand this summer at the London Fringe! Two weeks ago, we held auditions at the prestigious Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. We saw some awesome talent and met some very friendly characters. Now, a Strugglin' Times Exclusive: the 2006 cast of Blow This Popsicle Stand. Joemosomo is back! That's right, Daniel Sadavoy, winner of the impresario last year at the London Fringe is back with a whole new bag of tricks. Daniel received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Guelph in English and Theatre Studies. He has been seen performing around Guelph in productions such as Serenade and The Lesson. His most recent performance was with George Luscombe Theatre in Lana Turner Has Collapsed. Now to introduce Mr. Ira Pettle! New to the Fringe, but hardly a novice to the stage, Ira studied at Toronto's own triple threat conservatory of performance, the Randolph Academy. If you are a pageant goer, watcher, or participant you may recall Pettle as vibrantly hosting the Miss Canada and Miss Teen Canada International competitions on Rogers Cable. He has also starred as Seymour in Fallen Rock Production's rendition of Little Shop of Horrors, as well as being a part of the cast in PWA Foundation's production of West Side Story. Not only did their talent blow us away, but they are the nicest guys ever. We are so excited to be bringing them to London this summer, and we hope you are too! Until Next Time Bohemians... _________________________________________ January 2006 Bohemia Hits The Bricks Bohemian Friends, the ballots are in: Bohemia has been nominated for seven (that's right, seven!) Brickenden Awards for Theatrical Excellence for 2005. Nominations include:
SO! If you would like to see Bohemia take home at least one award this January, go to http://www.brickenden.org/vote4.htm and cast your final ballot. For more information about the Brickendens, check out their Press Release. The last day to vote is January 13th, so don't be lazy dirt gypsys... shower and vote! On to other things... Bohemia is in need of a logo! Artistic Director Stephanie Demas has designed the new face of Bohemia, now all she needs is an artist to bring it to life! Inquiries should be directed here. This is a paying gig, so if you know anyone, the deadline is February 1st 2006. And finally, we would like to invite all Bohemians, young and old, to come join us at the Brickenden award ceremony. It is sure to be a party, featuring London's thriving theatre community and all the wonderful supporters--like you! So join us! The awards are being presented at the Wolf Performance Hall at the Central Library on Monday, January 30th at 7 p.m. The master of ceremonies will be author and broadcaster Erika Ritter. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Grand Theatre at (519) 672-8800. And dress nice for goodness sakes! Till next time Bohemians, Keep on Strugglin' Subscribe to The Strugglin’ Unsubscribe from The Strugglin’
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