Stamp Lab

Remember Sunday night, March 15, Stamp Lab’s T.A.G. will be performed again with three other amazing plays by Natalie Goodnow, Wura-Natasha Ogunji and Jen Margulies.

The amazing Sharon Bridgforth wrote the intro for Sunday’s program:

We are in for something special tonight.
A tasty Artistic treat that is herstoric in nature.
An Offering that is evidence that Austin is a great city to live in.
I am honored to say that I know these Artists.
I am ecstatic to be a Witness.

The Artists on program tonight are breaking ground.  They are not only Working in new forms/intersecting disciplines/bursting aesthetic boarders.  These Artists have kicked past the old guard-thinking that keeps Vision marginalized and privileged.  They have created their own opportunities/have re-imagined Collective Spirit/have taken control of their own destiny and Work.  Through a re-shaping of space/tonight’s Artists are creating bold new ways for us all to consider making and showing Work.   In this they are being of Service for us all.

Tonight is a perfect example of how art can be a vehicle of social justice.  Of how community can be self-determining.  Of contemporary movement building through bridging.  Austin with it’s herstory of grassroots global organizing lead by Artists/women/people of color/queers….is the perfect place to nurture and hold what is being Given tonight.

You can give back by spreading the Word about your experience of tonight’s Work.  By joining the Artist’s mailing lists/volunteering/donating.  Through your continued Presence at events.  In each moment/with every decision you make that is informed by courage and Generosity as you move your own Work and Life forward. Together/We are the Answered Prayer.

Ache.
Rock On.
Strap yo wig.
We in flight tonight….
With Joy
Sharon Bridgforth

From the January 30, 2009 edition by Clayton Maxwell:

The women of Stamp Lab performed “T.A.G.,” an impressionistic montage. A ghost named Nina raves quietly, a strong old woman named Billy rails on social change and gentrification (“I’m a certified Negro,” she says, refusing the label “African-American”), a singing woman chugs across the stage as a train with a 3-foot beehive, and a captivating gay girl waits for the bus, eager to split town. The piece may be baffling, but it is visually arresting.

T.A.G. premiered last night during the Short Fringe portion of FronteraFest. The show was sold out three days before the performance. We are ecstatic that is was chosen by the panelist judges and audience for an encore Saturday night “Best of Week” performance. This evening’s show is already sold out.

Please Distribute Widely

Open Casting Call:
Auditions:
Wednesday, November 19, 7-10PM, ALLGO (701 Tillery St, STE 4)
Performance Dates:
TBA as part of FronteraFest Short Fringe, Hyde Park Theatre; Jan-Feb 2009

Stamp Lab (Cheryl Coward, Ana-Maurine Lara and k. terumi shorb), an award-winning theater collective, seeks to cast performers for the original short play, T.A.G, directed by Natalie Goodnow.

T.A.G. is part of the 2009 FronteraFest Short Fringe, sponsored by Hyde Park Theatre.

T.A.G. is a short multi-media performance piece questioning the impact of transgression, gentrification and liberalism on marked bodies.

Parts:
Nina- older woman of color, frenetic, possibly a ghost
Billy- older Black butch/bulldagger, calm but anxious
Bus- younger woman of color, queer, wants to leave where she is
Train- female, any race, mostly physical, few lines, an entity unto herself

To schedule an audition, submit a headshot & resume. Performers interested in auditioning should come prepared to read sides from the play cold, to do minimal movement work and to engage in group auditions.

To schedule an audition time, email Stamp Lab at hush [at] stamplab.org  For more information about Stamp Lab, visit our website: stamplab.org