Check out the new volunteer sign at the theater

Company member and office manager, Shannon Lee Blas, just put up a very professional volunteer sign at the theater. It encourages people to volunteer at Rude Guerrilla and even includes business cards that a potential volunteer can take to visit this website.

When you're at the theater be sure and check it out. It's to the left of the ticket window, so it'll be the first thing that patrons see.

Thank you Mitzie, super volunteer

Mitzie just volunteered to help with the upcoming March 1, Artwalk Saturday. She's the first volunteer to snag TWO positions in one show. At this rate, she'll become quite the expert at volunteering for the theater!

Thanks very much Mitzie.

Artwalk Volunteer needed for Saturday, March 1

We're looking for a volunteer or two to help distribute postcards/flyers to passersby during Artwalk Saturday on March 1.

If you're unfamiliar with Artwalk, it's a fun evening where all the galleries stay open late and there's usually lots of entertainment. Many galleries also serve free wine, cheese, appetizers, and other refreshments.

Your shift would be from about 7:00pm - 8:30pm, or until you run out of postcards. You would just wander around, talk to folks about the theater and the shows, and give them a postcard. It usually goes very quickly because you're interacting with lots of people in a fun environment.

You'll be headed up by Scott Barber, long-time company member, award-winning actor, and director. His email is on the CC line of this message.

If you're interested, email me at the address to the left. But do it soon. This position goes quickly because of the food and fun factor.

Welcome Back Stu Eriksen

Stu Eriksen has nearly 11 years of stage experience from the now-defunct Vanguard Theater and recently performed in our production of "The Crucible" as Giles Corey. He has also acted on TV.

Good to have you back, Stu.

Introducing Jonathan Daniel Isco

Jonathan Daniel Isco attended Orange County High School of the Arts. He's taken a leave of absence from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in Manhattan and has extensive stage experience, primarily in costumes/clothing, but also in set design/construction and illustration.

Welcome aboard Jon.

Thank You to Three Volunteers

Our first crop of volunteers have just been assigned:

• Jenni helped the company out today with painting and miscellaneous task. She is now also the Assistant Stage Manager for Arms and the Man.
• Brennan will be handling partial board duties for the show.
• Mitzie is ushering one of the nights.

Thank you all for volunteering. Feel free to relate your experiences in the comment section.

We still have ushering positions left. Any other volunteers?

Ushers needed for "Arms and the Man"

We need ushers for the following days for "Arms and the Man:"

• You get to see that night's show for free, assuming it's not a sell out.
  
• All you have to do is help patrons in the lobby, and do the surveys with them.
• Positions are from 6:30 pm until about closing, which is around 11pm.

These are the positions available to volunteers:

• Sat. 2/23 Gala Usher 2: Free appetizers and champagne!
• Sat. 3/1:
• Thu. 3/13:
• Sat. 3/15:
• Thu. 3/20:
• Sat. 3/22:
• Fri. 3/28:
• Sat. 3/29 (Closing Night):

If you're interested, please email me ASAP using the address at the left.

ARMS AND THE MAN opens Feb. 23!

To volunteer for this or any other show, please apply to be a volunteer by clicking APPLY in the navigation buttons above.

Rude Guerrilla presents the classic ARMS AND THE MAN February 23!

Rude Guerrilla Theater Company is pleased to announce GB Shaw's classic ARMS AND THE MAN as the third production in its eleventh season. Written in 1894, this romantic comedy centers on a young woman engaged to a war hero she idolizes. When an enemy soldier bursts through her bedroom window and demands she protect him, the young woman soon finds herself falling in love with him. Complications arise when the war ends and her hero comes home.

Directed by Rude Guerrilla Company Member Sally Norton, the production opens Saturday February 23, 2008 and runs thru March 29, 2008, for 19 performances at 202 N. Broadway, in Santa Ana. Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 pm. There are two half-price previews Thursday and Friday, February 21 and 22 at 8:00 p.m. and one Sunday matinee performance at 2:30 p.m March 9.

$25 Opening Night Gala February 23 tickets include champagne and hors d'oeuvres courtesy of Bistro 400. For all other performances, tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for seniors and a measly $10 for students with an ID.

George Bernard Shaw was born in 1856. He briefly attended the Wesleyan Connexional School and ended his formal education at the Dublin English Scientific and Commercial Day School. Shaw was almost sixteen years old when his mother left home and followed her voice teacher, George Vandeleur Lee, to London. His sisters accompanied their mother, but Shaw remained in Dublin with his father, first as a reluctant pupil, then as a clerk in an estate office, where he worked efficiently, albeit discontentedly, for several years. In 1876, Shaw joined his mother's London household. She, Vandeleur Lee, and his sister Lucy, provided him with a pound a week while he frequented public libraries and the British Museum reading room where he studied earnestly and started writing novels. He earned his allowance by ghost-writing Vandeleur Lee's music column, which appeared in the London Hornet but his novels were rejected, so his literary earnings remained negligible until 1885, when he became self-supporting as a critic of the arts.

Shaw's plays were first performed in the 1890s and, by the end of the decade he was an established playwright. He wrote sixty-three plays and his output as novelist, critic, pamphleteer, essayist and private correspondent was prodigious. He is known to have written more than 250,000 letters. He became a dedicated Socialist and a charter member of the Fabian Society, a middle class organization established in 1884 to promote the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means. In the course of his political activities he met Charlotte Payne-Townshend, an Irish heiress and fellow Fabian; they married in 1898.

In 1906 the Shaws moved into a house, now called Shaw's Corner, in Ayot St Lawrence, a small village in Hertfordshire; it was to be their home for the remainder of their lives, although they also maintained a residence in London. During his final years Shaw enjoyed attending to the grounds at Shaw's Corner; his death, at 94, from renal failure was precipitated by injuries incurred by falling from a ladder he climbed to prune a tree. His ashes, mixed with those of his wife, were scattered along footpaths and around the statue of Saint Joan in their garden. (Excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw)

"Rude Guerrilla has produced classics by Shakespeare, Gorky, Williams, and Beckett, but until now, never Shaw!" says director Norton. "I've long wanted our audiences to share the joy of his wit and language, so full of ideas and food for thought. Though the title comes from Virgil's Aeneid, and the play was first performed over 100 years ago, Arms and the Man seems as relevant as ever. Shaw's thoughts on the folly of war are well known and at a time when poverty in this country has separated the classes more and more, what could be more timely than Arms and the Man, a play in which a servant girl challenges an aristocrat at romance?

A Shaw play in our small space will prove that his high style comedies can be intimate as well, that his stage realism can be effectively done in our economical way. I have long loved his plays
for the challenge, the humor, and seriousness beneath the comedy. I think our audiences--new to Shaw or not--will really enjoy this one."

The cast of seven includes RGTC members Jennifer Bridge (last seen in THE BALANCING ACT) and Sharyn Case (last seen in WOMEN BEHIND BARS). Returning to the RGTC stage are Sean Cox (last seen in ART) and Rick Kopps (last seen in BEIRUT). Making their RGTC debut are John Byrd, Tanya Raisa Mironowski and Bart Shattuck.

ARMS AND THE MAN's Costume Coordinators are Heather Girten and Sally Norton; Lighting Design is by Trevor Norton; Scenic Design is by Wally Huntoon; Sound Design is by Kristin Elliot; Issa Reyna-Lopez is the production's Stage Manager.

If you'd like to arrange an interview with the cast or director, or want more information, reservations or complimentary press passes, please call 714-547-4688, send us an email at Rudegrrlla@aol.com or visit Rude Guerrilla's website at http://www.rudeguerrilla.org

Window dresser needed for "Arms and the Man"

We're looking for someone to create a window display for our upcoming show "Arms and the Man." Aside from having your creation visible to a busy street, you can highlight this job on your resume.

If you're interested, please email me using the address in the left column.

Board Ops needed for ARMS AND THE MAN

We need a sound or board op for Arms and the Man.

We begin tech Saturday night, Feb. 16, running through the week until the official open on Feb. 23. Shows are 8:00 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays thru March 29, with one Sunday matinee at 2:30 on March 9.

The production will probably run about 2 hours.

Job may be shared by a couple of people, so let us know if you can only do some of the time--we'll be happy to take advantage of you!

There is also a small stipend and if you've wanted to get a foot in the door at RG, a great way for us to get to know you!

If you're interested, send us an email ASAP at Rudegrrlla@aol.com

How to Apply as a Volunteer

One of the finest intimate theaters in Orange County, California, the Rude Guerrilla Theater Company welcomes volunteers of all levels and backgrounds from students to theater professionals. We are located in Santa Ana Arts District on 2nd and Broadway.

If you have an interest in theater, volunteering is an excellent way to explore that interest while learning new skills and having fun.

To apply to be a volunteer, email the following information to the address at the top of the left sidebar:

1. Full name
2. Contact phone number
3. Contact email address
4. Contact street address
5. Why you want to volunteer for the Rude Guerrilla Theater Company.
6. Any special skills and training. Feel free to include a resume and/or headshot if you have one.
7. Areas of interest for which you want to volunteer. (See Areas of Interest below for more information.)

We will email you an acknowledgment once we receive and process your application.

Areas of Interest

The following are some areas in the theater that need volunteers. Feel free to add your own areas in your application:

• Accounting
• Administration
• Chairing committees
• Cleaning
• Computers (specify programs or expertise)
• Costumes
• Dance
• Fight choreography
• Fund raising
• Grant writing
• Lighting
• Marketing
• Music
• Phoning
• Postcard distribution
• Poster design/distribution
• Props
• Set building
• Sound
• Stage managing
• Ushering
• Window decorating

Welcome Brennan Cipollone

Aside from being a full-time drama student at UCI and working part-time, Brennan Cipollone is an actor who has appeared in student films and with Hunger Artists Theater.

Welcome Brennan!

Introducing Jennifer Dillon

Jennifer Dillon has many years experience in assisting productions at Cal State Fullerton, Bryn Mawr College, Powerhouse Theater, and South Coast Rep.

She has also directed at Grand Central Art Theater and Bryn Mawr College.

She was a theater major at CSU Fullerton and Bryn Mawr and is currently working as a design and marketing assistent.

We look forward to using your many talents and abilities, Jennifer.

Welcome Back Christine Tanabe

Christine Tanabe has acted in many films and theater productions, most notably in the RGTC production of Knives in Hens with me. She is has operated the boards for the theater.

Welcome back Christine!

Thank you George and Dickie

Thanks very much to George Pelham and Dickie Copeland who ushered for a couple of nights of The Cut and Beirut.

Dickie wrote to say that she "...enjoyed the company of everyone at the theater. It was... stimulating, to say the least. Honestly, it was a pleasure."

About Rude Guerrilla

Rude Guerrilla Theater Company was founded in 1997 and specializes in "literate, exciting stories brimming with dynamic situations, sharp imagery, brutally honest acting and laugh-out-loud humor."

Location: 202 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA. 92701
Phone: (714) 547-4688

FEDERAL TAX I.D. # 33-0859205
CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATION # 2121428

More information at http://www.rudeguerrilla.org

About the Webmaster

I'm Aurelio Locsin, long-time company member who has acted, directed, crewed, and written plays, primarily for Rude Guerrilla Theater Company. In addition to coordinating the volunteers and running this website, I'm Marketing Director for the theater.

For more information, visit my website at http://rgasian.blogspot.com.