Black Box Black Blocks

Three Years of Press, but no longer visible online

E.G.D. — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:21:51 +0000

I am disappointed to note that the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Honolulu Advertiser, and Honolulu Star Advertiser archives are no longer publicly available. This, sadly, means that most of the review links I’ve posted on this page over the years are no longer visible, which is a crying shame, because we’ve been delightfully well reviewed (especially our 2009 inaugural season shows!). I’ve been on the internet, trying to find some remnants of our press history, and all I came up with was this:

2010

Honolulu Weekly

2010 Photo Gallery (the personal gallery of our photographer)

2011

Star Advertiser Review

Beware! Even these may be gone at any moment. If you need them for your portfolio, by all means, print them out now. Incidentally, I find myself increasingly more grateful for the “audience comments” page on this site, in part because “Dann” posted John Berger’s 2009 Star Bulletin review. Granted, I’m still not entirely sure it’s legal to have that up here 0_o. Anyhow, happy summer everyone- E.G.D.

A Crazy Year

E.G.D. — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:59:46 +0000

Well, I can’t say this year went off without a hitch, but by all accounts it was a good, entertaining show. Many thanks to the wonderful people who made it happen, and that includes the people who came to watch. Here’s looking forward to a less chaotic fourth season, and another spectacular selection of wonderful new works. Mahalo- EGD

A glorious addition!

E.G.D. — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:38:18 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that we have accepted a fifth dance piece for this year’s program! It has been choreographed by Phoebe Hwang, and the title for the piece is Sideways. We look forward to sharing it with everyone at the end of the month! Mahalo- EGD

Without Further Ado!

E.G.D. — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:57:43 +0000

I am more than a little pleased to announce our wonderful 2011 lineup! We will be producing all four submitted dances and 3 out of 15 submitted plays (and oh, is it a shame we couldn’t do them all!). The show will be $5, and the performances will be at 8:00 PM on June 23, 24, and 25 and at 2:00 PM on the 26. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door of the theatre one hour before each show, and we ask that you please pay in cash only.

Now, without further ado:

Dances:

“Imagine” choreographed by Phoebe Hwang

“The Throne” choreographed by Becky McGarvey

“Bésixdouze” choreographed by Spencer Garrod

And an as-yet untitled tango choreographed by Jackie Okimoto and Daniel Sakimura

Plays:

Director Maseeh Ganjali: To Do Battle by Rosina Favors

Staged Rebellion by Kat Damiani

That Bench, Over There by Richard Ballon

Choreographer Phoebe Hwang and dancer Jason Wong in "Imagine"

Choreographers Becky McGarvey and Phoebe Hwang Brainstorm with Boxes and Light

Selection 2011

E.G.D. — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:40:16 +0000

The dances and plays for our 2011 show have been selected! Details will be posted here, along with publicity photos, later this week (once the playwrights for this year’s 15 submitted new plays have been contacted). Mahalo for your support, and please do not forget to check back soon for the latest information about this year’s festival- EGD (Managing Producer)

Auditions 2011

E.G.D. — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:14:32 +0000

It is very nearly time for auditions, and I have decided to post the information for both dance and acting auditions here. For complete information, please see below:

DANCE AUDITION

THURSDAY, May 20 @ 7:00 PM IN THE EARLE ERNST LAB THEATRE

CHOREOGRAPHERS WILL LEAD SHORT COMBINATIONS SO COME WARMED-UP AND PREPARED TO DANCE DIFFERENT STYLES

BLACK BOX BLACK BLOCKS DANCE AUDITION FORM

NAME _________________________ AGE ______ HEIGHT______ WAIST______

WEIGHT (IN POUNDS)_________ HAIR COLOR________ EYE COLOR________

PHONE ___________________ EMAIL ____________________________________

PLEASE LIST YOUR DANCE EXPERIENCE (training, performances, etc.)

PLEASE LIST ALL CONFLICTS FROM June 18-26:

PLEASE LIST YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING DAYS IN JUNE

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT

IF NOT SELECTED TO BE IN A DANCE PIECE, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO WORK BACKSTAGE?___________

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Actors Wanted!

All Sizes, Shapes, Ages, and Experience Levels

Auditions on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 at 7:00 PM

In the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre

Please come prepared to perform a 1-2 minute monologue of your choice (paper-in-hand is ok). Alternately, there will be a small excerpt for you to read at the audition. Also, please be prepared to do cold readings from scripts that will be provided by the directors.

BLACK BOX BLACK BLOCKS AUDITION FORM

NAME _________________________________ AGE ______ HEIGHT_________

WEIGHT (IN POUNDS)_________ WILLING TO CHANGE HAIR STYLE/COLOR? Y/N

WILLING TO PERFORM IN MORE THAN ONE SHORT PLAY? Y/N

PHONE ___________________ E-MAIL ____________________________________

PLEASE LIST YOUR PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE OR ATTACH A RESUME:

PLEASE LIST ALL CONFLICTS FROM June 18-26:

PLEASE LIST YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING DAYS IN MAY/JUNE

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT

IF NOT SELECTED AS AN ACTOR, WOULD YOU WORK TECH? Y/N

IF SO, WHAT POSITION WOULD YOU PREFER? (i.e. costume/lights) ___________

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Dates for 2011!

E.G.D. — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:45:04 +0000

Aloha, friends and visitors! I apologize for the delay, but without further ado, here are the performance dates and times for our third season:

June 23, 24, and 25 @ 8:00 PM, with a matinee on June 26 @ 2:00 PM

We’ll be posting prices and more information soon. Many thanks, and we hope to see you there- EGD

EXTENTION!

E.G.D. — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:45:48 +0000

We have extended this year’s submission date for new plays and choreographer proposals to April 10, do to low submission volume. A million thanks to those who submitted early and on-time! For those of you who have not yet submitted, thank you very much for your time and consideration, and we hope you will join us for our fabulous third season. Mahalo- EGD

Third time’s the charm!

E.G.D. — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:35:05 +0000

Welcome to the headquarters for the Black Box Black Blocks Theatre and Dance Festival of New Short Works 2011! Please join us in our celebration of creativity and team-art. We are currently open for submissions of new short play scripts, choreography proposals, and director credentials for our third season’s show, and we would absolutely love to hear from you. If you are a playwright, choreographer, or director, please find the rules for submission on the pages entitled “playwrights,” “choreographers,” and “directors” on the page-bar at the top of the page and to the upper right from this post. Thank you for helping us kick off our third year! – EGD

Some Really Good Press!

E.G.D. — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:44:17 +0000

We open tomorrow, and we have gotten some quite lovely press around the island! Here are some good ones to share:

Honolulu Weekly

Honolulu Star Advertiser

Honolulu Now

We hope you’ll join us! Mahalo, as always.