[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Seeking collaborators for benefit performance in Urbana, IL

[Brussel Morton K.]

FYI.  --mkb

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> From: David Agro <davidpa at levyarts.com>
> Date: April 3, 2008 10:12:24 PM CDT
> To: brussel at uiuc.edu
> Subject: Seeking collaborators for benefit performance in Urbana, IL
>
> Dear Morton Brussel,
>
> I am contacting you again because we need your help. You might  
> remember us. For nearly 3 years we have been touring Howard Zinn's  
> MARX IN SOHO. We are currently in search of people, organizations,  
> community spaces, or theaters interested in collaborating with us  
> on a benefit performance of Howard Zinn’s wonderful play. We have  
> been fortunate, during our travels, to support socially conscious  
> initiatives locally and globally. We have had great success using  
> the play to help organizations raise money and stimulate community  
> involvement to aid them in achieving their goals. We will be  
> touring the United States and Canada this summer and would  
> appreciate any help you can offer us in finding people to  
> collaborate with.
>
>
> Howard Zinn's is most known for his book, A People's History,  
> offering an alternative and enlightening perspective of American  
> history. The play, "Marx in Soho," focuses on Karl Marx, giving the  
> audience an intimate encounter with Marx the man and his theories.  
> (You can find out more about the play at www.levyarts.com <http:// 
> www.levyarts.com>) This play is wonderful for a number of reasons.  
> In addition to being both entertaining and enlightening, it urges  
> people to get involved.
>
> We have been touring this show for nearly 3 years, and we have had  
> great success using it to help organizations (both large and small)  
> raise money as well as community interest in their endeavors. We  
> have found that when promoted well, a short benefit performance run  
> (2 to 3 performances) can easily bring in between $3,000 and  
> $6,000. With more extended performance runs, this can increase even  
> more. Having worked as activists ourselves, we know how valuable  
> community interest and funds are to achieve one’s goals. We feel  
> very blessed that we are able to help.
>
> Jerry Levy, who plays Karl Marx in the play, comes to the stage  
> with years
> of experience as an actor and director in addition to being a  
> professor of sociology
> at Marlboro College in Vermont. www.marlboro.edu <http:// 
> www.marlboro.edu>. Since his first performance
> of “Marx In Soho” he has performed Zinn's play in Cafés, Theaters,  
> and classrooms
> across the United State, Canada, and Europe! (www.levyarts.com  
> <http://www.levyarts.com> to see a list of our previous  
> performances) The play humanizes Marx but also sets the stage for  
> stimulating dialogue about the relevance of his theories today,  
> making it a rewarding and entertaining experience. Often times the  
> audience finds the discussions after the performance as rewarding  
> as the actual play itself. As Jerry Levy is also a professor, he is  
> often asked to lead a discussion after the performance helping  
> connect the themes in the play, to those an organization is  
> involved in addressing through their work.
>
> How large is this production? What kind of space will we need?  
> Check out the booking section of our website and you will see that  
> this one-man show is extremely flexible and lends itself to venues  
> both big and small.
>
> What do we require to come and do a benefit performance? Well first  
> we need a cause, which is not hard to find! Of course we also need  
> a place to perform. Depending on where you are, we might need some  
> of the performance proceeds to go to our travel and some other  
> logistical finances. Each benefit is different, but we have a  
> reputation of being more than accommodating when ironing out the  
> arrangements.
>
> If you're interested at all in holding a benefit performance for  
> your organization, or have some ideas who we might want to contact  
> please let me know. While right now we are looking to book the  
> performance as a benefit for socially conscious causes, we welcome  
> any other ideas you might have. We are empowered to do benefits by  
> our other “paying” venues. So, if you have a lead on an arts center  
> or theater who we should contact about booking us outright please  
> let us know. If you are not the right person, but know someone or  
> an organization that might be interested, please let me know or  
> just send this message along to them.
>
> Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
>
> David
> Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho."
> to contact us go to: www.levyarts.com <http://www.levyarts.com/>
>
> davidpa at levyarts.com
>
>
>

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