SouthWest StageWorks

 Join us this Sunday, October 31st (Halloween...duh!) at 600pm in the Vermont St Parking Lot for our annual Trick-And-Eat Food Drive! Here are the details, if you'd like to get dressed up and do some trick-or-treating in support of our Neighborhood House Food Pantry: 1) When: Sunday, starting at 600pm, ending no later than 800pm 2) Where: Starting at the IBWHS Vermont St parking lot and fanning out through five-ish zones through the neighborhood between IBWHS and Fred Meyer 3) What: Trick-or-Treating door-to-door through the neighborhood, asking for non-perishable food for the Neighborhood House Food Pantry 4) How: We'll meet at the parking lot by 600pm and break into 4-6 teams of trick-or-treaters, each getting a mapped 'zone' to tackle over the two hours from 600pm-800pm.  Each team should have the following supplies - (1) Wagon or Cart; (2-4) 'Trick-or-Treat' Canvas bags to gather food to take to the wagon/cart; (3-6) people to cover both sides of the street.

 Hey there, StageWorks...this is a week where things get real.  Almost like 'normal'. 1) Fall Film Fest auditions: This Tuesday and Wednesday, 10/26 and 10/27, will see a return to live auditions at IBWHS!  Information about the auditions and the film fest process are all online at ibwhsdramafilmfest.blogspot.com 2) Trick-and-Eat: Coming up this Sunday students from the (SW)2 company will go out into the community to trick or treat...for non-perishable food and hygiene product donations to support Neighborhood House and their work in our community.  We'll also be taking donations of small quantities at IBWHS if you'd like to support the work.  We're also looking for folks to go out into the neighborhood around IBWHS with us to canvas for food, and for folks to lend us wagons or carts to help transport the donations to vehicles.  Can you help?  Email Jamie Miller at mjamie@pps.net for more information...and thank you! 3)  Lakewood Theatre’s Annual Young Playwrights F

Join SouthWest StageWorks this Friday, 9/10 at 345pm outside the IBWHS Auditorium for:   * Food*   *Good Friends * and   *Big Announcements!* Feel free to bring something to share to this Potluck event…but not required to join us for the fun!   Can’t wait to bring everyone up to speed on the exciting things going on this upcoming 20/21 season!

This Saturday is the IBWHS Community Cares Day, where volunteers come together to complete projects to support the IBWHS Campus in advance of the school year. This year we have the OK to have folks on campus to help get the Theatre spaces ready to go for the year! If you want to help get the Drama Room, Stage, Shop, and Costume rooms ready for this year's exciting season and classes, join us between 900am and 1200pm at IBWHS. Pizza and Salads provided for lunch! Message or Email me (Miller) for details. - jm

For those of you interested in paid film opportunities, here's a posting from a local casting firm for some upcoming projects (NOTE: This is a reach-out from a non-PPS firm, and one with whom I do not have a prior working relationship...do your own diligence and research before participating in any program or sharing information): (from Simon Max Hill Casting) 'We’re hoping that you can help spread the word about our auditions - if any of your students are interested, they can submit at www.smhcasting.com/now-casting or you can forward them the info below: CASTING KIDS FOR HBO PRODUCTION WHAT: We need kids aged 8 months - 18 years to audition for our shows WHY: We’re casting a tv show for HBO and a movie starring Alison Brie (Community, GLOW) HOW: Submission links for the HBO project can be found at www.smhcasting.com/now-casting PAY: Both projects are on SAG-AFTRA contracts, so wages and working conditions will be union. The HBO Production is super secretive, so all we can sa