EdgeFest offers workshops, roundtables and symposia for the professional development of theater artists and actively works in concert with other arts organizations to address the needs and concerns of the theater community and to support the growth and development of the civic life of Los Angeles.

Three Ring Thursday - Sunday, October 6-9 & 13-16
1 Hula Hoop + 2 (or 3) women = “Three Ring”, a Lit Theater bonus event for EdgeFest. One part circus carnival, two parts guerilla theater, three rings of drama, comedy and commentary in two (or three) parts. Join Serina Sauvage, Saint of the Stunts, Lady Lorinda (and Her Legs of Steel) and Caroli, The Catatonic Canon Bomber as they attempt to answer the burning question: Are there really circus saints, or aren’t there? These 15-minute vignettes are presented approximately thirty minutes before the first regularly scheduled EdgeFest show each evening and during the intervals in the LATC lobby. FREE.
Bishop John Shelby Spong Book Signing and Reception Sunday, October 9, 7:30pm
World-renowned Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong will be in attendance for the opening of Will & Company’s “A Pebble In My Shoe – The Life and Times of John Shelby Spong.” Following the performance there will be a reception at which Bishop Spong will be available to sign copies of his latest publication “The Sins of Scripture.” Performance 5:15p (Theatre 1) - $25 Book Signing 7:30p (4th Floor) - Free
LA Future Project Saturday, October 15, 10am-2:45pm
The Los Angeles Future Project is dedicated to bringing innovative new work to the audiences of tomorrow. The MET Theatre, Silverlake Children’s Theatre Group, Towne Street Theatre Company and Zoo District were each commissioned by EdgeFest to create a new play for these young audiences. These four works “Amelia Learns to Fly”, “Bad Bobbi Bolingo & the Dinosaur Cave”, “The Boy King” and “The Window” appeal to different age ranges. Free, but reservations strongly suggested. General Admission Seating.
SCHEDULE:
10:00am	Bad Bobbi Bolingo & the Dinosaur Cave Towne Street Theatre
11:15am	Amelia Learns to Fly The MET Theatre
12:30pm	The Window Silverlake Children's Theatre Group
1:45pm	The Boy King Zoo District

Tickets: FREE but reservations strongly recommended. Click to reserve and print a complimentary ticket by following the instructions for purchasing a ticket. Simply enter the promotional code "Free" to purchase your free ticket. Limit 10 per order. Please note: all online orders have a $1.50 service fee per ticket. Or visit the LATC box office at 514 S Spring St between October 6th and 15th and pick up your tickets in person (box office opens one hour prior to the first scheduled performance each day).

There’s a Space for Us Saturday, October 15, 10:30am-12:30pm

Market pressures have forced many prominent theater companies out of their performance spaces in the past year. This discussion presented by PLAY7 is intended to help theater makers develop strategies to acquire and retain space in the communities they serve. Panelists from government, business and the arts will be on hand to contribute insight and advice. 10:30am to 12:30pm Free, but reservations required. Seating is limited. Please email info@PLAY7.com by October 10, 2005 for a reservation.

Developing Our Play: A Town Hall Sunday, October 16, 2:00pm- 4:00pm

The LA Weekly has been hosting a series of roundtables discussing the ramifications of the recent closing of the Center Theatre Group’s play development labs and the shuttering of A.S.K Theatre Projects. Did we need them anyway? What worked about them, what didn’t? Can we fill that void and collectively organize to perpetuate the development of our playwrights? Questions and (some) answers in this open forum for L.A. theater makers. Moderated by Steven Leigh Morris. Free.

Song of the Goat (Teatr Pieśń Kozła) Theater Workshop Saturday, October 22, 10:00am-3:00pm

Presented by EdgeFest in association with Ghost Road Company and Arden2. Song of the Goat is one of several contemporary performing arts companies who count themselves as the artistic inheritors of the tradition of Jerzy Grotowski, called by director and scholar Richard Schechner “one of the five great forces in European theater in the twentieth century.” This legendary Polish troupe is offering this workshop to introduce interested actors and students to the working methods and performance techniques of the company. Registration is $50. There is very limited space for this workshop. Please submit payment to Ghost Road Company at P.O. Box 2323, Culver City, CA 90230 (checks should be made payable to “Ghost Road Company”). Please include all contact info (name, phone, email, address). For more information or questions email GRC5Year@aol.com.

The Manhattan Monologue Slam Saturday, October 22, 11:15pm

In this special EdgeFest edition of the Manhattan Monologue Slam, hosted by the Galinsky Brothers, 8 actors perform character-based theatrical monologues before a panel of celebrity judges, vying for the MMSlam National Title. In part two of the evening, audience members who sign up at the door face-off in a 30-second competition. It’s not poetry, not spoken word, not performance art, not improv, not storytelling, not stand-up comedy - it’s acting for actors. $5 (cash only) cover at the door. Passport holders and EdgeFest participants are two for $5.

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