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Robin in da Hood

Art

Auditions

We would like to announce the audtions for the Spring productions (yes, there will be 2 this Spring). Auditions will be held on Saturday, 13th February from 1:00 to 3:00pm at Talkin' to a Stranger (#21B, Street 294). We are looking for actors for both, but we also need people to help with the production so please come to the audition if you are interested in backstage work. Both of these productions feature an older cast compared to the Panto, so there is a minimum age of 13. Also, please pass this along to anyone that you might know who would be interested in participating.


The two productions are:

Art

(to be directed by Lesley Saunderson) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Art%27_(play)
3 actors (all male cast), about an hour with 2 acts
Tentatively scheduled for either the end of March or the beginning of April


A Cabaret

(to be directed by Sarah Outhwaite)

This spring, the Phnom Penh Players present an original cabaret experience. We want to build something intriguing, sexy, and imaginative for the Cambodian audience, and we want to give YOU the chance to be intriguing, sexy, and hilarious onstage. In this email you will find everything you need to know about how to join the show, whether onstage or off.


What is a cabaret?

An evening of seemingly unlinked acts: Mélanges of text, movement, and music. A catch-all term for nightlife, revues, burlesques, vaudevilles, variety shows, political send-ups, drag shows, and avant-garde debacles. High culture meets pop culture. The word “cabaret” gives creators great freedom, and promises audiences a damn good time.


What will our cabaret be like?

That will be shaped by who is involved; by what they want to do (and can do). I will be building with you, as well as guiding, editing, and organizing the evening as a whole. We have an aesthetic to start our imaginations going: the weird history of America in the late 1800s, at the height of vaudeville, and in the early 1900s, at the start of silent film. These tropes will mix with your personal stories, fictions, and fixes to create something that’s very much about Cambodia, but set very far away.

Thanks and see you Saturday,

PPP

Thriller

Who's bad?

Raymond and Tim in their show-stopping routine on Friday evening...

Cambodia Daily - 11 December 2009

AsiaLife December 2009

Snow White and the Jackson 5

Phnom Penh Post Article

Panto Auditions

AUDITIONS

Sunday, 27 September, 1:00pm onwards

ISPP Secondary Auditorium, #158 Norodom Boulevard

Calling Actors of All Ages!

We will be auditioning adult actors, junior actors (aged 8 and up) and junior-junior actors (aged 4-7)

In December, the Players will perform the Christmas Panto again for the 13th year in a row. It's the biggest theater production of the year in Phnom Penh.

Experience is not needed; commitment for 8 weeks and a positive attitude is all we want.

Come, enjoy, we'll put on something fun!

AsiaLife Article

Chekhov Cast

Zak, Stew, Raymond, Christine, Ronit and Berry backstage at Khmer Surin on 4 September 2009

The Proposal @ Khmer Surin

Berry, Zak and Ronit in Chekhov's "The Proposal" in Khmer Surin on 5 September 2009 with cameo appearance by Adam

The Bear @ Khmer Surin

Stew and Christine in Chekhov's "The Bear" in Khmer Surin on 5 September 2009

Phnom Penh Post Article

An Evening of Chekhov Comedies

Apsara Art Association

The Apsara Arts Association (AAA) is a local non-governmental organization founded in 1998, with the aim to study, research, establish and disseminate the arts and culture of Cambodia. It contributes to poverty reduction by educating orphans and children from poor families. The AAA feels that art can become an origin of strength and resilience, and a crucial source of curing and reconciliation in Cambodia.

Currently it has 120 students working with 6 instructors. The AAA has also opened a shelter for vulnerable and underprivileged children, allowing them to go to public school and to learn Cambodian classical and performing arts.

With the funds raised from An Evening of Chekhov Comedies, the AAA aims to offer their students training in the folk dance Phluoy Soy, an ethnic dance from Kampong Speu province. It is one of the most popular dances in Cambodian folklore.

More info about the association and their work through http://www.apsara-art.org/

The Proposal Rehearsal Footage

Berry, Zak and Ronit struggling with Chekhov's "The Proposal".

Phnom Penh Post Article