Meet an Actor - Rebecca Etzine

Name: Rebecca Etzine

Age: 20

Hometown/State: Baltimore, Maryland

Education: Graduate of Carver Center for Arts and Technology, currently a Sophomore at Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center.  I'm a Theatre major with a double concentration in directing and performance.

Have you been involved with the company before? If so, in what capacity? This is my first time working with Empty Chair. 

What about this project excites you?

First and foremost, being able to do my part to fight breast cancer is something that inspires me and makes me quite proud.  I am also thrilled to be working with Empty Chair for the first time.

What piece/pieces are you working on for the show? I'm playing Adriana in Comedy of Errors and Queen Margaret in Henry VI, part 1.  

What do you love about theatre? What does it mean to you?
Theatre, to me, is the ultimate art form as it is the combination and collaboration of all art forms.  Theatre and acting are, for me, a way for me to get to know myself and the world I live in with greater depth.  I like my theatre imaginative, irreverent, and intelligent.  I also enjoy the occasional fart joke.


Tell us a little about you: 

When I was in seventh grade, I participated in an artist in residence program run by the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival.  Starting the next year I participated in BSF’s Teen Performance Program; appearing in five plays: Macbeth (Fleance/2^nd Apparition), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Holofernes), Hamlet(Francisco/Player/2^nd Gravedigger/ Sailor), Much Ado About Nothing (Leonato), and Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Ephesus).  From 2005 to 2007, I attended Young Company Theatre Camp at the American Shakespeare Center where I appeared in: Macbeth (Lady Macbeth), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Rosaline), and Comedy of Errors (Antipholus of Ephesus). 


 In my two years at Fordham University, my focus has shifted somewhat into directing.  At the end of this current semester, I will be mounting a scene from Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard as part of an evening of Chekhov. This past winter, I spent three weeks studying Chekhov and Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Moscow, Russia.  

Poster

We're in the process of publicizing this great event!

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Make a donation on our Passionately Pink for the Cure site

And the first of our event notices !

Meet an Actor - Mark Tucker

Name - Mark Tucker
Hometown - Bridgewater, Va
Education - Sophmore at Blue Ridge Community College, Transfer Program

Have you been involved with the company before? If so, in what capacity?
Yes, I've acted in three shows with Empty Chair. Those being Richard III, King Lear, and Measure for Measure

What about this project excites you? I really enjoy working with a small group of people for a limited rehearsal time. Having less time to prepare makes so many wonderful things happen during rehearsals and performances, and it also seems to make the cast and crew grow closer than in a larger production with an extended rehearsal period.

What do you love about theatre? What does it mean to you? This seems very cliche, but theatre does mean magic to me. It's magic in each individual person's mind. It means being able to, both as an actor and an audience, seperate yourself from everything that is happening outside the theatre space and become absorbed into another world; a world, perhaps, very similar, or very different than the one you are used to.

Check back for more from Mark and the other actors!  

Cast List

We're pleased to announce the cast of Miscalled Simplicity. These actors are a mix of Empty Chair veterans and some fresh new faces. Keep checking back for actor bios and introductions!  


Rebecca Etzine
Lee Havlicek 
Matt Minnicino
Samantha Sheahan
Mark Tucker
and maybe some special guests !

Press Release

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Caroline Brent 

(703) 244-8434
cbrent@emptychairtheatre.org

April 10 2010

Empty Chair Theatre Company joins Statewide 2010 arts celebration

Miscalled Simplicity: A Showcase of Shakespearean Scenes and Sonnets offered as part of

 MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts

Arlington, VA – Empty Chair Theatre Company has scheduled a Theatrical showcase to benefit Susan G Komen for the Cure® entitled Miscalled Simplicity on May 20^th and 21^st as part of Virginia’s 2010 statewide celebration featuring women in the arts.

MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts will include thousands of special events and programs offered between March and June of 2010. Events include plays, choreography, compositions, and exhibitions of paintings, photography and films which have been created by women or feature women as the primary focus. This celebration is an unprecedented collaboration of hundreds of participating artists and cultural organizations and is a demonstration of the breadth and diversity of arts and culture across the Commonwealth. It is the first of what the cultural community hopes will be an ongoing series of statewide collaborations shedding light on topics of interest to the people of Virginia.

Empty Chair Theatre Company was founded in 2007 to provide young artists with unique opportunities to study and perform Shakespeare and other classical theatre in a collaborative, professional context. Inspired by a deep love for art and theatre, the company’s mission is to create a community of artists centered on that passion. We celebrate the accessibility of Shakespeare's work, and continually reaffirm its relevance to the here and now.

Empty Chair Theatre Company’s performance of Miscalled Simplicity will feature a sampling of Shakespeare’s work as Directed by Co-Founder Elizabeth Nearing. Miscalled Simplicity is the first project in the company’s newly established Annual Benefit Series. This compilation of scenes and poetry explores the relationships between men and women in Shakespeare and how those relationships reflect in our culture today. The showcase focuses on female characters whose strength, resistance, and perseverance have inspired audiences for generations.

Miscalled Simplicity will be performed  at 7:30pm on May 20^th and 21^st at The Lion Park Community Center located at 414 N Fillmore Street, Arlington Va. Admission by donation. Suggested donations: General $25.00 Student $10.00 Family $50.00.

For more information please contact Caroline Brent at cbrent@emptychairtheatre.org or visit www.emptychairtheatre.org

  

For a list of events and more information about MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts, visit www.vamindswideopen.com.

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Susan G Komen

Miscalled Simplicity officially has its own TEAM with Susan G Komen's Passionately Pink for the Cure!

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Invitation

Dear Friends and Company Members,

We are pleased to invite you be a part of the inaugural event of our Annual Benefit Series: Miscalled Simplicity: A Showcase of Shakespearean Scenes and Sonnets. As you know one of the integral parts of our Mission is to stay rooted in where we’ve come from while continuing to grow and extend our vision. The Empty Chair Benefit Series is not only our way of raising awareness about causes that are important to us but also our way to give back to the community that fostered us. The charity that Empty Chair has chosen for its Benefit Series this year is Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a leader in breast cancer research.

Breast cancer is an issue that hits close to home for many of us at Empty Chair, and it is time for us to play our part in helping to find a cure. Miscalled Simplicity is a compilation of scenes and poetry that explores the relationships between men and women in Shakespeare and how those relationships reflect our culture today. The showcase focuses on female characters whose strength, resistance, and perseverance have inspired audiences for generations. The showcase will have a two performance run at the Lyon Park Community Center in Arlington Va on the 20^th and 21^st of May.

This is where we need you. As you know what makes us so strong as a company is our sense of community. And we need the help of each of our company members to make this event successful. We entreat you to become a part of Team Miscalled Simplicity. Whether that means volunteering time or energy to the event, helping us to spread the word or just attending in May we’d love for you to take part.

If you’d like to help out please contact Caroline Brent at: cbrent@emptychairtheatre.org

Please check out our Fundraising page  on the SGK Passionately Pink for the Cure website.

We’d love you to join the Team.

Our Facebook Group:  Miscalled Simplicity

And keep checking out the Miscalled Simplicity Blog  for photos, updates and more.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth, Julia, Caroline and Natasha

The Miscalled Simplicity Team