Abbreviated Enlightenment - Culture is Revolting

“Abbreviated Enlightenment creates a hodgepodge of delights” with “tiny bits of humor, improv, music, and poetry” appealing to “connoisseurs of the hip and the odd.”

- San Francisco Production -

Abbreviated Enlightenment

AUDITIONS

Abbreviated Enlightenment, produced by Lila Theatre, is expanding its sketch ensemble in 2006.

We are looking for the following:

* Writer/performers with background in politics, history, science, philosophy
* Improvisers
* Visual artists (multi-media)

* World musicians (latin percussion, multi-instrumental)
* Modern dancers

All applicants should also have stage performance and writing skills sufficient to participate in works by other ensemble members.

CLICK HERE for instructions on how to submit resume/headshot and sketch samples, as well as video clips from the San Francisco workshop production in November 2005.

New deadline: Submissions are due by 8 pm, February 16th to be considered for auditions.

Pre-screened AUDITIONS will be held February 18th by invitation only. Save the date!

AE will re-open this spring, running Saturday late nights (10:30pm) with a rotating cast.

“Abbreviated Enlightenment’s theatrical snippets add up to a very big show!” Tired of the same old? Tom says “This (show) is different. Quick hit laughs are one thing, but improv tear-jerkers, now that’s unusual.”

Beginning Spring 2006, every Saturday night at 10:30pm, Lila Theatre will be producing Abbreviated Enlightenment, which first debuted as /ochen chotto schpiel/: “very little play” in Dallas in 2004. The production is an entire international alphabet of reality-based sketches containing music, art, storytelling, visual art, videography and improvisation in one fast-paced audience-driven show.

The show’s highly interactive audience experience ushers in a “new age of reason” for those tired of formulaic Hollywood, un-reality TV, Clear(ly one) Channel radio, and Fox-news world filters.