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SEVEN goes on the road again…this time in the USA!

paulacizmar September 19, 2019 September 19, 2019Inspiration, News, Productions

When Carol Mack called me and asked me if I wanted to join her and be a part of a documentary play project about women human rights workers who risked their lives to make better conditions for other women, I jumped at the chance. So did Ruth Margraff, Susan Yankowitz,…

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PFO….We won!….

paulacizmar March 15, 2019 January 17, 2020Inspiration, News, Productions

So. The contracts are signed. And we can announce that we won the Music That Matters/Fight for the Right commission from Pittsburgh Festival Opera for our full-length opera, The Night Flight of Minerva’s Owl. Music by Guang Yang. Libretto by Paula Cizmar. The Owl takes wing soon.

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FemFest at the Fountain — with a Fierce Cast

paulacizmar January 28, 2019 January 28, 2019Articles, News, Readings

The Fountain Theatre storms kicks off 2019 with FemFest – Plays By and About Women, and it’s a thrill to be included. First in the month-long series of events are readings of Lauren Gunderson’s NATURAL SHOCKS, with three different casts from three different theatres from all over town: Echo Theatre,…

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Presenting the Work…

paulacizmar January 26, 2019 January 26, 2019Inspiration, News, Productions, Readings

It’s a thrill to be involved in an opera project and tremendously exciting to be able to show glimpses of the work as we go. (And it’s also tremendously helpful to hear the work as it’s being written, so that we can make sure that all of it flows organically.)…

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GOLDEN – A Few Glimpses

paulacizmar December 6, 2018 December 6, 2018Articles, Inspiration, News

A team of 21 dedicated artists came together and in one week put together an amazing first look at GOLDEN – a new musical.  With book & lyrics by Paula Cizmar and music by Nathan Wang, directed by Diana Wyenn,  GOLDEN tells the story of the Old World versus the…

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And next up – CCTA 2019

paulacizmar December 6, 2018 December 6, 2018Articles, Inspiration, News

Climate Change Theatre Action 2019 is gearing up, and I’m so happy to be a part of it.  This event is global and is an opportunity for the arts to take on the issue that touches us all:  climate change.  Whether it’s air quality, or extreme weather, or ocean levels…

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The Absolute Fun of the Sitzprobe

paulacizmar November 29, 2018 December 6, 2018Inspiration, News

Rehearsals with an orchestra are so utterly delightful, kind of a playwright’s idea of heaven–especially when the musicians are superb.  And the musicians for GOLDEN are just so incredibly talented and dedicated.   Here’s a view of the sitzprobe–just the schmancy term for when the orchestra and the singers meet…

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The Venue for GOLDEN

paulacizmar November 12, 2018 November 29, 2018Articles, News, Productions, Readings

A first look at a new musical, GOLDEN.   Book & lyrics by Paula Cizmar.  Music by Nathan Wang.  Directed by Diana Wyenn.   For a new musical, it’s only right that there should be a beautiful new performance space:  The Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center, 849 W. 34th Street…

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A First Look at GOLDEN

paulacizmar October 27, 2018 November 12, 2018Articles, News, Readings, Uncategorized

Look for a preview of the musical GOLDEN, book & lyrics by Paula Cizmar, music by Nathan Wang, in December 2018.  GOLDEN is set in Paso Robles, California.  1914.  The world is at the brink of war.  Two real-life characters from history–Ignace Jan Paderewski, an Old World concert pianist and…

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And even a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame…

paulacizmar October 12, 2018 October 28, 2018Articles, News, Uncategorized

The performance of GOLDEN, music by Nathan Wang, book & lyrics by Paula Cizmar (me), is growing closer and today we discovered Paderewski (a key figure in our story) has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame–right on Hollywood Boulevard near Vine Street.   So save the date:  December…

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