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Pan Theater, improv by the people for the people, announces new artistic director.

October 20, 2011 By 3 Comments

Oakland, CA, (PRWEB) January 20, 2004

Pan Theater is pleased to announce that Christopher Hayes, experienced actor, director, and writer, has accepted the role of artistic director for Pan Theater’s new Saturday long form troupe, Pan Theater Deux. Mr. Hayes is a welcome addition to Pan Theater both as a director and performer.

Chris will be instrumental in selecting and training performers for Pan Theater’s new Saturday troupe. Chris is committed to helping the troupe reach its performance and artistic goals both as a director and as a participating performer.

Chris is a member of numerous industry organizations including: AEA/SAG/AFTRA. Chris’ vast performance experience ranges from theater work in Atlanta and LA to commercial film work and industrials. Chris’ improv performance experience includes performing at Improv Olympics West (LA), Dad’s Garage in Atlanta and in Theater Sports LA among other places. Chris’ vast experience in improv and theater will help Pan Theater further develop its commitment to improv that is grounded in traditional theater technique and modern improv long form technique.

Prior to leaving Atlanta, Chris was voted one of Atlanta’s best actors by The Atlanta Press. According to long time Pan Theater troupe member, Brad Schwartz “Chris is obviously a skilled improviser and actor. His addition to Pan Theater will be a great boon to the troupe. I look forward to working with him.”

Chris’ improv training includes stints both as a performer and student at Improv Olympics West (LA), Dad’s Garage (Atlanta) and Theater Sports (LA). Chris also has additional training in Meisner technique with Chris Coleman at the Actors Express in Atlanta.

About Pan Theater

Pan Theater, improv by the people for the people, is an Oakland based theater troupe that focuses on long form and scene work based improvisational theater. Current cast members include community members from all walks of life and all nationalities. Troupe members range in age from early twenties to early fifties. Pan Theater Troupe Deux is a Saturday based long form troupe currently auditioning new members.

For further information contact:

David Alger

Pan Theater, Improv for the People by the People

510.472.0208

http://www.pantheater.com

Christopher Hayes, Artistic Director

Pan Theater, Improv by the People for the People

510.612.6304

http://www.christopherhayes.tv

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Pan Theater Continues to Grow

October 20, 2011 By 2 Comments

(PRWEB) January 2, 2004

Pan Theater, improv by the people for the people, will begin assembling a second performing troupe/workshop in later January.

The Saturday troupe will work along with the current Tuesday night troupe to produce low cost/free long form improv shows for the East Bay-Oakland community. The second performing troupe will allow Pan Theater to increase its performance schedule to two shows per month beginning in the Spring.

Pan Theater, is an Oakland based community theater that focuses on long form and scene work based improvisational theater. Current cast members include community members from all walks of life and all nationalities. Troupe members range in age from early twenties to early fifties.

Auditions for the troupe will be held on January 31st. Those auditioning should have some prior improv or theater training.

For more information visit:

http://www.pantheater.com

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Home Theater

October 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

I married a man who inherited his father’s love for home theater. So obviously when we moved in to our own house a home theater is in order. I am lucky I have at my disposal a home theater geek to explain to me what a home theater is, my husband. He is also a certified DIYer so another bonus, savings on installation cost.

We have a 22-square meter room which we converted into our very own custom home theater. The room is not that big so a gigantic screen and humongous speakers are a definite no-no. Actually the number one consideration should be the budget, and usually the smaller the room the smaller the budget you will burn. Our strategy is to design a home theater for the 22 square meter room on a relatively low budget and purchase the equipment one by one.

Warning, buying home theater equipment is a very confusing activity. Be wary of sales people, who will bombard you with terms like “FullHD”, “HD capable”, “Blu-Ray”, “1080p”, “720p”, “THX”, etc. Hopefully my experience will help to put some sanity to all this home theater mumbo jumbo.

First on the agenda is the display. We had a great deal on this one, for Php 27,000 we have a 720p HD capable 42″ Plasma TV. So why not the Full HD TV, apparently the human eye cannot distinguish the difference between Full HD and HD capable TVs for 42″ below screen unless you have super vision.

And its 27K, it’s a steal.

Next in the agenda are the speakers, amplifier and receiver.  This is the tricky part, usually for custom installation these are purchased separately. In our case due to space and budget limitation we opted for “Home Theater in a Box” or HTIB are basically a packaged home theater system which offers out of the box home cinema experience. The speakers, amplifier and receiver are bundled into a single package. It also removes the connection guesswork that usually comes with home theater. HTIB uses a single wire called HDMI cable to connect the TVs, DVDs, etc. For our HTIB we chose  6 speakers, 5.1 surround sound and 3 input system. This set us back at around Php 15,000.

The last thing that we bought is a PlayStation 3 or PS3. Why the PS3? It serves us as the DVD player, BluRay player, Music Player and most of all it is also a gaming console making it our main source of family home entertainment. This home theater of ours is easy to set up, just plugged it all in to the HTIB via the HDMI cable, put in the latest DVD and just like that we have  a cinema on our very own home.

Elisa Armas

 

www.jaosmarthomes.jaobuilders.com

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