Little Little Little Theatre

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Vancouver's Independent writer and producer, William Maranda , teams up with renowned, Canadian actor, Mackenzie Gray , as he returns to the director's chair, to bring Vancouver a comedy that is easy to laugh at but won't let you forget the reality at the root of the joke. Budget cuts!

As production funding gets smaller and smaller, everyone in the arts industry knows that “the show must go on”. But one person can’t do it alone and when it comes to Vancouver’s little, little, little theatres, who else is there??! Tarot cards, Greek Gods and Pizza will all have to play their parts…

STARRING: Ira Cooper,Tommy Cowles, Erin Garcia, Amy Lester, Bronwen Marsden, Mireille Urumuri

SET DESIGN: Craig Alfredson, COSTUME DESIGN: Naomi Lazarus, LIGHTING DESIGN: Kitty Hoffman

A Vancouver theatre company fears it’s extinction when their annual grant is cut down to an unbelievable $30. With an obsessed playwright fighting for his script's survival, an out-of-work actor pounding at her door and a threatening landlord demanding rent, the General Manager of the And The Rest Is History Theatre Co. wants desperately to satisfy everyone. The Tarot says it's her "spiritual need" to make the impossible happen and produce the play against all odds. She's done it before but with every success, a little of her sanity goes and this time, it may have gone too far -"Did The Goddess Athena just walk into my office?"

In a time when the Vancouver arts industry is suffering from major cutbacks, William Maranda Productions is staging a show that everyone can relate to as well as laugh at… with. Packed with biting wit, neurotic passions, classical allegory and the every day madness of making something from nothing, LITTLE Little little Theatre reflects our city's present condition, where we're all co-existing in a state of panic, surrounded by dumbfounded calm and intense, creative drive.

Originally written for the annual 48 Hour Theatre contest, LITTLE Little little Theatre, not only brings attention to the current state of pressure but has also offered opportunity for artists to perform without sacrifice. November 12^th to the 14^th, 23 actors divided into 4 groups to memorize, prepare and stage one act each, of the four-act play. LITTLE Little little Theatre was performed with each act starring different actors from the last. After an audience vote, the 12 top actors were invited to a private audition and from the top 12, 6 were cast to perform in the play's official debut this April.

48 Hour Theatre Contest

THE RACE IS ON... AGAIN!

NOVEMBER 12 - 14, 2010 William Maranda Productions will be holding it's 2nd Annual 48 Hour Theatre Contest in order to CAST it's upcoming Spring production!!!

ALL NON EQUITY ACTORS ARE WELCOME

See website for details!

www.williammarandaproductions.com

a GOLD KAHUNA for Keras And Manis!

HONOLULU AWARDS KERAS AND MANIS AT THEIR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL April 24/25, 2010.

An Email from the Honolulu International Film Festival;

"Congratulations! Your film has been chosen to receive the Gold Kahuna Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival.

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The Festival will take place April 24th and 25th, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort at Spa.

Our judges felt that your film demonstrated superior and standout filmmaking and is deserving of our most esteemed award. Your film was among the very best of the several hundreds of films submitted from over 30 countries around the world. Only a select group of projects in each competitive category are selected to be honored with this prestigious award."

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And so.... Award Winner,

Bill Maranda,

ventured off to Honolulu

to accept his award!...

New York Screens KERAS AND MANIS

KERAS AND MANIS, The Way Of Bali was screened, September 3rd at NewFilmmakers' "Spring Fest" in The Anthology Archives Cinema of Manhattan.

As it was the first International screening of the Documentary, both the Director, Bill Maranda, and Associate Producer, Susan Dalton, hopped on a plane to meet Editor, Trish Dalton, and attend the screening.

Finding themselves at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street, they were greeted by shy Cinema doors from under a dimly lit alley way. With open arms the cinema welcomed it's visitors through an array of hand written signs inviting guests to purchase their festival tickets and feast their eyes on an evening of independent works in Dance film.

While the Reception was being arranged and ready for a post show

celebration, Bill scanned the theatre to ensure that the sound system would do justice to the music he had captured in his quick paced, high energy days of shooting in Bali. And it did. Very pleased with it's presentation, the crew welcomed in an intimate crowd of friends, co workers and dance enthusiasts.

With an evening of shorts following the KERAS AND MANIS feature, the Reception was abundant and full of great energy and conversations passed through film maker to film maker. KERAS AND MANIS received such great reviews from strangers and friends alike that even the Projectionist of the cinema, who screens film after film, said that this one really caught her eye and that she would love to own a copy :)

Walking through the buzzing streets of New York's nightlife, the makers of KERAS AND MANIS, The Way Of Bali were pleased beyond their expectations with what had become of their documentary and what was in store for it's future.... Thank You to it's supporters and cheers to it's ongoing success!!