Aug
29
Photo courtesy of Jackie Sanchez.
Hey everyone!
The Sinag-tala touring ensemble will once again be at the State Fair this Friday, August 29th! After the last fun parade we did after our performance on the 17th, the organizers have asked us to come back to share our energy, culture, and talents for another day!
Come see us do the tinikling at the 7pm parade that circles around many places at the fair, including the food court!
Hope to see you all there!
Aug
27
Sure, you breezed through the Sinag-tala auditions. But …
out there, in the crazy, mysterious showbiz jungle, there are powerful secrets. Want to put your best foot forward? Then discover these secrets – you’ll better your chances of making directors, choreographers, talent agents, producers, and even Simon Cowell smile.
Forget Starbucks. Learn everything at our first 2008 Kapihan (Coffee Fun Club) from 10:00AM to 11:30AM this Saturday, August 30 at the Sinag-tala Studio, 8275 Florin Road, Suite 180, Sacramento.
Sinag-tala pros Angela-Dee Alforque, Lorraine De Arco, Meb Bajar, Brian Rivera and Krystle Jong will give you a peek into the minds behind the Dreaded Table, and how to pull off the best audition of your life. Tell your horror – or success – stories, too. Free admission. Highly recommended for Sinag-tala company members of all ages, stage moms and dads, proud grandparents of prodigies and the simply curious. Sinag-tala supporters and donors – come over, too. Be amazed by what we’re teaching. Free coffee, juice and other eatables for everyone.
But please RSVP by emailing SAlforque@aol.com or using our form on our contact page. We want to know who’s about to be enlightened … And we don’t want to run out of coffee … See you there!
Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director
Aug
18
For purposes of clarification, the rehearsals scheduled for this coming Saturday, August 23, will proceed as scheduled, even though we will also be holding a bowling fundraiser that afternoon. We will therefore be counting heavily on all who are not cast members, and their friends/relatives, to support the bowling fundraiser. Carpooling by parents and others to Country Club Lanes while the cast rehearses at the Studio should be considered. I will personally chaperone the cast members at the Studio until their drivers/rides return, no matter how late. Please help if you can.
By the way, we also welcome food donations for the bowling fundraiser. Please contact Alex Castellano at 916-271-2597 if you can contribute some food. Thanks.
Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director
Aug
18
Hello, everyone. It’s a sure sign of how hectic our recent schedule has been when it takes this long to send out the Sinag-tala Bulletin. And so this is NOT our next bulletin. But since we continue to hear from new friends who need the information that the bulletin provides, we owe it to them to at least let them know that while the following urgent announcements have to be shared right away, we will be sending out the usual bulletin information very soon. So please hang in there, new friends. Meanwhile old and new friends alike should know that:
a) All rehearsals scheduled for this Thursday, August 21, have been cancelled. Sorry!
b) Thanks to Alex Castellano, we will have our first bowling fundraiser for 2008 on Saturday, August 23 at Country Club Lanes, 2600 Watt Avenue, Sacramento from 4:00PM to 6:00PM. AND WHAT A DEAL! The $20.00 fee includes bowling admission, shoe rental, food and drinks – not to mention the great time you’re going to have. All proceeds will support the Sinag-tala 2008 Theatrical Revue. Spread the word! But please RSVP because lanes are limited. Or just be there anyway (with some cash) and hang out with the crazy, happy Sinag-tala Family. Contact Alex right away at (916) 271-2597.
More news to come later! Take care and enjoy the weather, everyone!
Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director
Aug
5
Hello, everyone. A new installment of our Training and Rehearsal Schedule, effective 8/4/08, is attached. Please note that this schedule includes activities of the ST2008 cast, touring ensemble, artistic staff, business staff and SFTPAA Board. Please read it carefully because you may be among the many people that it will affect.
http://www.sftpaa.org/docs/RehearsalSchedule-8-4-08.pdf
Please share this information with everyone you know who is interested, including those who have not auditioned yet but would like to join the ST2008 Cast. Those who missed the auditions should begin attending workshops and rehearsals as soon as they can anyway. It is still not too late to catch up with other participants. Special auditions can be arranged later. Also, we welcome grownups of all ages – not just children and teens – beginners and seasoned artists alike.
This schedule is good through August 30. Those who are unable to download the attachment are encouraged to ask for help from friends who are able to. A limited supply of hard copies will be available after 7:00PM on most weeknights and after 1:30PM on weekdays at the Sinag-tala Studio, 8275 Florin Road, Suite 180, Sacramento.
Please don’t hesitate to ask questions. Thanks for your support and interest.
Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director
Aug
1
Hello, everyone. This is to remind all ST2008 participants, their families, production staff, artistic staff, SFTPAA Board members and all volunteers that there will be a mandatory company briefing at 2:40PM tomorrow, August 2, at the Studio at 8275 Florin Road, Suite 180, Sacramento. We will be explaining general policies for the 2008 season, introducing the Board and key production staff, and answering questions. Attendance is very important. The meeting will be followed by our first entire cast rehearsal. If you cannot attend, please let me know ASAP. Thanks.
Sonny Alforque
CEO & Artistic Director
The Sinag-tala Filipino Theater and Performing Arts Association (SFTPAA) is a Sacramento-based charitable organization. Its mission is to train community members in, and promote the theater and performing arts through, the study, interpretation and staging of the works of Filipino musical, dance, literary and cultural artists.
