September 14, 2011 for immediate release
CONTACT ERNEST HARDING, PUBLICIST
THE VENICE MOOTNEY GARDEN THEATRE
(310) 478-7379
WEEKLY LIVE PLAY PERFORMANCE:
MRS. ROOSEVELT
A 30-minute, one-woman play by Glenn Hopkins, and starring
Carla Harary every Sunday from September 18, 2011 through October 30, 5:00 pm
Rain or shine, followed by potluck, schmooze, and MUSIC**. See playwright's
pedigree www.mootney.org
Location: 2508 Stoner Avenue between Barrington and Bundy, south of Pico,
West LA (residential; street parking)
ADMISSION $5 with impressive potluck
offering; $15 without.
Information: 310. 478.7379 ** Musicians/ groups may audition to
be included.
Calendar correction
for release June 10, 2011
Ernest Harding, Publicist (310) 478-7379
The Venice Mootney Garden Theatre presents
WHITE BREAD
written and directed by Glenn Hopkins "an American original" --Backstage West
"...clean and fresh...It deserves to be seen." --Evening Outlook
"...hilarious, brash, and sensitive" --Dramalogue
"..nonexpoitative but true-to-the-bone...quietly moving..." --L.A. Times
Live shows (only) Saturdays at 8:00pm June 4 through July 30, 2011 byo + $35
includes cork fee... groups of 10 or more $10 each NO SHOW JULY 2 warm jacket
and pay-pal reservations suggested via gpayne@underworldminuslove.info
(310) 478-7379 / www.mootney.org
location: " where the 10 and 405 cross"
Between Barrington and Bundy, south of Pico
2508 Stoner Ave. at Pearl Street, 90064
International English Camping and Conversation Group, August
2011
Mornings at Kalani Oceanside Resort, Big Island Hawaii
from THE VENICE MOOTNEY COMPANY
CONTACT Ernest Harding, Publicist (310) 478-7379
International English Conversation Class/ camping group in Hawaii $150/day
includes camping, lesson, three meals a day (All days from August 14 thru August
31, 2011) EVERY STUDENT CAN BE A TOURIST EVERY AFTERNOON. Private or small group
tutoring also available.
"At first I was shy and 'tongue-tied.' But we of the international class became
friends and really learned from each other." --Yaping Chen, China
"You're the only teacher who ever explained the 18 vowel sounds...and it's the
most important thing to know about American pronunciation. Once I began
pronouncing correctly I started to understand so much better what Americans
talking fast to me were saying." --Thomas Geist, France
"He explains everything properly and clearly, and answers everyone's questions
patiently. We all learned a lot not because he forced us to learn, but he made
us learn by keeping the atmosphere of the class lively and friendly." --Asadullah
Pashtun, Afghanistan (January 20, 2011)
And from a recent visitor to the level one (beginning, low) class:
"He exudes warmth and erudition...I consider his students lucky to have him."
--Lucy Hahn, Master's Degree in teaching English as a Foreign Language.
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What better setting for telling about our afternoon adventures on the gorgeous
Big Island of Hawaii than a morning "heart circle" of new international friends
with a trained (but unobtrusive) instructor of English to Adults with over 30
years of experience in moving people forward in their confidence and fluency in
English?
Adult learners of English asked what they most want from a class always answer
CONVERSATION. So, veteran of 34 years teaching English to foreign adults for the
city of L.A., writer-director-producer of over twenty-five plays (www.mootney.org)
Glenn Hopkins will lead a morning "heart-circle" kind of class addressing
grammar, pronunciation, etc. only in the context of the experiences and needs of
the the class members. The one rule is ALL CONVERSATION HAS TO BE IN ENGLISH.
Students will naturally form international friendships with each other and be
tourists every afternoon, reporting in English the next morning about what they
did in the afternoon, with whom, etc....with an emphasis on moments that were a
problem because English is not their first language.
To reserve your place at KALANI'S ENGLISH PRACTICE GROUP send your advance
payment check to
The Venice Mootney Company
2508 Stoner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064.
The day your check clears, your place is
reserved. Write the dates of your stay on the check.
Price INCLUDES three delicious meals a day, two-hour morning, English-only
"heart circle", camping space, showers and hot tub at The beautiful
KALANI OCEANSIDE RESORThttp://www.kalani.com/
$150 a day
or $900 a week
$1700 two weeks
Upgrades to rooms or cottages available.
Not bad for Hawaii, eh? Remember, the price INCLUDES three delicious meals a
day, camping space, showers and hot tub at The beautiful KALANI OCEANSIDE RESORT
on the Big Island of Hawaii... with afternoons free to tour the beaches,
sunsets, etc..
Discounts:
15% if your check clears by April 30th
10% if your check clears by May 31
7% if your check clears by June 30th
No ground or air transportation is included in this price.
Help with TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS:
connorb@all-travel.com
This year nominated by his fellow-teachers of
Westside Community
Adult School for the prestigious Platinum Apple Award for Teaching
Excellence (given by the teacher's union, United Teachers, LA) , Glenn Hopkins
recently received this note from his evaluating Principal, Mr. Jim Chacon: "Your
students are engaged and happy and obviously learning. It's always a pleasure to
observe you."
What better setting for telling about our afternoon adventures on the gorgeous
Big Island of Hawaii than a morning "heart circle" of new international friends
with a trained (but unobtrusive) instructor of English to Adults with over 30
years of experience in moving people forward in their confidence and fluency in
English?
Send your check indicating the dates you want to attend to our office in
California today. You don't have to be in tent. You can up-grade to a room or
your own cottage.
Glenn has told me he would be open to putting a little show together for
performing in the evening at Kalani. Don't be shy! Take that dream vacation /
class this summer !
Ernest Harding , Associate Producer
The Venice Mootney Company (310) 478-7379
www.mootney.org
homophobia still #1 reason u.s. teen suicide. Don't buy. Ask library
to.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT Ernest Harding, Co-Publisher (310) 478-7379
Heartfelt, whimsical, tough writings framed in a personal
journal, Labor Day, 2004 through Easter, 2005
by Glenn Hopkins
Philadelphia, PA – Xlibris in cooperation with Donatello Press is
pleased to announce the publication of Slim Volume, Trade
Paperback; 219 pages; 978-1-4363-4870-6
Cloth Hardback; 217 pages; 978-1-4363-4871-3
Bisexual Los Angeles playwright, Green Party activist, muck-raker,
educator, Methodist and “Radical Faerie” Glenn Hopkins struts his
stuff in a memoir first started in Austin, Texas forty years ago.
Explosively controversial research on the deliberate origin of AIDS,
loving tributes to his father and mentors Ernst Bulova, Ray Bradbury,
and Mort Sahl, songs, poems, play excerpts, lovingly 'outing' a U.S.
First Lady Mrs. Roosevelt (a one-woman 30
minute play now also available in French, Spanish, Farsi, Japanese,
Korean, and Czech and the basis of a new feature film, the first to be
made from Hopkins two dozen plays, Mrs. Roosevelt ) ...all
this comes to the reader along with politics and fervent prayer within
the framework of a real-time journal kept from Labor Day, 2004 to
Easter Sunday, 2005.
The quick-witted, but sentimental avante-guarde memoir features
several alternative beginnings, yet gets its work done in 219 pages.
You'll probably feel like Gerry Gardner of radio KCME, who said in
her broadcast review of Hopkins' internationalist play ...all
in the same boat in 1989:
"...moments of genius...I can't
stop thinking about it!"
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Glenn Hopkins, L.A. Red Carpet Award Winner, 2005
"Glenn Hopkins is an American Original . Names like Johnny
Appleseed, Woody Guthrie, Will Geer, and Walt Whitman come
to mind." --Backstage West
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"A familiar figure on the Los Angles theatre scene, Glenn
Hopkins has written over twenty plays melodramatic and
hilarious, brash and sensitive, frustrating yet ultimately
rewarding.Hopkins writes from the heart, exploring human
verities as well as human foibles. His integrity and purpose
shine through"
---Drama-Logue
"infused with lyricimagery... billowing...lovely...fun" ---The
Hollywood Reporter
"gorged with ideas...admittedly wild...a literary volcano"
---Cleve Herman, KFWB
The Mootney Company in the Community
1976 Founded . For The U.S. bicentennial: Aint This It?
a family is torn apart by the American Revolution
surrogates (premier at Venice Methodist)
Our Mission Statement: "to shed light on the human condition"
1977 Emptiness (now called CIRCUS SHRINK)
taped by UCLA Theta Committee under Shirley Clarke
1979 The waning Labor Movement is given a "banquet play" DINOSAUR (also published by The California. Theatre
Council)
surrogates David Hillbrand's U.C. Berkeley Production
ICA, London reading :: surrogates
Dramatist's Guild Grant
1980 N o t J o b, Chandler Hall, Church in Ocean
Park
L.A. torn by quakes; to argue with God is better than no
relationship
1981 Charms by Wayne Lindberg, Church in Ocean Park
1982, The Complex, Hollywood. Inspired by "Radical Faeries" The Adventures of Robin Hood Narrated by Quentin Crisp
1983,"Robin" again at Church in Ocean Park
1984 Geodome barnraising for the 300 block of Market Street and surrogates
Residency, McDaniel College's co-production : C O L O N Y ;
for the (800-seat) Venice Pavilion Revitalization:
the first lunar C O L O N Y remembers
the mother planet
Jazz/Rally against Corporations Paying No Taxes
For The Committee to Monitor Poppers (banning the disco drug)
1986, W H I T E B R E A D (three theatres, 8
months)
Draamalogue Award, Best New Play
1987 LGBT March on Washington, Sylvan Theatre, Washington.Monument
Grounds: The Adventures of Robin Hood Narrated by Quentin Crisp
1989 Networking and Opening Circle for the Tongva Springs
Community
University High School Campus
For Stoner Park Mural Refurbishment:
:The 60's // thesuffragette-teens, the 80's// the 20's; homage to
Jewish Progressives Animal Husbandry 1917-1929
by permission of John Updike, for OPICA and MAHOOD senior centers
taped for KPFK at The Ivar Theatre The Poorhouse Fair
Site-specific musical for the Uni/Tongva Springs (still opposed by
LAUSD) The Tears of Saint Monica
The World Health Organization Smallpox-shot scandal exposed in all in the same boat !
Stoner Park; Uni. Community Adult School 1996-8
M E A T readings, Venice UMC, Dramatists' Guild, NYC,
Baltimore Thtr.Festival
Zionist genocide's and homophobia's Biblical roots
Premier run benefits affordable senior/homeless fam. housing,
Santa Monica UMC : M E A T, 1998-
via A&BB Foundation grant, 2003
Residency, The Woodstock Guild produces: Three Made Only of
Clay
M A R K AND B A R B A R A F R O G
3 years in the making; First production, Masquer's Cabaret, 2003
MRS. ROOSEVELT, Three Made Only of Clay
Readings around the country benefit the Green Party campaigns,
including in W.L.A.
MRS. ROOSEVELT (in Czech) Prague, 2004
In Spanish, Korean, English and Farsi simultaneously, gathering
after for songs
Westside Community Adult School, 2005
Red Carpet Award and State Senate Commendation 2005
For outstanding contribution to theatre in California
Commissioned playlet for Christmas Eve, 2005 "Okay, Mary, Seriously. Who's the father?"
Church in Ocean Park
and currently through stories and improvisation with Asians from
all over L.A. S o u t h L a k e G a r d e n (first readings in early September)
contact: Ernest Harding (310) 478-7379;
(310)
430-9559
