Ragged Blade in concert Sept 21, 2007
Hear some songs from our recent musical "Green Fence" at this benefit for Q-Fest, a GLBT film festival planned for late March. Performing will be Scott Nicholas Mueller, Ashley Saphian, Zach Jett, & Jerry Rabushka on keys.
Friday, September 21st 8pm Q fest fundraiser at Centene Arts Center 3547 Olive Streeet 4th floor Join us for the episodes from the new series "Don't Go" with an intro by the Ragged Blade band and a few music video shorts. $5 suggested donation. check it out at Don't Go.
"Don't go has been described as Melrose Place meets The L Word meets 227. Don't Go is the intimate story of the lives and loves of a group of vibrant individuals living in an apartment complex in Los Angeles. These people struggle with the same issues we face every day: love, loss, change, and family.
But rather than a static representation of our daily problems, this television series introduces us to new characters that may be our neighbors in real life but are rarely seen on our television screens. Please join us as writer-director Amber Sharp takes us on a unique and fascinating journey which might take us right back to our own realities.
Drops for IAO
11/11/06
Ragged Blade, working with Reaves & Company dropcloth manufacturer, helped arranged a donation of several drops to help the IAO Gallery in Oklahoma City. Hanging the drops in the performance space will help the acoustics and provide for a more pleasant theatregoing experience. Thanks to Reaves for their kind assistance!
Ragged Blade Wins National Award!
09/20/2006
Ragged Blade was presented with the "Director's Award for Outstanding Service" at the National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival in Columbus, OH. The award was due to our efforts in promoting and producing touring GLBT performance artists here in St. Louis.
We thank the festival organizers for their recognition.
"A Ghost, a Zombie, and A Vampire" winner in RB's Halloween Playwriting Contest
August 22, 2006
Ragged Blade announces "A Ghost, A Zombie, and a Vampire," by Steve Carverno of Wilmington, NC as the winner of the playwriting contest for its "Grave Undertakings" evening of Halloween comedy.
Honorable mentions go to
"Hemo Phobia," by Patricia Bourgeois, New Orleans, LA
"Diamonds Aren’t Forever," by Colette Freedman, NY
"The Cliff Thing," by Christopher Buckley, Montvale, NJ
"The Suitcase," by Jeff Belanger, Demarest, NJ
We had submissions from all over America (two from hometown St. Louis) as well as from Italy, England, and Canada. Judges were given plays anonymously. Ragged Blade thanks the judges who put in a lot of time as readers, as well as all contestants and everyone who helped spread the word about the contest.
Award Nomination for The Soviet Tango
05/17/2005
Ragged Blade congratulates Jason Slavik, who received a "best supporting actor" nomination from Arts For Life for his performance in The Soviet Tango. Two other RB alums, Jim Kimker and Brad Slavik, received nominations for their work in other shows.
RAIN Money
03/03/2005
Ragged Blade's January performance of "Somebody Else's Life", which appeared in Tulsa at the Nightingale Theatre along with Jade Esteban Estrada in "ICONS: A Lesbian and Gay History of the World Vol. 1," raised $365 for Tulsa RAIN (Regional Interfaith AIDS Network) as it played to a sold out house on January 28, 2005. Along with RAIN, the show was sponsored by The Gay and Lesbian Fund For Tulsa. Thanks in particular to RAIN's Justice Waidner, who was instrumental in organizing the event.
Jerry Rabushka's play "The Checkpoint" produced by First Run Theatre
03/03/2005, updated 05/2005
Jerry Rabushka's play "The Checkpoint," a tense one-act about race and war in Angola on the eve of its independence, was a winner in a contest sponsored by St. Louis's First Run Theatre, which is a non-profit, all-volunteer company dedicated to producing new plays by St. Louis area playwrights. It was presented by the company in May, 2005. For more info in The Checkpoint and the production, please go to "Plays For Rent."
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