Branch News
Dear Houston Branch Members:
On August 05, 2009 Screen Actors Guild announced the election results for the Houston Branch.
Branch President and National Director Robert Nelson, Branch Vice President Tommy Townsend, along with current Council Member at Large Jason Douglas welcome the following newly elected candidates to the Houston Branch:
Kit Gwin - Secretary/Treasurer - two-year term
Bob Boudreaux - Member at Large - two-year term
Bonnie Gallup - Member at Large - two-year term
Screenwriter Shares Script with Houston Audience
Houston (July 22, 2009) - The Houston Script to Screen Team presents another LIVE film script reading event with Kevin A. Mahoney’s Clayton. The general public is invited to join actors, writers, producers, directors, and film aficionados at 7 p.m. Monday, July 27, at Stages Repertory Theater, 3201 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. Admission is free.
Screen Actors Guild Bulletin
June 12, 2009
To: All SAG Members who are currently represented, or previously been affiliated with, The Tomas Agency.
The Screen Actors Guild is writing to inform you that the Tomas Agency (“Tomas”) has decided to close its doors as of June 15, 2009 and, accordingly, SAG has accepted the surrender of its franchise, effective immediately.
The effect of the surrender is as follows:
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Join the Script to Screen Team in Austin!
The Austin Conservatory announces its first Script to Screen read. A Feather in the Rain by Alex Cord will be presented at Austin’s State Theater on Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m.
The Script to Screen Team was introduced in Houston last year and has been presenting successful LIVE presentations of WGA scripts before area investors, directors, producers, agents and other industry folk. The March 30 read is the first chance the Austin community will have to participate in this growing venture.
The Actors Fund is a national organization providing human services for the entire entertainment industry.
The Fund Actors’ Work program assists entertainment industry professionals in identifying and finding non-industry work that compliments their industry careers.
Through the Actors’ Work program, many actors throughout the country have gained skills and found work in such diverse fields as teaching, sales, and administrative support--work that allows them to continue their acting career.
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