tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79856644590582821522012-03-14T11:08:58.501-04:00Matt Rashid HomepageMatt Rashidnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985664459058282152.post-56256701295919437772012-03-14T11:08:00.002-04:002012-03-14T11:08:58.512-04:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s1600/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s400/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph by Bill Strong</td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="background: white; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 100.0%;" width="100%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 225.0pt;" valign="top" width="300"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="background: white; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt; width: 100.0%;" width="100%"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Take Two</span><span style="color: #91aa9d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For Women's History Month, Take Two presents two searing documentary dramas in which Sembaru and Iraqi women turn mass depredation into brash jubilation. Come have a drink with us and be a part of this unique all-women program! (Well, there is a man, but he's a doll...) </span><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7:00 <strong>Social (Half) Hour</strong><br />Artists and activists meet, talk and get slightly tipsy together. <br /><br />7:30 <strong>UMOJA: No Men Allowed</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Written and directed by Elizabeth Tadic <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Outcast tribal African women found their own village and launch a successful business, incurring the jealousy of their former husbands and setting off a wild and wacky gender war. <br /><br />8:00 <strong>9 PARTS OF DESIRE</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Heather Raffo <br />Directed by Nancy Robillard <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Iraqi-American writer/actress Heather Raffo lifts the veil on the impact of the Gulf War, in this poetic piece derived from the poignant, perceptive and profound stories of nine Iraqi women. With <strong>Jessica Arinella, Francis Benhamou, Anita Keal, Robin LeMon</strong> and <strong>Matthew Rashid</strong>. </span><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #193441; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <hr align="center" noshade="" size="2" width="100%" /> </span></div></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100.0%;"><tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><img alt="take two cats 2010" border="0" id="_x0000_i1026" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.180" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs029/1101671080949/img/180.jpg" width="300" /><o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr><tr> <td style="background: #FCFFF5; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s1600/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s400/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph by Bill Strong</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">NYU TEN MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Friday, November 18 @ 7pm</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saturday, November 19 @7pm</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Goldberg Theatre</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">721 Broadway, 7th Floor</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">New York, NY 10003</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Admission is Free. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For Tickets call</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">212.998.1985</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">or email: goldbergddw@gmail.com</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7985664459058282152-2150066371522502336?l=mattrashid.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Rashidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985664459058282152.post-7469675786682343372011-06-16T16:43:00.000-04:002011-06-16T16:43:38.311-04:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s1600/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s400/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph by Bill Strong</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><br /><br /><br /><dl class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-mce-style="width: 437px;" id="" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-left-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px 3px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 437px;"><dt class="wp-caption-dt" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="For Belly Poster" data-mce-src="http://www.ontheleesh.com/images/projects/for-belly/preview.jpg" height="200" src="http://www.ontheleesh.com/images/projects/for-belly/preview.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="For Belly" width="133" /></dt><dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 0px;"></dd></dl><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For Belly is my feature directorial debut! Produced by On the Leesh, written by Julie Tortorici and co-directed by Alicia Arinella, For Belly follows three women who come together in a most unusual way.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Featuring: Julie Tortorici, Mary Micari, and Jessica Arinella.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Click <a data-mce-href="http://www.njfilmfest.com/" href="http://www.njfilmfest.com/">here</a> for more info on <a data-mce-href="http://www.ontheleesh.com/projects/for-belly" href="http://www.ontheleesh.com/projects/for-belly">For Belly</a> and the <a data-mce-href="http://www.njfilmfest.com/" href="http://www.njfilmfest.com/">New Jersey International Film Festival</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7985664459058282152-746967578668234337?l=mattrashid.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Rashidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985664459058282152.post-88220449069257019832011-06-16T16:41:00.000-04:002011-06-16T16:41:14.880-04:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s1600/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T027-XSpJw8/TUixu5vA-vI/AAAAAAAAABM/Dow9DoR5YPw/s400/Rashid_Matt_782_ret.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph by Bill Strong</td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="color: #333333; font-family: fertigo-pro-1, fertigo-pro-2, sans-serif; font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 30px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://mattrashid.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/intervention-is-back-june-8-thru-june-12/" rel="bookmark" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;" title="Permanent Link: “Intervention!” is Back! June 8 thru June 12!">“Intervention!” is Back! </a></h2><h2 style="color: #333333; font-family: fertigo-pro-1, fertigo-pro-2, sans-serif; font-size: 1.8em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 30px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://mattrashid.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/intervention-is-back-june-8-thru-june-12/" rel="bookmark" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;" title="Permanent Link: “Intervention!” is Back! June 8 thru June 12!">June 8 thru June 12!</a></h2><div class="entry" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.4em; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">“Intervention!” is back! This time at the <a href="http://www.wvmtf.com/" style="color: #0066cc; text-decoration: none;">West Chelsea Musical Theatre Festival</a>!</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Dates are: June 8 thru June 12!</div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7985664459058282152-8822044906925701983?l=mattrashid.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matt Rashidnoreply@blogger.com