January 2005 - Santa Monica
The Virginia Avenue Project had me teach about using sound effects to
enhance theatrical performances for a series of plays to be written by
budding young dramatists.
www.virginiaavenueproject.org
January 2005 -
Los Angeles
My manager, Carla Fantozzi will begin booking my "SPARX" act for assembly
programs at schools and museums in the Los Angeles area. In these solo
performances for audiences of up to 400, I will be exploring deep listening
and teach how to tell stories with sound. I developed this material for my
very successful show at the San Francisco Exploratorium several months ago.
For bookings, contact
(01/05/2005)
February 2005 - New Hampshire I'll be teaching in New Hampshire in February at
Colby-Sawyer College, in
the town of New London. Hester Fuller, a talented media production professor
at the school, is bringing me in to produce one of my "Good, Fast, Cheap &
Fun" workshops, as well as to teach a class about radio drama and the
sorcery of sound. In New Hampshire in February, I won't need my box of corn
starch to simulate footsteps in snow. I'll be building a SFX kit to keep on
hand for future East Coast gigs. (01/12/2005)
February 2005 - Boston I'll also be working in Boston with my radio-sister, Lindsay
Ellison on several audiobook projects. One will a series of
Victorian children's stories to be called RuyaSonic Wonder Tales. They will
use my "narration with accompaniment" style to mix a single
narrator with music, sound effects and occasional other voices, but not be a
full dramatization. We will tell classic fairy tales and myths in this
series. We will also begin recording "the world's most boring audio
book"--on purpose--as an aid for insomniacs. This will feature tedious
delivery, plodding ideas, and mind numbing music. There are plenty of
terribly dull audiobooks out there, but none of them are quite so
intentionally boring. Check back in March to hear clips from these new
works. (01/16/2005)
TONY PALERMO is an audio
theatre producer, performer, and educator living in Los Angeles, California.
He performs professionally, conducts workshops, and produces programs for hire.
I'll be teaching in New Hampshire in February at
I'll also be working in Boston with my radio-sister, Lindsay
Ellison on several audiobook projects. One will a series of
Victorian children's stories to be called RuyaSonic Wonder Tales. They will
use my "narration with accompaniment" style to mix a single
narrator with music, sound effects and occasional other voices, but not be a
full dramatization. We will tell classic fairy tales and myths in this
series. We will also begin recording "the world's most boring audio
book"--on purpose--as an aid for insomniacs. This will feature tedious
delivery, plodding ideas, and mind numbing music. There are plenty of
terribly dull audiobooks out there, but none of them are quite so
intentionally boring. Check back in March to hear clips from these new
works. (01/16/2005)