Jason Patrick Rothery selected for 2009 SoulPepper Academy!
January 13, 2009
Rocket Ace is extremely excited to congratulate RAMP co-founder, head of development, and our resident screenwriter Jason Rothery on his selection to the 2009 Soulpepper Academy!
An initiative of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre, the Academy is a unique full-time two-year residency comprised of ten multi-disciplinary theatre artists from across the country with the goal to create “the next generation of cultural leaders” through a mix of full-time skills development, involvement with Soulpepper productions, collaborative new-works creation, and youth and community artistic outreach initiatives.
While we selfishly hate to share Jason with anyone, I suppose we couldn’t have hoped to keep his brilliance hidden forever, so we’re extremely happy to have him join us in Toronto and can’t wait to see what amazing creations the Soulpepper Academy brings to the city in the coming months!
(Aw man, I set this to publish on January <em>2008</em>… so much for making ‘09 the <em>year of less typos</em>!)
Brand New Sketch at the Rivoli on Tuesday!
January 11, 2009
What better way to get the new year off to a proper start than joining us for the first Imponderables & Acquaintances of the year at the Rivoli in Toronto - 334 Queen Street West, Toronto - starting at 9pm on Tuesday January 13th!
Trevor Boris, mainstay of “Video on Trial“, midnight lothario of The Couchathon 2008, and that sexy fellow over to the left there will be hosting with all his considerable comedic skill.
Along with the titular Imponderables (getting all ready for The Chicago Sketchfest) the show will also feature a little number called “Deadpan Powerpoint Presents: The Keys to Invincibility in Verbal Argumentation” … details of which I have none - but, frankly, it sounds freaking awesome.
Oh, and there’s a world-premiere of a brand-new RocketAce / Imponderables video. The first of 2009.
If that’s your thing.
As always at live shows, if you see any of the usual suspects - come say hello and get some free buttons and stickers and stuff!
The Violator Goes to London!
January 8, 2009
Much like reigning beauty-pageant champions have duties and requirements throughout the year, so is it for those whose head hangs heavy with the duties of the Fez D’Or. Except instead of “duties and requirements” we mean “The Violator” is being played in London, England on January 10th. Part of a forward-thinking collaboration between Daryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival and the London Short Film Festival, we’re not sure if the Roxy Bar and Screen can handle that much sexy-awesomeness - but you can find out this Saturday night at 8pm. Daryl’s got all the information on location and tickets, and “tube stops” and whatnot. Check it out if you’re in the area. The HLAP shows are a legendary good time, and (if we may toot our own horn) “Violator” looks great on the big-screen.
Not enough wanton hyperbole?
Normally to ship a film to England one has to fill out a lengthy declaration that one’s film “contains no pornography, treasonous content, nor advocates harm against the persons of the royal family”*… but since Daryl is hand-delivering all the films we had to promise no such thing!**
* We may have embellished the terms of the declaration, but only slightly.
**Those looking for actual pornography or treasonous, royal-harming, doctrine may be signifcantly disappointed.
Happy New Year!
January 7, 2009
Happy new year to each and every one of you from all of us at RAMP central. We’ve assembled a festive tableaux to express our holiday wishes… Brad, Erin, and Matt all decked out for New Year’s Eve to represent our collective wish that y’all can roll as large as we do… and a festive appliqué of J-Ro counting our (as of yet imaginary) Washingtons - because frankly, 2009 is going to be the year of cash money.
Lot’s of long-delayed RAMP news forthcoming - so stay tuned!
