“To My Great Chagrin” will have its Los Angeles premiere at The Silent Movie Theater on Tuesday, August 11th at 8:00 PM. Should be a fun evening, with some “surprise” guests. And hopefully all the Theodore fans in the Los Angeles area will be able to attend.
Jeff Sumerel, director & producer of the film is [...]
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“To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore” has been selected for screenings at two significant European venues.
FILMKUNSTFEST Schwerin, Germany May 5 – 9, 2009
Each year in early May the regional capitol transforms into a meeting point of cineasts and art lovers.
Founded in 1991 – just after the fall of the wall – [...]
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Spontaneous Productions director, Jeff Sumerel, has been invited to be the guest of “The No Show” on WNYC public radio.
“The No Show” is a showcase for the idiosyncratic views and humor of Steve Post, a world-class curmudgeon whose irreverence and iconoclasm have entertained audiences and appalled radio station managers for four decades.
Steve Post has [...]
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A while back, our friend, Matt Diffee, (comdey writer, performer, & a cartoonist for The New Yorker), began hosting and presenting some evenings of bluegrass music and comedy that featured the likes of Gillian Welch, Roz Chast, Tony Trischka, Chris Thile, and Demetri Martin.
Those evenings have led to a monthly show – The Steam [...]
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Spontaneous Productions was lucky enough to be available to work with fellow Greenville native, Mikal Evans who recently re-located to NYC.
Mikal is a triple-threat performer (singer, writer, actor) who has hit the ground running in the NYC performing arts scene.
After hearing Mikal perform at a benefit concert, Spontaneous Productions offered to document her performing one [...]
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Spontaneous Productions had an impromptu test screening in NYC of their latest work-in-progress; currently entitled “Incidental”.
About 30 select friends and colleagues attended, and then gathered afterward across the street at The Parlour Irish pub for some tasty treats and vibrant discussion.
A couple of overheard reactions: “A cross between Andy Warhol’s early Factory genre and Koyannisqatsi” [...]
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