LOVE your website...keep up the good work!
- Bonnie L. Keizer, Publicity Chair, THEATRE
NEWINGTON-OnStage
I was looking for a voice teacher I used to know.
So I looked him up on google, and sure enough, up pops NEED (first
hit). So I click over to your site, amazing. So much stuff...
Color me impressed. - Jack Monaco, Screenwriter, 10/07
"I saw the casting issue yesterday and it looks
excellent. I just wanted to tell you that you did fantastic work
and I thank you again for the opportunity to get my face and
my story out there in print." - Judith Kalaora,
Actress, 8/07
"Last
year's casting issue listing got me a gig without even an audition!" -
Vic Clay, Actor, 7/07
"I agree with John Small. You
have an awesome site."
- James Grana, Actor/Director, 5/07
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"Just an FYI for you. I got
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will be going into productions next year and he said he would contact
me."- Richard Pacheco, 9/06
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- Ryan Ratelle, Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut, '05
"Thanks very much for your
support! We always have people who audition report they've seen
our listing in NEED!"
- Nancy Rogier, Lexington Players, '05
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impressive and has tons of info and goodies for the entertainment
community. Glad we are doing business with you and thanks for your
support! - Jacqui Bochory, Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars
& Short Film Competition, 9/04
I submitted my picture and resume for NEEDs casting issue recently.
Somebody saw it and asked me to send my information for future projects.
I thought that was cool!
- Ron Sanborn, 8/04
I'm a faithful reader, and it's great to see how NEED has expanded and
developed since those early days when you took it over.
Congratulations of creating a SUCCESSFUL arts publication! Keep up
the good work!
- Terry Borton, Director,
The American Magic-Lantern Theater, 7/04
I thought I'd let you know
that I was contacted by two people who saw my picture in the casting
issue. Just wanted to let you know! Thanks so much. Talk to you soon.
- Elaine Loh, 9/03
I wanted to write and say a
big belated thank you very much for publishing my headshot and
bio in the Casting Issue of NEED. I have already had response from it.
- Jinny Sagorin, 8/03
You gave me a sub because
you liked my letter to you about using an article you ran to get myself
an agent. Happy to report that I have continued to work pretty
consistently and now am up to 32 films , 4 plays and some tv and
currently do dinner theatre in New England in The Sopranos .
- Vic Clay, 7/03
First of all, let me say
that I think that your publication is wonderful. It fills the very niche
that theaters such as ours fit into. During our season, the copies of
NEED that we have in our lobby are usually all gone by the time the next
issue arrives. People want to go out and see live entertainmnet but
can't afford the high cost of a B'way level show. NEED help put all the
choices in one place. - Bill Shamlian, Audio for
Broadcast, Video & Film,
6/03
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Hollywood there so I contacted him and we have met a few times and now
he is my agent/manager. I never in my wildest dreams thought I could get
representation this fast. Especially not from a guy with the credentials
he has. Thanks for a great paper. Ciao !" - V. Clay
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- Michele Vacca, Classics On Stage! - On Stage!
"NEED just covered an
article on my short film, Granite Voices, and the article was
fantastic!
I recommend them to anyone working in this medium.
Thanks guys!"
- David, Granite Voices
"Thanks very much for your
support! We always have people who audition report that they've seen our
listing in NEED!"
- Nancy Rogier, Lexington Players
The first time I got a
look at the NEW ENGLAND ENTERTAINMENT DIGEST, the depth and
thoroughness of its listings of shows every month astonished me.
Until then I believed --- as most people in this area probably do
still --- that the CALENDAR in Thursday's Boston GLOBE and the
listings in the weekly Boston PHOENIX gave as complete a picture of
theatrical activities as possible. They don't. JulieAnn Charest does
that in her monthly N.E.E.D.
That first month, I put asterisks next to all the listings that
would NOT be in The Theater Mirror if I hadn't seen JulieAnn's
magazine, and they probably doubled our coverage. The Internet
sweeps, the checks of other papers and magazines we use to keep The
Mirror as complete as possible every week always add things. But the
weeklies only update the things this monthly missed, and there are
fewer and fewer of those every month.
It was an actor who first told me about N.E.E.D., because it also
contains the most complete list of auditions and casting- calls for
this area available anywhere. Actors looking for shows must account
for a large percentage of the magazine's sales.
JulieAnn probably knows, personally, more people active in theater
in New England than anybody. The June issue did an overview of
community theatres, giving histories and plans for the future, plus
a page and a half of names and addresses for over 150 community
theater organizations active in the northeast.
NEW ENGLAND THEATER DIGEST is only a year old, and still growing and
changing. It's not on glossy paper, there are no frills, and not
every newsstand carries it. But they should.
- Cricket's Notebook, The Theatre Mirror
...NEED Rave
Reviews
After
visiting and surfing many a site try to pick up as much information as
could be found, we have seen many valuable sites that deserve
recognition for the information provided to their visitors.
Therefore, we’ve developed the NEED Rave Review, an award that we’ll be
presenting to sites that we feel benefit the general entertainment
population by providing a service to artists, by putting on some great
theatre, dance, music or other media, or by being a strong supporter of
the arts.
After
visiting and surfing many a site try to pick up as much information as
could be found, we have seen many valuable sites that deserve
recognition for the information provided to their visitors.
Therefore, we’ve developed the NEED Rave Review, an award that we’ll be
presenting to sites that we feel benefit the general entertainment
population by providing a service to artists, by putting on some great
theatre, dance, music or other media, or by being a strong supporter of
the arts.