MONICA TRASANDES is a Los Angeles-based writer. Born in Uruguay, her family relocated to the U.S. in the ’70s and she grew up in San Diego. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston, and works as Director of Spanish-language media at GLADD. Her short stories have been published in journals such as The Sun, and magazines like The Rake in Minneapolis, and have been anthologized. Her novel, “Broken Like This,” is to be published by Thomas Dunne Books in Spring, 2012.

Trasandes, a P6 founding member is one of the featured writers in Wanted: Writers! a Literary Reading Series. This event is free and open to the public at the Rumours Coffee House/Gallery/Performance Space, 11739 West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066, Wednesday, August 17, from 7pm -930pm.

Wednesday, August 3 · 7:00pm – 9:30pm

RUMOURS-A Coffeehouse, Gallery and Performance Space

11739 W. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

FREE to attend!!!
For more info please go to: the rumormill.us or call 310-997-5400

P6′s Laura Black’s short film “Slight will make it’s world premiere at the Action on Film International Film Festival on Saturday, July 23rd at 6pm. The screening is part of the block of shorts shown at the Regency Academy Theatres, Theatre 5, 1003 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena CA.

In addition to making it’s world premiere, “Slight” has been nominated as “Best Short-Short” and star, longtime P6 actor Barry Saltzman has been nominated for 2 awards: “Best Actor” and “Best Villain”

For tickets and further info please go to www.aoffest.com.

For a trailer of the film please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGFmCI3ISHs

Longtime P6 Writer/Actor Lab actor Barry Saltzman appears in his latest show, playing the role originated in the film by Montgomery Clift

“Judgment At Nuremberg” opens Friday, March 11 at 7:30PM at the Santa Monica Playhouse and runs on Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 4PM until April 3.

Film luminary Katharine Ross and soap opera stalwart Drake Hogestyn headline the cast.

For show dates, times and tickets visit www.WestOfBroadway.org or call (424) 434-9WOB.

Tickets are $25 for general admission. Matinee performances, senior and student tickets are $20.

Barry is one of our fine actors in the P6 writer/actor lab

Joseph Beck, one of P6′s amazing actor participants in the writer/actor lab stars in the Sacred Fools Theatre’s Production of “Don Giovanni Tonight, Don Carlo Tomorrow” now through October 17. Sure to be a romp through the absurd – and tons of fun!!!

For times, tickets and info please go to: http://www.sacredfools.org/

Here is the link:   www.openfilm.com/videos/lying_games

P6 writer/actor lab member Barry Saltzman

Barry Saltzman, a longtime acting participant in the Writer/Actor Lab,  stars in one of Clifford Odets most beloved plays “The Country Girl,” a free staged reading presented by the Classical Theatre Lab on Tues., March 23 at 7PM at Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. To reserve a seat, please call 323-960-05691.www.classicaltheatrelab.org

Barry Saltzman, longtime actor in the Writer/Actor Lab, appears in March on ABC soap, “General Hospital.”

Read more for details below.

Airdates include  March 3, 4 and 5 as well as on March 15, 16, 17 and March 31 and April 1.

Check TV Guide for local showtimes.

Missed an episode? Check out recent eps on ABC’s General Hospital site.

Hospital photo credit: John Donges