We welcome curious artists and community members to drop by our workshop. If you can, please notify us in advance of your coming. 

There are four options for joining Fierce Backbone:

Join as an Actor

Participate in Cold Reading Workshops and Scene Study. Get cast in a Staged Reading, a Workshop Production or a Full Production. For more information about the audition process, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Join as a Writer

Develop your plays from inception to production through the various stages of workshops. For information about submitting as a writer, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Join as a Director

Get hands-on practice directing in the Director's Lab. Collaborate with writers and actors to premiere new works. For more information about joining as a director, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Join as a Member at Large

Members at Large may join Fierce Backbone to be a part of our lively community, both online and in our workshops. We welcome participation from theater producers, industry professionals and academics who want to be a part of the development dialogue. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Q: Can I be a member of more than one unit? Yes. As long as your application is approved by a unit and you are able to fulfill your responsibilities to each group, you may belong to more than one unit.

Q: Is there a fee to join Fierce Backbone? Fees are minimal and will vary according to unit. $35/month for writers and $20/month for all others. All fees go directly to pay for workshop space and member programs. We believe in absolute transparency to members of our finances and financial decisions.

Mission Statement 

Fierce Backbone is a collaborative organization committed to writing, developing and producing new dramatic works. We endeavor to provide opportunities where the skills and artistry of our membership can flourish.

Don't miss WORKSHOP and the ACTOR'S UNIT MEETING...

Poop Poop, hop along for a wild ride with Mister Toad, it's beastly good fun!

Presented by FIERCE BACKBONE,  SAVING TOAD a play with seven songs for the perfect parents of perfect children is the third play of FIERCE BACKBONE’s 2010 Spring/Summer Staged Reading Series. Please join us for two Staged Reading performances, Sunday June 6th (7pm) & Monday June 7th (8pm), at The Lounge Theatre in Hollywood.

SAVING TOAD
a play with seven songs for the perfect parents of perfect children
by David Seidler

Kenneth Grahame, Secretary of the Bank of England and gentleman author, is trapped in a decade-long writers’ block and spectacularly dysfunctional marriage to England’s worst poetess. He creates a series of bedtime stories for their disturbed son, about a naughty Mister Toad and his river bank friends. The animals, however, have wills and lives of their own.

A FIERCE BACKBONE STAGED READING
Directed by David Seidler
Produced by Stephen Blackburn
Featuring: Andrew Boyle, Neil Dickson, Aly Fainbarg, Morris Nash, Darice Richman, Anna Simone Scott & Lori Allen Thomas

WHEN
Sunday, 6/6/10 @ 7pm
Monday, 6/7/10 @ 8pm

WHERE
The Lounge Theatre
6201 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90038
(1 block east of Vine, @ El Centro Ave.)

HOW
Online reservations:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDNWOUhUdTBoU3VCNGwtRHlBN282VHc6MQ
or call 310-201-0064

Limited Seating
Suggested donation $10
Industry comps available