Alto Event Flyer!

Please come out and support Alto on  October 19th at the Village Pourhouse on 46th St between 8th and 9th Ave.
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Big Event!

Hey everybody! We wanted to give you all a heads up about a great fundraiser evening for the feature film “ALTO” produced by Shake The Tree Productions.

On October 19^th, 2010 we invite you all to help us change the face of filmmaking and join us at the Village Pourhousse on 46^th St. between 8^th and 9^th Avenues in an effort to achieve our goal to bring this character rich story to the forefront of the movie going public.

Shake The Tree has gathered quite a bit of attention in it’s effort to bring original material to the screen and it’s with great admiration and a bit of luck that we have been able to obtain the unique story telling abilities of a gifted writer. Mikki Del Monico has given us the opportunity to develop and present a truly unique, one of a kind screenplay. And with the help of the enormously talented Angelica Torn (daughter of Rip Torn and Geraldine Page) at the helm directing, we’re sure to have an outstanding film.

“ALTO” a lesbian mob comedy. Does this not say it all? “Two Girls. One Gun. A Broad Comedy About Love and The Mob”. This cross generational piece incorporates the Italian American culture, the MTV crowd, the gay and lesbian community, the MOB dynamic as it pertains to story telling and true comedy. And we’re equally thrilled to have developed an original soundtrack that mirrors the essence of the film as well thanks to the talented music production of Benjamin K. Harrison. So, in keeping with our grass roots mentality…  please join us in our quest to bring this amazing funny film to the screen.

Make a small donation that evening and you will enjoy one hour of FREE OPEN BAR and we will be holding an exciting raffle for some very cool items… VIP access to the wrap party of the film, Beach Bum Tanning Coupon, Bottle of Vision Vodka, Walk on the Red Carpet at the movie premiere, a One liner in the film and much much more. AND some cast & crew will be there to meet and greet the guests!

Please feel free to visit our website @ www.shakethetreeproductions.com

We anticipate a great evening and hope to see you there!!

Always the best from Toni and Mark

A Message from the Producer

Here's a message from Mark Dobies one of the producers of Alto:

Hey everyone! I just had the pleasure speaking with one of the top acting coaches in the country today…who also happens to be ALTO’S very own Mrs. Capalletti. It’s a coup for us not only to have Ms. Spivak’s enormous depth and character in the role but to have someone of her caliber on set to share her insights and a lifetime of experience is more than we could hope for. I have yet to meet anyone in the industry who brings out more detail and character analysis in a scene than Alice. Having worked with some of the biggest names in the industry she epitomizes the Golden Age of Hollywood. If it’s good she’ll make it better. If it’s great…you get the picture.

I have to say that I can’t reiterate any better than what my partner Toni talked about in her recent blog. But…I’ll try. When she first presented the script to me for consideration, the only thing she said was “give it a read”.  Now, you have to know my partner and I have a very symbiotic “melding of the minds” when it comes to the creative process. “Give it a read” didn’t at all sound like our usual “tell me what ya think”. Was I intrigued? Yeah! Needless to say halfway through “ALTO” my response was…we gotta do this! So, here we are.

In the months to come I’ve met some truly amazing people. Our gifted and unassuming writer, Mikki del Monico whose talent left me in stitches and tears and our wonderful director Angelica Torn who so gracefully fit into ALTO’s pilot seat.