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34 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2015 | SAGAFTRA.org On Location A NIGHT OF MUSICAL IMPROV COUNCILMAN PAUL KREKORIAN'S OFFICE NINA PROMMER/THE ACTORS FUND CELEBRATING STUDENT FILMMAKERS E ver wonder how they improvise songs on Whose Line Is It Anyway? The show's musical director Laura Hall and her husband, veteran Second City improviser Rick Hall, answered the burning question at the A Night of Musical Improv workshop on May 5 at SAG-AFTRA Plaza. Hosted by the NextGen Performers Subcommittee of Members Organizing Volunteer Efforts (MOVE) L.A., the Halls guided members through the art of "songprov" — their term for musical improv. As musical director of one of the most successful improv television shows, Laura Hall gave members the inside scoop of the process behind improvisation on national television. Laughter filled the packed room as attendees had the opportunity to participate in interactive exercises to learn the ropes. LARGE TURNOUT FOR HEALTH FAIR M ore than 1,200 members and community residents attended the SAG-AFTRA Healthcare Safetynet Committee's annual health fair on May 20 at SAG-AFTRA Plaza to take advantage of free health services, informational materials, sample products and much more. HIV/AIDS testing, mammograms, a blood drive, and hearing and vision screenings were just a few of the services available at no charge. Also featured was information on less traditional forms of medicine. Los Angeles . HONORING LEGENDARY BROADWAY STARS I t was a celebration of Broadway's finest at The Actors Fund's 19th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party at the Skirball Cultural Center on June 7. Guests gathered for cocktails and dinner to celebrate this year's honorees and watch the live broadcast of the 2015 Tony Awards. Hosted by Daytime Emmy Award winner and three-time Tony Award nominee Kate Burton (Scandal), the evening honored Tony's leading men with the presentation of the Artistic Achievement Award to legendary Broadway stars Tim Curry, Alfred Molina, Joe Morton and Theodore Bikel, who died on July 21. SAG-AFTRA national and local elected leaders joined the celebration, which SAG-AFTRA supported as one of the event's many sponsors. Benefits from the evening will go toward expanding programs and services offered by The Actors Fund. Attendees at the Tony Awards viewing party T he 5th Annual Los Angeles Student Film Festival celebrated L.A's most talented high school student filmmakers on May 30 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Hosted by L.A. City Councilman Paul Krekorian and in partnership with NewFilmmakers LA, the festival gives high school students a platform to showcase their productions without adhering to the traditional means of filmmaking. The festival is designed to help foster the development of L.A.'s next generation of filmmakers. SAG-AFTRA board members and staff educated students on the union's various agreements. SAG-AFTRA Health Fair vendors come together to provide health services to attendees. Attendees listen to Laura and Rick Hall at the musical improv event. Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian and NewFilmmakers LA Executive Director Larry Laboe address the audience at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Student Film Festival.