Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Syfy Schedule week of Jan 12 '10

From Syfy's schedulebot:

STARGATE ATLANTIS - 5pm Weekday Rotation

01/12 THE KINDRED - PART 1



01/13 THE KINDRED - PART 2 - Paul McGillion guest-stars



01/14 THE LAST MAN



STARGATE ATLANTIS - SyFy Friday

01/16 01:00A MILLER'S CROSSING - Kate Hewlett guest stars



01/16 02:00A THIS MORTAL COIL



STARGATE SG-1 - 6pm Weekday Rotation

01/12 SHADOW PLAY - Dean Stockwell guest-stars



01/13 THE OTHER GUYS



01/14 ALLEGIANCE - Guest stars include Tony Amendola and Carmen Argenziano



Episode graphics courtesy of GateWorld.

Stargate - SyFy's Schedule for week Dec 7 '09

From SyFy's schedulebot:

STARGATE MOVIES

12/07/2009 09:00A STARGATE: THE ARK OF TRUTH



12/07/2009 11:00A STARGATE: CONTINUUM



STARGATE UNIVERSE

12/11/2009 11:00P LIGHT



STARGATE ATLANTIS

12/09/2009 5:00P MILLER'S CROSSING - Kate Hewlett guest stars!



12/10/2009 5:30P THIS MORTAL COIL



12/12/2009 01:00A TRAVELERS



STARGATE SGI

12/07/2009 08:00A UNENDING



12/09/2009 6:00P MERIDIAN



12/12/2009 02:00A ZERO HOUR



Graphics courtesy of GateWorld.

Kate Hewlett - Toronto, Canada - The Last New Year - May 17 - 19 '09

At Spotlight Nation:



Kate Hewlett, Mike McPhaden, Casey Austin, 'Jimmy' James Murray, Andrew Hachey and Margaret Evans in The Last New Year

THE LAST NEW YEAR @ THE ROYAL (MAY 17 - 19, 2009)

EVENT LISTING: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=78944698183

Toronto Premier Screenings:
MAY 17, 18, & 19
THE ROYAL @ 7PM
608 College (at Clinton St.), Toronto, ON
The Filmmakers and Cast will be in attendance with a Q & A after each screening.

TICKETS: $10
To reserve your tickets email mattdrappel@thenightingalecompany.com with the date and number you would like to purchase.

The Last New Year has been selected as Golden Ace Award Winner at the 2009 Las Vegas International Film Festival.

The Last New Year is a feature film by Garfield Lindsay Miller. The film stars: Casey Austin, Margaret Evans, Philip Graeme, Andrew Hachey, Kate Hewlett, Mike McPhaden, James Murray, Mayko Ngyen, Aaron Webber, and Kris Holden-Reid.

Stargate Atlantis - SciFi Channel (US) - Season 3 Mini-Marathon Apr 6 '09

[NOTE: This is the ONLY Stargate marathon currently on SciFi.com's schedulebot for both April AND May '09!]

From SciFi.com's schedulebot, a Stargate Atlantis season three mini-marathon scheduled for Monday, April 6 '09 on the SciFi Channel (US):

08:00A SATEDA



09:00A PROGENY



10:00A THE REAL WORLD - Richard Dean Anderson guest stars!



11:00A COMMON GROUND



12:00P MCKAY & MRS. MILLER - Kate Hewlett guest star!



01:00P PHANTOMS



02:00P THE RETURN - PT 1 - Richard Dean Anderson, Robert Picardo guest star!



03:00P THE RETURN - PT 2 - Richard Dean Anderson, Robert Picardo guest star!

Stargate Atlantis - Video: 'The Shrine'

US geo-coded.

Courtesy of the SciFi Channel and HULU, Stargate Atlantis' 'The Shrine,' starring Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, Jason Momoa, Jewel Staite, Robert Picardo and David Hewlett. Guest stars include Kate Hewlett, David Nykl and Sharon Taylor.

A fantastic episode, with superb performances, especially by David Hewlett, Kate Hewlett and Joe Flanigan.

While on a rescue mission to another planet, Dr. Rodney McKay falls fatally ill and his sister Jeannie is summoned from Earth to say her final goodbyes.

David Hewlett - HULU: A Dog's Breakfast

At HULU:

Watch David Hewlett's 'A Dog's Breakfast' for FREE!



Patrick has always had a somewhat combative relationship with his little sister Marilyn. But when she brings home her new TV star fiancee, Ryan, it's an all out war!

Starring David Hewlett, Kate Hewlett, Paul McGillion, Christopher Judge, Rachel Luttrell, Amanda Byram, Michael Lenic and Mars the Dog.

Stargate Atlantis - One Big Umbrella: Kate Hewlett Interview

At One Big Umbrella:

(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)



Monday, January 12, 2009

Umbrella Talk with playwright Kate Hewlett

Welcome back to Umbrella Talk! We kick off our 2009 Umbrella Talk series with playwright and actor Kate Hewlett. Kate's play Humans Anonymous is playing this week at Toronto's Next Stage Festival. Kate tells us what theatrical project she's dying to write next, who she'd like the academics to compare her to 50 years from now and who inspires her---a person who has motivation, courage and is open to change.

A little more about Kate Hewlett

Kate, a National Theatre School and Queens University graduate, is an actor and a playwright. Her plays include Humans Anonymous and The Swearing Jar. Kate was also a member of Tarragon Theatre's Playwrights unit in 2007 and is an associate artist with Unspun Theatre. Selected
theatre acting credits include Noble Parasites, Don't Wake Me, Head-Smashed-In and Unity (1918). Selected television and film acting credits include Stargate: Atlantis, Last New Year (feature), Psych and A Dog's Breakfast (feature).



A brief excerpt:

Umbrella Talk with Kate Hewlett

How do you deal with praise? With criticism?

After my first episode of Stargate Atlantis aired (I was a guest star in a few episodes) I spent hours -- literally, hours -- reading all of the online comments about my performance. The Stargate fans are loyal and lovely, so it took a long time to find a really cruel one, but when I did...I was finally able to stop looking. I needed to read the worst possible criticism in order to get over my fear of it. Now, I am less affected by reviews, praise, criticism or feedback. The most important thing is the audience reaction, and the experience itself. Reviews are only important because they affect audience turnout.

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There's also an interview with playwright/actor Brendan Gall (who portrayed Jeannie Miller's husband, Kaleb at the site.

Stargate Atlantis - Marathon - Thur Jan 8 '09 - Seasons 3 & 5

From SciFi.com's schedulebot, a Stargate Atlantis season 3 and season 5 marathon scheduled for Thursday, January 8 '09 on the SciFi Channel (US):

08:00A (SEASON 3) THE ARK - story by Ken Cuperus and Scott Nimerfro, teleplay by Ken Cuperus, directed by William Waring. Guest stars include Kenneth Welsh (Jamus), Joris Jarsky (Herick), Kavan Smith (Maj. Evan Lorne) and Chuck Campbell (Control Room Technician)



09:00A (SEASON 3) SUNDAY - written by Martin Gero and directed by William Waring. Guest stars include Kavan Smith, David Nykl (Dr. Radek Zelenka) and Brenda James (Dr. Katie Brown)



10:00A (SEASON 3) SUBMERSION - written by Ken Cuperus and directed by Brenton Spencer. Guest stars include David Nykl and Andee Frizzell (Wraith Queen)



11:00A (SEASON 3) VENGEANCE - written by Carl Binder and directed by Andy Mikita. Guest stars include Connor Trinneer (Michael) and Chuck Campbell



12:00P (SEASON 3) FIRST STRIKE - written by Martin Gero and directed by Martin Wood. Guest stars include Michael Beach (Colonel Abraham Ellis), Jewel Staite (Dr. Jennifer Keller), Kavan Smith, David Nykl, David Ogden Stiers (Oberoth) and Chuck Campbell



[NOTE: Stargate Atlantis season four is still airing first run episodes in syndication.]

1:00P (SEASON 5) SEARCH AND RESCUE - written by Martin Gero and directed by Andy Mikita. Guest stars include Connor Trineer (Michael), Mitch Pileggi (Col. Steven Caldwell), Kavan Smith, Martin Christopher (Maj. Kevin Marks), Amanda Tapping (Col. Samantha Carter), Patrick Sabongui (Kanaan), Leela Savasta (Capt. Vega) and Sharon Taylor (Amelia Banks). Robert Picardo joins the series as a regular cast member.



2:00P (SEASON 5) THE SEED - written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, directed by William Waring. Guest stars include David Nykl, Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett), Linda Ko (Nurse) and Sharon Taylor (Banks)



3:00P (SEASON 5) BROKEN TIES - written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, and directed by Ken Girotti. Guest stars include Kavan Smith, Mark Dacascos (Tyre), Tyler McClendon (Wraith), and Patrick Sabongui (Kanaan)



4:00P (SEASON 5) THE DAEDALUS VARIATIONS - written by Alan McCullough and directed by Andy Mikita. Guest stars include Kavan Smith, David Nykl and Chuck Campbell



5:00P (SEASON 5) THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE - written by Carl Binder and directed by Ken Girotti. Guest stars include David Nykl (Radek Zelenka), Michelle Morgan (Fran) and Robert Moloney (Koracen)



6:00P (SEASON 5) THE SHRINE - written by Brad Wright and directed by Andy Mikita. Guest stars include Kate Hewlett (Jeannie Miller), David Nykl and Sharon Taylor





Photos courtesy of GateWorld.

Kate Hewlett - NOW Toronto: Human's Anonymous

At NOW Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada):

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)



HUMANS ANONYMOUS by Kate Hewlett, directed by Andrew Hachey (Anonymous Co-op). Factory Mainspace beginning January 8.

Humans Anonymous

The Next best things

Jon Kaplan

What if the man of your dreams turns out to be a woman?

That’s the surprising discovery for Ellen, the central character in Kate Hewlett’s Humans Anonymous.

She meets Smartypants17 on a non-gender-specific online dating service, and when she finally receives a signed email, the name at the bottom’s Lenny. Oops – the sender was bright chatterbox Jenny, who accidentally misspelled her name.

“Ellen’s never considered the possibility of being with a woman, and their meeting is disastrous,” says Hewlett, who premiered Humans Anonymous in the 2006 Fringe and followed it with last year’s hit The Swearing Jar ...

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Fringe of Toronto Theater Festival

Kate Hewlett - Fundraiser for Humans Anonymous

From Kate Hewlett's Twitter site:



Free Tues. Jan. 6th?

Come to a fundraiser for my play Humans Anonymous at the Cobourg, 533 Parliament St, Toronto. $15.

I'm singing!

Aaah!


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For more information on Humans Anonymous:

Facebook Site

Fringe of Toronto Theater Festival

Kate Hewlett's blog, Loft in Translation...Redux

David Hewlett - Video: 'A Dog's Breakfast'

Courtesy of HULU, David Hewlett's 'A Dog's Breakfast,' also co-starring Kate Hewlett, Paul McGillion, Christopher Judge, Rachel Luttrell, Amanda Byram, Michael Lenic and Mars the Dog.

Patrick has always had a somewhat combative relationship with his little sister Marilyn. But when she brings home her new TV star fiance, Ryan, it's an all out war!

Stargate Atlantis - GateWorld: Kate Hewlett Audio Interview

At GateWorld:



AFTER JEAN

GateWorld talks with Kate Hewlett

It is hard to believe that Kate Hewlett has only appeared in four episodes of Stargate Atlantis. One of those shows was for a single "blink and you'll miss me" scene. It's equally hard for us to believe that it's been over a year since we last spoke!

GateWorld is happy to correct this oversight in this interview with the actress, in which we reflect on the journey of Jean Miller. We also discuss where Kate would have liked Jeannie to have gone had Atlantis continued to a sixth season, and updates us on all of her current projects, from Humans Anonymous to singing and movies.

After the interview, be sure to pay a visit to Kate's personal blog!

GateWorld's interview with Kate runs over 35 minutes. Listen online at your leisure, download it to your MP3 player, or subscribe to our iTunes podcast. The full interview is also transcribed [at the link above]!



A brief excerpt:

GW: What were some of your first thoughts when you received the script for "The Shrine?" I think that that was your best acting that you have ever done. It was such a powerful script and there were some powerful scenes in that that just had me in tears.

What were your first thoughts? "Oh my gosh, I'm going to have to break down in this scene. How am I going to do that?" Or "I'm going to have to get through that scene." What went through your mind?

KH: I think the first thing that happened was David sent me an email saying "You've got your work cut out for you" or something. And then he said that there was some intense acting to be done. And then I read the script and I was in tears pretty much from top to bottom from page one till the end.

I wasn't that scared, actually. When it's a good script, and obviously the other ones were great scripts as well. But this one in particular had great comedy in it. But it was a really great script, and that makes it easier to act well.

Stargate Atlantis - Stargate Galaxy: Kate Hewlett Interview

At Stargate Galaxy:

(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)



Kate Hewlett Interview

The very talented Kate Hewlett, who played Rodney McKay's sister on Atlantis, and is, in fact David Hewlett's sister in real life, kindly agreed to share a bit about herself in the following interview. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions for Kate.


A brief excerpt:


What is the most challenging aspect of being a female actor?

Kate Hewlett: For me, the most difficult part is the focus on my appearance. I honestly don't understand why acting and modeling have become the same job. I have been told repeatedly that I am too overweight and I don't understand that. Too overweight for what? Too overweight to act? Why? I am healthy, I am happy, I am fit -- why would people want me to change all that so that I can play a 'normal' person on TV? I am not going out to play 'the hot girl'. I AM NORMAL! Why do I need to be skinny in order to be normal? It just doesn't make
any sense to me.

The challenge is to stay strong in who you are and not lose weight just because people ask you to. It will never be enough, and you will lose yourself in the process. I read an interview with America Ferrera recently and I found her really inspiring. She is a smart cookie (and
a ridiculously talented actor.)

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Lisa Walks for Breast Cancer Fund Raiser

At Lisa Walks for Breast Cancer Fund Raiser:

Link for 2008 Teddy Bear Auction at EBAY:

Teddy Bears are autographed by:

Stargate SG-1's:

Beau Bridges



Cliff Simon



Stargate Atlantis':

David Hewlett



Kate Hewlett



Torri Higginson



Jewel Staite



Robert Picardo



Rainbow Sun Francks




And other celebrities!
Link for Sketch Cards for Breast Cancer, featuring Women in SciFi:

It's 2008 and time for a new fundraiser! My friend Marco over at 258west.com came up with this -- recruiting generous artists to create sketch cards to auction off for the cause! You'll notice lots of tributes to great women of Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Comics: Wonder Woman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, River Tam, Dana Scully, Ellen Ripley, Starbuck, Princess Leia and so many more!

Lisa's Blog: