February 9, 2015, 2013
Newsletter
Spring 2014
DAA Day Feb 27
Overnight Hosts Needed
Daa Day is fast approaching! February 27, all Theatre Department classes will be cancelled and we will be welcoming
prospective students into our department for a day filled
with theatre and community.
There are several opportunities for the current students to
get involved. One way is to volunteer to host an overnight
DAA candidate. If you are interested, please contact Reagan in the Theatre Office with your preference of Thursday, Feb 26, Friday, Feb 27, or both nights!
Productions:
Goodbye Beauty, Hello Dust
A devised project with The Hinterlands
(Detroit, MI)
Inspired by Sophocles’ Antigone
February 20 & 21, 25-28
7:30pm, DeWitt Main Theatre
The Children’s Hour
by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Daina Robins
April 17 & 18, 22-25
7:30pm, DeWitt Main Theatre
Upcoming
Dates:
February
5-7
A Theatre 490 Production:Hamlet, 7:30pm, Studio
Theatre
20-21, 25-28
Goodbye Beauty, Hello Dust, 7:30pm,
Main Theatre.
27
DAA Day, Theatre classes
cancelled. All students encouraged to attend.
The theatre department is organizing a trip to see The House Theatre of Chicago’s production of
The Hammer Trinity on Saturday, March 7. Price is $40 for ticket and transportation. Nonrefundable $20 deposit by February 13, remaindeer due: February 27. We will depart from Hope at
approximately 11am EST and arrive back at approximately 3am EST
Sign up in the theatre office!
Please Help Keep Our Spaces Clean
Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed that the Studio, B22, and other shared spaces have been
left in various states of disarray. Please remember that these spaces are shared spaces, and with
the priveledge of accessing them outside of class times comes the responsibility of keeping them
garbage-free and ensuring that the equipment is not damaged in any way. Please help do your
part in ensuring these spaces are welcoming to all who use them: if the trash can is full, walk
your trash to another container, return borrowed props and costumes, respect the drafting
desks and other equipment, and encourage your classmates to do so as well. Thank you!
Check out our list of the library’s new Theatre arrivals!
http://libguides.hope.edu/newplays
Digital Theatre Resources
Check out our two streaming theatre databases are available through the libary! You can access them
through the library website or from the links:
Digital Theatre Plus
Contains dozens of full productions, documentaries and interviews with theatre-makers.
http://0-www.digitaltheatreplus.com.lib.hope.
edu/
Routledge Performance Archive
Practitioner-focused audio/video resource for
the theatre arts. Videos of workshops and textual materials
http://0-www.routledgeperformancearchive.
com.lib.hope.edu/
Student Representatives
Any students interested in represeting the sophomore, junior, or senior classes at the weekly
Theatre Countil meetings (Tuesdays 9-10:50am in DeWitt 221) should contact Daina Robins
at robins@hope.edu.
Walnut Street Theatre
Professional Apprentice Program.
Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia is accepting applications for their Professional Apprentice
Program. Positions are full time during an entire season, have a stipend, and are available in every
department.
Our own Laura Van Tassell (‘09) is a product of this program. After a season as the Development
Apprentice, she worked for a few smaller local companies and spent two years with the Philadelphia
Fringe Festival (now FringeArts) as their Development Associate and Grants Writer. She is now the
Individual Giving Manager. Contact Reagan in the office for Laura’s email for more information.
The application is all online at http://walnutstreettheatre.org/education/pro-app/.
Arden Professional Apprentice Program
Description: The Arden Theatre Company is currently seeking its 23rd class of Arden Professional Apprentices (APAs) for the upcoming 2015/16 season.
The Arden Professional Apprentice Program’s philosophy is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the inner workings of a nonprofit regional theatre. It was designed with the intent to
foster future theatre leaders providing education and understanding in EVERY aspect of operations including front of house, box office, marketing, development, artistic, education, production, stage management, finance, and general management.
This apprenticeship is a full-time-plus commitment from its start in August until is completion
in mid-June. Each week an apprentice is generally utilized in ALL departments and is scheduled for approximately 54 hours. Housing and transportation are the apprentice’s responsibility.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
Compensation: The program offers a salary of $400 per week, health insurance, paid time off,
complimentary tickets to Arden Theatre Company productions, understudy opportunities, and
the opportunity to meet and network with members of the Philadelphia community.
Application Process: Applications will be accepted via our website beginning on Monday, February 2nd 2015 and will continue through Friday, May 15, 2015. Once your application has been
received you will be emailed a confirmation.
Please visit our website for more information and to apply: http://www.ardentheatre.org/opportunities/apa.html
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) has summer employment opportunities available to graduate and undergraduate students. We are hiring for Summer Camp Counselors and Summer Administrative Assistants. We would welcome applicants from Hope College.
CTC is a fully producing, professional theatre company whose primary audiences are young people ages 3-18 and families. Annually serving approximately 300,000, CTC is unique among theatres for youth by placing equal emphasis on the production of high quality professional performances and comprehensive educational offerings for elementary, middle and high school students.
Our summer camp is part of this theatre education experience.
Timeline:
Compensation:
May 26 – August 14, 2015, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
$8.70/hr (40 hours per week minimum).
Summer staff must be able to provide their own housing and transportation.
Summer Camp Counselor
Theatre Camp Counselors will have direct supervision responsibilities working with children ages
3 -18 during Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Summer Camp. Duties include classroom assistance,
drop-off and pick-up, snack time, post care and administrative duties. In addition to the daily duties, the Counselors may have the opportunity to observe and collaborate with Children’s Theatre
Teaching Artists.
Minimum of one year of college required.
Background in theatre or education preferred.
Experience working with a variety of ages.
Reliable transportation is required.
Comfort with administrative duties.
Experience with customer service and/or interacting with parents of young people.
Summer Administrative Assistant
The primary roles of a Summer Administrative Assistant are to complete administrative duties in
relation to summer camp. These duties include generating camp materials such as roll sheets, story handouts, programs, name tags, and mailings while maintaining communication with parents,
teachers, and summer staff. Administrative Assistants will also work directly with Summer Camp
Counselors and Teaching Artists to offer support with supervision of students during camp operations.
Minimum of one year of college required.
Background in theatre, education, or administration preferred.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and phone etiquette.
Experience working with children and/or teens.
Detail oriented and organized.
Interest or experience in Graphic Design preferred but not required.
Experience with customer service and/or interacting with parents of children and teens.
The job requirements and application process can be found at www.ctcharlotte.org/jobs.html