January 20, 2015, 2013
Newsletter
Auditions and Tech Interviews
Directing 10-Minute Plays and
490 Project:The Devil is in the Details.
Tuesday, January 20, 3-6 p.m., Studio Theatre
NO EXPERIENCE OR PREPARATION REQUIRED - SIMPLY
COME!
Performance dates: February 23 and/or 24
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre will be holding auditions and
technical interviews for the summer season in Holland on Sunday, Feb 1 from 10am-5pm. Shows under consideration include,
Les Miserables, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Hayfever, To Kill a Mockingbird,
and Schoolhouse Rock. Summer contract begins May 18th and
ends August 9th, 2015. We are looking for strong singer/actors
who can move well and technicians who are strong in their areas
of application.
This is a repertory company and company members will perform in more than one show.
Material To Prepare:
Please prepare 16 bars of a song from a musical and have 2 short,
contrasting, monologues prepared. Please bring sheet music in
your key, an accompanist will be provided.
Audition/Interview slots will be 10 minutes long and are by appointment only. Please email Reagan Chesnut at chesnut@hope.
edu for a slot.
Spring 2014
Productions:
Hinterlands Devised Project
Directed by Richard Newman
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:
January
20
Arts & Humanities Day,
12-2pm, Maas Center
20
Directing and 490 Project
auditions, 3-6pm, Studio Theatre.
February
1 HSRT Auditions and Tech
Interviews, 10am-5pm, Studio
Theatre. By appointment only
20-21, 25-28
The
Hinterlands Project, 7:30pm,
Main Theatre.
27
DAA Day, Theatre classes
cancelled. All students encouraged to attend.
Students and Recent Grad Win Honors at
American College Theatre Festival
Current and former Hope College students won multiple honors during the Region III Kennedy
Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earlier this month,
including a trip to the national festival for further participation for one.
Students are nominated to participate in the regional festival based on work created on their campuses
during the previous calendar year. This year’s event, held on Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. 6-11, included
1,300 participants from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as more than 50 guest
artists from all over the United States and Canada.
Hope theatre faculty member Michelle Bombe chairs the regional organization. A total of 36 Hope
students and six members of the college’s theatre faculty and staff attended.
Alexa Duimstra, a December graduate from Appleton, Wisconsin, received top honors in Costume
Design for her design for “En Passant II,” a work that had been featured during the Department of
Dance’s “Dance 40” concert. Through the win, Duimstra, who had also presented her work as a costume designer for Hope College Theatre’s production of “As You Like It,” has earned a trip to the National KCACTF in Washington, D.C., in April to participate in master classes and have the opportunity
to receive further awards.
Also in the area of Costume Design, senior Mary Elizabeth Winther of Canton received honorable
mention for her design for “Urinetown.”
Sophomore Lindsay Hall of Grand Blanc received top honors in the area of Dramaturgy Program
Note for her work on the play “Incomplete,” written by senior Austen Boer of Holland.
Hope students had their best showing to date in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions, in which
students are nominated to participate based on their performance in a production. Sophomore Sean
Zorn of Clinton Township won the Best Comedy Award and junior Theo Zucker of Lake Orion won
the Best Partner Award, and several other students were among the invited nominees.
Zorn, who was nominated for his performance in “End Days,” participated with sophomore CaliRose
DiGuiseppe of Portage as his scene partner. Zucker received her award for her work as scene partner
with junior Mollie Murk of Crystal Lake, Illinois, the latter of whom had been nominated for her role
in “As You Like It.” The teams of Zorn and DeGuiseppe and Murk and Zucker both advanced through
a total of three rounds, from an initial field of 250 participants to a final round featuring the top 16
overall.
Other Ryan scholarship nominees participating from Hope were: senior Taylor Ann Krahn of Mishawaka, Indiana, for her role in “As You Like It”; senior Bridget McCarthy of Grand Haven for her role
in “Urinetown”; senior Allison Simmons of North Street for her role in “Urinetown”; and senior Alex
Sloan of Ann Arbor for his role in “Middletown.” Receiving the nomination, but unable to attend the
conference, was recent graduate Molly Coyle of Holland, for her role in “Middletown.”
Additional students participating in the audition at the conference as scene partners for the Ryan nominees from Hope were: senior Austin Boer of Holland; junior Kendall Cole of Jenison; senior Dylan
Connor of Tallahassee, Florida; and senior Tessa Schultz of Kellogg, Iowa.
Also participating in the festival were senior Jacqueline Marshke of Glenview, Illinois, and senior Emily
Svendson of Crystal Lake, Illinois, in the student stage management category. Other Hope students
attended to participate in workshops, attend productions, and hear presentations by guest artists.
Arts & Humanities Day
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/
Practitioner-focused audio/video resource for
the theatre arts. Videos of workshops and textual materials
http://0-www.routledgeperformancearchive.
com.lib.hope.edu/
Routledge Performance Archive
Film Projects Looking for Actors
Two film projects from COMM 352-01 are looking for actors. The first will be a remake of at least one
scene from an existing movie. Schedule may include January 27, February 29, and February 3.
The second will be a shoot of the winner of a screenplay writing contest. Formal auditions may occur
for this project. Shooting will start March 26 and the following Tuesdays and Thursdays through April
9. This is especially subject to change.
There will be a small amount of monetary compensation for actors in both of these projects. Please
contact maeve.donley@hope.edu or han@hope.edu for more information.
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.
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