October 20, 2014
Newsletter
Fall 2014
WAITING FOR GODOT Productions:
Opens this week!
Urinetown
A THEATRE 490 STUDENT PROJECT
Waiting
for
Godot
by Samuel Beckett
Music by Mark Hollmann, Lyrics
by Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis
Directed by Richard Perez
November 18-22, 7:30 p.m.
November 22, Matinee
Upcoming
Dates:
October
23-25 Theatre 490
Student Project: Waiting for Godot,
7:30pm, Studio Theatre.
“To every man
his little cross.
Till he dies.
And is fogotten.”
October 23-25, 7:30 pm
DeWitt Studio Theatre
1
November
KCACTF National Playwright program deadline for
submission.
23
The Hinterlands Ensemble workshop, time TBD, Studio Theatre
Tickets are $2 and can be purchased at the door
or by emailing dylan.connor@hope.edu.
Come support your fellow students in this student-produced project!
24
Spring Semester Auditions, 3-5pm, 7-10pm Main
Theatre
A Note from John Tammi!
The Alliance for Bilingual Arts (ABA), a new initiative between Hope and the Holland Civic Theatre, invite you to attend a workshop this coming Saturday (Oct. 25) starting at 2:00 PM. The location is the Civic Theatre at 50 W. 9th Street, a short walk from the campus.
The workshop will focus on exploring ways of presenting bilingual (Spanish/English) poetry.
Knowledge of Spanish is not necessary!
Everyone interested is welcome to this free workshop.
The current working mission of ABA is “to promote bilingual communication through the arts
to educate our community, to build bridges and to share pride in the richness of our heritages.”
While this first workshop if focused on presentation/performing poetry, our objective is to include
all the arts in our future activities. Further explanations and objectives will be discussed during
the workshop on Saturday.
Rich Perez and Sean Zorn are members of the ABA Steering Committee. We are looking for one
or two more theatre students to serve on the committee; talk to Rich and Sean if you are interested.
I hope to see several of you on Saturday!
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Stage Managers and Assistant Stage Managers
Needed
If you are interested in participating in one of this fall’s productions as a stage manager or an
assistant stage manager, please contact Michelle Bombe at bombe@hope.edu. The stage management team plays a vital role in the running of rehearsals and productions and have the opportunity to experience all aspects of the production process.
Stage Managers: Must have taken THEA 250: Stage Mangement and ASMed at least one production.
Assistant Stage Managers: No prior experience is required.
Grand Rapids City High School
Seeks Director
In this coming year, the Speech and Debate program at Grand Rapids City HS would like to provide a theatrical experience for their students. Two years of highly successful musicals at the school
have demonstrated a desire for theatre in the student body. The stage production would complement these activities (as well as the competitive Forensics program). To provide this opportunity
they are looking for an outside resource (faculty, staff, advanced/graduate student) to help with the
direction and staging. This is a first year, “beta” project, part of a longer-term initiative to embed
speech, debate and the performing arts as an established part of the extracurricular programming
at the school. They anticipate being able to offer a stipend, conditional on present grant requests.
For more information, Contact: William Harris wmrharris@sbcglobal.net or Visit: Talk Talk Talk
(cityhighforensics.wordpress.com).
Have something you would like to share? Please send an email by Thursday afternoon for inclusion in the Monday newsletter to Reagan Chesnut at
chesnut@hope.edu
Kennedy Center
American College Theatre Festival
Sign-up Now Open!
The sign-up sheet for KCACTF is now online at https://docs.google.com/a/hope.edu/forms/d/1POj
tvFLRgkLEyV5zzCNjbnZSodrtODbRhGLpVObRrEs/viewform?usp=send_form
Students that would like to attend the festival will pay for the registration and hotel costs - the department will pay for the transportation.
Total Amount Due: $240 Deposit of $100 Due on November 14
Supported activity* - Students participating in Irene Ryans as a partner or nominee, in design exhibits, Stage management, or playwriting (with accepted plays at the festival) will receive support
from the department to attend KCACTF Regional Festival
*Supported Activity Total Amount Due: $140 Deposit of $70 Due on November 14
Remaining funds are due before leaving for Christmas Break or through arrangements with Reagan before departure for festival.
Deposit is NON-Returnable.
Why should I go?
See theatre, plays performed by other college students-
Go to workshops- in every area of theatre
Hear from guest artists about their career journey
Hear a talk from a leading playwright
Watch the Irene Ryan Acting auditions and get ideas for monologues
Go to the design exhibit and see creative work from other college students.
Go to see new play festival
Bond with your classmates
Because it is fun!
See next page for ways to participate!
How Can I participate?
Participation that requires nomination-
Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship- selected from realized productions
SDC National Student Directing Fellowship Award- must be nominated by faculty member- materials due December 2 For advanced student only- students prepare scenes that will get feedback from responders.
New Play Dramaturgy- student must have faculty nomination
Open Participation
Devised Project- Organize a group to present a devised piece that you have created based on the national prompt- “Sometimes it’s easier to hear when we whisper”- 20 minute time limit. Limited amount of slots- registration closes when time slots are filled
Devised Project- register in advance to participate in a devised project created at festival- registration closes when slots are filled
Audition for 10 Minute Play Festival- No advance registration- will occur on Wed of festival
Playwriting Program- deadline of Nov 1 to submit 10 minute plays, One Acts, or Full length plays
Design Storm- registration due by November 15- work with a team of directors , dramaturgs and designers to create a vision for a production while at festival
Institute for Theatrical Journalism and Advocacy- must send email to request participation by November 24 You will participate in workshops at the festival and See all of the invited productions and write a review of each production of 500-600 words.
Dramaturgy- Students who worked on a production or a class dramaturgy project. Must turn materials in by December 10
Design Projects- Any student can present design work from a list of approved scripts. Deadline to apply- Nov 15
Undergraduate Theatre Scholar - Research Papers on all areas of the art and craft of Theatre are welcome- can be class project or students own research area- deadline to submit – Dec 20
Open Jar Scholarship Audition - Registration Due by Dec 10
Directing for the 10 minute play festival- - students must send in a resume , statement of directing philosophy and goals and two letters of recommendation by November 18
Participation based on production work
Program Note Award- apply by Dec 10 and submit program note
Design and Technology Awards- for realized student design work. Register by Nov 15
Stage Management Fellowship- for students who have stage managed a realized production in 2014. Application, resume, and letter of support from director due by November 15
Allied Design and Technology Award- Deadline for entry- Nov 15 .Open to students who have completed major design or technology projects in areas including (but not limited to) makeup, projection, properties, millinery, masks, tech, wigs, scenic art, draping, tailoring, technical direction, puppets, special effects, costume craft, audio engineering, etc. on a play produced in 2014