Monday, November 19, 2012

Spring 2013 Shows!

Our shows for the Spring 2013 semester are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead for our play and Curtains for our musical! Hooray for shows!!

Our producers, Dan Squizzero and Joy Silvey, are now accepting applications for artistic team members, specifically Director and Master Carpenter positions. Please feel free to fill out an application here on the Guild blog. 

Our altenative shows will be The Real Inspector Hound for the play and Songs for a New World for our musical. We will default to the alternative in the case that we cannot access the rights or we do not find an adequate director. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Executive Board at umtheatreguild@gmail.com


Saturday, November 17, 2012

Shows for Voting!!

The nomination meeting went successfully! Thanks to all who came out to nominate and discuss. The plays we will be voting on at the meeting on Monday are:
Rosenkrantz and Gildenstern are Dead
The Real Inspector Hound
Brighton Beach Memoirs

and the musicals we will be voting on are:
Chicago
Songs For A New World
Promises, Promises
Curtains
Bonnie and Clyde

For the Spring 2013 season, the play will be getting Bowker April 11 to April 13th, and the musical will have the alternative space. See you all at the voting meeting on Monday at 6:30!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

CAST LIST FOR FARRAGUT NORTH


Here is the cast for Farragut North! Thank you to everyone who auditioned for us and for the patience of all who came to callbacks. Everyone was great and made the choices very difficult. The first rehearsal will be in Bartlett 301 tomorrow (Monday) night at 6:30pm. Again, thank you and congratulations!

For those of you who expressed interest in artistic team positions, please feel free to put in an application for either of our shows. The applications can be found in the top right hand corner of our blog page.


CAST LIST FOR FARRAGUT NORTH

Paul – Mike Giovanucci
Ben – Will Holt
Stephen – Daniel Spector
Tom – Toney Brown
Frank – Daniel Dovev
Ida – Christie Basinas
Molly – Liana Gineitis
Waiter – Sandy Recinos

Saturday, September 15, 2012

CALLBACKS FOR FARRAGUT NORTH


Here is the callback list for Farragut North! Thank you to all who auditioned! Callbacks will begin at 10am on Sunday, and will take place in Bartlett 65. Beneath the list of names is the schedule for the day. Please arrive 15 minutes before your call time. IF YOU ARE LATE YOU FORFEIT YOUR SPOT!  Feel free to bring homework with you to work on in between wait times. After the schedule for the official callbacks are over, we may call additional people to come back, so please have your phones on you – we might want to see you again!

On your audition form, if you expressed interest in working with us on the artistic team for either of our shows – Farragut North or Spring Awakening – please fill out an A-Team application and email it to us. A-Team applications can be found in the top right hand corner of our page. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at umtheatreguild@gmail.com. Again, thank you to everyone who came out!


CALLBACKS FOR FARRAGUT NORTH
Stephen
            Daniel Cuff
            Daniel Spector
            Toney Brown
            Will Holt
            Alex Dunn
Paul
            Daniel Cuff
            Mike Giovanucci
            Toney Brown
            Daniel Dovev
            Alex LaFeriere
Ben
            Daniel Cuff
            Daniel Spector
            Will Holt
            Jared Beaulieu
            Toney Brown
            Alex Dunn
Frank (Character can be male or female)
            Daniel Cuff
            Dan Spector
            Christie Basinas
            Mike Giovanucci
            Toney Brown
            Daniel Dovev
            Alex Dunn
Tom
            Daniel Spector
            Mike Giovanucci
            Toney Brown
            Daniel Dovev
            Alex LaFreriere
Waitstaff (Character can be male or female)
            Sandy Recinos
            Jared Beaulieu
            Toney Brown
            Matt Vella
Ida
            Corinne Huschle
            Anna Meehan
            Christie Basinas
            Alexandra Feinberg
            Kasey Kinseller
Molly
            Anna Meehan
            Liana Gineitis
            Christie Basinas
            Steffi Porter
            Sandy Recinos

SCHEDULE
10-10:20 – Ben
10:20-11 – Paul, Ben, and Stephen
11-11:20 – Paul
11:20-12:20 – Paul, Ida, and Stephen
12:20-1– BREAK
1-1:30 – Ida and Stephen
1:30-2:10 – Molly and Stephen
2:10-2:25 – Stephen
2:25-2:55 – Frank and Stephen
2:55-3:25 – Tom and Stephen
3:25-3:40 – Waiter
3:40- TBD

Sunday, September 9, 2012

SPRING AWAKENING CAST LIST

Thank you so much to everyone who came to audition!! We had some difficult choices to make, but we have a cast list for Spring Awakening! Congratulations to all! The first rehearsal will be this upcoming Tuesday at 6:30 in Bartlett 301. For those of you who would like to continue involvement with the Guild, please feel free to audition for our play Farragut North next weekend, September 14th at 7pm and September 15th at 1 and 7. Also for those who have expressed interest in artistic team positions, please fill out an application and email our producer Dan (or for the play, Joy) at umtheatreguild@gmail.com. If you are interested in playing for the pit, please contact our music director Colleen Peterson at cdpeters@student.umass.edu for information on audition times. Again, thank you and congratulations to all involved!


Wendla - Meghan Ryan
Martha - Tara Smith
Thea - Hayley Rivlin
Anna - Chelsea Thiboutot
Ilse - Dayna Fisk
Melchoir - Mac Leslie
Moritz - Marc Boyd
Hanschen - Conor Dennin
Ernst - Luke Baker
Georg - Alan Couture
Otto - Ronald Vorce
A. Woman - Erin Wholley
A. Man - Alex Stravinski

Saturday, September 8, 2012

CALL BACKS for Spring Awakening!


Thank you to all who came out to auditions!! We had an incredible turn out. Here is the callback list for tomorrow, September 9th. Below the list is the schedule for the day. Please arrive 15 minutes before the time slot you are called for. DO NOT BE LATE. If you are late, you forfeit your callback slot. We will begin at 9 am. After 2:10, we will be calling individuals or pairs that we would like to see again – please have your phone on your person! Once again, thank you to all who auditioned for us. If you do not see your name, we hope you will consider applying for artistic team. Applications can be found in the upper right hand corner of the blog page. For those who would like to play in the orchestral pit, please contact our music director Colleen Peters at cdpeters@student.umass.edu.

GIRLS
Wendla
            Meghan Ryan
            Katie Kramer
            Dayna Fisk
Mollie Cook
Ilse
            Julia Piker
            Meghan Ryan
            Casey May
Tara Smith
Katrina Turner
Martha
            Devyn Yurko
            Dayna Fisk
            Emmeline Cordingley
Geehae Moon
Thea
            Katherine Lavenue
Hayley Rivlin
Chelsea Thiboutot
Shaelyn McGrory
Anna
            Audrey Clark
            Caroline Crimmins
            Katy Geraghty
Annie Healy
Adult Female
            Erin Wholley
            Barbara Kirby
Melissa Mahoney
Mollie Cook


BOYS
Melchior
            Mac Leslie
            Ben Finn
Marc Boyd
Phil Rosario
Moritz
            Mac Leslie
            Kyle Arrington
Luke Baker
Trey Cullen
Hanschen
            Jordan Albert
            Jarrod Stein
            Connor Dennin
Peter Staley
Ronald Vorce
Georg
            Peter Vaiknoras
Zac McDermott
Peter Staley
Alan Couture
Ethan Berube
Ernst
            Ben Hutchins
Jared Beaulieu
Phil Rosario
Mitch Scuzzarella
Luke Baker
Adult Male
            Alexander Stravinski
Peter Staley
Erik Olsen


SCHEDULE
9:00 -Wendla
9:25 -Wendla and Melchior
9:50 -Melchior
10:10 -Melchior and Moritz
10:20 -Moritz
10:40 -Moritz and Ilse
11:00 -Ilse
11:15 –Adult Male
11:30 -Wendla, Marta, Anna, and Thea
BREAK 12-12:20
12:20 -Marta
12:35 -Wendla, Adult Female
12:55 -Hanschen
1:10 -Hanschen and Ernst
1:35 -Ernst
1:50 -Georg
2:10 and beyond – TBD

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Welcome Back!

A new school year and another exciting season of UMTG theater are about to start! To those of you who have joined us for previous productions, welcome back! We cannot wait to reunite with all of you. For those who are looking to join the UMass Theater Guild for the first time this year, we look forward to meeting you!

Important Dates and Times
We will have a table set up at the Activities Expo Wednesday, September 5th, starting at 4pm. Stop by to pick up some information, ask us questions, or just say hi! 

The first general body meeting of the semester for the UMTG will be Wednesday, September 5th at 7pm Campus Center room 174-76.

AUDITIONS for our musical Spring Awakening will be held Friday, Sept. 7th at 7pm, and Saturday Sept. 8th at 1pm and 7pm; callbacks will be Sunday Sept. 9th. Auditions for our play Farragut North will be the following weekend, Sept. 14th at 7pm, and Sept. 15th at 1pm and 7pm; call backs will be Sunday Sept. 16th. Auditions for both shows will be held in Bartlett 65. There is no preparation necessary; we will teach you the audition materials. All levels of acting, singing, and dancing experience are welcomed.

Artistic Team Applications
Our producers are still hiring for the upcoming season! The musical is still seeking applicants for choreography, scenic artist, lighting director, costumes, stage management, hair/makeup, publicity, props, tech director, and dramaturge, as well as all assistant positions. The play is still accepting applications for hair/makeup, lighting, stage management, props, publicity, scenic artist, costumes, tech director, and dramaturge, as well as all assistant positions. 

If you would like to put in an application, you can find one at the top of this page. If you run in to any trouble or want to discuss the details of the job you are applying for or any time commitments, feel free to email us at umtheatreguild@gmail.com.

We will post more about our upcoming events as we get closer to the start of the semester. Enjoy your last few days of summer, and we'll see you soon!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Upcoming Fall Season 2012

Congratulations to the cast and crews of The House of Blue Leaves and A Little Night Music on two amazing shows. Thank You to everyone from the University staff  like the Center of Student Development, the UMass Arts Council, UMass Catering, Campus Design & Copy, People's Market, to local businesses such as Silverscreen Design, Dinn Trophy and Copy Cat that helped make this past season for the Guild possible. While we hope everyone is having a safe and fun filled summer the Guild is excited for its upcoming Fall season.

Next semester we will be putting on Spring Awakening and Farragut North. 


Auditions  
Looking for a chance to be on stage? Auditions for our musical, Spring Awakening, will take place the first weekend of the semester (September 7th and 8th). Auditions for our play, Farragut North, will take place the following weekend (September 14th and 15th). Be sure to mark your calendars.

There is no preparation necessary, we will teach you the audition materials. Also, all levels of acting, singing, and dancing experience are welcomed.

Artistic Team (Technical Crew) Application
All people with all different levels of experience are welcomed to apply for an artistic/technical position on our A-Team. Most positions (if not all) have potential for an assistant position. This allows the Guild to help fulfill its mission statement as a learning organization, by offering assistant positions for those with less experience. We hire an A-Team for the play and musical each semester. Here is a list of some of the positions available for next semester:



  • Stage Manager
  • Tech Director
  • Set Designer
  • Scenic Artist
  • Lighting Designer
  • Lighting Assistant
  • Sound Designer
  • Sound Assistants
  • Costume Designer
  • Hair/Makeup
  • Publicity Coordinator
  • Dramaturge
  • Props Master
Feel free to e-mail us about any questions you may have regarding job responsibilities, time commitments, etc. at umtheatreguild@gmail.com. [Note: none of these are paid jobs].


Look out for more information on auditions and first General Body meeting details as next semester gets closer. Have a great rest of your summer!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The House of Blue Leaves

The UMTG's spring production of John Guare's play The House of Blue Leaves will take place one weekend only! Hope to see you all there.

Location: Bowker Auditorium

Dates & Times:
Thursday, March 1st @ 7pm
Friday, March 2nd @ 7pm
Saturday, March 3rd @ 2pm & 7pm

for more information about the show and purchasing tickets visit: http://umassleaves.com/

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Cast List for A Little Night Music

Thank you to everyone who came and auditioned for us this weekend! This was a difficult show to cast due to all of your talent. If you were not cast we hope you will consider applying for an Artistic-Team position. You can find an application here on our blog (right hand side).

CAST LIST
Mme. Armfeldt……………………………………………………………… Tara Smith
Desiree Armfeldt……….………………………………………………….. Sam Mandeville
Fredrika Armfeldt…….……………………………………………………. Hayley Rivilin
Fredrik Egerman…….……………………………………………………... Jason Mellin
Anne Egerman…….………………………………………………………....Alex Russell
Henrik Egerman…….………………………………………………………. Luke Baker
Count Carl-Magnus Malcom…….…………………………………….Peter Staley
Countess Charlotte Malcom…….…………………………………….. Kat Buckingham
Petra…….……………………………………………………………………….. Liana Gineitis
Frid…….………………………………………………………………………….. Jared Beaulieu
Liebeslieders…….…………………………………………………………...Dana Mulone, Rachel MacKenzie, Audrey Clark,
                                                                                                    Alan Couture, Ben Hutchins

The first rehearsal for A Little Night Music will take place Tuesday, February 7th @ 6:30pm in Bartlett 61. All cast members are called.

Congratulations and thank you all once again!

Saturday, February 4, 2012

CALLBACK LIST for A Little Night Music

Thank You too all of you who auditioned! We appreciate the time and talent you shared with us! Below is the schedule for callbacks and the Callback List, please look at both carefully. If you were called back for a role please attend both the acting and singing portions of your callback. Callbacks will take place in Bartlett 65.

Please arrive 30 minutes before your scene time.
***********************************
SCHEDULE
(Acting)
9:00-9:40AM Desiree & Fredrik
9:40-10:20AM Fredrik, Anne & Henrik
10:20-11:00AM Petra & Anne
11:00-11:40AM Fredrika & Mme Armfelt
11:40AM-12:20PM Charlotte & Carl Magnus

*Lunch-*

(Singing)
1:30-2:30PM Liebs
2:30-3:15PM Madame Armfelt
3:15-4:00PM Desiree
4:00-4:30PM Fredrika
4:30-5:15PM Charlotte
5:15-6:00PM Anne

*Dinner *
7:00-7:45PM Petra
7:45-8:15PM Fredrik
8:15-9:00PM Carl
9:00-9:30PM Henrik
9:30PM-TBA Additional Scenes (TBD)
***********************************
 MADAME ARMFELT
Sam Mandeville
Rachel MacKenzie
Tara Smith
Emily Edstrom
Emma Ayres

FREDRIKA
Alex Russell
Hayley Rivlin
Shaelyn McGrory

DESIREE
Sam Mandeville
Tara Smith
Liana Gineitis
Emily Edstrom
Emma Ayres

CHARLOTTE
Sam Mandeville
Kat Buckingham
Tara Smith
Liana Ginteitis
Caitlyn O'Brien

PETRA
Kat Buckingham
Tara Smith
Liana
Audrey
Caitlyn O'Brien

ANNE
Kat Buckingham
Audrey Clark
Liana Gineitis
Alex Russell
Hayley Rivlin

FREDRIK
Peter Staley
Jason Mellin
Alan Couture
Luke Haskell

CARL MAGNUS
Jared Beaulieu
Luke Baker
Peter Staley
Jason Mellin
Alan Couture
Ryan Hill

LIEBESLIEDERS
(Boys)
Jared Beaulieu
Luke Baker
Ben Hutchins
Alan Couture
(Girls)
Kat Buckingham
Audrey Clark
Rachel MacKenzie
Dana Malone
Liana Gineitis
Sam Mandeville
Alex Russell

HENRIK
Jared Beaulieu
Luke Baker
Peter Staley

Once again thank you to all who auditioned! If you did not receive a callback please consider applying for an Artistic Team position. You can find applications on this blog (right hand side).
Thank You,

Your Casting Board

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Auditions for A Little Night Music

Come audition for the Guild's spring production of A Little Night Music! Auditions are THIS weekend only! There is no preparation or experience required! Just show up at Bartlett 65 either Friday 2/3 (7pm) or Saturday 2/4 (1pm or 7pm) and we will give and teach you the material for your audition. [Note: you only need to auditions for one of these three times]. Callbacks will take place Sunday (also in Bartlett 65). Hope to see you all there!

If you have any further questions feel free to email the Theatre Guild: umtheatreguild@gmail.com

Monday, January 30, 2012

1st Rehearsal for The House of Blue Leaves

Congratulations to the cast! The first rehearsal will take place tonight Monday, January 30th in Bartlett 301 @ 6:30pm. See you all there!

The House of Blue Leaves CAST LIST

Thank you so much to all of you who took the time to come out and audition for us. We had such an amazingly talented pool of people to choose from. You truly made casting  a difficult task.

For those who were not casted we hope you will consider auditioning for our spring musical A Little Night Music this coming weekend. Auditions will take place in Bartlett 65 starting  Friday, February 3rd @7pm and Saturday February 4th @ 1pm and 7pm. (You only need to audition one of those three times). Callbacks will take place Sunday, February 5th. 

There are also a number of Artistic Team positions still available for both the play and the musical. We are still accepting the following applications for our musical: stage manager, tech director, costume designer, scenic designer, hair, set designer, props, and dramaturge. We are still accepting the following applications for our play: stage manager, lighting designer, costume designer, tech director.  A-Team applications can also be found on the blog.

Once again thank you all for sharing your time and talents!

CAST LIST
Artie Shaughnessy………….………………….…………Ryan Marchant
Bananas Shaughnessy……………………………….…Christie Basinas
Bunny Flingus………………..……………………………………..Julia Piker
Billy Einhorn…………………..………………………………..Stefano Perti
Ronnie Shaughnessy………………………………………….…Mac Leslie
Corrinna Stroller…………….………………………………..Erin Wholley
Head Nun………………………………………………………..Sophie Kaner
Second Nun………………………………………………Marielle O'Malley
Little Nun……………………….………………………………Anna Meehan
Military Policeman…………………..…………………….……Daniel Cuff

Saturday, January 28, 2012

CALLBACK LIST for The House of Blue Leaves

Thank you to everyone who came out to audition for The House of Blue Leaves! We thoroughly enjoyed watching all of you perform, making it that much harder to choose from. We would like to see the following people for these characters for a callback. Please read through all of the characters as some people are called back for more than one role. Also, note the schedule also being posted below the callback list.

Ronnie
 Tyler Appel
Peter Staley
Mike Giovanucci
Mac Leslie
Alex Dunn
Matt Mellin
Luke Baker
Jeffrey Barcher
Nick Galatis

Artie
Daniel Dovev
Peter Staley
Mike Giovanucci
Stefano Perti
Daniel Cuff
Ryan Marchant
Sean Toland

Billy
Daniel Dovev
Peter Staley
Mike Giovanucci
Sean Toland
Stefano Perti
Daniel Cuff
Ryan Marchant
Alex Dunn
Ryan Moore

Bananas
Phoebe Vigor
Christie Basinas
Sophie Kaner
Erin Wholley
Julia Piker
Anna Meehan
Megan Fusco

Bunny
Christie Basinas
Sophie Kaner
Erin Wholley
Julia Piker
Megan Fusco
Anna Meehan

Corinna
Ella Peterman
Madeleine Schnier
Sophie Kaner
Julia Piker
Christina Gregg
Megan Fusco
Alex Karkos
Marielle O'Malley
Erin Wholley

Nun 1
Phoebe Vigor
Meaghan Morris
Shailee Shah
Madeleine Schnier
Alex Karkos
Julia Piker
Anna Meehan

Nun 2
Phoebe Vigor
Ella Peterman
Pamela Anderson
Shailee Shah
Madeleine Schnier
Marielle O'Malley
Alex Karkos
Julia Piker
Anna Meehan

Nun 3
Ella Peterman
Shailee Shah
Annie Kuszmaul
Marielle O'Malley
Anna Meehan
Pamela Anderson

SCHEDULE:
For your callback, please show up in Bartlett 65 a half an hour earlier than your scheduled time!
Ex. Those called back for the role of Artie must show up @ 9:30AM.

10-11am Artie
11am-12pm: Corinna and Artie
LUNCH
1-3pm: Nuns, Artie Bunny, Bananas
3-4pm: Artie, Bunny, Bananas
4-5pm: Artie, Billy, & Bananas
DINNER
6-7pm: Ronnie
7-TBD: Extra scenes (will be announced)

Once again, thank you to all who auditioned! IF you did not get a callback we would love for you to please consider auditioning for our spring musical A Little Night Music. Auditions will take place next weekend Friday Feb. 3rd @ 7pm, Saturday Feb. 4th @ 1pm and 7pm in Bartlett 65.

Thank you all once again!


Sunday, January 22, 2012

AUDITIONS!!!

Join us for auditions for the UMTG's spring play, "The House of Blue Leaves"

Friday January 27th at 7pm
Saturday January 28th at 1pm and 7pm

Auditions will be held in Bartlett 65

NO PREPARATION REQUIRED!! We will teach you the material before your audition.

Callbacks will occur  in the same location on Sunday January 29th at 9am.

Callback list and Cast list will be posted here on the UMass Theatre Guild Blog

Hope to see you all there!!

~The UMTG EBoard