SPRING 2014 SHOWS

Attention one and all! The votes are in, and here are the shows the Guild will be putting on next semester...

MUSICAL: Evil Dead: The Musical
(Alternate: Once on This Island)

PLAY: The Importance of Being Earnest
(Alternate: The Tempest)

We are now accepting director and A-team applications! Please send them in as soon as possible.

SHOW OPTIONS FOR THE VOTING MEETING

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for this semester's meeting! There were tons of really great options and all the scores were within three points of each other. If your shows didn't make the cut, please don't let it discourage you from nominating again in the future! Here are the shows we will be voting on Thursday:

MUSICAL:
Big Easy Blues
Catch Me If You Can
Evil Dead: The Musical
Once on This Island

PLAY:
King Lear
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Tempest

THE WILD PARTY CAST LIST

Thank you all so much for coming out to audition for “The Wild Party!” The callbacks process was absolutely incredible, and we cannot believe the talent that came through this weekend. Choosing a cast was unbelievably difficult for us, and we hope that if you did not make it into this show that you will definitely apply for A-team and stay involved with the Guild this semester. Applications are in the link above, please send them to umtheatreguild@gmail.com before September 23^rd. See you in rehearsals, (tomorrow at 6:30 in Bartlett 301) cast!

“THE WILD PARTY” CAST LIST

Queenie: Dayna Fisk

Burrs: Alan Couture

Black: Peter Carboni

Kate:  Tara Smith

Madelaine: Casey May

Phil D’Armano: Luke Baker

Oscar D’Armano: Misael Figueroa

Mae: Meghan Ryan

Eddie: Will Healy

Nadine: Caroline Phinney

Dolores: Chelsea Thiboutot

Sam: Bobby Hawes

Kegs/Neighbor: Nick DiStasio

Jackie:  Ellen McDonald

Ensemble Boys: Kyle Arrington, Jimmy Benjamin, Yiorgos Tsivranidis

Ensemble Girls: Caroline Crimmins, Melissa Donovan, Amanda Urquhart

THE WILD PARTY CALLBACKS

EDIT: CALLBACKS FOR THE PART OF "EDDIE" HAVE BEEN ADDED.

Thank you everyone for coming out to audition for "The Wild Party" this weekend! We had a great time watching you all perform, and cannot wait to see you again at callbacks bright and early tomorrow morning. Please (please please please) remember to show up fifteen minutes before your scheduled time, and remember to bring something that you are comfortable moving around in. If you do not see your name below, please consider applying for the artistic team - the Guild welcomes all forms of help! Click the link above to fill out an application and then email it to us at umtheatreguild@gmail.com before September 23rd. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us as soon as possible.

Queenie:

Melissa Ennulat

Melissa Donovan

Dayna Fisk

Casey May

Meghan Ryan

Tara Smith

Burrs:

Kyle Arrington

Alan Couture

Peter Carbonif

Bobby Hawes

Will Healy

Black:

Elliot Bruce

Peter Carboni

Bobby Hawes

Kate:

Dayna Fisk

Angela Fenton

Katie Fontes

Meghan Ryan

Tara Smith

Madelaine:

Angela Fenton

Katie Fontes

Meghan Ryan

Tara Smith

D’Armano Brothers:

Luke Baker

Misael Figueroa

Crais Simonetti

Mae:

Katie Fontes

Angela Fenton

Caroline Phinney

Meghan Ryan

Amanda Urquhart

Eddie:
Alan Couture
Will Healy
Yiorgos Tsivranidis

Ensemble:

Jimmy Benjamin

Sylvia Barjolo

Nick D’Stasio

Ellen McDonald

Chelsea Thiboutot
Caroline Crimmins

SCHEDULE:

8am-10am: Dance Callbacks (ALL, INCLUDING ENSEMBLE)

10am-10:30am: D’Armano Brothers

10:30am-11am: Madelaine

11am-12pm: Eddie and Mae

12pm-1pm: LUNCH

1pm-1:30pm: Queenie

1:30pm-2:15pm: Burrs

2:15pm-2:45pm: Black

2:45pm-3:15pm: Katie

3:15pm-500: Queenie, Burrs, Black, Kate

UMTG "THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK" CAST LIST

Thanks again to all that showed up during the casting process this weekend! We were completely blown away by the talent that was presented to us, and choosing a cast was a very difficult decision. It was an absolute pleasure to meet and work with everyone, and we cannot wait to begin rehearsals with our new cast this Monday (tomorrow). If you did not make it into the show this time around, please come either audition for "The Wild Party" next weekend or apply for A-team. Or, if you're feeling as excited as we are, do both! Applications for A-team are due on September 23rd. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

CAST

Anne: Sevan Dulgarian

Margot: Sarah Etkin

Mr. Frank: Alex LaFreniere

Mrs. Frank: Lily Sexton

Mr. Van Daan: Tristan Donahue

Mrs. Van Daan: Mallory Kassoy

Peter: Marco Monroy

Mr. Kraler: Jared Beaulieu

Mr. Dussel: Adam Winograd

Miep: Joy Silvey

"THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK" CALLBACK LIST

Thank you all for showing up to audition, we were very impressed by all of the wonderful talent we have seen these past couple days! The callback list and schedule for tomorrow is below; please read it through thoroughly a some people are called back for multiple parts. If you did not get called back, we would still love to have you as part of the Guild and encourage you to apply for A-team positions through the link above and/or audition for our musical, "The Wild Party," next weekend. We will be accepting applications for A-team until September 23rd and more information on auditions for the musical can be found via our facebook page. We appreciate all of your dedication and hope to see you in the future!

Anne:

·         Amanda Barnes

·        Aradhita Saraf

·         Erica Risti

·         Melissa Manning

·         Rachel Bloom

·         Sarah Ethan

·         Sevan Dulgarian

Margot

·         Amanda Barnes

·         Emily Hechavarria

·         Hailey Cherepon

·         Krystyana Greaves

·         Melissa Manning

·         Rachel Bloom

·         Sevan Dulgarian

Mrs. Frank

·         Joy Silvey

·         Lily Sexton

·         Rowan Rosenthal

Miep

·         Hailey Cherepon

·         Joy Silvey

·         Krystyana Greaves

·         Mallory Kassoy

·         Sarah Sinizer-Hopkins

·         Sevan Dulgarian

Mrs. Van Daan

·         Hailey Cherepon

·         Mallory Kassoy

·         Mellissa Bowden

Peter

·         Jared Beaulieu

·         Marco Monroy

·         Samuel Hockenbury

Mr. Van Daan

·         Adam Winograd

·         Alex LeFreniere

·         Dennis Kane

·         Tristan Donahue

Kraler

·         Adam Winograd

·         Alex LeFreniere

·         Griffin Lyons

·         Jared Beaulieu

·         Tristan Donahue

Mr. Frank

·         Alex LeFreniere

·         Griffin Lyons

·         Tristan Donahue

Mr. Dussel

·         Adam Winograd

·         Alex LeFreniere

·         Dennis Kane

·         Griffin Lyons

·         Samuel Hockenbury

CALLBACK SCHEDULE 9/8
Please show up 15 minutes before your call time.

8am-9am: Miep and Mr. Frank
9am-10am: Mr. Frank, Mrs. Frank, and Anne
10am-11pm: Mr. Dussel and Anne
11pm-12pm: LUNCH
12pm-1pm: Peter and Anne
1pm-2pm: Margot and Anne
2pm-3pm: Mr. Van Daan and Mrs. Van Daan
3pm-4pm: Mr. Kraler

Please have your phone on after your callbacks in case we would like to see you once more after 4pm.

Spring Break and Reminders!

Hey all!

Spring Break is this upcoming week! Hopefully everyone will get the rest they deserve!

Following break, we have some important dates!
- Sunday March 24th is the load-in for Curtains - try to be at Amherst High School as early as you can. We start loading the truck at the scene shop at 8am, bright and early! We will be working through till around 11pm. Check the load-in schedule posted by our Tech Director on your respective FB groups!
- Curtains goes up March 29th and 30th at Amherst High! Tell your friends!!
- Publicity Day for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead starts on April 6th at 11am - make sure you're in the Student Union on time!
- Sunday April 7th is the load-in for R&G - we will be in Bowker Auditorium (time TBD).
- R&G goes up April 11th, 12th, and 13th! Tell your friends!!

Dates not involving the shows:
- We have no General Body Meeting during Curtains tech week; instead, we have scheduled one for April 4th.
- The E-Board Elections/Constitution Voting Meeting that was originally on April 4th has been CHANGED: it will instead happen on Tuesday April 16th (a Monday schedule) at 6:30. Check with Kat to make sure you've got your voting rights!
- We will be holding the Nomination Meeting for next semester's shows on Wednesday April 17th, and the Voting Meeting for the shows on April 18th. Check with Kat about voting rights!
- The tentative date for Banquet is May 4th, potentially in the Massachusetts Room in the Mullins Center. Keep your ear out for more details!

That's it for now! Go have a wonderful break!

If you have any questions about the above dates or events, please email umtheatreguild@gmail.com

The Name's Guild... Theatre Guild

(Forgive the cheesey title...)

Our bi-annual Coffeehouse is coming up! This semester's theme is CASINO NIGHT! Come dressed in your swankiest (if you feel comfortable doing so!) and be ready to play with us!

The event will take place in Earthfoods in the Student Union. Doors open at 6:30, and the event begins at 7!

Coffeehouse is the UMass Theatre Guild's once a semester open mic night. The event is catered and free of charge! Anyone in the Guild, on the UMass campus, or within the community can sign up or attend - past acts have included playing musical instruments, singing, poetry reading, dancing, stand up comedy, and short performance sketches! We also provide free refreshments for our attendees 

The application to reserve a spot can be found here: http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/9h79V9L2j5aeNeDQeBc0d. Please try to keep your performance to under 5 minutes! You can also join the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/136909636476830/?fref=ts

CAST OF ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

Thank you to all who performed for us! You all made it hard to decide, but we have formed our cast! Congratulations to all!

The first rehearsal will be tomorrow (Monday) night at 6:30 in Bartlett 301.

For those who do not see their name on this list, please stick with us! We are still accepting applications for artistic team positions. If you are interested, please fill out an application, found in the upper right hand corner of the blog spot.

With that, here is the cast of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead!

Principles

Rosencrantz – Mike Giovanucci

Guildenstern – Marielle O’Malley

Player – Rhian Stuttle

Elizabethans

Hamlet – Jared Beaulieu

Claudius – Adam Winograd

Gertrude – Melissa Bowden

Ophelia – Ashlee Sparfven

Polonius/Soldier – Alex Lafreiere

Tragedians

Alfred/Player Queen – Matt Brown

Flautist/Spy/fortinbras – Corinne Huschle

Horn/Spy/Horatio – Marco Monroy

Drummer/Player King/English King – Austin Seda

Poisoner/Ambassador – Slava Tcheul

CALLBACK LIST FOR ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

THANK YOU to all who auditioned! We saw a lot of talent this weekend, and are excited to get started with callbacks!

Here are the people we would like to see again for specific roles. Please scroll all the way to the end of the page to see the schedule for the day. We will be meeting in Bartlett 65. Bring homework and things to do for in between waiting periods! **PLEASE NOTE** if you are late for your call back time, you FORFEIT your spot. Please arrive at the very least 15 minutes before your time, in case of time overlaps.

After 3pm, we will be having additional callbacks for people we would like to see again. PLEASE keep your phone on you after we send you home – we might want to see you for other scenes later on!

If you don’t see your name on here and you would like to be involved, please do not hesitate to apply for our artistic team (scenic designer, construction, lighting, hair&makeup, etc). You can find the application in the top right hand corner of the blog.

Again, thank you so much to all who came out!

**For those called back for the Tragedians**: you will be asked things specifically relating to Hamlet. If you have not read the show, PLEASE look at the synopsis of Hamlet on Wikipedia or what have you.

Rosencrantz

Rhian Stuttle

Slava Tcheul

Mike Giovanucci

Marielle O’Malley

Ashlee Sparfven

Matthew Brown

Hannah Paul

Guildenstern

Rhian Stuttle

Slava Tcheul

Mike Giovanucci

Marielle O’Malley

Ashlee Sparfven

Corinne Huschle

Hannah Paul

Player

Rhian Stuttle

Marielle O’Malley

Mike Giovanucci

Corinne Huschle

Hamlet

Jared Beaulieu

Ben Abel

Marco Monroy

Ophelia

Sophia Lalli

Mia Ives-Flores

Ashlee Sparfven

Hannah Paul

Gertrude

Krysyana Greaves

Caroline Cummings

Melissa Bowden

Molly Valcour

Ashlee Sparfven

Hannah Paul

Claudius

Alex Lafreiere

Evan Schick

Kyle Arrington

Adam Winograd

Luke Haskell

Polonius

Alex Lafreiere

Evan Schick

Kyle Arrington

Adam Winograd

Luke Haskell

Tragedians

Ben Abel

Alex Lafreiere*

Matthew Brown*

Austin Seda

Adam Winograd

Colby Gallant*

Marco Monroy*

Ariel Rothberg

Slava Tcheul*

*called back for Horatio

SCHEDULE

10 am-11 am: Rosencrantz + Guildenstern

11am-12pm: Elizabethans (Ophelia, Gertrude, Claudius, Polonius, Hamlet)

12:pm-12:30pm: Rosencrantz + Hamlet

12:30pm-1pm: LUNCH

1pm-1:30pm: Player

1:30pm-2pm: Guildenstern + Player

2pm-2:30pm: Tragedians

2:30pm-3pm: Horatio

3pm and onward: TBD

CAST LIST FOR CURTAINS

Thank you to everyone who came out today for callbacks!! You certainly made the decision hard, but we have a cast! Congratulations! The first rehearsal will be tomorrow (Monday) night in Bartlett 301 at 6:30.

If you don’t see your name on here and you would still like to be involved, please don’t hesitate to fill out an artistic team application! The online application can be found in the upper right hand corner of the blog – just email it to us, and our producer Dan will contact you for an interview time.

With that, here is the cast of Curtains!

Frank – Marc Isaac Boyd

Nikki – Chelsea Thiboutot

Carmen – Katy Geraghty

Belling – Luke Baker

Georgia – Casey May

Aaron – Alan Couture

Bobby – Phil Rosario

Bambi* – Meghan Ryan

Johnny – Anna Meehan

Sidney* - Jimmy Benjamin
Daryl - Ryan Hill

Randy* – Nick DiStanzio

Oscar – Tiberius Cuipylo-Watkiins

Jessica* – Megan Fusco

Harv* – Zac McDermott

Detective O'Farrell* – Lisa Rizzo

Ensemble – Erica Risti, Ellen McDonald, Caroline Crimmins, Caroline Phinney

*will also double in the Ensemble

CALLBACKS FOR CURTAINS!

THANK YOU to all who auditioned! We saw a lot of talent this weekend, and are excited to get started with callbacks!

Here are the people we would like to see again for specific roles. Please scroll all the way to the end of the page to see the schedule for the day. Bring homework and things to do for in between waiting periods! **PLEASE NOTE** if you are late for your call back time, you FORFEIT your spot. Please arrive at the very least 15 minutes before your time, in case of time overlaps.

If you don’t see your name on here and you would like to be involved, please do not hesitate to apply for our artistic team (scenic designer, construction, lighting, hair&makeup, etc). You can find the application in the top right hand corner of the blog.

FRANK/CIOFFI

Alan Couture

Marc Boyd

Tiberius Cuipylo-Watkins

Lukas Rubin

NIKKI

Caroline Crimmins

Chelsea Thiboutot

Caitlin Simpson

Meghan Ryan

BAMBI

Caroline Crimmins

Chelsea Thiboutot

Meghan Ryan

Casey May

Katy Geraghty

CARMEN

Lisa Rizzo

Megan Fusco

Maggie Dekkur

Erica Risti

Katy Geraghty

GEORGIA

Caroline Crimmins

Lisa Rizzo

Chelsea Thiboutot

Meghan Ryan

Casey May

Megan Fusco

BELLING

Luke Baker

Phil Rosario

Katy Geraghty

Marc Boyd

Lukas Rubin

Rhian Stuttle

AARON

Ray Cole

Luke Baker

Alan Couture

Marc Boyd

BOBBY

Phil Rosario

Marc Boyd

Lukas Rubin

Stefano Perti

RANDY

Nick DiStasio

Luke Baker

Tiberius Cuipylo-Watkins

Ryan Hill

JESSICA

Anna Meehan

Megan Fusco

Emily Jones

Erica Risti

ENSEMBLE

Jimmy Benjamin

Zac McDermott

Ellen McDonald

Hannah Hausman

Maggie Crisman

Hannah Paul

Adam Winegrad

Caroline Phinney

Kelly Tierney

9:00 am-10:30 – Dance (please wear comfortable clothing and bring water!)

10:30-11:00 – Frank/Cioffi & Nikki

11-12 – Frank/Cioffi, Carmen, Belling, Georgia

12-12:30 – LUNCH

12:30-1:15 – Aaron, Bobby, Belling, Georgia

1:15-2 – Belling, Bambi, Bobby, Nikki, Georgia

2-2:20 – Bambi & Carmen

2:20-3 – Carmen

3-3:30 – Aaron

3:30-4:15 – Georgia & Bobby

4:15-4:45 – Georgia

4:45-5:15 – Randy

5:15-5:35 – Frank/Cioffi

5:35-6 – Jessica

6-7 – DINNER

7pm and onward - TBD

FIRST GENERAL BODY MEETING TONIGHT

Doors open at 6, meeting starts at 6:30!! Campus Center room 174-6 (in the basement). TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!

Spring Semester 2013 Kicks Off!

Hi everyone! The executive board hopes you all had a restful break, and are ready to get back into the swing of things for the 2013 spring semester! Here are some updates on events to get you started:

• Come find our table in the Campus Center all this week and next! We will be tabling in the Campus Center concourse from 9 am to 3 pm answering your questions and spreading the word about our shows - swing by and say hi!
• The UMTG will have a table set up at the Activities Expo this upcoming Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm in the Student Union Ballroom! Stop by and sign up for our email list, meet members of the executive board, and ask questions about our shows and meetings!
• We will be having our first meeting this upcoming Thursday, January 24th. Come and meet new people, meet some experienced guildees, and learn about our upcoming productions and events for the semester! Doors open at 6pm and the meeting begins at 6:30. We will announce the location soon.
• Our musical this semester is Curtains! Auditions will be this weekend in Bartlett 65, and there are three audition times to choose from: Friday Jan. 25th at 7pm, and Saturday Jan. 26th at 1 and 7 pm. You only need to attend one of these time slots. The earlier you arrive, the better - first come, first serve! All levels of talent welcome, and no preparation is needed! Callbacks will be held on Sunday Jan. 27th; if you are auditioning, please keep that day available, and notify a member of the executive board if you have a conflict.
• Our play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, will be holding auditions the following weekend in Bartlett 65. Again, you can choose from one of three time slots: Friday Feb. 1st at 7pm, and Saturday Feb. 2nd at 1 and 7pm. First come, first serve! No preparation necessary, and all levels of talent are encouraged to audition! Callbacks will be held on Sunday Feb. 3rd; if you are auditioning, please keep that day available, and notify a member of the executive board if you have a conflict. 
• We are still accepting artistic team applications for both shows. If you are interested, please fill out an application (can be found in the upper right hand corner of our blog page), and our producers will get back to you as soon as possible.

If you have any other questions, feel free to email us at umtheatreguild@gmail.com. You can also stay up to date on our events and open positions by joining our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/umasstheatreguild/) and follow us on Twitter (@UMTG). We hope to see you soon!