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!