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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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 9^th. 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