Saturday, September 7, 2013

"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.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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

Thursday, February 21, 2013

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

Sunday, February 3, 2013

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

Saturday, February 2, 2013

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

Sunday, January 27, 2013

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

Saturday, January 26, 2013

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