Fall 2013

So long, 2013!

We had a blast in 2013 and were beyond proud to start the school year off with such a great Fall 2013 Season. So, here they are for one last time folks. Congratulations to our membership and all the casts and crews for another great year. Here's to many more!

June 12th, 19th, and 26th| July 10th and 17th; The Student Theater

REVIVAL SEPTEMBER 7; The Student Theater

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In the quiet and simple English seaside boardinghouse of Petey and Meg Boles, it is longtime resident Stanley Webber's birthday and everyone seems to know but him. Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party is a darkly absurd and witty play about one man's resistance against subjugation in his fading existence. In the random assortment of strangers, party games, and corn flakes, Pinter explores the ambiguous relationship we all have with truth and reality. This is the play most examined and celebrated in Pinter's deeply complex and provocative cannon. a play of contemporary excellence and relentless investigation to prove human nature stands as the only law that rules us.


Produced by Sam Hoffman and Cilicia Rios Directed by Marcus Doyle Assistant Directed by Kim Curhan Technically Directed by Katy Meyer

The Cast Stanley, Keaton Goldsmith Meg, Kaitlin Bresee Petey, Andrew Smith (u/s David Olson) Lulu, Cameron Barney Goldberg, Jimmy Blackmon (u/s Andrew Smith) McCann, Adrian Burke

The Crew Stage Manager, Allison Crisostomo Assistant Stage Manager, Emily Jo McKnight Lighting Designer, Jake Shauli Assistant Lights, Zoraida Cabrera Assistant Lights, Juliette Vandame Assistant Lights, Shane Hennessey Sound Designer, Marissa Cheifetz Propsmaster, Courtney Licata Assistant Props, Courtney Bayruns Costume Designer, Cilicia Rios Hair/Make-up Designer, Lauren Kolodkin Assistant Hair/Make-up, Courtney Bayruns Set Designer, Stephanie Bont Set Decorator, Marissa Cheifetz Set Decorator, Keithlyn Parkman Assistant Set Dec, Xueting Dang Assistant Set Dec, Sophie Miller Master Carpenter, Xander Pinto Builders, Kevin Ang, Chris Gilmore, and Julie Kaminski

PARENTS' WEEKEND: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE 

October 18th, 19th, and 20th; Tsai Performance Center 

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The curtain rises on a present-day musical theatre fanatic eager to tell you about his favorite Broadway musical -- “The Drowsy Chaperone.” He’s the ultimate Everyfan and “Drowsy” is his guilty pleasure.

As he begins listening to the rare cast recording, the show cleverly and magically blooms to life, telling the hilarious tale of a pampered Broadway starlet and her debonair fiance, an overzealous producer, a dizzy chorine, the Latin lover and a couple of bumbling gangsters. Ruses are played. Hi-jinks occur. And the plot spins everyone into musical comedy euphoria.


Directed by Hanna Wasserman Musically Directed by Lee Condakes Choreographed by Cassandra Kocek and Marissa Kristy Technical Directed by Stephanie Bont Assistant Technical Directed by Emmanuel Dollinger Produced by Haley Skov and Olivia Paris- Kornilowicz Assistant Produced by Eli Brenna

The Cast

Man in Chair, David Olson Drowsy Chaperone, Tori Mueller Janet van der Graaff, Ali Edwards Robert Martin, Shane Hennessey  George, Joe Gambino Aldolpho, Matt Melleby Mrs. Tottendale, Abi Oshins Underling, Ben Moll Feldzeig, Joe McLaughlin Kitty, Katie Iafolla Trix, Maddie Dinndorf Gangster 1, Maddie Fuller Gangster 2, Kelly Duffy Ensemble, Karlie Fitzgerald; Joseph Becker; Daniella Forero; Katy Piszczek; Brittany Jenkins; Rachel Wein

 ALICE IN WONDERLAND 

October 31 | November 1 and 2; The Student Theater

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A young girl and her companions explore the depths of imagination in this take on Lewis Caroll's classic novel. A group of children decides to perform Alice in Wonderland from their spacious blanket fort. The usual cast of characters - the mad hatter, the red queen, the Cheshire cat, etc. - make appearances as Alice's playmates take on their personas and walk her through the rabbit hole. We follow Alice as she grows, shrinks, plays along with her friends, and tries to understand the sense of a senseless place. Are you childish enough to fall down the rabbit hole?


Directed by Michael Gobiel and Audrey Wood Technical Directed by Cilicia Rios Assistant Technical Directed by Marissa Kristy Produced by Stephanie Takeuchi Assistant Produced by Lexie David, Tehya Saylor, Cara Dwyer, and Emily Paulsen

The Cast

Alice, Jemma Douglas Larry/ Lewis/ The Caterpillar/ The Mad Hatter, Jake Delaney Jerry/ Dodgson/ Duck/ Cook/ March Hare, William Small Gerry/ Crab/ Frog/ Dormouse/ White Knight, Claire Buesser Tom/ Dodo/ Cheshire Cat/ Humpty Dumpty, Daniella Seidl Saskia/ Mouse/ Red Queen/ Baby Noises/ Alice’s Sister, Lindsay Kopit Angela/ Lory/ The Duchess/ Red King/ White Queen, Isabella Walpole

EURYDICE 

November 7-9; The Student Theater

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Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice draws from classic Greek myth to tell the tale of Orpheus and his wife, Eurydice-- from Eurydice's perspective. When she dies on the eve of their wedding, Orpheus begins a passionate search to find her. Eurydice, however, finds a new life in death as she reconnects with her long-lost father and remembers why she fell in love in the first place.


Directed by Celia Gibson and Lauren Kolodkin Technical Directed by Camille Arvisu Assistant Technical Directed by Jennifer Collins Produced by Joe Gambino Assistant Produced by Veronica Priest, Hayley Gershon, Olivia Paris- Kornilowicz and Miko Dimov

The Cast

Eurydice, Leah Raczynski Orpheus, Dan Stevens Father, Kyle Mitchell Nasty Interesting Man/The Lord of the Underworld, Kyle Tague Little Stone, Mariel Kramer Big Stone, Cara Dwyer Loud Stone, Emily Prescott

EQUUS

November 21-23; The Student Theater

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A disillusioned psychiatrist is presented with a 17 year old boy who blinded six horses one night. Through therapy and flashbacks, we discover the cognitive makeup of both these men. What caused the boy to commit this crime is a disturbing blend of religious and sexual fervor, with roots in many different moments and people. Peter Shaffer's classic play takes us beyond the issues of doctor and patient and into our own societal and philosophical perceptions of belief, passion, and normality. These therapy sessions will end up confronting the personal demons of all the players in this disturbed, young boy's tale. 


Directed by Eli Brenna

Technical Directed by Shoshana Koff

Assistant Technical Directed by Paulina Limasalle

Produced by David Olson and Marissa Kristy

Assistant Produced by Emily McClure, Jennifer McIntyre, and Kyle Tague

The Cast

Martin Dysart, Ryan Chernin Alan Strang, Danny Ehrenpreis Frank Strang / A Horse, Matthew Sullivan Jill Mason, Sydney Charvat Dora Strang, Jane Kelley Hesther Salomon, Ilana Berman A Young Horseman / Nugget, a Horse, Idine Mousavi A Nurse, Brittany Kamson Harry Dalton / A Horse, Dan Frydman

FALL 2013 ONE ACTS FESTIVAL

December 6th and 7th; CAS 522

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This time-honored special project is back again! Stage Troupe’s biannual One Acts Festival showcases more of our membership’s talent. It serves as another opportunity for members to get involved in all levels of production, including acting, teching, directing, and writing. This season's festival showcases 2 short plays and 4 monologues.

H.R. Directed by Celia Gibson

Cast Frank- Joe McLaughlin Kristen- Daniella Forero Chip- Matt Melleby Margaret- Lexie David

Dreamer’s Bluff Directed by Aryeh Harris-Shapiro and Kyle Tague

Cast Scratch- Danny Ehrenpreis River- Haley Selarnick

Monologues

Georgia Ladd Katie Diekhaus Brittany Kamson

 

GM 4 Recap: Happy Holidays to All and to All a Good Night

Have finals got you down? Swamped in papers and projects and just couldn’t get away for the GM last weekend?? Good news is, Winter Break is just around the corner, which means you’re almost done aaaand I’m here to give you a rundown of our last GM of the season!

 

First and foremost, we would like to congratulate all of you Troupies on yet another FANTASTIC Season! From Parents’ Weekend to our One Acts Festival, it was wonderful to see all of our members hard work and great talent pay off and it was a honor to work with and get to know each and every one of you. We hope you had as much fun as we did and we cannot wait for what next semester will bring!

Speaking of next semester, we would like to once again congratulate the directors of our spring season and officially announce the show order for next semester.

Troupies, here is your Spring 2014 Season:

 

Doubt, a Parable

Directed by Eli Brenna

February 27- March 1, 2014

Raised in Captivity

Directed by David Olson

March 20-22, 2014

Rope

Directed by Kyle Tague

April 3-5, 2014

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Directed by Abi Oshins and Emily Prescott

April 10-12, 2014

And that’s not all. We have some other really awesome things to offer next semester.

First up, Stage Troupe’s Library is now open!

Starting this spring we are proud to offer our membership another resource to expand your knowledge and use some creativity. The library will contain various plays and resource books for your reading pleasure. So if you’re looking at directing, or interested in just taking a break from a text book you can enjoy some good theater related reading! All you need to do is contact either our President, Ilana, or VP, Emily to check out at work OR if you have some books at home that you’d like to donate, let them know!

The library is not the only exciting thing coming up next semester. Which leads me to…

TECH SHOW!

“Where the techies act, the actors tech, and the audience remains the same.”

Tradition has maintained that this show, selected and directed by the Technical Advisor, is usually an adaptation of a popular movie- the title of which is kept a secret until opening night! Actors from the previous season are encouraged to tech, while technicians from the previous season are invited to act. A totally FREE and FUN event Tech Show has become a highlight of the Spring semester, a unique experience that allows members to try their hand at an aspect of theatre they do not usually participate in.

Want to be involved? Email Marissa at mcheifet@bu.edu with your name and what you’d like to do!

ASSASINS!

It’s back! That crazy, fun, chaotic, and cryptic special project. Lauren has started taking sign-ups for our annual “friendly” game of Assassins! Let her know at kolodkin@bu.edu if you would like to throw your name in the ring and remember to bring $2 to the first GM of next semester to play!

And finally, the most wonderful time of the year: BUSTies!

Named after B.U.S.T, the acronym for Boston University Stage Troupe, BUSTies is our annual awards ceremony. We gather as an organization to honor our departing seniors and celebrate the end of another successful year of great theatre. The evening includes acting, directing, and technical awards, roasts for the graduating seniors, and superlative write-ins just for fun. Votes have been cast for Fall 2013, but we still need hosts and roasts! If you are interested in hosting BUSTies, let Lauren know and prepare a pitch for the E-board that you will present sometime before auditions when we return. If you’re a SENIOR prepare to be roasted and all you youngins’ out there who have always wanted the chance to roast and share your appreciation for those that have come before you- contact Lauren at kolodkin@bu.edu and tell her your plans!

Finally, we’ve a bit of house keeping for you…

Do we owe you money?? Reimbursements are in and Drowsy and Alice Check requests are coming through on a rolling basis. If you have any questions about funds… feel free to contact Hanna at hwass@bu.edu and she’ll let you know what’s up.

And

The Space and the Theater are our homes. We have been given the wonderful opportunity to utilize such great resources, something that many do not have. Both are all tidy and clean thanks to Space Cleaning- let’s do our best to keep it that way! Love it, cherish it and furthermore, if you noticed anything we need during space cleaning or throughout the semester, feel free to let us and Marissa know!

Now, before we part for break, we have one last treat.

Stage Troupe and BU On Broadway present

HOLIDAY CAROLING!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:30 PM in the Student Theater

The seniors of Troupe and OB are proud to present a selection of carols and songs for your pre-finals enjoyment. The event will be free but bring along a few bucks and donate to UNICEF's Philippines Relief fund. All proceeds from the show will be donated directly to the charity! So take a break from the studying and endless papers and project piles and treat yourself to some holiday cheer!

We want to thank you all again for your hard work and dedication this semester. Congratulations on another semester for the books. We hope you had a lot of fun, gained some fond memories, and some new friends. We are so unbelievably proud of you all. Here’s to Happy Holiday for all and another great semester to come!

            Good luck with finals! 

One Acts Tech List

Below is the One Acts Tech List. We are so excited to see what this special project will become. Happy Teching!

Technical Director- Aubrie Sanchez
Producer- Abi Oshins
Assistant Producers- Kate Teran and Karen Loewy
Stage Manager- Lauren Kolodkin
Props- Leah Ruczynski, Camille Arvisu
Costumes- Sydney Charvat, Clair Buesser
Hair/Make-up- Cilicia Rios, Emily Jo McKnight
Sound- Veronica Priest, Ilana Berman
Set Decoration- Jamie Johannsen, CiCi Flanagan

One Acts Cast Lists

Thank you to everyone who came out and auditioned for our One Acts Festival- December 6 & 7 in CAS 522! Listed below are the Cast Lists and  chosen Monologues. Congratulations to all, we cannot wait for this awesome close to our Fall 2013 season! H.R. Directed by Celia Gibson

Frank- Joe McLaughlin Kristen- Daniella Forero Chip- Matt Melleby Margaret- Lexie David

Dreamer's Bluff Directed by Aryeh Harris-Shapiro and Kyle Tague

Scratch- Danny Ehrenpreis River- Haley Selarnick

Monologues

Georgia Ladd Katie Diekhaus Melinda Frimpong Brittany Kamson

Pitches, Mainstages, and More!

Well Hello There Troupies!

Please note the email address you are receiving this email from. That’s right friends, after a brief (or maybe not so brief) leave of absence from the  “working correctly” aspect of our email to the membership function,  Stage Troupe (stage@bu.edu)  is back in action- and just in time if you ask me, because our mainstage season has officially begun!

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Don’t forget to spread the word about and join us for Alice in Wonderland- opening this weekend, October 31- November 2, 2013 at 8PM in the Student Theater!

Do you ave a costume that just can’t wait until HIFBISS? Wear it Opening Night! That’s right, OPENING NIGHT IS HALLOWEEN! SO COME IN COSTUME! You may or may not possibly win a prize provided by local businesses around campus from our COSTUME CONTEST and you can join us for some fun and games!

Tickets can be purchased for $6 ($5 for members) at the door or ahead of time on Eventbrite through the following links: Thursday- http://bustalice1031.eventbrite.com/ Friday- http://bustalice111.eventbrite.com/ Saturday- http://bustalice112.eventbrite.com/

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Now on to next season….. Just kidding (don’t worry, I have not forgotten about you Eurydice & Equus, I’m actually super stoked). However, we do have to start looking ahead. I know it sounds crazy because we’re just getting started it, but actually, the time has come.

SO, I hope the crisp air of autumn and fall colors have inspired you because it’s that time of year again….  PITCHES for next season are just about due!

We have so many opportunities available if you want to direct/pitch a show! If you want to pitch a show for next semester (or for ONE ACTS!), here’s what you need to know…

 

You NEED to:

- Be a dues paying member ($5) - Have a show you know and want to pitch - Make sure the rights are available - Get the script, make 2 copies - Download and fill out the pitch form from the website (http://bustagetroupe.com/members/forms-and-resources/) - Put all of that (the scripts and the form) into a manila envelope and bring it to 111 Cummington Mall labeled with “Stage Troupe” and this address:

ATTN: Eric Jacobsen 111 Cummington Mall Rm B17

 

**PITCHES ARE DUE BY 3PM ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH** NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

If you have any questions about the pitching process (specifics for this upcoming season can be found on our latest blog post on bustagetroupe.com), please contact stage@bu.edu and we’ll help you out. The Pitching Meeting is the next GM, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH at 7PM in COM 101. The pitches will be pitched and the membership shall vote and find out the next season that night! Yay, democracy!

P.S. PLEASE PAY Hanna YOUR DUES for those who have not already. If you are not a dues paying member, you CANNOT vote!

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And lastly, I’d like to close this lovely email with some reminders of upcoming important dates and events not previously mentioned in this email:

 

EURYDICE!

November 7-9 at 8PM in the Student Theater

 

EQUUS!

November 21-23 at 8PM in the Student Theater

 

ONE ACTS!

Auditions- Monday, November 11 and Tuesday November 12 (Time and Place TBA)

One Acts- December 6 &7 in Hillel (Yes, you read that correctly. Get pumped.)

 

ASSASSINS!

 

Lauren has started taking sign-ups for our annual “friendly”  game of Assassins! Let her know if you would like to throw your name in the ring and remember that it is $2 to play.

 

That’s all for now folks. Hope you all feel informed, but mostly just excited.

GM 2 RECAP: PITCHES, DEADLINES, IMPORTANT DATES & INFO

Was Stage Troupe Sunday just too much for you to handle? Did the theatre packed weekend tire you out? Did the sudden change to fall and midterm season keep you from the Student Theater Sunday evening for our second GM? No? Well, either way- we’ve got you covered! If you missed the meeting or it was too much information for you to remember, here’s a recap of all the INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT things coming up. Pay attention and take note of these dates because they will sneak up on us and be here before we know it!

Before we go any further, congrats to COMBAT and everyone who participated! It was super successful, especially with the new tech addition, and we hope everyone had a marvelous time.

Also, yay to TECHSTRAVAGANZA! We’d like to thank everyone who came out and participated in our new take on workshops this semester. We hope you enjoyed it and that you were able to learn by doing! And lastly, CONGRATS to our Fall 2013 season- casts and tech! We are so unbelievably excited to get started and cannot wait to see how beautifully this season unfolds.

Speaking of seasons…. It’s nearly time to pick our next one. Crazy right? But nevertheless, the time has come.

****PITCHES****

Have you always wanted to direct? Never done it before? Done it a million times? Want experience? Have a show you want to see Troupe do? We have so many opportunities available if you want to direct/pitch a show! It’s a ton of info, but keep reading… it ‘s all really helpful and IMPORTANT!

If you want to pitch a show for next semester (or for ONE ACTS!), here’s what you need to know!

You NEED to:

- Be a dues paying member ($5) - Have a show you know and want to pitch - Make sure the rights are available - Get the script, make 2 copies - Download and fill out the pitch form from the website (http://bustagetroupe.com/members/forms-and-resources/) - Put all of that (the scripts and the form) into a manila envelope and bring it to 111 Cummington Mall labeled with “Stage Troupe” and this address:

ATTN: Eric Jacobsen 111 Cummington Mall Rm B17

**PITCHES ARE DUE BY 3PM ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH** NO EXCEPTIONS!

*If you are pitching a musical, you must contact Eric (jacobsen@bu.edu) in a timely manner so that he can check for the rights to the show. If you are pitching a play, you will need to check for the rights on your own (try findaplay.com or dramatists or various other play sites).

For the most part, the pitch process is the same. However, pitch forms have been updated to reflect a better emphasis on budget and financial aspects and the pitch process (they can still be found in the same place, under the same link), in terms of the actual pitch meeting, has been altered slightly. Each director has 6 minutes to say their piece. That is it. By the end of those 6 minutes, the membership should have all the information that they need to make their decisions. Directors cannot say ask me about tech. Following pitches, there will be those pitching will have a brief  amount of time to address reading committee concerns and then questions for ALL will follow at the end.

If you have any questions about the pitching process, please contact stage@bu.edu and we’ll help you out. The Pitching Meeting is the next GM, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH at 7PM. The pitches will be pitched and the membership shall vote and find out the next season that night! Yay, democracy!

If you would like to be on READING COMMITTEE for the pitches (you CANNOT do this if you are pitching), then please email our VPSP, Lauren, at kolodkin@bu.edu.

Pitches for ONE ACTS work the same as mainstage pitches and are due the same day, so don’t forget! One Acts are the perfect way to try directing for the first time or to even see your own work on stage. We welcome all kinds of pitches- so write your own show, pick a short play, try something new and get your start in directing! ONE ACTS will be December 6th & 7th

Pitches for CHARITY SHOW work just a little bit differently. You still have to submit the scripts and the Charity Show form (found on the same page!), but the membership will not be voting on this pitch, the VPSP and Eboard will select the Charity Show for next semester. You will need to select a charity to pair with your show, and you get a chance to explain why you want to the show and why it fits with your chosen charity. Note that if your show is not chosen for Charity Show, you can pitch it as a mainstage. Also, some food for thought from your Eboard- We are looking for a very minimal, black box style show. Recently, Charity Show has been operating very much like a mainstage with a full set, costumes, and the like. This year, we would like to switch it up a bit and kick our giving back to charity into high gear. We are looking for a show that requires little from tech and in the way of budget so we can increase our returns to our community!

****UPCOMING SPECIAL PROJECTS****

KICKBALL vs. On Broadway is coming up this weekend!

On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH at 12PM we shall battle OB and take back the title!

Meet in the Space at 11AM to prep with TEAM STAGE TROUPE, then we’ll go to the Boston Common and play our fellow theatre lovers in a match of SKILL (Help that) and  (mostly cheering with) ENTHUSIASM!

You should also wear your Stage Troupe T-Shirt if you have one so that our team is easy to identify!! If you want a T-Shirt, bring $15 to the Space on Sunday before the game and you can get one! They’re super soft, and also prettyyyy cool looking. YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT.

P.S. Hanna will also be collecting dues! PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES for those who have not already. Hanna knows who you are, you know who you are. Just do it so this isn’t awkward(:

ASSASSINS!

Lauren has started taking sign-ups for our “friendly” annual game of Assassins! Let her know if you would like to throw your name in the ring and remember that it is $2 to play.

***WORKSHOPS***

Our Treasurer, Hanna, will also be hosting a Photoshop Workshop- Friday, October 4 at 5PM. Come learn how to use this adobe program and take advantage of yet another opportunity hang out with your fellow Troupies!

***VOLUNTEER & MORE THEATRE OPPORTUNITIES***

We were fortunate to be joined by a guest speaker at this GM. Tré Pina, the Program Manager for Children's Theatre of the CSC spoke about a really awesome and unique opportunity for those of us with a passion for theatre to get involved with our fellow BU arts community to give back to the community at large. Children’s Theatre began in 1991 and was the CSC’s first creative arts program. Volunteers brainstorm, write, and produce their own original skits in a troupe of 10 students. After the shows are prepared and rehearsed, volunteers perform their creations for children in various hospitals, community centers, after school programs, and domestic abuse shelters throughout Boston. CT brings inspiration and entertainment to children who don’t generally have access to arts education. Time commitment is about two hours each Thursday night (8pm-10pm) for most of the semester for a program-wide meeting and troupe rehearsal. Toward the end of the semester, meetings are replaced by site visits where volunteers perform their skit and conduct informal theatre workshops that include improv games and cheers. If anyone is interested they can email Tré at ct@bu.edu, or go to CT's webpage to download the application! The application deadline is next Wednesday, and the first normal meeting is Thursday.

Lastly, a few logistics. We are still working on settling our e-mail situation. Many apologies for the inconvenience, but don’t worry if you aren’t receiving Troupe e-mails- no one is): Keep checking the website (bustagetroupe.com) and our other platforms for updates and important info!

Phewwwww, so that was a long one! Thanks for sticking with it. DON”T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR FIRST AMAZING PRODUCTION OF THE SEASON

Parents’ Weekend: The Drowsy Chaperone, October 18-20th

Tickets are available for purchase now. Information can be found on the Parents’ Weekend Eventbite page: http://buparentsweekend-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=1

 

**SEE YOU AT THE NEXT GM TROUPIES! SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH  at 7PM in COM 101.** It’s a big one, you won’t want to miss it!

Fall 2013 Tech Lists

We would like to sincerely thank everyone who came out and helped out with our First Semi-annual TECHSTRAVAGANZA. We hope you learned a lot and had fun doing it. Now the real "learning by doing" begins. With this post rounding out assignments for our fall season, we are excited to delve in full force! And, FINALLY, the moment you have all been waiting for.... FALL 2013 TECH LISTS: Parents' Weekend: The Drowsy Chaperone

Technical Director Stephanie Bont
Asst. Technical Director Emmanuel Dollinger
Stage Manager Marissa Cheifetz
ASM Katerina Liu
ASM Tehya Saylor
Costumes Katie Rangel
Asst. Costumes Pardis Alizadeh- Shabdiz
Asst. Costumes Celia Gibson
Asst. Costumes Hanna Eichen
Hair/makeup Lauren Kolodkin
Asst. Hair/makeup Karen Loewy
Asst. Hair/makeup Jessica Roey
Asst. Hair/makeup Stephanie Takeuchi
Props Camille Arvisu
Asst. Props Paulina Limasalle
Asst. Props Sofia Rosenberg
Set Design Stephanie Bont
Asst. Set Design Jason Fox
Set Decorator Courtney Licata
Asst. Set Dec Hayley Selarnick
Asst. Set Dec Katherine Baker
Asst. Set Dec Veronica Priest
Asst. Set Dec David Zhang
Asst. Set Dec Veronica Priest
Asst. Set Dec Vic Kelman
Lights Jake Shauli
Asst. Lights LeeAnn Langer
Asst. Lights Meredith Lawrence
Asst. Lights Tom Shrank
Sound Danny Ferro
Asst. Sound Ilana Berman
Asst. Sound Erika Nardi
MC Xander Pinto
Build Nina Jobim
Build Brittany Kamson
build Shoshana Koff
Build Daniel Leary
Build Risa McNellis
build Kayako Ono
Build Katy Taylor
build Caroline Thompson
Build Yufei Zhao
Build Vic Kelman

Alice in Wonderland

TD Cilicia Rios
ATD Marissa Kristy
SM Katie Diekhaus
ASM Katie Teran
Costums Katie Rangel
Cosumes Olivia Hathaway
Asst. Costumes Paris Wu
Asst. Costumes Yazmin Gooren
Asst. Costumes Sydney Thoorp
Hair/Makeup Arabi Moorthy
Asst. Hair/Makeup Lydia Erickson
Asst. Hair/Makeup Brittany Jenkins
Props Mariel Hathaway
Asst. Props Miko Dimov
Asst. Props Emily Parks
Set Design Andrew Velichansky
Asst. Set Design Yufei Zhao
Asst. Set Design Leah Raczynski
Set Decoration Courtney Licata
Asst. Set Dec Savannah Bonnette
Asst. Set Dec Daniel Espinoza
Asst. Set Dec Kayako Ono
Lights Meredith Lawrence
Asst. Lights Shoshana Koff
Asst. Lights Andria Sharma
Asst. Lights Katy Taylor
Sound Veronica Priest
Sound Brittany Kamson
Master Carpenter Xander Pinto
Build Tom Sliter
Build Nathalie Saligumba
Build Kate Hays
Build Emily McClure
Build Sidney Stiefel

Eurydice

Technical Director Camille Arvisu
ATD Jennifer Collins
SM Aubrie Sanchez
ASM Roxanne Rittman
Costumes Cassandra Kocek
Asst. Costumes Jessica Roey
Asst. Costumes David Zhang
Hair/Makeup Emily Jo McKnight
Asst. Hair/Makeup Sofia Rosenberg
Asst. Hair/Makeup Becca DeGregorio
Props Nina Jobim
Asst. Props Karen Loewy
Asst. Props Tori Moore
Set Design Stephanie Bont
Asst. Set Design Nathalie Saligumba
Set Decoration Jillian Nichols
Asst. Set Dec Yazmin Gooren
Asst. Set Dec Katherine Baker
Asst. Set Dec Katerina Liu
Asst. Lights Veronica Priest
Asst. Lights Erika Nardi
Sound Joe McLaughlin
Sound Katie Wurtzel
Master Carpenter Marissa Cheifetz
Build Nina Jobim
Build Tom Sliter
Build Lydia Erickson
Build Emmanuel Dollinger
Build Hayley Selarnick

Equus

Technical Director Shoshana Koff
Asst. Technical Director Paulina Limasalle
Stage Manager Emily Jo McKnight
Stage Manager Olivia Hathaway
Asst. Stage Manager Alison Parker
Costumes Katina Karvan
Asst. Costumes Katie Teran
Asst. Costumes Kayako Ono
Asst. Costumes Cara Dwyer
Hair/Make-up Abi Oshins
Asst. Hair/Makeup Roxanne Rittman
Asst. Hair/Makeup Nicole Rapkin
Props Lexie David
Asst. Props Katie Wurtzel
Asst. Props Laura O'Shea
Set Design Daniella Seidl
Set Design Daniel Leary
Asst. Set Design Aryeh Harris-Shapiro
Set Decoration Hanna Wasserman
Set Decoration Joe McLaughlin
Asst. Set Dec Sofia Rosenberg
Asst. Set Dec Kate Hays
Lights Alex Williams
Asst. Lights Marissa Cheifetz
Asst. Lights Celia Gibson
Asst. Lights Tori Moore
Asst. Lights Ben Moll
Sound Mariel Hathaway
Asst. Sound Lee Condakes
Asst. Sound Annie Tillis
Master Carpenter Stephanie Bont
Build Hanna Eichen
Build Scott Backman
Build Shane Hennessey
Build Sean Sweeney
Build Yufei Zhao
Horse Team Savannah Bonnette
Horse Team Sidney Stiefel
Horse Team Emily Parks

TECH, Ice Cream Social, and Techstravaganza!

Hello Troupies! 
 
Now that our shows have been cast, it's time for the real fun to begin. 
 
First, in order to really delve into this season, we need TECH! In case you missed the General Tech Meeting last Friday, here is the run down from our Technical Advisor, Marissa: 
 
Hello!
 
Thank you to everyone who came out for the Tech Meeting this past Friday! It was so great to see so many new (and old) faces! If you missed the meeting don't worry you can still tech this semester! All you have to do is email me a tech form (www.bustagetroupe.com/forms-and-resources) byTuesday 9/17 by 11:59pm.  Anyone and everyone can tech! Stage Troupe's motto is "Learning by doing" so even if you have zero experience with tech, we will teach you!!! Tech is a great way to stay involved with Troupe weather you were cast in a show or not. 
 
I encourage people to to fill out an application to be a assistant/Technical Director (also found on our forms and resources page). It is an amazing job that is really rewarding and a great way to dip a toe in every tech department! 
 
Techstravaganza is fast approaching!
Saturday 9/21 11:30am-3pm
The event is mandatory for all techies! But who wouldn't want to spend an afternoon hanging out in a theater?! 
 
Don't forget about Combat Tech!!!!!!!!!!
Meet techies from across campus! Also, a great way to be involved with combat if you can't commit to 24 hours! Tech call time will be at 12pm Saturday 9/28. It's going to be a lot of fun! I can't tell you much, because, it's a secret until day of! Shhhh. 
 
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ANYTHING TECH RELATED, EMAIL/CALL/TEXT/FACEBOOK/SEND A CARRIER PIGEON! (mcheifet@bu.edu
 
 
Aaaaaaaand speaking of special events- here's what is happening in the coming week: 
 
The Event Formally Known as "The Ice Cream Social"
Socialize with Troupe and "eat FREE ICE CREAM"! 
Tomorrow: September 17, 2013
7PM  @ The Student Theater
 
TECHSTRAVAGANZA!
The Mandatory Tech Wrokshops we all know and love, with a fun new twist!
September 21, 2013
11:30 AM- 3 PM @ The Student Theater
 
and in the near future....
 
COMBAT!
The 24 hour original theatre fun fest (more details to come)! 
September 27-28

 

Fall 2013 Cast Lists

We would like to THANK EVERYONE who came out for our Fall 2013 Season. We are thoroughly amazed by all the wonderful talent we saw and are so happy to see welcome our members, new and old, to our Fall 2013 Season.

Congratulations and thank you again!

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

Man in Chair, David Olson Drowsy Chaperone, Tori Mueller Janet van der Graaff, Ali Edwards Robert Martin, Shane Hennessey George, Joe Gambino Aldolpho, Matt Melleby Mrs. Tottendale, Abi Oshins Underling, Ben Moll Feldzeig, Joe McLaughlin Kitty, Katie Iafolla

Trix, Maddie Dinndorf

Gangster 1, Maddie Fuller

Gangster 2, Kelly Duffy

Ensemble, Karlie Fitzgerald; Joseph Becker; Daniella Forero; Katy Piszczek; Brittany Jenkins; Rachel Wein

                                            

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Alice, Jemma Douglas

Larry/ Lewis/ The Caterpillar/ The Mad Hatter, Jake Delaney

Jerry/ Dodgson/ Duck/ Cook/ March Hare, William Small

Gerry/ Crab/ Frog/ Dormouse/ White Knight, Claire Buesser

Tom/ Dodo/ Cheshire Cat/ Humpty Dumpty, Daniella Seidl

Saskia/ Mouse/ Red Queen/ Baby Noises/ Alice’s Sister, Lindsay Kopit

Angela/ Lory/ The Duchess/ Red King/ White Queen, Isabella Walpole

 

EURYDICE

Eurydice, Leah Raczynski

Orpheus, Dan Stevens

Father, Kyle Mitchell

Nasty Interesting Man/The Lord of the Underworld, Kyle Tague

Little Stone, Mariel Kramer

Big Stone, Cara Dwyer

Loud Stone, Emily Prescott

 

 

EQUUS

Martin Dysart, Ryan Chernin

Alan Strang, Danny Ehrenpreis

Frank Strang / A Horse, Matthew Sullivan

Jill Mason, Sydney Charvat

Dora Strang, Jane Kelley

Hesther Salomon, Ilana Berman

A Young Horseman / Nugget, a Horse, Idine Mousavi

A Nurse, Brittany Kamson

Harry Dalton / A Horse, Dan Frydman

 

FALL 2013 CALLBACKS

First, we would like to THANK EVERYONE who came out and auditioned the past few nights. We were so happy to see all our members, new and old, and were amazed by all the talented individuals we saw! Our CALLBACKS will be occurring SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 from 5-10PM in SOC B57 (the same building/ basement as auditions, on Cummington Street).  We ask that you please be prepared to stay until you are dismissed  and keep an eye out for e-mails as individual directorial teams will be sending out separate information at their own discretion (don’t worry if you don’t get an e-mail from a director, if you are on the list you have been called back.)

Lastly, PLEASE E-MAIL ANY CONFLICTS you may have with CALLBACKS to stage@bu.edu  ASAP so we can do our best to accommodate any scheduling conflicts that may arise.

Congratulations to all, break legs, and thank you again!

Parents’ Weekend: The Drowsy Chaperone

FEMALES:

Jane Kelley

Brittany Jenkins

Zoe Enscoe

Maddie Fuller

Cameron Barney

Ali Edwards

Isabella Walpole

Katy Pizczek

Katie Iafolla

Maddie Dinndorf

Daniella Forero

Karlie Fitzgerald

Abi Oshins

Brittany Kamson

Kelly Duffy

Becky Ittner

Hanna Eichen

Rachel Wein

Cory Morano

Emily Prescott

Roxanne Rittmann

Tori Mueller

Ally Milewich

MALES:

Joseph Becker

Shane Hennessey

Joe Gambino

David Olson

Ben Moll

Danny Ehrenpreis

Henderson Roman

Matthew Melleby

Matthew Sullivan

Joe McLaughlin

Alice in Wonderland

FEMALES:

Jemma Douglas

Kelly Duffy

Isabella Walpole

Ilana Berman

Claire Buesser

Abi Oshins

Athylia Paremski

Sydney Charvat

Brittany Kamson

Hanna Eichen

Ali Edwards

Daniella Seidl

Lindsay Kopit

MALES:

William Small

Ben Moll

Anthony  Maue

Patrick Bryant

Joe Gambino

Jake Delaney

Idine Mousavi

 

Eurydice

FEMALES:

Sydney Charvat

Katie Diekhaus

Rachel Wein

Lexie David

Abi Oshins

Meagan Antonellis

Leah Raczynski

Isabella Walpole

Danyele Homer

Cameron Barney

Ilana Berman

Mariel Hathaway

Cara Dwyer

Jane Kelley

Adaeze Olugbemi

Mariel Kramer

Haley Selarnick

Margo Wilson

Lindsay Kopit

Emily Prescott

MALES:

Dan Stevens

Ben Moll

Dan Frydman

Joe McLaughlin

Idine Mousavi

Kyle Mitchell

Kyle Tague

Aryeh Harris Shapiro

Equus

FEMALES:

Abi Oshins

Ali Edwards

Becky Ittner

Brittany Kamson

Cara Dwyer

Giselle Boustani

Ilana Berman

Isabella Walpole

Jane Kelley

Jemma Douglas

Katerina Liu

Kayako Ono

Mariel Hathaway

Rachel Wein

Sydney Charvat

MALES:

Aryeh Harris- Shapiro

Dan Stevens

Daniel Frydman

Danny Ehrenpreis

David Olson

Idine Mousavi

Jake Delaney

Kyle Tague

Matthew Sullivan

Oliver Sherman

Patrick Bryant

Ryan Chernin

 

 

GM 1 Recap: AUDITIONS & TECH INFO

Did you miss last night’s meeting? Was there too much information for
you to jot down or remember? Do you just like hearing from Stage
Troupe every day?

If you just answered yes to any or all of those questions don't worry,
that's what I'm here for!

The following is a recap of our first GM of the season and all the
information you'll need to know!

First things first, here is our FALL 2013 SEASON:

Parents' Weekend: The Drowsy Chaperone
October 18 &19 at 8PM and 20th at 2PM
Tsai Performance Center

Alice in Wonderland
October 31 and November 1&2 at 8PM
Student Theater at Agganis Arena

Eurydice
November 7-9 at 8PM
Student Theater at Agganis Arena

Equus
November 21-23 at 8PM
Student Theater at Agganis Arena

AUDITIONS

SEPTEMBER 9, 10, and 11
PSY B53 at 6-10PM

To audition for Stage Troupe you must pay membership dues ($5) in
exchange for a fancy membership card and come to ONE of these audition
days with an audition form filled out for each show you wish to
audition for. They can be found on our website under forms and
resources of at this link:
http://bustagetroupe.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/audition-form.pdf

Callbacks

SEPTEMBER 12
PSY Room TBA

Since we know you all our awesome and like to be thoroughly prepared
for auditions, show descriptions and character break downs can be
found on our website on our current season.

Auditions are cold reads, with the exception of our Parents' Weekend
musical for which those auditioning should prepare roughly 16-32 bars
(standard verse and chorus) of music not from the show. For call
backs, Drowsy will be having a dance portion and monologues may be
sent out at the directors' discretion.

Also, ALICE IN WONDERLAND is looking for a MOVEMENT DIRECTOR to join
their creative team. If interested please contact the directors
Michael Gobiel (
mgobiel@bu.edu) and Audrey Wood (wooda@bu.edu).

 If acting is not your thing OR you like to do both welcome to the
wonderful world of

TECH

FALL TECH MEETING
SEPTEMBER 13
The SPACE at 6PM

Learn about the various ways to get involved with Troupe
behind-the-scenes this season!  Whether you are an experienced techie
or are looking to try something new, we hope to see you there!If you
have any specific questions or interest wit regards to tech,  e- mail
the wonderful Marissa Cheifetz, our Technical Advisor, at
mcheifet@bu.edu


TECHSTRAVAGANZA
SEPTEMBER 21
Student Theater at 11:30AM

Stage Troupe's famous "mandatory" Tech Workshops.... But with a
Fantastic New Twist!

PRODUCING

If you're interested in learning more about or becoming a producer,
contact our Treasurer, Hanna Wasserman at hwass@bu.edu.

And last but certainly not least, here at Stage Troupe we are a family
and so we have a few things planned so that we can spend even more
time together! Woo bonding!
Here is a list of our

UPCOMING SPECIAL PROJECTS

SEPTEMBER 17:  The Event Formally Know as "THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL"
Student Theater at 6PM
Join Troupe for some social time where we may or may not EAT FREE ICE
CREAM, hang out, get to know each other, play games, and just have
fun!

SEPTEMBER 27-28: COMBAT
Location Student Theater/TBA
24 hours of original theater! At 8pm on Friday night, a creative team
will receive a prompt and have 12 hours to write an original work.  At
8am on Saturday morning, the other members arrive to learn and
rehearse the show with a newly added tech element! Then everyone
(members of Troupe, OB, Wandering Minds, and Liquid Fun) will gather
to perform and watch at 8pm on Saturday night!

OCTOBER 5: STAGE TROUPE VS. ON BROADWAY KICKBALL
Boston Common, Time TBA
Theatre kids attempting to do sports... It's fun!

That's all for now folks and don't forget....
Like us and join the group on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and for
any and all information e-mail stage@bu.edu or check out our website &
blog at
http://bustagetroupe.com!

For all those auditioning break legs!

A Warm Stage Troupe Welcome to Fall 2013!

WELCOME TROUPIES!!! 
We can't believe it's actually here, but as the first week of school comes to a close, we are super excited to finally get started!
First, we hope that you are getting settled and enjoying your first week on campus, but just think... it's about to get better! We have several exciting events coming up in the coming week and below are the important dates and information for you to remember.
In the next few days there is a lot going on, so please take note of the following information.  We hope and are excited to see everyone, Troupies- new and old- soon!
VISIT AND GET TO KNOW US
 
SEPTEMBER 7: SPLASH
Cummington Mall at 1-4 PM
Stop by to meet the executive board and the directors of our upcoming season, or just say hi to old friends!
SEPTEMBER 7: SUMMER SHOW REVIVAL- THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Student Theater at Agganis Arena at 8PM 
Stage Troupe puts on a show every summer for BU Orientation. We bring the show back for one last run in the fall, just for our members and all those who weren't able to see it during the summer months.
SO, JOIN US! IT'S FREE!
SEPTEMBER 8: FIRST GENERAL MEETING
CAS B36 at 7PM
Learn all about Troupe: our season, auditions, tech, and special projects!
OUR SEASON
 
Parents' Weekend: The Drowsy Chaperone
October 18 &19 at 8PM and 20th at 2PM
Tsai Performance Center
Alice in Wonderland
October 31 and November 1&2 at 8PM
Student Theater at Agganis Arena
Eurydice
November 7-9 at 8PM
Student Theater at Agganis Arena
Equus
November 21-23 at 8PM
Student Theater at Agganis Arena
SEPTEMBER 9, 10, and 11: AUDITIONS
PSY B53 at 6-10PM
Come to ONE of these audition days with an audition form filled out for each show you wish to audition for. They can be found on our website under forms and resources of at this link:
SEPTEMBER 12 - Callbacks 
PSY Room TBA 
 
SEPTEMBER 13: FALL TECH MEETING
THE SPACE at 6PM
Learn about the various ways to get involved with Troupe behind-the-scenes this season!  Whether you are an experienced techie or are looking to try something new, we hope to see you there!If you have any specific questions or interest wit regards to tech,  e- mail the wonderful Marissa Cheifetz, our Technical Advisor, at mcheifet@bu.edu
UPCOMING SPECIAL PROJECTS
 
SEPTEMBER 17:  The Event Formally Know as "THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL"
Student Theater at 6PM
Join Troupe for some social time where we may or may not EAT FREE ICE CREAM, hang out, get to know each other, play games, and just have fun! 
 
SEPTEMBER 21: TECHSTRAVAGANZA
Student Theater at 11:30AM 
Stage Troupe's famous Tech Workshops.... But with a Fantastic New Twist! 
 
SEPTEMBER 27-28: COMBAT 
Location Student Theater/TBA
24 hours of original theater! At 8pm on Friday night, a creative team will receive a prompt and have 12 hours to write an original work.  At 8am on Saturday morning, the other members arrive to learn and rehearse the show with a newly added tech element! Then everyone (members of Troupe, OB, Wandering Minds, and Liquid Fun) will gather to perform and watch at 8pm on Saturday night!
 
OCTOBER 5: STAGE TROUPE VS. ON BROADWAY KICKBALL
Boston Common, Time TBA
Theatre kids attempting to do sports... It's fun! 
Keep up to date wit all things Troupe and stay in touch by visiting our website at bustagetroupe.com and follow us on Facebook and  Twitter! 
 
So that was a whole lot BUT congratulations,  you are now officially caught up what's all things Troupe! 
 
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL SOON! 
 
 
 
 
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