Final GM Recap & Upcoming Events!

You missed it! You missed it?! How could you? There was much joyous democracy to be had and you weren't there to partake. Also, info. Also, candy canes. You should be sad. Anyway. Here's the recap. It's quite long, but do keep with it

First off, congratulations to the casts & crews of Mr. Marmalade, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and the One Act & Monologue Festival! All were spectacular and finished off our Fall 2012 Season wonderfully.

We finally have a completed Spring Season! The fourth show has been chosen and it is

Hamlet

So, we at last present our Spring 2013 Stage Troupe Season:

Or, Written by Liz Duffy Adams Directed by Celia Gibson Performances: February 28, March 1 & 2

Election Day Written by Josh Tobiessen Directed by Joe Reed Performances: March 21, 22 & 23

Closer Written by Patrick Marber Directed by Allison Crisostomo and Vishaal Reddy Performances: April 4, 5 & 6

Hamlet Written by William Shakespeare Directed by ?????* Performances: April 18, 19 & 20

*If you are interested in directing Hamlet, please contact Andrew for more information at smithand@bu.edu

Special Projects coming up in the New Semester:

Andrew's All-American Axe-Stravaganza: A Charity Event for Charity - Proceeds will benefit the Charity Show/ charity: Americans for the Arts - The Event is February 9 - We need hosts! Signup sheet happened, otherwise if you are interested, contact Lauren at kolodkin@bu.edu - We also need acts! Signups to do a performance of any kind will occur at the first GM of Spring 2013 - Acts include Pieing the Eboard! Allie & Vishaal Kiss Bucket! Auctioning off awesome things! Cake Making Contest! AND MORE!

Assassins - Signups have occurred, still want to? Just email Lauren at kolodkin@bu.edu - $2 to play at the next GM

BUSTies Our Annual Award Ceremony! May 1st! - Sign up to be roasted - Sign up to roast the seniors - Think about whether you want to host, stage manage, or help decorate the event. Hosts: help facilitate the event and decide the theme. Think about it: signup next semester

Book of Mormon April 9th - 20-25 tickets in the lottery which will be done at the 2nd GM next semester

Charity Show If you are interested in TDing the show, please contact Andrew at smithand@bu.edu.

Tech Show "Where the techies act, the actors tech, and the audience remains the same!" - Signups happened! Please contact Andrew at smithand@bu.edu if you would like to participate. Tech Show is a super fun way for everyone to try something new or different. The Tech Show will be February 15th & 16th

Final Fall 2012 Events:

A Senior (& Friends) Divas Christmas (For Charity) December 12th at 8pm in the Student Theater - Some of our membership is putting together a Christmas concert to raise money for K.I.D.S. (Kids in Distressed Situations) especially to help out victims of Hurricane Sandy. Join us! - Talk to Steph if you want to donate or have any questions

SPACE CLEANING December 15th at the Space

Our First GM of the new semester will be on January 20th! Auditions are the 21st through the 23rd

That's all for now, membership!

FALL 2012 ONE ACT & MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL

Boston University Stage Troupe Presents Our Fall 2012 One Act & Monologue Festival

The One Acts:

selections from Almost, Maine written by John Cariani directed by Michael Gobiel and Audrey Wood

Dismantling Camelot written and directed by Eli Brenna

Variations on the Death of Trotsky written by David Ives directed by Celia Gibson

The Monologues:

All’s Well That Ends Well written by William Shakespeare performed by Katie Diekhaus

Richard II written by William Shakespeare performed by David Fontana

Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand performed by Charlie Schumacher

The Casts:

Almost, Maine Randy: Will Dowsett Chad: Ben Moll East: Carl Welch Glory: Rachel Wein

Dismantling Camelot Lyndon: Ryan Chernin Robert: Sam Hoffman An Aide: Daniella Seidl

Variations on the Death of Trotsky Leon Trotsky: Andrew Smith Mrs. Trotsky: Abi Oshins Ramon: Kyle Tague

Performances will be held in CAS 224 on Friday December 7th & Saturday December 8th beginning at 8pm.

Attendance is FREE, so bring your friends!

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Fall 2012 One Acts Tech List!

TD – Allison CrisostomoATD – Kelsey Gold ATD - Shoshana Koff Producer - Julie Kaminski Producer - Joe Gambino Stage Manager – Marissa Kristy Stage Manager – Nina Jobim Assistant Stage Manager – Jemma Douglas Assistant Stage Manager – Camille Arvisu Head Set Dec – Emma Gluck Assistant Set Dec – Jamie Lin Assistant Set Dec – Allie Romano Head Costumes – Mariel Hathaway Assistant Costumes – Alexandra David Assistant Costumes – Noelle Kichura Sound – Kevin Ang Assistant Sound – Sarah White Makeup/Hair Designer – Lauren Kolodkin Makeup/Hair Designer – Stephanie Gray Prop Master – Olivia Hathaway Assistant Props – Paige Herrmann Assistant Props – Kathryn Vaz BUILD/RUN – Kirsten Fukayama BUILD/RUN – Aryeh Harris-Shapiro BUILD/RUN – Daniel Ehrenpreis

TROUPE UPDATES: opening up pitches for spring, next GM

Hiya membership! We've got some updates and info for you before the Thanksgiving break rolls around!

The next GM will be Sunday, December 9th at 7PM in the Student Theater.

***SPRING SEASON***

We have some unfortunate news. The rights to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf are currently unavailable and it is unknown when Dramatists will make a call on whether we can acquire them. Due to this, we are opening up our Spring Mainstage Pitch Process to the membership again in order to secure our next season. If by December 9th the rights become available, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf will be a part of our spring 2013 season. If the rights are not available, then those who’ve submitted pitches by the new due date will be pitching at the December 9th General Meeting and the membership will vote again.

PITCHES (new and re-submissions) ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH at 3PM.

This means that if you are re-submitting a pitch, we need you to send in your pitch form again (the scripts are not necessary). If you are pitching anew, please submit the form (found here) and two copies of the script in an envelope to 111 Cummington Mall labeled with "Stage Troupe" and this address:

ATTN: Eric Jacobsen

111 Cummington Mall

Rm B17

*Please make sure that the rights to your show are available during the month of April.

*Also please contact Lauren (kolodkin@bu.edu) if you are interested in being on READING COMMITTEE!

***UPCOMING EVENTS***

November 29th & 30th & December 1st

PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE

Written by Steve Martin

Directed by Julie Kaminski

December 7th & 8th

ONE ACTS and MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL

December 9th

The Last GM of the Semester 

Stay wonderful. Enjoy the Thanksgiving break. If you haven't seen Mr. Marmalade yet, go tonight at 8pm!

Cheers, my dear membership

DON'T MISS MR. MARMALADE THIS WEEKEND

Greetings membership. It's already time for our third main stage of the season! Stage Troupe is proud to present... MR. MARMALADE

Written by Noah Haidle

Directed by Sam Hoffman Assistant Directed by Ryan Chernin Technically Directed by Marissa Cheifetz Produced by Kelsey Gold

Deep in the deranged mind of a four year-old girl named Lucy, Mr. Marmalade sits down for some Darjeeling Oolong tea wearing a sleek, black suit and carrying a leather brief case. This imaginary creation, developed from the neglect of a single, working mother and a self-absorbed babysitter, turns out to be an abusive, drug-addicted businessman. Lucy’s only real friend is a suicidal five year-old named Larry, who finds hope in their strange and dysfunctional friendship. Mr. Marmalade is a dark, yet hilarious, comedy about the effects of neglect on a child’s imagination, as well as what it truly means to be a friend.

Mr. Marmalade opens in The Student Theater at Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Ave)

Thursday November 15 at 8pm Friday November 16 at 8pm Saturday November 17 at 8pm

Tickets can be purchased at the Activities Information Desk the week preceding the show with Convenience Points or credit card. They will also be available cash only at the door.

Prices $6 General $5 Members

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Check out a fantastic production and support your fellow Troupies!

Cheers, membership!

Fall 2012 One Act & Monologue Festival Cast List!

Variations on the Death of TrotskyLeon Trotsky: Andrew Smith Mrs. Trotsky: Abi Oshins Ramon: Kyle Tague

Dismantling Camelot Lyndon: Ryan Chernin Robert: Sam Hoffman An Aide: Daniella Seidl

Almost, Maine Randy: Will Dowsett Chad: Ben Moll ----- East: Carl Welch Glory: Rachel Wein

All's Well That Ends Well Act. 1, Scene 3 Katie Diekhaus

Richard II Act. 5, Scene 5 David Fontana

Cyrano de Bergerac Act. 2, Scene 8 Charlie Schumacher

GIT IT -- Little Shop of Horrors THIS WEEKEND

It's time for Parents Weekend! Your friends here at Stage Troupe are proud to present...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Book & Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken

Directed by Allie Romano Choreographer and Assistant Director: Jake Delaney Musical Director: Tanner Knorr

Technically Directed by Kirsten Fukayama Produced by Hannah Shrader

Welcome to Mushnik’s Skid Row Florist Shop, where the people are just as wilted as the flowers. The only hope for this floundering business comes in the form of a mysterious plant — a plant that offers the shop fame and fortune and secretly strives to attain world domination.

Friday October 19 at 8pm Saturday October 20 at 8pm Sunday October 21 at 1pm

Tickets can be purchased at the Activities Information Desk the week preceding the show with Convenience Points or credit card. They will also be available cash only at the door.

Prices: Friday & Saturday $12 Students $15 General

Sunday $10

Directions The Tsai Performance Center 685 Commonwealth Ave

Go here for directions to the theater.

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Go and see an amazing production and support your fellow Troupies (bring your friends & families!)

Cheers, membership!

2nd General Meeting RECAP - PITCHES, AUDITIONS, WORKSHOPS, RUN FOR EBOARD, KICKBALL

Did the earlier rain and chill confuse you? Were you disoriented by the sudden rays of sunshine beating into your unprotected irises? Does the smell of Autumn send calming vibes into your soul slash skeleton, leaving you immobile in your desk chair as you stare blankly into nothingness? Was that much too long a question? Either way, if you missed the meeting, here's a recap of all the INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT things coming up. Pay attention, my dear membership, and keep these dates in your minds (/encyclopedia of dates/calendars).

First off, congrats to COMBAT and everyone who participated! It was super successful and such a fun, crazy, time.

****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! There's a lot of information here, Troupies, so CONSTANT VIGILANCE.

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

- 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 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH**

*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)

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 4TH at 7PM. The pitches will be pitched and the membership shall vote and find out the next season that same day! 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 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!

ONE ACTS AUDITIONS are November 5th & 6th ONE ACTS will be December 7th & 8th

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.

****AUDITIONS****

Julie, the director for Picasso at the Lapin Agile will be holding another round of auditions for the role of Elvis! If you are not already cast in the season or if you missed out the first time, then come and audition for the role! She welcomes both male and female auditioners, just be sure to have paid your membership dues (or be ready to pay at auditions). Come with your BEST ELVIS IMPRESSION!

Auditions will be held this week:

Tuesday, October 2 from 6-10 in CAS 203 Wednesday, October 3 from 6-10 in CAS 221

****WORKSHOPS****

Many workshops will be held in the next couple of weeks! Here's the rundown. Anyone can attend whatever workshop they want, but those assigned to a specific department are strongly encouraged to attend that workshop! These are being held by some of Troupe's most experienced members, and they are all so excited to pass their knowledge on! Come and have a good time with all of them~ Learning by doing. This is what we do.

Tuesday, October 2nd Set Design 7-8PM (The Space) Set Decoration 8-9PM (The Space)

Thursday, October 4th Stage Management 5:30-6:30PM (GSU Ziskind) Lights 6:30-7:30PM (Student Theater) Sound 8-8:30PM (Student Theater)

Friday, October 5th Directing (w/ Alumnus Jan P Kaim) 5-6:30PM (The Space)

Sunday, October 7th Costumes 7-8PM (The Space) Hair/Make-up 8-9PM (The Space)

Tuesday, October 9th Producing 7-8PM (The Space)

****RUN FOR EBOARD****

Unfortunately, our VP is unable to complete her term with us, which means her position needs to be filled! We will be holding nominations AND elections for the new Vice President of Stage Troupe at our NEXT GM (November 4th). This allows the new elect time to learn the position with our current board while Kelsey is still here to teach, and whoever our new VP is will be ready to go for next semester.

If you want to run for the position, you MUST attend the GM. Someone will need to nominate you, you will give a short speech to the membership, and the position will be voted at the same meeting.

Any questions about the position or running for Eboard, direct them to stage@bu.edu!

****KICKBALL****

Finally, we have KICKBALL vs. OnBroadway coming up on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7TH at 11AM

Meet in the Space at 10:30AM 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 and JOY.

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 any of our Workshops or to the Space on Sunday before the game and you can get one! They're super stylish and comfy and you know you want one, so don't lie to yourself.

Phewwwww, that was a long one! Thanks for sticking with it. Don't forget about our upcoming AMAZING PRODUCTIONS as well!

Little Shop of Horrors, October 19-21 Stop Kiss, November 1-3

THE NEXT GM is SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH at 7PM

Multigroup COMBAT Fall 2012

What is Multigroup Combat, you ask? Combat is Stage Troupe's Annual 24-hour Theatre Festival! This year, Troupe is teaming up with three other groups on campus-- On Broadway, Wandering Minds, and Liquid Fun-- to put on four special short performances for your entertainment. Each group will have exactly twelve hours to write their show and twelve hours to make that show into a reality.

There are three rules:

1. Groups may not begin writing their show until 8 PM on Friday, September 28th. They must be ready to deliver their shows to whoever will be performing at 8 AM the following morning. The group of performers must be ready to rehearse with tech at 6 PM and perform for a REAL LIVE AUDIENCE by 8 PM that day.

2. Each show must include a pre-determined prop, line, and theme-- all of which will be kept secret UNTIL 8 PM ON FRIDAY. In each group, whoever is writing the show will meet me in the GSU Link at 8 to receive the secret elements, regroup, and head off to write their awesome shows!

3. Other than those first two rules, ANYTHING GOES. Keep in mind that tech will be limited, but... beyond that... the sky is the limit in terms of creativity.

Troupies, we will be doing our usual thang and splitting into two teams: a WRITERS team and an ACTORS team! The WRITERS will meet me, along with the rest of the groups, in the Link at 8 PM to get started. You guys will deliver your script(s) to the actors at 8 AM the following morning.

The ACTORS will meet in the lobby of Tsai Auditorium at 8 AM to get started on the show. I know, I know, 8 AM is early for a Saturday-- but I promise the payoff is totally worth it. This year's Troupe show will be directed/gently guided by Ms. Celia Gibson.

IF YOU WANT TO TECH, contact our wonderful Tech Advisor, Mr. Andrew Smith at smithand@bu.edu. IF YOU JUST WANT TO WATCH, show up to the Student Theatre at 8 PM.

TL;DR-- 24 hour theatre. Write, produce, and perform a show in one weekend.

- VPSP, Lauren Kolodkin

Watch the performances on Saturday, September 29th at 8pm in the Student Theater. GET THERE

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Fall 2012 Tech List!

Little Shop of Horrors TD - Kirsten Fukayama ATD - Katy Meyer ATD - Macie Spear Producer - Hannah Shrader Assistant Producer - Allison Crisostomo Assistant Producer - Chris Lynch Stage Manager - Marissa Cheifetz Assistant Stage Manager - Marissa Kristy Assistant Stage Manager - Nina Becker Jobim Assistant Stage Manager - Arabi Moorthy Set Designer - Courtney Licata Assistant Set Design - Marcus Doyle Master Carpenter - Andrew Smith Head Set Dec - Courtney Licata Assistant Set Dec - Marcus Doyle Assistant Set Dec - Jenna Blinkinsop Assistant Set Dec - Jillian Nichols Assistant Set Dec - Colleen Gilmore Assistant Set Dec - Lauren DiSabato Assistant Set Dec - Veronica Priest Head Costumes - Katie Rangel Assistant Costumes - Jackie Babitts Assistant Costumes - Elise Phalen Assistant Costumes - Nicole Angell Assistant Costumes - Melissa Hoskins Lighting Designer - Keithlyn Parkman Lighting Designer - Alex Williams Assistant Lights - Morgan Wilday Assistant Lights - Emily Powell Sound Designer - Sarah Kuranda Sound Designer - Taylor Hartz Assistant Sound - Katie Wurtzel Assistant Sound - Brendan Canfield Assistant Sound - Olivia Rule Head Makeup/Hair Designer - Lauren Kolodkin Head Makeup/Hair Designer - Arielle Dizon Assistant Hair/Makeup - Katina Karvan Assistant Hair/Makeup - Keyla Blanco Gomez Prop Master - Kelsey Gold Assistant Props - Paige Herrmann Assistant Props - Camille Arvisu Assistant Props - Melanie Adams Assistant Props - Alison Parker Audrey 2 (Plant Puppet) - Tehya Saylor Audrey 2 (Plant Puppet) - Matthew Sullivan BUILD/RUN - Sean Mantin BUILD/RUN - Risa McNellis BUILD/RUN - Lily Yao BUILD/RUN - Meagan Sobel BUILD/RUN - Joe McLaughlin BUILD/RUN - Olga Shiekina BUILD/RUN - Jaidee Easley

Stop Kiss

TD - Allison Crisostomo ATD - Chris Gilmore Producer - Dan Stevens Assistant Producer - Olivia Paris-Kornikwicz Assistant Producer - Kevin Ang Stage Manager - Cilicia Rios Assistant Stage Manager - Olivia Hathaway Assistant Stage Manager - Shoshana Koff Set Designer - Arka Pain Assistant Set Design - Andres Valbuena Master Carpenter - Chris Gilmore Head Set Dec - Abi Oshins Assistant Set Dec - Emma Gluck Assistant Set Dec - Alex Williams Assistant Set Dec - Aubrie Sanchez Assistant Set Dec - Vidya Attaluri Head Costumes - M Williams Assistant Costumes - Elise Phalen Assistant Costumes - Morgan Wilday Assistant Costumes - Sydney Throop Assistant Costumes - Nicole Angell Lighting Designer - Keithlyn Parkman Lighting Designer - Courtney Bayruns Assistant Lights - Jessica Li Assistant Lights - Meredith Lawrence Sound Designer - Ilana Berman Assistant Sound - Mariel Hathaway Assistant Sound - Samantha Gioeli Assistant Sound - Chelsea Waida Head Makeup/Hair Designer - Arielle Dizon Assistant Hair/Makeup - Caitlin Shawaker Assistant Hair/Makeup - Keyla Blanco Gomez Prop Master - Kim Curhan Assistant Props - Lauren DiSabato Assistant Props - Cara Mayberry BUILD/RUN - Arka Pain BUILD/RUN - Andrew Smith BUILD/RUN - Emmanuel Dollinger BUILD/RUN - Joe McLaughlin BUILD/RUN - Jaidee Easley BUILD/RUN - Kyle Hogan BUILD/RUN - Lilly Saywitz

Mr. Marmalade

TD - Marissa Cheifetz ATD - Camille Arvisu Producer - Kelsey Gold Assistant Producer - Stephanie Takenchi Assistant Producer - Joe Gambino Stage Manager - Allison Crisostomo Assistant Stage Manager - Mariel Hathaway Assistant Stage Manager - Cara Dwyer Set Designer - Courtney Licata Master Carpenter - Xander Pinto Head Set Dec - Abi Oshins Assistant Set Dec - Jim Zheng Assistant Set Dec - Yasmina Tawil Assistant Set Dec - Colleen Gilmore Assistant Set Dec - Jillian Nichols Head Costumes - Juliette Vandame Assistant Costumes - Katie Rangel Assistant Costumes - Olivia Hathaway Assistant Costumes - Arielle Dizon Lighting Designer - Shane Hennessey Assistant Lights - Carl Welch Assistant Lights - Courtney Bayruns Assistant Lights - Teyha Saylor Sound Designer - Sarah Kuranda Assistant Sound - Katie Wurtzel Assistant Sound - Emily Powell Head Makeup/Hair Designer - Melanie Adams Assistant Hair/Makeup - Katy Meyer Assistant Hair/Makeup - Katina Karvan Assistant Hair/Makeup - Megan Collins Prop Master - Kim Curhan Assistant Props - Vidya Attaluri Assistant Props - Kevin Ang Assistant Props - Jaidee Easley BUILD/RUN - Kirsten Fukayama BUILD/RUN - Olivia Paris-Kornikwicz BUILD/RUN - Meagan Sobel BUILD/RUN - Chris Lynch BUILD/RUN - Will Dowsett BUILD/RUN - Kyle Hogan BUILD/RUN - Nina Becker Jobim

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

TD - Cilicia Rios ATD- M Williams Producer - Marcus Doyle Assistant Producer - Macie Spear Assistant Producer - Colin Brophy Stage Manager - Zoraida Cabrera Assistant Stage Manager - Alison Parker Assistant Stage Manager - Aubrie Sanchez Set Designer - Arka Pain Assistant Set Design - Matthew Sullivan Master Carpenter - Kirsten Fukayama Head Set Dec - Courtney Licata Assistant Set Dec - Jenna Blinkinsop Assistant Set Dec - Vidya Attaluri Assistant Set Dec - Olivia Paris-Kornikwicz Assistant Set Dec - Cara Mayberry Head Costumes - Katie Rangel Head Costumes - Juliette Vandame Assistant Costumes - Sean Mantin Assistant Costumes - Paige Herrmann Lighting Designer - Morgan Wilday Assistant Lights - Jessica Li Assistant Lights - Emmanuel Dollinger Assistant Lights - Allie Romano Sound Designer - Brendan Canfield Assistant Sound - Samantha Gioeli Assistant Sound - Amy Fox Head Makeup/Hair Designer - Lauren Kolodkin Assistant Hair/Makeup - Stephanie Takenchi Assistant Hair/Makeup - Arabi Moorthy Assistant Hair/Makeup - Lilly Saywitz Prop Master - Jenn Kole Prop Master - Vijayta Narang Assistant Props - Meredith Lawrence Assistant Props - Chris Lynch BUILD/RUN - Risa McNellis BUILD/RUN - Kevin Ang BUILD/RUN - Lily Yao BUILD/RUN - Meagan Sobel BUILD/RUN - Christopher McNallis BUILD/RUN - Olga Shiekina BUILD/RUN - Marissa Kristy BUILD/RUN - Chelsea Waida

Fall 2012 CAST LIST!

Little Shop of HorrorsCrystal: Colleen Martorano Chiffon: Jacklyn Persuit Ronnette: Mia Sommese Seymour: Dylan Kaplan Audrey: Melissa D'Anna Mr. Mushnik: Corey Steinfast Orin: Carlton Welch The Plant/Wino #1/Voice Like God: Joe Reed Skip Snip/Radio Announcer: David Frankenfield Customer #1/Bernstein: Michael Gobiel Customer #2/Mrs. Luce: Stephanie Gray Homeless Woman/Patricia Martin: Caitlin Donahue

Stop Kiss Callie: Lauren Kolodkin Sarah: Rachel Wein George: Will Dowsett Peter: Eli Brenna Detective Cole: Aryeh Harris-Shapiro Mrs. Winsley/Nurse: Alexandra David

Mr. Marmalade Lucy: Jemma Douglas Larry: Kyle Tague Mr. Marmalade: Greg Nedeltscheff Bradley: David Olson George: Charlie Schumacher Emily/Sunflower: Amy Sullivan Sookie: Virginia Booth Man/Cactus: Vishaal Reddy

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Freddy: Joe McLaughlin Gaston: Keaton Goldsmith Einstein: David Fontana Sagot: Ilana Berman Schmendiman: Abi Oshins Germain: Katie Diekhaus Picasso: Andrew Smith Suzanne: Ramona Ostrowski A Visitor: Ryan Chernin Countess/Admirer: Meagan Antonellis

1st GM Recap and Audition Info

Well hello membership. And by hello, I mean OH HEY THERE. It was so amazing to see SO MANY NEW FACES and greet some old ones too! The EBoard LOVED seeing everyone. AWWW YEAHHHHHH! My apologies, I am quite excited for the season...

Somehow miss the GM? Get lost? Left something burning in your aptly equipped dorm room? Take a nap? All valid reasons to miss out, and luckily—I've got what you missed right here!

*****AUDITIONS*****

Auditions are this week! Auditions will be held: Monday, September 10th from 6-10PM in CAS B18A Tuesday, September 11th from 6-10PM in CAS B18A Wednesday, September 12th from 6-10PM in CAS 312

To audition you must pay $5 membership dues. Please also print out the audition sheet (one for each show you want to audition for!) http://bustagetroupe.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/audition-form.pdf

Auditions for the straight plays will be cold readings, so no preparation is necessary. Just show up and be ready to give it your all!

For Little Shop, the directors ask that you prepare 16-32 bars of music (a cappella) that best showcase your voice. Although there will be no cold readings for the show, the directors are still looking for people who can act, so be prepared to act your song choice!

The callback list will be posted on the blog (bustagetroupe.com/blog) Wednesday night. Callbacks will be held in CAS 312 at 6PM on Thursday, September 13.

Little Shop of Horrors Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman Directed by Allie Romano Assistant Director and Choreographer: Jake Delaney Musical Director: Tanner Knorr October 19-21 in The Tsai Performance Center

Stop Kiss Written by Diana Son Directed by Celia Gibson November 1-3 in the Student Theater

Mr. Marmalade Written by Noah Haidle Directed by Sam Hoffman Assistant Director: Ryan Chernin November 15-17 in the Student Theater

Picasso at the Lapin Agile Written by Steve Martin Directed by Julie Kaminski November 29-30; December 1 in the Student Theater

*****TECH*****

Are you interested in tech?! Power tools your forte? Really want to light that set? Have a brilliant design for that costume? Want to try it allllllll? Great! Find out how to do any and all of that and MORE at:

The TECH MEETING on FRIDAY, September 14th at 6:30PM in The Space (directions: From the green line, take the B train to Pleasant St and walk down Harry Agganis Way toward the river. The Space is located in the alley behind Raising Cane’s and next to BUPD in West Campus. A sign that says "Stage Troupe" is above the door!)

Although you can only act in one show, the great thing about tech is that you can tech as MANY SHOWS AS YOU LIKE. You are also welcome and encouraged to tech even if you get cast this season! We are always seeking more tech and looking to teach each department, so try something new (or something you're an expert at) and sign up!

*Don't forget, if you don't pay your dues at auditions, you'll need to pay at the tech meeting! $5

*****SPECIAL PROJECTS*****

We have so many events coming up where you can meet and hang out with fellow Troupies!

TROUPE 'N SCOOP September 18th at 6PM in BU Central FREE ICE CREAM!

MULTI-GROUP COMBAT September 28-29 beginning at 8PM If you're interested and want to sign up, email our VPSP Lauren at kolodkin@bu.edu!

KICKBALL VS. ONBROADWAY October 7th Play with Troupe in our annual friendly game against our 'rivals' BU OnBroadway! YEAH THEATRE KIDS AND SPORTS

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We also heard from several other groups around campus—BU OnBroadway, BU Shakespeare Society, Wandering Minds, Speak For Yourself, and the CFA Festival of the Arts! So many ways to get involved in the arts at BU--isn't it ~fantastic?!

A'ight, folks, that's it for now! See you at auditions and/or the tech meeting! I CANNOT WAIT, FO' REALZ.

As ever, find us @StageTroupe on Twitter, "Stage Troupe" on Facebook, and check the website http://bustagetroupe.com

Summer Show REVIVAL!

Did you miss something? Could it perhaps be that you missed the promise of a trip into the depths of an existential hell? To a dim, black and white room set all in angles? That's too bad, but fortunately the devil is kind and...

YOU HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE.

That's right, we are reviving our summer show, No Exit! If you missed out because you were climbing mountains in Bolivia or spelunking in Switzerland, you're super-crazy-whoa lucky because you still get to see it!

No Exit Written by Jean-Paul Sartre Directed by Chris Hamilton Technically Directed by Marissa Cheifetz

Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity in one hideous room in hell. The windows are bricked up; there are no mirrors; the electric lights can never be turned off; and there is no exit. The irony of this hell is that its torture is not of the rack and fire, but of the burning humiliation of each soul as it is stripped of its pretenses by the cruel curiosity of the damned. Here the soul is shorn of secrecy, and even the blackest deeds are mercilessly exposed to the fierce light of hell. It is an eternal torment.

The revival performance will be on Friday, September 7th at 8PM in the Student Theater, and best of all—it's free! Come watch the show and all the hard work the summer cast and crew have put into it. See your friends and catch up with your fellow Troupies all while supporting a ~fantastic production! You DO NOT want to miss out.

Join the Facebook event right here!

Seeking Fall 2012 Production Heads!

Good. Afternoon. Something tells me I’ve interrupted something. Go on, take a second and put that down, won’t you? That's it...there we go. Now, read on you lovely membership...

First - you have THREE more chances to see the summer show, No Exit! You really don’t want to miss this fabulous production, so book those planes and trains, wrap a bandage ‘round your feet, and clamor over the mountains to get back to Boston and see the show! ~Hoopla

Next, we’re already looking ahead to our Fall 2012 Season! It’s going to be absolutely AMAZING. Here’s a reminder of the shows/showdates:

October 19-21, 2012 Little Shop of Horrors Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman Directed by Allie Romano Assistant Director and Choreographer: Jake Delaney Musical Director: Jonathan Reed

November 1-3, 2012 Stop Kiss Written by Diana Son Directed by Celia Gibson

November 15-17, 2012 Mr. Marmalade Written by Noah Haidle Directed by Sam Hoffman Assistant Director: Ryan Chernin

November 29-30; December 1, 2012 Picasso at the Lapin Agile Written by Steve Martin Directed by Julie Kaminski

Now, to jumpstart the season, we’re starting the search for the rest of our production heads. Read on if you have any interest in Technical Directing or Producing the fall season, and don’t forget these positions also call for assistants!

Our Technical Advisor Andrew Smith is looking for any of you tech wizards ready to head a crew of your very own. Whether you’ve TD/ATD-ed before or you’re looking to try it out, email Andrew at smithand@bu.edu and let him know you’re interested! If you’re interested in TDing Little Shop of Horrors, fill out a TD app (found here) and send it to Andrew!

Our Treasurer Allie Romano is looking for you money savvy folks ready to dole out the cash and promote the shows. If you’ve been brushing up your photoshop skills and polishing off your brand new TI89 (there are probably newer models out, but I’m a COM kid and forgot what calculators do), then email Allie at alliero@bu.edu to let her know you’re interested!

More information about these positions can be found around the website. We are especially looking to fill our Parents’ Weekend show, but interest in the rest of the season would be fantastic!

That’s all for now. Mark your calendars for our first general meeting of the year on Sunday, September 9th. You’ll be hearing from me again later this summer!

Have a wonderful sun-season. You may now return to your regularly scheduled heatstroke and/or torrential downpour.