Spring 2015 Tech Team

Hello again membership! Below is an exhaustive list of everyone who is assigned to a tech team, in case you ever need to check for one reason or another. THE LARAMIE PROJECT Director Aryeh Harris-Shapiro Asst. Director Evan Creedon Technical Director Cilicia Rios ATD Devika Bajaj SM Marissa Kristy ASM Sophie Heyman ASM Sarah Moody Hair/Makeup Abby Kass Asst. Hair/Makeup Taylor Tessitore Asst. Hair/Makeup Annie Tillis Costumes Bridget Baker Asst. Costumes Eli Brenna Asst. Costumes Celia Gibson Asst. Costumes Roxanne Rittman Props Ali Edwards Asst. Props Lee Condakes Asst. Props Austin Crann Lights Sam Hoffman Asst. Lights Julia Cohen Asst. Lights Michael Marcin Asst. Lights Marisa Mendes Sound Debra Marcus Asst. Sound Ryan Morano Set Camille Arvisu Set Claire Buesser Set Emma Gebhard Set Kate Hays Set Zack Kennedy

ANGELS IN AMERICA Director Cara Dwyer Stage Manager Sydney Charvat Asst. Stage Manager Abi Oshins

HAIL SATAN! Director Kyle Tague Asst. Director Zach King Technical Director Jamie Johannsen ATD Cailtin Fournier SM Celia Gibson ASM Abby Kass ASM Taylor Tessitore Hair/Makeup Bridget Baker Asst. Hair/Makeup Abby Smith Asst. Hair/Makeup Alicia Winton Costumes Emily Prescott Asst. Costumes Cilicia Rios Asst. Costumes Emily Zisko Props Joe Gambino Asst. Props Danielle Diamond Asst. Props Emma Gebhard Lights Courtney Bayruns Lights Tehya Saylor Asst. Lights Melissa Hunter Asst. Lights Karen Loewy Asst. Lights Brittany Kamson Sound Joe McLaughlin Asst. Sound Erin Billings Set Design Jason Fox Asst. Set Design Anush Swaminathan Set Decoration Katy Taylor Asst. Set Dec Nicholas Clark Asst. Set Dec Jessi Mitrovich Asst. Set Dec Katie Teran Scenic Artist Evanne Deatherage Painter Kelly Blasberg Painter Kate Hays Painter Andy Moeller Master Carpetner Camille Arvisu Build Patrick Casey Build Thompson Cragwell Build Michael Marcin Build Jeremy Oshins Build Veronica Priest

PRIVATE LIVES Director Joe McLaughlin Technical Director Karen Loewy M. ATD Sam Kinde SM Alison Parker ASM David Hunt ASM Sarah Kimball Hair/Makeup Sarah Moody Asst. Hair/Makeup Cara Dwyer Asst. Hair/Makeup Kaitlyn Jones Asst. Hair/Makeup Emily Zisko Costumes Brittany Jenkins Asst. Costumes Claire Buesser Asst. Costumes Christy George Asst. Costumes Abby Smith Props Jamie Johannsen Asst. Props Evan Creedon Asst. Props Paulina Ke Lights Celia Gibson Asst. Lights Zack Kennedy Asst. Lights Ryan Morano Asst. Lights Elizabeth Pilger Sound Ilana Berman Asst. Sound Kyle Tague Set Design Marissa Kristy Asst. Set Design Melany Vazquez Heredia Set Decoration Camille Arvisu Set Decoration Ali Edwards Asst. Set Dec Erin Billings Asst. Set Dec Cailtin Fournier Scenic Artist Abi Oshins Painter Cammi Marcin Painter Jessi Mitrovich Painter Jeremy Oshins Master Carpetner Scott Backman Build Jacob Holmes Build Ryan Kelly Build Shoshana Koff Build Idine Mousavi Build Jordan Newman Build Anush Swaminathan

Spring 2015 Cast List

If you got cast - congratulations. Check your emails, expect something from your directing team immediately - given the lost time they'll want to get started as soon as possible. If you didn't get cast - understand that you are very talented, and sometimes there just aren't enough parts to fill. Please consider auditioning for us again - we'll be having auditions for One Acts & Monologues Festival later this semester.

Additionally, if you have any interest in teching or producing, we'll be having our Spring 2015 Tech Meeting TOMORROW at 11 AM in "The Space" (near Cane's Chicken). No experience is necessary, and attending doesn't signify commitment - just come here about the amazing opportunities our season can offer you. It's a great way to learn and add something awesome to your resume or portfolio.

Phew. Alright, here we go, guys.

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The Laramie Project

Moises Kaufman: Cory Azmon

Greg Pierotti: Jeremy Oshins

Amanda Gronich: Emily Zisko

Leigh Fondakowski: Ilana Berman

Stephen Belber: Eli Saracino

Barbara Pitts: Paulina Ke

Andy Paris: Simon Kienitz Kincade

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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

Roy M. Cohn: Benjamin Moll

Joseph Pitt: Dan Koski

Harper Pitt: Ali Edwards

Louis Ironson: Nathan Wilgeroth

Prior Walter: Cody Sloan

Hannah Porter Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg: Emily Prescott

Belize / Mr. Lies: Ayush Kumar

The Angel / Emily / Sister Ella Chapter: Zoe Enscoe

Henry / Martin Heller: Andy Moeller

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Hail Satan!

Tom: Idine Mousavi

Angie: Kaitlyn Jones

Charlie: Kyle Mitchell

Kristen: Jessie Torrance

Marcus: Eli Brenna

Natalie: Cameron Barney

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Private Lives

Elyot: Ryan Chernin

Amanda: Brittany Martin

Victor: Nick Palodmi

Sybil: Sarah Sosland

Louise, the Maid: Rachel Skalka

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Spring 2015 Callbacks

CTRL-F your name. Or don't. Whatever. If you are called back for one or more shows: congratulations! Callbacks will take place from 1-6 PM in B36 TOMORROW, Saturday 1/31. 

Keep an eye on your inboxes - most directors email those called back for his or her show.

If you were not called back - know that we had an especially small season with a multitude of extremely talented actors. It doesn't mean we didn't want you. In fact, we still do - if you're interested in tech, we will be having our tech meeting this Sunday (February 1st) in "The Space." No experience required! If you only want to act, keep an eye out for audition postings for our One Acts & Monologues Festival in the coming months.

Thank you everyone, and good luck. May the odds be ever in your favor!

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The Laramie Project

Males

Cory Azmon

Eli Brenna

Ryan Chernin

Simon Kienitz Kincade

Dan Koski

Ayush Kumar

Jeremy Oshins

Eli Saracino

Female

Cameron Barney

Ilana Berman

Danielle Hope Diamond

Hanna Eichen

Paulina Ke

Abi Oshins

Emily Prescott

Sarah Sosland

Taylor Tessitore

Jessie Torrance

Emily Zisko

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 Angels in America - Millennium Approaches

Males

Eli Brenna

Joe Gambino

Simon Kienitz Kincade

Dan Koski

Ayush Kumar

Andy Moeller

Benjamin Moll

Jeremy Oshins

Nicholas Palombi

Eli Saracino

Cody Sloan

Nathan Wilgeroth

Females

Sydney Charvat

Ali Edwards

Zoe Enscoe

Kaitlyn Jones

Brittany Kamson

Brittany Martin

Abi Oshins

Emily Prescott

Jessie Torrance

Emily Zisko

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 Hail Satan!

Males

Eli Brenna

Ryan Chernin

Simon Kienitz Kincade

Kyle Mitchell

Benjamin Moll

Idine Mousavi

Nicholas Palombi

Nathan Wilgeroth

Females

Cameron Barney

Sydney Charvat

Danielle Hope Diamond

Kaitlyn Jones

Emily Prescott

Rachel Skalka

Taylor Tessitore

Jessie Torrance

Emily Zisko

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 Private Lives

Males

Cory Azmon

Scott Backman

Eli Brenna

Ryan Chernin

Robby Finan

Idine Mousavi

Jeremy Oshins

Nicholas Palombi

Nathan Wilgeroth

Females

Ilana Berman

Sydney Charvat

Kelly Duffy

Zoe Enscoe

Kaitlyn Jones

Paulina Ke

Brittany Martin

Emily Prescott

Rachel Skalka

Taylor Tessitore

Jessie Torrance

Spring 2015 Season & Pitches for Staged Reading

Hello membership! For those of you who missed the voting period or news about our 3rd General Meeting (and shame on you), here is our Spring 2015 Season:

The Laramie Project (Charity Show), by Moises Kaufman, directed by Aryeh Harris-Shapiro Private Lives, by Noel Coward, directed by Joseph McLaughlin Hail Satan!, by Mac Rogers, directed by Kyle Tague

(Note: the above season order is not final.)

However! Our season is not yet complete. In addition to three mainstages, the executive board is restarting an old Stage Troupe tradition: the staged or semi-staged reading, which will go up in the Student Theater. For those unaware, a staged/semi-staged reading refers to a performance of a play without advanced technical elements. This means the production will have a directing team, a cast, a producing team, and a stage management team - but nothing else. It will be up to the directing team if there will be blocking or simple-to-acquire props, hence "semi-staged." The show will also not be memorized and will be performed with scripts in-hand, hence "reading."

There are many advantages to reintroducing the staged reading. It will provide expanded acting opportunities without putting additional stress on our current technical resources - it is in essence a "fourth show" without a crew. By not including technical elements, we have the special opportunity to put on a play that would not otherwise be possible in our Student Theater space (something to keep in mind when selecting a play to pitch). Does your favorite show require a three-story set or expansive fire effects? This may be a great opportunity to see it performed! In addition, by distilling the performance down to exclusively acting and performance, this show will have a unique opportunity to forge an intense, focused director-actor relationship and deep exploration of the chosen text.

Interested in pitching? Great! Download the "Staged Reading Pitch Form" (which will be available under "Forms & Resources" shortly), fill it out, and email the completed form along with a .pdf copy of the script to our president, Abi Oshins, at aoshins@bu.edu. The pitch deadline is December 3rd at 5 PM. Following that deadline, pitches and directing teams will be announced on this blog. On December 7th, following the 4th General Meeting and Space Cleaning, we will have a "town hall meeting" in which directing teams will briefly describe their show and vision and how it would work as a staged reading. Interested members may offer their thoughts and concerns. Following this meeting, the executive board will collectively make a selection to be posted later that evening.

Keep in mind the executive board is looking for a show that will translate well to a staged reading. In addition, we look favorably upon shows that have robust cast sizes and  reasonable gender ratios. (Keep in mind we currently only have an 18-actor season for our mainstages). Finally, consider pitching a show that is well-established and has good public awareness: a staged reading can be a hard sell, and we want people to see and enjoy our work. A more established work will more likely draw an audience.

Interested in acting in this staged reading? Auditions will be held one week following main stage auditions next semester. Actors cast in a main stage are asked to not audition in order to give the rest of our acting base additional opportunities.

That's about it. Have questions, comments, concerns? Feel free to email stage@bu.edu or raise them at any open executive board meeting (Sundays at 6 PM). Have great weeks!