Second General Meeting Reminder (and more!)

Howdy, Troupies! Happy snow day! We hope this storm allows you to be safe, rested, and fully caught up on New Girl and This is Us.  Here are a few things to keep on your radar in the world of Troupe:

BUSTies Hosts n' Senior Roasts Ever dreamed of hosting the Tonys, only to realize that Neil Patrick Harris basically has the job lined up for him every year until 2054? Settle for less and host this year's BUSTies! If you're interested in being the fun face for our annual awards show, please email scharvat@bu.edu by 11:59PM on Monday, February 13th with your name (and, if applicable, your co-host's name) and a short pitch explaining why you'd be the best host(s).

SENIORS! We know you want to get dragged through the mud by your closest friends. If you want to get roasted at BUSTies, please email scharvat@bu.edu by 11:59PM on Monday, February 13th. If you don't contact Sydney, you won't be able to be featured in everyone's favorite part of BUSTies!

General Meeting #2 Our second GM of the semester will be on Sunday, February 26th, at 7PM in CAS 313! Mark your calendars—at this meeting, we'll be finding out how much money we will have raised with Charity Show, and then we'll hear about all the Fall 2017 pitch processes that everyone—even those not pitching—will want to know about! Keep your eyes peeled for an event on Facebook!

Upcoming Shows We have two spectacular productions coming just around the corner! Hop on over to the Student Theater this month for Troupe's first shows of the season!

Tech Show 2017 Friday, February 10th, at 8PM and Midnight Saturday, February 11th, at 8PM The Student Theater at Agganis Arena FREE admission Facebook Event

Charity Show: God of Carnage Thursday, February 23rd at 8PM Friday, February 24th at 8PM Saturday February 25th at 8PM The Student Theater at Agganis Arena $8 for general admission; $7 for Stage Troupe members

We hope to see you all there!

Heads Up! Fall 2017 Pitches Mainstage and Family & Friends Weekend show pitches will be due on Monday, March 13th, at 4PM. We will, of course, give you all the details you need to know at GM2, but we wanted to give you all a good warning! If you have any questions about the pitching process in the meantime, or are curious about what it's like to direct in Stage Troupe, feel free to contact us!

Social Media You can stay in the Troupe loop by following us on social media!

Like our Facebook page

Join our Facebook group

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Visit our website

Thanks for bearing with me, friends! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email stage@bu.edu! Now go cuddle up with a bowl of soup and enjoy the rest of the snow day!

Executive Board Notes 2/5/17

Show Check-Ins

• God of Carnage
  • Directors: Erin and Maggie
    • Rehearsals have been going well; made it through the whole show
    • The new creative team has been great to work with
  • TD: Brian
    • Had first tech meeting today
    • Setting up department meetings for the upcoming week
    • Build week is next week
  • Producer: Elle
    • Finished poster
    • Booked the space for the GSU Link
    • Nathan made Google Forms for T-Shirts and Bios
    • T-Shirt design is almost finished
  • SM: David
    • Soft and hard off-book dates are set. Actors are on top of their lines
    • Made rehearsal schedule all the way up to tech week
    • Added an act break to make things easier for tech
• Twelve Angry Jurors
  • Director: Cassidy
    • The entire show is cast! Re-auditions did not go well; only two people showed up. Happy with results regardless
    • Rehearsals have been going well
    • Two acts fully blocked
    • Character meetings have been going well
    • Soft off-book next week
  • SM: Ariana
    • Blocked all the way through act two
    • In contact with new ASM
    • Rehearsals are scheduled through the next two weeks
  • TD: Sam
    • Had first tech meeting today
    • Everyone on tech has been added to a Facebook group
    • Created a Google Drive folder to share among the entire tech crew
  • Producers: HwaYoun and Andy
    • Met with Cassidy to talk about the producing vision
    • Set dates for everything, including headshots
    • Will hopefully meet with the entire producing team this week
• The Fantasticks
  • Director: Ellie
    • Still don’t have scripts, but read through the show with the outdated script
    • Had first stage combat rehearsal today
    • Everyone is really excited and ready to work on the show, especially those who are new to Troupe
  • TD: Devika
    • Met with Ellie to get on the same page about the tech vision
    • Will have first full tech meeting next week
  • Producer: Brittany
    • Met with the producers and Ellie to do some preliminary talk about the show and the vision
    • Have dates/deadlines set for everything
    • Will be reading the script and meeting with the producing team again after tech show
  • SM: Chrissy and Rachel
    • First rehearsal is tomorrow
    • Have tentative rehearsal schedule for the week

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Talked to directors, creative teams, etc. to see what help can be offered throughout their show processes
• VP: Erin
  • Met with all the SMs to go over the general stage-managing procedures
  • Working on reserving rooms for Twelve Angry Jurors
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Assassins is going well. Only four people are left alive
  • Nearly have all the money in from Assassins
  • Raised over $400 in cash (not including the Venmo exchanges from the auction)
  • Will update the VPSP guide about the TA Event
  • Charity show seems to be going really well
  • February 13th is the due date for BUSTies Host pitches as well as the date for senior to sign up to be roasted
  • Will meet with SAO to talk about the Photonics room arrangements in for BUSTies
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Raised $656.24 at the TA Event—All this money will be going directly to Girls’ LEAP itself
  • Needs to set up a meeting with producers
  • Will be sending out budget details to all the producers tonight
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Announced the casting call for Twelve Angry Jurors.
  • Reached out to OB, Wandering Minds, and Shakespeare society, specifically, to let them know about the auditions. Also posted a link in the Class of 2017 Facebook Group
  • Updated every Current Season page with all new cast members
  • Promoted the TA Event, also reaching out to the BU Theatre community
  • Created Facebook event for Tech Show
• TA: Chris
  • Tech lists are finalized. It was a big challenge filling certain positions. There are 48 techies filling 72 positions
  • SMs were tough to gather, but everything has been sorted out
  • TAs need to be ruthlessly optimistic about tech lists; there
  • Had tech meetings for Twelve and TDs are going to do extremely well
  • Had Tech Show rehearsals all week. Move-in was incredibly efficient
  • Call this week is at 7PM
  • OB has the Theater next week for 20-Minute Musicals. Will let them into the Theater so that they can get acquainted with the projector

Open Casting Call for "Twelve Angry Jurors"

Hello, Troupies!

We have an important announcement for all of you. This Thursday, February  2nd, Twelve Angry Jurors will be holding an open round of auditions in order to re-cast the role of Juror #7. All male, dues-paying members who are not currently in a mainstage cast are welcome to audition! If you are interested in being considered as the newest addition to the show, please print and fill out an audition form (which you can find here). No other means of preparation are necessary.

Here are the details for auditions:

Twelve Angry Jurors – Juror #7 Auditions

Date: Thursday, February 2nd

Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Location: The Student Theater at Agganis Arena

If you have any questions, please contact us at stage@bu.edu, or the director, Cassidy Donohue, at donohuec@bu.edu. We hope to see you there!

Executive Board Notes 1/29/17

Show Check-Ins

• God of Carnage
  • Directors: Erin and Maggie
    • Had first read-through today
    • Met with Brian to work on tech stuff
    • Ellie has been phenomenal to work with
    • Rehearsals start tomorrow. Really easy to coordinate with such a small cast
  • TD: Brian
    • Met with Erin and Maggie this week. Discussed tech vision
  • Producer: Elle
    • Working on cover photos and profile pictures
    • Nearly finished Warren poster
• Twelve Angry Jurors
  • Director: Cassidy
    • Had first read-through. A couple of people were missing, but it went well overall
    • Planning for the first week of rehearsals—waiting for SM
    • Chris and Sydney have been an amazing help
• The Fantasticks
  • Director: Ellie
    • Waiting to get the books before scheduling the first read-through

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Had auditions this week. A good amount of people showed up, and we saw a lot of new faces
• VP: Erin
  • Got rehearsal rooms reserved for Carnage and Still working on getting rooms for Fantasticks. Will send room numbers to the directors and SMs tonight
  • Has SM keys to give to Emma for Tech Show
  • Fantasticks can work in the Student Theater until their rooms are reserved. They can arrange and negotiate schedules with Tech Show
  • Will send the SM guide to the season’s SMs once they are assigned
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Assassins is going well. A safety item has been announced, and those who have fallen will be announced every Friday. No issues so far
  • Erin and Maggie have been amazing to work with for Charity Show. Andy has been communicating with Girls' LEAP.
  • Expecting a good turnout for the TA event this Friday, 2/3
  • There will be a $5 cover charge for the TA event. Everything is prepped and planned, including ballots and labels
  • Looking for people to donate items/talents for the auction as well as cakes for the dessert contest (email scharvat@bu.edu if interested)
  • Sam Curley and Kobi Kassal have been chosen as the event planners for BUSTies
  • Seniors who want to get roasted should email scharvat@bu.edu by 2/13 (must be dues-paying members)
  • Now accepting pitches for prospective BUSTies hosts until 2/13
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Submitted rights for Still waiting on confirmation
  • Ellie is an amazing producing for Charity Show
  • Everybody must pay dues, even if they are on the creative team. If you’re
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Helped run auditions. People seemed much less confused about the protocol this semester as opposed to the fall. Room numbers/times must be reiterated through as many social media platforms as possible. Active social media presence helped lessen the independent questions
  • Posted callbacks and cast lists without much trouble. Directors should pre-alphabetize callback lists beforehand in order to get them public as quickly as possible
  • Contacted by a member of TodayTix Boston—she will help give Stage Troupe access to coupon codes for Boston-area theatre
  • Created a Facebook event for the TA Event: King Chris’ Crusty Coronation
  • There were a few issues in the back end of the website. Spent a couple of hours fiddling with the options to fix them. Updated Secretary guide with extra tips on how to deal with Wordpress.
• TA: Chris
  • Tech Show is going really well
  • Ali has been a great TD
  • Had Tech Meeting yesterday. Had a good turnout—filled all the seats. Thanks to all the directors and every Board member for attending
  • Got what is apparently a low number of tech forms, but everything seems to be working really well
  • Assigned three TDs. SMs are pretty much set.
  • Mediation happened. The casts are wonderful. Thanks so much to Eric and Steve for their support

Spring 2017 Cast Lists

Be honest. How many times did you refresh this page before this post appeared? There's no shame in your enthusiasm, pal. Go take a peek and see the cast lists below! If you were cast, congrats! You’ll be hearing from your new directors soon, keep your eyes peeled!

If you were not cast, we offer you our deepest condolences. This is a confusingly hard feeling to sit with. But, please, know that these results do not directly reflect your talents as an actor; casting is extraordinarily competitive, and it was difficult for each and every director to choose their actors. No matter what, we all want you to stick around with us at Stage Troupe!

You still have a whole load of opportunities to tech and produce for this season!

We need techies, and we would love you to hop onto our crews! Our Tech Meeting is this Saturday, 1/28, at 12:00PM in “The Space.” Even if you’ve never teched before, we have many passionate Troupie techies who are dying to teach some curious new friends! With our motto “Learning by Doing,” we know that anybody who wants to learn something new can and should give it a shot! This is an amazing opportunity to expand your skill set while staying part of our Stage Troupe family. Tech is an insanely important aspect of theatre, so come join us at the tech meeting to find something that interests you!

In addition to tech, theatre heavily relies on Producers! Producing consists of all the marketing, promotion, and ticket sales-related parts of theatre. As a producer, you can play with graphic design, production programs, and advertising that will be posted all throughout the BU campus. If you'd like to produce, you can fill out a producer form and email it to our Treasurer, Andy Moeller, at moellera@bu.edu.

And remember, if you still want to act this semester, we’ll be providing details for more acting opportunities later this semester, so make sure to keep in touch with us!

Thank you, everyone, for coming out to audition for us! The directors were all overwhelmed by your talent, and we can't wait to see you around throughout the rest of the Spring 2017 Season!

God of Carnage

Michael: Eli Saracino

Veronica: Kaitlyn Jones

Allan: Jonny Arruda

Annette: Taylor House

Twelve Angry Jurors

One: Flannery Gallagher

Two: Anna Spier

Three: Elliot Pope

Four: Abby Kass

Five: Lucy Gamades

Six: Gabriel Ben-Jakov

Seven: TBD

Eight: Zach Triechel

Nine: Elina Kent

Ten: Evan Creedon

Eleven: Adam DeAngelo

Twelve: Kobi Kassal

The Fantasticks

El Gallo: Rama Lauw

Matt: Nathan Wilgeroth

Luisa: Danielle Diamond

Hucklebee: Kim Zak

Bellony: Conner Gallacher

Henry: Ryan Kelly

Mortimer: Andrew Kim

The Mime: Claire Jennings

Spring 2017 Callbacks List

Go ahead—frantically scroll down in search for your name. I’ll wait, I get it. Just make sure you scroll back up and read this once you’re done! Did you get a callback? If so: dude, congratulations! Callbacks will be Thursday, 1/26, from 6:00PM – 10:00PM in CAS 211. This time around, you will be expected to arrive at 6:00 and stay for the entirety of the auditions.

If you have any kind of time conflict (other auditions, classes, etc.), please email stage@bu.edu with the details of your scheduling conflict along with the names of the shows for which you were called back, and we'll do our best to accommodate for you. *If you were also called back to a show with BU On Broadway, please report to their auditions first, before you come to Stage Troupe.* If you decide to drop a callback, please contact us in advance as well.

Also, if you haven’t paid your dues, you must get that done before you go in for your callback. Otherwise, you won’t be allowed to audition!

If you were not called back, our hearts truly go out to you. There's no denying that this is a disappointing moment, but you still have so many ways to stay involved with Stage Troupe. Namely, you can come TECH for us! Join us at our Tech Meeting, which will take place on Saturday, 1/28, at 12:00PM in our build space. No experience with tech? No problem! We're all about "learning by doing" at Troupe, so we'll teach you how to do a bunch of fun, new things!

If you're interested in marketing, ticket sales, or graphic design, you can also apply to produce for the season! Just fill out a producer form and email it to moellera@bu.edu!

There's still space on the stage for all of you who want to act! Keep in touch with Stage Troupe so that you can stay up-to-date about other acting opportunities later this semester!

It was awesome to see all of you at auditions this week! You're all so incredibly talented, and we hope to see your bright and shining faces throughout the rest of the semester!

And, finally, to those of you called back: BREAK A LEG!

God of Carnage

Jonny Arruda

Evan Creedon

Elliot Davis

Adam DeAngelo

Adam Dolinsky

Flannery Gallagher

Lucy Gamades

Taylor House

Kaitlyn Jones

Tori Jones

Brittany Kamson

HwaYoun Kang

Abby Kass

Luke Markham

Elliott Pope

Sathvika Ramachandran

Eli Saracino

Twelve Angry Jurors

Jonny Arruda

Gabriel Ben-Jakov

Erin Callahan

Evan Creedon

Elliot Davis

Adam DeAngelo

Danielle Diamond

Adam Dolinsky

Connor Gallacher

Flannery Gallagher

Lucy Gamades

Elliot Gordon

Taylor House

Emily Huber

Kaitlyn Jones

Tori Jones

Brittany Kamson

Abby Kass

Kobi Kassal

Ryan Kelly

Elina Kent

Andrew Kim

Arielle Kimbarovsky

Rama Lauw

Jacqui Manning

Fernando Martinez

Lara McCallister

Andy Moeller

Elliott Pope

Sathvika Ramachanran

Eli Saracino

Anna Spier

Zach Treichel

Masha Vernik

Nathan Wilgeroth

The Fantasticks

Adam DeAngelo

Danielle Diamond

Connor Gallacher

Claire Jennings

Brittany Kamson

Ryan Kelly

Andrew Kim

Rama Lauw

Katie Lewis

Lara McCallister

Roberto Nunes

Anna Spier

Nathan Wilgeroth

Kim Zak

GM1 Recap – Spring 2017

Welcome Back to Stage Troupe! 

It was so great to see everyone at our first General Meeting tonight! Nothing was cooler than reuniting with everybody, meeting all the new, friendly faces of Troupe, and seeing how PUMPED UP you all are for this new semester with us! If you didn't get a chance to come to the meeting—or if you just want a solid rundown with all the details—here's a recap of everything we covered!

Spring 2017 Season

Everyone's looking forward to our Spring 2017 Season!

Charity Show, God of Carnage, February 23rd, 24th, & 25th

Mainstage #1, Twelve Angry Jurors, March 23rd, 24th, & 25th

Mainstage #2, The Fantasticks, April 6th, 7th, & 8th

Auditions

Auditions for the season are taking off right away! You can RSVP to the Facebook event here! The dates, times, and locations for this week's auditions are:

Monday, 1/23, 6:00PM – 10:00PM, CAS 315

Tuesday, 1/24, 6:00PM – 10:00PM, CAS 211

Wednesday, 1/25, 6:00PM – 10:00PM, SOC B57

Remember, you only have to show up for ONE of these dates, and you won't be expected to stay throughout the entire 4-hour period! You can show up at any time within the timespan. Before you audition, make sure you PAY DUES through Eventbrite and print out a separate audition sheet for each show that you intend to audition for (forms can be found on our website here)!

Callbacks

The callbacks lists will be posted on our website on Wednesday night at the end of auditions. Callbacks will take place on Thursday, 1/26 from 6:00PM – 10:00PM in CAS 211. This time, you will be expected to stick around for the entirety of the callback time. If you do receive a callback but have a conflict, notify us by emailing stage@bu.edu, and we'll find a way to accommodate you.

Tech Meeting

Absolutely anyone can engage in a vast number of tech opportunities, no matter their experience! You won't want to miss our Spring 2017 Tech Meeting on Saturday, 1/28, at 12PM in our build space, conveniently called "The Space." You'll hear from our Technical Advisor, Chris Remillard, about all the tech your heart desires, and you will get a breakdown of each directors' tech visions for their individual shows!

The Space is a bit hidden, but you can find directions here! For a very recognizable point of reference, the entrance to The Space is directly behind the Raising Cane's in West Campus.

Remember, if you want to tech, you must pay dues and fill out a tech form, which can be found here!

If you have questions regarding tech, you can email chrisre@bu.edu, and if you're interested in producing, you can find a producer form on the website, as well, and email it to moellera@bu.edu!

Special Projects

Here's a rundown of some of the special projects absolutely anyone can be a part of!

TA Event – Friday, February 3rd; 7PM, The Student Theater at Agganis Arena Tech Show – Friday, February 10th; 8PM & Midnight; Saturday, February 11th; 8PM BUSTies – Tuesday, May 2nd; 6:30PM; Photonics 906

Executive Board Notes 1/22/17

Show Check-Ins

• God of Carnage
  • Directors: Erin and Maggie
    • Met with Ellie about producing
    • Will meet with TD, Brian, soon
    • Picked sides for auditions
• Twelve Angry Jurors
  • Director: Cassidy
    • Chose audition sides, still need to print
    • Thinking of blocking
• The Fantasticks
  • Director: Ellie
    • Chose audition sides
    • Will email Chris about tech vision within the week
    • Collaborated with James

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Gave run-down of auditions process.
    • Emphasizes that Troupe is casting a season—directors should keep the whole group in mind when trying to cast.
    • TDs, Producers, and SMs are there to work with directors, not for Collaboration is key
  • Working on a director’s guide that may take a while; directors can, however, talk to her and ask for help whenever. There are a lot of people with directing experience who are available to help
  • Had a great week getting everything organized
  • Met with OB about the mediation process. Very productive meeting—these check-ins between other groups and mediators should happen in future semesters
• VP: Erin
  • Rooms for all the auditions are booked
  • Will work on getting rehearsal rooms for every show
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Mediation meeting with OB was really productive
  • Assassins starts tomorrow night. New rules and safety items have been created
  • Made to-do lists for TA Event and BUSTies
  • TA Event donations are in the works. A lot of people have offered things to donate. Tasty Burger has donated a $10 gift card, and other companies are in contact
  • Will try to find an event manager or assistant for BUSTies
  • Charity Show is happening. Andy helped reach out to Girls’ LEAP
  • Changed the Reading Committee section of the VPSP guide
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Transferring a lot of videos to the Stage Troupe hard drive
  • Working on getting rights for The Fantasticks
  • Rights for God of Carnage and Twelve Angry Jurors are basically nailed down
  • Made an Eventbrite for Spring dues
  • Will contact SAO to get approval for events
  • Got AB funding
  • Updating the producer guide
  • Made a Warren poster and cover photo for the Spring season
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Chose not to do Meet Your Leaders Monday for the Spring; there were so many transitional things going on that it was difficult to organize. It should nevertheless continue in future semesters
  • Created ballot survey for voting. It went well, and keeping votes anonymous and for Eric and Steve’s eyes only went very smoothly. Tried to update the membership via the Blog as much as possible
  • Created an anonymous feedback form for the “Contact Us” section on the website
  • Got show descriptions and cast breakdowns for the “Current Season” tabs on the website
  • Updated Calendar on the website
  • Created Facebook events for GM1 and Auditions
  • Sent a GM1 Reminder email to the membership
  • Made pamphlets for Winter Weeks of Welcome’s “Break the Ice”
    • Got about 20 new sign-ups for the email list
    • Sent a GM1 reminder email to new sign-ups
  • WR100: The Theater Now is on hiatus until Spring 2018, so we will not be promoting the group as usual. Future E-Boards should continue this relationship
  • Will make a Tech Meeting event ASAP
• TA: Chris
  • Updated the tech form and TD application, which are now on the website
  • Tech show is in the works. The first read-through happened today. Rehearsals will continue throughout the week
  • Assigned a TD for Charity Show
  • Met with Cami to discuss the Space. Relations with her should be great this semester
  • The tech meeting is at noon on Saturday
• Steve
  • Explained audition-room etiquette to directors
  • Gave Chris is E-Board binder and TA keys

Two Announcements for Stage Troupe's Upcoming Season

Twenty-sixteen, 

going on ‘seventeen. 

Happy New Year! 

We hope you all had safe and fun evenings as the new year rolled in.

2017 is going to be spectacular. How do we know that, you ask? Well, we’ve got two spectacular announcements about our Spring 2017 season! Read up, folks—you don’t wanna miss this.

New Mainstage Announcement The votes are in, and we’re thrilled to say that Ellie Lavelle and James Robson will be directing The Fantasticks as Stage Troupe’s final mainstage of the season! These two have shown incredible dedication to Stage Troupe already, and it’s going to be amazing to see what they do as directors. Congrats, Ellie and James!

New Director Announcement Due to academic and personal reasons, Daniel Leary has decided to resign as the director of Twelve Angry Jurors this season. Dan will be spending much of his spring semester pursuing an impressive future in medical school and beyond, and we truly wish him the best of luck. Troupe will always be here to welcome Dan in whatever capacity he may be involved; academics always come first, and we respectfully understand and commend his decision to set himself up for postgraduate success.

As recompense for stepping down, Dan has proposed that Cassidy Donohue take his place as director. The E-Board has taken his suggestion into serious consideration, and we all agree that Cassidy will do a tremendous job as director of “Twelve Angry Jurors.” Cassidy is extraordinarily passionate about this show and more than fit to be its brand-new director. Welcome, Cassidy, to the team of Spring ’17 directors!

General Meeting #1 GM1 is just around the corner, so mark your calendars for Sunday, January 22nd! Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for another reminder with more details about its location. It’ll be so great to see all of your well-rested faces! Of course, in the meantime, don’t forget to follow us on social media:

Like our Facebook page Join our Facebook group Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Visit our website

Take a cup o’ kindness for auld lang syne, Troupies! Cheers,

Nathan Wilgeroth Secretary Boston University Stage Troupe stage@bu.edu | bustagetroupe.com 

P.S. 

We love hearing from you! If you have any questions or concerns for the E-Board, never ever hesitate to reach out to us! It can be a little daunting, we know, but we’re all your friends, here, and we want to make sure that you’re having a blast with Troupe. So, hey, send us an email, shoot us a text, or even type up a message on our fancy, new anonymous feedback form on the “Contact Us” section of our website. We’re always looking for ways to make sure everyone is as in love with Troupe as we are.

Mainstage #3 Pitch for Spring 2017

Hello, Troupies! We're excited to announce the pitch for the third slot in the Spring 2017 season! By the close of yesterday's deadline, we received a pitch for:

The Fantasticks Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones; Music by Harvey Schmidt Director: Ellie Lavelle Music Director: James Robson

Thank you, Ellie and James, for your pitch! The Reading Committee will be taking a look at the show, and then the membership will submit their votes later next week!

If you would like to see the pitch for The Fantasticks, you may read it here. Otherwise, keep your eyes peeled for an online form on which the creative team will answer their questions via single-take video clips. We will provide access to the form on Wednesday, December 28th, and the membership will have 48 hours to submit their votes.

Again, thank you all so much for your patience with this transitional period. Regardless, we are thrilled to see what this creative team has to present for their pitch! Enjoy the beginning of your winter breaks, everyone, and safe travels to all!

Important Announcement Regarding the Spring 2017 Season

Dear Stage Troupe, Out of consideration for concerns from the membership, the creative team of Avenue Q has decided to pull their show from the Spring 2017 Season.

This special circumstance means that we will be re-opening pitches for the third mainstage slot of the semester. While we understand that this is an unexpected change of plans, we nevertheless welcome prospective directors to jump into action. The deadline for pitches will be this coming Wednesday, December 21st. Please send your pitches to stage@bu.edu, jacobsen@bu.edu, AND smarois@bu.edu.

How will pitches work?

This is going to be a quick process, but the E-Board aims to make this selection as efficient and fair as possible. We would more than appreciate your help by taking part in Reading Committee! If you're interested in joining Reading Committee, please contact scharvat@bu.edu by Wednesday, December 21st as well. Once Reading Committee is assigned, their reports and questions are to be finished by Saturday, December 24th @ 12PM. E-Board, having also taken part in the Committee, will review the reports and compile questions to ask the directors.

Do we get to vote?

Of course! Voting will take place through an online poll that we will release to the membership on Wednesday, December 28th. On the poll, there will be video clips of the directors pitching and answering Reading Committee questions all in one take. This will ensure that the pitching process is as similar to the usual GM format as possible. The membership will have 48 hours to hear the directors' visions and submit their vote for the final show.

There are a lot of technicalities to sort through during this process, but we want to be sure that we have the best season possible! If you have any questions regarding this process, please feel free to reach out to us. We look forward to hearing your pitches!

General Meeting #4 Recap

Happy Holidays!  Thanks so much to everyone who helped out with Space Cleaning and showed up for our final GM of the semester! We're glad to have seen our best pals before plunging into finals and tumbling out into Winter Break. If you weren't able to make it (we missed you, dude!), we've got you covered. Here's a recap of everything we went over:

BUSTies Voting

BUSTies is our annual awards ceremony at the end of the Spring semester during which the shining stars of the year are given trophies and the seniors of Stage Troupe are roasted to a crisp before they head off into their postgraduate lives. At this GM, the Troupe membership filled out ballots to vote for the actors, techies, and directors who will receive BUSTies at the end of the year. And now we wait...

Spring 2017 Technical Advisor

We can't be more excited to announce that our Technical Advisor for Spring 2017 is going to be Chris Remillard, a dearly loved techstraordinaire who is going to be returning from his National Lampoon's European Vacation in the spring! Our E-Board is entirely confident that Chris is ready to take on and master such a pivotal role in Stage Troupe. Welcome to the team, partner!

Senior Divas Holiday Showcase

We have just one more event before we wrap up: it's time for OB and Stage Troupe's annual Senior Divas Holiday Showcase! Come to the Student Theater this Tuesday, December 13th, at 7PM to see your favorite BUT seniors show off in a fun holiday concert! 

General Meeting #1

I miss Troupe already, and I'm sure you do, too. Worry not—GM1 for the Spring is only a few weeks away! We hope to see you all on Sunday, January 22nd, for our first meeting back. Keep your eyes peeled for a Facebook event and an email reminder with the time and location.

Spring 2017 Auditions

Auditions for the Spring 2017 season will be soon after GM1 on Monday, January 23rd, Tuesday, January 24th, and Wednesday, January 25th! Details of the process will be revealed at the next GM!

Social Media

Don't forget to follow us on social media for updates, reminders, and everything to keep you in the Troupe loop:

Like our Facebook page

Join our Facebook group

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Visit our website

We wish you the best of luck with finals and hope you have a safe and happy holiday! Thank you all for a wonderful season of theatre—your passion and talent have helped Stage Troupe thrive, and we're so excited for another magical season. 

Glad tidings, 

Nathan Wilgeroth

Secretary

Boston University Stage Troupe

stage@bu.edu | bustagetroupe.com 

 

Executive Board Notes 12/11/16

Show Check-Ins

• 10 Minutes to Save the World: HwaYoun
  • Everything went better than expected
  • The cast really enjoyed themselves and got a great introduction to Stage Troupe
  • Sydney and Danielle were extremely helpful, and tech was amazing
• Jimmy the Antichrist: Brian
  • Wonderful experience. The cast and crew were great
  • Directing one-acts is great practice for both directing and SMing
  • It was difficult to work without a lighting assistant, but Sam was very helpful
• Pappa Pia: Lauren and Paulina
  • This show was so much fun
  • Everyone loved their experience. There are no complaints
  • Sam and David were extremely helpful
• Monologues: Maggie and Erin
  • The actors were great to work with. This was great practice for directing next semester
• SM: David
  • Good experience overall
  • Conflicts were daunting, but everything worked out
  • Putting a director in a show or on a tech crew is not recommended
• TD: Sam
  • This was a very enjoyable week
  • The last-minute lighting crew was phenomenal
  • Strike was almost done before the show was over, so everything wrapped up very quickly
• Producers: Sydney and Nathan
  • Everything went very smoothly
  • There was so little to do that things felt overstaffed; may not have needed four people
  • The turnout was as expected. People seem to like catchy/silly titles for the Festival
  • Ultimately couldn’t take production photos because conflicts were too hard to work with

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • This week was all about organization. E-Board was very on top of scheduling for a busy week
  • Met with people from other groups
  • Guest directed for HwaYoun
• Vice President: Erin
  • Requested a room for GM1, but room reservations are still not open
  • Contacted Playwright’s Theater to invite them to use the Space Cleaning dumpster
  • Reached out to Jamie for Space Cleaning advice
  • Made a detailed Space Cleaning schedule
  • Space Cleaning went so incredibly well. People were extremely helpful and efficient
  • TA tasks were divvied up among the Board
  • Reviewed TA Applications
• VPSP: Sydney
  • It was great to see all the new faces at One-Acts
  • Made BUSTies ballots with Nathan
  • Senior Divas is on Tuesday. The chosen charity will be the AIDS Action Committee of New England
  • Made a poster for Senior Divas
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Filmed One-Acts
  • Ordered the dumpster for Space Cleaning
  • Made deposits for Addams and Bird
  • Did rental agreements for Last Five Years
  • Picked “Girls Leap” as the charity for Charity Show
  • Did a Large-Scale Event Planning Workshop
  • Talked to Ellie and James about rights for Avenue Q
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Made Facebook event for Space Cleaning
  • Made Facebook event for GM4
  • Will be contacting Spring directors this week in order to update the Current Season tab on the website as well as to create posts for Meet Your Leaders Monday, which will continue throughout the winter break

Other

• Erin
  • The Play Library in the Space is broken and should be looked into
• Sydney
  • The ceiling in the props loft of the Space is starting to cave in

Executive Board Notes 12/4/16

Show Check-Ins

• 10 Minutes to Save the World: HwaYoun
  • Actors are not off-book, which is causing a lot of problems with character work
  • Will employ some new strategies to help people get off-book
  • Actors have a lot of conflicts, but will be having a run before call on Monday
• Jimmy the Antichrist: Brian
  • Actors seem confident in their roles and lines
  • Everyone is wonderful to work with
• Pappa Pia: Lauren and Paulina
  • Had two full runs after move-in today
  • A little shaky, but everything will come together after a few runs
• Monologues: Maggie and Erin
  • Have only met with two of the three monologue performers
  • Those who have met seem very confident in their lines and performances
• SM: David
  • Move-in went incredibly quickly
  • Made it to at least one rehearsal for every show this week
  • Nearly every actor showed up, but some tech people are missing
  • Sam and Sydney helped out so much
  • The runs of the shows went fairly well, and many are almost completely off book
  • Current run time is a little over an hour
  • There are a lot of actor conflicts
• TD: Sam
  • Everything is coming together
  • The lighting board needs attention. Will be the first thing assessed tomorrow
  • Pappa Pia’s boat is finished
  • Transitions are done
  • Props and set decoration are all taken care of
• Producers: Sydney and Nathan
  • Met with assistants and assigned tasks
    • Andy created the cover photo and is working on individual profile pictures
    • Nathan and Erin are working together on the program
    • Sydney will be taking production photos
  • Will be decorating the lobby on the afternoon of 12/6

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Had another meeting with Chris from OB. Ironing details out for next semester
  • The E-Board just met with Wandering Minds this afternoon to plan efficient communication next semester
• Vice President: Erin
  • Got rehearsal rooms for HwaYoun
  • Emailed Room Res, and still can’t get access to reservations
• VPSP: Sydney
  • One-Acts move-in went very smoothly
  • The Last Five Years left a lot of things unfinished from their strike
  • Nomination Committee is ready to roll
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Still deciding charity for Charity Show
  • Doing a Large-Scale Event Planning workshop tomorrow
  • Submitted AB Funding request this week
  • The SAO Training Tracker did not mark completed trainings
  • The knob on the producer’s booth door is still broken
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Sent out TA application announcement. Still accepting applications until Friday
  • Published Facebook event for One-Acts & Monologues
  • Will be sending out a GM #4 reminder email tonight
  • Working on event for GM #4

Other

• Brian
  • Went to hazing training on behalf of E-Board. Very informative

Announcement: Stage Troupe Technical Advisor Resignation

Dear Stage Troupe membership, It pains us to say that, due to personal reasons, our lovely Taylor Tessitore has decided to resign from her position as Technical Advisor for the 2016-2017 academic year. Despite these sad circumstances, we're so happy to hear that she is pursuing a fulfilling new opportunity, and we invite her nevertheless to remain an active, truly valued member within Stage Troupe.

We are now accepting applications for the Technical Advisor position for the Spring 2017 semester. If you're interested in taking on this role, please fill out an application and submit it to stage@bu.edu by 11:59PM on Friday, December 9th. Our Vice President, Erin Billings, will review the applications and confer with the rest of the Executive Board to appoint our new TA.

We will present our decision to the membership at our General Meeting on Sunday, December 11th. In addition to BUSTies voting, we'll also ask for a majority vote in favor of the new Technical Advisor. If our potential new TA has 2/3 of the membership’s approval, they will join our E-Board for the following semester. We're excited to see who we'll be taking in as part of our team!

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to a member of the Executive Board or send us an email at stage@bu.edu.

Executive Board Notes 11/27/16

Show Check-Outs

• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • GM #3 hindered a lot of the show’s move-in
    • Guest directors were extremely helpful
    • Co-directors are great for time management and efficiency
    • Casting a diverse range of people helped attract a big, unique audience
    • Improv exercises and discussions about the text greatly improved the actors’ performances overall
    • Having over-the-top, melodramatic runs of the show kept the material from getting stale for the actors
  • SM: Alba
    • Working with the creative team was great
    • When there are multiple directors, it is important to sit down and figure out a plan for how to run rehearsals without both creative leaders present
    • Time got away from us due to the careful attention paid to the sensitive material of the show. Time should be set aside for dealing with heavy material, but too much can detract from overall productivity
    • Please do not double cast. Rehearsals had to start far too late in the night
    • Stage managing for One-Acts is not a sufficient prerequisite for head SMing a mainstage
    • ASMs were extremely helpful, though not fully prepared to head SM yet. They unfortunately weren’t given enough training, but they should be prepared after another semester as assistants
    • To keep strike from starting too late, someone should decide an allotted amount of time that is appropriate for actors to greet guests in the lobby. Too much visiting kept strike from starting efficiently
    • Cast and crew pictures should happen on the second night rather than on the same night of strike
  • TD: Cami
    • Had a great time working on the show with Taylor and Christy
    • The crew was spectacular, especially Kevin and Sophia, the ATDs
    • Sophia was extremely confident and could be considered to be a head TD
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • We need a more efficient system for handing out comp tickets to people on the tech crew. The current system doesn’t guarantee that techies will be able to see the show, so the system would be helped if we reverted back to last year’s system.
    • The Student Theater vacuum isn’t working. We should look into buying a new one.
    • Though we didn’t sell out any night, we sold fairly well overall.
    • The show was well under budget
    • The directors were great to work with. They had clear ideas for promo materials but were still open to exploring others
    • There is one shirt left over that had been requested but never paid for
    • Will give shirt money and keys to Andy this week

Show Check-Ins

• 10 Minutes to Save the World: HwaYoun
  • Due to conflicts with The Last Five Years tech week, the first rehearsal has been scheduled for Saturday
  • Asked actors to get off book as much as they can before rehearsal on Saturday
• Jimmy the Antichrist: Brian
  • Met with cast and had a full read-through
  • Soft off book will continue through this week. Hard off book is on Saturday
  • Starting blocking this week
• Pappa Pia: Lauren and Paulina
  • Held a read-through last weekend but only had a few cast members show up
  • Creating a schedule for this week’s rehearsals
  • Meeting with Sam Curley Monday night
• Monologues: Maggie and Erin
  • Emailed all the performers about meeting to rehearse but have only received one response
  • Hope to rehearse with everyone this week
• SM: David
  • Plans on attending a few rehearsals this week
• TD: Sam
  • Techies have the scripts for all the shows
  • Meeting with all the directors tomorrow to discuss tech visions
  • Sent an email to the whole team asking them to schedule department their meetings this week
• Producers: Sydney and Nathan
  • Working on a potential title for this season’s festival name
  • Will be reaching out to assistants about when to meet

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • Chatted with potential future directors and gave advice about how to direct
  • If people have questions about the ins and outs of directing, they are open to ask any E-Board Member
• Vice President: Erin
  • Got rooms reserved for Jimmy the Antichrist
  • Will post in the Facebook group to ask other One-Acts directors about their rehearsal room needs
  • Paint spilled on the rug during Sheba strike
• VPSP: Sydney
  • There was a low turn-out for One-Acts auditions, but everyone seems happy with their casts
  • Erin was awesome at getting rooms reserved for auditions and rehearsals
  • Waiting for charity idea submissions and sign-ups from seniors for the Senior Divas Showcase
  • Made a Facebook group for everyone involved in One-Acts and tried to add as many people as possible (if you have not been added to the group and should have been, please email Sydney at scharvat@bu.edu)
  • Sent an email to One-Acts directors offering help if help is needed
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Not doing an Eventbrite for One-Acts due to past complaints
  • Picked producers for One-Acts
  • Submitted rights for Jimmy the Antichrist
  • Set up Orgsync event for One-Acts
  • Reached out to Erin and Maggie about the charity process for Charity Show
  • Seeing AB Funding staff to ask for funding
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Got production photos for Will need to compress the files before uploading them to Facebook and Flickr
  • Still waiting on Addams production photos
  • Updated website dates and information
• Eric
  • BUSTies voting will be on December 11^th
  • Only two more E-Board Meetings left for the fall
  • Has the contract for Avenue Q. Will be applying for rights with the proposed dates as April 6-8

Fall 2016 One-Acts & Monologues Festival Cast Lists

Thanks to everyone who came out to audition for our Fall 2016 One-Acts & Monologues Festival! It was a fun two nights for everyone, and we're so excited to have seen you all come out to audition! If you got cast, congrats! Please send an email to scharvat@bu.edu with your availability and contact information, because some of you didn't fill out your audition forms!

If you did not get cast, let us offer you our condolences. This is always a rough moment, but we promise that there are still opportunities to get involved with Stage Troupe this semester! If you’d like to tech for the Fall 2016 One-Acts & Monologues Festival, you totally can! Don't worry about your skill level or tech experience—Troupe is all about "learning by doing," and One-Acts is the perfect, casual opportunity to try something new! To do tech for One-Acts, shoot an email to our Technical Advisor, Taylor Tessitore, at ttess@bu.edu. If you’d like to try your hand at producing, you can email to our Treasurer, Andy Moeller, at moellera@bu.edu. Thanks again to everyone who came to audition! We hope to see all your bright n' shiny faces at the One-Acts & Monologues Festival on Friday, December 9th, and Saturday, December 10th at 8PM!

10 Minutes to Save the World

Bridgett: Arielle Kimbarovsky

Jim: Willa Pisarski

Alien: Chrissy Sardano

Jimmy the Antichrist

Jimmy: Evan Creedon

Colin: James Robson

Denise: Emma Parkinson

Joyce: Kayla Richardson

Frank: Esiri Madagwa Jr.

Aunt Cathy: Alba Romero

Pappa Pia

Sam: Dylan Herina

Bill: Elliot Pope

Harry: Adam DeAngelo

Sophia: Maggie Skaza

Dina: Cassidy Donohue

Tanya: Rachel Smith

Rosie: Lara McCallister

Monologues

Hanieh Hosseini

Michelle Sandler

John Kinde

General Meeting #3 Recap

HAPPY NOVEMBER, TROUPIES A huge thanks to everyone who came out to this month's general meeting! You all played a huge part in deciding the future of Stage Troupe, and I'm so glad to know that our Spring 2017 season will consist of shows that best reflect our membership's interests.

For those of you who couldn't make it, no worries! We're a busy bunch, us BU students, but that doesn't mean we can't all stay informed. So if you missed out on Sunday's GM, or if you want a little refresher, here's your recap:

Spring 2017 Season Announcement

The membership has spoken! By popular vote, the Spring 2017 season has been decided and will be as follows.

Charity Show: God of Carnage Written by Yasmina Reza Directed by Maggie Skaza and Erin Mc Sweeney

Twelve Angry Jurors  Written by Reginald Rose Directed by Dan Leary

Avenue Q  Written by Jeff Whitty, Robert Lopez, and Jeff Marx Directed by Ellie Lavelle

Congratulations to our future directors! Here's to a fascinating Spring season!

Fall 2016 One-Acts & Monologues Festival

It's nearly time for our Fall 2016 One-Acts & Monologue Festival, which will be on December 9th and 10th at 8PM! The Festival will consist of the One-Act plays listed below as well as a selection of monologues and musical numbers, directed by Maggie Skaza and Erin Mc Sweeney, respectively.

10 Minutes to Save the World Written by Addy Davies Directed by HwaYoun Kang

Pappia Pia Written by Lauren Casabona Directed by Lauren Casabona and Paulina Ke

Jimmy the Antichrist Written by Keith J. Powell Directed by Brian Rollins

Auditions for our Fall One-Acts & Monologues Festival are THIS Monday and Tuesday, 11/14-15, from 6-10PM. You only have to come to one of these days, and you can show up and audition at any time throughout the 6-10 timeframe. 

If you are auditioning for Pappa Pia, please prepare a 16-32 bars of any song to be performed a cappella. If you are auditioning to perform a monologue or musical number, please come prepared with the selection of your choice (it does not need to be memorized). Otherwise, you do not need to prepare anything else for auditions! 

Please bring one [audition form] for each show you plan to audition for. In order to take part in the Festival, you must have [paid your dues] for the semester.

If you're looking to do anything besides perform on stage in the Festival, you're in luck—tech and producing opportunities abound for everyone! To tech for One-Acts, you may email our Technical Advisor, Taylor Tessitore, at ttess@bu.edu. To produce, you may email our Treasurer, Andy Moeller, at moellera@bu.edu!

Upcoming Shows

Before we plunge into the world of One-Acts, we have one final mainstage for the Fall semester:

Come Back, Little Sheba Directed by Christy George and Taylor Tessitore November 17th, 18th, and 19th at 8PM Buy your tickets and RSVP to the Facebook event!

Miscellaneous Housekeeping

• Space Cleaning is projected to be on Sunday, December 11th. If you have participated in any show this semester, you must stop by and help us tidy up our build space. Your shows can be nominated for BUSTies only if the cast and crew have put in 40 collective hours of cleaning.
• General Meeting #4 will also be on Sunday, December 11th! More details are to come, but make sure your calendar is cleared for our last meeting of the semester!
• If you intend to bring up a concern during a Closed E-Board Meeting, please  be sure to let us know beforehand—send an email to stage@bu.edu so that we know what to expect and so that we may assess your concerns attentively.
• SENIORS! Our Senior Divas night is going to be on Tuesday, December 13th! Start thinking about a fun lil' ditty to perform for BU student theatre's last evening together before finals and the Winter Break. Also, if you have any ideas for a charity to which to donate our Senior Divas proceeds, shoot an email stage@bu.edu and/or onbrdway@bu.edu!

Social Media

Haven't connected with us on social media yet? Check out the links below to stay in the Troupe loop!

Like our Facebook page

Join our Facebook group

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Visit our website

Whew, you made it to the end of the email! Thanks for bearing with me; so much is going on in Stage Troupe, and you're a real trooper (I'm hilarious) for keeping up with it all. I hope you have a great week of auditions, and I'll see you all at Come Back, Little Sheba this weekend!

And, finally, have a happy Thanksgiving. We on the Stage Troupe E-Board are so incredibly thankful for all of you. We hope you feel like truly loved members of our family, and we wish you a peaceful few weeks ahead. I can say, on behalf of everyone on the E-Board, that we're always around to give you a great big hug if ever you should need one. What with all the hostility swarming around everywhere, we want you to know that you're safe and loved wherever fellow Troupies may be.

Gobble gobble,

Nathan Wilgeroth

Secretary

Boston University Stage Troupe

stage@bu.edu | bustagetroupe.com

Executive Board Notes 11/13/16

Show Check-Ins

• Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Directors: Christy and Taylor
    • Moved in today
    • Steve’s guest direction was incredibly helpful
    • Have been doing full runs
  • SM: Alba
    • CAS and PSY have been good for late-night room reservations as opposed to the Math building
    • Had cast bonding last night
    • Went through all the sound cues and will be doing light cues soon
    • Would prefer not to have GMs on the days of move-ins
  • TD: Cami
    • The set is finished
    • People were great at move-in
    • All departments seem to be confident. Dylan Herina stepped in to be head Hair and Makeup
    • Made last-minute changes, but everything has been smooth overall
  • Producers: Lauren and Paulina
    • The Warren poster should be up tomorrow
    • Shirts should come in this week
    • Housing flyers will be posted this week
    • All the promo materials have been released online
    • All the assistants know what to expect for tech week

E-Board Check-Ins

• President: Danielle
  • The film department asked to use the Student Theater for a Prod II project, but Sheba tech week made is necessary to turn them down
• Vice President: Erin
  • Reserved rooms for One-Acts
• VPSP: Sydney
  • Reading Committee is done! Representatives will be reading questions
  • The Pillowman has been withdrawn from pitches
  • Erin Mc Sweeney and Maggie Skaza are directing musical numbers and monologues
• Treasurer: Andy
  • Need to talk to Erin and Maggie about the charity for Charity Show
  • Got the Stupid F%&king Bird poster
  • Needs to contact Kobi to find the Addams Family poster
  • Videos for Addams and Bird will be up soon
  • Needs to get rights for One-Acts
• Secretary: Nathan
  • Made Facebook events for GM #3, One-Acts & Monologues Auditions, and Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Created ballots for show voting and signs for this week’s audition rooms
  • Posted Stupid F%&king Bird photos on Facebook and Flickr; still waiting to receive photos from The Addams Family
  • Only received one suggestion for Senior Divas charity so far
• TA: Taylor
  • Space Cleaning is December 11^th
  • Will order dumpster soon
  • Will post around for people to sign up for One-Acts tech
•  Steve
  • We still owe Tsai drill heads
•  Eric
  • Hasn’t heard from Fire Marshall—we have either passed inspection or inspection hasn’t happened yet

One-Acts and Charity Show and Pitches—OH MY!

There's a whole lot of news swarming around this week, and I'm here to squeeze in another tidbit of information for you. It's time to announce the Charity Show and pitches for the Spring 2017 season as well as the one-act selections for this December's One-Acts & Monologues Festival! To start, here's a list of our Fall One-Acts & Monologues Festival productions:

10 Minutes to Save the World by Addy Davies; directed by HwaYoun Kang

Pappia Pia, written and directed by Lauren Casabona and Paulina Ke

Jimmy the Antichrist by Keith J. Powell; directed by Brian Rollins

We're also extremely excited to announce our Charity Show for the Spring 2017 Season:

God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza; directed by Maggie Skaza and Erin Mc Sweeney

And, finally, here are the shows that will be pitched to the membership at the next General Meeting for the Spring 2017 Mainstage Productions:

Arcadia by Tom Stoppard; proposed by Azanta Thakur

Avenue Q by Jeff Whitty, Robert Lopez, and Jeff Marx; proposed by Ellie Lavelle

Twelve Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose; proposed by Dan Leary

(EDIT 11/12: The Pillowman is longer going to be pitched for the Spring semester)

Yowza, what a huge load of information! Are you guys psyched? I'm psyched. For next semester, our season will include our Charity Show, two Mainstage Productions, and another One-Acts & Monologues Festival. It will be up to the entire Stage Troupe membership to vote on which of these above pitches will be chosen to take part in the upcoming season.

Please join us for our Third General Meeting on Sunday, November 13th, at 7PM in the Student Theater to hear more details about everything listed above. This meeting is super important, as we'll give you information about how to audition for our Fall One-Acts & Monologues festival, we'll tell you what to expect from Maggie and Erin's upcoming Charity Show, AND you'll get to take part in voting for the Spring's other two Mainstages!

See you there!