Spring 2014 CALLBACKS!

We would like to begin by saying THANK YOU to EVERYONE who came out and auditioned the past few nights. We were so happy to see all our members, old friends and so many new faces, and were amazed by all the talented individuals we saw! Our CALLBACKS will be occurring tomorrow night- Thursday, January 23, 2013 from 6-10PM in PSY B43 (the same room in the building/basement as auditions, on Cummington Street).  We ask that you please be prepared to stay until you are dismissed and keep an eye out for e-mails as some  individual directorial teams will be sending out separate information at their own discretion (don’t worry if you don’t get an e-mail from a director, if you are on the list you have been called back.)

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

Doubt: A Parable

Females:

Ilana Berman

Meagan Bernatchez

Sydney Charvat

Lexie David

Caitlin Donohue

Karlie Fitzgerald

Meredith Hauser

Brittany Kamson

Jana Keller

Jane Kelley

Mariel Kramer

Georgia Ladd

Alexis Ortiz

Tori Mueller

Roxanne Rittmann

Marina Selak

Haley Selarnick

Jenna Selzer

Males:

Bijan Albae

Daniel Ehrenpreis

Elliott Hanson

Aryeh Harris-Shapiro

Idine Mousavi

Charlie Schumacher

Raised in Captivity

Females:

Hanna Anderson

Ilana Berman

Giselle Boustani-Fontenele

Sydney Charvat

Marissa Cheifetz

Katie Diekhaus

Maddie Dinndorf

Ali Edwards

Victoria Howell

Lauren Kolodkin

Mariel Kramer

Georgia Ladd

Isabella Walpole

Olivia Wiles

Males:

Daniel Ehrenpreis

Marc Finn

Michael Gobiel

Elliot Hanson

Victor Kholod

Joe McLaughlin

Matthew Melleby

Kyle Mitchell

Charlie Schumacher

Nathan Wilgeroth

Rope

Females:

Olivia DelVecchio

Katie Diekhaus

Cara Dwyer

Ali Edwards

Zoey Enscoe

Daniella Forero

Celia Gibson

Victoria Howell

Jane Kelley

Lauren Kolodkin

Mariel Kramer

Sydney Lester

Emily Jo McKnight

Emily Richardi

Raisa-Dielle Riikonen

Daniella Seidl

Haley Selarnick

Jenna Selzer

Males:

Bijan Albae

Daniel Ehrenpreis

Elliot Hanson

Aryeh Harris-Shapiro

Kiko Macan

Joe McLaughlin

Danny McCarthy

Matthew Melleby

Idine Mousavi

Charlie Schumacher

Nathan Wilgeroth

Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

Females:

Olivia DelVecchio

Giselle Boustani Fontenele

Zoe Enscoe

Meredith Hauser

Lexie David

Katie Diekhaus

Victoria Howell

Lauren Kolodkin

Raisa-Dielle Riikonen

Hope Roselle

Kelly Duffy

Sydney Charvat

Ilana Berman

Ali Edwards

Daniella Seidl

Lindsey Mann

Isabella Walpole

Helen Silfin

Jenna Selzer

Christine Calabrese

Brittany Kamson

Males:

Aryeh Harris-Shapiro

Victor Kholod

Elliott Hanson

Nathan Wilgeroth

Idine Mousavi

Scott Backman

Patrick Bryant

Joe Gambino

Ben Moll

Nick McCann

Michael Gobiel

Cory Azmon

Will Small

Kiko Macan

Erwin Wang

Michael Lavallee

Fall 2013 Tech Lists

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

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

Alice in Wonderland

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

Eurydice

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

Equus

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

TECH, Ice Cream Social, and Techstravaganza!

Hello Troupies! 

 

Now that our shows have been cast, it's time for the real fun to begin. 

 

First, in order to really delve into this season, we need TECH! In case you missed the General Tech Meeting last Friday, here is the run down from our Technical Advisor, Marissa: 

 

Hello!

 

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Tech Meeting this past Friday! It was so great to see so many new (and old) faces! If you missed the meeting don't worry you can still tech this semester! All you have to do is email me a tech form (www.bustagetroupe.com/forms-and-resources) byTuesday 9/17 by 11:59pm.  Anyone and everyone can tech! Stage Troupe's motto is "Learning by doing" so even if you have zero experience with tech, we will teach you!!! Tech is a great way to stay involved with Troupe weather you were cast in a show or not. 

 

I encourage people to to fill out an application to be a assistant/Technical Director (also found on our forms and resources page). It is an amazing job that is really rewarding and a great way to dip a toe in every tech department! 

 

Techstravaganza is fast approaching!

Saturday 9/21 11:30am-3pm

The event is mandatory for all techies! But who wouldn't want to spend an afternoon hanging out in a theater?! 

 

Don't forget about Combat Tech!!!!!!!!!!

Meet techies from across campus! Also, a great way to be involved with combat if you can't commit to 24 hours! Tech call time will be at 12pm Saturday 9/28. It's going to be a lot of fun! I can't tell you much, because, it's a secret until day of! Shhhh. 

 

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ANYTHING TECH RELATED, EMAIL/CALL/TEXT/FACEBOOK/SEND A CARRIER PIGEON! (mcheifet@bu.edu) 

 

 

Aaaaaaaand speaking of special events- here's what is happening in the coming week: 

 

The Event Formally Known as "The Ice Cream Social"

Socialize with Troupe and "eat FREE ICE CREAM"! 

Tomorrow: September 17, 2013

7PM  @ The Student Theater

 

TECHSTRAVAGANZA!

The Mandatory Tech Wrokshops we all know and love, with a fun new twist!

September 21, 2013

11:30 AM- 3 PM @ The Student Theater

 

and in the near future....

 

COMBAT!

The 24 hour original theatre fun fest (more details to come)! 

September 27-28

Fall 2013 Cast Lists

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

Congratulations and thank you again!

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

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

Trix, Maddie Dinndorf

Gangster 1, Maddie Fuller

Gangster 2, Kelly Duffy

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

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Alice, Jemma Douglas

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

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

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

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

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

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

EURYDICE

Eurydice, Leah Raczynski

Orpheus, Dan Stevens

Father, Kyle Mitchell

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

Little Stone, Mariel Kramer

Big Stone, Cara Dwyer

Loud Stone, Emily Prescott

EQUUS

Martin Dysart, Ryan Chernin

Alan Strang, Danny Ehrenpreis

Frank Strang / A Horse, Matthew Sullivan

Jill Mason, Sydney Charvat

Dora Strang, Jane Kelley

Hesther Salomon, Ilana Berman

A Young Horseman / Nugget, a Horse, Idine Mousavi

A Nurse, Brittany Kamson

Harry Dalton / A Horse, Dan Frydman

FALL 2013 CALLBACKS

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

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

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

Parents’ Weekend: The Drowsy Chaperone

FEMALES:

Jane Kelley

Brittany Jenkins

Zoe Enscoe

Maddie Fuller

Cameron Barney

Ali Edwards

Isabella Walpole

Katy Pizczek

Katie Iafolla

Maddie Dinndorf

Daniella Forero

Karlie Fitzgerald

Abi Oshins

Brittany Kamson

Kelly Duffy

Becky Ittner

Hanna Eichen

Rachel Wein

Cory Morano

Emily Prescott

Roxanne Rittmann

Tori Mueller

Ally Milewich

MALES:

Joseph Becker

Shane Hennessey

Joe Gambino

David Olson

Ben Moll

Danny Ehrenpreis

Henderson Roman

Matthew Melleby

Matthew Sullivan

Joe McLaughlin

Alice in Wonderland

FEMALES:

Jemma Douglas

Kelly Duffy

Isabella Walpole

Ilana Berman

Claire Buesser

Abi Oshins

Athylia Paremski

Sydney Charvat

Brittany Kamson

Hanna Eichen

Ali Edwards

Daniella Seidl

Lindsay Kopit

MALES:

William Small

Ben Moll

Anthony  Maue

Patrick Bryant

Joe Gambino

Jake Delaney

Idine Mousavi

Eurydice

FEMALES:

Sydney Charvat

Katie Diekhaus

Rachel Wein

Lexie David

Abi Oshins

Meagan Antonellis

Leah Raczynski

Isabella Walpole

Danyele Homer

Cameron Barney

Ilana Berman

Mariel Hathaway

Cara Dwyer

Jane Kelley

Adaeze Olugbemi

Mariel Kramer

Haley Selarnick

Margo Wilson

Lindsay Kopit

Emily Prescott

MALES:

Dan Stevens

Ben Moll

Dan Frydman

Joe McLaughlin

Idine Mousavi

Kyle Mitchell

Kyle Tague

Aryeh Harris Shapiro

Equus

FEMALES:

Abi Oshins

Ali Edwards

Becky Ittner

Brittany Kamson

Cara Dwyer

Giselle Boustani

Ilana Berman

Isabella Walpole

Jane Kelley

Jemma Douglas

Katerina Liu

Kayako Ono

Mariel Hathaway

Rachel Wein

Sydney Charvat

MALES:

Aryeh Harris- Shapiro

Dan Stevens

Daniel Frydman

Danny Ehrenpreis

David Olson

Idine Mousavi

Jake Delaney

Kyle Tague

Matthew Sullivan

Oliver Sherman

Patrick Bryant

Ryan Chernin

A Warm Stage Troupe Welcome to Fall 2013!

WELCOME TROUPIES!!! 

We can't believe it's actually here, but as the first week of school comes to a close, we are super excited to finally get started!

First, we hope that you are getting settled and enjoying your first week on campus, but just think... it's about to get better! We have several exciting events coming up in the coming week and below are the important dates and information for you to remember.

In the next few days there is a lot going on, so please take note of the following information.  We hope and are excited to see everyone, Troupies- new and old- soon!

VISIT AND GET TO KNOW US

 

SEPTEMBER 7: SPLASH

Cummington Mall at 1-4 PM

Stop by to meet the executive board and the directors of our upcoming season, or just say hi to old friends!

SEPTEMBER 7: SUMMER SHOW REVIVAL- THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Student Theater at Agganis Arena at 8PM 

Stage Troupe puts on a show every summer for BU Orientation. We bring the show back for one last run in the fall, just for our members and all those who weren't able to see it during the summer months.

SO, JOIN US! IT'S FREE!

SEPTEMBER 8: FIRST GENERAL MEETING

CAS B36 at 7PM

Learn all about Troupe: our season, auditions, tech, and special projects!

OUR SEASON

 

Parents' Weekend: The Drowsy Chaperone

October 18 &19 at 8PM and 20th at 2PM

Tsai Performance Center

Alice in Wonderland

October 31 and November 1&2 at 8PM

Student Theater at Agganis Arena

Eurydice

November 7-9 at 8PM

Student Theater at Agganis Arena

Equus

November 21-23 at 8PM

Student Theater at Agganis Arena

SEPTEMBER 9, 10, and 11: AUDITIONS

PSY B53 at 6-10PM

Come to ONE of these audition days with an audition form filled out for each show you wish to audition for. They can be found on our website under forms and resources of at this link:

http://bustagetroupe.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/audition-form.pdf

SEPTEMBER 12 - Callbacks 

PSY Room TBA 

 

SEPTEMBER 13: FALL TECH MEETING

THE SPACE at 6PM

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

UPCOMING SPECIAL PROJECTS

 

SEPTEMBER 17:  The Event Formally Know as "THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL"

Student Theater at 6PM

Join Troupe for some social time where we may or may not EAT FREE ICE CREAM, hang out, get to know each other, play games, and just have fun! 

 

SEPTEMBER 21: TECHSTRAVAGANZA

Student Theater at 11:30AM 

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

 

SEPTEMBER 27-28: COMBAT 

Location Student Theater/TBA

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

 

OCTOBER 5: STAGE TROUPE VS. ON BROADWAY KICKBALL

Boston Common, Time TBA

Theatre kids attempting to do sports... It's fun! 

Keep up to date wit all things Troupe and stay in touch by visiting our website at bustagetroupe.com and follow us on Facebook and  Twitter! 

 

So that was a whole lot BUT congratulations,  you are now officially caught up what's all things Troupe! 

 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL SOON! 

 

 

 

 

Troupe Love

The Birthday Party Cast List!

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

BUSTies 2013 Winners

BUSTies WinnersFall 2012 and Spring 2013

Best Show, Fall: Little Shop of Horrors Best Show, Spring: The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Directors, Fall: Allie Romano and Jake Delaney, Little Shop of Horrors Best Directors, Spring: Marcus Doyle and Julie Kaminski, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Technical Director, Fall: Marissa Cheifetz, Mr. Marmalade Best Technical Director, Spring: Katy Meyer, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Producer, Fall: Hannah Shrader, Little Shop of Horrors Best Producer, Spring: Sam Hoffman, Closer Best Actor, Fall: Dylan Kaplan, Little Shop of Horrors Best Actor, Spring: Adrian Burke, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Actress, Fall: Jemma Douglas, Mr. Marmalade Best Actress, Spring: Ilana Berman, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Supporting Actor, Fall: Carl Welch, Little Shop of Horrors Best Supporting Actor, Spring: Andrew Smith, Closer Best Supporting Actress, Fall: Ilana Berman, Picasso at the Lapin Agile Best Supporting Actress, Spring: Kaitlin Bresee, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Cameo Performance, Fall: Ryan Chernin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile Best Cameo Performance, Spring: Eli Brenna, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Stage Management, Fall: Marissa Cheifetz, Little Shop of Horrors Best Stage Management, Spring: Katie Diekhaus, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Set Design, Fall: Courtney Licata, Mr. Marmalade Best Set Design, Spring: Marcus Doyle, Closer Best Set Decoration, Fall: Abi Oshins, Mr. Marmalade Best Set Decoration, Spring: Marcus Doyle, Closer Best Master Carpentry, Fall: Andrew Smith, Little Shop of Horrors Best Master Carpentry, Spring: Andrew Smith, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Lighting Design, Fall: Shane Hennessey, Mr. Marmalade Best Lighting Design, Spring: Jake Shauli, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Sound Design, Fall: Sarah Kuranda and Taylor Hartz, Little Shop of Horrors Best Sound Design, Spring: Kelly Dickinson, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Costume Design, Fall: Katie Rangel, Little Shop of Horrors Best Costume Design, Spring: Katie Rangel, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Hair/Make-up Design, Fall: Lauren Kolodkin and Arielle Dizon, Little Shop of Horrors Best Hair/Make-up Design, Spring: Emily Jo McKnight and Stephanie Gray, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Props Design, Fall: Kim Curhan, Mr. Marmalade Best Props Design, Spring: Molly Bourque and Jenn Kole, The Tragedy of Hamlet Best Projection, Spring: Sarah Kuranda, Closer Best Actor in a Special Project, Fall: Andrew Smith as Trotsky in Variations on the Death of Trotsky Best Actor in a Special Project, Spring: Shane Hennessey as Napoleon in Napoleon Dynamite Best Actress in a Special Project, Fall: Ilana Berman as the Fish in COMBAT Best Actress in a Special Project, Spring: Melinda Frimpong for her monologue

SAAD Executive Board Recipient: Stephanie Gray SAAD General Membership Recipient: Julie Kaminski

Rookie of the Year: Michael Gobiel Unsung Hero: Shoshana Koff

SPACE CLEANING & the FINAL GM

Spring has at last properly arrived in Boston and 'tis truly beautiful out. Go enjoy it. Incredibly important things are happening this weekend, my dear membership. Don't miss out on our remaining moments together!

This SUNDAY beginning at 12PM is the most cathartic time of year: SPACE CLEANING!

Space Cleaning is that time where we all gather together and clean up the Space after another busy, crazy season. We break things. there's music. It's fun! AND the MOST IMPORTANT THING about it is the fact that EACH SHOW THIS SEASON MUST HAVE 40 HOURS OF SPACE CLEANING IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR BUSTIES. Come do your part. Come when you can. Come for an hour if that's all you can offer. Come for a few hours if you're able. Be sure to sign in with your name and which shows you worked on (your hours count for allllll of them). DO IT. IT'S MANDATORY. (plus it's actually fun. so there's that)

Also coming up this SUNDAY beginning at 7PM is our FINAL GM!

Finishing off the year in the Student Theater, the Final GM is where we VOTE on BUSTies as well as complete the new Eboard. We also have some important constitutional amendments to vote on, so you absolutely should not miss it. Have a voice in your future, my dear membership. Care. Commit. Do your duty. It's our last meeting to close out one crazy year. Be there.

**WE WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTING MONIES FOR BUSTIES ATTENDANCE! Don't forget--it's $5 to attend the event. We encourage you all to pay at the GM! Please please please do so**

So we've got a weekend full of Troupe and a nice long final Troupe Sunday! Come be a part of it as we reach the end of classes. Take that break you deserve and spend it with your fellow Troupies. It's your last chance before BUSTies next Wednesday!

SPRING ONE ACT & MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL!

Greetings, membership. The season is at last coming to a close. Come celebrate theatre by attending our last show.

SPRING 2013 ONE ACT & MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL

The One Acts

Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy Written by Garth Wingfield Directed by Celia Gibson

The Audition Written and Co-Directed by Eli Brenna Co-Directed by Kyle Tague

The Philadelphia Written by David Ives Directed by Aryeh Harris-Shapiro

With monologue performances from

Katie Diekhaus Melinda Frimpong Vishaal Reddy Andrew Smith

Technically Directed by Kirsten Fukayama Produced by Kim Curhan

Performances will be held in the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium (JSA) in CGS on April 26 & 27 (Friday and Saturday!) beginning at 8pm. Attendance is free.

Feel free to direct any questions to stage@bu.edu!

Join the Facebook Event

Check the page

Don't miss out on a fantastic production and be sure to support your fellow Troupies!

Cheers, membership!

Announcing Summer Show: Audition Dates & Info

Greetings membership! I am pleased to write to you with happy news today. We have at last picked our 2013 summer show! This year's show will be The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter directed by Marcus Doyle. Marcus is also seeking an assistant director, so if you're interested, please contact him at darcus@bu.edu.

Synopsis: At a sleepy seaside boarding house in England, the humdrum routine of corn flakes, newspapers and naps is interrupted by the appearance of two mysterious strangers. They become guests at longtime tenant Stanley's surprise birthday party which, after a few glasses of whiskey, party games and a mysterious blackout, turns into a deliciously impalpable nightmare. As excuses and alliances hastily shift, so does the truth in Harold Pinter's riveting dark-comic masterpiece. (Steppenwolf Theatre Company)

Cast breakdown: Petey, a man in his sixties Meg, a woman in her sixties Stanley, a man in his late thirties Lulu, a girl in her twenties Goldberg, a man in his fifties McCann, a man of thirty

You'll get to hear a bit more about it at our final GM which is coming up this Sunday at 7pm in the Student Theater.

Auditions for the show will be held next week! Join us on Thursday, May 2nd and Friday, May 3rd from 6-10PM in the Student Theater.

Auditions for summer show work the same as our mainstages. If you are here for the summer, you should seriously consider auditioning! Summer show is a unique experience with Stage Troupe that allows us to show incoming freshmen what we can do and often reach a broader audience than our typical seasons.

Come be a part of it! It's going to be fantastic.

Don't forget, we've got our Spring One Act & Monologue Festival this weekend, so come out and see the show! We've ALSO got SPACE CLEANING & the FINAL GM on Sunday for our last Troupe Sunday of the semester! Hooray!

As ever, remain wonderful, remain committed.

Cheers, all.

SATURDAY PERFORMANCES STILL ON!

ATTN MEMBERSHIP We are officially CLEAR for our SATURDAY MATINEE & EVENING PERFORMANCES OF THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET.

Get there. It's times like these when art is especially necessary. Support your fellow Troupies who've been working hard on something truly astonishing.

Be safe, be alert, and come together in celebration of theatre.

Peace, all. Thank you for your patience. Please be aware that if the situation changes, we will update as soon as possible.

ATTN - TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE CANCELLED, TICKET INFO & UPDATES

ATTN ALL

Due to the situation in Boston, TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE OF THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET IS OFFICIALLY CANCELLED.

If you have purchased a ticket for tonight's performance, your ticket will admit you to either Saturday performance (2PM or 8PM). If you purchased a ticket for Friday night and are unable to attend the show on Saturday, we will be happy to reimburse you. Please contact stage@bu.edu to arrange this.

FYI, if you have RESERVED tickets or are expecting to purchase AT THE DOOR for either the 2PM or 8PM performances tomorrow, please arrive as early as possible to secure your tickets.

This is all assuming that we will be able to open tomorrow. Keep on the lookout for updates from us regarding Saturday's performances.

Remain safe, my dear membership, but furthermore remain strong and keep moving forward.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Greetings membership. Where has the semester gone? We have at last arrived at our FINAL MAINSTAGE

Directed by Marcus Doyle and Julie Kaminski Technically Directed by Katy Meyer Produced by Hanna Wasserman

Summoned back home to attend his father’s brief funeral and celebrate his mother’s new marriage, Hamlet tackles his depression in face of a home stripped of familiarity. Shadows in the halls of Castle Elsinore bring Hamlet before a vision of his own dead father, and he is spurned to avenge him who was unjustly murdered by his brother, Claudius, Hamlet’s now new father-in-law and King. Deeply conflicted and contemplative, Hamlet searches inside his own scholar and soul for the philosophical end to his immoral responsibility to his late father. Amongst all the vile and rank in men, Hamlet takes it upon himself to cleanse the “unweeded garden” of his home, and drives the play to its tragic conclusion. Arguably Shakespeare’s greatest play, Hamlet exposes the torturing insecurities in man, and “to hold, as ‘twere, the mirror up to nature,” Shakespeare provokes humanity at its core in our brutal and expressionistic production.

The Tragedy of Hamlet opens in The Student Theater at Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Ave)

Thursday April 18 at 8pm Friday April 19 at 8pm Saturday April 20 at 2pm and 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. For reservations, please contact Meredith Lawrence at mlawrenc@bu.edu.

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Don't miss out on a fantastic production and be sure to support your fellow Troupies!

Cheers, membership!

Reopening Summer Show Pitches!

Hallo strangers. We have decided to open up our summer show pitches once more to the membership. If you know you'll be here in Boston over the summer and you have a show in mind, get to the website and fill out a pitch form!

Do it quickly. Pitches will be due THIS FRIDAY, April 12th at 5PM to Lauren Kolodkin. She will be accepting pitches at the Espresso Royale Cafe across from the GSU/Marsh. If you cannot make this deadline, email her (kolodkin@bu.edu) and we will work it out!

Summer show is a fantastic opportunity to show off Stage Troupe to the incoming freshman class. It's also a fun time working on a show without the pressures of a semester of school. If you're in Boston, I would seriously consider pitching or working on it!

In other reminders, don't forget about the Troupe trip to Book of Mormon this Tuesday. If you bought a ticket, you should have already received an email about it. We'll be meeting at 6:15PM at Marsh Plaza and heading over to the Boston Opera House together. Again, if you have questions please contact Lauren.

This Friday, April 12th, is also the deadline for TA APPLICATIONS. If you think you have what it takes to lead our future tech and be on Eboard, fill out an application and send it to our VP-Elect, Emily Jo McKnight (ejmck626@gmail.com)

Cheers, membership! Keep resisting artless heathens.

It's been getting CLOSER, and now it's arrived

Greetings membership. It is, all of a sudden, time for our third mainstage.

Directed by Allison Crisostomo and Vishaal Reddy Technically Directed by Kirsten Fukayama Produced by Sam Hoffman

Closer examines the intersecting lives of four adults in London. Dan is a writer attempting to finish a novel, but in the meantime supports himself by writing obituaries. One day he chances upon Alice, a beautiful young American expatriate, working as a stripper. She immediately falls for Dan and he, initially, is enchanted by Alice, but while she inspires his writing, her neediness begins to wear. Anna is a photographer hired to take Dan’s portrait for the dust jacket of his book; her easy confidence immediately attracts him, but while the two flirt, Dan accidentally introduces Anna to Larry, a charmingly bourgeois dermatologist, whom she marries. Dan can’t get Anna out of his mind, but when he leaves Alice and he and Anna become lovers, he’s frustrated that she is reluctant to leave Larry for him. Closer explores the explosive emotional and sexual dynamic between these four characters, and the importance of intimacy, love, desire, and trust in a relationship.

Closer opens in The Student Theater at Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Ave)

Thursday April 4 at 8pm Friday April 5 at 8pm Saturday April 6 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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Cheers, membership!

Spring 2013 One Act & Monologue TECH LIST!

TD – Kirsten FukayamaATD – Lauren Kolodkin ATD – Julie Kaminski Producer – Kim Curhan Stage Manager – Marissa Kristy Stage Manager – Shoshana Koff Head Set Dec – Emma Gluck Assistant Set Dec – Karen Loewy Costumes – Emily Jo McKnight Sound – Allison Crisostomo Makeup/Hair Designer – Courtney Licata Prop Master – Kevin Ang BUILD/RUN – Joe McLaughlin BUILD/RUN – Camille Arvisu BUILD/RUN – Risa McNellis

ELECTION DAY IS UPON US

ELECTION DAY

Written by Josh Tobiessen

Directed by Joe Reed Technically Directed by Hanna Wasserman Produced by Joe Gambino

In the dark comedy Election Day, what starts as a normal day for Adam devolves into a terrible, bizarre day. The play focuses around Adam, an average guy whose politically active girlfriend, Brenda, attempts to get him to go vote for a particular mayoral candidate. Things get complicated, however, when Cleo, Adam’s sex-starved, cat-loving half-sister; Edmund, an eco-terrorist attempting to create an election day stir; and Jerry Clark, a candidate for mayor, all show up at Brenda’s apartment and wreak havoc. People are kidnapped, bags of marijuana are consumed and cars are blown up as hilarity ensues.

Election Day opens in The Student Theater at Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Ave)

Thursday March 21 at 8pm Friday March 22 at 8pm Saturday March 23 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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Don't miss out on a fantastic production!

March & April Upcoming Events and Deadlines!

Mark your calendars, you silly membership. We've got something coming up every week right up until BUSTies. Are you prepared for the insanity?!

***Election Day***

Our second mainstage of the season opens this week! Performances run March 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at 8pm in the Student Theater. Don't miss out.

In the dark comedy Election Day, what starts as a normal day for Adam devolves into a terrible, bizarre day. The play focuses around Adam, an average guy whose politically active girlfriend, Brenda, attempts to get him to go vote for a particular mayoral candidate. Things get complicated, however, when Cleo, Adam’s sex-starved, cat-loving half-sister; Edmund, an eco-terrorist attempting to create an election day stir; and Jerry Clark, a candidate for mayor, all show up at Brenda’s apartment and wreak havoc. People are kidnapped, bags of marijuana are consumed and cars are blown up as hilarity ensues.

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 ***FOURTH GENERAL MEETING***

This SUNDAY, March 24th at 7PM in CAS 214 we get to exercise our right to vote yet again—COME HELP DECIDE THE NEW EBOARD TO USHER IN THE TROUPE OF TOMORROW (TOMORROW TOMORROW TOMORROWW).

Remember, you can still be nominated right up until we begin voting. If you've an interest in being on Eboard, come check us out at Eboard meetings (Sundays at 6PM in IT!) and get a friend to nominate you!

***SUMMER SHOW PITCH DEADLINE***

March 26th. Get all materials to 111 Cummington by 3PM.

Summer Show is a FANTASTIC opportunity for Stage Troupe to do a show for incoming Freshmen and get people excited to join! If you're staying in Boston, consider pitching or working on the show! Keep in mind that the summer show must be put on without a budget (similar to our charity show) and that the commitment is every Wednesday of Orientation.

***Preview CLOSER***

March 27th 7PM in BU Central

The cast of Closer will be previewing the show at BU Hunger Relief's fundraising event! Come support your fellow Troupies and catch a sneak peek of our third mainstage!

Which is all in anticipation for the show's run on April 4th, 5th & 6th.

That's all for now! Keep your eye on the blog and Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

Don't forget to come see ELECTION DAY next weekend! Come vote at the GM! Get those summer show pitches done!

Cheers, you wondrous beings. Soldier on—we shall conquer the future with artistry.

Don't Miss The Charity Show Or, THIS WEEKEND!

Greetings membership. The time has come and our season is about to begin with our Charity Show, Or, opening this week. OR,

Written by Liz Duffy Adams

Directed by Celia Gibson and Juliette Vandame Technically Directed by Stephanie Bont Produced by Marcus Doyle

Or, takes place (mostly) during one night in the life of Aphra Behn, poet, spy, and soon to be first professional female playwright. Sprung from debtors’ prison after a disastrous overseas mission, Aphra is desperate to get out of the spy trade. She has a shot at a production at one of the only two London companies, if she can only finish her play by morning despite interruptions from sudden new love, actress Nell Gwynne; complicated royal love, King Charles II; and very dodgy ex-love, double agent William Scott – who may be in on a plot to murder the king in the morning. Can Aphra resist Nell’s charm, save Charles’ life, win William a pardon and launch her career all in one night? Against a background of a long drawn-out war and a counter-culture of free love, cross- dressing, and pastoral lyricism, the 1660s look a lot like the 1960s in this neo-Restoration comedy.

Or, opens in The Student Theater at Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Ave)

Thursday February 28 at 8pm Friday March 1 at 8pm Saturday March 2 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.

All proceeds will go to benefit Americans for the Arts (http://artsusa.org)

Prices $6 General $5 Members

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Come join us for the start of our main season and support your fellow Troupies on this beautiful show that celebrates everything we love--art.

Cheers, membership!