ATTN: Looking for Volunteers

 THTR 417: Stage Management is looking for 2 or 3 volunteers to be "board ops" for a class project. You'd be involved in an in-class tech and performance for two SM students... if you've never run a board and would like to get the experience in a low stress setting, this may be the opportunity for you! You'd be needed Monday, 2/5 and Monday, 2/12 from 4-6pm. If you're available, please email Nicki at nfrechette@ric.edu. Thanks!

Weekly Schedule - 1/28 - 2/3

 Sunday 1/28

3:00 PM - Five Women Rehearsal

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal

Monday 1/29

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal 

Tuesday 1/30

*First Day of KCACTF

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal 

Wednesday 1/31

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal

Thursday 2/1

*First day of Black History Month

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal 

Friday 2/2

1:00 PM - Five Women Production Meeting

2:00 PM - Macbeth Production Meeting 

Saturday 2/3

-- NO EVENTS --

Event Reminder:

2/10 @ 10:00 AM - Intimacy Training with Susie Schutt - The BABs

Macbeth Schedule (1/28 - 2/1)

SUNDAY, JAN 28th

7:00 pm - Macbeth, Macduff, Young Siward, Cat Witch (Olivia). 

Fight work with Jeff and also trying to stage the prologue (you may have downtime, bring your script to study).

MONDAY, JAN 29th 

7-8:00 pm - Ross, Lady Macduff, Macduff's Son, Lennox to stage the non-fight part of IV.2

8:00 pm - Malcolm, Old Siward, Ross, Macduff, Macbeth, Raven Witch (Ashley). Abby (we know you won't be at rehearsal, that's fine!)
We'll stage the end then release people and do IV.3 (Malc, MacD, Ross)

TUESDAY, JAN 30th 

7-8:30 pm - Lady Macduff, Macduff's Son, Seyton, Second Murderer for the fight part of IV.2

8:00-10:00 pm - Familiars (for puppet work with Meg), Macbeth (for Act V text/character work with me)

You'll notice that there's a half hour of overlap here - actors for the second block are called at 8 to make sure that we don't have unproductive downtime if we finish the fight work in an hour.

WEDNESDAY, JAN 31st

No rehearsal - there's not enough material I can cover in person these two days with the ACTF conflicts. Studying lines will be the most productive use of this time.

THURSDAY, FEB 1st

7:00 pm - Lady Macbeth and Doctor for V.1 (we will block this without First Servant and just write down the blocking for Sierra)
followed by Sergeant and Lady Macbeth text work

Performance Opportunity

 Hello All, 

RIC Music Ed. student, Nora St. Onge is seeking two (2) actors to appear in a music video featuring her own music. Filming will take place during Spring Break in New Hampshire. See the attached flyer for more information. For any questions, please contact Nora, through her Instagram handle at the bottom of the flyer. The QR code links to her song. 

ASAP: Casting Call for Understudies at Trinity Rep

 *** THIS IS A CALL FOR UNDERSTUDIES -- IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND HAVE AN AUDITION PACKAGE READY TO GO, THE DEADLINE TO RESERVE A SPACE IS TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 / AUDITIONS ARE TOMORROW, JANUARY 25 ***

TRINITY REP CASTING INFORMATION: • We are looking to cast five (5) non-union adult actors who are local to Providence, RI as understudies in our upcoming production of La Cage aux Folles. 

ABOUT LA CAGE AUX FOLLES: • La Cage aux Folles, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, adapted from La Cage aux Folles by Jean Poiret, directed and choregraphed by Taavon Gamble. 

SYNOPSIS: • This Best Musical Tony-winner follows Georges, the proprietor of a drag club, and his husband, Albin, the star attraction. When Georges’ son announces his engagement to the daughter of a homophobic politician, Georges plans to closet himself for a family dinner. But Albin, knowing the importance of staying true to yourself, has other ideas … and hijinks ensue. La Cage aux Folles is funny, genuine, and full of show-stopping numbers. It is sure to lead to “The Best of Times!” 

AUDITION MATERIAL AND PREPERATION: • Please select an understudy track that you would like to audition for and find the corresponding music cuts and scene sides in this Dropbox folder. o Only if interested in u/s Albin/Francis, please prepare the material for Albin, the Francis song cut and a monologue of your choice. • Sides do not have to be memorized although overall familiarity is helpful. • Please do not copy or distribute sides. 

LA CAGE UNDERSTUDY CASTING BREAKDOWN: 

• Track #1: u/s Albin/Francis; mature, energetic, powerhouse voice, fine comedic actor and can move well. (Albin, Baritone G2-F4;). Early to late 30s and 50s. 

• Track #2: u/s Dindon/Renaud/Georges; mature, energetic, powerhouse voice, fine comedic actor and can move well. (George, Baritone A#2-G4). Early to late 40s and 50s. 

• Track #3: u/s Jean-Michel/Jacob; lyric baritone, brilliant comedian and can act, sing, and move well. (Range: Jean-Michel, A#2-G4, Jacob, Bb2-Ab4). Mid to late 20s and 30s. 

• Track #4: u/s Marie Dindon/M. Renaud; must sing and move well and be a fine comedian. (Range: F4-A5). Early to late 40s and 50s.

 • Track #5: u/s Anne/Jacqueline; spunky; a superb dancer who acts well, charming; very theatrical. (Range: B3-F5). 20s-50s. 

AUDITION INFORMATION AND SIGN-UP: 

• Auditions will take on Thursday, January 25 between 12:00-3:00 pm. Please sign-up no later than Wednesday, January 24. 

o Auditions are by sign-up only. No walk-in appointments. 

o Audition Sign-Up Form 

• We will video record auditions for our out-of-town Music Director, Andrew Smithson. Eli Bigelow will provide piano accompaniment for our auditions.

• On the day-of, please provide a copy of your resume and headshot. Please provide any conflicts you may have with the rehearsal and performance calendar. 

CONTRACT DATES: 

• First rehearsal: April 23, 2024 

• Onstage rehearsal: May 23 and May 24, 2024 

• Tech: May 25 - May 29, 2024 

• Previews: May 30 – June 4, 2024 

• Opening/Press Night: June 5, 2024 

• Closing: June 30; possible extension to July 7, 2024 

• We rehearse Tuesday through Saturday, and our typical span of day is eight hours, starting anywhere from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. 

• When we move onstage the week of May 20, our schedule changes to Tuesday through Sunday with the span of day being eight out of ten hours. 

• After opening on June 5, it will be our performance schedule as listed on our website. 

NON-UNION SALARY: • $500.00/week • Housing and transportation not provided. 

UNDERSTUDY RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS: • Understudies are expected to be at all rehearsals from April 23-May 22, 2024. • Understudies are expected to attend spacing and tech rehearsals from 12:00-10:00 pm (with two-hour meal break) May 23-26 and May 28-29. • Understudies are expected to attend tech rehearsals during the day and preview performances from May 30-June 2, and June 4 at 7:30 pm. Tickets will be provided. • Understudies are on call for all previews and performances from May 30-July 7. • Once performances begin, understudies are required to attend weekly understudy rehearsals set by the Stage Manager and watch at least one show per week. 

Tickets will be provided. 

• Understudies will need to participate in a put-in rehearsal if they're going to perform and will be scheduled to do measurements and costume fittings with the costume department. 

ABOUT TRINITY REP:  Trinity Repertory Company is located in Providence, Rhode Island. Trinity Rep’s mission is to reinvent the public square with dramatic art that stimulates, educates, and engages our diverse community in a continuing dialogue. We do this through nationally recognized stage productions, a professional artistic and resident company, graduate training programs offered in partnership with Brown University, lifelong learning opportunities, and arts education programs for students in grades K-12.

COVID PRECAUTIONS:  Trinity Rep's casting offers are contingent upon proof of full vaccination, including Bivalent booster, against COVID-19. Medical and religious exemptions to vaccination requirements will be granted and reasonable accommodations provided under applicable law. 

Questions: • Please contact Gia Yarn (she/her, artistic producer) at gyarn@trinityrep.com or (401) 521-1100 x257.

*** KCACTF SEND-OFF: CHANGE OF TIME ***

NOTICE FOR WEDNESDAY 1/24/24

The time for the KCACTF Showcase/Send-off 

has been moved to 12:30pm.

The showcase will still be in Sapinsley Hall and 

we expect it to finish as anticipated 

(at approximately 1:15pm)

Thank you!

Audition Techniques Guest: How To Create a Video Submission

Theatre Folks!

THTR 424 is hosting Alexis Ingram, RI native and actress/playwright currently working in Los Angeles. (You can see her information at this link.)

Alexis is going to be with us, via Zoom, for an hour, discussing the basics of How to Create a Video Submission for Auditions. 

She will be focusing on video submissions for Theatre, but spend a few minutes to talk about the difference between theatre and film submissions, and take questions at the end.

Her talk will be this Wednesday, January 24, at 10am. Anyone is welcome to join.

The Zoom link is:

Topic: THTR 424 Auditioning Techniques Guest Alexis Ingram

Date/Time: Wednesday, January 24, 10am Eastern/7am Pacific

Join Zoom Meeting

https://ri-college.zoom.us/j/87911991155?pwd=TmJNRUh0bkZ6VFEzUGF1ZEJYN3Rwdz09

Meeting ID: 879 1199 1155

Passcode: 3q0VaPUR

Weekly Schedule: January 12 - 27

Sunday 1/21

3:00 PM - Growing Stage Rehearsal 

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal

Monday 1/22

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal

Tuesday 1/23

7:00 PM - Macbeth Rehearsal

Wednesday 1/24

12:00 PM - KCACTF Send-Off/Showcase

1:30 PM - TTG Meeting 

7:00 - Macbeth Rehearsal

Thursday 1/25

--- NO EVENTS SCHEDULED ---

Friday 1/26

1:00 PM - 5 Women Production Meeting 

2:00 PM - Macbeth Production Meeting

7:30 PM - Chorus 

Saturday 1/27

--- NO EVENTS SCHEDULED ---

Macbeth Rehearsal Schedule (1/21 - 1/25)

 Sunday (1/21): 7 - 10 pm

Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Lennox, Ross, Witches*, Seyton, Second Murderer, Lady Macduff, Servants (*Starred people are called in their capacity as extras today)

• III.4 (banquet and Banquo's ghost)
• III.1 (post-coronation scene and meeting with murderers)
• I.3 (add Ross and Lennox to end)
• II.4 (first half with servants)
• III.6 (Lennox and First Servant)

Monday (1/22): 7 - 10 pm

Doctor/Sergeant/Porter, Macbeth, Seyton, Second Murderer, Malcolm, Ross, Lennox, Siward, Young Siward.

• V.2 through end (except actual battle choreo)
• I.2
• II.3 (the missing Porter-Macduff-Lennox interaction)
• II.4 (the Ross-Macduff part)
• IV.1 (add Lennox to end of cauldron scene)

Tuesday (1/23): 7 - 10 pm

Full cast exceot Lady Macbeth, Lady Macduff, and Raven Witch (Ashley)

• Fight choreo with Jeff Church

Wednesday (1/24): 7 - 10 pm

Full cast except Lady Macbeth, Lady Macduff, and Raven Witch (Ashley)

• Fight choreo with Jeff Church

Thursday (1/25):

No rehearsal

• Study your lines
• Making sure that you are not continuing to make mistakes that have been made in rehearsals! Take your time :)

MTD Clothing Order Poll

Hello All, 

Please take a moment to fill out the Google Form linked below by next Friday (1/26). 

MTD Clothing Order Interest Poll

RIC Theatre Students:

There will be an All Theatre meeting on Friday, January 19th from 1:00-1:45 PM.  

Location: Sapinsley Theatre 

Please put this on your calendars.

Visiting Artist on Friday Morning: Jackie Davis

Welcome Back, Everyone!

This Friday, January 19, locally-based actress Jackie Davis will be visiting the Senior Seminar class at 10am to talk about her training, creative work, and career.

Any interested student may attend.

Jackie Davis (website here) is a current Trinity Repertory Company resident artist. She has appeared in TRC's productions of Black Odyssey, The Inheritance, and most recently A Christmas Carol--and will be in TRC's production of Fences this spring. 

She is a director and choreographer, as well as intimacy consultant. In addition to working with TRC, Jackie has worked with Rites and Reasons Theatre and Brown University's Department of Africana Studies, founded the New Urban Theatre Laboratory, and appeared in print, film, and television.

She's taking time out of her busy schedule to come and talk to us about her creative and professional life. 

If you are interested and able, come to the BABS (128 Nazarian) at 10am this Friday!

 

Five Women Cast List

 Cast List for "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress"

Meredith- Madaline Brown

Frances- Kayla Botelho

Trisha- Keyanna Mulvey

Mindy- Liz Seastrom

Georgeanne- Dylan McMahon

Tripp- Brandon Soriano

*Understudy Georgeanne- Deanna Irizarry

*Understudy Trisha- Nayeli Vazquez

Thank you all who auditioned! Everyone is so incredibly talented!

First read through is Sunday, January 21st from 1-3 pm. Scripts will be available once classes start on Tuesday. Any questions please reach out, and have a lovely rest of your weekend!

Five Women Callback List

"Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" Callbacks

 Hi everyone! Here is the list for callbacks, material will be provided at callbacks. 

Please arrive by 3:50 in the lobby. Thank you to everyone! We are so excited to see you all tonight!

Aida Menacho

Keyanna Mulvey

Deanna Irirzarry

Brandon Soriano

Nicolo Decarvalho

Marcos Pimentel

Issac Lopez

Rey Plante

Kayla Botelho

Dylan McMahon

Nayeli Vazquez

Liz Seastrom

Madaline Brown

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Scenic Designer for "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress"

 Growing stage scenic designer!

"Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" is looking for a scenic designer! Growing stage is a great opportunity to learn and practice so if you are interested please reach out! You would work with our faculty to design and help build the set for our Spring growing stage production!
Our production meetings are Fridays from 1-2 pm and tech/shows run March 31st to April 7th.
Interested? Please contact me at scandeias_4330@email.ric.edu.
Thank you all!
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ALL THEATRE MEETING

 RIC THEATRE STUDENTS

There will be an All Theatre meeting on Friday, January 19th from 1:00-1:45 PM.  Location TBD

Please put this on your calendars.

Macbeth Rehearsal Schedule: 1/14 - 1/18

SUNDAY (1/14): 

7-10pm Macbeth and Lady for text review and starting to block their scenes

MONDAY (1/15): 

7-10pm Macduff, Lennox, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Malcolm, Banquo, Duncan - we will talk about some interpersonal dynamics and do some text work (and maybe blocking) on I.4 and II.3 (discovery of body), smaller scenes depending on time

TUESDAY (1/16): 

7-10pm witches for movement, devising, and text work for all scenes (just witches, we'll put familiars in later)

WEDNESDAY (1/17): 

7-8:30pm Macbeth and Lady; 8:30pm Sergeant/Porter for text work

THURSDAY (1/18): 

7-10pm Macbeth, Banquo, Witches, Familiars - text and blocking prophecy scene of I.3 ; cauldron scene depending on time

See you all soon!

Weekly Schedule: January 12th through 19th

FRIDAY, 1/12

12:00pm - Design meeting for Cry-Baby

1:00pm - Production Meeting for 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress

2:00pm - Production Meeting for MACBETH

            https://ri-college.zoom.us/j/82174247751?pwd=TjkyK0ZOaHpRTnpyRU5zaXBmelZOdz09

            Meeting ID: 821 7424 7751

            Passcode: Theatre22

SATURDAY, 1/13

SUNDAY, 1/14

12:00-5:00pm - Auditions/Callbacks for Growing Stage: 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress!

7:00-10:00pm - Rehearsal for MACBETH

MONDAY, 1/15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

7:00-10:00pm - Rehearsal for MACBETH

TUESDAY, 1/16

Classes begin!!

7:00-10:00pm - Rehearsal for MACBETH

WEDNESDAY, 1/17

7:00-10:00pm - Rehearsal for MACBETH

THURSDAY, 1/18

 7:00-10:00pm - Rehearsal for MACBETH

 

FRIDAY, 1/19

1:00pm - Welcome Back Meeting - All Called! Theatre 091 & all majors/minors! SAPINSLEY HALL

2:00pm - Production Meeting for MACBETH

        Meeting ID: 821 7424 7751

        Passcode: 335230701

Spring Growing Stage Auditions!

 "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" Auditions

 Hello everyone! Reminder that auditions for 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress will be held on Sunday, January 14th from 12-3:15 with callbacks following from 4-5. Callback list will be posted around 3:30 that day!

Reminder that if you cannot make it in person, your video audition is due by January 13th at midnight.

We are super excited for another wonderful semester and to see all of you wonderfully talented humans! The information will be linked below if you need it again, see you all there!

Information: 

Audition Requirements: 5 Women Audition Info

 

Time Slot: Sign up for a time here

 

Audition Form: Fill out form here

Spring Growing Stage Crew!

"Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" Crew!

Hello and Happy New Year everyone! We are looking for a few awesome crew members for the spring growing stage "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress!" 

Tech/shows run March 31st to April 7th, so if you are interested and able to make it, please do not hesitate to reach out to scandeias_4330@email.ric.edu, we would love to have you! Posted below are the psoitions available, check it out! We are excited to get started!

Positions:

*Hair/Makeup Designer

Run Crew

Sound Board Op

Light Board Op

*Bear in mind if you are interested in designing hair and make up for the show you would need to be available for production meetings as well as come up with the concepts for the show. Thank you!

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