Pilobolus Summer Workshop Series

 I’m reaching out to share information about the 2026 Pilobolus Summer Workshop Series and to invite your students and broader dance community to participate. Given Rhode Island College’s commitment to immersive training and creative inquiry, I believe this program could be a strong complement to your students’ work. Open to university students, teachers, and movement enthusiasts, this immersive experience offers a deep dive into Pilobolus technique, repertory, and creative process.

Participants are welcome to attend individual weeks or the full series:

• Week One: Technique & Philosophy — June 22–26

• Week Two: Performance: Onstage & Beyond — June 29–July 3

• Week Three: Creation: Vision and Revision — July 6–10

Resources & Registration:

• View the Flyer: 2026 Pilobolus SWS Flyer

• Register Here: 2026 Pilobolus SWS Registration

• On-Campus Housing: Available for purchase in single or double rooms for all participants 18+.

Special Offer:

We are thrilled to offer your community a 15% discount through May 29, 2026. Use code RI15 at checkout for:

• Summer Workshop Weeks 1, 2, or 3

• Pilobolus Pedagogy Workshop

• Pilobolus Rep Intensive

Please feel free to share these materials with your network. If you or anyone in your community have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out, I’d be happy to help!

Abra Leonard

Office Assistant

O 860-868-0538

Weekly Schedule: May 4 - 12

MONDAY, 5/4
Last Day of Classes!

12:00pm - Music Theatre Singing presents songs from some of their favorite composers (Dance Studio)

7:00pm - "Villains" Cabaret (Forman Theatre)

TUESDAY, 5/5

Reading Day

WEDNESDAY, 5/6

1st Day of Exams

THURSDAY, 5/7

7:00pm - Beckie Menzie Showcase (for participants only)

FRIDAY, 5/8

1:00pm - Day 3 of MT/Performance 091s

7:00pm - Senior Showcase

SATURDAY, 5/9

SUNDAY, 5/10

MONDAY, 5/11

TUESDAY, 5/12

Last day of exams!

Have a great summer!  

Watch this space for information on fall auditions, which will be happening in August.

Musical Theatre Company Cabaret Invite

 Please click here to access the invitation to VILLAINS: AN ALL-STUDENT CABARET

Come Support your Fellow Students!

Topics class presents Songs From '80s and '90s musicals-Thursday 4/30 at 1PM  in the BABS. 

Musical Theatre Performance class presents "American History In The Key Of Broadway"-Thursday 4/30 at 2 PM in the BABS. 

Music Theatre Singing presents songs from some of their favorite composers-Monday 5/4 at noon in the Dance Studio. 

Rhode Island College Theatre mourns the passing of Bob Colonna

Rhode Island College Theatre mourns the passing of Bob Colonna, a longtime adjunct professor and director whose presence shaped our department for years.  His life in the theatre was not simply long—it was deeply rooted, generous, and profoundly influential. For more than fifty years, he gave himself fully to the stage and to the people who shared it, leaving a legacy that reaches far beyond any single production.

As a teacher, Bob was unforgettable. He didn’t simply instruct—he performed, entertained, and regaled students with stories from a lifetime in the business. He challenged them, believed in them, and inspired them to go further than they thought possible. His direction of The Heiress and The Tempest reflected not only his mastery of craft, but his deep faith in the potential of every actor in the room. He had a rare ability to see what others might overlook, and he guided his students toward discoveries that would stay with them long after they left the stage.

We will miss his endless jokes, his show business stories, and his exuberant, larger-than-life spirit. The theatre community—especially here in Rhode Island—has lost a cornerstone. Yet his influence endures, woven into the fabric of the artists, students, and productions he helped bring to life.

Featured Film Audition

 Please send self tapes to selftapes@bostoncasting.com by Thursday 4/30 at 12pm.

RUBBER HUT

SAG-AFTRA Low Budget 

Feature Film 

Writer/Director: Hanna Gray Organschi 

Producers: Elizabeth Woodward, Tara Sheffer  

Executive Producers: Jason Michael Berman, Anne Carey

Production Companies: WILLA, Stone Fruit Productions, Unlikeable Woman Productions

Casting Director: Matthew Glasner 

Local Casting Director: Lisa Lobel, CSA

Local Associate Casting Director: Melissa Morris, CSA

Shoot Dates: June 2026 

Location: Rhode Island  

Grace Van Patten is ‘Emanuella’ 

**SEEKING NEW ENGLAND BASED ACTORS ONLY** 

[PATTY] Female, white, 18+ to play 17 years old. She’s a Pixar character come to life, but very pregnant and battling misery. Highly impressionable. Intelligent and inquisitive. She used to have a spark and wants to get it back, but right now the world feels unkind. Is there anything worth being excited about? Works at the local deli. Likes The Pixies and The Violent Femmes. SUPPORTING 

[KITTY] Female, white, 18+ to play 15-17 years old. A small-town New England teen who’s ready to rebel but unsure how. Has a real spark. Emotionally mature, naturally savvy, insatiably curious. Frequently gets in trouble for cursing and talking back but isn’t ever trying to be difficult, just wants to make her point as convincingly as possible. Fancies herself political (radically progressive in the context of her tight-knit Italian Catholic family and community). Feels like the black sheep, which works for her. SUPPORTING 

Logline: Rhode Island, 1992. An entrepreneurial ex-Pan Am stewardess opens a drive-thru condom kiosk in her Italian Catholic town. Overnight, Emanuella becomes the local lightning rod, a radical hero to the neighborhood teens and an unlikely threat to her tight-knit community.  

Audition Instructions:

Slate (in a separate tape from your audition): Name, Height & Where you are based

Audition: Create a self tape using the attached sides.

Sides:

Kitty

Patty

Student Film

 Hi! I’m a film student looking for actors for my short one minute film final project. Need two young (18- 28 ish) women to play sisters and one preferably older (30+) man to play one’s boss. If extras interested for brief workplace scene, would love that too but not necessary. 

Michael M. Cassandra

cmichael_7196@email.ric.edu

Weekly Schedule: April 26 - May 1

SUNDAY, 4/26

MONDAY, 4/27

5:30-10pm - Student Chor Tech

TUESDAY, 4/28

5:30-10pm - Student Chor Tech

WEDNESDAY, 4/29

Cap & Gown!

5:30-10pm - Student Chor Tech

THURSDAY, 4/30

7:30pm - Student Choreography performance!

FRIDAY, 5/1

1:00pm - Day 2 of MT/Performance 091s

2:00pm - Tech/Design 091s (Tech Classroom)

7:30pm - Student Choreography performance!

Tech/Design 091s - Friday, May 1st

As indicated in the 091 syllabus, 091s for Tech/Design majors will be held on Friday afternoon, May 1st up in the Tech Classroom. These time slots are an opportunity to talk about how your semester went, get and give feedback with the faculty, review your resumes and portfolios, and plan classes and show assignments for the future.

If you have a conflict with a time slot, please let Nicki know and/or try to switch with someone!

* If you're not a major but have worked on shows and would like feedback or design/tech resume help, please email Nicki (nfrechette@ric.edu)

TECH CLASSROOM

1:00pm - Abbey L

1:20pm - Molly

1:40pm - Jordan

2:10pm - Abby M

2:30pm - Kaylee

2:50pm - Brady

3:10pm - Hannah

3:30pm - Andrew

Sign up for Voice Juries!

 The sign up sheet for Voice Juries is up and located outside of Don St. Jean's office. Thank you!

091 Performnce/Musical Theatre Appointments for Friday 4/24/2026

 SCHEDULE FOR 091 JURIES(Performance/Musical Theatre)

***Please bring 091 Punch Card to your jury***

FRIDAY April 24th Billie Ann Burrill Movement/Rehearsal space

1:00 Tracy Lee Allard

1:10 Kayla Botelho

1:20 Ethan Brittsan

1:30 Ruby Costa

1:40 Allison Hall

1:50 BREAK

2:00 Chris DePina

2:10 Korina Daniels 

2:20 Jasson DeLeon

2:30 Maggie Doncaster

2:40 Marlyn Dunlop

2:50 BREAK 

3:00 Jeffrey Gonzalez

3:10 Caroline Francisco

3:20 Avery Kuznar

3:30 Brianna Lawrence

3:40 Leilani Lavallee

3:50 Shawn T. Simmons

ACTF For Spring Semester 2026

Hello all --

We had a tremendous semester of shows.

Here are the ACTF nominations for every production:

Underdog (from Pat and Alan Hawkridge -- their recommendations are for self-nominations, since blizzard aftermath made formal ACTF response not possible):

IRENE RYAN - Maggie Doncaster

MERIT AWARD FOR PROPERTIES Molly McCrone

MERIT AWARD FOR STAGE MANAGEMENT Rey Plante

MERIT AWARD FOR UNDERDOG Outstanding Cast Ensemble

MERIT AWARD FOR UNDERDOG: Outstanding Production Staff  

DNA (from Ted Clement and Jay Are Adams):

IRENE RYAN - Kayla Botelho

MERIT AWARD FOR DNA Outstanding Cast Ensemble

MERIT AWARD FOR DNA Outstanding Production Staff  

MERIT AWARD FOR DIRECTING Mariana Villa-Jaramillo

Jesus Christ Superstar (from Linda and Luke Sutherland):

IRENE RYAN - Avery Kuznar

MUSICAL THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP - Marcos Mendoza-Cabrera

MERIT AWARD FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Outstanding Cast Ensemble

MERIT AWARD FOR STAGE MANAGEMENT - Jordan Donovan

MERIT AWARD FOR DANCE CAPTAIN - Rebecca DeVivo

MERIT AWARD FOR SCENIC AND LIGHT DESIGNS - Alexander P. Sprague

MERIT AWARD FOR PROJECTION DESIGN - Alexander P. Sprague and Samuel F. Wright

MERIT AWARD FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Outstanding Production Staff

Here is the link for Design, Technologies & Management -

https://www.kcactfregion1.org/student-opportunities/design-technologies-management-dtm/

ACTF for JCS

 Congratulations to everyone on an amazing production of Jesus Christ Superstar!!!

Please find the ACTF response nominations below:

IRENE RYAN - Avery Kuznar

MUSICAL THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP - Marcos Mendoza-Cabrera

MERIT AWARD FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Outstanding Cast Ensemble

MERIT AWARD FOR STAGE MANAGEMENT - Jordan Donovan

MERIT AWARD FOR DANCE CAPTAIN - Rebecca DeVivo

MERIT AWARD FOR SCENIC AND LIGHT DESIGNS - Alexander P. Sprague

MERIT AWARD FOR PROJECTION DESIGN - Alexander P. Sprague and Samuel F. Wright

MERIT AWARD FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Outstanding Production Staff  

Weekly Schedule: April 17 - 24

FRIDAY, 4/17

8:00am -  Jesus Christ Superstar cast/crew call

10:00am - Jesus Christ Superstar performance #2 (school show)

5:30pm -  Jesus Christ Superstar cast/crew call

7:30pm - Jesus Christ Superstar performance #3

9:30pm - ACTF Response for JCS

SATURDAY, 4/18

11:00am -  Jesus Christ Superstar cast/crew call

1:00pm - Jesus Christ Superstar performance #4

(dinner at Donovan)

6:00pm -  Jesus Christ Superstar cast/crew back to the theatre

7:30pm - Jesus Christ Superstar performance #5

SUNDAY, 4/19

11:00am -  Jesus Christ Superstar cast/crew call

1:00pm - Jesus Christ Superstar performance #6

MONDAY, 4/20

TUESDAY, 4/21

WEDNESDAY, 4/22

THURSDAY, 4/23

FRIDAY, 4/24

1:00pm - Day 1 of MT/Performance 091s

Link to JCS Program

 JCS PROGRAM

GAMM Auditions

 Hello All

Please follow the link to the GAMM audition announcement. 

Audition Opportunity

 

SEEKING SKILLED VOCALISTS Performers must be able to read music. We are looking for actors/singers who can fit their sound into the fabric of the choir/ensemble AND sing like a soloist when needed. Actors who have choral or a Capella experience are encouraged to audition.

Seeking performers for OCTET; the critically acclaimed a cappella musical by Dave Malloy. Directed by Bari Robinson, with Musical Direction by Jeff Christmas, and Movement Direction from Ben Wheelwright. Octet is part of the 2026 Portland Theater Festival season, a three-show summer season of professional contemporary theater performed across Portland, Maine. PTF Founder and Artistic Director is Dave Register. Managing Director is Jenn London. Casting by Kendall Cooper.  "In a quiet room, eight strangers gather in a support group for internet addiction, each searching for clarity, connection, and a way back to themselves. What unfolds is a haunting and exhilarating a cappella musical—an intricate, deeply human portrait of isolation, longing, and the search for meaning in a digital age. Octet asks what we lose when we drift from one another—and what it might take to return." First Rehearsal: o/a July 1st 2026                                     First Performance: July 23 2026                                        Last Performance: August 9th 2026                                  Compensation: AEA special appearance rate, or $1750 flat rate for non-union Audition Info: In person auditions will be in Portland, ME on SATURDAY May 2nd and SUNDAY May 3rd and self-tape submissions will also be accepted.  *Local Hires Preferred. Limited Housing is available for out of town actors.  *Both AEA and non-union talent of all ethnicities are encouraged to submit.  CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES (breakdown and ideal singing ranges):  Jessica (Soprano 1, G3-A5)- white. Young to middle aged. Went viral on social media in the wrong way Henry (Bass 1, C2-F#4), young to middle aged - addicted to all games that have to do candy  Paula (Alto 2, D#3-D5), middle aged- Leader of the group. Has trouble with her husband Velma (Soprano 2, F3-F5), young- into tarot cards and the occult. She has curves Ed (Bass 2, B1-D4), older with a very deep singing voice- looking for love Karly (Alto 1, F3-D5), young- looking for love Toby (Tenor 1, C2-A4), young- angsty, has thoughts about conspiracies Marvin (Tenor 2 C2-G#4), young or middle aged, energetic- Scientist. He’s seen God, he thinks **PLEASE NOTE** Performers must be able to read music. We are looking for actors/singers who can fit their sound into the fabric of the choir/ensemble AND sing like a soloist when needed. Actors who have choral or a Capella experience are encouraged to audition. All roles are 18+; otherwise the ages for parts are relatively open, so we are looking to audition a wide variety of people with excellent musical skills. All roles are open ethnicity except Jessica. To submit please send a Headshot and resume (or current photo), along with requested info below to:  Email: KendallCooperCasting@gmail.com // Subject Line: PTF 2026 - OCTET Name: Phone Number:  Email Address:  City and State of Residence:  Union? (AEA or non union):  Vocal Part and/or Range:  Character(s) you are submitting for:  Are you available either May 2nd or 3rd for an in person audition in the Portland area?:  Please attach your performance resume and headshot. If headshot is not current please attach a current photo instead:  If you are interested / available in auditioning for this production, please submit your information as soon as possible. We will respond with detailed audition instructions. Please feel free to share and forward this casting notice! We appreciate your help in getting the word out to local performers!