Hamlet Replayed opened this past weekend!
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Monday, February 25, 2019
Hamlet Replayed opened on Friday, February 22! Congratulations to director/professor Leslie Felbain and the entire cast and crew. Check out the feature story below about some students' experiences in developing their characters for the piece, as well as the amazing photographs featuring the work of MFA Design candidates Austin Blake Conlee on costumes, Chris Brusberg on lighting, and Dylan Uremovich on projections, along with set by Daniel Pinha.
Mark your calendars! We have a number of events coming up in the next month or so, including the Fearless New Play Festival (which kicked off a couple weekends ago with a panel of local theater professionals), a PhD symposium with illustrative alumni Robin Bernstein and Douglas Jones, TDPS Backwards auditions and an IPCCR report by Jennifer Barclay about her recent travels to scope out the London and Dublin theater scenes.
Don't forget to check out the latest job, audition, and internship opportunities in the Opportunities section below!
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Hamlet Replayed, February 22 - March 2 at The Clarice - photos by Dave Andrews
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Hamlet Replayed
Directed by Leslie Felbain
February 22 - March 2
Hamlet is knee-deep in a personal and political quagmire. His father, the king, has been murdered by his uncle Claudius, who has hastily married his sister-in-law to assume the throne. Seeking to avenge his father’s murder, Hamlet sets off a chain of events resulting in death, destruction and a notable absence of justice. But the politics and scandal in Shakespeare’s classic tragedy are nothing compared to the political discord and global uncertainty of today. This student-driven, devised theater piece, adapted from the Bard’s tale, imagines a new cast of greedy, divisive leaders—and a new generation to challenge those leaders and liberate themselves.
Tickets and information
here.
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Fearless New Play Festival
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Curated by Jennifer Barclay
March 7-9
Our Fearless New Play Festival is a three-day celebration of new scripts in development. Keynote Playwright Sheila Callaghan will present staged reading of her newest play in development on Thursday, March 7
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Staged readings of new ten-minute plays by current students on Friday, March 8, and a showcase of new short plays by alumni, followed by a closing night celebration on Saturday, March 9
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Tickets and Information
here.
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IPCCR Report: Jennifer Barclay
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Thursday, February 28, 3:30-4:00pm
Room 1809, The Clarice
Jennifer Barclay has just returned from a trip to London and Dublin where she saw 8 plays in 9 days and networked with artistic and literary directors. Come listen to a report about the best and the worst of the productions, the current controversy within the Dublin theatre community and what time you have to wake up to get a rush ticket at The National. Jen will also present her new internationally-inspired list of "Top 7 Principles That Seem to Me, At This Point, to be Essential to Making Powerful Theatre."
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"Illustrious Alums" - MA/PhD Symposium
Friday, March 8, 1-3pm
Cafritz Foundation Theatre
The History/Theory Area invites illustrious alumni
Robin Bernstein, PhD (Harvard University) and
Douglas Jones, MA (Rutgers University) back to campus for speak about their research and careers since graduating from our MA/PhD program.
More information about their presentations
here. Mark your calendars!
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UTAS - TDPS Backwards
Wednesday, March 13, 7:30pm
Is there a song you’ve been dying to perform that traditionally wouldn’t be sung by someone who looks like you?
TDPS Backwards is here to shatter those gender norms and give students a space to sing ANY broadway song they want regardless of gender identity, race, age, etc. Inspired by Broadway Backwards, UTAS felt a need to have a fun night where students could sing songs from their favorite musicals regardless of how it is/was originally performed. Voluntary donations received the night of the performance will go to
Broadway Cares’ initiative to finding a cure for AIDS. Come out and have a blast with us as TDPS students and friends sing their heart out!
Auditions: Tuesday, February 26th from 4-7pm in the Schoenbaum Rehearsal Room (Room 3732). More info
here.
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"Hamlet Replayed" ensemble - photo by Dave Andrews
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From the outside to the inside and back again:
Four actors share their experiences on "Hamlet Replayed"
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“If one snaps, we all drop.” Learn more from our students about the process of character development, understanding tension states and making physical and emotional transformations in “Hamlet Replayed," directed by
Leslie Felbain
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Read the full article by Renee Gerardo
here
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Solomon Parker III, left, and Korinn Walfall perform in "Ain’t Misbehavin’" at Signature Theatre.
Photo: Christopher Mueller
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TDPS alumna
Korinn Walfall '16 was featured in last week’s
Maryland Today for her role in Signature Theatre's
Ain't Misbehavin'! She gives a special shout-out to faculty
Brian MacDevitt, Patrik Widrig, and Sara Pearson. The show runs at Signature Theatre until March 10; find out more about the production in the
Washington City Paper.
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- Congratulations to MA candidate Jordan Ealey on having her play SELF-PORTRAIT WITH DIRTY HAIR included in the Keegan Theatre's recent Boiler Room Series WOMXN on Fire Festival! Learn more about the festival and Jordan’s play here.
- Congratulations to MFA Dance candidates Ama Law and Shawn Stone on a beautiful and SOLD OUT thesis concert a couple weeks ago! Check out these great reviews of their work in The Diamondback and UMD Writer’s Bloc.
- The Triumph of Isabella Experience will be featured as part of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) conference in Orlando, FL on August 9 this summer. ATHE is the largest theater conference in North America and The Triumph project will be represented by PhD students Christen Mandracchia, Q Haeri, and Allison Hedges, along with performing arts librarian and MA alum Drew Barker.
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Have news you want to share?
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- NEW The Shakespeare Theatre Company seeks qualified Teaching Artist candidates and qualified Camp Assistants for Camp Shakespeare 2019, a summer education program from June 17 to August 17. For more information about Camp Shakespeare, check here. or apply on their website or send a cover letter, resume, and references to employment@shakespearetheatre.org.
- NEW Monologue Madness is currently hiring production & administrative staff for the upcoming 2019 event in Washington, DC. More information at their website.
- NEW Totem Pole Playhouse in Fayetteville, PA, is looking to fill several positions for their 2019 summer stock season. For information, see the flyer.
- NEW Wildwood Summer Theatre is looking for staff members and designers for their 2019 summer season team. Rehearsals start early June. Positions are unpaid but provide great working relationships and opportunities. Send resumes and covers letters to chairman@wst.org or producer@wst.org. More information is available on their website.
- NEW Capital Fringe is looking for staff and interns for a variety of positions for the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival from July 9-28. For more information, visit their website and check out their flyer
- NEW The Humanities Beyond the Academy Group will hold their first symposium, “Activism, Academia, and 21st Century Graduate Education,” on Thursday, February 28. They hope to motivate attendees to think about ways to engage public audiences with their scholarship. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Register here and check out the flyer for more details.
- NEW The Harmonia School of Music & Art, an after-school program for music and theater in Vienna, VA, is seeking a marketing intern from March to August 2019. See the flyer for more information.
- Folger Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library is seeking an experienced Lead House Manager. For more information see the flyer and their website.
- Imagination Stage is offering a Professional Apprenticeship program for graduating college seniors. The apprenticeship is a one-year, full-time professional development program designed to give young theater professionals hands-on experience in a professional TYA theater setting. They offer apprenticeships in Education, Access & Inclusion, Marketing & Development, and Production. See the flyer for more details.
- Florida Studio Theatre is seeking interns and apprentices for the 2019-2020 season. Intern & Apprentice program is an immersive and comprehensive way to bridge the gap between academic theatre and the professional world and to provide additional training and experience to those individuals who are serious about careers as theatre professionals. Priority deadline is March 5, 2019. More information here.
- FRESHH Inc Theater is seeking a creative team for their hip hop theater production, HERstory: Love Forever, Hip Hop at the Kennedy Center this June. They are looking to fill the following positions: production manager, scenic designer, dramaturgical assistants, assistant director, and assistant stage manager. See the flyer for more details.
- The Washington Stage Guild is seeking an intern for its upcoming production of RESOLVING HEDDA by Jon Klein and directed by Steven Carpenter. The intern would have a walk-on role (no lines; three brief entrances) and assist the stage manager during pre & post-show and intermission. A modest stipend is available. Time commitments would be technical rehearsals (March 16-17) through opening weekend (March 24) and weekends through the run of the show (to April 14). Please direct submissions/inquiries to: WSGAuditions@gmail.com.
- Signature Theatre invites students to register for Overtures, a two-week intensive, professional training program in June 2019 that provides rigorous and comprehensive instruction in vocal technique, performance technique, dance, acting and audition skills. For more information about auditions and registration, visit their website
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- The Clarice's NextLOOK, a partnership with Joe's Movement Emporium, is seeking applications from artists to develop new work in 2019-2020. Applications are due on Friday, March 1. See the call for applications here.
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- The Welders, DC's professional playwrights' collective, is seeking a dramaturgy intern. To apply, please see the attached call.
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- The Shakespeare Theatre Company seeks an Education Office Coordinator for an active Education Department. This position provides administrative and office support for the Senior Director of Education and Engagement and the Education Department. Please apply on their website, or send a cover letter, resume, and references to employment@shakespearetheatre.org.
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- Bates Dance Festival will soon announce their 2019 Summer Festival line-up. BDF is an international professional dance training program with multiple work-study, internship and scholarship opportunities in admin, dance education, social media, community engagement, technical production, and videography. Applications for technical production and videography internships are highly encouraged. The Technical Production Internship is intended for young designers with a strong interest in dance production and stage design. The focus of the Videography Internship is on camera work and video editing necessary for proper documentation and promotional materials related to dance. For more information, contact Kendra Portier (TDPS Dance artist-in-residence) or visit the Bates Dances Festival website.
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