[gmu_players] March 2 Newsletter
- From: Jim Maiwurm <wurm42@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 08:24:57 -0800 (PST)
GMU Players Newsletter- March 2, 2003
CONTENTS:
I. "The Lady's Not For Burning" Closes on Sunday.
Strike to Follow!
II. Arts Improv Jam Sunday Night
III. Lysistrata Project Staged Reading March 3
IV. Spring Shorts Auditions Wednesday
V. Players Meeting Monday Night
VI. SETC Conference in Arlington March 6-8
VII. Misc. Announcements
VIII. Events Calendar
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I. LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING CLOSES SUNDAY, MARCH 2
STIKE HELP NEEDED!
The current Players mainstage production, "The Lady's
Not For Burning, directed by Ed Gero, closes Sunday
(today!) The last performance starts at 2:00. Strike will
start immediately following the end of the play (about
5:00) and will go until late Sunday evening. "Lady" has a
big set and an extensive light hang, and all hands are
needed for strike! If you need tech hours for class, or
want to learn more about sets and lights, or just feel
generous, tonight is a great opportunity! All skill levels
are needed.
Here's a capsule description of the play:
Set in a small English town in the 1400's, a young,
attractive daughter of an alchemist is sought for being a
witch. She comes to the Mayor's house for refuge full of
hope and reason, only to find the forces of hypocrisy,
superstition, greed, lust, bureaucracy and religion in the
form of the family members inside. She is also met by
another outsider, a young world weary soldier, who in his
existential despair, pleads for the gallows by confessing
to two murders. Written by Christopher Fry at the close of
World War II, this language rich romantic comedy pits
the individual heart against the world's ignorance and
cruelty, where the alchemy of human transformation may find
that life is worth living after all.
The Cast: Mark Carter, Ariela Graham, Billy Chace, Sky
Adams, Jeff Hindman, Dan Guy, Zack Myers, Erica Musyt, Anne
Steucker, Sarah Bever
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II. RE-SCHEDULED ARTS IMPROV JAM SUNDAY NIGHT IN BLACK BOX
The first-ever Arts Improv Jam at Mason will take place
from 8-10 om on Sunday, March 2 (tonight!) in Black Box.
That is, unless it snows AGAIN.
**Come and join the Arts Improv Jam.
Bring whatever you need to Improvise in your given
artistic field. For many of us that's just ourselves. For
others it's a pen and paper, or a drum, or whatever.
Bring an open mind and a willingness to experiment.
Bring friends!
This event will be all about collective participation.
It's not a performance, everyone is taking part in their
own way. Even if you never take "the stage" your creative
energy, or supportive energy is part of the process.
You don't need to prepare anything, but if you want to
bring things that you've created - you can share that as a
way to inspire creative improvisations for others.
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III. LYSISTRATA PROJECT READING AT MASON MARCH 3
On March 3 (3/3/03), more than 900 theater groups in 50
countries will stage readings of the ancient Greek play
"Lysistrata" to raise awareness and provoke debate about
moral and ethical issues of war and protest faced by the
Greeks in the Peloponnesian war and Americans in the Middle
East today.
The George Mason theater community will join the
Lysistrata Project, presenting our reading at 3:00 pm in
the JC Atrium (ground floor of the Johnson Center, outside
Dewberry Hall, aka the multipurpose room).
For more information on the Lysistrata Project, see:
http://www.pecosdesign.com/lys/
More information about the Lysistrata Project:
Our society is about to go to war. The imminent new war
in Iraq is controversial; It divides Americans at home and
NATO and the United Nations abroad. We are forced to ask
questions like:
"When should a country go to war?"
"Is this a "just" war, or unwarranted aggression by the
United States?"
"CAN there be a 'just' war?"
"When (if ever) does an abstract threat become great
enough to justify pre-emptive violence?"
"What can I, as an individual, do to make my voice
heard?"
This is not the first time our society has wrestled with
such questions. Many of the same issues were debated during
the Vietnam era.
But these questions are even older than that. 2,400 years
ago, a Greek man named Aristophanes wrote a play called
"Lysistrata"
"Lysistrata" tells the story of women from opposing
states who unite to end a war by refusing to sleep with
their husbands until the men agree to lay down their
swords. Powerless in their society and distraught over too
many of their children being slaughtered in battle, the
women take the only tactic available to them: they withhold
sex.
Fast-forward 2,400 years: swords are now weapons of mass
destruction. Faced with the prospect of massive loss of
human life -- both Iraqi and American -- Lysistrata Project
participants world-wide take a new tactic and add their
voices to the mounting clamor of global anti-war
protests.
NOTE: The George Mason "Lysistrata" reading is an
independent project, not sponsored by the Theater
Department
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IV. SPRING SHORTS AUDITIONS WEDNESDAY
Barring MORE snow, Auditions for the Spring Shorts
one-act festival will be Wednesday, March 5, in Black Box.
Audition format will be cold readings and improv work, no
memorization required,
The Spring Shorts Festival will be the weekend of
MARCH 28-29 in Black Box. Pieces range in length from 3
minutes up to about half an hour and cover a wide range of
emotional tones and theatrical styles. There truly will be
something for everyone, and this is an excellent chance to
"get your feet wet" in acting at George Mason without
committing to a full, feature-length production.
Auditions are open to all George Mason students in good
academic standing. You do NOT have to be a theater major,
or have any previous acting experience, at GMU
or elsewhere.
Audition sign-up sheet and review scripts are be
available in the Players Lounge (PAB A109), on the first
floor of the Performing Arts Building.
Directors and pieces for the Shorts Festival are:
Sky Adams: "Mechia" by Sky Adams
Jessica Basmadjian: 4 shorts by David Ulrich
Marisa Davison: "Silences Speak" by Elizabeth W. McKinley
Michael Fernandez: "Sign of the Times" by Michael Fernandez
Steve Fillmore: "Pillow Talk" by Peter Tolan
Ryan Mulkay: "Bell's Used Books" by Ryan Mulkay
Jeff Scanlon: "The Philadelphia" by David Ives
The Players are also looking for a technical director
and a lighting designer/master electrician (could be 1
or 2 people) to create a basic rep plot in Black Box for
the festival. Contact Jim Maiwurm at jmaiwurm@xxxxxxx if
interested.
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V. PLAYERS MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
The regular first-Monday-of-the-month general GMU
Players meeting will be Monday, March 3, at 8 pm in Black
Box. Come by if you have questions about studio proposals
or other players activities for the rest of spring
semester. Specific meetings to discuss proposals in-depth
and officer elections for next year are coming up, exact
times/dates to be announced ASAP.
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VI. SETC CONFERENCE IN MARCH
Clayton Austin passes along this announcement:
Great Opportunity!
This year the Southeast Theater Conference, (SETC) will be
hosted in Arlington, Virginia March 6 thru March 8. This is
an opportunity to meet and network with theater folk (and
employers) from the region. They are looking for volunteers
to man desks, help run auditions, set up exhibits, etc for
time slots of 2 to 4 hours. Students who volunteer may
attend the conference for the same number of hours, for
free. Nine hours gets you the rest of the convention. (30
hours, and you can earn a practicum credit!) This is a
great chance to meet people working in the profession, and
attend workshops, for free. For more information, contact
Clayton Austin. (993-1879)
The SETC convention web site is:
<http://www.setc.org/conventions/>
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VIII. MISC. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Lanford Wilson's newest play, "Book of Days," (directed by
Wendy Goldberg) opened in the Fichandler at Arena Stage on
Friday. Running in the Krieger at Arena through March 2 is
"Theosophilus North," adapted by Matthew Burnett from the
Thornton Wilder novel, directed by Mark Cuddy.
There are several ways for students and under-25s to get
cheap tickets at Arena, see
http://www.arena-stage.org/tickets/savingsprograms/ for
details.
--The American Cancer Society is seeking actors,
carpenters, stagehands, and a set designer to participate
in the annual Capital Baron's Ball. The ball is a
Western-themed fundraiser for cancer research and treatment
programs. The ball will be held at the Marriott Wardman
Park Hotel on Saturday, March 22 from 6:30 PM until 2:00
AM. For more information, please contact Mary Gordon,
Special Projects Chair, at gordon@xxxxxxxx or 301-755-2752
or visit capitalbaronsball.com
--PREMIERING PEN READINGS IN APRIL: The GMU Players
"Premiering Pen" staged readings of student-written works
will return this year, April 4-6. Contact Rachel Sarrano at
rsarrano@xxxxxxx with questions, more information TBA.
--SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: Information on summer internships has
begun to come in and is posted around the theater
lounge (PAB 109). Contact Clayton Austin (caustin@xxxxxxx)
with questions.
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VIII. EVENTS CALENDAR:
March 2: "The Lady's Not For Burning" closes in
Theaterspace Thurs.-Sat at 8 PM, Sat.-Sun. at 2 PM.
Strike will start at about 5:00 and go until late.
March 2: Improv Jam 8-10 PM in Black Box Theater
March 3: "The Lysistrata Project" reading at GMU in
the afternoon, other readings that evening at
Wooly Mammoth and other D.C. area theaters. See
http://www.pecosdesign.com/lys/ for more info.
March 3, 8 pm: Players Meeting in Black Box
March 6-8: SETC Conference in Arlington
March 9-16: Spring Break
March 27-30: Spring Shorts One Act Festival In
Black Box. Lineup and dates/times TBA.
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April 17-27, "Look Homeward Angel" runs in Theaterspace
Thurs.-Sat at 8 PM, Sat.-Sun. at 2 PM
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May 5: Last Day of classes
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