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TAD eUpdate November 11, 2008

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Deidre Goodwin Workshop
Unified Auditions
MWTA 200
Outnumbered Productions
Playwright Competition
MSU Alumni Go Wicked
Upcoming Events
Calendar
Deidra Goodwin Workshops
November 19-21
See Article for Details

Outnumbered Directing II One-Acts

November 20-22, 7:30 PM
Balcony Theatre

Playwright Submissions for Mystery Plays/UTD One-Acts
November 20


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Deidre Goodwin Workshop
Broadway actress and MSU Alumni Deidre Goodwin will be on our campus Wednesday, November 19 through Friday, November 21, conducting the following Master Classes:

Wednesday, November 19
-Musical Theatre Auditions Workshop, Carrington Auditorium, 11AM-12:50PM
-Dance Call - "Cell Block Tango"(movie version), McDonald Dance Studio 1-2:20 PM (Participants chosen by Darryl Clark; all others welcome to observe)

Thursday, November 20
-Working in Television and Film, Ellis Recital Hall, 1-2:50 PM

Friday, November 21
-So You Want to Be a Broadway Star?, Craig 206, 12-1:50PM

All are welcome to attend each workshop.

Deidre's Broadway credits include A Chorus Line (Sheila), Chita Rivera:  The Dancer's Life, Chicago (Velma Kelly), Nine (Our Lady of the Spa), Never Gonna Dance (Velma), Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Rocky Horror Show. Other New York Theatre credits includes Encores! The Pajama Game (Gladys), and Fringe Festival's Silence of the Lambs (Ardelia). Film credits include Chicago (June), Half Nelson, and Across the Universe.

Alice and Oedipus Auditions
Announcing the Unified Audition for A...My Name is Alice & Oedipus Rex!
 
The auditions will be held on:
-Tuesday December 9, Coger Theatre, 7-10 pm;
-Wednesday December 10, Coger Theatre, 6-8pm
 
Prepare: Women and men please prepare one monologue (90 seconds max, contemporary or style) and 16 bars of a Broadway or Cabaret style number (up tempo or balled). Bring sheet music to your audition, an accompanist will be provided. Please fill out an audition form (available on the call board and in the T&D office) and bring it to your audition 15 minutes prior to your audition time. Also bring a photo/resume if you have one.
 
Sign-Up: Please sign-up for a 3 minute time slot on the call board.
 
Callbacks will be held on:
-Wednesday December 10, Coger Theatre (Oedipus Only), 8-10pm
-Thursday December 11th Coger and Balcony Theatres (Oedipus), 6-10 pm
-Thursday December 11th Coger and Balcony Theatres (Alice), 6-10 pm
 
Note:  All BFA Acting and Musical Theatre Majors are required to audition. BA, BSED, MA, and all other majors are highly encouraged to audition. Please check the callboard on the 2nd floor of Craig Hall for audition forms and a breakdown/description of each production. Additionally, on the callboard you will find information regarding rehearsal times, technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, performances.
 
MWTA 2009
TADBanner08 The MidWest Theatre Auditions will be held on Febuary 20-22, 2009, at Webster University in St. Louis. This is the perfect opportunity to audition or apply for Summer Stock Companies, Graduate Programs, Internships, and Year-Round Theatres. Applications are due by December 12, 2008.

For more information, please visit their website by Clicking Here. You can also e-mail them at mwta@webster.edu, or call 314-968-6937.
Outnumbered Productions
This semester's Directing II One-Acts will be held November 20-22 at 7:30pm in Balcony Theatre (Craig Hall 2nd Floor).

This year's productions include:
-4 a.m. (Open All Night), directed by
Heather Ludwig
-Hell and Back, directed by Kelly Wilson
-Outcome, directed by Brittany Kohl
-What I Learned From Grizzly Bears, directed by Ivy Adams
-Removing the Glove, directed by Ryan Stuck
-Bright. Apple. Crush., directed by Hailey Wulff

Admission is FREE, but seating is limited, so please plan accordingly.
 
Playwrights- Modern Mystery Plays & UTD One-Acts
TADBanner08 This is a reminder that the 2nd Annual Modern Mystery Plays Playwright Competition is still accepting scripts! Completed scripts must be submitted no later than November 20, 2008.

Mystery Plays are the example of medieval drama, when people gather to hear and see the mystery of God unfold before them. The plays existed in "cycles" of individual performances of stories from Genesis to Revelation. You are invited to adapt to "mystery play" into a modern/current day setting. Two scripts will be chosen for the production in the Spring of 2009.

A scholarship of $500 will be awarded to the playwright of each production. To be eligible, you must be a student enrolled at Missouri State University with a major within the Theatre & Dance Department.

For more information, contact Sarah Wiggin (swiggin@missouristate.edu) or Howard Cavner (howardcavner@missouristate.edu). Please contact either Sarah or Howard ASAP, so that they can help track your progress!

The Modern Mystery plays are a cooperative program of The House Campus Ministry and the MSU Department of Theatre & Dance.

Also, the submission deadline for the UTD Student-Written One-Acts is November 20, 2008. Please give any original scripts to any UTD Officer, the Theatre & Dance Office (Craig 355), or to MissouriStateUTD@gmail.com.

MSU Alumni Go Wicked!
Missouri State Alumni Kyle Dean Massey and Kendra Kassebaum have recently starred in Wicked on Broadway together! Kassebaum recently left the production after playing Glinda, while Massey is currently in the ensemble, and is the understudy for the role of Fiyero.

Congratulations to both! Way to make Missouri State proud!
The TAD eUpdate is released every Tuesday at 5:00 PM. Should you have any new or updated information, perhaps something you want to share, please contact Matt Tassell (Tassell65456@MissouriState.edu).
 
The TAD eUpdate does not replace the department's callboards. Continue to check the callboards every day for more information.
 
This is an official publication of the Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance.
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