Here is the Theatre class schedule for September:

Monday: Technology for Theatre 3:00pm – 5:30pm

Tuesday: Acting for Theatre 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Wednesday: Writing for Theatre and Technology for Theatre 3:00pm – 5:30pm

Thursday: Acting for Theatre 3:00pm – 5:30pm

Friday: (Optional) Film Club 3:00pm – 5:30pm

Class Summaries:

Technology for Theatre: Students will study and operate various types of theatre equipment and learn the art of stagecraft. This class will be very hands on and will continue throughout production of this semesters play.

Acting for Theatre: Students will engage in a variety of acting exercises and techniques. They will prepare monologues, dialogues and learn the process of auditioning for different productions.

Writing for Theatre: Students will study the writing techniques of comedy productions and write their own script to be performed by the acting students.

Film Club: (Optional) This is a social club that will study and discuss various comedic techniques of AFI’s top comedy films. Students will be required to take notes and write reviews on each film we watch.

Auditions

October 7^th and 8^th, 2008

Actors will need to have a 1 minute monologue, 30 sec monologue and Acapella piece (A vocal song without musical accompaniment) prepared for audition. Dress comfortably and be prepared to dance and physically act.

Techs will need to apply for desired position and interview with Stage Manager for their audition. You will need a typed resume with a list of previous experiences with stage craft and other knowledge’s that would be beneficial to our production. (Construction, electrical, sound, crafts, etc.)

The Fall Semester Play:

City Academy

and

Urban Dragon Productions

presents

Larry Shue's

"The Nerd"

THE STORY: Now an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI whom he has never met but who saved has life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam. He has written to Rick to say that, as long as he is alive, "you will have somebody on Earth who will do anything for you"—so Willum is delighted when Rick shows up unexpectedly at his apartment on the night of his thirty-fourth birthday party. But his delight soon fades as it becomes apparent that Rick is a hopeless "nerd"—a bumbling oaf with no social sense, little intelligence and less tact. And Rick stays on and on, his continued presence among Willum and his friends leading to one uproarious incident after another, until the normally placid Willum finds himself contemplating violence—a dire development which, happily, is staved off by the surprising "twist" ending of the play.