Audition, Crew Call and Drama Festival!

CHEKHOV VAUDEVILLES
The Hart House Drama Society is proud to present Chekhov Vaudevilles: The Bear & The Proposal, which will be performed March 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th:

In The Proposal, we have a FATHER who is being driven mad by his aging but still unattached daughter; we have a HYPOCHONDRIAC neighboring estate owner who after decades of vacillating finally comes over to ask her hand in marriage; and we have a DAUGHTER who wants to have the final word on everything no matter what !! In this piece we will focus on how the principal motivation of the characters increasingly takes them over, until their life becomes a LIVING FARCE.

In The Bear, HER sermon is about being the most loving and faithful wife - or so she says; and HE thunders on about being the Don Juan of the steppe - or so he says. To show the discrepancy between the real self and the idolized one, they would act out their real self in song-and-dance inserts. We will use early turn of the century popular hits, where for example she would dance out in a Tango (Life can't go on without that certain thing), the deadly trap her passionate love could be; and then he would mime out a Love song (You've got me crying again) showing him not as a Don Juan of the steppe but as a shy, affectionate little boychik. The Bear we would tackle as a MUSICAL COMEDY.

1. We are looking for enthusiastic actors with great comic timing for this production to work with professional director Zed Pitkin.

Auditions will be held:
Thursday Oct. 19th and Sunday Oct. 22nd
11-5 at Hart House

We also have another tentative audition date set for:
Saturday Oct. 21st
7:15-10:30pm also at Hart House (yet to be confirmed)

Come prepared with one comic monologue.
Please e-mail Zed mukidux@sympatico.ca with your resume and also to schedule your audition time.

2. The HHDS is also looking for dedicated crew members for the production to participate in our Theatre Mentorship Program. This program gives students a tremendous opportunity to work with professionals in different aspects of theatre. We are looking for a student to serve as an assistant director and apprentice to Zed as well as an assistant technical director, costume designer, and choreographer. Other than the mentorship positions, students are also needed for positions involving sound design, lighting, and stage management.
Please e-mail Zed mukidux@sympatico.ca in regards to the available positions.


U OF T DRAMA FESTIVAL
3. The Hart House Drama Society is now accepting submissions for the UofT Drama Festival 2007,which takes place the first week of February. We will be choosing two student-written and directed plays to submit to this annual adjudicated festival.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
1.
A. Playwright Submission:
a student-written play (60 minutes or less) can be submitted that is unaffiliated with any director.

B. Director Submission:
a student director unaffiliated with any play can apply to direct one of the playwright submissions. Directors must provide a letter about why they wish to direct, and including any previous experience. Scripts will be available for them to read prior to their interviews.
Interviews will also be held November 6th and 7th, time TBA.

2. Package Submission:
A student director can apply to direct a student-written play (60 minutes or less) as long as it is not written by the director.

You are able to submit to both categories. All scripts/directors will be chosen on the merits and strengths of their proposals.

RULES:
- All submissions should be in an envelope that is clearly labelled "ATTN Hart House Drama Society".
- Three copies of the scripts must be submitted.
- Your submission must include a cover page with your full name, student number, telephone number, and email address, and the submission type (ie Playwright, Director, or Package submission).
Submissions missing one or more of these will not be considered.
DEADLINE: Friday October 27th, 2006.
Submit to the Hart House Porter's Desk.