News this Week!

1) Casting Call for Student Movie Shoots

The Hart House Film Board workshop participants are shooting several short movies over the weekend of November 4 & 5 (mostly 5) and are looking for a variety of actors. Many roles up for grabs. Time commitments vary. To be considered please drop by Hart House, the 3rd floor, between 7 and 9pm this Friday. No appointment necessary - just drop in. If you are interested but cannot make that time send a note to rick.palidwor@utoronto.ca


2) UofT Drama Festival Submissions Deadline: Friday Oct 27th!
We are looking for playwrights and directors!

We're now accepting submissions at the Porter's Desk! We want submissions
from:
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.

C. 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 Porters Desk.


3) Fringosity!
Friday November 17th, 2006 in the Music Room at Hart House
Screenings November 1st and 2nd
An Annual Cabaret/Variety Night!

We are looking for:

A) All acts - drama, music, spoken word, special talents, improv, dance. . . If interested, please email harthouse.drama@utoronto.ca for a screening time and let us know what you'll be doing for us and how long it'll be.

B) We are also looking for a student to help our committee organize this event. A student will work with other students on our society to watch screenings, put together a running order, and oversee the smooth running of this event. It's a great opportunity to get involved with the HHDS, to learn what's involved in putting up an event, and to see some of the talent on campus. Please email harthouse.drama@utoronto.ca.


4) Workshops THIS WEEKEND!
Saturday November 28, 2006

A) Auditioning Workshop with director/actor Jeremy Hutton Saturday October 28th from 1-3 in the Arbor Room
Please prepare a monologue and sign up on the Porters' Desk beginning Tuesday October 17th, 2006. Ask for the Drama Binder.
The workshop costs 5 dollars for non-HHDS members, and is free to members. A membership costs 15 dollars and most workshops will be free to members.

B) Improv Workshop With Julie Dumais!
Saturday October 28 4-9 PM (Room will be posted at the Porters' Desk)
Longform and Intelligent Shortform: The Scene, the Group and the Game
Improv is the art of spontaneous theatre, and can take on many forms. Fundamental to all those forms is solid scenework. In this workshop Julie will take the group through a series of exercises that will teach the fundamentals of good scenework and then how to further apply those skills to a broader longform format.
All Improv backgrounds are welcome.

A Toronto-based actor, improviser and producer, Julie has been involved with improvisation for well over a decade. She recently wrapped a 3 year run as co-producer and performer at the weekly Monday-night deathmatch cabaret: catch23 IMPROV. Julie has performed as part of the Second City National Touring Company, at the Vancouver International Improv Festival, as a returning member of the Winnipeg Improv Festival ensemble and with the always-changing cast of the soundtrack project: her pet longform project cinematically scored by acclaimed turntablist, DJ Hangman. She is also one half of 10,000 to Flight (an appealingly appalling improv outfit with creative partner Mark Andrada) and she works regularly with the Impatient Theatre Co. (as a performer and a coach). When she’s not whoring herself as a voiceover “artist” or thinking about her next meal, Julie runs the largest regional high school improv tournament in Canada and teaches nationally with the Canadian Improv Games… where she once won a national gold medal. A very long time ago.

Cost: 20 dollars for the workshop. There is no HHDS membership discount, as this is an Improv Intensive. Participants may also want to join the Improv Jams Improv Group, which performs and practices regularly and is hosting an Inter-University Festival in January!!


5) Improv Show
Tuesday Oct 31st - Arbor Room, 8 pm

Come check out the Improv Team in a hilarious evening of theatre games, vignettes, and a foot-stompin' good time. Who knows? Perhaps some Holiday fun may be thrown into the mix... You're in for a real treat! This event is free, and all are encouraged to attend in COSTUME! Then sit back and enjoy the show!


6) Playwrights' Circle
Wednesday Nov 1st 2006 from 6:30-9:30 in the North Sitting Room at Hart House

Bring out a play, a scene, or a monologue which you've written and share it with other like-minded writers! Copies are appreciated, as we tend to read all parts aloud.


7) 5-Buck Lunch
Hart House Great Hall, Wednesday Nov 8th

The Hart House Drama Society is sponsoring a 5-Buck Lunch at Hart House. We are looking for people to help provide entertainment at the event! Please contact harthouse.drama@utoronto.ca if interested.

Otherwise, come out and eat the delicious food!


8) OnStage!
Thursday Nov 9th 7-9 in the Arbor Room

We're looking for performance acts, playreadings, poetry, dance, music -
anything to fill a spot in our regular cabaret/open mic variety night! Email
harthouse.drama@utoronto.ca if interested, and also check out Fringosity!


9) AND THE WINNER IS...

The Beg, Borrow and Steal Festival Audience Choice Award Results are in.....

A remounted production will be given to The Johnnie and Morgan Mystery Hour!

the stunning and hilarious play by Johnnie Walker, starring the talented Mr. Walker himself and the phenomenal Morgan Norwich, directed by Caitlin McCarthy and stage managed by Andrea Kwan!

It will be playing at the HHDS Christmas Party, Dec. 15th. Watch out for more announcements!

The event is free, so if you missed the show, or just can't get enough of it, come on out, watch some great theatre, and mingle with other theatre lovers!