Announcements
Xperimental Theatre's 24 HOUR THEATRE - APPLICATIONS/SIGN UPS ARE HERE!
Its that time of year again, time to prepare for 24 Hour Theatre! Some of you may ask, well...what is 24 Hour Theatre? If so, we shall tell you:24 Hour Theatre is a unique theatrical experience in which writers, directors, actors, and designers conceive and perform a piece in a full 24 hours. At 8pm on Friday January 22nd writers arrive. The write all through the night to prepare a 20 minute script. At 8am on Saturday January 23rd, directors arrive, are assigned a show, and meet with the writers about the concept. At 9am on January 23rd actors arrive. They are casted in the shows, and then rehearse all day, memorizing lines, gathering costumes, blocking, etc. Until finally at 8pm (a full 24 hours from the beginning) the shows are performed.WRITERS AND DIRECTORS: If you wish to apply to be a writer or director, applications are now available on the Xperimental Theatre call board in the basement of Rarig. These applications are due in the X Box outside of the X office by noon on Friday December 4th.ACTORS: If you wish to act, there is a sign up sheet on the call board as well.VOLUNTEERS: If none of these things interest you, and you wish to be involved in some other aspect (props, costumes, etc) please email thex@umn.edu to volunteer. November 23rd, 2009Auditions for Execution of Justice Announced
AuditionsExecution of Justiceby Emily MannDirected by Dominic Taylor *Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (7p-11p)**Thursday, December 10, 2009 (7p-11p)*The auditions will be held in Studio A (506 Rarig)Anyone auditioning should prepare two Contemporary Monologues, (one serious, one comedic). Each monologue should be no longer than two minutes.Sign-up sheets are located on the Callboard in the lounge (across from the tunnel entrance)Below are the rehearsal dates and performance:Rehearsals are February 22-April 15, 2010Mon.-Fri. 6:30-10:30pSaturday 12:00-5:00pNo rehearsals during Spring Break (March 14-21, 2010) · Wednesday, April 7th Crew Watch (6:30-10:30p)· Thursday, April 8th Tech rehearsal (6:30-10:30p)· Friday, April 9th Tech rehearsal (6:30-10:30p) · Saturday, April 10th Tech/Dress Rehearsal**(10:00a-10:00p)· Sunday, April 11th Tech/Dress Rehearsal****(10:00a-10:00p) · Monday, April 12th - NO REHEARSAL· Tuesday, April 13th Dress Rehearsal (6:00-11:00p)· Wednesday, April 14th Dress Rehearsal (6:00-11:00p) · Thursday, April 15th Preview*** (6:00-11:00p)***Curtain at 7:30pPerformance dates:Friday, April 16th 8:00p OpeningSaturday, April 17th 8:00p performanceSunday, April 18th 2:00p Matinee/Photocall after performanceWednesday, April 21st 7:30p performanceThursday, April 22nd 7:30p performanceFriday, April 23rd 10:00AM Student MatineeFriday, April 23rd 8:00p performanceSaturday, April 24th 8:00p Closing performance If you have any questions, please contact Dominic Taylor at taylo803@umn.edu November 23rd, 2009Dance Revolutions Video Now Online
We just posted the "Thought Through Motion: Dance Revolutions 09-10 Video" on the department website: http://www.theatre.umn.edu/utheatredance/dancerevolutions.php. It is also available on our Facebook Fan Page and Youtube Channel.Enjoy! And don't forget to check out Dance Revolutions running December 11-13, 2009. November 17th, 2009New Backstage Pass Weekly Newsletter Available Online
Backstage Pass, the weekly newsletter produced by the Peers, is now available online. It can be found on the Current Students Resource Page. October 30th, 2009
Upcoming Dance Events
- Dance Revolutions
- 12/11/2009 8:00 PM
- Location: The Whiting Proscenium Stage Rarig Center
- 12/12/2009 8:00 PM
- Location: Rarig Center
Upcoming Theatre Events
- Wild Honey
- 12/03/2009 7:30 PM
- Location: Kilburn Arena Theatre Rarig Center
- 12/05/2009 7:30 PM
- Location: Kilburn Arena Theatre Rarig Center
- A Month In the Country
- 12/04/2009 7:00 PM
- Location: Kilburn Arena Theatre Rarig Center
- 12/05/2009 2:00 PM
- Location: Kilburn Arena Theater Rarig Center
Our Mission
In keeping with the University’s three public purposes—research and discovery; teaching and learning; outreach and public service—our primary mission is to educate our students and our audiences about the performing arts, and about the social issues and human emotions the arts speak to so powerfully. We are committed to realizing this mission by creating, producing and studying works of theatre and dance, and performing them publicly for diverse audiences drawn from both the University and the community at large.