New Year and an update from Last Year along with Many Pieces of Information

Hi All,

It is Steven here again. I know it has been  a long time since I have put up a blog post, however I am back in the swing of things. It has been a crazy couple of months. We first had the Zombie Experience Haunted House on Halloween. Then it was Julius Caesar which was a hit for us from the 18-22nd of November. Of which we had two of our cast from Julius Caesar nominated for KCACTF Jessica Schiermeister as Cassius and Manny Elliot as Brutus. We then finished up on year on a good note with a Christmas Carol and had our next show the Importance of Being Earnest casted before we went home for break. Over break we found out that Tag Team, although it had not been taken as a  full production would be part of the scene showcase for KCACTF or The Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival happening in Lawrence Kansas at the University of Kansas or KU as it is known from January 18-23rd 2009. So that was what happened in the closing months of 2008 for us here at the Waldorf Theater Department.

Coming back in the New Year we have been doing a crazy rehearsal schedule since January 4th when we would do two rehearsal a day for a week straight. Classes then started on the 12 of January and we had a week of straight rehearsals. The entire department then went to KCACTF and although none of the nominees got past to the semifinal round. We ended up having a lot of fun. As of right now we officially have casted our last four final shows. Three of which are student productions of Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, which will be directed by Alex Collins, No Exit which will be directed by Immanuel Elliot as a capstone project, and Doubt, the play which as a movie was recently nominated for many Oscars and other awards, which will be direct by Katy Snow, also as a senior capstone project. We will have more information about these plays as it gets closer to opening night for them. We also have casted South Pacific which start rehearsal as soon as The Importance of Being  Earnest is over.

We are currently starting Techical Rehearsals for The Importance of Being Earnest. The show will open next week on Tuesday February 10 and run through Saturday February 14th or Valtines Day. Tickets are $8 for Adults $6 for Students and Seniors and $2 for Waldorf Students. To reserve Tickets please call our box office at 585-8585 or you can email us at Theater@Waldorf .edu.

I hope you all had a safe and wonderful Christmas and New Years. It has been busy busy busy around and will continue to be so for the next couple months.

Until next post,
Steven Van Overbeke

Theater Operations Associate

Julius Caesar

Hi all,

It is once again Steven here to tell you all about our next event after our Zombie Experience. That’s right it will be time for our next main stage show Julius Caesar, a play by William Shakespeare. However, for those of you who know nothing of the show here a brief synopsis of the play.

Julius Caesars tells of the events leading to and surrounding of Caesar’s death and the effects on the Roman Empire that his death caused.

The show will run Novemeber 18-22nd starting at 7:30pm. Ticket Prices are as follows: $8 for adults, $6 dollars for students and senior citizens, and $2 for Waldorf Students. To reserve your tickets you can call our Box Office at (641) 585-8585 or you can send an email to theatre @waldorf.edu.

Until next post,
Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theatre Manager for Waldorf College Theater

A Zombie Experience

Hi all,

It is Steven here once again to tell you all about an event that will be happening in a little over a week and a half.  The Theatre Department and all of its clubs including Alpha Psi Omega, the theatre honors society, Film Club and Comic Book Club will be holding A Zombie Expierence in Smith Theatre from October 29th-Nov 1st. It will start at 7pm and run till 11:00pm on  Wednesday and Thursday, the 29th and 30th of October, and on Friday and Saturday the 31st of October and November 1st it will run from 7pm-Midnight.

The cost of admission is as follows:

$3.00 for admission

2.75 with 25 cent coupon

2.50 with can good

$4.00 for Waldorf Student Couples with a can good.

*Please note we will not take both the coupon and the can good together. It has to be either the coupon or the can good one at a time.

** Also note that we will not be allowing children under the age of ten in without being accompanied by an adult.

*** Please note as well we will not be handicapped accessible

SO if you are looking for a good time and a good scare stop by Smith Theatre on October 29-November 1st from 7pm-11pm on the 29 and 30th of October and from 7pm-Midnight on the 31st of October and November 1st and well be sure to try and scare you out of your mind.

Until Next Post,
Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theatre Manager for Waldorf College

3 students to recieve Irene Ryan Nominations and one student to recieve Barbizon nomination and Tag Team update

Hi all,

It is once again Steven here to deliver you all some very exciting pieces of news and they are as follows

First as you know we recently did our first show of our season which was an original work by our own Dr. AuFrance. What you probably didn’t know was that this show was put up to be adjudicated to see if was good enough to be performed at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival that will be held in Lawerence Kansas this year. We’ll the news we have so far is that Tag Team is being held over for consideration meaning we may get to perform at the American College Theatre Festival. So that is exciting piece of news number one.

The second exciting piece of news is that we had three students from the  Tag Team cast be nominated for an Irene Ryan nomination who will be going to Lawerence Kansas in January to perform for a chance at a scholarship prize. They are Christopher Parcher, Elizabeth Breen, and Andrew Harrison. So that is exciting piece of news number two.

Finally, the last piece of news I have for everyone is that we also had an costume designer, immanuel Elliott get nominated into the Barbizon Design Competion for the American College Theatre Festival. for his work on Tag Team’s costumes. So we offer congratulations to him Andrew Elizabeth and Chris for this great achievement. Well that is all for now.

Until next post,

Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theatre Manager for Waldorf College Theater

Things are happening

Hi all,

It is once again Steven, here to tell everyone about all the amazing things that have happen here at the Theatre Department since the last time the blog was updated. First of all we did our first show Tag Team, which was I must say a great success. Now we are moving in to the territory of Julius Caesar and the buzz about this show is already going and in the air. I will be posting more information about Julius Caesar soon.

Also during this period the Theatre Department will also be holding a haunted house. So we will be having an organizational meeting on this coming Monday, October 20th, at 6pm down in our Black Box Theatre. Then after that we will be putting on Julius Caesar and finally we will be rounding out our semester with the staged Chrismas reading. All of these events will have information posted here about them soon as well.

Well that is all for now. I hope you all have a good rest of the weekend and stay safe.

Until next post,
Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theater Manager for Waldorf College Theater

Tag Team

Hi all it is once again Steven here to tell you about a major event that is going to be happening all this week starting on Tuesday of this week and running through Saturday. That event being the world debut of an original play Tag Team, by Dr Robert AuFrance, Waldorf’s own Director of Theatre.

Tag Team tells the story of an up and coming fictional wrestler and the trials and tribulations he faces during his life as pro wrestler during the  late 1950 early 1960’s era of Profession Wrestling. As the tag line for Tag Team says: Love Betrayal and Pro Wrestling which is what this play is about.

Tickets to the shows run $8 for Adults. $6 for Students/Seniors and $2 for Waldorf Students. To reserve tickets please call the Box Office at 641-585-8585.

Show times are as follows:

Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm

Saturday the show will start at 8:00pm.

Until next post,

Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theatre Manager

New Light and Sound System

Hey all,

It is once again Steven here to give all of you reading some exciting news as many you know over the summer Smith Theatre has gone through some major change from last year. One of those changes happens to be a new light and sound system. Here is an article which will explain things about the new light and sound system. Also be sure to come and see the demo of these new systems when the Smith Theatre has it’s grand reopening October 4th..

Here is the link to the article:

http://forestcitysummit.com/articles/2008/09/02/news/news02.txt

Until next post

Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theatre Manager for the Waldorf College Theatre Department

London

Hey Guys,

It is Steven once again to tell you that on Wednesday September 10th the Theatre Department will be having an informational meeting about the London Trip at 5:00pm in Smith Theatre. We will be discussing the details of the trip and finalizing any paperwork that has not come through yet. So if you want to go to London. Please come and bring anyone that once to come.

Until next post,

Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant  Theatre Manager for Waldorf College

Auditions for Julius Caesar

Hi all,

It is once again Steven here to let you all know about an event coming up on Monday September 8th.

On Monday September 8th Waldorf Theatre Department will be holding auditions for our second show of the main season: William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar from 6-8 PM in the black box theater. These auditions are open to everyone.

Anyone interested in auditioning should note to please bring their schedules with them, and also, be prepared for cold readings and movement exercises. So please also wear something you are able to move in.

You may also bring a pepared piece from a Shakespeare play of 12-15 lines but this is optional.

So again, if you are interested in auditioning for Julius Caesar please stop by the black box theater on Monday September 8th from 6-8pm and be prepared for cold readings and movement exercises.

Please note that there will be signs directing you to the black box.

Until next post

Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theater Manager for the Waldorf College Theatre Department

24 hour theatre returns

Hi all

It is once again Steven here to tell everyone about a very special event that made an appearance last year but in the spring, That’s right 24 hour theatre has returned.

What is 24 hour theatre one might ask?

Well, put simply it is an event which Waldorf Theater Department came up with last year in which student write produce build sets for, find properties for,  do lights, sound, and act in, and all of it is done in a span of 24 hours.

But we do have a special treat for all those that are returning students who were at this event last year but unfortunately I can not spill the beans on what this special surprise is.

24 hour theatre will start tomorrow at 6:30 pm down in the black box and will run through Saturday at 7:30 pm when these original plays are performed in Smith Theater.

So if you like seeing original plays being performed and for the returning students if you want to find out what that surprise is. Then come watch us perform on Saturday night again at 9:30 in Smith Theater.

Until next post,

Steven Van Overbeke

Assistant Theatre Manager for the Waldorf College Theater Department