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COMMITMENT SPONSOR Weekly rehearsals on Monday from 7-8:30 p.m. in the West Auditorium. Shows once a semester on Fridays at 7 p.m.

REQUIREMENTS Attend workshops and audition in Abra Chusid September. Performances once a [email protected] semester on a Friday (TBD) at 7 p.m.

MEMBERSHIP LIMIT Maximum 20-25 students. LEARN MORE http://www.d125.org/academic/divisions/fine-arts/ JOIN theatre/improv-club The Failed Presidential Candidates/Improv Troupe is a Attend workshops and audition in comedy group that performs unscripted improvisational September. Improv Troupe meets on games. At rehearsals, we work on building improv and Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. in the general performance skills through specific exercises and West Auditorium. games. The rehearsals culminate in two open shows per year and possible additional shows. The club is great for lovers of comedy and people looking to work on performance skills.

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COMMITMENT SPONSORS Participation in theatre events, fundraising and community involvement.

REQUIREMENTS See the point system at: http://www.d125.org/assets/1/Documents/ Thespian%20Point%20System.pdf Aimee Evans [email protected] JOIN Contact a sponsor or come to any Monday morning meeting from 8-8:30 a.m. in room 2204 (Studio Theatre). The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, MEMBERSHIP is an honorary organization for high school and middle Joey Fitzpatrick Unlimited. school theatre students located at more than 4,200 affiliated [email protected] secondary schools across America, Canada, and abroad. The mission of ITS is to honor student achievement in the LEARN MORE theatre arts. Facebook: SHS Theatre Clubs Twitter: @shsthespians

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without judgment. At the end of the SPONSOR year, one-act plays are chosen to be produced at the Spring One Act Festival. Many Script Studio playwrights have gone on to win playwriting contests all over the country.

COMMITMENT Bill Fritz Attend at least two Script Studio [email protected] meetings to participate in the One Acts. LEARN MORE REQUIREMENTS Facebook: SHS Theatre Clubs None.

JOIN Script Studio is a playwriting club that supports all Just come to any Script Studio meeting playwrights, actors, and directors. At each meeting, members on Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. in read a monologue, scene, or play written by a student, and room 2204. then offer constructive feedback. At Script Studio, we strive to cultivate and encourage creative expression and progress. MEMBERSHIP Hearing new words, ideas, characters, and plays written by Unlimited. your peers, is one of the most exciting opportunities offered at Stevenson. At Script Studio, you are free to experiment

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be able to attend all tech rehearsals and SPONSORS performances for the show.

COMMITMENT None.

REQUIREMENTS A signed parent permission slip is Aimee Evans required. [email protected]

JOIN Contact a sponsor or look for posted meeting times. Stagecrafters meets at various times after school and weekends in room 4000 (PAC), room 4200 (Little StageCrafters builds the scenery, handles the lights, and Theatre), room 2206 (West Auditorium), provides technical support for the school’s theatrical and room 2204 (Black Box). Chris Gazdic productions. StageCrafters’ home base is in the Scene Shop [email protected] behind the Performing Arts Center. The time commitment for MEMBERSHIP students is flexible, but ideally is two days a week after school Maximum 50 students. and some weekends. Students who want to be more involved can commit to a running crew for one of the shows, but must

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COMMITMENT SPONSORS All cast members are required to work on crew and attend set strike. Students must make sure they are fully available to attend rehearsals with few exceptions, and be fully available during the technical rehearsals weeks of productions. Abra Chusid [email protected] REQUIREMENTS Students must be passing five academic classes in order to attend rehearsals, crew calls, and participate in performances.

The Theatre Department offers students the opportunity JOIN to apply and hone the acting, technical, and ensemble Students will need to audition for acting Joey Fitzpatrick skills they learn in their theatre classes in five co-curricular parts and apply for crew and production [email protected] productions each year beginning in August and running staff leadership roles. Crew members through April. Students must audition for acting roles and must attend basic safety training prior apply for production staff as well as technical leadership to starting crew work on a show. roles. However, after some basic safety training, all students Students should check the Theatre are welcome to participate in entry-level technical crew roles Audition pages on the district website including: set, lighting, sound, costume/makeup, and Fine Arts page in order to find out where running crews. to sign up for auditions and which director to contact for production staff William Fritz and crew positions. [email protected]

Theatre Productions rehearse Monday- Friday, 3:30-6:15 p.m. with occasional weekend calls, particularly the start of technical rehearsals weeks. Crew typically meets on Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., but not all weekends are required, except the start of technical rehearsal weeks, and of course, performance weekend. We meet in various locations: Studio Theatre, Little Theatre, PAC, and West Auditorium.

MEMBERSHIP Each show is different depending on the cast size and the complexity of the technical needs.

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