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This week we open our first Main Season production of the semester: The Importance of Being Earnest! After Friday's opening night performance, we will hold a reception to celebrate Randy Lord & Steve Fessler for their generous gift to the school. If you haven't already RSVP'ed, please do so here.
In a few weeks, we will also be hosting the TDPS New Play Workshop from February 19-26. The workshop--organized by Professor Jennifer Barclay--gives undergraduate playwrights an opportunity to develop new work with professional mentors from the DC area. Check out the event details below.
And #ICYMI (in case you missed it), check out this beautiful video of students in Professor Leslie Felbain’s character development class:
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In this newsletter:
- Upcoming and recent TDPS events
- Feature Stories
- News (Awards & Honors, Performances & Productions, Publications, other activities)
- Opportunities (Jobs & Auditions; Scholarships, Fellowships, & Grants)
- Other Upcoming Events (Off-Campus)
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Amber Paige McGinnis
February 10-18, 2017
Kogod Theatre
Cecily and Gwendolyn know that the only really safe name for a suitable suitor is Earnest. But Algy and Jack, the two blundering bachelors who set out to woo them, don’t let a little detail like that stand in their way. The main thing standing in their way is the formidable Lady Bracknell, who is intent on ensuring everything is properly buttoned up. Alas, the game of Victorian-era courting goes hilariously awry in this beloved classic comedy of manners.
There will be a talkback panel after the 2pm show on
Sunday, February 12.
Make sure to connect with
Earnest on social media: Post selfies from the
lobby photo station and use the
Snapchat geofilter. Use the hashtag
#GetWilde to join in the fun!
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ACTOR AUDITIONS
Monday, February 6th **TODAY!!!***
5pm - 7pm, Cafritz Theatre
Prepare a 2-minute contemporary monologue to audition for a part in the staged readings for the TDPS New Play Workshop.
The TDPS New Play Workshop offers student playwrights an opportunity to develop a short play in a supportive environment. Each selected playwright works with a mentor—a professional dramatist living and working in the Baltimore-DC corridor. Mentors serve as guides through the process of rehearsing with a director and actors, filtering and implementing feedback, and revising for the weeklong workshop.
The week will kickoff with a panel discussion on Sunday, February 19 and will culminate in staged readings on Sunday, February 26.
Playwrights: Kyle Travers, James Nelson, Shuping Yang, Alex Beveridge, April Monu, Coleman Quimby
Directors: Caitlin Marshall (TDPS postdoctoral fellow), Jonelle Walker (MA candidate), Moyenda Kulemeka (BA Theatre '16)
Mentors: LaRonika Thomas (PhD candidate), Sam Mauceri (BA Theatre '15), Ann Fraistat (BA Theatre '10), Brett Abelman (BA Theatre '06), Riley Bartlebaugh (BA Theatre '15), Natalie Piegari (BA Theatre '13)
Events:
Kickoff Collaboration: February 19 at 3pm, Cafritz Foundation Theatre
Public Staged Readings: February 26 at 3pm, Dance Theatre
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- The spring, The Clarice will continue Small Business/Big Art, a series of moderated conversations with students and entrepreneurial artists in casual settings that reveal the new and changing ways artists create business models that sustain them both operationally and artistically. Upcoming events include: JACK Quartet (Feb. 9 & 11), Nouveau Classical Project (March 10), and Third Coast Percussion (March 29 & April 1).
- This semester The Clarice will host career advising drop-in hours in the School of Music, Room 3164, on February 6, March 9, and April 13. For more information, check out the flyer here.
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Dance students receive Dorothy Madden grants
for winter intensives in New York City
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Congratulations to Dance students
Gabriella Di Giuseppe (BA),
Gabrielle Welsh (BA), and
Shawn Stone (MFA) on receiving Dorothy Madden grants to support their attendance at dance intensives over the winter break. The grants were made possible through
Professor Sara Pearson, the Dorothy Madden Professor for 2016-2018. Pearson says, “These grants give our students a bridge to the professional world, to being independent emerging artists navigating not only classes and workshops, but performances, museums, the subway!... A week’s experience of living in NYC in a community of people dedicated to creative dance research and practice.”
Photo: Shawn Stone and Gabrielle Welsh with fellow UMD dance undergrads Anna Liddle and Sydney Lemelin at MELT
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MFA Dance candidate Ama Law
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- Congratulations to MFA Dance candidate Ama Law on receiving the Dr. Sherrill Berryman Johnson Fellowship in Dance Scholarship! She will research and present a paper at the Archival Installation Program at Howard University on Friday, March 24, 2017.
- Congratulations to Orange Grove Dance on winning the Audience Choice award for the 34th Annual Choreographers' Showcase at The Clarice this past weekend! The artistic directors of Orange Grove are MFA Dance candidates Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves, and they were joined by Jonathan Hsu (BA Dance '15) and Robin Neveu Brown (MFA Dance '15) to present an excerpt from their joint thesis concert, Waking Darkness. Waiting Light.
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Have you recently received an exciting opportunity, award, or accolade?
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DCX Honorary Dance Fraternity
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Open to all dance majors! Delta Chi Xi acknowledges the academic excellence of students in Dance, creates a network with peers through dance, and performs volunteer projects to help local schools and communities.
Interested? You can apply for Delta Chi Xi
here and recommend a student
here.
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We have the good fortune to have our Physical Therapy practitioner, Dr. Gayna Thomas, with us again this semester! Dr. Thomas is available both for treatment of injury (acute or chronic) as well as screenings for TDPS students, faculty, and staff.
Screenings are groups of tests or assessments designed to collect information regarding a person’s unique condition. Functional Screenings provides information on each person’s technique, level of strength, flexibility, and endurance; if any possible weakness are found during the screening then recommendations are given to prevent injuries from occurring.
If you would like to be on the mailing list to receive the weekly notifications for the sign-up sheet or learn more details about the sessions, please email Adriane Fang (afang1@umd.edu).
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Summer Courses & Programs
- Sign up to study abroad in London this June and see a play every night! Students in ENGL409M/THET407 will travel to England and focus on studying British culture: art, architecture, archaeology, British history, British literature, and drama. The course will be co-taught by TDPS Director and Professor Leigh Smiley and English Professor Michael Olmert. This course will fill up quickly; click here to apply today.
- Backpack with a purpose this summer with Operation Groundswell. Operation Groundswell is a non-profit organization that runs international volunteering programs, focusing on social justice issues and working alongside local activists, organizations, and communities. You can find more information on their summer programs here.
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Competitions
- Script submissions for the 2017 Watermelon One-Act Festival (WOAF) are due on February 14, 2017. Please e-mail scripts and submission forms in Word format to watermelon@watermeloninc.org. Visit the festival website for rules, forms, and more information.
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Jobs, Internships & Auditions
- A salsa dance instructor is needed at UMD Arts and Learning Center! Dr. Barbara Bernstein is seeking an assistant to help with beginning dancers for her class on Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm. This opportunity in unpaid. If interested, please e-mail Dr. Bernstein at BarbBtalks@aol.com.
- Charles Carroll Middle School is looking for theatre or music students volunteers to assist with auditions for their after school theatre program this month. For more information, please contact Carlyncia Peck, Founder & Executive Director of Artistic Empowerment Center at 240-643-4093 .
- The Kennedy Center is holding open auditions for its Theatre for Young Audiences season on February 10. A detailed description of the audition process and preparation requirements are at the link. If you have questions, contact kctya@kennedy-center.org or 202-416-8830.
- Imagination Stage in Bethesda is now accepting applications for their year-long apprenticeship program! For the upcoming year, Imagination is offering a new Community Engagement apprenticeship; the apprentice will receive $5,000 toward outstanding student loans, approved professional development activities, or other life needs (e.g., healthcare, medical expenses) in addition to the standard compensation. Applications are due March 1. For more information, check out their flyer.
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Miscellaneous Opportunities
- UAID (United Against Inequities in Disease) invites you to an open mic night dedicated to providing an accepting environment for individuals curious about, affected by, or suffering from mental health disorders. Interested performers may prepare songs, dances, skits, poems, or anecdotes that you can share about this topic. The event will take place February 12 at 6:30pm at the Stamp. Questions? E-mail Steven Zilko at sjzilko@terpmail.umd.edu.
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