Homecoming 2010!

Remember, as you're making your Homecoming plans, GTA members are re-convening for our second Annual Membership meeting during Homecoming and want YOU to be there! Since many of us will be on and around the Hilltop for tailgating and football, our GTA board would love to take advantage of this opportunity to update all members on a few key items, including: 

(1)  Upcoming events, like the DBM@80 - a celebration and networking event like we've NEVER seen before!

(2)  Our new website and its capabilities

(3)  Our GTA mission statement

(4)  Special offers to our membership for the coming year and ways YOU can help

(5)  How GTA can commemorate our beloved Kathleen Benz

So mark it on your calendars!!  

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 12:30PM. 

We'll meet at Poulton for some coffee, bagels, doughnuts and good conversation...even hungover alumni are welcome :) 

And if you've woken up in the middle of the night itching for a hammer or a paintbrush, M&B will be loading in the day before and might appreciate some helping hands to finish the job.  I know you're out there, techies...you can't run, and you can't hide. But you CAN help those who have come after you! 

See you at Homecoming!

Candyland featuring Obehi Janice '09 at Boston Playwrights' Theater

July 29-August 14 2010

Written by Dawn M. Simmons
Directed by A. Nora Long

Featuring: Obehi Janice '09 (Kiki), Christine Power (Radio), Kathryn Lynch (Lazarus), Holly Erin McCarthy (Roxy), Bryan Daley (Cheeks), and Adam Kassim (Dustin Diamond).
Scenic Design: Christina Watka; Costume Design: Lisa Polito; Lighting Design: Bailey Costa; Sound Design: Darren Evans

Candyland is the comedic journey of a woman searching for work and identity in an economic holocaust. In a fictionalized now, Boston runs rife with dragons, zombies and karaoke. Entertainment is unearthed everywhere as long as you don’t get hit in an imaginary gunfight and end up in a time-out!

Performances will run Thursday-Saturdays, July 29-August 14 at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, located at 949 Commonwealth Avenue. Audiences can guarantee admission in advance for only $10. We continue our free/low-cost policy with a Pay-What-You-Can rush 30 minutes before each performance, subject to availability. For tickets Click Here or call 866-811-4111.

NXR invites you to join us for Sweet Talks, a dessert reception, following every performance of Candyland. Stay with us a while and mingle, have dessert, talk about the show, your day, what theatre you like to see, anything! Are you interested in making a gorgeous dessert for Sweet Talks? Email us for details.

Two Alumni Shows in July

Hello there, friends!

We have two more FANTASTIC opportunities to see productions jam-packed with Hoyas both on-stage and off!

See the information below for all you need to know about

Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband produced by Big Rodent in New York, NY,

and

War Zones, written (and directed) by Georgetown's own Laura Brienza (COL '09) and being put on for the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC!

These shows have almost identical runs, so pencil in the next few weeks as your chance to see some PHENOMENAL Georgetown Alumni productions, maybe even both shows!!!!

Wishing you all the best and a wonderful summer!
The Georgetown Theatre Alumni Board

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! $2 Beer Every Night Big Rodent presents Oscar Wilde's dark and witty comedy, now set in a time of Mods vs. Rockers, Prewar vs. Postwar, and Society vs. Free Love. Greed, guilt, and love all vie to control the fate of a family, and all in time to get supper at the club! Lord Robert Chiltern is a star on the rise, a man who has everything: a promising political career, a beautiful wife, and all associated cliches. But when an old American cohort, Mrs. Cheveley, appears, Lord Chiltern must confront the single dark secret of his past, a secret that could destroy all the good he has done. He turns to his closest friend, the millionaire playboy Lord Goring, who happens to be trying to woo Lord Chiltern's sister. As all sides bicker and maneuver towards the sticky resolution, they must each decide what ends justify unsavory means. 8 Shows, 2 Weeks only. Buy your tickets today! July 15-24, Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher St, NYC Directed by Meghan Formwalt. Featuring: Adam Aguirre, Anna Bridgforth, Colleen Conroy, Alex Estrada, David Jenkins, Sarah Krokey, Joe Mathers, Nick Monroy, and Leigh Poulos. Assistant Director: Brian MacInnis Smallwood Set: Stephen Esposito Lights: Kyle McGahan Costumes: Kerry Gibbons Sound: Chrissy Farrell Stage Manager: Cait Keane Produced by Joe Gallagher, Jen Rogers, Sarah Krokey, and Big Rodent.

WAR ZONES

a play written and directed by Laura Brienza (COL '09)
presented as part of the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival
Assistant Directed by Samantha Northart
Technical Direction by Wade Tandy (COL '09)
starring Marjory Collado (COL '09), Robert Klein (MSB '09), Matthew McNear, & Joshua Rocchi

~

From five to fifty, one woman's life is sculpted by the bodies she loves along the way: a proud father with Alzheimer's, an abusive bulimic teen, her unwavering husband, and her anorexic son. This journey along the spectrum of masculinity brings science to life and the male body into the spotlight like never before. Sometimes the body is a war zone.

WHERE:
Fort Fringe-Redrum
612 L St, NW
Washington, DC
20001

WHEN:
Friday July 16 @ 6pm
Saturday July 17 @ 5pm
Sunday July 18 @ 11am
Saturday July 24 @ 9:30pm
Sunday July 25 @ 3pm

FOR TICKETS:
http://shows.capfringe.org/shows/375-Laura-Brienza-War-Zones.html

FOR MORE INFO:
visit www.warzonestheplay.com
or email www.warzonestheplay@yahoo.com

GTA Member Diana Cherkas hits the Big Screen!

Read below for a message from GTA member Diana Cherkas and her big screen premiere!

Dear friends and family,

I’m immensely proud to share with you that Anything For You, a feature film in which I have a supporting role, is releasing theatrically on April 23rd, for a week’s run at BIG Cinemas in five cities across the US!

This first week of showings is pivotal for the success of the film. Depending on how we do, we have the opportunity to move to more theaters and extend the run. I WOULD LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!!! I will actually be missing the premiere itself because of another performance Friday night at Centenary Stage Company (!), but I’m going to try to attend as many showings in North Bergen, NJ as I can with those of you who'd like to join me. Showtimes, ticket and transportation info are all below in detail.

If you’re in California, Illinois, or Michigan, and can catch the film, I’d love to hear from you!

All the Best,
Diana Cherkas

Tickets, Transportation and Showtimes

Anything For You is directed by Anand Alagappan and is starring Sam Ghosh, Pooja Kumar, Juliana Fine, Diana Cherkas, & Aaron Mathias. To purchase your tickets, please visit http://www.bigcinemas.com or http://www.movietickets.com.

If you’re coming from New York City, the North Bergen location is a 15 minute trip via bus or car.

THE EASIEST ROUTE IS TO TAKE A CAB FROM PORT AUTHORITY. THE THEATER IS ONLY A FEW MINUTES FROM THE LINCOLN TUNNEL.

(by bus – $2.55): from Port Authority Bus Terminal, take Bus 127 (Union City – Ridgefield) to JFK Blvd & 32nd St or Bus 153 (Fort Lee Express) to JFK Blvd & 35th Street. Walk West on JFK Blvd. with the McDonalds on your right. BIG Cinemas Columbia Park 12 will be under the Columbia Park Center mall. For further instructions, please visit http://www.njtransit.com.
(by car): from the Lincoln tunnel, take the exit toward Kennedy Blvd. Turn right at John F. Kennedy Blvd. Make a U-turn at 32nd St./County Road 691/Hackensack Plank Rd. BIG Cinemas Columbia Park 12 will be on the right.

If you're coming out to NJ, I may be able to

New Jersey

North Bergen - Big Cinemas Columbia Park 12, 3125 Kennedy Blvd., North Bergen, NJ 07047
Fri 04/23/2010 2:00PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:45PM*
Sat 04/24/2010 2:00PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:45PM
Sun 04/25/2010 2:00PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:45PM
Mon 04/26/2010 2:00PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:45PM
Tue 04/27/2010 2:00PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:45PM
Wed 04/28/2010 2:00PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:45PM ($5 TICKETS!!!)
Thu 04/29/2010 2:00PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:45PM

New Jersey
Edison - Big Cinemas Movie City 8, 1655 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820
Fri 04/23/2010 5:00PM 7:30PM 9:45PM
Sat 04/24/2010 4:30PM 6:45PM 9:00PM 11:15PM
Sun 04/25/2010 5:30PM 7:45PM
Mon 04/26/2010 5:15PM 7:30PM
Tue 04/27/2010 5:15PM 7:30PM
Wed 04/28/2010 5:15PM 7:30PM ($5 TICKETS!!!)
Thu 04/29/2010 5:15PM 7:30PM

California
Fremont - Big Cinemas Fremont 7, 39160 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538
Fri 04/23/2010 3:35PM 5:45PM 8:05PM 10:15PM
Sat 04/24/2010 12:15PM 2:15PM 4:15PM 6:15PM 8:15PM 10:15PM
Sun 04/25/2010 12:15PM 2:15PM 4:15PM 6:15PM 8:15PM
Mon 04/26/2010 4:35PM 7:30PM
Tue 04/27/2010 4:35PM 7:30PM
Wed 04/28/2010 4:35PM 7:30PM
Thu 04/29/2010 4:35PM 7:30PM

Illinois
Niles - Big Cinemas Golf Glen 5, 9180 West Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714
Fri 04/23/2010 2:00PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 8:30PM 10:30PM
Sat 04/24/2010 2:00PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 8:30PM 10:30PM
Sun 04/25/2010 2:00PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 8:30PM
Mon 04/26/2010 2:00PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 8:30PM
Tue 04/27/2010 2:00PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 8:30PM
Wed 04/28/2010 2:00PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 8:30PM
Thu 04/29/2010 2:00PM 4:30PM 6:30PM 8:30PM

Michigan
Novi - Big Cinemas Novi Town Center 8, 26085 Town Center Dr, Novi, MI 48375
Fri 04/23/2010 5:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM 10:55PM
Sat 04/24/2010 5:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM 10:55PM
Sun 04/25/2010 5:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM
Mon 04/26/2010 5:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM
Tue 04/27/2010 5:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM
Wed 04/28/2010 5:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM ($5 TICKETS!!!)
Thu 04/29/2010 5:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM

M&B Presents: The Taming of the Shrew

Love the 50s? Love Shakespeare? Wish you could be on the beach?

YOU'RE IN LUCK. Don't miss The Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society's Spring Production

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

By William Shakespeare

April 15-17, 22-24 at 8 | April 18 and 25 at 4 | Poulton Hall Stage III | Georgetown University

TICKETS HERE

Mask & Bauble and The Taming of the Shrew Company are proud supporters of Relay For Life. Donate to Relay in the screen that appears immediately after your ticket purchase.

FUN FACT: M&B last put up The Taming of the Shrew almost exactly 10 years ago!

Read the latest GTA Newsletter!

Georgetown Theater Alumni
December 2009 Newsletter

In this newsletter: Alumni Story: Steve Esposito | Reasons to Support GTA |GTA Origins

Message from the GTA President

Happy Holidays!

As the end of year approaches, our board has gathered on our cell phones across the country, concocting plans and hatching plots for the upcoming year. Regional events as you’ve seen during Homecoming and Opening Night celebrations are just the beginning! And that’s where your help comes in. Read the newsletter below for the kind of support you can provide; not only to students on campus who need our help right now, but also opportunities for us – the older alumni. As one of my favorite Georgetown gals liked to say – We Do Things! Or maybe I should say We Will Do Things! With your help, of course…

We’re thinking of planning larger events this coming year, and welcome any and all your ideas. Different brainstorming sessions have yielded: regional midnight theatre competitions, meet-and-greet networking events, speakers, happy hours, ice skating, discounted theater tickets and more! But we’d love your input. After all, we’re here for YOU! We want to volunteer our time – crazy, right? The only question is how to put our time to use, and that’s where your ideas are worth a million bucks (and a million bucks ain’t bad, either).

Just email us at gutheatre@gmail.com!

From your fellow Georgetown Theatre Alumni: Enjoy the nostalgic look into the past in the stories below, as we finish up the first decade of the third millennium!

Love,
Sarah

P.S. Visit our blog!

Alumni Story: Steve Esposito

Many Georgetown alumni discovered a life-long love of theater during their undergraduate years and made life-long friends while working on shows at Georgetown. And many stay involved in theater their whole lives, no matter where their careers and lives take them. We recently sat down with one such alumnus, Steve Esposito (SFS ’02) to hear his story.

I did a bit of set design and set building in high school, and I really enjoyed it. The school had a decent-sized theater and they gave us a lot of leeway to be creative and take leadership roles on their productions. When I got to Georgetown, I went to the M&B “O Show” during orientation and dropped by the party afterwards. I liked the group, and eventually wound up working on shows. Once I did, I was amazed at the talent and energy of the group, and I was hooked.

Friends from Georgetown theater are still my closest friends. We usually get together for a weekend each year at the Cape, and, as a matter of fact, I just went to Jason Yarn’s annual Christmas party last weekend. Do you know what he calls the party? Horkfest!

We did some incredible work, especially considering that Georgetown was just forming its theater program back then. We even took Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” on the road to Washington, VA. I did everything. I liked lighting and sound, but what I really loved was set construction and set design. I was TD my senior year. The Board that year was awesome. Fun people who worked really, really hard and put together an amazing season. I also worked on a couple of Nomadic shows. Fun times.

After graduating, I didn’t work on any shows for a couple of years, but I really missed the challenge and the excitement. So, in my free time, I started working with a group whose shows I’d seen with my family growing up: the Village Light Opera. They have a loft in TriBeCa with rehearsal space upstairs, a scene shop and costume shop downstairs, and a very scary sub-basement storage area. It’s just like Poulton Hall! And the sub-basement is like that horrible storage space in the Alumni Square basement.

I started by just going to work calls, but have been TD for the past three shows and served on the Board of Directors for two years. And I’ll be designing and building the set for “Fiddler on the Roof” in the spring. The group has been trying to get the rights for the show for 20+ years, and we’re really excited to finally have the chance to do this classic. We’ll be performing at the Schimmel Center at PACE University in Lower Manhattan, which is a 700+-seat theater. They actually film “Inside the Actors’ Studio” there. Auditions are in January, and the show is in May. I encourage any Georgetown theater alums who are in the city to audition. They can visit our website (www.vlog.org) for more information. And, of course, everyone should go see the show!

SUPPORT GTA!

Dear Fellow Georgetown Theatre Alum,

The 2009-2010 Georgetown theatre season is well underway, and within Poulton Hall, Walsh Black Box and the Davis Center, a new generation of students is putting its own stamp on the Georgetown community and the legacy of great theatre.

No matter where our post-graduation life has taken us, we continue to carry that bond with Georgetown student theatre through the lifelong friendships that were formed, lessons learned and maybe even a career in theatre.

With your help, we can continue to give today’s students the resources they need to maximize their Georgetown theatre experience and support alumni across the country.

We are setting a goal to raise $10,000 by February 24, 2010, the beginning of the Donn B. Murphy One Acts Festival. This amount will help the students on campus with their wish list:

• Updated picture frames for the Poulton Hall lobby: $75-$100
• New sets of power tools: $500
• New risers: $20,000

Can you make a holiday donation to Georgetown Theatre Alumni to help make these wishes a reality?

Please make out your check to “Georgetown University” with a note specifying that the amount go toward Georgetown Theatre Alumni. You will receive information regarding your tax deductible gift following receipt of the donation. Donations should be sent to the following address:

Ron Lignelli
Administrative Director
Dept of Performing Arts
Davis Arts Center, Rm 108, Box 571063
Washington, DC 20057-1063

In addition to the resources we can provide for current students, your donations will go toward you: the Georgetown Theatre Alumni. In recent months, we have held reunions in New York and Washington, D.C. that were great successes and we look forward to future events and updates via our website (http://georgetowntheatrealumni.blogspot.com/) and email newsletter. If you have an idea of how we can better serve you, please don’t hesitate to contact the GTA Board at gutheatre@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support – we cannot do it without you.

Sincerely,

Sami Ghazi
Donor and Fundraising Chair
Georgetown Theatre Alumni

P.S. We also encourage you to volunteer your time. Current students and young alumni in particular are eager to learn from and network with alumni who have gone on to become leaders both inside and outside the theatre. Contact us atgutheatre@gmail.com for more information on how you can help!

GTA Origins
By Jenn Raley Miller (F ’98) and Cristina Aquino (C ’97)

On a sunny fall afternoon in 1999, a group of alumni and a few students gathered in the Suber Room in the then-Jesuit Residence. Some were old friends, particularly the well-represented contingent from the early ‘80s. Others of us had graduated within the past few years, still lived in the DC area, and still had close ties to the current student groups and their student leaders. A few were alumni from as far back as the ‘60s who shared stories that were, to most of us there, an exotic glimpse into days gone by. We gathered with a common background and purpose: all of us had been active in student-run theatre at Georgetown in our undergrad years, and all of us were committed to ensuring that GU continued to have a thriving student-run theatre community. The room hummed as we connected (or re-connected) with others who’d had a Georgetown experience similar to our own, and we shared bits of history of M&B, Nomadic, BTE, Georgetown Players, and other groups.

Two important topics were the catalyst for the meeting that day, giving us a conviction that a formally-organized group was needed to create more cohesion among the alumni of Georgetown’s student-run theatre groups. Both topics had generated an increasing amount of “buzz” over recent semesters – one excited; the other more apprehensive.

The first was the upcoming milestone anniversary. Mask & Bauble was founded in 1852, and we all recognized that we should not let the year 2002 go by without marking the 150th anniversary – not just of Mask & Bauble, but of all student-run theatre at Georgetown. One purpose in organizing the alumni was to involve as many “generations” as possible in celebrating the accomplishments and evolution of Georgetown’s student theatre groups, which we hoped would also have the effect of keeping us connected on an ongoing basis.

The second reason for the meeting was a reaction to the University’s plans to build a new theatre – and, along with it, a formal academic theatre department. One thing we all had in common was that our experiences doing student-run theatre had formed us, given us opportunities we didn’t get in our coursework, and developed us into leaders. We shared a collective sense that there is a unique aspect to student-run theatre that we weren’t sure faculty-led productions would provide. We felt that the alumni were uniquely positioned to provide a voice to advocate for the student groups through the planning and creation of the new theatre and department.

After much spirited discussion but overall agreement of purpose, Georgetown Theatre Alumni was born that day on Saturday, October 23, 1999. Though we did not yet have a formal constitution or by-laws, we elected a handful of alumni to board positions to steer the group through its formative stages, and to plan the 150th Anniversary Gala.

Fast-forward to the weekend of October 11-13, 2002. Nearly 200 alumni representing six decades came together to attend student group performances, participate in workshops by alumni who had been successful in performing arts careers, and celebrate with a gala event that included inaugural inductions into the Donn B. Murphy Georgetown Theatre Hall of Fame. The sesquicentennial of theatre at Georgetown was also the debut party of the Georgetown Theatre Alumni!

Ten years after that original meeting, GTA continues to connect us to each other, and to commemorate and support student theatre at Georgetown University. The landscape of theatre at Georgetown has changed, but the spirit has not. Students graduate each year – with degrees in business, biology, and now theatre; and with as much experience as ever in the joys and heartaches of doing theatre – and are welcomed into the GTA family.

(Jenn Raley Miller, F’98, was Communications Chair of GTA from 1999 to 2003. Cristina Aquino, C ’97, was Co-Chair of the GTA Board from 1999 to 2004.)

Mask and Bauble in 2009-2010: message from the Executive Producer

Dear Georgetown Theater Alumni,

A brief update from The Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society. After lots of paperwork, our season mailing is finally at the printer and hopefully will arrive at some of your mailboxes shortly. In the meanwhile, I've attached a digital copy, which includes our Season Announcement and an event invitation for our Taming of the Shrew Alumni Event. This was an extremely limited mailing, so if you know of someone who would like to have received it, please let us know at maskandbauble@gmail.com and we will send them a copy.

We had a fantastic opening with No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre which sold around 90% of its available seats. Furthermore, in spite of having hardly any money in the budget to spend and even less actually spent, No Exit was a high-impact production that involved alums and faculty teaching students the elements of light design, and it also provided multiple students curious about the artistic process with a chance to observe directing in student theater. See the reviews for the production from campus newspapers here: The Hoya The Voice.

We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming Mask & Bauble production Caroline, or Change by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori, which is in collaboration with The Black Theatre Ensemble and the Department of Performing Arts. The show will run November 12-14, 18-21 at 8PM and November 15 at 2PM and is Mask & Bauble's debut in the Gonda Theatre in the Davis Performing Arts Center. All Mask & Bauble Lifetime Members will be eligible for a complimentary ticket on a night of their choice. Please contact Laurel Charnetsky (lnc5@georgetown.edu) and she will coordinate with the DPA Patron Services to ensure your ticket is waiting at the will call line when you arrive.

Tickets for the general public, as well as our online membership and donation system, are available at https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/maskandbauble/

We welcome any and all feedback from the Alumni about how to improve Mask & Bauble as an institution that fosters student creativity and leadership. Please send any comments to maskandbauble@gmail.com.

Sincerely,
The 2009-2010 Executive Board The Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society

Shakespeare and the City!

Here's a GTA event coming up in NYC! We hope to see all of you New York Hoyas there!

GTA Membership Survey

Please participate in GTA's membership survey. It will allow the GTA board to understand your wants and needs. Help us better serve you. The survey is active until the end of August.

GTA Happy Hour and Play in DC

Submit a Café Name for the Davis Performing Arts Center

Hi everyone! Hope this finds you having a great summer....

As you may have heard, after several years of efforts, we have been
working with the Corp to develop a cafe in the lobby of DPAC,
scheduled to open in the coming year! We are incredibly excited about
the contribution this gathering space will make to the culture of our
wider community and you will be hearing more details in the coming
weeks.

In the meantime, we'd like to get your input on something essential
to having the cafe be a great addition to our space - a great name.
We want the cafe to reflect its environment and the theater and
performing arts communities, and we invite you all to take part in its
development. So please send along any names that pop into your mind
by this Friday the 10th. The team thinks that the ideal name would be
a term somehow associated with theater and/or the performing arts in
general (be it something associated with a production, script, or a
physical theater, or something inspired by a term you might hear
thrown around backstage), but also something that's accessible to the
general community, while meaningful to this cafe's most important
customers - you all. Several promising names have been discussed so
far but we're looking to hear more great ideas. Again, just respond
by this Friday July 10th to Ryan Callahan (rpcallahan@gmail.com) with
anything that comes to mind, and if by some chance your idea is
chosen, we will be sure to credit/honor you appropriately....

Thanks so much,

The Corp and DPAC Staff

Theater Technician Position Available at Guggenheim Museam in New York

GTA member Stephanie Gatton has provided advance notice to Georgetown alumni of a technical position opening up at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. A job description is included below. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Michael Lavin, Theater Director, at PBLTheater@gmail.com. Target start date is September 1, 2009, but there is some flexibility.

The Theater Technician in the Peter B. Lewis and New Media theaters at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is responsible for the execution of all video display, the maintenance of all video equipment and the video recording, cataloging and archiving of all performances, lectures and panel discussions which take place within the museum. This full-time position works closely with the rest of the theater staff to support all theatrical productions within the museum and reports directly to the Theater Director, Michael Lavin. Other responsibilities include digital video editing, DVD authoring as well as the purchasing and renting of applicable equipment and media. This position works closely with artists, producers and presenters and as such requires appropriate correspondence and interpersonal cooperation. The candidate should have strong experience working with live computer and video playback and be very conscientiousness so that they are able to curtail tech problems before they arise. The candidate should maintain strong knowledge of current technology to anticipate client demands and best technical support possibilities within limited in-house equipment.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• MFA in Video or Media Arts, OR equivalent professional experience
• Technician will work 40 hours per week; hourly wage plus overtime pay as incurred
• Flexibility of schedule is essential (evening/weekend hours are frequent, but technician will accumulate overtime hours in those instances)
• Full benefits package (including medical, dental, visual insurance; life insurance policy, paid vacation, sick days, personal days, 403(b) retirement plan; transit check plan; benefits for health insurance may extend to spouse or domestic partner, as well, for nominal additional cost; access to a variety of cultural institutions)

Interview with GTA Member Hunter Styles

Recent alum Hunter Styles (C '08) was interviewed by the Washington Examiner about his work in the Capital Fringe Theatre Festival. Read the interview here. Hunter's show Skywriter is written by GTA member Seamus Sullivan (SFS '08) and features several GTA members in it's cast and crew. Watch for more information concerning Skywriter.

Media Relations Position Available with Areana Stage in DC

From GTA member Jamie Gahlon:

Media Relations Associate

Arena Stage, an award-winning regional theater approaching its 59th season, seeks a dynamic and ambitious individual to contribute to its media relations efforts. As one of the primary liaisons to the press, the Media Relations Associate will play an important role in garnering media attention for the theater, especially during this vital year before Arena Stage opens its renovated theater campus The Mead Center for American Theater in the fall of 2010.

Responsibilities: draft and distribute press releases; assist in the development of media plans, pitch story ideas and earn coverage for Arena’s mainstage productions, special events, and community engagement programs; research and maintain press contact database; assemble materials for media; and supervise the media relations intern.

Requirements: Bachelors degree (degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications and/or Theater preferred); 1-2 years previous press/publicity experience; demonstrated success in gaining media placement; impeccable interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills; knowledge of theater; ability to interact comfortably with artists; and strong computer skills. Some evenings and weekends are required.

To Apply: Send cover letter with salary requirements, resume, and writing samples to Jamie Gahlon, Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St SW, Washington DC, 20024 or email jobs@arenastage.org. No calls please. EOE.

Jamie M. Gahlon

Management Associate

Arena Stage, now in Crystal City

Temporary Office:

2001 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 701, Arlington, VA 22202

Mailing Address:

1101 6th Street, SW

Washington, DC 20024

Ph: (202) 554-9066 x 287

Fax: (202) 488-4056

Send M&B A Postcard!

Traveling this summer? Live someplace interesting? Live someplace boring? Drop Mask and Bauble a note and stay in touch with GTA via our Facebook group, Gmail address, and this website. Safe travels!

Mike Lavoie's film wins 7 awards, including Best Film and Actor!

Mike Lavoie's short film, “The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown,” was created in 24 hours for the New York Film Race, a filmmaking contest involving over 60 teams in the New York City area. The challenge was to write, shoot, edit and score a short film of 4 minutes or less in 24 hours.

The film premiered on April 4, 2009 at New York University’s Cantor Film Center, where it won the audience award in their screening block. In May 2009, Queen Bee was awarded 5 jury prizes, including Best Film.

2009 NYC Film Race Awards
* Best Film
* Best Direction
* Best Leading Actor - Mike Lavoie
* Best Acting Ensemble
* Best Cinematography
* Audience Award (Online)
* Audience Award (Screening)

This inspired the Mike and his filmmaking team to create their own cinematic challenge for the summer of 2009: to make 12 films in 12 weeks. You can follow their blog and watch their films at http://12films12weeks.com. Thanks!

Visit Mask &Bauble Online!

https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/maskandbauble/

This webpage is still a work in progress. Please email feedback to Aliya at aab42@georgetown.edu!

Legacy of Light by Georgetown Professor Karen Zacarías Runs in Washington DC

If you're in the DC area, check out Arena Stage's

LEGACY OF LIGHT
world premiere drama
by Karen Zacarías
directed by Molly Smith
May 8 through June 14, 2009
in Crystal City



It’s the age of Enlightenment and Emilie du Châtelet, the dazzling, brilliant physicist of Voltaire’s dreams, suddenly realizes she is with child. At 42, and faced with a deadline, Emilie’s fights to finish her experiments to ensure her mathematical immortality. Jump to the present day, and fiery Olivia, on the verge of an unprecedented scientific discovery, abruptly feels an astonishing pull towards motherhood. Unable to conceive, she hires the charming and lively Millie as a surrogate. The growing light inside Millie connects the three women across the generations as they learn to balance domestic maternity, insatiable intellectual curiosity and the quest to have it all. This enlightening adventure, with unexpected twists, invites us not only to explore the realm of possibility, but to embrace love, laughter and life to the fullest.

The approximate running time of Legacy of Light is two hours and ten minutes including one fifteen minute intermission.

Go to http://www.arenastage.org/season/08-09/legacy-of-light/ for more information.

Mike Lavoie in The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown

Last Friday at 10PM the 2009 NYC Film Race began. Over the course of the next 24 hours, I and a team of collaborators wrote, shot, scored, edited and delivered a 4-minute film into NYC. 

We called the result The Queen Bee of Mushroomtown. I have no idea what that means, but it's screening THIS SATURDAY at 7PM at the NYU Cantor Center with over a dozen other shorts. Tickets are going to sell quickly, so if you're interested get tickets now! 

Hope to see you there! 

Mushroomtown love, 

Mike 


NYU's Cantor Film Center 
36 East 8th Street at University 
Saturday, April 4th 
7 – 9 PM 
Get tickets here! 
Or at the door (cash only) 

New Leaders for Georgetown Theatre Alumni

Dear Georgetown Theatre Alumni,

I am delighted to announce that in 2009 Sarah Krokey '06 will be the new Chair of Georgetown Theatre Alumni. She has a great group of board members working with her, which she'll introduce to you in the coming weeks. I know they're looking to have more people involved, so I'll hope you'll get in touch with Sarah at sarah.krokey@gmail.com if you're interested in volunteering for GTA.

It's been a pleasure serving this organization, and I look forward to seeing you at a future event!

Christina Logothetis '03


A note from Sarah Krokey:

Happy New Year! Have you made your 2009 resolutions yet? I'm still working on mine. I think one of them will be "Skydive" or, "Buy a puppy" or how about: "Jump into GTA and make the most of it". Sounds good to me!

If you do not know me personally, I come to bring good cheer! I graduated in 2006 from Georgetown with a degree in English and have since gotten into some trouble finding out what to do with a degree in English. At Georgetown, I dipped my toes into many of the student and academic theater work on campus, calling myself an all around theater lover. Or was it a theater community lover? I've come to find out this is why I'm back, supporting GTA in whatever way I can. Theater wasn't always easy on campus; but that's what always made it fun! And, in the end, the people mattered more than the technical feats and the acting prowess. All of us on the GTA board are now participating because we love to support Georgetown Theater and the ongoing work of the alums, and we'd like to say thank you - in our own way. Soooo...Come to events! Give donations! Meet the newbies and the veterans of GTA, drink some champagne, and share your stories. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has a story to share.