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CMU University Theatre Report for 2013-2014 From Summer 2013 through May 2014, University Theatre provided 203 individual students with 505 co-curricular opportunities in the areas of theatre and dance performance, directing, playwriting, design, technical theatre, choreography, make-up and related theatre production areas. Combined attendance for all University Theatre produced/sponsored productions was over 9,000. University Theatre produced/sponsored 25 different productions (82 total performances) in this time period. To effectively serve our students, the university community and the general community, the season included a wide variety of genres and styles. Contemporary comedies (Buffalo Gal; House of Several Stories) Major Broadway musical (42nd Street) Suspense (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) Classic Russian play (The Cherry Orchard) The University Theatre Dance Company concert featuring faculty and student choreography Three student-directed, student-designed Studio productions (The Unseen; God of Carnage; Love Song) Faculty-directed studio production (Beyond Therapy) The Alpha Psi Omega honorary theatre fraternity student written, studentdirected, student-designed one-acts (Common Enemy; Abacus) and student-choreographed dance piece (Twisted Desire) Seven productions/14 performances of student-written, student-directed and student-performed Trap Door Improv company The Alpha Psi Omega Play Blitz which presented student-written, studentdirected, student-designed and student-acted one-act plays University Theatre Dance Company Studio concert featuring student choreography and performance Student-produced, student-written, student-directed episodic theatre project (Rescue Me); 4 episodes Performance by professional Chicago dance company, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project Summer Theatre 2013 was presented for audiences in Bush Theatre, Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall, MI, and the Sturges-Young Auditorium in Sturgis, MI. Three plays were performed in repertory in all three locations. These outreach productions were faculty directed and designed, with all other work (performing, props, costumes, set construction, lighting, sound, poster design, front of house, etc.) done by students under faculty/staff supervision. University Theatre brought in professional guest artists and theatre professionals during the 2013-2014 season. University Theatre contracted with professional dancer/choreographer, Ellie Sciarra, to choreograph dance numbers for 42nd Street. Ms. Sciarra has toured the U. S. and Europe with NYC TAPworks, performed in Draper on Tap for PBS and in Stephen Sondheim’s Follies at Lincoln Center in New York. University Theatre brought in CMU Theatre alumna, Jill Fenstermaker, and her Chicago improv company, Revolver, to teach a series of improv workshops. Ms. Fenstermaker has been performing improv/sketch comedy for over eight years, and has performed and taught improv workshops at universities around the country. Revolver also performed with University Theatre’s Trap Door Improv troupe. University Theatre produced (with financial support from CDA, CCFA and the Provost’s Office) the residency and performance of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, the Chicagobased professional dance company. The members of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project presented seven workshops/lectures that were attended by over 330 students, faculty and community members. Jump Rhythm Jazz Project also performed in Plactha Auditorium. University Theatre brought in professional sound technician, Peter Ford, to mix/run the sound for 42nd Street. Mr. Ford has worked as a sound technician for nearly twenty years with companies such as Oakland Opera Company, West River Light and Sound, and Soaring Eagle Casino. University Theatre commissioned professional playwright, Randall Colburn, to write a script that will receive its world premiere as part of the University Theatre 2014-2015 season. Mr. Colburn was in residence for six days during the spring semester, working with the director and students during meetings, staged readings and talkbacks. Mr. Colburn has had his plays produced in Chicago and New York, and is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists. University Theatre arranged to have CMU Theatre alumnus and film/television performer Larry Joe Campbell, actor Jim Belushi, The Second City Hollywood Artistic Director, Josh Funk, and television/film actress Megan Grano, teach improv/acting workshops to CMU students. University Theatre arranged a panel called “I’m Graduating. Now What?” featuring three Chicago-based CMU Theatre alumni. The panelists were Kate Holst-Test, Steppenwolf Theatre Human Resources and Professional Leadership Programs Coordinator, Rob Grabowski, iO and ComedySportz Chicago actor/improviser, and Randall Colburn, Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists. In January 2014, University Theatre arranged to send 18 students and 3 faculty mentor/chaperones to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region III annual festival at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw. Five students competed in design related fields with graduate and undergraduate students from universities and colleges in the five-state region (Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana). CMU Theatre students, Caitlin Eldred and Amy Sue Hazel, were selected Finalists in the KCACTF Regional Costume Design Projects competition. Caitlin Eldred went on to receive Honorable Mention (First Runner-Up) for her work on Story Theatre in the KCACTF Regional Costume Design Project competition. Seven CMU theatre students and their partners were selected to compete in the Irene Ryan (Acting) Scholarship Auditions with approximately 360 graduate and undergraduate nominees from other universities and colleges in the five-state region. CMU Theatre students, Zach Pedica and Lucas Cosens, were selected to compete in the Semi-Final round of the Irene Ryan (Acting) Scholarship Auditions. Zach and Lucas were two of thirty-eight semi-finalists selected from the 360 nominees. Zach Pedica was selected to perform in the Final round of the Irene Ryan (Acting) Scholarship Auditions. Zach was one of sixteen Finalists selected from the thirty-eight semi-finalists. Two students were selected to compete in the KCACTF Stage Management Fellowship competition. CMU Theatre student, Kenzie Smith, was selected as a Finalist in the KCACTF Stage Management Fellowship competition for her Stage Management work on Buffalo Gal. Four CMU students competed as design members of teams in the Design Storm! competition. CMU Theatre student, Amy Sue Hazel, was awarded KCACTF Honorable Mention (First Runner-Up) for her design work on Story Theatre as part of Design Storm! Team #6. Several CMU students/student groups were also honored with Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Certificates of Merit for their work in CMU University Theatre productions over the past year: The Ensemble of 42nd Street was awarded a Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Collaboration and Execution. Josh Schiefer, Lisa Lull, Conor Hall, Zack Pedica, Jackie Voice and Paige Wilson, the cast of Criminals in Love, were awarded a Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Ensemble Acting Work. Matt Kurzniec and Collaborators were awarded a Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Wing Design and Construction for their work on The Fireflies. Participants in the co-curricular 2013-2014 University Theatre productions will be taking their skills from Central into the professional and academic world. The following is a partial list of what University Theatre students will be doing this summer and what some graduates will be doing in the fall. Actor Red Barn Summer Theatre Frankfort, IN Actor Huron Playhouse Huron, OH Technical Theatre Weathervane Playhouse Akron, OH MFA Acting Western Illinois University Macomb, IL MFA Design University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Photography Intern Disneyland Anaheim, CA Wardrobe Intern Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Auburn, NY Production Management Intern Florida Studio Theatre Respectfully submitted June, 2014 Steve Berglund Director of University Theatre Sarasota, FL