LoftPAC

Midsummer Night’s Dream Urban Translator

WHEN SHAKESPEARE SAYS:	HE MEANS:
Behold!	Yo, check it.
What’s the news with thee?	What up, dawg?
O cross! (See also: O spite! O hell!)	Bummermuffins
O me!	Fail
Nay	No
No, no!	Hellz no
Hail!	Holla
Good morrow friends.	Holla my honeys
Set your heart at rest	Chillax
O monstrous!  O strange!	No way.  That be whack
Mine ear is much enamored of thy note; So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape	You da bomb diggety.
So sorrow’s heaviness doth heavier grow	Sucks to suck
Why are you grown so rude?	What’s your damage?
I jest to Oberon and make him smile	I hella funny guy
And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh, and waxen in their mirth and neeze and swear	#LOL
A merrier hour was never wasted here	That party was off the hook
This falls out better than I could devise	Sweeeeeet!
Thou speakest aright	Fo’ shizzle my nizzle
Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born?	Why you hatin’ on me?
I am that merry wanderer of the night	YOLO
A good persuasion	True dat
Use me but as your spaniel, spurn me, strike me, neglect me, lose me; only give me leave, unworthy as I am, to follow you	I’ll be your Rhianna if you be my Chris Brown
Get thee gone and follow me no more	Bounce, creeper
Do not be so bitter with me	Step off my grill
Never did mockers waste more idle breath	Talk to the hand
You speak not as you think; it cannot be!	Liar pants
Minimus (See also dwarf; bead; acorn)	Vertically challenged
Full of vexation	Emo
Juggler  (see also: canker-blossom)	Tool
I understand not what you mean by this	Girl, you cray
Tarry, rash wonton	Hold up, speedy pants.
Cupid is a knavish lad (See also: The course of true love never did run smooth)	Love stinks
Lord, what fools these mortals be!	People be trippin’

Gear up for the LoftPAC Officer Elections

A message from LoftPAC President, Pari Cariaga:

Ever wanted to be me?  How about Chuy?  Well if you do, that’s a little creepy, but if you ever wanted our LoftPAC positions, now is your chance.  Talk to Mrs. Hestwood now to get on the ballot for next year’s LoftPAC officers.

What positions are available, you ask?  Great question!  Five officers make up the board, currently: president (moi), vice president (Matt), secretary (Lexi), special events planner (Katherine), and historian (Chuy).

What do these jobs entail?  Another fabulous question!

• As PRESIDENT, my job is to work with Mrs. Hestwood to set the agenda for the monthly meetings and to oversee the other officers and their tasks.
• The job of  VICE PRESIDENT is to help the president as well as working with Spotlight and the Thespian Society to find out how Loft Stage students can get involved with those organizations.
• If you’re good at taking notes, then SECRETARY (or clerk if you are male) might be the job for you.  Duties include taking the minutes at the meetings and then posting them on the website.
• Like to party?  Consider running for SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNER.  If you are elected to that position, you will create LoftPAC sponsored events, help organize community volunteer opportunities, and work with the president and vice president to plan the end of the year banquet.
• The last but certainly not least job is HISTORIAN.  The historian takes pictures throughout the year at theater events and compiles all the images into an end-of-year slide show.

Think you could be good at any of these positions?  If you want to be an official leader next year, talk to Ms. Hestwood ASAP!  And as always, if you have questions feel free to contact any of the officers.

Inver Hills will host its second annual Fine Arts Festival on April 18, 19 and 20, 2013, with more than 40 sessions presented by the college’s Art, English, Music and Theatre departments.

Participants can attend glass fusing, acting and flash fiction workshops; sit as a model in the portrait photo booth; view improv performances, student-directed one-act plays and a student film project; how to play steel drums; and much, much more. The event also includes a solo song contest, concerts, and lectures and demonstrations from visiting photographers, artists and authors.

The Fine Arts Festival is free and open to all, however some sessions require preregistration. REGISTER

The highlight of February was the Thespian Festival, which took place on the 17^th and 18^th.  On the first day, The Big Meal took the stage in the One-Act competition and won first place!  Along with bragging rights, the cast and crew now have the opportunity to perform their show at the International Thespian Festival in June in Lincoln, Nebraska. On the second day, Katherine Spicuzza and Naomi Ridley performed solos, and Mandy Durose and Pari Cariaga performed a duet for NIES (National Individual Event Showcase).  NIES gives students the opportunity to perform in order to receive constructive criticism.  If a person receives three superiors, they are given the opportunity to perform at the International Festival.  Katherine was able to wow the judges with her rendition of “Gimme, Gimme” from Thoroughly Modern Millie and now has the chance to sing in Lincoln.  Bravo Katherine!  The Thespian Festival is a great place to learn more about the areas of theater you enjoy the most, but also to expose yourself to something new.  If you didn’t get to attend this year, make sure to go next year.

February 5^th LOFTpac Minutes

1. Showcase Tickets
–          Crew and Orchestra $10
–          Free for performers
–          Money due Feb. 15^th

2. Thespian Festival
–          http://www.mnthespians.org/
–          Sunday- One Act performance
–          All day on Monday
–          Workshops
–          Money due. Wednesday Feb. 6^th

3. Fundraiser
–          Blitz Mar. 3^rd
–          Coupon cards
–          Local
–          Sign-up by Feb. 8^th

4. MCAC Gala
–          Friday Feb. 22^nd
–          $25
–          Tour
–          Show
–          Go to Merrill community center for food
–          More info here: http://merrillartscenter.org/

5. London Meetings
–          Feb. 6^th
–          Apr. 8^th
–          May 31^st

6. Spring Play auditions
–          Mar. 4^th – 8^th
–          Week before spring break
–          Finals week
–          They will be sign-up auditions
–          If you want, read the play and watch the movie

7. Chanhassen
–          Thursday night Feb. 7^th
–          Walk on to bye bye birdy
–          Matt and Pari

8. Senior Pictures
–          Send to aberger@theloftstage.com
–          We want your pictures!
–          A.s.a.p.

9. Book of Mormon workshop
–          T.B.D
–          Look in the future for more info

10. Spotlight dance
–          April 5^th
–          4-7 p.m.
–          Place: T.B.D.

11. 30 and below
–          Age 16-30
–          Get rush tickets the day of by just simply calling in
–          Receive emails with specials

12. Aida!
–          Next year’s musical
–          See Minnetonka perform it in the Spring
–          Colorblind casting