LoftPAC

February 5th LOFTpac Minutes

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

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

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

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

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

6. Spring Play auditions
–          Mar. 4th – 8th
–          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. 7th
–          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 5th
–          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

Congratulations to Seniors Pari Cariaga and Matt Thorsen who represented East Ridge at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre as part of the Star Kids program.  The program celebrates excellence in musical theater from around the Twin Cities.  Matt and Pari had a walk-on role in Bye, Bye, Birdie on the mainstage February 7th.

Woodbury Bulletin article

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Learn from Steven Meerdink, Minneapolis Musical Theatre Artistic Director, about how to handle the sometimes controversial world of acting in musical theatre.

WHEN:
Thursday, February 21, 2013 5:30pm-6:30pm

WHERE:
New Century Theatre
615 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
(Located on the first floor of the City Center building) (more…)

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Learn from one of Broadway’s brightest new stars, Samantha Marie Ware, on how to put your best vocal foot forward!

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 4:00pm-5:30pm (more…)

Feeling the midwinter blues? Missing the musical or one-act? Counting down the days till the spring play? Well don’t worry, I have a few solutions on how you can fill up your current theater-deprived life!

Step 1: Become a member of the Guthrie’s 30 Below program! If you are at least 16 or under 30 (sorry parents, this is kids only) you can sign up to buy your rush tickets any time of day. So instead of getting to the theater two hours ahead of show time to wait in line, all you have to do is call the box office to purchase your seat for that night. The only catch, you have to sign up in person at the theater.  Fortunately, you can buy your tickets through 30 Below the day you register, and then go grab some pad thai before you see your show.  To learn more information about this amazing program, go to:

http://www.guthrietheater.org/buy_tickets/30_below

Step 2: Are you signed up for the Thespian Festival at the Guthrie on February 18th? If not, it’s not too late! Go to http://www.mnthespians.org/ then “Conference Registration” and then “Register Individual Students—Conference Student Registration Form” located towards the bottom of the page. If you want to participate in a NIES event (perform a monologue, song, mime—pretty much a “you name it, they got it”—in front of judges) it might not be too late to sign up although spots are limited. If you have any questions about the Thespian festival, ask any of the LoftPAC officers. If you have any questions about NIES, ask me, Matt, or Katherine as we all did it last year and enjoyed it immensely (we got to perform our solos on the Wurtele Thrust Stage at the Guthrie. No big deal.) Also extra special this year, we will be performing our One-Act, “The Big Meal,” on Day One of the Festival, February 17th at Chanhassen High School. We would love some LoftPAC support!

Step 3: Keep checking the Loft Stage website and the bulletin board located outside the choir room for new information about upcoming events! Things are constantly popping up, even after our monthly meetings.

If these don’t help and your PSD (post-show depression) continues, please see a LoftPAC officer (or a doctor) immediately.

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Thespian Point System

Please use the following form to submit theatrical work, past and present, in order to keep accurate records for spring induction.

http://bit.ly/erhsthespian

Click the following link to see the suggested point values for theatre-related activities:

Suggested Point Values

Lettering Policy

In order to earn an East Ridge letter in theatre, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. Participate in each of the three main-stage productions in some capacity (e.g. acting, technician, set construction, ushering, etc.).
  2. Earn a bear minimum of ten Thespian points for East-Ridge-related theatre activities (see details above about point allocations).
  3. Complete at least ten set construction hours in the East Ridge scene shop. This total is inclusive of individual production requirements.

Please use the above Google form to input participation as that documentation will be used to track lettering as well.

LoftPAC Officers

Neela Estochen – Tech Representative
Kylie Estochen – Community Outreach
Hailey Engelking – Communications
Maddie Gerber – Historian
Chandler Schmitz – Education Outreach
Macey Spolidoro – Community Building