Resources and links for students (from department announcements)

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Theatre Facilities – Room Reservations

Please email theatre@vcu.edu for any requests.

During the Fall and Spring semesters, room schedules are printed and posted by classroom doors every Monday. Last minute room reservations can be made by handwriting your name and the time block in a free space on the printed schedule.

Over the summer, please contact us in the main office about using spaces by emailing theatre@vcu.edu or calling 804-828-1514

Of course, all VCU safety protocols need to be followed at all times in our spaces.

Vocal Lessons Students – you can use Music department practice rooms!

Are you a voice lesson students looking for practice space? You can use practice rooms managed by the department of music.

Fill out this google form in order to get card access Singleton, James Black Music Center, and practice rooms: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFv1bX-JCN-QC03TOT3TgGnosCiL0pkBs9CMOka8qjudljzg/viewform

(under course of study, they can select “other” and put “applied lessons”)

Then fill this out to actually reserve a timeslot in a room:

https://apps.library.vcu.edu/reserve/music#!/

The practice rooms in Singleton are located on the second floor down the corridor located on the northwest corner of the building. (so the side of the building opposite the theatre office.)

There are also rooms in the James Black Music Center, which is the old church right across the street from Singleton (straight across the little triangle park). The room numbers correspond to the floors, like Singleton. (anything 100 should be first floor, 200 second floor, etc.)

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Study Abroad Info for London and Greece

Study Abroad!
Thanks to all who attended the Theatre Study Abroad Information Session!
You can see the presentation slides linked here. If you have any questions, email abroad@vcu.edu

Education Abroad Office:
Education Abroad
912 W. Grace Street 4th Floor
(804) 827-7882
8:00am – 4:30pm M-F

Questions about Greece? Talk to Dr. Jesse Njus! janjus@vcu.edu
Questions about London? Alex Levy, Education Abroad & Global Learning Specialist (regional advisor the the UK): levya@vcu.edu

SETC!

SETC calling for:

Auditions! Registration closes NOV 8th- SETC job fair has representatives for all summer theatres, plus many grad programs and professional theatres. Definitely try to submit! We always have a big design/tech crew attend the conference – it’s a lot of fun! More info here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/u2n0t6r5u3/2039226102580249629/l1o9/

Prague Shakespeare Winter Intensive

Prague Shakespeare Winter Intensive
Open to actors, directors, designers, stage managers, dramaturges and all serious minded theatre artists, join the master teachers and continental Europe’s premiere English-language classical theatre: Prague Shakespeare Company for a transformational classical theater training and mentorship experience, while immersing yourself and performing in some of continental Europe’s most historically significant and culturally important venues. Read more here.

Artsearch Job Listing (Accounts now FREE!)

Looking for High School Contact Info!

Have a quick five minutes? Please consider filling out this quick form! https://forms.gle/1JKFcx1k9Fye85EC9
The department is trying to develop more meaningful relationships with high schools, and we would love to hear from our current students! Did you have an amazing HS drama/theatre teacher? Let us know!
A BIG THANK YOU to the students who have filled this out–I APPRECIATE YOU <3 <3 <3

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Auditions – VCUarts Film Seniors are Casting Shows (Oct '22)

Auditions – Cadence Theatre 22-23 Season

Monologue Resources from Karen Kohlhaas

Monologue Resources from Karen Kohlhaas!
Thanks to Karen Kopryanski for attending the workshop and sharing 🙂

NewDramatists.org – read about their member playwrights; these are excellent writers; find those you resonate with, and go to their websites. Often there is a link to buy their produced plays online; some have had productions on Audible that you can download and listen to.

NewPlayExchange.org – $12/year. Huge archive of current plays and writers. Searchable by age appropriateness, genre, playwright demographics. You can review the plays and you can download many of them. If you spend some regular time finding writers who write good parts for you, you’ll have a collection of great material that no one else has.

Scribd.com – 30 day free trial then $10/month. Ebooks of many many plays, and also you can get pdf scripts. Search by playwright, search by title.

Here is a great collection of additional places to read plays for free online:

https://www.todaytix.com/insider/nyc/posts/where-to-read-plays-for-free-online?utm_source=email

You can also download free excerpts at Samuel French/ConcordTheatricals and Dramatists Play Service, and read the script for free at Playscripts.

NON PLAY RESOURCES: I recommend doing good TV scripts (not famous roles), movies (not famous roles), comedy essays, follow great writers on social media, interviews with fascinating/articulate people; wild cards: Amazon reviews, Best of Craigslist. Make sure you actually have a good monologue there – check for strong beginning/middle/end/climax; don’t get seduced by novelty alone :)”

KAREN KOHLHAAS is an Atlantic Theater Company founding ensemble member, stage director, and senior teacher with over 30 years in the classroom. She is the author of THE MONOLOGUE AUDITION: A Practical Guide for Actors, recommended by Dame Helen Mirren in her Master Class on Acting; and How to Choose a Monologue for Any Audition (now on sale at www.art-and-audition.com). She was voted Best NYC Monologue Teacher and Best NYC Cold Reading Teacher by Backstage readers. She teaches monologues, cold reading, and advanced scene study.

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