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UNIVERSITY THEATRE
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THURSDAY,APRIL 18,2002
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positions are currently available in the Student Senate office (410 Kansas Union)
The positions available are: Student Executive Committee Chair
- Executive Secretary
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- Treasurer
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- Legislative Director
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These positions are all paid and require a minimum of 16-20 office hours a week. A detailed job description is attached to each
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Even though it was Saturday, Murphy Hall was still a center of activity. This was because University Theatre was having auditions for Prairie Fire, a play by John Gronbeck-Tedesco, professor of theatre, that opens July 12.
By Donovan Atkinson Jayplay writer
Theatre auditions open to all
Students congregated in the green room,waiting for their turn to audition. Some students sat and talked with friends. Others paced while reading scripts or scene books.
Occasionally, a voice was heard over the conversation: "You're on-deck! You're next!" The student "on-deck" would leave whatever he was doing and takes his place next to the classroom door. The door opened, and another student walked out. Now it was his turn to audition.
"Students have two or three minutes to perform an audition piece before any director casting a show," said Dolores Ringer, director of the University Theatre.
If a director was interested, the student advanced to the next step: callbacks.
Directors asked students to prepare memorized material no longer than two minutes, although they could also opt to do a reading from a script.
The format of callbacks can vary. Some directors require a
While this process may seem daunting at first, especially to non-theater majors, Ringer wanted to make it clear that the auditions were open to everyone.
second audition, while others require only a short interview. The purpose of the callback is to allow the director a closer look at the actors.
"We've had people in shows from all different majors," she said. "Mainly theater, but with the musical South Pacific we've also had students from music and dance. We've also had biology, English and business."
Or even communications and public relations majors, like Halley Harsh, Stilwell sophomore. Harsh has been acting in live theater since the age of four and was in the University Theatre production of So What's New? part of the Fall 2001 Women's Play Festival. She said auditions were open to everyone, but there was also a more challenging aspect to auditioning at the University.
"The competition is steeper," she said. "A lot of talented people come out to audition."
Despite the competition, audition administrators tried to make auditions as low stress as possible.
Tom Picasso, Overland Park senior, helped run auditions and said the process was set up to help students feel more comfortable.
"We've set it up so they have time to focus before going in," said Picasso, who recently appeared in the University Theatre's production of Othello. "It's best for actors to be informed and relaxed before they audition."
Ryan Wright said he felt comfortable during his audition experience. The Overland Park sophomore had never auditioned or acted in live theater before, but he still felt at ease with the process.
"Everyone was very helpful," Wright said. "They answered my questions, told me to go. They did a super job."
Wright's only experience with acting was in the movies. When he was in the army, he was stationed in Honolulu during the filming of Pearl Harbor and Windtalkers. Wright auditioned for and got parts in both movies. Wright said he noticed a difference between the audition processes for film and movies.
"With movies, they shuffle you through like cattle," he said. "This is a lot more structured."
Auditions for the Fall 2002 production of Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare will be May 4. Call the University Theatre at 864-3381 for more information.
Contact Atkinson at datkinson@kansan.com. This story was edited by Kyle Ramsey.
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