JOINT AUDITIONS: THE UNIVERSITY PRIZE PLAYS WORKSHOP and THE 2025 ARTSREACH TOUR
WHEN: Video submissions are due Oct 10, 2024
Callbacks for UPPWs will be Oct 19 10am-3pm. Callbacks for the ArtsReach Tour are TBD.
WHAT TO PREPARE: Prepare a contemporary monologue (comedic or dramatic) and 16 bars of a song.
AUDITION FORM: Fill out this form by Oct 10, 2024.
SHOW INFO: The ArtsReach spring tour requires students have Friday’s until 3pm free. This year’s play is RUSHMORE ROUND-UP: A HISTORY MYSTERY, a play written by the Theatre for Young Audiences class. What is the play? The presidents’ faces on Mt. Rushmore are starting to disappear! Two middle schoolers who are working on their social studies presentation accidentally set this event in motion and have to travel through time to bring back this treasured monument.
The John C. Edwards University Prize Plays Workshop (UPPW) is a 2-week new play development opportunity awarded to original students works directed and performed by students in a night of public staged readings. This award was originally dedicated by actor, writer, director, producer Mike O'Malley '88, ("Snowpiercer," "Yes Dear" and "Glee"), in honor of Professor John C. Edwards.
The three winners of the UPPW this year are:
The Most Comfortable Mattress in Existence by Braedon Meattey (Click to View Script)
Daniel Henderson discovers that his new mattress has granted him the ability to travel through time while he sleeps. He unwillingly journeys far into both the past and future, navigating the absurdities of time travel while confronting the immutable nature of fate.
Linger by Anna Schwarz (Click to View Script)
Faced with a reminder of her past, Faye reveals a realist's reflection on her own coming of age story. "Linger" is a nostalgic look at summer camp, old friends (or new ones) and the virtues of change.
Gravity of the Heart (Click to View Script)
Music and Lyrics by Ryan Kaplan
Book by Ryan Kaplan, Lia Cruz, and Kevin McDonough
A fun and witty One Act musical about Galileo and Newton.
Workshop Day 1 Sat Nov 9, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Workshop Day 2 Sun Nov 10, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Workshop Day 3 Fri Nov 22, 5:00pm - 10:00 pm
Workshop Day 4 Sat Nov 23, Show at 7:00pm
QUESTIONS: For questions regarding the UPPW, contact Prof. Nina Morrison at nina.morrison@unh.edu. For questions regarding the ArtsReach Tour, contact Prof. Raina Ames at raina.ames@unh.edu.
JOINT AUDITIONS: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE AND LYSISTRATA
WHEN: Video submissions are due Nov 4, 2024.
Drowsy callbacks on 11/6 (music and acting) & 11/8 (dance). Lysistrata in-person callbacks on 11/13
WHAT TO PREPARE:
---For Drowsy, prepare 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show (students are WELCOME to sing from the show.) For Lysistrata, prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues, each approximately one minute in length. Additionally, auditioners should be prepared to showcase movement or dance skills during the in-person callbacks.
AUDITION FORM: Fill out this form by Nov 4, 2024.
SHOW INFO:
Drowsy: First week of rehearsal for Drowsy will be 11/17-11/24. Then we break until Spring semester. And then we are back on 1/21-3/13. We do NOT rehearse during spring break. BUT we ARE back for rehearsal Sunday night 3/23, the last night of Spring Break. That is our first tech rehearsal. People CANNOT miss that rehearsal. We tech 3/24-3/26, then open 3/27 and close on 3/30. Rehearsals for Drowsy will primarily be Sun-Fri evenings from 645-945 with rehearsals running later as we get closer to opening and maybe a day rehearsal or two on Sundays in March.
QUESTIONS: For questions regarding the Drowsy Chaperone, contact Prof. Tom Alsip at Thomas.Alsip@unh.edu. For questions regarding Lysistrata, contact Prof. Sara Conlon at saratodeconlon@gmail.com.
