Jo Estill Class for the grad students will have them singing!!

Our Graduate Students are involved in an incredible opportunity to improve their singing/ belting abilities  as part of Theatre VCU’s GUEST ARTIST series,
STEVEN CHICUREL 

WILL BE CONDUCTING A
THREE DAY JO ESTILL SINGING TECHNIQUE
WORKSHOP
MARCH 30, 31, APRIL 1ST
In the Singleton Performing Arts Center
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
9:00 AM to 5 PM each day

The Bloginator has already heard from one grad student about the workshop

- the word "Transformative" was used with just a dash of ectasy.

Lucky grad students.

Yes... the question: Do you like Balls?... as in Masquerade Balls?

Get your mind out of the gutter... really...

Four awesome Alums!

Earlier this week we got a visit from four of our favorite former tech students - down from NYC to enjoy the Irish festival and to say "Hi" to that guy in the middle.

We had a few minutes to catch up and look at all the great things they are up to:

Brian Kalin (far left) - Working as a studio coordinator & creative visual verchant for Tiffany & Co. - creates window displays & mock-ups for the Tiffany & Co windows.

Lara Rhyner (second to the left) -  Creative assistant for Magnolia Bakery. Creattes store decorations for holidays, event table displays, media table display designer & paints cabinetry for new stores as well as assists in opining new stores.

you know that guy in the middle - doesn't he look like a proud prof.

Mauren Pereira (second from the right) - Crafts & first hand at John Kristiansen Costumes, NYC; Crafts Assistant for Victoria's Secret & Fashion Show 2011 with Marian Jean Hase; custom cocktail dress designer. Received MA from Central School of Speech & Drama, 2010, in Senography & Advanced Theatre Practice, London, England.

Timothy Jones (far right) -  Freelance fabrication artist and stagehand. Recent works include: Fashion Week Lacoste, Jason Wu, store displays for Uniglo Faconnable, working with Julliard and the CUNY Theaters of NYC

Thanks for coming by guys.
It's great to see how well you ALL are doing!!

Puppet workshop!

WHY are there so many things to share all at once... Why???!!?

one

Congratulations to our students (and one alum) who represented us so brilliantly at the run of The Lion King as dressers and backstage assistants at the Landmark. We heard nothing but praise and thanks from the cast and crew of the show. Great work youse guys!!!
Jasmine Hammond
Elizabeth Ensminger
Jared Elton
Kiyoshi Shaw
Michael Bertone
Emily Rosko--alum

two

Look at this great interview with former Theatre VCUer (and star of ABC's Happy Endings) Zach Knighton.

go here and enjoy!

 three
Spelling Bee 
 is opening in just 
TWO WEEKS!!

There's a VIP (and I'm sure that includes you) Opening on Friday April 6 and the very special Student Opening on Saturday, April 7 - receptions following both!! Call the Theatre Box Office today (804-828-6026) or order online at vcutheatre.showclix.com.

Really. Honest-to-God. You don't want to miss this one 

four 

This Friday evening at 7:00 on the local PBS - check out Insight - Heather Reikers has done a great video piece about our February Stand-Up Comedy weekend,

five (you still hanging in there?

This Saturday 10am - 12pm The Great Theatre VCU Clean UP!!!.
Just 2 hours FREE LUNCH, much comraderie, and the results will be clean usable rehearsal/class space that we can be proud of. The Bloginator will be there... please be there too. Meet in the PAC lobby!


six (and last)

Theatre VCU Reunion - April 21st.
The deadline has been extended to April 1.
Come join the fun - whether you graduated 50 years ago... or just last year. We are still family!!
Go HERE to register.

Cannot wait to see you!!!

Cleansing - it does a body good...

This morning Our Hero Matt Dicintio list served this email to all the Theatre VCU students and Faculty.

The Bloginator (Matt Cicintio's lovely sidekick) is RESENDING - 
Just to be sure everyone gets it.

And by "gets it" I mean understands that our class spaces look like crap, are embarrassing, and it's about time we get our collective asses in gear and clean it up - TOGETHER.

DO YOU GET IT???

So this is what Matt wrote:

You know all that junk that's in that room?

And by THAT room, I mean the all the Theatre Department's rooms.

Junk is bad. Let's get rid of junk.

On Saturday, March 24, 10a - 12p, we're going to get rid of junk,
garbage, trash, and everything that's broken and awful in 53, 57, 201,
204, 302, and Newdick. We hope you'll help us get rid of junk,
garbage, trash, and everything that's broken and awful.

The faculty have made a commitment to help take care of spaces, and we
hope you will, too. We'll be hauling out broken desks, table, chairs
and everything not nailed down and throwing it onto a truck. Then
we'll have lunch.

If you commit to the full two hours you'll get lunch, that volunteer credit you need to graduate, and a chance to win one of 10 pairs of tickets to "Spelling Bee."

Come on - let's get rid of junk!

Thanks,
Matt

PS. If you don't help, you can't complain.

Theatre VCU Conquers Chattanooga TN at SETC 2012!!

J. Theresa Bush & Kevin Cisek

What a great week at the Southeastern Theatre Conference!
The Bloginator is letting the pictures tell the story:

Gabbie Chris and Kristin at the booth

This woman got a job!!

Yes. She did!

Winners Nicole Slaven & Joe Thompson

Sophie Solomon-Resplandy, Virginia Varland, Nicole & Joe

Neno & Toni - they worked so hard.

Jasmine, Will & Emma waiting to cheer

Frances's petticoat & Nicole's suit

Great group shot 1

Great group shot 2

VCU group shot (see - they're spelling it in the front)

Jasmine doing what she does

Prom shot!

AND NOW THE WINNERS:

J. Theresa Bush 

Grad - "Ready to Work" Award

And

Honorable Mention - Grad. Costume Design for Hamlet 

Frances Ritter

FIRST PLACE - Crafts Competition for her corset & petticoat

Joe Thompson

Honorable Mention - Undergrad - Scenic Design for Red

Sophie Solomon-Resplendy

Third Place - Undergrad Scenic Design for Arabian Nights

Virginia Varland

Third Place - Undergrad Costume Design for War of the World

Nicole Slaven

Honorable Mention - Undergrad Costume Design for Rocky Horror Show

Theatre VCU hits NYC!!!

Listen to what Lorri Lindberg has to say about our presence in the Apple:

"Theatre VCU's 2012 Showcase is a sold out event. It has become so successful, that next year we will have to have two of them to hold all of those that want to see our incredibly talented seniors. This has taken 10 years to happen. Thanks to Shorey Walker, Actor's Connection, the faculty at Theatre VCU and more importantly, the last ten year's of performance majors who have taken the risk of moving to NYC and jumping into the fray. I am overwhelmed by the industry and alumni response. Thank you all."Go here for an awe inspiring video

Brag Blog 2 - Dr. T. and Dan Bishop represent - Nationally!

The very first article in the February 22 issue of Urban Views Weekly Is called "The Problem with TOLERANCE" and is written by our own Tawnya Pettiford-Wates.
Please go HERE  to read it.

Dr. T has also spent the last few months coaching the Slam Nahaut'l poetry perfomance troupe who have won the regional poetry performance competition and are off to California to compete in the nationals!!
Go HERE for the Insight interviews about Slam!

Go see them March 7th at Sparc for more information go HERE

Finger snapping Dr. T. - Congratulations!!


Also

Go HERE for a terrific article from Richmond magazine about former Theatre VCU student & current scene designer of Mad Men, Dan Bishop.

Great photos of his beautiful retro sets.