UPDATES FROM THE BOARD

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:01:03 -0500

Hello everyone!

For those who are new, my name is M and I am MTC's secretary! Here are the current things going on in our club!

LEGALLY BLONDE DESIGN TEAM:

Do you like creating sets or props? How about putting together outfits for on stage actors? If so, this form is for you! Apply to be a part of the design team for our spring musical, Legally Blonde. This form will close on February 12th at 4pm.

https://forms.gle/7dv8bn9sksrAqJvr7

LEGALLY BLONDE PIT:

Love making music, but singing and dancing on stage is not really your thing? Come be a part of our pit band! We are currently looking for the following instrumentalists:

Pit Director

Bass

Guitar

Drums

Percussion

Keyboard

Reed

Trombone

Trumpet

Violin

This form will close on February 12th at 4pm.

https://forms.gle/ceKzwWnJrt9apyTEA

LEGALLY BLONDE AUDITIONS:

Auditions for the spring musical are this weekend! Continue reading to find out how to audition!

VIRTUAL AUDITIONS

If you plan to audition virtually, you are required to send in two videos, a 60-second video of you singing your audition song and a video of yourself dancing with the provided choreography located in the Google form linked below. This choreography is completely different from the choreography learned for in-person auditions. Linked in the form, there is a Google classroom you would need to join to have access to a harmony line provided by our vocal director Sophie. We ask that you learn your vocal part, listen to the audio associated with the part (soprano, alto, tenor, etc), and record yourself singing to send in with your audition. Virtual auditions must be sent in by Friday, February 9th at 3pm.

IN-PERSON AUDITIONS

In-person auditions will take place on two days, February 9th and February 10th.

At the GBM on the 9th, Morgan, the choreographer for Legally Blonde, will be teaching the in-person audition choreography. For those who cannot make it to the GBM that day, there will be a video posted on our myUMBC page for those to learn. February 9th GBM will be in the RAC room 130 from 12pm to 12:50pm.

Starting at 3pm on the 9th, vocal auditions will begin in room FA 318. Prepare a 30-60 song that you will sing for our creative team. You are also required to learn your vocal part (soprano, alto, tenor, etc) and have it ready for your in person vocal audition. You will then be brought in with your audition group and will be asked to sing the line that was provided in the Google classroom in the audition form. Vocal auditions will be held from 3pm to 6pm. Sign up for a slot using the Signup Genius link in the audition form.

On February 10th from 10am to 11:30am, we will be holding dance auditions. This will give applicants time to practice the choreography learned the day prior at the GBM or through the video posted on our myUMBC page.The video that is provided in the application form is NOT the choreography that you will perform for the creative team. Sing up for a slot using the signup genius link in the audition form.

There will be callbacks on February 10th starting at 3pm and will go until 8pm. If you cannot make it in person, you can always submit a video of your callback! Just make sure to contact us and let us know you will be sending in your callback by 3pm on Saturday.

If you have any questions about how the audition process is going to work, please email us at umbc.mtc@gmail.com!

MTC KARAOKE:

MTC's first event of the semester is taking place on February 12th from 7-9pm! Find us in Flat Tuesdays to sing some of your favorite musical theatre songs and talk to your friends! You must sign up before hand to save your spot to sing!

https://forms.gle/MCmMW5EHE1FWLDm39

FEBRUARY GBMS:

New semester, new GBMS! Here is what we have planned so far for February!

Feb 9th: DIFFERENT LOCATION! Legally Blonde dance workshop with Morgan in RAC 130!

Feb 16th: Games!

Feb 23rd: Intimacy Presentation led by Ann and Morgan

Unless stated otherwise, all of our GBMs take place in ILSB 237 from 12-12:50pm!

MTC MUSICAL MARCH MADNESS:

Love a friendly competition? This March, MTC will be having our own version of March Madness! In the form below, we are asking that you leave a list of your favorite musicals! All throughout the month of March, these musicals will be going head to head to see who will come out on top!

https://forms.gle/YuWf2DT82yZHffwa8

The competition will start on March 1st during the GBM. Make sure to come to the GBMs to be able to vote for your favorite musical!

GREENBELT ARTS CENTER OPPORTUNITIES:

Here is an off-campus opportunity!

Hello,

Hope you're well!

My name is Julia Arbutus, and I'm directing A Man of No Importance at the Greenbelt Arts Center this spring.

I am reaching out because we are in search of certain production team members and wanted to see if any of the students involved with MTC would be interested in working on this project with us. I'm a UMBC alum myself (class of 2020 and former treasurer of MTC), and so far, most of our production team is made up of UMBC alums! So you'll be working with a group of great people :)

We are looking for: Stage Manager, Asst. Stage Manager, Set Designer, Lighting Designer and Orchestra (Bass, Cello, Guitar, Synthesizer, Piano, Reed and Violin).

Generally, we will be running rehearsals Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. No one but a stage manager would be required to be at all or most rehearsals. Although it would be ideal for a stage manager to be available for all rehearsals, we can be a little flexible with absences, so we encourage anyone interested to reach out with their availability. Additionally, auditions take place Feb. 5-7 in the evenings and we would love it if our future stage manager could attend all three nights—although again, this is not mandatory.

All positions for this production are unfortunately unpaid; however, we are certain this show will be a fun and fulfilling production for anyone who loves community theater. We wanted to do this production because we are passionate about bringing this underperformed, queer show to new audiences, so if you are interested in rare theatre, queer stories or a good time, this would be a perfect opportunity to hone your skills with a group of cool people!

Feel free to reach out to this email with any questions! More information about the show, including auditions, can be found here: https://www.greenbeltartscenter.org/auditions/

Show dates will be April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 and May 3 and 4 at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on April 21 and 28.

Some info about the show: A Man of No Importance is about Alfie Byrne, a bus conductor in 1964 Dublin whose heart holds secrets that he can’t share with anyone but his imagined confidante, Oscar Wilde. When he attempts to put on an amateur production of Wilde’s Salome in the local church hall, he confronts the forces of bigotry and shame over a love “that dare not speak its name.” But the redemptive power of theatre changes his life and brings his friends back to his side.

Julia Arbutus - julia.arbutus@gmail.com

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Thanks for reading and we can't wait to see you this Friday in RAC 130 for our GBM! As always, contact us if you have any questions regarding events, GBMs, and forms at umbc.mtc@gmail.com!