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Newsletter in Brief: Top 5 This Week
Mime Troupe's production of The Standard of the Man opens this week on Wednesday, February 5. See below for volunteering opportunities, tickets, and more information.
The Theatre Guild is hosting students for the African Company Presents Richard III, directed by Ms. Cotie. Please see below for a link to reserve tickets.
Congratulations to our talented Film students who were named semifinalists in UIL!
Looking to donate to Feed the Kids or Concessions? Information below. Your generous in-kind donations help keep guild costs down. Thank you!
Please mark your calendar for the next Guild Meeting on Tuesday, February 11.
Next Guild Meeting is Tuesday February 11th at 7pm (after the PTSA meeting)
BTW Theatre Conservatory Night at Soul Rep Theatre Company
As previously featured in the newsletter, Lisa Cotie is currently directing The African Company Presents Richard III. Two Booker T Theatre alum are in the cast. To share this amazing opportunity, free tickets are available to all students in Ms. Cotie's Senior Directing Class and Senior Advanced Acting class. Through a partnership with The Theatre Guild, additional tickets are available to all grade level Booker T Theatre students (and an adult guardian) on a first come first served basis. You do need to reserve a ticket to attend but here is no charge to students or parents for the February 5th performance. Arrival is 7pm and there will be a talkback after the performance. The event should be over by 10pm. Please sign up using this link to a sign up to reserve Tickets to The African Company Presents Richard III See you at the Bryant Hall. All attendees are responsible to get themselves to and from the show.
Feed the Kids will be providing meals for the 24 members of the cast and crew of The Standard of Man on February 3-7. (There will be a smaller FTK meal provided on Saturday 2/8 for only those Mime Troupe students who are helping the Theatre Conservatory with New Student Auditions and then staying for the final performance.)
Thank you to the Thompson Family for their generous donation of Friday night's dinner and dessert.
Use this Sign Up Genius link to Volunteer to Feed the Kids in the Senior Balcony of the Commons before tech rehearsals and shows OR in the lobby on performance nights selling Concessions and/or Merchandise.
You are invited to shop on Amazon using the Theatre Guild's Wish List. Amazon will ship donations directly to Concessions Chair Alicia Rico. Or you can shop for water bottles or any of the other requested items in a brick and mortar store and deliver them yourself. All donated items should be clearly marked "Theatre Guild Concessions." You MUST coordinate delivery with Alicia Rico. Donations can no longer be dropped of at the reception desk. Use this link to Donate Concessions
Another Show, Another Playbill Deadline!
Want to celebrate a hardworking member of the cast or crew? It's easy. The Playbill Design Team volunteers can turn your photo and words into a full color ad. Playbill ads start at $25 for a quarter page. And playbill ads are a Theatre Guild Member benefit starting at the Copper Membership Level. The deadline for placing an ad in the playbill for Paul Baker New Works Festival is February 25th. The deadline for The One Act Play Festival has been moved to Friday March 7th to avoid a spring break deadline.
Questions about Feed the Kids Donations or FTK Volunteer shifts should be directed to Co-Chairs Ashley Gregory and Stephanie Ruibal at feedthekids@btwtheatreguild.com
If you placed a pre-order by the January 31st deadline, you can pick up your merchandise at the Mime Show on Friday February 7 or at the General Guild Meeting on Tuesday February 11.
We don't want to miss an appearance or accomplishment! We rely on our guild members to let us know where to spot a Pegasus in the wild. If your Pegasus is in a non-Booker T production, please let us know. Our talented kids are so busy we need your eyes and ears to make sure we get the word out. Please include viewing dates, ticket links and any other details that will help us spot a Pegasus in the Wild. Alumni are Pegasi as well so keep those tips coming in too!!!
Four of the six films submitted to UIL by Booker T Students advanced to the second round of judging. Congrats to seniors Abby Miller & Dylan Wiess and juniors Eleanor Small, Morgan Vaught & Nelly Rodriguez. Of those films, two BTW films have been named semifinalists.
Alan (Short Narrative) Written and Directed by Dylan Weiss
Hands (Documentary) Written and Directed by Morgan Vaught and Nelly Rodriguez
Fly High Pegasi! Stay tuned to see which films advance to finals.
All prospective new students should refer to the Booker T Washington HSPVA official website for information about auditions for admissions. The second round of auditions will be held on Saturday February 8th.
If you are the parent or guardian of a Theatre Conservatory student you are invited to join the individual class Facebook group for additional information & updates about everything that is going on at Booker T.
All Facebook groups are private and you will need to provide your BTW student's name and answer the questions in order for your request to join to be approved.
