November 16, 2021

Senior Showcase Week is Here!

Dress Rehearsal

Senior parents are invited to come see their students final pre-Showcase rehearsal in the Black Box on Thursday November 18. Times vary by discipline, final order / schedule to be released to seniors this week.

Senior Parents Decorating for Showcase

All senior parents are welcome to help the senior showcase committee decorate the Senior Balcony and MAT Lobby on Friday 11/19 beginning at 1:30pm in the Senior balcony.

Volunteers Are Still Needed to Help Make Senior Showcase a Success!

We need parents of 9-11 graders to help serve dinner to our showcasing seniors from 5-6:30pm on Friday, November 19. We also need help serving breakfast to reps and students from 7-11 am on Saturday, November 20th.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090B4AA9A62BA13-senior

Donations

All grade levels can donate food, beverages and/or money to feed the faculty, students and college reps during showcase.

Venmo donations also being accepted.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090b4aa9a62ba13-donations

Thank You to our Senior Showcase Team That Has Made It All Possible

Kathryn Gameros

When she is not volunteering for the Theater Guild, you may find Kathryn Gameros, at her law firm Atwood Gameros, LLP. After earning her BA in Women’s Studies & Studio Art from Middlebury College, she went on to Cornell Law School. This year, Kathryn taught herself just enough Adobe Illustrator to create the graffiti-inspired Icons logo for Showcase.

As the mom of three actors, Kathryn often throws herself wholeheartedly into supporting their various projects. Her oldest daughters are part of the Theatre Conservatory. Zoë is a senior & plans to go to film school. Isabel is a sophomore with a love of acting, film, and costume design. Both dedicate a lot of time to the BTW mock trial team. The youngest member of Team Gameros is Nina, a seventh-grader. The family is rounded out by husband Bill (also a lawyer) and two perpetually shedding corgis Ollie & Gidget.

Kristy Moore

Kristy Moore currently serves as VP of the Booker T Theatre Guild and previously served as Guild President and VP of Student Activities. She is Mom to Hannah and Zander and wife to Aaron. Hannah is currently a Booker T Theatre Senior and enjoys acting, playwriting, mime, film, and musical theater...and a good impersonation! A graduate of the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!) and Texas State University,

Kristy is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice providing mental health services to children and families. When not working or volunteering; Kristy enjoys dancing, fly fishing, walks with the best dog in the world - Molly Girl, and traveling with her family. Her children describe her as “freakishly calm” and implore her to “stop dancing in public.”

Kearney Crowley

Kearney Crowley is the proud mom of Kate Crowley, who is a junior at Booker T. She also has three younger boys, Sam who is in 8th grade, Jack who is in 7th, and Thomas who is in 5th. Kearney was born and raised in Dallas and graduated from WT White before going on to Texas Tech.

She is and has always has been very active at her children’s schools while being a stay-at-home mom. These days she is also teaching preschool which keeps her busy but will continue to volunteer as much as possible at all 3 schools. Kearney loves the opportunities that Booker has opened up to her daughter and is so grateful to be a part of such an amazing community at such an amazing school.

Allison Francis

Allison Francis serves the Guild as VP of Student Activities. She is a three year board veteran, super proud mom of junior theatre student Sam Teague and luckiest stepmom of all to 8^th grade Travis TAG star Jackson Francis.

Now retired from a career in architecture and healthcare real estate development; she spends her time volunteering for causes she treasures, serving on multiple boards within the arts community, hitting the road in the family Wanderlodge and generally babying third child…LuLu the pug!

BTW Senior Film Showcase

Please join us for an outdoor screening of 20 original short films. The event will be held in Klyde Warren Park starting at 6 pm. The combined run time is expected to be 150 minutes. The final lineup of short films has been released.

Due to the overwhelming response, all reserved chairs have been taken but there is plenty of lawn seating.

Bring a blanket and come see these young artists and their films.

1. SUZEIGH Trailer by Bee Bagley

2. Half of a Whole by Ella Stecklein`

3. Nevermore by Hannah Moore

4. Active Imagination by Sylvie Jenkins

5. Star-Crossed by Paige Simpson

6. Manifest Destiny by Lily Angarola

7. Imitation by Lukas Gandara

8. Blonde Herring by Sarah Houston

9. RIP Kitty by Tara Magill

10. Flutter by Aidan Singh

11. What Happened In Village by Emily Bakr

12. THEATRE KIDZ! by Gavin Yi

13. Never Sent by Carter Castaneda

14. Distance by Erick Chaires Meza

15. Seeing In Color by Janelle Frazier

16. Gardener’s Path by Zoe Gameros

17. Presidential Suite by Sonny Jordan

18. Pride of The Neighborhood by Jonathan Chappell

19. The Funniest Shit I’ve Ever Seen by Joe Adkins

20. Ancient Assassination by Bowen Mosman

LAST CALL!! - Musical Theatre Showcase Playbill Ads DUE 11/19/21!!

Our Musical Theatre class has been working hard for the upcoming Musical Theatre Showcase on Dec 1, 2. There will be a playbill!

Placing an ad in the playbill is a great way to recognize their efforts!

***As we have Thanksgiving Break and Sr Showcase to contend with - we are asking that Ads be placed NO LATER than November 19th! - There will be no extensions for ads.***

https://btwtheatreguild.membershiptoolkit.com/playbill

Ads can be purchased online BTW Theatre Guild or you can use your membership benefits for an ad (as outlined in the link above) Contact link below if you have any questions!

playbilldesign@btwtheatreguild.com

MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCES

December 1 -2, 2021

7:00PM

Montgomery Arts Theater, BTWHSPVA

JOIN Faculty Member Jeffrey Miller and the Booker T. Musical Theatre Practicum Class for two evenings of musical theatre performances. Featuring solos from your favorite musicals including Frozen, Bonnie & Clyde, Mean Girls, and many, many more! Live stream opportunities will also be available.

Ticket and donation information coming soon.

Congratulations to All in the Timing Cast & Crew for fantastic performances and show.

10 Minute Play Festival

Performance Dates:
Show Dates: December 7 - 10, 2021
Show Times: 7:00PM show for One Block each nite.

Black Box Theatre - Link to Tickets and Block Schedules coming soon.

The Booker T. Theatre Guild Annual Holiday Party

Let's have some fun and be merry!

Saturday, December 4 - 6:00PM - 9:00PM

Home of Beth & Ron Chapman - 11546 West Ricks Circle, Dallas, TX 75230

Guild is providing ham, turkey, and bread.

Please sign up to bring your favorite appetizer, side dish, dessert, or drinks. - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48a8a728a7fd0-thebooker

Monetary donations are also welcome to go towards the faculty gifts and other party incidentals.

Venmo @Rhonda-Thompson-12

Check your email inbox for the Evite to RSVP!

Look forward to seeing one and all!

Immediate questions? email: btwtheatrepresident21@gmail.com or Hospitality Chair Kearney Crowley kearneycrowley@gmail.com

Join the BTW Class of 2022 FB Page!

Seniors & their parents are invited to join the private Facebook group Booker T Washington HSPVA Class of 2022. This group will be used to provide information to seniors across all conservatories.

Make sure to also join the class of 2022 Theatre Guild page!

Seniors & their parents are also invited to join the Theatre Guild Private Facebook group BTW Theatre Guild Class of 2022. This group will be used to provide information to seniors specifically for the Theatre Conservatory.

Last Order Date is Dec 5th - Selling out! BTW PTSA holiday wreath fundraiser.

Don't forget to get your holiday wreaths ordered ASAP. You can choose a future shipping date.

They are selling out fast! Don't miss out on these great additions to your holiday decorations.

Not to mention you will be helping raise funds for the Booker T. Washington HSPVA PTSA!!

https://www.lynchcreekfundraising.com/c/280017

Check out our Merchandise!!

WAYS TO STAY IN THE KNOW

Digital Callboard

Follow this link for auditions/assignments/relevant info for students

Facebook Page

Follow this link to join the Theatre Guild FB page!

For Items Not on the Digital Callboard we encourage students to visit the callboard on campus

We Want Your Theatre Photos!

Guild is collecting photos of Theatre Conservatory students to keep in a centralized location accessible to our Theatre Community. If you took or have photos from Booker T. Theatre Conservatory events and performances you are willing to share, would you forward them to Guild Board Member Aletha Kruse at: alethamkruse@gmail.com

They will be stored on Zenfolio and a link can be found here: https://btwtheatreguild.membershiptoolkit.com/information

Remind for Guild!

- IMPORTANT DATES -

Nov 18 - Student Short Film Screening. 6:00PM (Klyde Warren Park)
Nov 19 - 20 - Senior Showcase
Nov 22 - 26 - Thanksgiving Break
Dec 1 - Ted Shine Plaque Reveal
Dec 1 - 2 - Musical Theatre Performances
Dec 4 - All Guild Member Holiday Party. 6:00 - 9:00PM
Dec 6 - Booker T. Open House. Via Zoom.
Dec 7 - 10 - 10 Minute Play Festival Performances. Black Box
Dec 8 - 11 - STARR Testing
Dec 13 - 17 - Final Exam Week
Dec 17 - Booker T. Angels
Dec 21 - Student/Teacher Holiday Begins
Jan 5 - Spring Semester Beings/First Day Back for Students
Jan 10 - Theatre Guild Board Meeting. BTW Library
Jan 13 - Booker T. Magnet Open House. 6:00PM
Jan 17 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Student/Teacher Holiday
Jan 18 - Booker T. Audition Workshop. 5:00PM
Jan 20 - 21; Jan 27 - 28 - "Winter Break" 7:00PM. MAT
Feb 7 - Theatre Guild Board Meeting. BTW Library
Feb 8 - Theatre Guild General Meeting. Via Zoom

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