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PRESIDENT'S CORNER
First Week of School!
I hope everyone had a terrific first week of school!
The Theatre Conservatory students jumped right in with their first round of auditions last week.
Next up for the Theatre Guild is our first general membership meeting for parents/guardians on September 12. Because our first meeting is a seated dinner, it is also a ticketed event. It's a great opportunity to really get a sense of our theatre guild community and how you can be involved. Please see details below. I can't wait!
Join us for the Theatre Conservatory's Annual Back To School Dinner Meeting and Social. Mix with parents from every grade level and find out how to get involved this year as a volunteer and/or financially. You will hear from Guinea Bennett-Price, Conservatory Director, on the latest theatre news and from Tonya Perkins about the Advisory board grants and scholarships. This event also serves as the Guild's September General Meeting.
On September 21, 2023, the Theatre Guild will be participating in the Communities Foundation of Texas's North Texas Giving Day. Donations made during the event may be subject to special matching gifts and prizes that benefit participants including the Theatre Guild. If you are considering making a monetary donation, your gift may go even farther on North Texas Giving Day. Rhonda Thompson can answer your NTX Giving Day Questions? email sponsorship@btwtheatreguild.com
Join the Theatre Guild for 2023-24
Have you joined/renewed your Theatre Guild Membership?
It is easy to click this link and complete the 2023-24 Theatre Guild Membership Form. It's simple to complete online and if you are already reading the eNews, you probably know how important the Guild is to supporting the Theatre Conservatory. New this year IF you join the Theater Guild AND the PTSA between April 22 and September 4, 2023 you will be entered in a PTSA drawing for a Pegasus family four-pack prize. (See details in the PTSA section of this eNews)
Pegasus in the Wild
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 child 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!!!
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.
Yearly Online Volunteer Training
The Theatre Guild assists the Theatre Conservatory Faculty throughout the year volunteering at events and helping Feed the Kids before many tech rehearsals & performances. In order to volunteer, DISD requires each person complete (or renew) their online Voly training. It is a straightforward process and the Theatre Guild needs you to take this step BEFORE you volunteer.
This year Cindi Wakefield is the Theatre Guild's Showcase Chair who will be overseeing the emailed invitations that are sent to hundred of representatives at colleges and conservatories across the country. For those that don't know her, Cindi's daughter Gracie graduated in 2023 so she has lots of recent experience as the parent of an auditioning senior. If your senior has made contact with a specific person at a college that they would like to receive an invitation, they need to provide the following contact information:
1) College representative's first and last name 2) College name (not abbreviated) 3) Email address 4) Job title (for example Fine Arts Department Chair or Associate Professor) 5) Area of study (for example acting, film or stage management) 6) Phone number (if available)
Please look at the list of the colleges that attended in the past to see if schools that you are interested in have participated. The volunteers helping with Showcase are not able to add anyone to the mailing list without this type of specific information. Once you have the rep's contact info you can email it to Cindi at showcase@btwtheatreguild.com
Info for Theatre Seniors and their Parents
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August 28th 10am-12:45pm Showcase Workshop #2
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August 29th 10am-12:45pm YoungArts Workshop #3 w/Dana Garnet
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September 30th 10-4 pm Prescreen/Young Arts Filming
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October 13th YoungArts Submissions Due
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November 1st
FINAL DAY to JURY|PHOTOGRAPH|UPLOAD ALL SHOWCASE MATERIALS to WIX PAGE (if applicable)
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November 3rd
CUE DAY ACTING|MUSICAL THEATRE|TECH PREVIEW
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November 16th-18th SENIOR SHOWCASE WEEK 2023
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November 16th
Final Dress Rehearsal Black Box Theatre 9am-4pm Senior Parents Invited to watch (there will be filming for 11/21 Vimeo Upload)
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November 17th
8:30-10am Breakfast Meet & Greet (seniors only) 9:30am-1:00pm Workshops|Masterclasses 12:45-1:15 Lunch 1:30-3:30pm Playwrighting/Physical Theatre Showcase 3:30-6:00pm College Fair in Commons 7-9pm Film Showcase in MAT Evening (tbd) Tech Theatre Set Up in Commons
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November 18th 8-11am Acting Showcase (Spoken/Musical) in Black Box 11am-1pm Tech Theatre in Commons 1-5pm Callbacks
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November 20th Cyber Monday Showcase VIMEO uploads go-live for Virtual College Reps Seniors will schedule callbacks directly with school reps when contacted.
Connect Join the PTSA's Class of 2024 Facebook parent group and/or volunteer on the PTSA's Senior committee! Parents and Students are needed to join the PTSA's Class of 2024 committee.
Senior Sponsors Would you like to sponsor a unique activity for seniors? Make your donation today!
Contact the PTSA's Class of 2024 Committee Chair, Rachel Winton, for more information on these events and opportunities.
The PTSA is hosting a membership raffle in collaboration with all the guilds! When you join the PTSA and purchase a guild membership, you will automatically be entered to win a Pegasus family four-pack prize, including:
4 All-School musical tickets to Hairspray (opening night excluded)
A snack pack from the concession stand (4 candies/4 waters)
4 non-guild-specific merch items
$100 gift card from the Playwright Pub for dinner
This promotion includes all enrolled members from April 2023 during the "I Am Booker T. Day" through September 4. The winning family will be announced at the September 5 PTSA meeting. Avoid the lines at the school by joining the Theatre Guild and joining the PTSA online today!
All About the All School Musical
Hairspray
The PTSA produces the All School Musical and we are sharing their information here.
Congratulations to Roree Marshall (Visual Arts 2026) for winning the ASM student art contest!
