SUBJECT: Theatre Guild eNews - October 14, 2024 Guild Newsletter
October 14, 2024
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PRESIDENT'S CORNER
Finally Fall
I hope everyone enjoyed Fall Break! The Theatre Guild is gearing up for another exciting season featuring the Musical Theatre Fall Show and Senior Showcase. Our Showcase team is working in conjunction with the school and conservatory faculty to plan a meaningful event for our students, and we look forward to seeing all of the talented seniors in action. Keep an eye out for more information below and in upcoming newsletters.
Are you following the Theatre Guild on social media? Want to know what's happening between newsletters? Instagram and Facebook are updated with events and information regularly so be sure to give us a follow. And tag us in all those embarrassing, ahem, exciting posts of your BTWHSPVA theatre kids in action!
Please reach out to our Community Outreach Chair Shelby Bobosky via email sponsorship@btwtheatreguild.com for more information about Corporate Sponsorships.
9th - 11th Grade Parent Senior Showcase Volunteers Sign Up Link
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!!!
Congrats to Tatiana Gonzalez (2025) for being named a National Merit Commended Scholar. Tatiana is the sole member of the Theatre Conservatory and one of four Booker T seniors recognized for the honor this year. The Commended Scholars are selected based on their PSAT scores on the exam taken in the fall of 2023 (during their junior year in high school). The Commended cutoff — the minimum score to be considered for National Merit honors — for the class of 2025 is 208. This is the highest cutoff in 4 years. Congrats to Tatiana and all of Booker T's Commended Scholars.
from left to right; Toby Whitley, Tatiana Gonzalez, Principal Garry Williams, Eesha Gottimukkala, Frankie Heerings Not pictured is Booker T's sole National Merit Semifinalist Vaughn Hale from the Music Conservatory.
Georgia Starnes on The Voice Season 26.
On October 7th, Georgia Starnes (BTW 2020) auditioned for NBC's The Voice. Click here if you want to see Georgia's blind audition. After all four judges turned, Georgia chose Coach Snoop Dogg. Make a plan to watch Season 26 of the Voice. You can also support Georgia by following her on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook.
Check out the Theatre Conservatory's 2024 Senior Showcase Logo
Who is coming to Theatre Showcase?
These schools are registered for Senior Showcase as of October 9th
AMDA College of the Performing Arts
Baylor University
Bennington College
California Institute of the Arts
Circle in the Square Theatre/Eckerd College
Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Stephens College
Cornish College of the Arts
Dallas College–Mountain View Campus
KD Conservatory
Long Island University
Lyon College
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Northern Michigan University
Pace University, Sands College of Performing Arts
Pepperdine University
Point Park University
Savannah College of Arts & Design
Southern Methodist University
Stephen F Austin State University
Texas State University
The Hartt School, University of Hartford
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
Showcase Chair Sara Johnson has provided a way for seniors to make sure that reps from the schools they are applying to are invited to attend Senior Showcase.
Thank you to Jackie Cooper for all of the photos from Mr. Burns. A link to the photos has been shared with Ms Cotie and the cast. Theatre Guild members can also access photos from earlier shows on the Guild's online Zenfolio photo album using this link to the Membership Toolkit website. The galleries contain images from the Theatre Guild and PTSA and are available for two purposes:
1. For the administration of the Theatre Guild, the PTSA and the school to use for newsletters and in-house publicity, and
2. For parents/students for personal use.
got stu co questions?
Follow the official Booker T. Stu Co account on Instagram @btwhspvastuco
Stu Co Dash Week Starts Friday October 25th
Nuevos Tiempos! will premiere in the Montgomery Arts Theatre.
SHOW DATES Wednesday, October 16 - Student Preview Day Thursday, October 17 - Opening Day Friday, October 18 - Closing Day
The Nuevos Tiempos! Playbill is created by the PTSA and you can find out more information using this link to the PTSA's Hispanic Heritage Show webpage. All Nuevos Tiempos! ticket sales and additional information are available from the PTSA. Tickets will be $20 (adults), $15 (students), and Free for children under 5.
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.
