TW7 Company Announcement!!!

Teen West Project:  Year 7

A Short in the Wire

THE COMPANY 

The Actors

***(read through carefully as some actors are multi-cast)***

The Receipts

Patrick Wohlmut

(Hallways – Acts One and Two)

RED

Max Sivers-Boyce

BLUE

Clay McAllister

YELLOW

Daltry Russo

GREEN

Hyacinth Fick

ACT ONE

Untitled Musical

Matthew B. Zrebski

(Choir Room)

ENSEMBLE

Kieran Gilmartin

William Britton

Johnathan Price

Millie Polzin

Lucy Grissom

Ella Carson

Tri-Fold

Sara Jean Accuardi

(Classroom)

KAT

Zoe Maloney-Dunn

BEN

Will Craven

COLT

Alex Worden

Home, or Whatever

Andrew Wardenaar

(Drama Room)

KRISTEN

Parker Callais

ISAAC

Duncan Larson

Nine Piles in the Sky

William S. Gregory

(Lobby)

SHALMES

Eli Mohr

FIVE TREE UNITYa

Julia Bobac

FIVE TREE UNITY1

Quinnlan Braun

VINDILATION CONFAB

Solomon Burr Harris

YELLOW RED

Max Finke

Untitled – Act One Finale

Claire Willett

(Library)

ENSEMBLE

Artem Petrychako

Harley Flores

Anna Flood

Elise Delamarter

Raven Wilson

ACT TWO

Starfish

Aleks Merilo

(Choir Room)

JUDY

Abby Steward

ASHLEY

Rivkah Zigman

BEN

Max Finke

CANNON

Nico Vilches

EMMIT

Owen Van Horn

The Classroom

Steve Patterson

(Classroom)

FINLEY

Ethan Mills

SKYLER

Raven Wilson

Believe You Me

Ellen Margolis

(Drama Room)

DAN

William Britton

BEN

Johnathan Price

AIMEE

Ainsley Leof

GISELE

Maddie Limon

Welcome to your life

Karin Magaldi

(Lobby)

CLO

Sophie Palmer

LACHI

Sophie Parateau

TROPO

Alex Worden

ONE

Cassidy Stevenson

TWO

Parker Callais

THREE

Harley Flores

FOUR

Kieran Gilmartin

Curtain Call is What Follows Act 5

(And, Strike is What Follows That)

by Jeff Denight

(Full Auditorium Finale)

DANIEL

Max Finke

JAYCE

Ethan Mills

PETER

Duncan Larson

ARI

Ella Carson

LIZBETH

Rivkah Zigman

ELLA

Zoe Maloney-Dunn

STAGE MANAGER

William Britton

DIRECTOR

Lucy Grissom

CHORUS

The Full TW7 Company

Preliminary Tech Lead Positions

STAGE MANAGER

Taegan Snyder*

MANAGEMENT APRRENTICES

Annika Solares*

Allison Krantz Grommes*

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS / VENUE LEADS

Emma Jeffcock*

Liz Boyle*

Sophie Chappell*

Erin Hocraffer*

Sophia Burton*

SCENIC LEAD

Emma Jeffcock

SCENIC APPRENTICES

Serena Best-Prostrednik

Kyle Stahr

COSTUME LEAD

Madison Moore*

COSTUME APPRENTICES

Sasha Beebe*

Trinity Harris*

PROPS LEAD

Jackson Wray*

Annika Phillips*

LIGHTING LEAD

Sophie Chappell*

LIGHTING APPRENTICES

Liam Thompson

Annika Vanderperren

SOUND LEAD

Cooper Poole*

SOUND APPRENTICES

Fran Amato

Finnegan McCarthy

HAIR / MAKE-UP LEAD

Aeris Wolny*

MAKE-UP APPRENTICE

Maia Uili*

BUSINESS / HOUSE LEAD

Julia Nauheim*

Maddie Bradford*

RUNNIN CREW / SHOW SUPPORT*

Helen Sloop

Anna Hawkins

Maggie Strecker

Catherine Karkosky

Liam Thompson

Ainsley Stapleton

Selah Monsef

Jo Nagle

Margot Shipton-Cook

Serena Best-Prostrednik

Marcey Allen

Kyle Stahr

+ All Venue Leads and Called Leads / Apprentices

* Required at Tech / Dress / Performances

-All Stage Managers should report for rehearsal Monday after school

-All Leads and Crew Members should begin checking the Callboard and show blog (pwteenwest.blogspot.com) DAILY…there’s no excuse for being uninformed.

-All unassigned technicians should pay very close attention to build opportunities…we need you!

-All Leads and Crew Members should be on the lookout for a production meeting next week.

-All Build Crew Volunteers should be regularly checking the Callboard and/or Blog for build times and opportunities. 

TW7 Update

UPDATE

Sunday 12/2

The announcement of cast & crew will be posted at exactly 7:00p this evening.

Set your alarms and come back then!

TW7: Call Backs #2

-The actors listed below are called back to the final day of auditions. 

-Please note:  this is NOT a cut.  

-Please forgive any misspellings:

Abby Steward

Ainsley Leof

Airelle Price

Alex Worden

Anna Flood

Artem Petrychako

Cassidy Stevenson

Clay McAllister

Daltry Russo

Duncan Larson

Eden Vixie

Eli Mohr

Elise Delamarter

Ella Carson

Ethan Mills

Harley Flores

Hyacinth Fick

Johnathan Price

Julia Bobac

Kieran Gilmartin

Lucy Grissom

Max Finke

Max Sivers-Boyce

Millie Polzin

Nico Vilches

Owen Van Horn

Parker Callais

Quinnlan Braun

Raven Wilson

Rivkah Zigman

Sophie Palmer

Sophie Parateau

Will Craven

William Britton

Zoe Maloney-Dunn

CALL BACKS #2 -  Friday, 11/30 (4p - 8p)

This phase of the audition will consist of more readings from the scripts along with music / movement work.  Again, come in comfortable/dance/workout clothing and be prepared to work barefoot. (There will be music and movement for sure!)

As with the first round of call backs, people may be released throughout the day.  There will be lots of waiting around, so please come prepared to do homework.  Room 108 will, once again, be designated a quiet space so people can tend to their academic obligations while waiting to be seen.

TW7: Call Backs #1

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The incredibly focused, thoughtful, kind and creative work on display today has resulted in everyone being passed on to the first call backs.  Well deserved!

CALL BACKS #1 -  Thursday, 11/29 (4p - 8p)

This phase of the audition will consist of readings from the scripts along with music / movement work.  Again, come in comfortable/dance/workout clothing and be prepared to work barefoot. 

Please note that people will be released throughout the day.  There will be lots of waiting around, so please come prepared to do homework. Room 108 will be designated a quiet space so people can tend to their academic obligations while waiting to be seen.

See you all soon!

-MZ

TW7: AUDITIONS!

The link below will take you to the folder containing the audition drafts of 9 of the 11 plays.  These are initial drafts and may go through radical rewrites after the worshopping in December.  

Note that one two pieces are being devised and/or written specifically for those cast:  

Act One Finale (in the library) - by Claire Willett

and

Act Two Choir Room (a mini-musical) - by Matthew B. Zrebski

LINK FOR SCRIPTS

The link below will take you to the audition information packet.  This is lengthy, a little tedious, but MUST BE READ CAREFULLY.  In addition to the form on page 9, we are now requiring a full conflict schedule.  Please do not wait until the day of auditions to fill these out.  I strongly suggest printing it off and filling it all out carefully over Thanksgiving Break.

LINK FOR INFORMATION PACKET

The sign up for general auditions will go up on the call board by the end of school Thursday 11/15.

This is a huge undertaking; I can't wait to get started with the always inspiring artists at SouthWest StageWorks.  I hope everyone is super brave and comes out to audition.  It will be a fun and exhilarating 3 days.  If you are nervous, that's fine! Come out anyway and try something new and exciting!

As always, you may email me with questions at:  matthew.b.zrebski@gmail.com

TW7: Focus Group

Playwrights West and SouthWest StageWorks

proudly present

Teen West Project: Year Seven

A Short in the Wire

by various members of Playwrights West

The goal of the Teen West Project is to develop and eventually publish new theatrical works where aspects of the teen experience are explored and expressed through bold and innovative storytelling. In its seventh year collaborating with SouthWest StageWorks at Wilson High School, Playwrights West will mine the entire company, along with alumni and previous writers of Teen West, to create an evening of short works inspired by the question:  how have you been shorted?  This question, intended to be wide ranging in how it’s perceived, will hopefully generate incredible dialogue within the Wilson student community - conversations around issues of disenfranchisement, outdated systems, archaic paradigms, and uncontrollable life factors that lead to one feeling unable to fully climb the social and economic ladders of our time.

We are inviting students to a gathering on Tuesday 5/29 from 6:00p – 8:00p in the Drama Room.   Please sign up on the call-board if you wish to attend and contribute your thoughts to a conversation with the playwrights and director Matthew B. Zrebski.  (Seniors welcome!) 

Teen West 7 - Launches!

Teen West Project:  Year Seven

A Short in the Wire

(all information subject to changes)

About Theme:

In its seventh year collaborating with SouthWest StageWorks at Wilson High School, Playwrights West will mine the entire company, along with alum and previous writers of Teen West, to create an evening of short works inspired by the question:  how have you been shorted?  This question, intended to be wide ranging in how it’s perceived, will hopefully generate incredible dialogue within the Wilson student community - conversations around issues of disenfranchisement, outdated systems, archaic paradigms, and uncontrollable life factors that lead to one feeling unable to fully climb the social and economic ladders of our time.  A focus group meeting with Wilson students will be held in May of 2018 to launch the writing. 

About the Presentation:

For this offering, the show will be presented as a traveling, site specific piece.  This means that there will be 6 different venues and 12 short plays as part of a two act evening.  The show will be directed and scored by Playwrights West Founding Member Matthew B. Zrebski.

About the Show Structure:

The show will be assembled using the following concept and casting breakdown.  (m = male role, f = female role, ng = non-gendered role)  An acting company will be cast, with some actors doubling.  All roles will be teen characters.  We anticipate casting between 20 and 30 actors.  Numerous technicians will be needed.

PRE-SHOW

The audience will be divided into 4 groups, with no more than 20 per group.  These groups will be color-coded:  red, green, blue, yellow.  The color-coded wristbands will be used as tickets.  We will certainly keep families and groups of friends together as we can, but some will be separated if needed.

ACT ONE

Play A

Venue:  Auditorium Lobby

Cast:  2m, 2w, 1ng

Play B

Venue:  Drama Room

Cast:  1m, 1w

Play C

Venue:  Choir Room

Cast:  1m, 2w, 2ng

Play D

Venue:  A Classroom

Cast:  2m, 1w

For Plays A thru D, the audience, in their separate groups, will rotate from space to space, with each of the four plays performing 4 times in a row.  After the fourth rotation, the entire audience will go to experience the Act One Finale.

The Traveling Play: Part 1

Venue:  The path from venue to venue

Cast:  1ng

(note:  4 actors will be cast, each performing this piece as that actor guides their particular group from venue to venue)

Act One Finale

Venue:  The Library

Cast:  3ng

INTERMISSION

At intermission, the auditorium lobby, drama room, choir room, and classroom will undergo a scenic change to prepare for Act Two.

ACT TWO

Play E

Venue:  Auditorium Lobby

Cast: 2m, 2w, 3ng

Play F

Venue:  Drama Room

Cast:  2m, 2w

Play G

Venue:  Choir Room

Cast: 6 Singers - Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Soprano, Mezzo, Alto

Play H

Venue:  Classroom

Cast:  2ng

For Plays E thru H, the audience, in their separate groups, will rotate from space to space, with each of the four plays performing 4 times in a row.  After the fourth rotation, the entire audience will go to experience the Act Two Finale.

The Traveling Play: Part 2

Cast:  1ng

(note:  4 actors will be cast, each performing this piece as that actor guides their particular group from venue to venue)

Act Two Finale

The Auditorium

Cast:  Full Company with breakdown - 3m, 3w, 2ng, chorus

END OF SHOW

***A Short in the Wire will open February 14, 2019***