Student Resources

Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre Auditions

Preliminary auditions will be held Feb. 23 & 24. More information will be posted soon to the MSMT website.

You can apply now for technical positions.

Applications are also now available for the Workshop Coordinator position.

Information will be made available shortly about applying for stage management, marketing, box office, and administrative positions.

IMPORTANT
Course Registration Info
for Theatre Majors!

Dear Theatre Majors of all stripes:

This email contains some information that you will find very useful as you go into registration for your spring courses! Please take some time with it! Find a quiet moment between now and registration, and look though the all the forms to make sure you understand. Consult with your advisor. Make a plan.

Here's what we've got, in the order that you should review it:

1. Theatre Major Video

In which Troy Dwyer, your intrepid Department chair, undertakes to explain to you the courses that you need to complete the major, making reference to several documents listed below.

2. Tracking Sheet for GARs
(General Academic Requirements)

Keep track of all your non-Theatre courses and make sure you're getting all of those things taken care of.

3. Tracking Sheet for Theatre Scholarship Courses

You have to take at least five theatre scholarship courses, with a bunch of specific requirements. It's a little complicated. This will help you work it all out.

4. List of Theatre Scholarship Courses for Spring

Speaking of those five theatre scholarship courses, here are the courses being offered this spring that will help you fulfill this requirement!

5. Tracking Sheet for the Theatre Major Concentration Requirements

Here's where you make sure you're getting all of the courses required for your concentration (or concentrations). Who doesn't love a handy checklist?

6. List of Theatre Electives for Spring

In general (with some exceptions — see the list!), the courses listed in this packet do not satisfy requirements for the Theatre major. This list is provided to inform you about spring courses that can deepen and enhance your study of theatre.

7. Acting II Registration Video For Sophomores!

In which Troy and his cat explain to you how registration for Acting II will work. Don't panic! You will get into an Acting II section! Troy will tell you how. All sophomores should definitely watch this video at least once. Here is the Google Form that he references in the video. Remember: Only fill out this form if all sections of Acting II have closed by the time you register for classes.

That's it! Happy registering! May the odds be ever in your favor!

What is ’Berg Fringe?

The sixth theatre production of the department's 2019-2020 season won’t be a production. It'll be a festival ... a fringe festival, to be exact. Every year, organizations like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the New York International Fringe Festival celebrate the cutting-edge power of indie theatre by producing some of the best live art on the planet. Fueled by the passion of young artists, experimental companies, and fresh, new work, fringe festivals are celebrations of innovation showcasing multiple raw projects across several weeks, in venues all over a city’s map.

That’s what ’Berg Fringe is — a series of boundary-breaking, bare-bones productions of all kinds, produced in spaces all over Muhlenberg, across several weeks. And who can submit a project to be considered for ‘Berg Fringe? Anyone. Any student. Any student group, formal or informal. Any faculty member. Any staff member. Anyone.

A modern outdoor Shakespeare adaptation in the Rehearsal House amphitheater? Sure, why not. A brand new group-devised performance in the First Floor Rehearsal Hall? Okay. An original dance theatre piece in the DST? A solo show in the Recital Hall? A workshop production of a new play in CA 226? Environmental performance in public campus space? Gig theatre in the Red Door? An old play done a new way in the Studio Theatre? Any of that is possible.

How do I apply?

Members of the Muhlenberg community can fill out this form. Here is a Word document of the form questions, which you can use as you plan; however please copy your responses into the webform when you're ready to submit.

If you are an alumnus and are interested in submitting a project, please contact Troy.

Does the Two-Rule apply?

Yes. Please note that 'Berg Fringe is subject to the MTA’s Performance & Production Policy, which means that students cannot do the Fringe and also be involved in another spring production. Students are free to audition for the spring Departmental Productions of A Raisin in the Sun and The Bacchae AND be part of a Fringe proposal, but if they were to be cast in a Departmental Production, they would have to decide which project to work on. The Fringe lineup will be announced in November, prior to casting for Raisin and The Bacchae.

Is ’Berg Fringe replacing the Studio Productions, the Red Door Play Festival or New Voices/New Visions?

No. All of these great showcases of student artistry will continue, just as they have this season. ’Berg Fringe isn’t taking away any opportunities, it’s adding more — it’s just "flavored" a little differently. The Red Door Play Festival, the Studio Productions and New Visions remain the best ways to produce published plays using traditional theatrical rehearsal processes. New Voices remains a great way to produce an original short play written by a Muhlenberg student.

However, ’Berg Fringe could be a good option if:

• you’re interested in doing a devised project, or a project with an unconventional process
• you’re interested in doing a project with an experimental or unusual style
• you want to produce something, but a fully-staged traditional production of it isn’t possible as a Red Door, Studio or NV/NV
• you want to try something truly weird
• you want to do an audio-only project to be broadcast on WMUH
• you’re not yet qualified to apply for a Studio Production or New Voices/New Visions

These videos give you a first-person look at how to get from point A to point B in the world of Theatre & Dance. Thanks to Mia Shmariahu '19 for the video assist!

1. Baker Center for the Arts —> Trexler Pavilion
   
   1. Empie Theatre
   2. Baker Theatre
   3. Studio Theatre (Black Box)
   4. Box Office
2. Trexler Pavilion —> Baker Center for the Arts
   
   1. Box Office
   2. Studio Theatre (Black Box)
   3. Baker Theatre
   4. Empie Theatre
3. Brown Dance Studio
4. CA 226 — The Tap Box (Center for the Arts)
5. Dance Wellness Center & Pilates Studio
6. Hillside House & Rehearsal House
7. Lav Lounge / Lavender Lounge / Green Room
8. Theatre & Dance Offices
9. Scene Shop & Environs
   
   1. Scene Shop
   2. Damon Gelb's Office
   3. Eric Covell's Office
   4. Loading Dock
   5. Dumpster
10. Other Tech Locations in the Center for the Arts
    
    1. the Vault (electrics)
    2. Paul Theisen's Office
    3. Prop Storage
11. Bonus Round! The Baker Closet

The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde; directed by Jim VanValen
September 26-29, 2019
Thur-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm

Into the Woods
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine
directed by Beth Schachter
October 25 – November 3, 2019
Oct. 25-27: Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
Oct. 31 – Nov. 3: Thur-Fri, 8 pm, Sat 2+8 pm, Sun 2 pm

Moving Stories
student choreographed dance concert
November 7-9, 2019
Thur-Fri 8 pm, Sat 2+8 pm

New Voices / New Visions
Family Values, by Patrick Daly '20
   directed by Nora Germani ’20
Lessons for an Unaccustomed Bride, by José Rivera
   directed by Frederick Marte ’20
Holy Shit, by Caroline Dunn ’21
   directed by Heather Nielsen ’20
Beauty Runs on Light Feet, by Kenneth Lonergan
   directed by Jacob Wahba ’20
November 20-24, 2019
Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 2+8 pm, Sun 2 pm

New Visions After Hours
Selections from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
by the Neo-Futurists, directed by Matt Beaune ’20 and Ben Goldberg ’20
November 20-24, 2019
Wed-Sat 11 pm, Sun 5+8 pm

Master Choreographers
dance works by faculty and guest artists
artistic director: Karen Dearborn
February 6-8, 2020
Thur-Fri 8 pm, Sat 2+8 pm

A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry; directed by a Guest Artist director, tbd
February 20-23, 2020
Thur-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm

The Bacchae
by Euripides, directed by Matthew Moore
March 26-29, 2020
Thur-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
additional performances tbd

Dance Emerge
student choreographed dance concert
April 16-19, 2020
Thur-Fri 8 pm, Sat 2+8 pm

’Berg Fringe
Muhlenberg's first-ever Fringe Festival! See tab below for details
April 2020, dates and events tbd