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Auditions For Upcoming Children's Musical: Narnia
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Beggars, Thieves, and Prostitutes, Oh My!
The Threepenny Opera serves up a deliciously dark satire of "respectable" society with dashing thieves, saucy prostitutes, and lingering melodies. Based on Elizabeth Hauptmann's German translation of John Gay's eighteenth-century The Beggar's Opera, this SAU Theatre Department musical will draw the audience into the seedy underworld of Mack the Knife, a dapper criminal, and his love affair with Polly Peachum. Reserve tickets by calling 563-333-6251 or visting the Galvin Box Office. Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for faculty/staff/alumni/senior citizens, $13 for students, $12 for groups, and SAU students with a current valid student ID are free! |
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Eastern Standard Starts Rehearsals
The cast is as follows:
The show will be performed November 10-12 in the studio theatre. Contains adult language and content. General admission tickets are available for $6 each at the Galvin Box Office. |
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Five Women Wearing The Same Dress "Unzips"
Due to attendance for Studio Productions in previous years, the number of performances of Five Women was lowered from four performances to three. However, seats for this production were full at every performance, with a sold-out house on Friday, and only a few open seats on Saturday and Sunday. Audiences were greeted by lighting and music similar to that of a wedding and reception, and were able to sing along with familiar songs. A special thanks goes out to all those who helped make this production possible. Thanks for making Five Women Wearing the Same Dress a great way to start off the 2006-2007 Theatre year! |
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Cabaret Singer Comes To Ambrose
Ms. Rothrock graduated from Luther College with a degree in music and then earned a master's in vocal performance from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Since then, she has lived and performed in areas across the United States, including Nashville, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Cedar Rapids, where she currently teaches voice lessons for Kirkwood Community College. Rothrock advised students to try and develop as many different talents as they could, saying "That's what keeps us working". She went on to encourage the students to learn to perform many different styles of music. Also, she warns the students that a performer's work isn't just on stage. "The big surprise is that it's mostly not performing. Most artists aren't prepared for that," says Rothrock. "90% of the work isn't singing - it's marketing, working with public relations, coordinating events, managing an ensemble, and writing charts." She went on to say that with all she has accomplished professionally, she is most proud to have developed these business skills. Rothrock also noted that being raised in the Midwest has helped her achieve what she has. "Iowa has great music arts programs. I got involved early because my high school had a big, thriving music program. I wouldn't have had these opportunities had I been raised in other areas of the United States." The workshop was a complete success. The students learned not only about performing Threepenny's songs, but also about the true life of a working performer. Want to see the students showcase what they've learned? The Threepenny Opera hits Galvin this month - October 12-15. Call Galvin's box office at (563) 333-6251 to reserve tickets! |
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Theatre Dell'arte Performs at Galvin
The workshop focused on getting actors in touch with the awareness of beats and movement. To begin with, actors worked on breathing and feeling the floor beneath them. As this exercise progressed, students were asked to move around the floor using various points of contact with the floor, but never simply walking. By constantly changing their type of movement, students were required to think "on their feet," attempting to never move the same way twice. The remainder of the workshop consisted of getting actors to work together. Eye contact and listening were critical, for if one person did not pay attention to the flow and speed of movement, the entire exercise would lose momentum. Actors were asked in one activity to strike a pose and hold it until it felt like too long. It was soon recognized that most people tend to rush through their movements, preventing audience members and other actors from seeing what is really being done. To wrap up the workshop, a couple of students were given the chance to work with masks in front of the entire group. By removing facial expression, all communication had to be conveyed through physical movement. This proved to be a new challenge for students, but was a great learning experience. Students and faculty alike went away from this workshop with a new approach to movement and an understanding of how beats can be used to enhance a performance. The next day, on the evening of September 15, The Peer Gynt Project: The Lie was performed in Allaert Auditorium. This proved to be a great chance for St. Ambrose and the Quad-City community to view a style of theater with which many people may be unfamiliar. The production itself was an interpretation of Peer Gynt by Henrick Ibsen, told through exaggerated storytelling. The highly physical nature of the production made the show a very unique piece. The Dell'Arte Company is the same group with whom 2000 SAU Theatre graduate Dan Hale studied, after making the nationals for the Irene Ryan acting competition at the American College Theater Festival. Special thanks to the people from Dell 'Arte who provided this great opportunity! |
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Attention Seniors!!!
One annual feature of The Galvins is the Senior Salute. To assure no one is missed, the theatre callboard asks that all seniors please let them know whether or not they will, in fact, be graduating this year. This applies to December graduates as well as May graduates. If you will be graduating, or know of a graduating senior who has been involved in Ambrose theatre, please email the callboard. Thank you for you assistance! |
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Senior Salute
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Freshman Spotlight
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Theatre in the QCA This Month
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Department Chair: Kristofer Eitrheim -563/333-6255
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